Fassifern Guardian
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Award for brave policeman’s arrest
A DUGANDAN man will be awarded a Commendation for Brave Conduct for the 2024 Australian Bravery Decorations. Senior Sergeant Michael Milde was living and working…
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Baby steps, seventh generation finds feet under big top
BEAUDESERT is home to Australia’s oldest circus family the Ashtons, now a seventh generation is learning the ropes. Matias is not yet two and already…
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Top six achievement for Beauy boy Jake
WHEN the Fassifern Guardian spoke to Jake Whittaker’s sister on Monday, the Australian Idol contestant was a day away from finding out if he’d made…
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First official campdraft team giddy-ups at Boonah High
THEY were doing it on their own until a likeminded teacher noticed their passion and forged a path for Boonah State High School’s first official…
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Car thefts rise pushes premiums upwards
THERE has been a significant rise in motor vehicle theft claims within rural and regional Queensland according to a report by the Insurance Council of…
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Cuddle bed comfort for Boonah retirement village
FASSIFERN Retirement Village was given an important piece of furniture recently, a special bed that helps families comfort each other was donated by Kalbar Sunflowers…
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American adventurer has heart set on new Boonah Scout pack
HE IS American and she’s British, together the Boonah couple are restarting their local Scout club. Grady Thompson and Natalie Wood bring adventure and a…
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Mateship and memories of Moreton merger three decades on
THE PEOPLE who worked for the Moreton Shire Council thirty years ago gathered to commemorate the council’s amalgamation on Saturday. It was a reunion to…
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Floating fire ants fuel fear as hay into NSW halted
CROSS border hay transport has been suspended as flood affected residents find fire ant colonies ‘rafting’ in South East Queensland. Kirsty McKenna was inspecting her…
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Faith moves on the mountain as church opens doors
A CHURCHES’ doors are always open to those in need and the community was in need during Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Tamborine Mountain Presbyterian Church minister…
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Mt Walker family lose everything in fire
THEIR house burned to the ground while Tropical Cyclone Alfred dropped deluges of rain and formed cyclonic winds. Unfortunately, it wasn’t serendipitous, the flames were…
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Enthusiast loves making motorcycles whole again
THERE’S something beautiful in cruising the countryside on two wheels, and something magical when the machine is from a different era. Jim Beckhouse is a…












