Outdoors
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Triple Easter call outs for Scenic Rim SES teams
A SCENIC Rim SES team of four performed a successful vertical rescue of two hikers near the summit of Mt Barney on Good Friday. It…
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Preparation: The key to bushwalking safety
by ROSS BUCHANAN EASTER and the school holidays are approaching and authorities should anticipate that once again there will be a spate of people becoming…
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Scenic Rim now a certified eco-destination
ECO Destination Certification with Ecotourism Australia has been awarded to the Scenic Rim region. “The certification is globally recognised and underscores our strong commitment to…
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Magpie madness, why do they swoop?
CYCLISTS riding the many Scenic Rim bike paths with cable ties attached to their helmets is a visual reminder it’s swooping season. Few species spark…
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QPWS project removes bolts from cliff in Lamington NP
MORE than 120 illegally installed rock climbing bolts have been removed from a cliff face in Lamington National Park in the largest project of its…
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Extraordinary commitment recognised in State Landcare awards
TAMBORINE Mountain Landcare’s Judith Roland was announced as the 2024 Individual Landcarer winner at the Queensland Landcare Awards on Saturday night. The Landcare Awards recognise…
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The Sentinel shatters, base to remain in situ
PLANS to further stabilise ‘The Sentinel’ rock beside Tamborine Mountain Road (Geissmann Drive) went awry on Friday. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)…
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Hunting a lyre
BIRDWATCHING is one of those hobbies that can infect you at any point in your life. You could be on your way to the shops…
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Welcome home to Gerald the Town Cat
GERALD the Town Cat has been immortalised in bronze. Set on a sandstone plinth beside the Bartholomew and Co Real Estate shopfront in Boonah, the…
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Grant boost for club brand
THERE’S a compelling enthusiasm in Jeanel Dalgrin’s voice as she talks about one of the Scenic Rim’s newer community organisations, the Boonah Working Stock Dog…
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The Beauty of Life – Mister Stobie’s Pole
LIKE Queensland’s Ipswich on the Bremer, South Australia’s Callington has a Bremer River too, about 60 kilometres east of Adelaide, in the hills. The town…
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Lights a crowning glory for all to enjoy
WILSON Neuendorf has become known as the ‘King of the Christmas Lights’. It’s an accolade he laughs at. He and his wife, Olive, continue to…
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