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Development

900 lots in Moremac master plan for Beaumoor estate

THE first stages of a master-planned community on the eastern side of Beaudesert were approved by the Scenic Rim Regional Council in late February.

Wendy Creighton
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Bombers club grows on special day for Old Boys, women

FASSIFERN’S 2023 grand final teams joined forces for the first time this year, enjoying more success on another historic day for the club. The Bombers A and Reserve Grade sides defeated Norths at their Hayes Oval home base after a women’s team...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Thousands come to Kalbar festival of flowers

KALBAR Sunflower Festival was on last weekend, bringing with it an explosion of yellow, ochre and brown to the Scenic Rim.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Events

Curated weekend itineraries a feature of Eat Local Month 2024

THERE’S more than 120 food events tabled for the Scenic Rim’s Eat Local Month, this year.

Staff Writers
24 Apr 2024
Rural Review

Filmed: inside the world of migrant farm workers

PEOPLE watching - most of us do it – sometimes we’ll even imagine a story line to go with what we see.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Push for arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain

AT THE heart of plans for an arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain is the love for Kate Tardy, a mother and grandmother who lost her battle to breast cancer in February last year.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

A meating of minds, VR brings farm to city

VIRTUAL reality headsets are giving city dwellers insight into the world of red meat production.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Researchers work towards hardier crops

DROUGHT tolerance in crops is essential to prevent threats to food security and researchers at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) are looking for solutions that will help growers.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Chamber music festival cancelled, moves up mountain

MOUNT Tamborine on Tamborine Mountain is picking up solid musical talent as Bangalow Chamber Music Festival’s (BCMF) cancellation means a move to Queensland.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Bombers young gun rises in victorious muddy challenge

MUD-splattered Fassifern Bombers winger Regan O’Brien was delighted to score his first try of the season in his Reserve Grade team’s latest rugby league victory. He didn’t mind getting soaked and covered in Hayes Oval dirt learning from some...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
SCENIC RIM
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Fassifern Guardian

Thousands come to Kalbar festival of flowers

KALBAR Sunflower Festival was on last weekend, bringing with it an explosion of yellow, ochre and brown to the Scenic Rim.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Push for arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain

AT THE heart of plans for an arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain is the love for Kate Tardy, a mother and grandmother who lost her battle to breast cancer in February last year.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Chamber music festival cancelled, moves up mountain

MOUNT Tamborine on Tamborine Mountain is picking up solid musical talent as Bangalow Chamber Music Festival’s (BCMF) cancellation means a move to Queensland.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Rural Review

Filmed: inside the world of migrant farm workers

PEOPLE watching - most of us do it – sometimes we’ll even imagine a story line to go with what we see.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

A meating of minds, VR brings farm to city

VIRTUAL reality headsets are giving city dwellers insight into the world of red meat production.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Rural Life

Sun shine and blue skies make for a spectacular Australia Day

KALBAR Showground was the setting for the Fassifern’s Australia Day celebrations, last week.

Lara Hart
01 Feb 2023
POLITICS
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Council

Federal funds to improve Scenic Rim’s Flood network

THE Scenic Rim Regional Council is among the local government areas set to benefit from the federal government’s flood resilience fund, with eight projects receiving a total of $300,000.

Staff Writers
24 Apr 2024
Council

Development and underspends add to Council bottom line

DEVELOPMENT and building continues to boost the bottom line for the Scenic Rim Regional Council – that and a hike in fees for development assessment, plumbing certification and Moogerah Caravan Park site rentals.

Wendy Creighton
17 Apr 2024
Council

Arts big ideas put forward for grants

COUNCILLORS will be asked to take up the Arts Reference Group’s recommendations for grants to support six ‘big ideas’ arts projects, this week.

Wendy Creighton
17 Apr 2024
Council

McInnes now Deputy Mayor for full term

IN a return to tradition, the role of Deputy Mayor of the Scenic Rim Regional Council will be for the four year term.

Wendy Creighton
10 Apr 2024
Council

New term, new mayor, new council in the Scenic Rim

SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp spoke of the “elevated expectations and the high hopes” held by the community for the incoming Council in his opening address at the swearing of the new Council last Thursday (March 4) afternoon.

Staff Writers
10 Apr 2024
Council

New Mayor defines the focus of his leadership role

A UNIFIED Council, restoring authority to the councillors, budget reform and transparency are among the goals of the new Scenic Rim Mayor, Tom Sharp.

Wendy Creighton
10 Apr 2024
BUSINESS
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Obituary

Ipswich mourns loss of retail icon

TRIBUTES are flowing in as the city mourns the loss of one of the giants of retail, respected business leader Tom Edwards.

Brian Bennion
21 Feb 2024
Obituary

Ipswich loses retail icon

RESPECTED business leader Tom Edwards has passed away at age 87.

Brian Bennion
17 Feb 2024
Development

$35m hotel redevelopment

A $35 MILLION redevelopment of the Prince Alfred Hotel is set to put Booval on the map as a major destination.

Brian Bennion
07 Feb 2024
Rural Review

Loans activated to help hail struck growers recover

THE hailstorm that hit areas of the Lockyer Valley region on Friday, November 10 resulted in 18 producers reporting damage, three of which were reported as catastrophic damage, 12 as major damage and three, moderate damage.

Lara Hart
29 Nov 2023
RURAL REVIEW
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Rural Review

Filmed: inside the world of migrant farm workers

PEOPLE watching - most of us do it – sometimes we’ll even imagine a story line to go with what we see.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

A meating of minds, VR brings farm to city

VIRTUAL reality headsets are giving city dwellers insight into the world of red meat production.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Researchers work towards hardier crops

DROUGHT tolerance in crops is essential to prevent threats to food security and researchers at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) are looking for solutions that will help growers.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Rural Review

Growing is going awry but it’s better dry than wet

A CHANGE in temperature and shorter periods of daylight are some of the signals that help plants know when to grow, so when there are unusually long periods of wet, warm weather, crop cycles are disrupted.

Lara Hart
17 Apr 2024
CULTURE
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Music

Band’s sensational West Coast vibe for Banshees

BRISBANE Telecaster slinger Dana Gehrman and her band bring their ’60s and ’70s West Coast-inspired boogie to Banshees Bar next month.

Rob Mellett
24 Apr 2024
Events

Curated weekend itineraries a feature of Eat Local Month 2024

THERE’S more than 120 food events tabled for the Scenic Rim’s Eat Local Month, this year.

Staff Writers
24 Apr 2024
Arts

Unladylike Desires - by Felicity Smith

SHE has a museum dedicated to her works which have sold for millions of dollars but she was buried in a pauper’s grave, largely forgotten, unforgiven.

Guest Writer
24 Apr 2024
Screen

A Cinematic Spectacle: Les Misérables Remastered

AS THE curtains rise and the lights dim, the cast prepares to dazzle audiences with a one-time-only screening of Les Misérables: Remastered, the timeless musical masterpiece that has captured hearts for generations.

Guest Writer
24 Apr 2024
SPORT
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Sport

Bombers club grows on special day for Old Boys, women

FASSIFERN’S 2023 grand final teams joined forces for the first time this year, enjoying more success on another historic day for the club. The Bombers A and Reserve Grade sides defeated Norths at their Hayes Oval home base after a women’s team...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Bombers young gun rises in victorious muddy challenge

MUD-splattered Fassifern Bombers winger Regan O’Brien was delighted to score his first try of the season in his Reserve Grade team’s latest rugby league victory. He didn’t mind getting soaked and covered in Hayes Oval dirt learning from some...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Kyesha’s brilliance lifts Boonah in gritty effort

BEING agile, athletic and just 160cm tall, Kyesha Schneider is a proverbial pocket rocket. However, it’s her experience, especially in Division 1 soccer, that makes the Boonah goalkeeper so valuable. Schneider displayed her class as one of...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Maz, ‘Krause Krusaders’ make a valuable wish

GENEROUS, caring and community-minded are among the best descriptions of Fassifern tennis icon Marion ‘Maz’ Verrall. Maz is always eager to promote her sport and Scenic Rim being an accomplished tennis player in midweek and Sunday competitions...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
COMMUNITY
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Fassifern Guardian

Thousands come to Kalbar festival of flowers

KALBAR Sunflower Festival was on last weekend, bringing with it an explosion of yellow, ochre and brown to the Scenic Rim.

Lara Hart
24 Apr 2024
Sport

Maz, ‘Krause Krusaders’ make a valuable wish

GENEROUS, caring and community-minded are among the best descriptions of Fassifern tennis icon Marion ‘Maz’ Verrall. Maz is always eager to promote her sport and Scenic Rim being an accomplished tennis player in midweek and Sunday competitions...

David Lems
24 Apr 2024
Nature

Chance discovery a real beauty

THE discovery of a “red and black beauty” with “long white hairs” at Binna Burra has startled entomologists.

Staff Writers
27 Mar 2024
Council

McInnes ‘cautiously optimistic’

Duncan McInnes is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about serving a fourth term representing the Division 6 residents on the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Lara Hart
20 Mar 2024
Community

‘School owned bus’ on a drive to opportunity

THE Harrisville Lions Club has committed to donating $2,000 per year for the next four years to assist the Boonah State High School broaden student “access to opportunity”.

Wendy Creighton
20 Mar 2024
Travel

24 hours ‘on safari’ by Kaye Martin

WE awoke to find tigers watching us through the window … and the next night we slept in a tree house and our early morning greeters were giraffes … oh, and I mustn’t forget our encounter with the sun bears.

Guest Writer
13 Mar 2024