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Fassifern Guardian

Pool master: David’s record swim defies cancer

WORLD record-breaking swimmer David Boylson highlights his commitment by training five mornings a week in Boonah before travelling to the Gold Coast for regular weekend sessions. The retired 81-year-old solicitor wouldn’t have it any other way. He...

David Lems
27 minutes ago
Council

A message from Mayor Tom Sharp

IT’S GREAT to see this month’s 80th birthday celebrations at Maynards Store in Boonah, which also reminds us of the importance of small business to our community and our local economy.

Guest Writer
8 hours ago
Development

Work underway on Wongaburra aged care expansion

THE $39.4 million Wongaburra Aged Care Facility in Beaudesert moved from the planning phase into the construction phase on Friday.

Staff Writers
8 hours ago
Development

Land lease lifestyle resort branded ‘too intense’

SIX months on, developers planning an over-50s lifestyle resort on a former avocado orchard on Tamborine Mountain have yet to address a Council request to downscale the residential intensity of the proposal.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Development

Beer garden to brewery, heritage hotel makeover

LANDMARK Boonah pub, the Commercial Hotel, is set to undergo a makeover if the Scenic Rim Regional Council gives the Ghanem Group’s plans the go ahead.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Rural Life

Grey-headed flying fox - threatened but stable

A SMALL colony of grey-headed flying foxes has returned to trees above the banks of the Teviot Brook.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Fassifern Guardian

Coulson crash causes road closure

A TWO vehicle traffic crash at Coulson this morning resulted prolonged delays for motorists.

Lara Hart
10 Oct 2024
Events

Campdrafting follows the boom in equestrian sports

ONLY ten years ago, the call for nominations for the Boonah Campdraft would be promoted for three to four weeks before the program was full.

Wendy Creighton
09 Oct 2024
Fassifern Guardian

New York state of mind beneath the mountains

THERE’S a lot of space between the Scenic Rim and the Bronx, 15,561 kilometres to be exact, and most of it is over the Pacific Ocean.

Lara Hart
09 Oct 2024
Fassifern Guardian

Boonah koala rescued outside supermarket

COMPLETELY out of its comfort zone, a lone koala was seen wandering down Boonah’s High Street last week.

Lara Hart
09 Oct 2024
SCENIC RIM
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Development

Scenic Rim developments pending detail - 16th October 2024

DEVELOPMENT in the Scenic Rim is a community discussion point.

Staff Writers
8 hours ago
Development

Canungra Rise developers make bid for more time

DEVELOPERS of the 298 lot Canungra Rise Estate are hoping to gain more time to complete the later stages of the residential development on the slopes above the township.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Rural Life

Trees fall to power line demand

MORE than 30 mature trees have been felled by Energex on a 500 metre stretch of road reserve at Carneys Creek, this month.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Development

Work underway on Wongaburra aged care expansion

THE $39.4 million Wongaburra Aged Care Facility in Beaudesert moved from the planning phase into the construction phase on Friday.

Staff Writers
8 hours ago
Development

Land lease lifestyle resort branded ‘too intense’

SIX months on, developers planning an over-50s lifestyle resort on a former avocado orchard on Tamborine Mountain have yet to address a Council request to downscale the residential intensity of the proposal.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
Development

Beer garden to brewery, heritage hotel makeover

LANDMARK Boonah pub, the Commercial Hotel, is set to undergo a makeover if the Scenic Rim Regional Council gives the Ghanem Group’s plans the go ahead.

Wendy Creighton
8 hours ago
BUSINESS
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Rural Review

Foragecaster project launched to help producers

AN AGRICULTUREAL forecasting project has been given a $6.5 million grant to find ways farming can be improved using artificial intelligence or AI.

Staff Writers
25 Sep 2024
Rural Review

‘Being stiffed’ NFF brings farmers to Canberra

LAST week more than two thousand farmers gathered on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra to make their collective voice heard.

Lara Hart
25 Sep 2024
Rural Review

Biggest issue, farmers and climate action

THE detrimental effect climate change has on primary producing businesses and the benefits of clean energy were discussed in Queensland parliament recently.

Staff Writers
25 Sep 2024
Rural Review

Premier Droughtmaster genetics on offer at multi-vendor sale

THE line up of quality bulls and females is set to impress at the second annual Droughtmaster Diamond Genetics Sale on Saturday, September 28 at the Silverdale Selling Complex.

Staff Writers
18 Sep 2024
CULTURE
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Arts

Where a willow grows - Felicity Smith

OPHELIA, a character from William Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ met a watery end and provided the Pre-Raphaelite English painter John Everett Millais with the subject matter for his painting of the grief-stricken maiden singing to herself as she floats down the river.

Guest Writer
8 hours ago
Screen

Venom: The Last Dance – A dark farewell to an anti-hero

IN THE landscape of comic book adaptations, few characters have had as tumultuous a journey to the big screen as Venom.

Guest Writer
18 hours ago
Events

Campdrafting follows the boom in equestrian sports

ONLY ten years ago, the call for nominations for the Boonah Campdraft would be promoted for three to four weeks before the program was full.

Wendy Creighton
09 Oct 2024
Arts

A fragrant work of a master painter

A BARE purple wall and the scent of rhododendrons determined the fate of one of Australia’s most beautiful still life paintings now on display at the Boonah Art Gallery.

Guest Writer
09 Oct 2024
SPORT
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Sport

Bushrangers miss chance to storm home

THE Fassifern Bushrangers were most likely saved by thunder around Coronation Park in their opening match of the latest Cricket Ipswich Third Grade season. While captain Grant Harvey was unbeaten on 13 when the game was abandoned and called a draw...

David Lems
57 minutes ago
Sport

Brooke’s best effort as V Bash hots up

FORMER Queensland Schoolgirls cricketer Brooke Noe produced her best bowling performance in vigoro, snaring an incredible 9-22 returning this season. After missing the opening round, the Aussies bowler was delighted to make a valuable contribution...

David Lems
1 hour ago
Sport

Boonah indoor venue’s ‘international’ appeal

FASSIFERN Vaulters club president and head coach Darryn Fedrick hopes the region can attract international events after the success of the latest Australian championships. The proud official summed up in three words what was achieved at the...

David Lems
09 Oct 2024
Sport

Bushrangers looking for new openers

THE Fassifern Bushrangers will need to build a new opening partnership after losing two of their most experienced players for the Cricket Ipswich Third Grade season. Mitch Neuendorf, the competition’s highest run scorer in recent seasons, has...

David Lems
09 Oct 2024