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Ipswich Media acquires The Fassifern Guardian

IPSWICH Media has announced it has purchased three longstanding community newspapers and online news services – The Fassifern Guardian, Moreton Border News, and Ipswich Tribune – from the Boonah Newspaper Company.

Staff Writers
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Boonah High showcased for Trade and Industry program

BOONAH State High School has been chosen as the winner of the Ready for the Future (Years 10-12) award in the annual Education Queensland Showcase Awards.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Events

‘OLYMPICS’ DECISION ON WYARALONG IN WEEKS?

THE Scenic Rim continues to press its claim to host the 2032 Olympic Games rowing events, and says a State Government decision to award the events to Rockhampton could be reversed within weeks.

Guest Writer
05 Nov 2025
Screen

The Magic Returns: ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ promises a dazzling new chapter in the illusionist heist franchise

THE art of illusion is making a triumphant return to the big screen.

Alexis Poulsen
05 Nov 2025
Rural Life

Rogues Gallery: the clawed cat and the cruel moth

THE history of the invasion of the moth vine (Araujia sericifera) in Australia is similar to so many of our other Rogues Gallery weeds – it was brought in as a garden plant.

Wendy Creighton
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Cancelled, The Long Sunset beset by severe storm warnings

THE eagerly anticipated music festival expected to pull thousands of people into the Scenic Rim, was cancelled when the threat of dangerous storms peppered the weather forecasts.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Development

Move to upscale Beaudesert townhouse estate

PHILIP Usher Constructions has set out plans for a 133 townhouse complex on the four hectare strip of green at 4603 Beaudesert Nerang Road in Beaudesert.

Wendy Creighton
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Service clubs step up and help police with lifesaving donations

POLICE officers are often first on scene to motor vehicle accidents or health emergencies, so why don’t they have lifesaving kit like a defibrillator?

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Apparel ambitions of a teenage adrenaline junkie

ZENITH Rouvray-Hands likes to ride his mountain bike down the steepest, gnarliest rocks he can find.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Council

A Message from Cr Duncan McInnes

COUNCIL had a packed agenda at last week’s Ordinary Meeting, with three key reports showing how we are continuing to build better roads and bridges, manage waste more efficiently and maintain a sound financial position for our growing region.

Guest Writer
05 Nov 2025
SCENIC RIM
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Rural Life

Rogues Gallery: the clawed cat and the cruel moth

THE history of the invasion of the moth vine (Araujia sericifera) in Australia is similar to so many of our other Rogues Gallery weeds – it was brought in as a garden plant.

Wendy Creighton
05 Nov 2025
Development

Move to upscale Beaudesert townhouse estate

PHILIP Usher Constructions has set out plans for a 133 townhouse complex on the four hectare strip of green at 4603 Beaudesert Nerang Road in Beaudesert.

Wendy Creighton
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Cancelled, The Long Sunset beset by severe storm warnings

THE eagerly anticipated music festival expected to pull thousands of people into the Scenic Rim, was cancelled when the threat of dangerous storms peppered the weather forecasts.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Service clubs step up and help police with lifesaving donations

POLICE officers are often first on scene to motor vehicle accidents or health emergencies, so why don’t they have lifesaving kit like a defibrillator?

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Boonah High showcased for Trade and Industry program

BOONAH State High School has been chosen as the winner of the Ready for the Future (Years 10-12) award in the annual Education Queensland Showcase Awards.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
Fassifern Guardian

Apparel ambitions of a teenage adrenaline junkie

ZENITH Rouvray-Hands likes to ride his mountain bike down the steepest, gnarliest rocks he can find.

Lara Hart
05 Nov 2025
BUSINESS
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Media

Ipswich Media acquires The Fassifern Guardian

IPSWICH Media has announced it has purchased three longstanding community newspapers and online news services – The Fassifern Guardian, Moreton Border News, and Ipswich Tribune – from the Boonah Newspaper Company.

Staff Writers
05 Nov 2025
Rural Review

Digital twins: bridging the gap between lab and farm

TO MANY producers, digital twin farm technology is a futuristic concept – an impossible reality when it comes to day to day operations.

Wendy Creighton
15 Oct 2025
Health

Seniors Insight - Heart health, mental well-being – dogs get a good wrap

DO DOGS make great companions for retirees? There’s lots of research to prove they do or they can if there’s a good match with their owner.

Staff Writers
01 Oct 2025
Technology

Seniors Insight - WiFi to shared streaming log-ins – how secure are your passwords

LOOKING at how travelers stay connected during their holidays, a cyber security expert reviews how security can slip through the cracks. This year, travel and technology were more intertwined than ever. Many vacationers relied on airport WiFi to...

Staff Writers
01 Oct 2025
CULTURE
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Events

‘OLYMPICS’ DECISION ON WYARALONG IN WEEKS?

THE Scenic Rim continues to press its claim to host the 2032 Olympic Games rowing events, and says a State Government decision to award the events to Rockhampton could be reversed within weeks.

Guest Writer
05 Nov 2025
Screen

The Magic Returns: ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ promises a dazzling new chapter in the illusionist heist franchise

THE art of illusion is making a triumphant return to the big screen.

Alexis Poulsen
05 Nov 2025
Screen

“Good Fortune” reminds us that wealth isn’t always the answer - but a little hope goes a long way

IF YOU’VE ever wished for an angel to swoop into your life and fix everything - your job, your love life, your bank account - Good Fortune has a little advice for you: be careful what you wish for.

Alexis Poulsen
29 Oct 2025
Screen

The Boss returns to his most soulful chapter: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

THIS October, audiences will be invited back to 1982 -into a dimly lit New Jersey bedroom where Bruce Springsteen recorded one of the most hauntingly personal albums of his career.

Alexis Poulsen
22 Oct 2025
SPORT
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Sport

Fassifern Bushrangers build for toughest test

FASSIFERN Bushrangers captain Grant Harvey expects the next month of performances to give his unbeaten team a better indication of their 2026 final prospects. The astute leader was hoping for a tough encounter against Centrals in last Saturday’s scheduled Third Grade match.

David Lems
05 Nov 2025
Sport

Families benefit from Aratula touch football games

KEEN player and coach Matt Fleming is delighted seeing regional families benefiting from being able to play touch football closer to home. He said the latest competition at Aratula was proving popular for participants and especially parents of...

David Lems
05 Nov 2025
Sport

Fassi vigoro pennants focus after washout

FASSIFERN Ladies Vigoro Association president Janet Wilson was glad an early decision was made to call off the latest senior and junior fixtures. It wasn’t only the major Saturday storm threat that influenced the decision last Friday. “The...

David Lems
05 Nov 2025
Sport

Qld baseballer Eli shares valuable overseas experience

QUIETLY-spoken Kalbar baseballer Eli Collyer highlighted his growing maturity by sending a thank you letter to his sponsor after a recent tour to New Zealand. Eli, turning 15 this month, represented a Baseball Queensland team, playing four games in...

David Lems
05 Nov 2025
DIGITAL EDITIONS
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