Events

Halloween magic for love struck couple

JAMES is a property lawyer, Amber is a marketing specialist. He is a talented musician, she is an accomplished artist. And among the couple’s many shared passions is a love of horror movies.

Wendy Creighton

14 hours ago

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Scenic Rim Australia Day Award attract 15 nominations

COMMITTED volunteers and inspirational community groups have been nominated by the Scenic Rim community for the 2025 Australia Day Awards.

Staff Writers

14 hours ago

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Community spirit ‘alive and well’ in the Fassifern

ALMOST 70 people, businesses and organisations have been nominated for the Fassifern’s own Australia Day Awards.

Staff Writers

14 hours ago

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A perfect fit

THERE are a lot of words one could use to describe how Carly and Adam first met –happenstance, coincidence, fortuitous, kismet.

Wendy Creighton

15 Jan 2025

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Of fish & chips & an ocean view

ABBEY and Nathaniel’s first date was on a headland overlooking the ocean at Ballina.

Wendy Creighton

18 Dec 2024

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Serendipity and an intricate dance

Their romance leading to their wedding was an intricate dance of fine tuned planning wrapped in happy childhood memories of the green hills and blue mountains of the Scenic Rim.

Wendy Creighton

11 Dec 2024

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Thousands attend car festival

THOUSANDS of car enthusiasts gathered to the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds recently for the Motors and Masterpieces festival.

Staff Writers

11 Dec 2024

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Celebrating Dedication and Service: Boonah, Warwick & District Family Day Care Honours its Heroes

Boonah, Warwick & District Family Day Care hosted its annual Christmas celebration with a charming High Tea at Country Soul Café in Kalbar, on Saturday afternoon.

Staff Writers

04 Dec 2024

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Savour every moment!

A TWIN set of blonde haired toddlers were the ring bearers when Kaitlin Grant married Nicholas Frost on Thursday, October 17.

Wendy Creighton

04 Dec 2024

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Free Community Christmas Day lunch

THE tradition continues - the free community Christmas Day lunch will be celebrated in the district again in Kalbar.

Staff Writers

04 Dec 2024

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Winter Harvest Festival to return to streets of Kalbar

THE trial of Kalbar street venue for the Winter Harvest Festival this year, has resulted in a decision to hold the event there again next year.

Wendy Creighton

27 Nov 2024

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Eat Local event scores an ‘excellent’ rating

THE more than 100 events held during the Scenic Rim Eat Local Month in June attracted almost 13,000 visitors to the region.

Wendy Creighton

27 Nov 2024

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Eat Local Month 2024 a budgeted success

The figures are in for this year’s Scenic Rim Eat Local Month and show that income was over budget and expenditure was under budget.

Wendy Creighton

27 Nov 2024

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Eat Local program harvests another award

THE partnership between the Scenic Rim’s agriculture and tourism sectors and Council was again recognised in the annual Queensland Tourism Awards.

Staff Writers

20 Nov 2024

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Supercell storms force cancellation of Formal Parade

ON each of the three previous days, thunderstorms had blown through the district and it was hoped that predictions of more on Wednesday, November 13, would prove incorrect.

Wendy Creighton

20 Nov 2024

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Unleashing the fun of a Dogs Day Out in the park

MORE than 500 people enjoyed a pooch perfect time at Boonah’s Bicentennial Park on Sunday for a ‘Dogs Day Out’.

Staff Writers

13 Nov 2024

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Lucky to have found each other

SHE was pragmatic and organised. He was down to earth, very true to himself and polite. Her wait was over. His too. Tali recalls their first meeting at the Regatta Hotel. It was arranged after they met online.

Wendy Creighton

13 Nov 2024

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Spooktacular showing for Kalbar’s Halloween Walk

FREAKY costumes, ghostly apparitions, jack-o-lanterns, eerie fog and a skeleton or two – it was all part of the Halloween fun for Kalbar’s Sen Const Phil Ortlipp.

Staff Writers

06 Nov 2024

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Big cheque for a big donation to support a big issue

‘STAND By Me’ was the theme of the mental health fundraiser, so it’s not surprising that the bulk of the money raised was donated to a group that stands by military and first responder personnel suffering from mental health issues.

Wendy Creighton

06 Nov 2024