Roads Gap highway open, work crews down tools for holiday break TRAVELLERS using the Cunningham Highway are not expected to face delays when driving over the Gap for two weeks during the Christmas – New Year period. Staff Writers 11 Dec 2024
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
Roads Kooralbyn to Boonah Road: An alternative The push for a direct road link from Kooralbyn to Boonah is of long standing and has been the subject of myriad stories. Guest Writer 04 Sep 2024
Roads Kooralbyn to Boonah Road: Is it a practical project The push for a direct road link from Kooralbyn to Boonah is of long standing and has been the subject of myriad stories. Guest Writer 28 Aug 2024
Roads Crest slope reduced for smoother Gap ascent REDUCING the grade on the last bend at the crest of Cunningham’s Gap will be the main focus of the $134 million project early next month and will significantly increase traffic delays. Wendy Creighton 21 Aug 2024
Roads Kooralbyn to Boonah Road: Is it a practical project The push for a direct road link from Kooralbyn to Boonah is of long standing and has been the subject of myriad stories. Guest Writer 21 Aug 2024
Roads Long promised bridge work begins FOUR years after the project was announced by the Scenic Rim Regional Council, work began on Monday on the replacement of the Kengoon Bridge at Kents Lagoon outside Kalbar. Staff Writers 24 Jul 2024
Roads Giant gums felled at Cainbable TWO ancient blue gums were felled on Cainbable Creek Road last week ahead of a government funded culvert upgrade. Wendy Creighton 24 Jul 2024
Roads Roundabouts proposed at three ‘high crash’ intersections TWO more roundabouts will be constructed in Beaudesert’s Brisbane Street if the Scenic Rim Regional Council is successful in its application for Black Spot funding. Wendy Creighton 17 Jul 2024
Roads Short Street drain to siphon CBD floodwaters CONSTRUCTION work in Short Street in Beaudesert currently makes it appear as if the road is being transformed into a deep drain. Wendy Creighton 19 Jun 2024
Roads Stop work lifted, Cainbable blue gum to be axed THE campaign to save the Cainbable Creek Road blue gum was lost last week, as the centuries-old eucalypt was scheduled to be ‘removed’ this week. Wendy Creighton 12 Jun 2024
Roads Truck hits power pole on Beaudesert main road A FULLY loaded B double truck has collided with a power point at a major intersection in Beaudesert. Tamborine resident Jeff McConnell was having a coffee while waiting for a business meeting when the accident happened on the corner of William... Lara Hart 23 May 2024
Fassifern Guardian Big chains, consumers and farmers submit to senate LAST December Queensland premier Steven Miles began his role with both guns blazing for the plight of farmers and consumers. Lara Hart 10 Apr 2024
Roads Stay of execution for forest ancient A 300 to 400-year-old Blue Gum stands close, too close, to Cainbable Creek Road in the southern Scenic Rim locality known as Cainbable. Wendy Creighton 13 Mar 2024
Roads Police put careless drivers and hoons on notice THE Ipswich Boonah Road and Beaudesert Boonah Road at the Coulson intersection has been the scene of multiple traffic accidents but police say it’s not considered a priority area of concern. Lara Hart 06 Mar 2024
Fassifern Guardian Car vs cow caution for country drivers WHEN the car her daughter was driving hit a cow, emergency nurse Mandy Holmes-Brown knew things could have been a whole lot worse. Lara Hart 28 Feb 2024
Fassifern Guardian Wall ‘embodiment’ of reasonable community expectation COUNCIL cannot compel the developer to stop the construction of the noise abatement fence bordering the rural residential subdivision beside the Ipswich Boonah Road, outside Boonah. Lara Hart 20 Dec 2023
Fassifern Guardian Fired up, Kooralbyn residents push new road issue LIVING in a rural town surrounded by crops and cattle is sublime until there is a bushfire and the only way out has been shut down. Lara Hart 06 Dec 2023
Roads Wet weather delays work on The Head Road THE re-opening of The Head Road at Carneys Creek has been delayed due to recent wet weather. Staff Writers 06 Dec 2023
