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Dr David Bartholomeusz
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Paws up for Vets on World Vet Day

Australians are being encouraged to pass on their paw-fect praise and thanks to the more than 25,000* vets nationwide who help care, support and nurture pets of all kinds. Vets help care for more than 28 million household animals across Australia, including cats and dogs, which make up more than […]

Dallas Davidson of Towri Sheep Cheeses
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Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail this Sunday

The first highly anticipated Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail of the year is here! Farmers, growers, producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers and flavour-makers across the Scenic Rim Region welcome locals and tourists to taste the fresh local produce and celebrate the dedicated artisans of the region. From gin tasting, to alpaca […]

Taylor Smith with Winnie and Savannah McQueen. Photo by Keer Moriarty.
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Campdraft friendships

It could be called the friendliest of equine sports and the atmosphere of Beaudesert Campdraft would be testament to that. A uniquely Australian sport, campdrafting requires where a rider to cut out a steer or heifer from six to ten the cattle in the ‘camp’ and bring that beast to […]

Mununjali man and didgeridoo player Jarred Fogarty with piper Aileen Cooper.
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First Nations people feature in Anzac Day

THE strong First Nations community in Beaudesert was evident at today’s Anzac Day Dawn service, with Mununjali man Jarred Fogarty playing didgeridoo. The haunting tones added to the sombre atmosphere as hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects. Anzac Day services across the Scenic Rim have attracted record crowds.

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People and their pets

Grace Bostock with her dog, Cleo.
People and their Pets

People and pets – Cleo and Grace

Cleo the Border Collie is Grace Bostock’s energetic, lovable, and bouncy girl. At the age of one, Cleo already loves the wind in her hair as she adores car rides and sticking her head out the window. She is also a natural athlete as she loves to chase balls and […]

Poncho and Nada
People and their Pets

People and their pets

Poncho the two-year-old miniature dachshund has been Nada Mallinson’s four-legged companion since 2022. Poncho was made for the camera as she starred in her own Instagram debut on March 28, 2022, with pictures of her flooding Nada’s personal account. “We like to call her cute, chocolate and tan,” Nada said.

Katie Wakeman
People and their Pets

People and their pets – Katie and the fish

Azy and the Mollies are a school of fish adopted by Katie Wakeman back on August 12, 2023.  The school includes Angelfish Azy, Catfish Karma, Balloon Mollies R-2, Ozzy and Pebble, and Common Mollies Ghoul, Jaws and Otto.  The eight fish love chasing the filter bubbles and emerging from the shadows.  […]