Dinah Buchanan (second from left) with daughter Diane Ardrey and sons Ray and Paul Buchanan, hold portraits of Roy, John and JT Buchanan (JT pictured in portrait with wife Marie).
Community

Christmas Creek crossings to be put back in order

A sense of order will be restored to the upper reaches of Christmas Creek when the names of three creek crossings are put back in their rightful places. The Buchanan family has welcomed Scenic Rim Regional Council plans to fix the names of the final three crossings on Christmas Creek […]

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History

Search and Rescue 1937

Compiled by Barry Kenny Excerpt from Bernard O’Reilly’s book “Green Mountains”.Used with permission from Rhelma Kenny (O’Reilly) On the summit of the southern extremity of Mt Throakban, the first of Bernard’s high points, he waited for the clouds to lift.  For fifteen minutes he stood in cool moist wind looking […]

Kylie and Cydi
People and their Pets

Cydi the kelpie

Cydi the energetic but well-mannered little kelpie is just the right fit for Kylie Addy.  Kylie has had Cydi since she was an 8-week-old pup, and they live out at Tamrookum with Kylie’s daughter Layne, 13, and horses Zeta and Zeeva. Through Kylie’s diligent training, Cydi has learned to skateboard, […]

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History

Life on a Selection

Original author Anthony Healy. From Museum records. Compiled by Barry Kenny. It was in 1886 that Anthony and Ann Healy (Flanagan) decided to take up a Selection on Burnett Creek on the Upper Logan River; they were married eighteen months with a seven month old daughter.   They set out on […]

Luke Bostock.
Sport

Bostock Batting for Beaudesert

Luke Bostock recently completed another milestone innings, hitting 65 runs not out.  The 15 year old has been playing tremendous cricket after also scoring 101 not out for Beaudesert in the LDCA Seniors Division back in December. “I feel like I’ve had a really good season this year and training […]

Beaudesert Golf Club General Manager, Greg Coulter on course.
Sport

Golf Pro Returns as General Manager

The Beaudesert Golf Club is preparing for the future after hiring PGA Golf Pro, Greg Coulter as their new General Manager. Greg was already in the building before his appointment as General Manager, when he won the Pro Am in Beaudesert in 1991. “I had a patron tell me I […]

Locals Jo Perry (third from left) and Ken Ardrey (fourth from right) on the RideWest training ride. Image supplied.
Sport

RideWest Supports Regional Communities

Beaudesert has delivered a stellar training ground for some of the south-east corner’s most dedicated cyclists as preparations intensify for the RideWest charity bike ride. When Kerry Valley local Jo Perry rides 1311km from Amberley to Longreach in April, she’ll do it with the support of Beaudesert behind her. From 22 […]

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News

Financial Assistance Announced for Flood Emergency

Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has announced financial assistance is available to residents the Wright electorate, impacted by the flooding disaster that has unfolded across the state. The Australian Government has activated the Disaster Recovery Payment and the Disaster Recovery Allowance to support communities in the local government areas […]