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Cream of the Crop

A local dairy farm steeped in tradition and authenticity has taken out the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards state title for the third year running. Sixth generation Tommerup’s Dairy Farm in the Kerry Valley is the Queensland state finalist in the dairy category of the 2022 awards. Tommerup’s are Queensland’s […]

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Eat Local Week Appetite Strong

Food enthusiasts are eating up the 2022 program of Scenic Rim Eat Local Week events, with some local farmers selling half their event tickets within days of the launch. The 11th annual Eat Local Week, which was launched on 4 May and mostly runs from 25 June to 3 July, […]

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ADF Helping out at Wongaburra

Wongaburra residents and staff had their spirits lifted by ADF personnel assisting at the aged care home. Ten navy personnel, including three enrolled nurses, were provided to assist staff and residents at Wongaburra Garden Settlement Hostel between 5 – 12 May. A Defence spokesperson said ADF Independent Medical Teams have […]

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Beaudesert 3.5km closer to water grid

A $95m pipeline to connect Beaudesert to the water grid is well underway, with Brookland Road at Gleneagle a hive of activity as crews lay sections of pipe underground. The 27km South West Pipeline is the second stage of the Beaudesert Water Supply Upgrade and will connect Beaudesert Water Treatment […]

Personality Profile

Personality Profile – Geoff Cook

You’d be hard-pressed to find Geoff Cook saying anything bad about animals, even the cheeky bandicoots who get into his veggie patch. The 72-year-old Kooralbyn retiree has 28 homing pigeons and first had pigeons when he was four years old in South Australia. His wife Karen – a marriage celebrant […]

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Firefighters Save School

Beaudesert’s McAuley College is praising local firefighters, including their own groundsman and his family, for saving the school from complete devastation in an alleged arson. Students were able to return to school the day after the fire, which police say was deliberately lit in the early hours of Sunday 8 […]

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McAuley College Students Working in the Community

This week, McAuley College students participated in work experience at local businesses, including the Beaudesert Bulletin. Year 10 students Lilly Braxton, Olivia Cahill and Annaliese Badger-Docherty have all been involved in this program. Miss Braxton worked at the Head and Soul unisex hairdresser in Beaudesert, cleaning, washing and drying hair, […]