Catherine Drynan and Sandy. Photo: Susie Cunningham.
People and their Pets

Catherine and Sandy

Sandy the cat has been part of Catherine Drynan’s life since she got him as a little kitten from the Rathdowney dump in 2006. Here’s what Catherine has to say about Sandy. “He has a pattern. First thing in the morning when I get up, he greets me from downstairs […]

Brian Manderson, Margaret Dennis, Gwen Lewis, Bill Gething and Jim Caswell. Photo: Keer Moriarty.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Catching up with old friends

The Junior Farmers and Rural Youth reunion was a weekend for catching up with old friends and reminiscing about a bygone era. These organisations ran from 1950s through to 1980s for young people from rural areas across Queensland. Over 120 people of all ages packed the Tamrookum Memorial Hall on […]

Judy Day, Bill O'Sullivan and Peter Venz. Photo: Keer Moriarty.
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Fresh food for Tracey’s Pantry

Local farmer, Bill O’Sullivan is calling for home gardeners and other farmers to help people struggling with food security by donating excess to Tracey’s Pantry. Run through the Scenic Rim Uniting Church Op Shop, Tracey’s Pantry provides boxes of groceries to people in need for a $10 donation. Peter Venz, […]

Alexander McGhee riding Sammy. Photo: Keer Moriarty.
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Family dedicated to campdraft

The Open Draft and special prize at the recent Beaudesert Campdraft recognise the dedication of a family to the sport. The Don McGhee Memorial Open Draft and the Don McGhee Memorial Family Prize are named for the youngest of the three McGhee brothers, all well-known camp drafters in Central Queensland […]

Elizabeth Fritter and Matilda Watterson. Photo: Susie Cunningham.
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Students rally community generosity

Hundreds of students in Timor-Leste will receive pencil cases filled with useful items and plenty of goodwill through a community project led by McAuley College Beaudesert. For 2023 MacKillop Day, students and staff from MacKillop House made up 210 pencil cases for a school in Timor-Leste. In addition to their […]

Mark Plunkett. Photo: Susie Cunningham.
Personality Profile

Mark Plunkett

Making bikes out of parts picked up at the local tip and swimming in the Logan River until dusk are among Mark Plunkett’s earliest memories of growing up in Beaudesert. Family has always been the most important thing to Mark, who will turn 60 this June. He’s the middle child […]

Max Glenn with alpacas Noodle and Elvis.
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Max gets alpaca life membership

It’s not every day you get awarded life membership to your local alpaca farm, but cheeky local character Max Glenn has managed to achieve just that. Kooralbyn resident Mr Glenn, 92, has an outing to Mountview Alpaca Farm at Canungra every Wednesday and has won the hearts of staff and […]

Friends of loved community advocate Darryl Dickson are urging fellow locals to send Council an official letter of support to have a park named in his honour.
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Honouring Darryl

Friends of loved community advocate Darryl Dickson are urging fellow locals to send Council an official letter of support to have a park named in his honour. The late Darryl was an active member of Beaudesert Cycling Club since its inception and was actively involved with Beaudesert and Districts Little […]