Podcast

This Scenic Life – Janine Rockliff

The saying, ‘if you want something done, ask a busy person’, could have been written for Janine Rockliff. She’s a woman who has a busy family, challenging career and at the heart of it all is a great passion for her community.

Podcast

This Scenic Life – Alexandra Griffiths

Well known as the face behind ‘Little Bee & Me’, Alex Griffiths’ previous careers were a huge step away from the native bee and garden shop she loved.  She shares some insights into her time as a police officer with Queensland Police and Taskforce Argos.

Sport

What a Storm!

Beaudesert boxer Dylan Biggs overcame undefeated fighter Dan Hill to take the Australian Super Welterweight Title on 8 July at Southport Sharks. Biggs, known as the Beaudesert Storm, proved too good for Hill in a brutal eight round match. Hill, who was defending the Super Welterweight Title, was defeated with […]

Sport

Local horse pipped at the post in Cup

Gold Coast trained Kaiberry proved too good for local horse Collay’s Spirit in the Beaudesert Cup on 8 July. The seven year old gelding, ridden by Craig Robertson and trained by Bevan Laming, managed to push ahead and pip Collay’s Spirit at the post, winning the $35,000 race by only […]

Grow Your Own

Grow your own: European Bees

Have you considered housing European Bees at your little patch? There are numerous ways it can be done. Let’s look at some of them.  Option 1.  Do a workshop or two and spend some time on YouTube, maybe join a bee keeping club and prepare so that you can have […]

News

Nature’s gentleman and a man for all seasons

VALE Peter Rice – 1943 – 2023 Dedicated teacher, passionate gardener, keen bushwalker, seasoned traveller, nature’s gentleman – the late Peter Rice was all of these and more. Peter, who was the Secretary of the Beaudesert and District Orchid Society, passed away on 8 June 2023, aged 80. Peter was […]

People and their Pets

People and their pets – Jodie and Nickovf

Jodie Marshall describes six year old Maine Coon, Lord Nickovitch or Nickovf for short, as a ‘furry toddler’. “They’re the coolest breed of cats,” she said, “They are the largest domestic cat in the world.  They like water – they swim, they sit, they stay, they fetch … it’s a […]

Mary Rohan.
News

Call is out for Dignity Bag donations

Kerry Memorial Hall has issued a call for donations to its Dignity Bag Packaging Day to be held on Sunday 23 July.  “We are inviting anyone interested in helping to come along that day and donate items appropriate for putting into a bag for women in need,” said Kerry Hall […]

News

What Susie Saw – Special edition

Hello from the newborn baby bubble, where I’m typing this with one hand while feeding our little Rosie Hope Cunningham with the other. All week I’ve been trying to find time at the computer ‘between feeds’, but the happy reality is we’re on Rosie time now! Between Zac and me […]