Josh Brown, Rhys Brown, Campbell Franklin, Riley Franklin
Sport

Golf day supports sun safety

Beaudesert Lions Club hosted its 47th charity golf day at Beaudesert Golf Club to raise funds for sun safe shirts for primary school children.   A field of 121 competitors played their way through a four ball Ambrose.   In spite of the heat everyone was still smiling at the Clubhouse at […]

Shannon James and Desree Fogarty
Sport

Call for women to join Kingies’ success

The coaches of this year’s dual Grand Final winning Beaudesert Kingfishers Senior Women’s team are calling for more women to get involved in the sport.  Keith Gee and Rob Brown have been co-coaching rugby league for a number years, and in the past five years of coaching have made four […]

Harper Saxe pours water on the roof
News

Residents advised not to light fires

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have urged residents not to light fires with a fire ban across South East Queensland expected to continue.  A large vegetation fire ripped through Gary and Angela Larter’s property on Saturday 14 October, threatening homes and destroying farmland.   The fire, believed to have started on […]

Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz, casts his vote
News

Wright says no to The Voice 

Voters in the Wright electorate were consistent with the rest of the country in voting no to amending the Australian constitution to give Indigenous Australians a Voice to Parliament.  For the referendum to pass, the proposed alteration needed a national majority of voters, and a majority of voters in a […]

In front Erica Bates Dave Grimmett Desley Agnoletto. Back Trysett LeGarde Dave Clark and Chris Grimmett
News

BADCAP looking ahead

The BADCAP executive are looking forward to  moving ahead with projects to support artists and coordinate public art projects, following their recent Annual General Meeting.  Executive members were returned with the addition of Grants  Coordinator  Trysett LeGarde.  President Erica Bates, Vice President Dave Clarke, Treasurer Dave Grimmett, Secretary  Desley Agnoletto […]

Under 14 boys
Sport

Junior Presentations showcase Club spirit

The youngest Kingfishers enjoyed their presentation morning with proud parents, coaches and players gathering to celebrate the end of another great season for the Club.  Players in the Under 6 to Under 11 teams all received trophies for participation during the season, with Under 12s to Under 14s receiving Player’s […]

Jeff McConnell
Council News

McConnell to run for Mayor

Deputy Mayor Jeff McConnell has announced his intention to run for Mayor of Scenic Rim Regional Council in the 2024 Local Government elections.  McConnell has been the Division 2 Councillor for the past three years, having been elected in March 2020.  Prior to his election to Council, McConnell’s was in […]

Margaret Brennan, Shar Moana and Margaret Dennis
News

Providing safer births in developing countries

McAuley College and Zonta Beaudesert have worked together to send 500 birthing kits to developing countries.  As a part of McAuley College’s celebration of Bojaxhiu house day, where students perform acts of service, students completed the preparation of birthing kits.  The birthing kits consist of a plastic sheet, gloves, three […]

Keer Moriarty.
Editorial

From the Editor

In the midst of the referendum, in fact the day after, I organised to have lunch with my kids at a cafe in Brisbane – the Corgi Garden Cafe. I didn’t know it when I booked, but it was exactly what I needed. I found the lead up to the referendum stressful. I’m […]

Scenic Rim CEO David Keenan answers questions at the draft budget community consultation in Beaudesert
Council News

Where is Council’s CEO

Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Chief Executive Officer, David Keenan, has been absent from his position after taking leave and Council appears uncertain as to when or whether he will return.  Keenan, who was appointed to the position in October 2022, took leave to play in the National Masters AFL Carnival […]