Selina Harding
Personality Profile

Personality Profile – Selina Harding

Selina Harding grew up in Brisbane.  Her childhood was happy, but she battled serious health problems, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was three years old. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that damages the lungs, digestive tract and other organs.  Throughout her life she had multiple hospital admissions, mainly due […]

Ben Eggenhuizen, Dylan Biggs and Peter Eggenhuizen
News

Home town support means everything

BEAUDESERT BACKS BIGGS Beaudesert Boxer and Australian Super Welterweight Champion, Dylan Biggs, is about to take on his toughest opponent yet – Nikita Tszyu. Tszyu may have Tszyucastle, but Biggs has the entire town of Beaudesert behind him. Long term sponsors of Biggs, Ben and Peter Eggenhuizen of Platinum Edge […]

Amy Murphy, Kirsty Norris and Marisa Phillips
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Free Kindy welcomed for 2024

Additional funding for free kindy places is set to save Queensland families up to $4,600 per year. The Queensland Government’s additional $645 million investment is making kindy free for all Queensland families from 2024.    Currently 14,000 children receive free kindy, and these reforms mean more than 50,000 additional children will […]

Gracie and Poppy Beer
Clicked by Katie

Clicked by Katie

Gracie and Poppy Beer of Kooralbyn enjoy the web swing at Jubilee Park on a warm Spring afternoon.  Sony Alpha a7iii 50mm f1.8 1/2000sec ISO100

News

Beaudesert woman survives box jellyfish attack

Beaudesert woman, Zoe Cahill, has taken on the deadliest creature on earth and survived. Zoe, who has been travelling in South East Asia for several months, was swimming off the shore of Zen Beach on the Thai island Ko Pha Ngan when a box jellyfish wrapped its tentacles around her […]

Bill O'Sullivan
Grow Your Own

Grow your Own

For many, Mangoes are one of the favoured fruits. Our local climate is ideal for these juicy gems and growing your own mango trees can be a rewarding and surprisingly low-maintenance endeavour. Some hesitate due to concerns about tree size and wildlife intrusion. A little knowledge and care can go a […]

Liam Kajewski
Sport

Jumping into Little Athletics

Photo gallery below. Photos by Keer Moriarty. Eight weeks into the season and Beaudesert and District Little Athletics Club is firing. There are over 50 young athletes training weekly at the grounds, with many personal bests broken. Liam Kajewski (pictured) is just one of many children enjoying the range of […]

AJ Platell and Will Robinson
Sport

Loose change to chase a dream

Two athletes from Beaudesert and District Little Athletics Club have been selected for an upcoming New Zealand Development Tour. There were 60 applications but only 30 athletes in the Under 14 and Under 15 age groups were selected to take part in the tour, with Beaudesert’s Will Robinson and AJ […]

Pony club rider
Sport

Pony Clubs rise to the Challenge

Photo gallery below. Photos by Katie O’Brien. Riders from across South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales gathered at Rathdowney Pony Club‘s grounds for the Stockman’s Challenge and Campdraft on 14 and 15 October. The Stockman’s Challenge was a set course for riders from eight years of age to […]

Selwyn Park lights up
Sport

Selwyn Park Lights Up

Beaudesert’s sporting community is the winner from Scenic Rim Regional Council’s installation of new lighting at Selwyn Park.  The new LED lighting, which meets soccer competition standards, has been installed with an eye not only to players’ needs  but also the amenity of residents in Hopkins Street and the nearby St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.   Scenic […]