Help support local koala populations.
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Join the ‘Great Koala Patrol’

Council is asking residents to join its ‘Great Koala Patrol’ throughout June to show support for our local koala populations across the region.   In response to the growing threats faced by endangered koala populations, Council has launched the Saving koalas through community action in the Scenic Rim project. The project […]

Kevin the long-haired Frenchie and Jess Bedford.
People and their Pets

People and their Pets – Kevin and Jess

Kevin is one of the most popular guys at Beaudesert State High School. The four year old long-haired French Bulldog helps out as a reading dog alongside social worker Jess Bedford. Here’s what Jess has to say about Kevin. “I rescued him last year for my autistic son and just […]

BAMS director Janine Francis and committee member Laurie Dunne.
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Join the theatre

Local theatre enthusiasts are throwing their arms open to welcome new members in a bid to breathe new life into Beaudesert’s community theatre group. BAMS Theatre Inc. will host an info night at 7pm June 11 and auditions at 2pm June 16 at The Centre, Beaudesert for their production of […]

Beaudesert State High School Principal Damien Burke.
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Double Celebration at Beaudesert State High & B150 Family Fun Day

The community is invited to join in a special double celebration on Saturday July 20, as Beaudesert State High School marks its 60th anniversary alongside Beaudesert’s Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) at a Family Fun Day. The event will run from 10am to 3pm at Beaudesert State High School, promising a day […]

Curious piglet.
Regular Columns

What Susie Saw – Curious piglet

This curious little piglet wriggled up above the feeding scrum to take a look around, bright as a button and not even one day old. There were 12 of them, born the night before Mother’s Day at Tommerup’s Dairy Farm, just in time for us visitors to take a look.

Nerelie Teese with her new book Sense of Place.
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Beaudesert author announces new book

Beaudesert author Nerelie Teese is releasing her latest book Sense of Place – Stories About Community & Belonging, which contains a series of short stories that represent communities coming to life. The spark for Sense of Place ignited during March 2023 when Nerelie attended Dalby’s Words out West festival. “That […]

Mununjali Aunties with McAuley College staff and students.
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Powerful truth telling

You could have heard a pin drop as Blake Harris-Dean told his story at McAuley College’s Reconciliation Week assembly. Blake (pictured, right) and his family come from Yuwibara country, near Mackay. In the 1860s, there was a great deal of unrest between the early pioneers and the local Indigenous people. […]

New auxiliary firefighters Ben Whibley, Bailey Muller, Beau Watson, David Martin and David Barry.
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Our newest firefighters

An apprentice auto electrician and a public information officer, an ex-army Corporal, a high school teacher and a local entertainer are Beaudesert and Kooralbyn’s newest firefighters. Beaudesert’s Bailey Muller, David Martin, Beau Watson and Ben Whibley and Kooralbyn’s David Barry pledged to uphold the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFES) […]

velyn Hinchcliffe, Robert Cawley, Evelyn Sanderson (nee Cavell) with John Sanderson.
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Biddaddaba Creek Action Group needs you!

A group formed to advocate for landholders in the Biddaddaba region will fold if new members are not found. The Biddaddaba Creek Action Group was formed in 1988 for the betterment of the valley, said Robert Cawley. Robert, along with George Massam, are now in their eighties and are calling […]

Chris Rohan.
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A piece of history returns home

The O’Reilly family have a long history in the Scenic Rim which couldn’t have been achieved without the help of their pack horses. One of the original pack saddles used to transport goods to and from O’Reilly’s, estimated to be 100 years old, has been restored by saddler Chris Rohan. […]