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Funds to rescue those in crisis

Local domestic and family violence support service YFS Ltd has received a $45,000 grant to provide increased rental and accommodation assistance to victim-survivors. The Jimboomba based organisation which supports the Beaudesert region was amongst 57 similar community groups across the state to benefit from a $2.5m allocation under the government’s […]

Coach Rob Brown, Maree Blow, Holly Geiger, Maggie Newland and Coach Keith Gee.
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Kingfishers eye off Premier League

Beaudesert’s Kingfishers women’s team has introduced a new player’s academy in a move which they hope will ultimately see the senior women’s team elevated into the SEQ Premier competition. Buoyed by their premiership success last year the club is now looking to groom players from Under 15’s up to become […]

REPRESENTING QUEENSLAND: Hannah and her brother Tobi Brown.
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Beauy locals represent state in CFFA nationals

Hannah Brown, a 17 year old Beaudesert local, has been selected to represent Queensland at the Christian Football Federal Association national titles in the senior women’s team. Hannah represented South-East Coast at the Queensland Christian Soccer Association state titles in May, where was scouted and given the opportunity to represent […]

Riley Day. Image supplied.
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Riley aims for her day in Paris

CHAMPION SPRINTER FIGHTS BACK AFTER MAJOR INJURY Local sprint champion, Riley Day, is continuing to take major strides towards winning selection in the Australia team to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The former Beaudesert Little Athletics star missed almost the entire domestic season with a back stress fracture, but […]

SES CHANGES: Hundreds of local SES volunteers such as Anna and Joanne from the Tamborine Mountain Group will be recognised with official citations in celebration of the sweeping changes introduced to the service recently.
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New era for Rim’s SES branches

State Emergency Services (SES) operations throughout the Scenic Rim are now under the control of the Queensland Police Service. The new era in Queensland’s disaster and emergency management, formalised earlier this month, see the introduction of significant changes to how the state responds to natural disasters and emergencies. The State […]

Mayor Tom Sharp with James Parer.
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Small businesses connect

A relaxed afternoon on the Beaudesert Golf Club deck set the scene for casual networking at the Business Networking Barbecue hosted by Scenic Rim Regional Council. The event, which attracted people from Beaudesert, Boonah and surrounds, closed out the local program for Queensland Small Business Month. 

Owners of manufactured homes throughout the region will welcome clarification of their rights as will park owners.
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New rights for home owners

Those living in manufactured homes in Scenic Rim residential parks will now be assured of fairer and more predictable site rent increases after reforms were recently passed by the Miles Government. The new Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced to ensure fairer conditions for residents living in […]

(Back) Michael and Jenny Enright, and Linda Lynch. (Front) Grace Booth, Dinah Buchanan and Thelma Evans.
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97 years of Beaudesert Country Women

The Beaudesert Branch Country Women’s Association (CWA) celebrated their 97th anniversary on May 27 with a light morning tea held on the same day as their first AGM meeting in 1927. Queensland CWA is a community of women who work together to improve the lives of Queensland families living in regional, […]

Peter Salleras, Bronwyn Neuendorf, Kay Tommerup (Agritourism Queensland President), David Counsell, Tina McPherson (Agritourism Queensland Vice President) at the Agritourism Queensland launch.
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Agritourism peak body launched

A new peak body has officially launched to represent and advocate on behalf of farmers who diversify into agritourism. Agritourism Queensland support farming enterprises that provide agritourism offerings to protect their interests and ensure that opportunities are harnessed and challenges are navigated successfully. The peak body has been established through […]

Sarah Adams. Image supplied.
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Beaudesert Baptist Church’s annual holiday kids’ club

Beaudesert Baptist Church is holding their annual holiday kids’ club running from June 24 to 28 for prep to year six kids looking to stay preoccupied for the first week of school holidays.  Each day will be filled with activity rotations that will include morning tea, board games, singing, crafts, […]