Jimboomba Hornets Netball Club members with Margaret Durant
Sport

Hornets take over bowls club

Jimboomba Hornets Netball Club held their end of year Presentation Day and lunch at Beaudesert Bowls Club this month. The younger Hornets enjoyed a bowls obstacle course designed by Beaudesert Bowls Club member Margaret Durante while the older members played competitive bowls under the tutelage of Beaudesert Bowls Club members. […]

AJ Platell, Justine Cox, Eden Platell and Lucy Henry
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PHOTO GALLERY: Zonta Hi tea

Zonta’s annual high tea and fashion parade was a sold out event once again. Over 100 women gathered in Erica Bates’ beautiful garden to view fashions by Kalico Country and Erica’s own label. All money raised goes to Zonta projects both locally and internationally.

Local Senior Remote Pilot Chris Thompson (right) with Jason Daniels, (SES South Eastern Region), Peter Georgeson (Narangba Rural Fire Brigade), Igor Jansen (Gold Coast Fire adn Rescue
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Wyaralong hosts Exercise Wedgetail

LOCAL emergency services have helped pioneer a Queensland first major drone exercise for pilots to train in bushfire mapping, search and rescue and night operations. Beaudesert based Senior Remote Pilot Chris Thompson, who manages the response of South East Region drone pilots, helped facilitate Exercise Wedgetail at Wyaralong Dam on […]

What Susie Saw
Regular Columns

What Susie Saw – A different route

OUR early morning walk has looked different lately. We have been staying with friends while our tiny house gets gutted, to remove its cracked asbestos walls. I stopped to admire these glorious pink bushes at sunrise before we rushed back for another big day. 

Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch President Ian Johnson
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Visible and accessible veteran support

YOU cannot miss the RSL Beaudesert Sub Branch sign filling the 17 William Street window. The sub branch shifted there in August after more than a decade in their offices upstairs in the Nielsen Building on the corner of Brisbane Street and William Street. The new location, which they moved […]

Democracy sausage
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Scenic Rim heading to the polls

VOTERS in Scenic Rim will have at least five candidates to choose from at the state election on October 26. Before official nominations opened, known candidates were incumbent Jon Krause (Liberal National), Louise Austin (Family First), Shireen Casey (Labour), Nicole Thompson (Greens) and Wayne Ziebarth (One Nation). Candidate nominations were […]

June Collins
Personality Profile

Family providing purpose

June Collins is a woman of action – her life is filled with endless stories. June’s early life as a dancer took her all around the world. The first place she visited was the Philippines and the trip opened her eyes to a reality she had never seen.   “I was […]

Zoe the German Shepherd and Bethwyn Todd
People and their Pets

People and their Pets Bethwyn and Zoe

ZOE is the fourth German Shepherd Bethwyn Todd has had since she was 13 years old. The 17-month-old black and gold short coat, who is from a show dog line, is a bundle of energy who loves to be by Bethwyn’s side. Bethwyn loves Zoe’s intelligence, loyalty and quirks. “Her […]

Past Presidents Day Organiser Pat Stuhmcke with other Past Presidents
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Past presidents honoured

Beaudesert Bowls Club celebrates PEOPLE who have been at the helm of Beaudesert Bowls Club over the years got to connect and celebrate at the annual Past Presidents Day recently. Team winners of the triples were Peter Harlen (skip), Robin Schneider (second) and Joy Fraser (lead). They were among those […]

GWENDELLA MARLEEN FRIEBERG
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EULOGY

Gwendella Marleen Herrmann was born at Boonah on March 23, 1936. She was the eldest child of Edward and Voilet Herrmann (nee Sommer). Her siblings were Daphne (deceased), Lorreen (deceased), Shirley and Bevan.  Pastor Finger baptised Gwen at St John’s Lutheran Church, Kalbar and she was later confirmed by Pastor […]