Tamborine Mountain

Legacy project brings mascot to Tamborine Mountain High

EACH year, Tamborine Mountain State High School’s captains leave a legacy for their peers, and in 2025 that legacy will be Ric the water dragon mascot. Ric is based on the water dragons commonly seen around the campus, and his name reflects the school’s values of Respect, Integrity and Care.  […]

Tamborine Mountain

Police seek information about fatal crash

THE Queensland Police Service’s Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash at Tamborine Mountain yesterday, 29 December. Police and emergency services were called to Tamborine Mountain Road around 11.55am to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorbike. The rider of the motorbike, a 54-year-old Loganholme man, sustained […]

News

Eat Local Month delivers record results

SCENIC Rim Eat Local Month has delivered one of its strongest years yet, boosting the local economy and strengthening the region’s reputation as one of Australia’s leading food and farming destinations.Following the adoption at the December 2025 Ordinary Meeting of a report on Eat Local Month, Tourism and Regional Events, […]

Reflections

Reflections – Christmas is coming

CHRISTMAS time is drawing closer, and while it’s supposedly the happiest time of year, it also turns out to be one of the most wasteful. Do you know the old rhyme, “Christmas is coming, the ducks are getting fat ….”? Nowadays ducks rarely get a mention at Christmas – it […]

History

History- The Ghost of Christmases Past

CHRISTMAS is that special time when we as families come together to celebrate. It is also a special time for community celebration. Beaudesert and district has long held activities to give all residents and visitors an opportunity to catch up with old friends, and to welcome new residents to the […]

Council Watch

Councillor Comment – Cr Kerri Cryer

THIS time of year brings a mix of celebration and reflection. Both can be highlighted through art and storytelling. Council has installed new lighting and a story marker to give fresh life to The Pathway of the Pioneers, the bicentennial mural created in 1988 by the late Florence Brook and […]

News

We love Christmas

THERE is no community more alive than Beaudesert at Christmas time. That is what yarnbombing volunteer Rose Peel, pictured front page, thinks about the town she calls home. “I’ve been around so many towns because I drove down to Melbourne and stopped at every town. Beaudesert is more alive than […]

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Leaving with a legacy

MCAULEY College Year 12 student Alexander McIver wanted to make one last appearance at his school’s chess competition before stepping off the campus for good. The Gardiner Chess competition held on November 20, a day after his final roll call, saw Alexander taking home a bronze medal, placing him third […]

What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw – Hope

THERE is power in hope, no matter how tough times get. My Christmas wish for all of us is that we hang on to hope all year round, especially when life throws its inevitable curve balls our way.

Personality Profile

Debe loves to laugh

DEBE Dewey says the key to living a long and happy life is having a positive attitude. She has had her fair share of challenges, but she’s always managed to keep a smile on her face. Debe grew up in a small town in Hastings, New Zealand. Her mother introduced […]