Tamborine Mountain

Steering students towards safer roads

Tamborine Mountain State High School’s recent Road Safety Event was a powerful and practical learning experience which reinforced the importance of responsible behaviour on the road for the next generation of young drivers. This long-standing initiative has become a cornerstone of the school’s community engagement, thanks largely to the dedication […]

Florence Retschlag, Jackie Tuck, Wendy Macaulay and Charmaine Lamond
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Beaudesert CWA soldiers on

Despite wet weather disrupting Beaudesert CWA’s plans to host a morning tea for residents recently, the group still made the most of the occasion. With plates of finger foods and pots of piping hot tea, members gathered indoors and enjoyed a performance from the Beaudesert U3A guitar group who made […]

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Councillor Comment – June 2026

June Is Eat Local Month in the Scenic Rim Scenic Rim Regional Council’s recent award for Excellence in Collaboration for the Eat Local Movement was well timed as Eat Local Month celebrates its 15th birthday this month. The award, presented by the Local Government Managers Australia, recognises the Eat Local […]

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Social support groups and bus services

Tamborine Mountain Community Care Association (TMCCA) is a not-for-profit, non-government organisation overseen by an elected Management Committee with staff and volunteers coordinating and delivering services.   TMCCA was established in 1992 to provide care for senior residents of Tamborine Mountain, who choose to continue living independently in their own homes.   TMCCA […]

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The General Store

Held in the Tamborine Mountain Heritage Centre, The General Store was constructed out of material from a local farmhouse owned by Bernie and Mrs. Wilson, believed to be built in the 1930’s. Volunteers pulled the house apart and re-erected it where it currently sits, complete with a barber’s chair and […]

Jayden Fairhead celebrated 100 games for the Kingfishers
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100 games for Kingfisher

A century of games is a milestone many players dream of, but for Beaudesert Kingfishers dummy-half Jayden Fairhead, bringing up 100 matches for his hometown club made the occasion even more special. Fairhead reached the milestone at a packed R.S. Willis Park on May 10, with the club intentionally resting […]

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Rainbow on William Street

The contrast of this gloomy sky seemed to saturate the brick buildings of William Street in vibrant colour as a rainbow appeared overhead during recent rain.

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The Zeigarnik Effect

I am guilty of leaving too many apps open on my phone and multiple files and windows open on my laptop.  It results in slow performance, application freezes and crashes as the system strains to cope.  The Zeigarnik Effect is a psychological term referring to the brain’s tendency to fixate […]

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Chris Mott and Hugo

Hugo the Great Dane/Bull Arab cross is all height and heart. Chief Customer Greeter at Spare Part Solutions, five year old Hugo loves watching street life from the front of shop.  Chris Mott says Hugo, who belongs to his daughter Rachael, enjoys meeting new customers both human and canine. The […]

Wayne Coolwell 1994, ABC Studio, New York City, 34172 Wayne Coolwell archive, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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Legacy honoured

The trailblazing work of a man with local cultural ties is being celebrated through the exhibition, ‘Through Mununjali Eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell’. The free exhibition, which continues until October 18 at the State Library of Queensland, is a visual archive of five decades of Aboriginal political, social and cultural life […]