Elysium Village residents are preparing to light up the Village for Christmas.
Community

Elysium Village Lights Up for the Community

Elysium Village’s Christmas Lights Extravaganza is set to delight locals and visitors alike when it returns in December. After being cancelled due to COVID restrictions in 2020, residents of the Over 50s Lifestyle Village are excited to welcome people to their Christmas wonderland again this year. Sales Manager Dennis Ring […]

Artist rendering of the completed Amaze Early Education Centre. Photo: Supplied.
Community

Childcare Centre to Immerse Kids in Bush Life

dy will open in Beaudesert early next year and already has more than a dozen families ready to play! The Amaze Early Education Centre at 202-216 Brooklands Drive will provide an immersive bushland experience for the children enrolled there, with room to run and natural playgrounds. Co-founder Lucy Cook said […]

Lesley and Wayne Pearson from RV Tanks.
Business

A Local Success Story

Tucked away in Enterprise Drive, Beaudesert is the manufacturing facility of RV Tanks Australia, winner of the Excellence in Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing and Mining Award. Founded by a camper trailer manufacturer who couldn’t find a tank to suit his needs, RV Tanks Australia is a locally-owned family business with directors […]

Jon Gibbons with Mayor Greg Christensen and Council’s 2020-21 Annual Report. Photo: Scenic Rim Regional Council.
Community

CEO will not be Re-Appointed

Councillors have voted not to renew the contract of Scenic Rim Regional Council’s CEO Jon Gibbons which expires on 18 June 2022. The Council did not provide a reason for its decision not to re-appoint.  Mr Gibbons commenced his contract with Scenic Rim Regional Council in March 2018. He had […]

Cobb & Co Tours Maroon
News

Cobb & Co Tours the Scenic Rim Way

Nara and Gavin Stevens intended to retire when they moved to Australia from the UK six years ago. The couple had run a carriage company in the UK using their beloved Shire horses to transport clients, including the Royal family. After only a few weeks in Australia, they missed the […]

Beaudesert State High School Principal Grant Stephensen with Principal’s Award recipients.
Community

Be Brave Enough to Take Opportunities

The achievements of Beaudesert State High School students were celebrated in a ceremony recognising outstanding results in the face of adversity. The graduating Year 12 students completed their schooling during the two years of a world wide pandemic, adding lockdowns and COVID restrictions to the already stressful final years of […]

Bean To owner, Kylie Peterson with Kerrie Wise from Cancer Council Beaudesert Branch and the many raffle prizes donated by local businesses.
Community

Raising Funds for Cancer Research

Local cafe, Bean To raised over $3,000 for breast cancer research during October. The money was raised through community efforts, with Finella Loch making and donating pink masks for the cause and pink biscuits made by Jane Heit of 3 Crazy Cookies adding to the total.  Bean To owner, Kylie […]

Detective Acting Inspector Nicola Brown, Detective Sgt Darren Ward, Senior Sergeant Peter Waugh, Senior Sergeant Ken Murray and Detective Senior Constable Teresa Osbourne outside Beaudesert Police Station.
Community

Swift Action Against Drugs

A ten month drug operation by police resulted in 30 people being charged with 125 offences, including drug, property and serious organised crime charges. Police executed 28 search warrants in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast on 25 and 26 October. Logan CIB Detective Acting Inspector Nicola Brown said […]

Sport

Pennants Win for Beaudesert Ladies

A Beaudesert team has taken out the prestigious Business Ladies Pennants held at Burleigh Golf Club. The competition, held between Clubs that are affiliated with the Gold Coast District, commenced in 1977.  It was originally called Business Girls Inter-Club Teams Match. Beaudesert first won the event in 1988, then again […]