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Nature’s gentleman and a man for all seasons

VALE Peter Rice – 1943 – 2023 Dedicated teacher, passionate gardener, keen bushwalker, seasoned traveller, nature’s gentleman – the late Peter Rice was all of these and more. Peter, who was the Secretary of the Beaudesert and District Orchid Society, passed away on 8 June 2023, aged 80. Peter was […]

Mary Rohan.
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Call is out for Dignity Bag donations

Kerry Memorial Hall has issued a call for donations to its Dignity Bag Packaging Day to be held on Sunday 23 July.  “We are inviting anyone interested in helping to come along that day and donate items appropriate for putting into a bag for women in need,” said Kerry Hall […]

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Kylie’s State of Origin role

Former Beaudesert High School student Kylie Baldwin is making a big mark in the Australian sports physiotherapy world. Her impressive record of success was again highlighted when she helped the NSW Women’s State of Origin Rugby League team in its second clash of the interstate series with Queensland in Townsville. […]

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Dancing with the world’s best at Blackpool

England’s Blackpool Dance Festival is the world’s first and most famous international annual ballroom competition and in May this year 1509 couples from 54 countries took part. The festival is held at the town’s stunning Empress Ballroom in the Winter Gardens entertainment complex. Among the international competitors were John Thomas, […]

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An SOS from Meals on Wheels

Beaudesert Meals on Wheels is in urgent need of volunteers to provide its much needed delivery services. Around 60 per cent of its drivers stopped doing deliveries during the Coronavirus pandemic – with many unable to resume – and it is urgently in need of up to 15 new volunteers. […]

Roslyn Yuke (right) and Beaudesert RSL Sub-Branch Vice President, Carol Castles, hold Errol Yuke’s Vietnam Commemorative Medallion and Certificate.
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Commemorative medallion

Beaudesert man Errol Yuke, who served nine years in the Royal Australian Navy, has been posthumously honoured with the awarding of a Commemorative Medallion and Certificate for his tour of duty aboard HMAS Perth during the Vietnam War.  The medallion and certificate were accepted on Errol’s behalf by his cousin […]