Articles by Peter Chapman

NEW and improved agricultural levies legislation will replace the existing framework next year, making the levy system more user friendly for participants and making it easier for them to understand their obligations. More than 50 pieces of legislation governing over 110 levies and charges – across 75 commodities and 18 […]

DESPITE setbacks and drier conditions across some parts of Australia, the agriculture sector is forecast to have its second-highest value of production on record in 2024–25. Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said the overall value of the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors is forecast to reach $94.3 billion […]

WHILE many of us welcomed some special presents on Christmas Day Tamara Jarrett can claim to have received the best. Tamara was expecting to welcome her first child into the world on Christmas Eve at Beaudesert Hospital, but her son decided he wanted to make December 25 her extra special […]

THE $21.4m upgrade of Beaudesert’s 56 year old courthouse will be ready to open by the middle of this year. Unlike many other major construction projects in Southeast Qld the courthouse rebuild is both on schedule and on budget. The new courthouse is being completed under the State Government’s Courthouse […]

Talented junior squad wants to return to the field IN  2017 Brenden Frazer proudly took a group of enthusiastic young Beaudesert Kingfishers league players through to an Under 12 grand-final victory. The same squad under Brenden’s coaching went on to win the Under 15 premiership and then the Under 18 […]

Australian researchers are peering into the future to prepare for tomorrow’s biggest biosecurity risks. The Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) has developed forecasting models that analyse changing climates and international trade flows to determine which pests will hit Australia hardest over the coming decades. The CEBRA team […]

THE key to maintaining the drive and energy of any sporting club rests in the hands of its most dedicated members. These members are those who stick with the cause for years and are always willing to put their hand up for any position or volunteer for any job.  Eighty-three […]

THIS month 10 years ago emergency services were called to fight one of the biggest fires every seen in the Beaudesert business precinct. Sparks from a grinding machine had ignited nearby tins of paint turning Dover and Son’s Farm machinery complex on Telemon Street into an exploding inferno. Fire fighters […]

Young equestrian, Alli Reinke has taken another significant step on the pathway she hopes will lead her to wear the green and gold at the Brisbane Olympics in 2032. The Tamborine Village teenager recently competed at the EA Hygain Australasian National Horse and Rider Championship in Sydney and for a […]

The advisory group which is guiding development of Queensland’s updated dairy plan has begun the task of reviewing the feedback received to identify priorities and common themes.  The new plan is all about growing Queensland’s milk pool, building the economic viability of the industry, facilitating productivity and efficiency improvements, and […]