Health mum and daughter
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Mother-daughter duo’s shared passion

DRIVEN by a desire to help others and make a positive impact, Beaudesert’s Tania and Abbey Unterrheiner share a calling to healthcare. The mother-daughter duo said they even believed their shared profession, and passion, brought them closer together. The pair is committed to making a positive impact on the lives […]

Tom Ferguson Tennis Shield Winners
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Locals ace the big guns

The Beaudesert Tennis Club has been competing in the inter-district Tom Ferguson Shield competition for more than 50 years and for the most part they have just made up the numbers only winning the shield twice. Now the engravers have been told to put the Beaudesert name once more on […]

Liam Neil , Brenden Schutz and Russell Smith
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Love of food opened a new life

MANY go through life avoiding making major life changing decisions. Brenden and Roxy Schutz, the owners of popular cafe and restaurant Main St Provedore in Tamborine Mountain, are not amongst that group. Living in Shoalhaven on the NSW South Coast Brenden decided at 32 years of age that it was […]

A recent Farm Safety report has revealed that claims involving falls have reduced by 75%.
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Less claims reflect better safety practice

A REPORT detailing rural insurance claims over the past 12 months has revealed farmers are becoming more safety conscious. The annual Safer Farms Report compiled by WFI Insurance has shown claims have fallen in most segments particularly those involving falls from heights which are down 75%. It also revealed impact […]

McAuley College used their Go For Gold funding grant to purchase four new sports house marquees. Principal Jason Pacey is pictured with Steele House captains, Emily Livingston and Olivia Cahill in front of their house marquee.
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School sports facilities boosted

STUDENTS at Tamborine Mountain State School, St Mary’s Beaudesert and McAuley College now have access to new and improved sporting facilities thanks to the Miles Government’s Go for Gold Fund. The three district schools were listed amongst 97 to share in more than $30m in funding to be used to […]

Jon Krause MP with Bill Deeran
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Teen making a difference

HAVING a voice in your region’s future when you are in your tender years is no easy task. Bromelton teenager, Bill Deeran, 16, discovered his opportunity to be heard when he decided to nominate for the YMCA Youth Parliament program. Bill was selected in the program and now represents the […]

Amelie Taylor
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Amelie combines both loves

McAULEY College student Amelie Taylor has two great loves. The first is her passion for gymnastics which she took up when only five years-old in Toowoomba and her second is horse riding. Finding a way to combine both has led her to take up the sport of Equestrian Vaulting. As […]

Jason Day
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Jason Day to tee off at Olympics

BEAUDESERT’S famous sporting son, Jason Day, will leave behind his regret from eight years ago when he turned down his chance to represent Australia at the Olympics when he tees off in the green and gold at the Paris Games. Day was ranked number one in 2016 when he decided […]

McAuley College is participating in the Agribusiness Gateway to Industry project.
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Program a gateway to rural jobs

A small group of colleges in the Scenic Rim region have enlisted along with 78 other schools in a government initiative aimed at encouraging young students to become part of tomorrow’s agriculture workforce. Jimboomba based Emmaus and Flagstone State Community colleges joined McAuley College in Beaudesert and Boonah State High […]

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Making use of waste

Food producers throughout the Scenic Rim are finding innovative new ways to limit losses and create alternative uses for waste, as evidenced in a new report titled “Crop loss/waste on Australian horticulture farms, 2022–23” . The report was commissioned by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, […]