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, […]

EMERGENCY BOOST: Logan Hospital staff have welcomed the new improved ED facilities.
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Injection for Logan’s ED 

Scenic Rim residents who require emergency treatment at Logan Hospital will benefit from the recent completion of two new units. Logan’s new Emergency Short Stay Unit, located within the ED footprint on Level 2, opened in late last month and was closely followed by a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) […]

CARDBOARD CITY: Jamie Douglas traded his home for a cardboard one in the open air at Riverstage recently as part of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout charity night.
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Jamie does it tough for charity

AS a leading local property agent Jamie Douglas knows just how hard it has been for renters to find a property and also how desperate some families are to put a roof over their head. As a keen walker he has also noted over the past few years how many […]

Sharon Rae, President of Kooralbyn Community Group Adrian Sandell and Lynne Carter
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Fight for Kooralbyn link road goes on

WHEN the Kooralbyn Road was closed as bushfires raced through the district last year the only escape route for thousands of local residents was locked off.  It was a time of major concern and it was also a telling reminder to the 2000 or so residents from the picturesque village […]

Fire ant colony
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Holiday project can help find Fire Ants

SCENIC RIM families have been asked to take on an important environmental project during the current school holidays. The Invasive Species Council wants them to step up and join the fire ant fight over the break A spokesperson for the council said the project was simple as all they were […]

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Funds to rescue those in crisis

Local domestic and family violence support service YFS Ltd has received a $45,000 grant to provide increased rental and accommodation assistance to victim-survivors. The Jimboomba based organisation which supports the Beaudesert region was amongst 57 similar community groups across the state to benefit from a $2.5m allocation under the government’s […]

Coach Rob Brown, Maree Blow, Holly Geiger, Maggie Newland and Coach Keith Gee.
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Kingfishers eye off Premier League

Beaudesert’s Kingfishers women’s team has introduced a new player’s academy in a move which they hope will ultimately see the senior women’s team elevated into the SEQ Premier competition. Buoyed by their premiership success last year the club is now looking to groom players from Under 15’s up to become […]