Darren Thorpe
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MY STORY – Darren Thorpe

AT JUST 17 years of age Darren Thorpe was presented with a life-changing opportunity. At the end of his schooling, he was selected from an elite group to be Jimboomba Rotary Club’s first international exchange student. They arranged for him to be hosted by four families with the Rotary Club […]

Matty with the help of a Now Church parishioner baptises a young church member at Darlington Park.
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Finding faith in hardship

Church leaders’ story inspiring others to turn away from drugs BEAUDESERT’S fastest growing Christian group, Now Church, is being run by two former drug addicts. Matty and Natalia Russell don’t hide from that, in fact they say where they came from and how they turned their lives around is one […]

Kooralbyn Fire and Rescue Station
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Kooralbyn brigade overlooked again

DEDICATED members of the Kooralbyn Fire and Rescue Service could be forgiven for crying poor after their station was once again overlooked in the recent major equipment handouts across Queensland. The service, which was called into action almost 300 times during 2023, is operating with the oldest tender in the […]

Ken Chancellor
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Resident safety is a key goal

SCENIC Rim Division Four council candidate Ken Chancellor will campaign for election on March 16 on a vision of fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and safe community.  For the past twenty years he has worked as a dedicated entrepreneur, successfully navigating various professional roles that have equipped me with a diverse […]

Vigoro States 5
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Keeping Vigoro alive

IT’S NOT unfair to say that of all women’s sports played in Queensland Vigoro may be one of those with the fewest participants. Just three associations exist Cairns, Fassifern, and Ipswich,  For a number of years now, a group of Beaudesert girls have been keeping the game alive by travelling […]

Karl Mitchell
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Personality Profile – Karl Mitchell

YOUNG Beaudesert trainee professional golfer, Karl Mitchell, wakes up every morning with a smile on his face. Maybe that’s a little stretch, but his love of golf and an opportunity to work at the local course has him confidently believing he has the perfect job. Karl, 28, was born at […]

Southbank TAFE nursing induction
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Free Diploma of Nursing course in 2024

STUDENTS from the Beaudesert region are amongst 1400 in Southeast Queensland who have enrolled in a Diploma of Nursing course for free in 2024. The Diploma of Nursing at TAFE allows students to get a headstart in healthcare at world class facilities, including simulated nursing rooms that replicating a real-life […]

Peter Chapman
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Senior journalist joins the team   

Highly experienced journalist Peter Chapman has joined the Beaudesert Bulletin and Canungra Times team for 2024 in a significant boost to the future development of both publications. Peter’s experience covers senior editor roles in television, newspapers and magazines. He has been recognised with national and state journalism awards during a […]

Alli Reinke
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Alli sets her sights on ‘32 Olympics.

FOR most 13-year-olds dedicating themselves to a future project is no great concern, that is of course if it’s in the foreseeable future and will involve minimal work. When the journey will involve training every week for eight years no matter the weather few young teens will bother to take […]

Young local junior Levi Bannan is headed towards an NRL career with Manly.
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Levi signs with Manly

KINGFISHER junior rugby league player, Levi Bannan, has been earmarked by Manly as a potential NRL player of the future. The talented half-back came under their notice last year playing in the Under 16 Cyril Connell Cup for Souths Logan Magpies. The team lost just one match in the competition […]