Reflections

Closed doors

None of us like closed doors- You have to let it go None of us like closed doors. They sting. They confuse. They often leave us asking, “Why?” Whether it’s a job, death of a loved one, a relationship, why did that person leave?  a dream, or an opportunity. We naturally want […]

News

2025 SCENIC RIM FARMING EXPO RETURNS – BIGGER, BOLDER, AND BACKED BY ALLCLASS KUBOTA

13–14 June 2025 | 50 Parcells Rd, Harrisville, QLD The Scenic Rim Farming Expo, proudly presented by Allclass Kubota, returns for its third and biggest year yet — shining a spotlight on the heart of regional Queensland’s farming industry. Held over two action-packed days in Harrisville, this must-a end event […]

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BIG HORSES. BIG COUNTRY. BIG WEEKEND.

The Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular returns on June 14 & 15 with country roots and cowboy boots – now featuring a major country music concert! One of Queensland’s most loved and unique events, the Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular—the richest Clydesdale Show in the Southern Hemisphere—takes rein in Beaudesert on the […]

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Safety improvements on the way for Mount Lindsay Highway intersection

Member for Scenic Rim, Jon Krause, has welcomed plans by the Department of Transport and Main Roads to make safety improvements at the Tamrookum intersection of the Mount Lindesay Highway and Kooralbyn Road. The busy intersection will be upgraded to include a dedicated left-turn lane from Mount Lindesay Highway onto […]

On the land

Brangus Steers hit $1760 at Beaudesert

BARTHOLOMEW and Co reported a quality yarding of predominately Charolais x and Droughtmaster x restocker steers that sold to a very competitive panel of buyers at their Beaudesert Store Sale on Saturday June 7.  Replacement and weaner heifers sold to a firm market. Multi Investment Trust, Mt Barney, sold Brangus […]

Reflections

Knowing God

I AM not normally a fan of the winter or the cold, but there is one reason I get excited about winter – the stars.  Typically, here in the Scenic Rim, the best time for viewing the stars is winter.  The sky is normally clear of clouds and the sky […]

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Councillor column – Cr Jennifer Sanders 

My sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the community consultation on Council’s Corporate Plan 2025-2030 and the draft 2025-2026 Budget. In recent weeks my Councillor colleagues and I have been considering the feedback provided before the Budget’s adoption and I hope that the community consultation has helped residents and […]

History

The Milbanks family

IN THE mid-1850s Patrick and Margaret Milbanks joined many other Irish people and decided to journey to Australia and try their luck in a new country.  They arrived in Queensland with son William, born during the voyage, and took a job on Pikedale Station at Stanthorpe.  Their daughters Bridget and […]