What Susie Saw
What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw – bees and blooms

I stopped to admire the bees on the blooms on Duckett Street behind the shops, recently. I have it on good authority that these are coral vine blossoms, and they are edible.  I didn’t have a taste test, but they were a feast for the eyes and that was enough for […]

Bron Manning
News

Support strong for Duck Creek Road petition

DUCK Creek Road supporters from as close as Beaudesert and as far away as Doha have got behind a petition to reopen the important local route. At time of print, the ‘Reopen Duck Creek Road in Scenic Rim’ petition had 1860 signatures. Bron Manning, pictured, is one of many locals who relied […]

Ariarna Gotke, Makyla Gotke, Abby Barthel, Cameron Barthel, Ellen Undery, Rhonda Thorpe and Tash Gotke
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Overwhelming support for cancer fundraiser

LOCALS united in their fight against cancer have raised more than $6,000 for the cause. Supporters packed out the Beaudesert Tennis Club for the second annual High Tea for a Cause on February 18, organised by cancer survivor Rhonda Thorpe and her team of family and friends. At time of […]

Mayoral candidates Greg Christensen (incumbent Mayor), Jeff McConnell (current Deputy Mayor) and Tom Sharp
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Beaudesert meets candidates

DRAINAGE, animal welfare, RV friendly status, homelessness, Duck Creek Road, rubbish bins, road maintenance, parking, an incinerator, flying the pride flag outside Council, Mayor-CEO working relationships, candidate-property developer friendships, preference allocation and an indoor sports facility for Beaudesert. Those were among issues the public raised at the Beaudesert Chamber of […]

Division 4 candidates Ken Chancellor and Jennifer Sanders
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Who will represent us?

MOST Beaudesert voters will have two choices when they head to the polls at the March 16 Local Government Elections for Scenic Rim: Jennifer Sanders or Ken Chancellor. The Division Four candidates were announced in that order at the ballot draw, performed by Returning Officer for Scenic Rim, Leonie Walsh […]

Helen St drain infrastructure
What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw – Helen Street drains

Here’s a glorious sky over the culvert collection on Helen Street the other morning.  It sounds like a giant frog hotel on muggy mornings.  We walk past it every day, and sometimes I remember those culverts are destined for greater things, like fixing the town’s drainage.  No offence to the frogs.

Georgia, Dave and Harry Tommerup at the 1888 homestead
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Still dairying despite the odds

DAVE Tommerup reckons the giant fig tree towering over the homestead he grew up in might be 180 years old. It put down roots decades before his great-great grandfather Matthew Horan registered the family’s cattle brand in 1874 in a tale not quite as old as the hills, but pretty […]

The mystery bin
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Public bins are common sense

BEAUDESERT business representatives continuing to call for bins at the northern end of the CBD say it is simply common sense to put bins where the litter is happening. There are no public bins on Brisbane Street north of Davidson Park despite that part of the CBD having the highest […]

Kaiah and Poppi
People and their Pets

People and their Pets – Kaiah and Poppi

POPPI the puppy is a gentle giant with a personality to match. At 16 weeks of age, the Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiff) already weighed in at 20 kilograms and she was expected to grow to more than 60 kilograms. Poppi fills the home of Kaiah Biggs, 10, and his […]

Duck Creek Road advocates Dick Moloney, Peter and Mary Rohan, Sally and Michael Undery and Jodie O’Reilly
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Bring Back Duck Creek Road petition launched

ADVOCATES for reopening Duck Creek Road at Kerry have launched an online petition to bolster their efforts. Duck Creek Road has been closed since 2017, when ex-tropical Cyclone Debbie caused severe damage through flooding and landslips. The road, which connects Beaudesert and O’Reilly’s via Kerry Road, is considered an essential […]