If you’ve seen two walkers getting around town with big backpacks lately (that’s us!) I promise we’re not running away from home. Well not permanently, anyway. Zac and I have again become those strange people walking through Beaudesert with the big packs, but this time we are training for a […]
Here’s a sunset appreciation photo on the way back from our first visit to Barney as a family of three recently. In years gone by, we’ve camped for a few days out there at Easter and Christmas but this time we opted for a simple day trip. Time in nature […]
Twelve years ago, on a Sunday afternoon in June, Dave Cockburn knocked on the front door of the small home we rented down on the corner of Beetham and Petersen streets. He was the Scenic Rim’s Deputy Mayor and also chaired the Scenic Rim Health Services Taskforce, which was fighting […]
Submissions for a proposed mobile phone base station on the corner of Fields Road and Gould Hill Road at Gleneagle will close on May 1. The proposal, which includes an already-approved 40-metre monopole, set tongues wagging when some locals spotted a small proposal sign on the property and posted it […]
BEAUDESERT Country Women’s Association memberships have nearly doubled compared with last year as newcomers gravitate toward the fun, helpful group. As the local CWA buzzes with fresh energy, newcomers have an extra incentive to join in the month of April via a statewide membership drive offering 15 months for the […]
Advocacy always essential TWENTY years after Beaudesert maternity unit was closed and 10 years since the community managed to get it open again, advocates are as watchful as ever. Beaudesert Hospital maternity unit reopened in 2014 after a heard fought community battle to restore the service. It was hailed as […]
BEAUDESERT parkrun organisers have praised the community for its support at the town’s first parkrun trials. More than 130 people were out on course at the first parkrun trial on April 7, with strong interest in the second parkrun trial set for April 14 at time of print. Event Directors […]
BUSINESS owners in the northern section of Beaudesert CBD have praised Council for installing two new bins on Brisbane Street and say it is a good start towards addressing the town’s rubbish problem. One bin is outside the space shared by ACS Engineers and Rylec QLD and the other is […]
IF you think Lauren Crocker is determined, you should meet her mum, Cathy Hanser. The local duo is in training to take on Australia’s toughest team endurance event, the 96km Gold Coast Kokoda Challenge, which raises money to change the lives of young Australians through the Kokoda Youth Foundation. Lauren, […]
FOOD box charity Tracey’s Pantry will be well-equipped to support people in need after receiving $500 from the local community choir. A Choired Taste donated the money to Tracey’s Pantry in honour of much-loved choir member, the late Tracey Day, who is the inspiration behind Tracey’s Pantry. When community-minded local […]
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