A LOT has changed in the 40 years since local men met to launch the Probus Club of Beaudesert, but what has remained is the fun, friendship and fellowship members share. The social club for retirees celebrated 40 years with a lively lunch at The Club on October 2. They […]
I WISH we could print the symphony of pre-dawn birdsong that accompanied this moment. Mount Barney was impressive as ever, rising from misty and slightly smoky paddocks as we drove out for a bushwalk around her foothills recently. The sight of that magnificent mountain always stops me in my tracks.
LOCAL emergency services have helped pioneer a Queensland first major drone exercise for pilots to train in bushfire mapping, search and rescue and night operations. Beaudesert based Senior Remote Pilot Chris Thompson, who manages the response of South East Region drone pilots, helped facilitate Exercise Wedgetail at Wyaralong Dam on […]
OUR early morning walk has looked different lately. We have been staying with friends while our tiny house gets gutted, to remove its cracked asbestos walls. I stopped to admire these glorious pink bushes at sunrise before we rushed back for another big day.
VOTERS in Scenic Rim will have at least five candidates to choose from at the state election on October 26. Before official nominations opened, known candidates were incumbent Jon Krause (Liberal National), Louise Austin (Family First), Shireen Casey (Labour), Nicole Thompson (Greens) and Wayne Ziebarth (One Nation). Candidate nominations were […]
Beaudesert Bowls Club celebrates PEOPLE who have been at the helm of Beaudesert Bowls Club over the years got to connect and celebrate at the annual Past Presidents Day recently. Team winners of the triples were Peter Harlen (skip), Robin Schneider (second) and Joy Fraser (lead). They were among those […]
LOOKING out for each other is just what people do in the small but mighty community of Rathdowney. When volunteers put on the town’s second annual Spring has Sprung Fete at the Memorial Grounds, a strong contingent of local firefighters turned out to support their community. After a smoky start […]
SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp says Council is reviewing how it does community consultation and may bring in external providers to revisit the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards issue. It comes after the Mayor at a July 24 meeting pushed for Council to reopen community consultation on the saleyards, a saga […]
WHEN people come together for the Scenic Rim Sings 2024 Community Choir Workshop, it will be for the pure delight of singing in a group. The free event, hosted by A Choired Taste – the Scenic Rim Community Choir, will go from 9am to 3pm, October 12 at The Centre, […]
You can’t see the soundtrack to this sunset in a still image, but it sounded as electric as it looked. I stepped out of the grocery store that evening to a cacophony of corellas and traffic heralding a sunset worth admiring. It wasn’t a quiet or tranquil experience, but it […]
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