Karl Moore, Simon Childs, Brian Bunn, Chloe Sargent, Louise Dwyer.
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Helping locals at Christmas

Christmas will be a little brighter for dozens of locals thanks to a generous local partnership. Beaudesert Auto Group, which is part of Westpoint Autos, recently donated 46 Christmas gifts to the Beaucare Annual Christmas Appeal for young people of all ages. Beaudesert Auto Group Dealer Principal Simon Childs said […]

Avid local shopper Robyn Kennedy.
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Be in it to win it

Shoppers in Beaudesert have the opportunity to win $500 cash and gift vouchers from local shops as businesses launch their Support our CBD campaign. Local shopkeepers got together to launch the shop local initiative in the thick of significant disruptions caused by Beaudesert’s long-anticipated major drainage upgrades, which are expected […]

Rose Hamilton, Duty Manager of Beaudesert Hotel with CBD business owners
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Support our CBD

Businesses unite to survive SHOPKEEPERS feeling the pinch of Beaudesert’s major drainage upgrades need their loyal customers now more than ever. The middle of Beaudesert has been basically ripped up in a major ongoing stormwater drainage upgrade since the northbound lane of Brisbane Street closed to traffic in early September. […]

Beaudesert Historical Society Treasurer Tom Plunkett at what is believed to be the site of the first town lot
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The mystery of Beaudesert’s first town lot

AS the town of Beaudesert marks 150 years since the first town lot was sold, a mystery remains: who bought the first town lot, and how much did it sell for? In the year 2024 property prices are a hot topic, with a quick Google search showing the median house […]

What Susie Saw
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What Susie Saw

ISN’T it a joyous thing to see footpaths carpeted in purple?  The specimen you see here in Beaudesert country suburbia just happens to be our Editor Keer Moriarty’s favourite local jacaranda, so I stopped for a picture on the way home from work after a late afternoon storm.

Mununjali Housing Chairperson Aunty Janis Page and General Manager Brad Currie
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Housing success story

30 years of Mununjali Housing IF you want to know how much Mununjali Housing and Development Company Limited does in the community, let the numbers speak for themselves. The local organisation celebrated its 30th anniversary on October 6 by acknowledging the work of those before them and thanking the current […]

Jon
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Who will represent us?

COST of living is a top issue facing people in Scenic Rim as voters head to the polls. That is the word from the five candidates the Beaudesert Bulletin approached after nominations opened for the October 26 Queensland Election. Candidates (in ballot paper order) are Wayne Ziebarth (One Nation), Nicole […]

Tim Andrews and Ella Bischoff
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Ella does Beauy proud

A LACK of financial aid for university students coming from rural areas is what drives Ella Bischoff to advocate for change. The fourth generation Tamrookum woman is using her voice as the 2024 Queensland Country Life Showgirl runner-up to raise awareness about the issue. Ella, 20, is two and a […]

Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch President Ian Johnson
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Visible and accessible veteran support

YOU cannot miss the RSL Beaudesert Sub Branch sign filling the 17 William Street window. The sub branch shifted there in August after more than a decade in their offices upstairs in the Nielsen Building on the corner of Brisbane Street and William Street. The new location, which they moved […]

Zoe the German Shepherd and Bethwyn Todd
People and their Pets

People and their Pets Bethwyn and Zoe

ZOE is the fourth German Shepherd Bethwyn Todd has had since she was 13 years old. The 17-month-old black and gold short coat, who is from a show dog line, is a bundle of energy who loves to be by Bethwyn’s side. Bethwyn loves Zoe’s intelligence, loyalty and quirks. “Her […]