Canungra

Bribery was required to convince the Clandulla Cottages resident Pygmy Goats to cease their enthusiastic rollicking long enough for a photo.  Nambok Howard says the young goats, Spud, Chief and Jemima spend their days playing together, the swing being the favourite, and love to interact with guests at the cottages. […]

Members of the Canungra Men’s Shed gathered on June 27 to celebrate the organisation’s fifth birthday, reflecting on its growth and the role it plays in the local community. Secretary Col Ford said the shed had become an important place for local men to connect. “I think they all enjoy […]

Community members rallied together to help as flames engulfed a Canungra home last month, with neighbours acting quickly before emergency services arrived. Police alleged a Riverbend Drive house was deliberately set alight just after 4pm on June 10, with the fire destroying the property. Nearby resident Tracey Christoffel noticed an […]

A trip to an art and craft show has inspired the women from the Canungra Craft Group to make 100 bags of essential items to support men experiencing homelessness. “We saw different crafts but what impressed us was the bags for homeless people and people in emergency situations,” said craft […]

An Australasian Darter (snakebird) taking a rest from fishing at Wyaralong Dam.  Darters are naturally good photography subjects, pausing often to ‘pose’ while drying, often with wings outstretched.  Sony Alpha a7iii, Sony 200-600mm, f6.3, 1/2000sec, ISO 1600 The post Australasian Darter appeared first on The Canungra Times.

Canungra Town Master Plan Endorsed The Canungra Town Master Plan was endorsed at Council’s June Ordinary Meeting and I would like to thank those community members who were a part of the Masterplan committee and/or provided feedback through the community consultation process.  There were 212 submissions received, which shows just […]

By Lou Rankin On a beautiful sunny winter’s day, Beechmountain CWA members were happy to welcome members of the Duncan Family for morning tea and to celebrate the information sign that has been erected in the park at Lower Beechmont honouring the late Syd Duncan – the park’s namesake. Syd was […]

Beechmont Netball Club took top honours at the Scenic Rim Challenge Carnival in May, where 300 netball players from Boonah (Fassifern), Beechmont, Beaudesert and Tamborine Mountain competed on Tamborine Mountain. Beechmont took home the honour for the first time by winning 69.4 per cent of their games. The smallest club in […]

The talk is of a ‘super’ El Nino and in our parts that probably means it is going to be drier than usual.   As we move in July it likely to start drying up and frosts will add to the browning of the landscape. Before we know it, we will […]

By Alison Ford There’s something about a sunny Saturday morning that makes us think we’re 25 again.  We grab the shovel load up the trailer with two tonnes of mulch and head into the garden determined to transform the place in one day. Unfortunately, our muscles often have other ideas. […]