News from Beaudesert and surrounding areas
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 […]
THE calibre of competitors was matched by the calibre of weapons at Beaudesert Pistol Club’s John Crowther Memorial ISSF Open competition. The shoot attracted former State Champions, members of the State Junior Team and local shooters. Local shooter, Claire Turvey, has been shooting for 31 years and began going to […]
MOST people who read seniors columns will be “Baby Boomers”, those born between 1946 and 1964.They will be reminded how lucky they were to be brought up in an era in which, although interest rates were high at times, house prices were also cheap when compared to today. Although things […]
Old-time dancing is making a comeback in the Scenic Rim community as Tamrookum Hall has successfully trialled two Old-time Afternoon Dances during August. Their initial calling for all Old-time Dancers kicked off on August 11 from 1.30pm until 4.30pm with 63 guests prepared to dance the afternoon away. The Hall […]
A number of McAuley College students recently got an insight into what it is like to be homeless. The students engaged in a St Vincent de Paul’s (SDVP) Sleepout on school grounds where they slept on cardboard or thin inflatable mattresses, ate pumpkin soup for dinner and carried all their […]
Zonta’s annual high tea and fashion parade was a sold out event once again. Over 100 women gathered in Erica Bates’ beautiful garden to view fashions by Kalico Country and Erica’s own label. All money raised goes to Zonta projects both locally and internationally.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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