News from Beaudesert and surrounding areas
If the tongue and groove walls of the old Gleneagle schoolhouse could talk, they’d tell stories of simpler times. Locals who went to school there remember piling into the single classroom with all their friends and riding horses or bikes to school. On 5 November, former students shared their memories […]
When the pandemic halted international travel, thousands of Queenslanders decided to truly explore their own backyard – with a four-wheel drive and caravan in tow. Larissa and Shaun grew up in the Beaudesert area, moved away for a ten year period for work, and finally came back home three years […]
A sign bearing the handprints of students, staff and the Mununjali community stands at the entry to Beaudesert State School as a reminder of a strong local partnership. The red, black and yellow mural was unveiled in a ceremony on 9 November to celebrate the work being done collaboratively between […]
Tucked away in Enterprise Drive, Beaudesert is the manufacturing facility of RV Tanks Australia, winner of the Excellence in Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing and Mining Award. Founded by a camper trailer manufacturer who couldn’t find a tank to suit his needs, RV Tanks Australia is a locally-owned family business with directors […]
An entrepreneurial couple who found a way to export their unique local citrus to the world despite the odds has won the 2021 Scenic Rim Business Excellence Awards. Ian and Margie Douglas of The Lime Caviar Company near Rathdowney won the Business of the Year, Regional Prosperity Award as well […]
Councillors have voted not to renew the contract of Scenic Rim Regional Council’s CEO Jon Gibbons which expires on 18 June 2022. The Council did not provide a reason for its decision not to re-appoint. Mr Gibbons commenced his contract with Scenic Rim Regional Council in March 2018. He had […]
Beaudesert’s Christmas Spirit Committee is rallying the troops to paint the town red, green and white for a festive season as merry as ever. The community-led initiative, which has been going for about five years, encourages everyone to help decorate the town for Christmas. Everyone is welcome to help with […]
Nicholas Andrew’s neighbours reckon if he planted a tree in his concrete driveway it would flourish. That is how much of a green thumb he is. Nicholas, who is 100 years old, has transformed just about every inch of soil on his town block in Beaudesert country suburbia into a […]
Nara and Gavin Stevens intended to retire when they moved to Australia from the UK six years ago. The couple had run a carriage company in the UK using their beloved Shire horses to transport clients, including the Royal family. After only a few weeks in Australia, they missed the […]
Tales of ice cream once a year at the break-up picnic, games of marbles in the schoolyard and riding ponies to school will be among memories shared at the Innisplain State School 100-year reunion. The school, which closed in 1962, will be remembered at a reunion on 7 November, 100 […]
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