Joseph Pascoe
History

Joseph Henry Pascoe, Part 2

Thank you to our readers who responded to our call for information regarding Trooper Joseph Pascoe who drowned at Illbogan Lagoon at a picnic which we now know took place on New Year’s Day 1919.  In a strange coincidence, a recent visitor to the Museum requested information regarding the Pascoe […]

Bill O'Sullivan checks the passionfruit vines
Grow Your Own

Grow your own – Passionfruit

When you consider you now pay $2 to $3 for a large ripe passionfruit, it is a no brainer to be growing them yourself.  They will generally produce well for six to seven years and can start producing from about 12 months of age.  In South East Queensland, two main […]

Damien and Cameron Moxey with Penny the dog
People and their Pets

People and their Pets- Penny and the Moxeys

Penny the black and tan shorthair dachshund cross Maltese was a beautiful accident after a pair of dogs didn’t stick to breeding with their own kind.  Penny, who is about one and a half, has been part of the Moxey household with Damien, Lauren and their three sons Mitchell, 10, […]

Zinnias
What Susie Saw

What Susie Saw

Here’s a cluster of zinnias standing tall at our front fence. They’ve surprised me with their hardiness, especially when we found them unscathed after that wild Christmas night storm that took down giant gumtrees and decimated power networks. Who knows what 2024 will bring, but may we all carry the […]

Shar Moana
News

Personality Profile- Shar Moana

The combination of fashion and law seems an unlikely one, but for Shar Moana, these are her passions, along with her family an Pinto Quarterhorse, Jack. Shar grew up in a small country town in New Zealand prior to moving to the Gold Coast when she was 12 years old. […]

Kerry Memorial Hall Secretary Mary Rohan with the hall when it was first built
History

Community formed by the light of Paddys Lantern

By Maxwell Harris & a story by  the Late Brian Ward Invitations were sent out and decorations hung for a Grand ball in 1904, to be held at the Dempseys Hall.  These balls were the big social gatherings for Kerry but they were not held in actual halls. This was the dignified […]

Monstera Delicios
Grow Your Own

Grow your own

My Grandmother had a Monstera Deliciosa growing under the back stairs of her home.   The fruit was always a favorite of my Dad.  Those memories ensured they were amongst the first fruits planted here.  Monstera has distinctive Swiss cheese-like leaves and seems to thrive in South East Queensland’s warm and humid […]

Keer Moriarty.
Editorial

Editorial

This is our last edition for 2023 – we will miss one edition over Christmas / New Year and be back again on 12 January. As often happens at the end of the year, it seems time for a bit of reflection on the year that was. It has been […]

David Wilson
Personality Profile

Personality Profile – David Wilson

Country life and the importance of agricultural shows are in David Wilson’s blood. A sixth-generation farmer and President of the Queensland Chamber of Agricultural Shows (QCAS), David proudly continues his family’s farming tradition in the Scenic Rim alongside his wife Carrie and their young son Charles.  This legacy dates back […]

Colin Clancy on Casawynk Katmankoo (Sassy) at the Beaudesert Cutting and Western Performance Club Pink Day
Clicked by Katie

Clicked by Katie – Pink Day

Colin Clancy and Casawynk Katmankoo (Sassy) at the Beaudesert Cutting and Western Performance Club annual Pink Day raising funds and awareness for Breast Cancer.  The Club raised a record $5,949 this year with an amazing turn out from sponsors and competitors.  Sony Alpha a7iii 85mm f1.8 ISO 400 1/3200sec