Brisbane Street northbound lane is closing from early September
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Roadworks intensify in town drainage fix

CLOSING the northbound lane of Brisbane Street in the middle of Beaudesert is necessary to address the town’s long-running drainage woes. That is the word from Scenic Rim Regional Council as major deep excavation and drainage works intensify as part of the Beaudesert Town Centre Revitalisation Project 2020-2025. At time […]

Kymberly Griffiths
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Kymberly Griffiths 

Confidence is key GROWING up in the quiet country town of Rathdowney, Kymberly Griffiths was nothing less than a dreamer.  Although she may have been quiet herself, nothing got in the way of turning her dreams into a reality – the dream to start her own business. In high school, […]

The Lost Bearings Team - Andrew Gough and Chris Fletcher
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The Lost Bearings return home 

ANDREW Gough and his good friend Chris Fletcher formed The Lost Bearings Team for this year’s Mystery Box Rally held last month.  Mystery Box Rally takes teams of 25-year-old cars on a unique five-day adventure through Australian terrain to raise funds for the Cancer Council.  Their trip kicked off at […]

Health mum and daughter
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Mother-daughter duo’s shared passion

DRIVEN by a desire to help others and make a positive impact, Beaudesert’s Tania and Abbey Unterrheiner share a calling to healthcare. The mother-daughter duo said they even believed their shared profession, and passion, brought them closer together. The pair is committed to making a positive impact on the lives […]

Dale Anderson, Kelvin Cattlin, Sharne Iselin, Dave Bestmann and Derek Fogarty from Mununjali Men's Group
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Cultural burns nurture land and community

CULTURAL burning is helping foster local relationships and nurture the land. The Mununjali Men’s Group, Maibin Jahyilah Yahgilah Inc, organised traditional burns around Beaudesert and toward Canungra in August, in a joint exercise with the Firesticks Alliance and Queensland Parks. The three days of cultural workshops in the region with […]

The South West Pipeline Wyaralong Transfer Station
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Connection in the pipeline

PROGRESS keeps plodding on towards connecting Beaudesert to the South East Queensland Water Grid for the first time. Seqwater is nearing completion of the South West Pipeline, a part of the Beaudesert Water Supply Upgrade which will ultimately connect Beaudesert to the grid. The primary water source for Beaudesert is […]

Typhoon Le Garde and Margaret Durante
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Coaching the next generation of bowlers

THERE is an easy camaraderie between experienced bowls coach Margaret Durante and junior bowls newcomer Typhoon Le Garde as she teaches him the sport she knows so well. Beaudesert local Typhoon, 16, is enjoying making the most of Beaudesert Bowls Club’s free Junior Bowls program at his weekly lessons. “I […]

Aspen Forgan
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Aspen is leading the way

AN award that recognises the best young business and community leaders in Queensland saw Barney Creek Vineyard Cottages co-owner, Aspen Forgan, named as one of its finalists. Aspen was selected alongside an elite group of entrepreneurs in the Queensland 40 under 40 program. The prestigious award celebrates the impact of […]

Beaudesert ladies take home 2024 Ladies’ Pennant Award
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Beaudesert ladies take home 2024 Ladies’ Pennant Award

Beaudesert Bowls Club ladies have won the coveted 2024 Pennant Award against clubs from across the Gold Coast. Playing bowls at their home club and on the Gold Coast, each club competed with three teams of four players.  The Beaudesert ladies finished victorious after playing the runner up team from […]

Zac Cunningham, Tess Macoboy and Mark Buckland
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More than just a plan

MCAULEY College has come together with the Mununjali community of Beaudesert to launch its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The formal document, which McAuley launched on August 22, is a public declaration of the college’s ongoing commitment and actions toward reconciliation. “Our ultimate goal in creating this RAP is that McAuley’s […]