News

Santa Steers Hit $1,550 at Beaudesert

Agents Bartholomew and Co reported a top quality line up of restocker steers and replacement heifers selling to a fully firm market at their Beaudesert Store Sale on Saturday June 21, 2025.  Light weaner steers and heifers were slightly easier as the cold weather sets in. Yawarra Pty Ltd, Nindooinbah […]

History

Salute to the Pioneers

IS IT possible for us to put ourselves in the place of our pioneers and imagine surviving for a day or a week, let alone for years, as they did?  Reality TV shows portray men and women supposedly fighting the elements. What a joke!  No matter the hardships they face, […]

Tamborine Mountain

The End of Curtis Falls Café and a New Beginning

IT’S both iconic and infamous, but after standing for years and inundated with flooding countless number of times, the Curtis Falls Café is no longer. The demolition team moved in to remove what remained after Cyclone Alfred finally brought it to a very wet end. Now the Scenic Rim Regional […]

Cr Kerri Cryer
Council Watch

Councillor Column – Cr Kerri Cryer 

ONE of the privileges of my role as Scenic Rim’s Portfolio Councillor for Community, Arts and Culture is opening the exhibitions at The Centre Beaudesert. The opening of the Furari Flores exhibition, which is Latin for Stealing Flowers, was another wonderful experience highlighting the talents of sensory artist Cara-Ann Simpson […]

News

Mrs Gimblett thanks Beaudesert, shares her remarkable story

BELOVED former local principal Gerry Gimblett is expected to make a full recovery after a serious car accident in which her husband Chris tragically lost his life. Mr and Mrs Gimblett were travelling home to the Yaraka Hotel from Longreach after a podiatrist appointment on June 10 when their car […]

Canungra

Lights, Canungra, Action

FROM the jungle of a Dora the Explorer movie to a small-town sheriff’s office in a streaming drama, Canungra has quietly become one of Queensland’s most versatile on-screen stars. The picturesque town has doubled as American suburbs, wild jungles, and even war-torn Vietnam, proving it’s more than just a weekend […]

Canungra

Siam Cup delivers thrills in Canungra

The Siam Cup made its return to the Canungra Showgrounds on June 28, treating the crowd to a thrilling night of Muay Thai action with 15 bouts spanning juniors to seasoned professionals. Seven-year-old Canungra locals Ruby Williams and Wolfe Torrens made their fight debuts, while Wolfe’s father, Cameron Torrens, secured […]

Tamborine Mountain

At home in Tamborine

ASK the Peak family if Hull, over the other side of the world, bears any similarities to Tamborine and they’ll tell you the two places are obviously nothing alike. But, like many people who’ve called more than one country home, they speak with great fondness of both places. Tamborine has […]

News

Scenic Rim welcomes 25 new citizens in Beaudesert ceremony

A group of 25 Scenic Rim residents officially became Australian citizens at The Centre Beaudesert on Tuesday, June 18. Mayor Tom Sharp welcomed the new citizens, who hail from countries including Thailand, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the United Kingdom, marking the final step in their journey […]

News

Knitted dolls bring comfort to kids in ambulances

At some point in life, most people will unfortunately have to call upon the ambulance service.  Whether for themselves or a loved one, it’s often during a time of high stress. A kind-hearted woman who knits handmade dolls is one of many locals whose small gestures are helping make a […]