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Beaudesert serves up local delights during Eat Local Month

BEAUDESERT and surrounds are preparing to dish up a feast of flavour and community spirit as Eat Local Month rolls into the region with a series of unique, paddock-to-plate experiences. Festivities kick off Friday May 30 with Long Lunch by the Lake at Roastbeef and The Frog, where owner and […]

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Fashionable thrifty fundraiser for CWA

THE Beaudesert branch of the Country Women’s Association will host its inaugural Thrifty Fashions Pre-Loved Clothing Sale from 9am to 12pm on Saturday May 31, at the Beaudesert CWA Hall on Selwyn Street West. Entry will be by gold coin donation, with all proceeds directed towards community initiatives.  CWA member […]

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MIND READING

Who remembers the movie What Women Want?  Mel Gibson’s character gets his wish to understand women by receiving the ‘gift’ of mind reading.  This superpower might seem appealing, but in the end it didn’t work out so well for Mel.  Mind reading can be a useful tool to help us understand […]

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Ambulance service builds community connections

A NEW ambulance on the roads around Beaudesert features artwork and the slogan ‘Caring for our mob together’, designed to promote cultural awareness and understanding. The vibrantly coloured artwork was created by Waanyi and Kalkadoon woman Keisha Thomason and Carbon Creative for the Queensland Ambulance Service, which started rolling it […]

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Fifty year passion for chooks

FOR more than half a century, Kerry’s David Willis has been enthralled with the beauty of chooks. First introduced to breeding and showing poultry as a youngster, it has been a passion that has brought him great pride and joy. “I get a lot of enjoyment out of breeding fowl to the […]

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A life of service

AS Australia celebrated ANZAC day, Brigadier Arran Hassell reflected on what has driven him to serve the nation. “If we all provide some kind of service then our country is stronger, and our community is stronger,” he noted. “We can honour those who have served and died overseas by providing […]

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Helping Dog Reactive Dogs

Every time a dog continues with an over-reaction to other dogs it is reinforcing or sort of hardwiring the brain to respond that way.  If you have two dogs over reacting, it is best to train the most dominate first and then separately for a while.  So, initially try to […]

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Not in Beaudesert: Town stands against DFV

BEAUDESERT community groups, businesses and residents are sending a clear message during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month that DFV is not ok. Councillors to champion the cause Councillors Jennifer Sanders and Kerri Cryer were selected as Council delegates to the Local Government Domestic and Family Violence Champions Network, known […]

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Roost impacts ratepayers

What about our rights? Protected roost has ratepayers asking questions A LARGE flying fox colony reported to average 80,000 creatures is making plenty of noise in an otherwise quiet corner of Hillview. Ratepayers on Hillview Station Road feel trapped in their own homes by the Widgee Creek Roost, which is […]

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Conservation in action one tree at a time

DAVID Cuschieri is a retail designer, but his spare time is devoted to conservation. I’ve always been interested in conservation,” he said.  Through his wife Heidi’s work as a wildlife rescuer with Wildcare he said he began to see problems and decided to look for a solution. “It’s mainly women […]