Spectrum of the Seas Asia's most innovative action packed ship arriving in Singapore
Lifestyle

Combine a stay with your cruise

PACK YOUR BAGS with Chappo WHILE it’s easy to simply catch a flight to Sydney or drive up to Brisbane to join a cruise ship the options of where you can sail to are limited. The main offers see you cruise off to NZ, Tasmania, South Pacific destinations or even just […]

Dr David Bartholomeusz
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Paws up for Vets on World Vet Day

Australians are being encouraged to pass on their paw-fect praise and thanks to the more than 25,000* vets nationwide who help care, support and nurture pets of all kinds. Vets help care for more than 28 million household animals across Australia, including cats and dogs, which make up more than […]

BABY IN A BAG! Zac Cunningham and baby Rosie on a recent training walk at O’Reilly’s. Photo by Susie Cunningham.
Lifestyle

The story behind the big backpacks

If you’ve seen two walkers getting around town with big backpacks lately (that’s us!) I promise we’re not running away from home. Well not permanently, anyway. Zac and I have again become those strange people walking through Beaudesert with the big packs, but this time we are training for a […]

Dallas Davidson of Towri Sheep Cheeses
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Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail this Sunday

The first highly anticipated Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail of the year is here! Farmers, growers, producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers and flavour-makers across the Scenic Rim Region welcome locals and tourists to taste the fresh local produce and celebrate the dedicated artisans of the region. From gin tasting, to alpaca […]

Taylor Smith with Winnie and Savannah McQueen. Photo by Keer Moriarty.
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Campdraft friendships

It could be called the friendliest of equine sports and the atmosphere of Beaudesert Campdraft would be testament to that. A uniquely Australian sport, campdrafting requires where a rider to cut out a steer or heifer from six to ten the cattle in the ‘camp’ and bring that beast to […]

Mununjali man and didgeridoo player Jarred Fogarty with piper Aileen Cooper.
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First Nations people feature in Anzac Day

THE strong First Nations community in Beaudesert was evident at today’s Anzac Day Dawn service, with Mununjali man Jarred Fogarty playing didgeridoo. The haunting tones added to the sombre atmosphere as hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects. Anzac Day services across the Scenic Rim have attracted record crowds.

Kingfishers Senior Men.
Sport

Beaudesert Kingfishers season kicks off

The Beaudesert Kingfishers rugby league teams are off to a roaring start for this season. The under 12s team had their first game of the year this week against Coomera. Welcoming several new kids to the team, for some it was their first ever game of footy. Congratulations to Cooper […]

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Fatal traffic crash, Allenview

A woman has died following a fatal traffic crash in Allenview today, April 22. Initial information indicates around 1pm, a sedan and truck have collided on Brookland Road. The female driver of the sedan sustained critical injuries and was declared deceased at the scene. There were no other people injured […]

MIke Tyler, Shelby Ackerman and Miss Tommy at The Overflow Estate
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Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail is on! 

The Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail is happening this Sunday, April 28 from 9am to 3pm with freshly picked produce, alpaca cuddles and goat giggles, farm walks and wine tasting right around the corner. It’s the much loved and highly anticipated day when the farmers, growers, producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers […]