In a testament to the power of team effort and a wee bit of patience, Beaudesert cyclist Charles Boyle has won his first medal in the sport. Avid cyclist Charles Boyle was primed to compete at the AusCycling Track National Championships at the end of March, but the event was […]
A week after winning the WKBF Australian title, Sean Olsen has won a fight at XFC 53 on 5 hours’ notice. Fighters typically have a fight camp that lasts a couple of months so taking a call to fight on a few hours’ notice is a risky move for a […]
Not everyone takes up a new sport at 70, but when Emmanuel Magro started bowling about 20 years ago, he wasn’t making a short term plan. The energetic 90 year old celebrated his birthday on 3 December. The celebrations continued during the week at Beaudesert Bowls Club with a […]
Compiled by Barry Kenny. “In 1986 the Beaudesert Historical Society erected three monuments to honour and remember the Chinese shepherds who lost their lives doing their work protecting the flocks of sheep belonging to their employers, and the Aboriginals, trying as best they could to drive out the invaders. These […]
Lynton Cosier hadn’t had a hair cut for three years, all in the name of charity. Lynton donated his hair to Variety, the children’s charity that grants wigs to children who have lost their hair due to conditions such as alopecia, trichotillomania and treatment for cancer. In 2013, Lynton had […]
Due to COVID restrictions cancelling several functions this year, the Beaudesert Branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia Qld Inc (Nashos) combined their annual Widows’ Luncheon with their Christmas Party. This year 61 members and invited guests attended the event. Beaudesert Branch Secretary, Brian Buckby said numbers at the […]
Lalawah the 17-month-old Mastiff cross is like a 44kg lap dog. Kooralbyn couple Faye Collins (pictured with Lalawah) and Fred Sailor have had Lalawah since she was an 8-week-old pup. Lalawah means ‘beautiful big girl’ in islander language (Fred is from the Torres Strait Islands). Here’s what Faye has to […]
Taylor and Joe Kirkwood moved into their first home in Beaudesert on 8 December, the day the town was smashed with flash flooding. Amid the chaos, the first home buyers were just happy to be in their own place close enough to the PA Hospital for Taylor’s cancer treatment, but […]
The Christmas Markets came to Wongaburra recently as residents enjoyed browsing from a range of local businesses. Wongaburra Marketing Manager, Robert Campbell said because many of the aged care facility’s residents have limited mobility, it made sense to bring the shops to them. “If we take people out we can […]
People in need of a lift this festive season have received hampers given with love by local food charity, Tracey’s Pantry. The service, named in honour of community-minded local Tracey Day, who passed away due to cancer in 2019, is run by volunteers out of the Beaudesert Uniting Church Op […]
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