Vicki McAteer and the Crochet Crew
Community

The More the Merrier!

Beaudesert’s Christmas Spirit Committee is rallying the troops to paint the town red, green and white for a festive season as merry as ever. The community-led initiative, which has been going for about five years, encourages everyone to help decorate the town for Christmas. Everyone is welcome to help with […]

When Phil Day isn’t tending the gardens around town, where he works as a Council horticulturalist, you’ll find him in his garden at home, tinkering with tractors, busy with the grandkids or making award-winning cartoons.
Personality Profile

Phil Day

Phil Day’s green thumb sprouted in the red soils of the Redlands, where he grew up on a small cropping farm with his mum and dad Frank and Judy and his sisters Tracey and Sue. But it really took root when his dad swapped their 24 acres at Wellington Point […]

Nicholas Andrew
Community

The secret to living past 100

Nicholas Andrew’s neighbours reckon if he planted a tree in his concrete driveway it would flourish. That is how much of a green thumb he is. Nicholas, who is 100 years old, has transformed just about every inch of soil on his town block in Beaudesert country suburbia into a […]

Cobb & Co Tours Maroon
News

Cobb & Co Tours the Scenic Rim Way

Nara and Gavin Stevens intended to retire when they moved to Australia from the UK six years ago. The couple had run a carriage company in the UK using their beloved Shire horses to transport clients, including the Royal family. After only a few weeks in Australia, they missed the […]

Innisplain State School alumni Barry Hanson, Catherine Drynan and Brenda Dennis.
Community

Innisplain Alumni to Share Memories

Tales of ice cream once a year at the break-up picnic, games of marbles in the schoolyard and riding ponies to school will be among memories shared at the Innisplain State School 100-year reunion. The school, which closed in 1962, will be remembered at a reunion on 7 November, 100 […]

Jaxon Hohl, Robert McClure and Clancy Hardy, who have been selected for the Under 14s QJC Southern Challenge Championships. Image supplied.
Sport

Young Cricketers Shine

Beaudesert’s next generation of cricketers has a busy few months ahead, with several young players gaining selection in representative teams competing into the New Year. Local selections for the SEQ Queensland Junior Cricket (QJC) Southern Challenge Championship were Luke Bostock (Under 15), Jaxon Hohl, Robert McClure and Clancy Hardy (Under […]

Beaudesert State High School students ready for their boxing class.
Sport

Boxing is a Hit for Students

Boxing has made its way into Beaudesert High and is making a thumping impact among students already.  Beaudesert State High School Principal Grant Stephensen has always wanted to bring a variety of health and fitness activities to the school and believes boxing will provide opportunities for students. “We are trying […]

Charles, Poppy and Jen Boyle
People and their Pets

People and their Pets – Poppy

Here is Poppy the old Jack Russell cross foxie and her owners Charles and Jen Boyle of Beaudesert. The Boyles took Poppy in when she was eight years old. She’s still going strong at the ripe old age of 14, and they still love caring for her as much as […]

Beaudesert State High School Principal Grant Stephensen with Principal’s Award recipients.
Community

Be Brave Enough to Take Opportunities

The achievements of Beaudesert State High School students were celebrated in a ceremony recognising outstanding results in the face of adversity. The graduating Year 12 students completed their schooling during the two years of a world wide pandemic, adding lockdowns and COVID restrictions to the already stressful final years of […]

Descendants Michael Enright, Barb Watt, Ray Bruxner, Jeff Walker and Tom, James and Mark Plunkett.
Community

Descendants Reflect on Community Spirit

The iconic Beaudesert Cenotaph stands as a testament to the town’s community spirit, as evident 100 years ago as it is today. That was the strong sentiment when the Beaudesert Historical Society and Beaudesert RSL Sub Branch marked 100 years of the monument on 28 September. Descendants of those involved […]