Anthea Hingston-Jennings, Felicity Gamble, Beaudesert Showgirl Anna Ferguson, Jennifer Ironside and Michelle Turner.
Community

Zonta Says NO to Violence

Zonta Beaudesert members are placing orange ladies all over town as they launch their main advocacy project for the year. Zonta’s ‘Say No to Violence’ is a sixteen day world wide advocacy project which aims to end gendered violence. Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of […]

Pictured: Luka Keelo and Lieutenant Steven Ducat. Photo by Peta Miller-Rose.
Community

Beaudesert’s Youngest Firefighter

Luka Kello’s dreams came true the day he was made an honorary member of Beaudesert Fire Station. The Gleneagle boy, aged 7, wasn’t expected to survive after birth after being born with a condition that restricted the growth of brain tissue. But he continues to defy the odds, and, despite […]

A member of the public watches Cr Jeff McConnell speak.
Community

Standing Against Mandate

wash on Sunday 28 November, and not because of the wet weather. Flooding did not dampen the spirits of the 500 people who gathered for what was billed as a community consultation event, organised by the We Stand for Freedom Scenic Rim group. They were opposing the mandate by the […]

Joy Drescher
News

Joy’s Last Word

Beaudesert and the world will never be the same again after beloved icon Joy Drescher passed away on 28 November. The larger-than-life local who always spoke it like it was threw her support behind community groups. She endeared herself to everyone she met through her uninhibited laughter and zest for […]

Students arrive at the BSHS Formal
Community

Students Finish In Style

Beaudesert State High School students stepped out in style at their formal. Held at The Links Golf Club on the Gold Coast this year, students looked spectacular as they arrived in a range of vehicles from limousines through to farm utes.

Emmy Heit.
Sport

Running on Determination

Fourteen year old Emmy Heit has set her sights on her first international competition in January 2022. Emmy is one of 41 athletes selected for the Little Athletics New Zealand Development Tour which takes place from 7 to 17 January 2022.  The development tour includes two competitions conducted under full […]

McAuley’s Year 7 Esports players: Charlotte Boyle, Riley Mitchell, Nicholas Hack and Oscar Martens.
Community

McAuley Hosts Fuse Esports Cup

The atmosphere was electric and from the cheers you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the stands of a sports stadium as McAuley College hosted the FUSE Esports Cup, Scenic Rim. What started as a special interest club for gaming enthusiasts to connect with other students in a […]

Shinade Harper, Karmyn Armytage and Tanya Townend in front of the Christmas Mural.
Business

The Cafe that Cares

There’s not a lot of businesses where you see customers hugging the staff on the way out, but at Teaspoons and Aprons cafe, it is a regular occurrence. Shinade Harper took over the cafe in August this year, following the sudden death of her friend and cafe owner, Karlie Cassidy. […]

Tracey and Innes Larkin. Photo: Supplied.
Business

Adventure Festival Wins State Award

Mt Barney Lodge has earned statewide recognition for its first ever adventure festival, winning the Outdoor Event Award at the 2021 Outdoor Queensland Awards. The inaugural Scenic Rim Adventure Festival was in March 2021 and plans are under way for the 2022 event. Due to Covid, the 2021 awards were […]