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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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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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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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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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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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Jeune Park parkrun is off for now

THE parkrun course which locals finally secured after a decade of advocacy is closed until further notice due to relentlessly boggy conditions and flood damage. Beaudesert’s Jeune Park parkrun, the free weekly 5km paddock run behind Spring Creek Estate, was meant to mark its first birthday in late April but […]

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Saleyards back to the drawing board

PLANS for the future of the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards have gone back to the drawing board, with the reopening of the saleyards off the table. At Scenic Rim Regional Council’s meeting on April 30, Division Four Councillor Jennifer Sanders moved the feedback received through community consultation be noted; […]

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Drynan family marks 150 years at Telemon Crossing

It started with a horseback ride through the scrub, that some will know now as Lyons Road. No, 150 years later there are 2,000 people in the Drynan family tree. More than 150 members of the Drynan family gathered at the original Telemon Crossing property in Innisplain on May 4 […]

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‘Calculated’ Biggs moves onto the next round in Saudi Arabia

The Beaudesert Storm made its way to Saudi Arabia on 19 April when Dylan Biggs took on undefeated Hamza Azeem from the United Kingdom. Biggs came away with a unanimous decision win as part of the Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix, a multi-phase tournament extending throughout 2025. Biggs described […]