Jan Llewellyn, Jilly and Mia.
People and their Pets

People and their Pets – Jilly and Mia

Beaudesert’s Jan Llewellyn, Jilly the 16-year-old Koolie border collie cross and Mia the 14-year-old Maltese cross are wonderful companions for each other. Jan has never been without a dog and treats her four-legged friends like family. She has had Jilly and Mia, both rescue dogs, since they were puppies, and […]

Brian Radke and other old Gleneagle schoolhouse alumni.
Community

Old Gleneagle Schoolhouse Farewelled

If the tongue and groove walls of the old Gleneagle schoolhouse could talk, they’d tell stories of simpler times. Locals who went to school there remember piling into the single classroom with all their friends and riding horses or bikes to school. On 5 November, former students shared their memories […]

The Desert Fourby’s team - Ryan Hyland with Larissa and Shaun Dunn.
Community

Hit the Road with Desert Fourby’s

When the pandemic halted international travel, thousands of Queenslanders decided to truly explore their own backyard – with a four-wheel drive and caravan in tow. Larissa and Shaun grew up in the Beaudesert area, moved away for a ten year period for work, and finally came back home three years […]

School captains Ryan Iselin and Sienna Eizenberg (far left and right) with Mununjali Elders Aunties Geraldine Page, Janis Page and Sue Blanco and Mununjali Housing General Manager Brad Currie (centre)
Community

Sign Signals Community Partnership

A sign bearing the handprints of students, staff and the Mununjali community stands at the entry to Beaudesert State School as a reminder of a strong local partnership. The red, black and yellow mural was unveiled in a ceremony on 9 November to celebrate the work being done collaboratively between […]

Lesley and Wayne Pearson from RV Tanks.
Business

A Local Success Story

Tucked away in Enterprise Drive, Beaudesert is the manufacturing facility of RV Tanks Australia, winner of the Excellence in Transport, Logistics, Manufacturing and Mining Award. Founded by a camper trailer manufacturer who couldn’t find a tank to suit his needs, RV Tanks Australia is a locally-owned family business with directors […]

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 […]

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 […]