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 […]

Rachel Larrescy (volunteer), Peter McKenna (vice-president), Katrina Wright (president), Sandi Booth (treasurer).
Community

Drive Through Snags a Success

A small school Parents and Citizens Association with a big heart is making a difference in the lives of school students, one delicious sausage on bread at a time. The Gleneagle State School P and C has made more than $2000 out of their ‘Snag and Go’ drive through sausage […]

Elysium Village residents are preparing to light up the Village for Christmas.
Community

Elysium Village Lights Up for the Community

Elysium Village’s Christmas Lights Extravaganza is set to delight locals and visitors alike when it returns in December. After being cancelled due to COVID restrictions in 2020, residents of the Over 50s Lifestyle Village are excited to welcome people to their Christmas wonderland again this year. Sales Manager Dennis Ring […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Detective Acting Inspector Nicola Brown, Detective Sgt Darren Ward, Senior Sergeant Peter Waugh, Senior Sergeant Ken Murray and Detective Senior Constable Teresa Osbourne outside Beaudesert Police Station.
Community

Swift Action Against Drugs

A ten month drug operation by police resulted in 30 people being charged with 125 offences, including drug, property and serious organised crime charges. Police executed 28 search warrants in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast on 25 and 26 October. Logan CIB Detective Acting Inspector Nicola Brown said […]