Community
Hillview celebrates NAIDOC
Kids from Hillview, Tamrookum, Darlington, Maroon and Rathdowney learned about Mununjali culture when Hillview State School hosted its annual NAIDOC celebrations recently. […]
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Community
Beauy Show is BACK
Anticipation is strong for Beaudesert Show to make its comeback on 2-3 September after two years of Covid cancellations. […]
Personality Profile
Erica Bates
Erica Bates started sewing at 6, opened her first clothing shop on the Gold Coast at 19 and built an award-winning sportswear label. […]
Community
Ten years of decorating cakes
When Betty Knight moved to the Scenic Rim, she noticed the potential for a cake decorating group to be formed for Beaudesert and surrounding areas. With the help of a fellow cake decorator, Dale Pidgeon, flyers were distributed, an article placed in the local newspaper, and a meeting was held […]
People and their Pets
People and their Pets – Spryte and Alexandria
Spryte the feisty Tenterfield Terrier is precious to Beaudesert’s Alexandria Bailey. The scrappy little street dog leapt into the dog trainer’s life in early 2017 when she agreed to foster him for a month in Yeppoon, and he’s been with her ever since. Now Spryte is her assistance dog, an […]
Community
Dedication celebrated
The Beaudesert Hospital Auxiliary has raised more than half a million dollars since it was formed in 1962. […]
Community
Show ambassadors announced
Courtney Teese is the 2022 Beaudesert Showgirl, Jessica Jurd is 2022 Rural Ambassador, Brianna Turner is Junior Show Ambassador and Isabella Hardy is Runner-up Junior Show Ambassador. Beaudesert Show Society named its 2022 Show Ambassadors at the 2022 Ambassador Announcement Evening at Beaudesert Golf Club on 30 July. The Beaudesert […]
Community
Beaudesert CWA clocks 8000 volunteer hours
In their quietly consistent way, Beaudesert’s small but mighty contingent of Country Women’s Association volunteers have clocked up more than 8000 volunteer hours in the last 12 months. At the group’s 95th AGM on 28 July, President Bev Fehlberg recounted a year of giving back to the community, providing handmade […]
Community
Students give back and learn
The impressive new herringbone tongue and groove ceiling in the Wild Mountains main hall is an ode to teamwork and community. Students helped build it through a partnership between Wild Mountains Trust, a non-profit environmental education centre near Rathdowney, and Beaudesert High. The project was supported through $20,000 Wild Mountains […]
Personality Profile
Tim Andrews
Tim Andrews loves nothing more than to plan and host a good dinner party, and Christmas with 25 immediate family members is no exception. […]