Maureen Hanson and granddaughter Matilda.
Community

Local girl carries Commonwealth baton abroad

Beaudesert girl Matilda Hanson has done her hometown proud, carrying the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games baton through Bethesda in Wales. Nobody was prouder of Matilda than her grandmother, Maureen Hanson, who tipped the Beaudesert Bulletin off about Matilda’s exciting Games involvement abroad. Matilda, 11, was one of several children from […]

Members of the Australian Olympic Rowing Team training at Wyaralong in 2021. Photo by Keer Moriarty.
Community

Wyaralong secures major regatta

Wyaralong Dam will play host to the state’s best rowers and all their supporters after the region secured the 2022 Queensland Grade Championship Rowing Regatta. The regatta, set for 3 – 4 December, is being spruiked as an event that will reinvigorate the local economy. The Scenic Rim Regional Council […]

Rebecca Schrauf from Urban Utilities said the upgrades would help cater to future growth in the region
News

Urban Utilities announces $12m local investment

Beaudesert is included in $12m Urban Utilities will invest in the Scenic Rim over the next year to upgrade essential infrastructure and cater for future growth. The water distributor-retailer made the announcement on 25 July, including a key project to renew water pipes in Beaudesert and Boonah. Urban Utilities spokesperson […]

Photography Chief Steward Gary Moloney would like to see photos recreating moments from the last 125 years.
Community

Call to recreate moments in time

Local photographers are being called to recreate moments in time from the last 125 years as the Beaudesert Show prepares to make its comeback. The 125th Beaudesert Show take 3 will be on 2-3 September 2022 after it had to be cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. […]

Nominee Andrew Clarke (second from left) pictured with Dylan Chapman, Doug Forbes, Jared Latemore, Sandy Bell, Sgt Steven Ordynski and Alexandria Kokaev.
Community

Local firefighter up for Everyday Hero award

Beaudesert firefighter Andrew Clarke’s passion for mentoring the next generation of emergency services has earned him nomination in the 2022 QBANK Everyday Heroes Awards. Mr Clarke is the Local Cadet Coordinator at the PCYC Emergency Services Cadets Unit in Beaudesert. The development program, designed for local 12 to 17-year-olds interested […]

The original Veresdale Scrub State School building.
Community

Have your say on future of original Veresdale Scrub school

Meetings for the community to have its say about the future of Veresdale Scrub’s original school building will be held on 6 and 11 August. It comes after residents and State Member Jon Krause called for consultation on the future of the 123-year-old building after an engineer’s report in August […]

Debbie Wilson on an EmpowHER walk she went on. Image supplied.
Community

EmpowHER wins national award

The Scenic Rim’s EmpowHER hiking program has been nationally recognised, taking out the Programs and Activities Award at the 2022 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards in Melbourne. The Council initiative, led by Community Development Officer Lisa Caruana, has also received high praise from local hiking enthusiasts who want […]

Destination Scenic Rim Management Committee Member Nathan Overell.
Business

The missing link

The local tourism industry is getting behind a campaign to reopen Duck Creek Road, citing impacts not only on tourists but also on the local workforce which relies on tourism jobs. Duck Creek Road has been closed since Cyclone Debbie in 2017, cutting off direct access to O’Reilly’s from the […]

Debbie and Rod Richardson.
Community

Farmers fight foot-and-mouth threat

Local farmers are tightening biosecurity to protect their herds and keep foot-and-mouth disease out of Australia. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal disease that affects cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. Following an outbreak in Bali, return travellers are being urged to help keep the disease from reaching Australia, […]