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  • Bee concerned

    Bee concerned

    The small but mighty Varroa mite is genetically mutating and becoming resistant to treatments used to save native honey bee hives. Treatment resistant varroa mites…

  • Built for the future

    Built for the future

    Construction of Mt Alford Rural Fire Brigade’s new headquarters will be completed by June and ready to be used as a training facility for all…

  • Council and free reporting

    Council and free reporting

    The Scenic Rim Council administration has stripped bare its annual local advertising budget. It is a cause for concern by all the local newspapers which…

  • Revival of dormant subdivision

    Revival of dormant subdivision

    A large subdivision, which has lain dormant for almost three years, appears to be back in play. Brisbane-based Paul Thynne of Melthorn Property Developers gained…

  • Cost overruns a compound inquiry

    Cost overruns a compound inquiry

    The $1.6 million cash injection needed to complete the first stage of the Gallery Walk carpark project is not the only financial challenge council has…

  • Conflict fuels shortage fears

    Conflict fuels shortage fears

    Kalbar hay producer Trevor Dieckmann said the uncertainty surrounding diesel supplies was beginning to weigh heavily on local farmers and ‘for the first time ever’…

  • Blood red sky

    Blood red sky

    Photographer Lyle Radford captured this image of a blood moon over Scenic Rim farmland last week. Skywatchers were treated to a striking celestial display overnight…

  • Lion visits Boonah

    Lion visits Boonah

    Brisbane Lions recruit Oscar Allen visited Boonah last week and broke code by hanging out with kids in the local soccer team. Karen Lather is…

  • Harrisville’s camel cheese a winner

    Harrisville’s camel cheese a winner

    A business in the Scenic Rim has taken its product to an international stage and scored big time. Summer Land Camels in the Scenic Rim…

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  • Olympics a ’slap in the face’

    Olympics a ’slap in the face’

    Mayor Tom Sharp has labeled the state government’s handling of Olympic events and infrastructure in the Scenic Rim as ’a slap in the face’ following…

  • Bushrangers win top of table clash

    Bushrangers win top of table clash

    The Fassifern Bushrangers have continued their incredible form in the Cricket Ipswich 3rd Division competition, taking down the second placed Laidley Mulgowie to cement themselves…

  • Big wins before the break

    Big wins before the break

    Everdell Park in Beaudesert was alive with the unmistakable sounds of summer cricket on Saturday, 13 December, as the final games before the Christmas break…

  • Bushrangers hold top spot

    Bushrangers hold top spot

    The Fassifern Bushrangers have remained at the top of the Cricket Ipswich Third Division ladder thanks to their best bowling performance of the season against…

  • Fassifern Bombers building for 50 year success

    Fassifern Bombers building for 50 year success

    FASSIFERN Bombers senior club president Paul Roderick is happy with the pre-season progress except for wet weather delaying renovation plans for Hayes Oval. Club supporters…

  • Fassifern sports community deserves massive thanks

    Fassifern sports community deserves massive thanks

    LOOKING into the crystal ball, I see the Fassifern Bombers winning another A-Grade rugby league grand final. The club’s exciting female teams will go one…

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  • Pioneers on the pitch

    Pioneers on the pitch

    Coulson women Julie and Seren McKenzie are direct descendants of Barbara Rae, the first woman to form a professional all female cricket team in Australia.…

  • Fassifern flavours, families, stories preserved

    Fassifern flavours, families, stories preserved

    The Fassifern’s kitchens have long been places where more than meals are made. They are where family traditions simmer quietly on the stove, where recipes…

  • Where hope blooms

    Where hope blooms

    This year two large sunflower spheres have been installed on the Jenner farm in Kalbar and their purpose is more than just the aesthetics. Each…

  • Fire ant blitz continues

    Fire ant blitz continues

    Only a few roadside nests were spotted during the council’s latest fire ant blitz on the eastern side of the Scenic Rim. In three-and-a-half days…

  • ‘Strategy built economy, jobs’ — Council

    ‘Strategy built economy, jobs’ — Council

    More than 2,000 new local jobs and a 30.7 percent surge in the local economy have been claimed by the Scenic Rim Regional Council as…

  • Helping hip pockets

    Helping hip pockets

    A small but growing initiative in the heart of Harrisville is helping to ensure locals have access to affordable food while strengthening community connections. Operating…

  • Quilt event a Guide fundraiser

    Quilt event a Guide fundraiser

    Friendship is the theme for Boonah Girl Guides 17th biannual Quilt, Craft and Art Show. The theme follows similar ones that commemorate the 100th anniversary…

  • Milking the American dream

    Milking the American dream

    A milk option poised to enter the lucrative United States market is camel milk from Harrisville’s Summer Land Camel Farm and Dairy. While there are…

  • Answers sought on budget bungle

    Answers sought on budget bungle

    Scenic Rim councillors voted unanimously during the 25 February meeting to back an independent inquiry into apparent failings that led to a $1.6 million budget…

  • Boys quick thinking praised

    Boys quick thinking praised

    Two 12-year-boys from Kalbar have been praised for their quick thinking after their friend fell and hurt himself at the local skate park. Ethan, Jax…