Mixed bag for Scenic Rim in 2016 budget
The 2016 federal budget has been released and it looks to be a mixed bag for the Scenic Rim community.The Times has sifted through the...
Smokers frustrated with massive tax hike
SMOKERS have expressed frustration after the federal government announced tax increases that could see a pack of cigarettes rise to $40 by the year 2020.Federal treasurer...
Prices remain firm at Hayes and Co sale
Agents Hayes & Co conducted the Silverdale Live-weight Store cattle sale on Saturday April 30. A slightly smaller yarding of quality cattle came to hand with prices...
Work underway to connect 4000 premises to NBN
THOUSANDS more Beaudesert residents and businesses will soon have access to faster internet with construction now underway to connect 4000 premises to the National...
New shopping precinct approved for Kooralbyn
KOORALBYN could soon feature a new shopping precinct and service station after a controversial development application was recently approved by council.The large development, located...
Charbray weaner steers $905 at Beaudesert
THERE was a very strong market for all descriptions at the Bartholomew and Co weaner sale in Beaudesert on Saturday. Tom Yore, Tamborine sold Euro-cross weaner steers for $905....
Crowds turn out for country market day: Photos
PEOPLE came from all over south-east Queensland for a taste of country life at the annual Rathdowney markets and bush poetry day on Sunday.It was a...
Wet wipes are clogging up Scenic Rim, says QUU
AUTHORITIES are pleading with Scenic Rim residents to stop flushing wet wipes down the toilet after 120 tonnes of wipes were removed from the...
Walking slowly song a relevant country story | Video
It was first written in 2014 but the death of George Bender in 2015 has given added impetus to the single The Truth Walks Slowly...
Lobby groups welcome rural telecommunications inquiry
Rural lobby groups have welcomed this week’s announcement of a Productivity Commission inquiry into the Universal Service Obligation (USO).AgForce vice-president and telecommunications committee chair Georgie...
Growth grants to business
The LNP Government’s Business Growth Fund is now open for eligible high-growth small and family businesses to purchase specialised equipment.
Businesses can now...
