We must live in hope
It’s an abyss.An inexplicable abyss.A deeply personal abyss.The abyss is what they call depression. The black dog. The blues.Not all of us end up...
High dairy demand drives more short season crops
AN increase in dairy demand and a decrease in dairy farms is driving a shift to more short season feed production to supplement grazing...
Dead animal painted over
MAIN Roads has criticised road contractors who painted over a dead animal on the Mt Lindesay Highway, describing the work as not up to standard.The department...
Touch football registrations open
REGISTRATIONS have opened for the annual Beaudesert Kingfishers touch football competition as the club gears up to stay active in the off-season.The competition will...
Community rallies behind cancer patient
THE community of Beaudesert is rallying to support a young family faced with a battle against breast cancer.The wife of much-loved Star Aged Living Beaudesert physiotherapist...
Free breast cancer screening available
FREE breast cancer screenings are available in Beaudesert until mid-December.BreastScreen Queensland is providing the service at Beaudesert Hospital on Tina Street in Beaudesert.The free...
Schools stretched
PUBLIC education is being stretched to the limit across the region, with every state school in the Beaudesert electorate having to enforce enrolment restrictions.The Beaudesert, Boonah...
Last call to name favourite business
TIME is running out for members of the public to nominate their favourite business in the 2015 Scenic Rim Business Excellence Awards, with public...
Student trio caught with marijuana
THREE year 12 students at The Kooralbyn International School have been suspended indefinitely after they were caught smoking marijuana on school grounds.Police were called...
Child protection is everybody’s business
BEAUDESERT Hospital kicked off Child Protection Week on Monday by teaching the children at Goodstart Learning Centre how to stay safe.This year’s theme is...
Bushrats bag training days
The Tamborine Mountain Bushrats stepped up for their community in the leadup to Cyclone Alfred's arrival and got two days of fitness training as...
