Fassifern Guardian

Fassifern Guardian

Beauty and the bricks, building on pageantry

BEAUDESERT glamour girl Haley Cobb is a contestant on the latest season of LEGO Masters.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Caught on camera, crooks abort mission after spotting surveillance camera

A GLENEAGLE woman got a fright when two intruders came on to her property just before midnight, then made a swift exit after spotting a security camera at the door.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Patient care review finalised for Coulson man’s death

A REVIEW into the death of Coulson man Wayne Irving in the Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department in November last year has recommended the introduction of medical and nurse commander roles to better oversee monitoring and escalation of patients on the ramp.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Postie family hands run back, retains post office

PETER and Lynaire Poless has seen a lot of changes since taking ownership of Kalbar Post Office 16 years ago.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Blue tractor sign help is available

THERE is a big, bright blue tractor on top of a concrete slab on the side of the road at Milbong on Ipswich-Boonah Road.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

Growing is going awry but it’s better dry than wet

A CHANGE in temperature and shorter periods of daylight are some of the signals that help plants know when to grow, so when there are unusually long periods of wet, warm weather, crop cycles are disrupted.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

Good season promotes upsurge in pasture dieback

GRAZIERS need to be alert for signs of pasture dieback as it continues to spread to new parts of southern, western and northern Queensland.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

‘Revolutionise’ - university’s plan for the future of agriculture

AN AUSTRALIAN university is backing projects with the potential to ‘revolutionise the agricultural industry’.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Music

Clouds spin back to the future with vinyl

THERE’S no stopping The Clouds. The band had a Farewell Tour in 1997 after releasing four albums and a number of EPs, but forces keep bringing them back together for regular tours, some even with new material for the fans.

Brian Bennion

17 Apr 2024

Arts

Masterpiece or masterstroke, the art of being Banksy

FEW know who he is, and none will give him up. Banksy is both admired and admonished, but this anonymous graffiti artist and art world sensation is so much more than a hooligan with a spray can.

Keith Hawley

17 Apr 2024

SCENIC RIM

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Fassifern Guardian

Caught on camera, crooks abort mission after spotting surveillance camera

A GLENEAGLE woman got a fright when two intruders came on to her property just before midnight, then made a swift exit after spotting a security camera at the door.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Patient care review finalised for Coulson man’s death

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Postie family hands run back, retains post office

PETER and Lynaire Poless has seen a lot of changes since taking ownership of Kalbar Post Office 16 years ago.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Blue tractor sign help is available

THERE is a big, bright blue tractor on top of a concrete slab on the side of the road at Milbong on Ipswich-Boonah Road.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Life

Sun shine and blue skies make for a spectacular Australia Day

KALBAR Showground was the setting for the Fassifern’s Australia Day celebrations, last week.

Lara Hart

01 Feb 2023

POLITICS

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Council

Arts big ideas put forward for grants

COUNCILLORS will be asked to take up the Arts Reference Group’s recommendations for grants to support six ‘big ideas’ arts projects, this week.

Wendy Creighton

17 Apr 2024

Council

McInnes now Deputy Mayor for full term

IN a return to tradition, the role of Deputy Mayor of the Scenic Rim Regional Council will be for the four year term.

Wendy Creighton

10 Apr 2024

Council

New term, new mayor, new council in the Scenic Rim

SCENIC Rim Mayor Tom Sharp spoke of the “elevated expectations and the high hopes” held by the community for the incoming Council in his opening address at the swearing of the new Council last Thursday (March 4) afternoon.

Staff Writers

10 Apr 2024

Council

New Mayor defines the focus of his leadership role

A UNIFIED Council, restoring authority to the councillors, budget reform and transparency are among the goals of the new Scenic Rim Mayor, Tom Sharp.

Wendy Creighton

10 Apr 2024

Council

Scenic Rim mayor declared, council to be sworn in

BEECHMONT resident, Tom Sharp, was officially declared Mayor of the Scenic Rim on Easter Sunday.

Wendy Creighton

03 Apr 2024

BUSINESS

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Obituary

Ipswich mourns loss of retail icon

TRIBUTES are flowing in as the city mourns the loss of one of the giants of retail, respected business leader Tom Edwards.

Brian Bennion

21 Feb 2024

Obituary

Ipswich loses retail icon

RESPECTED business leader Tom Edwards has passed away at age 87.

Brian Bennion

17 Feb 2024

Development

$35m hotel redevelopment

A $35 MILLION redevelopment of the Prince Alfred Hotel is set to put Booval on the map as a major destination.

Brian Bennion

07 Feb 2024

Rural Review

Loans activated to help hail struck growers recover

THE hailstorm that hit areas of the Lockyer Valley region on Friday, November 10 resulted in 18 producers reporting damage, three of which were reported as catastrophic damage, 12 as major damage and three, moderate damage.

Lara Hart

29 Nov 2023

RURAL REVIEW

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Rural Review

Growing is going awry but it’s better dry than wet

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

Good season promotes upsurge in pasture dieback

GRAZIERS need to be alert for signs of pasture dieback as it continues to spread to new parts of southern, western and northern Queensland.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

‘Revolutionise’ - university’s plan for the future of agriculture

AN AUSTRALIAN university is backing projects with the potential to ‘revolutionise the agricultural industry’.

Lara Hart

17 Apr 2024

Rural Review

Producer pay pain, new levy kicks in July

“A NEW financial year, a new tax” - the impost of the biosecurity protection levy will begin to have an impact on primary producers.

Lara Hart

10 Apr 2024

CULTURE

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Music

Clouds spin back to the future with vinyl

Brian Bennion

17 Apr 2024

Arts

Masterpiece or masterstroke, the art of being Banksy

FEW know who he is, and none will give him up. Banksy is both admired and admonished, but this anonymous graffiti artist and art world sensation is so much more than a hooligan with a spray can.

Keith Hawley

17 Apr 2024

Events

Bella does Boonah High proud

YEAR 11 student Bella Lower representing Fassifern Lions Club was an outstanding ambassador for Boonah High at the District Q1 Finals at Cleveland RSL Club.

Staff Writers

17 Apr 2024

Events

Boonah brothers in Service

ON Anzac Day, Thursday April 25, communities of the Scenic Rim will again join with communities from throughout Australia to commemorate the service of so many men and women in war and conflict and in readiness to serve, should the need arise.

Wendy Creighton

17 Apr 2024

SPORT

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Sport

Bombers women build on fine club traditions

FORMER Fassifern Bombers A-Grade player and proud clubman Cary Cobbin needed little encouragement to help establish a women’s open rugby league side. Having strong ties to the club and from a fanatical football family, Cary appreciated some extr...

David Lems

17 Apr 2024

Sport

Promising signs, major Anzac carnival as Bombers return home

FASSIFERN Bombers A-Grade player-coach Luke Pollock gained plenty of encouragement from the club’s opening Reserve Grade performance of the new season. With regular Reserve Grade mentor Brenden Riley away, Pollock kept a close eye on the Bombers’ 18-14 victory over Goodna at Hayes Oval.

David Lems

17 Apr 2024

Sport

Boonah women to improve after early QCSA lesson

“KEEP the chins up and we’ll get better’’ was the message after Boonah’s bruising first-round defeat in the 2024 Division 1 women’s competition. Ever-positive coach Nick Nordstrom was eager to support his players moving forward after...

David Lems

17 Apr 2024

Sport

Walking Netball’s beneficial appeal at Boonah courts

IN a changing world where children’s sport is often modified to increase participation, Fassifern Netball Association (FNA) officials are backing another playing opportunity. The FNA committee is offering a fifth season of Walking Netball, eager...

David Lems

17 Apr 2024

COMMUNITY

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Council

McInnes ‘cautiously optimistic’

Duncan McInnes is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about serving a fourth term representing the Division 6 residents on the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Lara Hart

20 Mar 2024

Community

‘School owned bus’ on a drive to opportunity

THE Harrisville Lions Club has committed to donating $2,000 per year for the next four years to assist the Boonah State High School broaden student “access to opportunity”.

Wendy Creighton

20 Mar 2024

Travel

24 hours ‘on safari’ by Kaye Martin

WE awoke to find tigers watching us through the window … and the next night we slept in a tree house and our early morning greeters were giraffes … oh, and I mustn’t forget our encounter with the sun bears.

Guest Writer

13 Mar 2024