Fassifern Guardian

Fine feathered friends: Kingfishers and bower birds

Brown goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) (C) This goshawk is characterised by frantic flapping interspersed with short glides and can be seen over most of Australia. They mostly hunt birds, but also take small mammals, reptiles and insects. Among various...

Wendy Creighton

17 hours ago

Opinion

Councillor comment - Cr Duncan McInnes

Local businesses have had to deal with the effects of bushfires, drought and now Covid-19 and they need the help of fellow local residents to ensure they survive and are viable moving forward.

Guest Writer

18 hours ago

NEWS

Real estate sales activity ‘business as usual’

Experts are predicting that city house prices could fall by up to 50 percent through the anticipated economic downturn in the post-Covid-19 restriction world but there’s a local ‘X’ factor, which may keep rural and residential housing sales...

Wendy Creighton

24 May 2020

NEWS

Council to review Monday Ekka holiday

A review of the date of the holiday for 2020 was prompted by the announcement that Brisbane’s traditional midweek People’s Day at the Ekka will move to Friday, August 14 to create a long weekend.

Wendy Creighton

23 May 2020

NEWS

Man trapped after water tanker crashes at Coochin

Motorists are asked to avoid the roads leading to the intersection of Boonah Rathdowney Road and Carney’s Creek Road at Coochin following an accident involving a water tanker.

Wendy Creighton

24 May 2020

FEATURE

Stepping up your sides: Feast

What’s your go to when you have a relatively simple main part to a dish like steak?

Drew Creighton

24 May 2020

NEWS

Cash boost for Kalbar volunteer group

The Kalbar Progress Association (KPA) were presented with an unexpected $2,950 cash injection by Wright MP Scott Buchholz under the Federal Government’s volunteer grants program.

Wendy Creighton

23 May 2020

NEWS

Holiday complex for people with disabilities proposed for Tamborine Mountain

A complex of tourist cabins designed for people with disabilities is one of the latest Town Planning applications under consideration by the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Wendy Creighton

22 May 2020

FEATURE

Quarantine Quiz: May 24, 2020

1. Which state announced it would bid on the bankrupted airline Virgin Australia? 2. What would you be doing if you were using a shingle froe? 3. In schooling, what does NAPLAN stand for? 4. Which hit Broadway musical, filmed and brought ahead of...

Drew Creighton

24 May 2020

FEATURE

Modern Tiki: Last Drop

Blue drinks, paper umbrellas, more sugar than spirits - over the years tiki cocktails have earned a pretty bad rep.

Drew Creighton

24 May 2020

NEWS

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NEWS

Wilful damage at Boonah Church: Police Report

Truck crash on Boonah Ipswich Road Harrisville Police are still investigating the cause of a single vehicle crash on Ipswich Boonah Road, Peak Crossing at 3.30pm on Thursday, May 14. Initial investigation indicates that the driver of a truck and...

Guest Writer

22 May 2020

NEWS

60 bales of hay gifted to local farmer

A gift of 60 round bales of grassy hay to the owners of a Roadvale grazing property has come from an unexpected source - the Urban Utilities-owned Boonah Treatment Plant.

Staff Writers

21 May 2020

NEWS

Visitors flock to Scenic Rim as restrictions ease

More than 40 vehicles were parked at the top of Cunningham’s Gap before daylight on Saturday as walkers from Brisbane, Ipswich and Warwick chose vantage points on Mt Cordeaux and Mt Mitchell to watch the sunrise.

Wendy Creighton

20 May 2020

NEWS

Councillor’s bid for Tamborine Mountain to leave Scenic Rim

A comparison of Council rates and charges has strengthened a case for Tamborine Mountain to break away from the Scenic Rim, according to Cr Derek Swanborough.

Wendy Creighton

20 May 2020

NEWS

Scenic Rim veg processor wins corn x-ray tech grant

Kalfresh will use x-ray technology to discard insect-damaged cobs of sweet corn after receiving a grant from the state government.

Drew Creighton

20 May 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

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PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Water price freeze to save money for irrigators

Irrigation water prices will remain the same or fall next year after the State Government announced a price freeze.

Drew Creighton

07 May 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Minister calls for supermarket milk levy

The Federal Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, has asked supermarkets and processors to increase the price of milk to make the dairy industry sustainable.

Drew Creighton

06 May 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Farmers urged to access Drought Funds

Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz wants more drought hit primary producers to apply for cash grants.

Wendy Creighton

01 May 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Somerset has sights set on reducing lantana fuel load

WHILE the Scenic Rim Regional Council has yet to decide on how to spend its $1.25M Federal Government bushfire relief grant, a neighbouring council is using its grant to … “strike at the core of the problem”. Last week, the Somerset...

Wendy Creighton

03 May 2020

FEATURE

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Stepping up your sides: Feast

What’s your go to when you have a relatively simple main part to a dish like steak?

Drew Creighton

24 May 2020

FEATURE

Quarantine Quiz: May 24, 2020

Drew Creighton

24 May 2020

FEATURE

Some of the best hikes in the Scenic Rim

It is a good time to think about going for a bushwalk and we are very fortunate in the Scenic Rim as we are surrounded by National Parks with many opportunities for a variety of walks of differing degrees of duration and difficulty.

Guest Writer

20 May 2020

FEATURE

A guide to rum and great bottles at any price

Rum has an interesting reputation in Australia, for most it’s synonymous with Bundy and that is a very polarizing spirit.

Drew Creighton

17 May 2020

FEATURE

Smoked miso sesame glazed chicken

When smoking chicken or turkey it’s really important to seal in moisture, no one likes a dry, tough bird.

Drew Creighton

17 May 2020

POLITICS

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POLITICS

Tussle for top positions in first council meeting

Cr Duncan McInnes was elected 4 to 3 as Deputy Mayor of the Scenic Rim at the Post Election meeting on Thursday.

Wendy Creighton

24 Apr 2020

POLITICS

Final results for Scenic Rim election

The official results for Scenic Rim mayoral vote and Division 1 have been declared.

Drew Creighton

20 Apr 2020

POLITICS

Swanborough wins on Tamborine Mountain

Derek Swanborough has been announced by the Electoral Commission of Queensland as the new Councillor for Division 1.

Staff Writers

18 Apr 2020

Opinion

John Brent: Unprecedented election disruption

by John Brent With Easter 2020 now behind us and others having made various statements in relation to the local government election results, it is time to address the community. For years to come this election will be remembered as one of...

Guest Writer

16 Apr 2020

SPORT

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SPORT

Bombers look to the future by honouring the past

Fassifern Rugby League Football Club launched their season on Saturday, March 14, with a reunion themed function aimed at recognising Life Members, sponsors and former Bombers especially those with perpetual Memorial Trophies bearing their names.

Drew Creighton

23 Mar 2020

SPORT

Funtastics win Junior and Senior Premierships

Grand Final Day saw two clubs make a bid to claim the Premierships in both the Junior and Senior competition for the 2019-2020 season.

Guest Writer

21 Mar 2020

SPORT

Fassifern hosts successful State titles

Beautiful playing conditions were presented to the seven teams that took to the fields at Coronation Park for the 2020 Queensland Senior Vigoro Titles.

Guest Writer

28 Feb 2020