Fassifern Guardian

Scenic Rim Election 2020: Divisions up in air

With as low as 10 percent of the votes counted in some divisions, there is no clear winners in the race to become Scenic Rim councillors.

Wendy Creighton

23 hours ago

POLITICS

Scenic Rim Election 2020: Final mayoral count for the day

Technical difficulties with the ECQ website delayed the display of the count on Saturday night.

Drew Creighton

22 hours ago

NEWS

‘We are facing challenging times’: Sgt Boyce

“I’m proud of our community for the kindness and compassion that is being shown to others.“

Staff Writers

27 Mar 2020

POLITICS

Mayoral candidates on how they would ‘buy local first’

The question to the candidates for mayor was: Would you consider introducing a ‘Buy Local First’ policy in all aspects of Council operations?

Drew Creighton

27 Mar 2020

POLITICS

Where Division 5 candidates will put their focus

The Fassifern Guardian offered Division 5 candidates the opportunity to advise readers of the three major issues they will have foremost in their focus if they should be elected as the Councillor for Division 5.

Drew Creighton

28 Mar 2020

POLITICS

The values of the potential mayors of Scenic Rim

Once upon a time the council used to manage the three Rs - roads, rates and rubbish - now, the council’s reach extends to marketing, tourism, event planning, disaster management and so on.

Drew Creighton

28 Mar 2020

NEWS

COVID-19 Financial support extended to students

The Federal Government is expanding the eligibility criteria for the fortnightly $550 Coronavirus supplement to Australians receiving student support payments.

Wendy Creighton

27 Mar 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Fresh milk expected to continue to flow

The only forseeable effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on milk supply lines will be caused by inconsiderate shoppers.

Wendy Creighton

26 Mar 2020

NEWS

Distillers swap rum making for sanitiser

Queensland distilleries are seeing to it that Queensland has a steady supply of hand sanitiser.

Drew Creighton

27 Mar 2020

NEWS

Boonah Show cancelled until 2021

At a lengthy meeting of the management committee last night, members decided to cancel rather than postpone the annual Show.

Drew Creighton

26 Mar 2020

NEWS

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NEWS

Larger residential lot sizes a feature of new planning scheme

The new Scenic Rim Planning Scheme became real on Friday. It marks the first time the amalgamated local government region is covered by a single planning scheme. A point of difference in the Scheme in comparison to other council areas in SEQ, it...

Drew Creighton

25 Mar 2020

NEWS

Ute set on fire at Milora: Police Report

Harrisville Police are investigating the arson of a vehicle which occurred at around 10.40pm last Wednesday (March 18) on Munbilla Road at Milora.

Guest Writer

25 Mar 2020

NEWS

Boonah high school parent contracts COVID-19

Boonah State High School confirmed a parent has contracted coronavirus. An announcement was sent to parents on Monday, warning them of the new case, while assuring them no teacher or student had been confirmed with Covid-19. Principal Cheryl...

Drew Creighton

23 Mar 2020

NEWS

More support for small business in Scenic Rim

A second stage of Federal Government support has been announced to “keep businesses in business and to keep workers in jobs”.

Wendy Creighton

22 Mar 2020

NEWS

Scenic Rim playgrounds locked down

Council owned or managed playgrounds throughout the Scenic Rim will be closed and electric barbecues switched off at 5.00pm on Thursday.

Wendy Creighton

26 Mar 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

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PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Fresh milk expected to continue to flow

The only forseeable effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on milk supply lines will be caused by inconsiderate shoppers.

Wendy Creighton

26 Mar 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Fall armyworm takes hold in NQ

The invasive species of Moth larvae known as fall armyworm was detected in several locations in North Queensland.

Drew Creighton

08 Mar 2020

BUSHFIRES

Burnt fencing a high cost in mountain country

Carney’s Creek graziers, Kerry and Julie Surawski, lost more than 1.5km of fencing in the bushfires which swept through their property last year.

Wendy Creighton

26 Feb 2020

PROPERTY & AGRICULTURE

Seaweed feed could make cows a lot less gassy

Feeding seaweed to cattle can reduce the production of methane by up to 80 percent and help a graziers bottom line.

Drew Creighton

28 Feb 2020

FEATURE

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FEATURE

Murder at the Royal Exchange: Our history

The Denner family arrived in Boonah in February 1904 with hopes of a quieter more comfortable life than that of their former home in a gold mining town in Western Australia.

Wendy Creighton

14 Mar 2020

FEATURE

Growing danger of news deserts and ghosts

In Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol, the miser Ebenezer Scrooge was haunted by ghosts. Now much the same thing is happening in the media industry.

Frank Hampson

10 Mar 2020

FEATURE

When emus roamed the Fassifern

We don’t know the year our last emu disappeared from the region but there is a wealth of stories about a time when they roamed freely in the Fassifern.

Drew Creighton

08 Mar 2020

FEATURE

Country Parson: Village of the damned

In August 1666 residents of the little mining village of Stoney Middleton in the English Midlands watched from a high hill as a woman named Elizabeth Hancock from their nearby sister village of Eyam began to drag a human-shaped bundle roped at the...

Aub Podlich

03 Mar 2020

FEATURE

The men who named Dugandan, Wyaralong

The changing of McDonald to MacDonald may have reduced confusion to the postal service at the time, but it has added confusion to the histories written about the two great station runs as many have not related the McDonalds of Dugandan to the MacDonalds at Bromelton.

Wendy Creighton

02 Mar 2020

POLITICS

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POLITICS

Scenic Rim Election 2020: Final mayoral count for the day

Technical difficulties with the ECQ website delayed the display of the count on Saturday night.

Drew Creighton

22 hours ago

POLITICS

Scenic Rim Election 2020: Divisions up in air

With as low as 10 percent of the votes counted in some divisions, there is no clear winners in the race to become Scenic Rim councillors.

Wendy Creighton

23 hours ago

POLITICS

The values of the potential mayors of Scenic Rim

Once upon a time the council used to manage the three Rs - roads, rates and rubbish - now, the council’s reach extends to marketing, tourism, event planning, disaster management and so on.

Drew Creighton

28 Mar 2020

POLITICS

Where Division 5 candidates will put their focus

Drew Creighton

28 Mar 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