Events Council sets the framework of support for The Long Sunset COUNCILLORS have voted unanimously to commit $75,000 in sponsorship to The Long Sunset music festival and Scenic Rim Trail 2025. Wendy Creighton 10 hours ago
Events Beaudesert Show Society announces 2025 Ambassadors POPPY Todd is the 2025 Beaudesert Showgirl. The Rathdowney girl was selected for the title at the judging of the new Beaudesert Show Ambassadors on Saturday morning. Staff Writers 10 hours ago
Screen Freakier Friday – a welcome return to body-swapping chaos and chick flick comedy MORE than two decades after it first flipped our expectations (and its characters’ identities) upside down, the beloved body-swap comedy Freaky Friday is getting a sequel - and it’s shaping up to be every bit as bold, heartfelt and chaotic as fans could hope for. Alexis Poulsen 16 hours ago
Arts State Of The Art: quilting breaks the bedspread stereotype JUST to put the record straight, don’t expect a bedspread makers’ convention if you walk into the Queensland Quilters’ ‘Meet the Artists’ event at the Boonah Regional Art Gallery this week. Guest Writer 16 hours ago
Events Boonah headlined in The Long Sunset festival reveal IN AN announcement headlined ‘Music, Magic, and a New Chapter in Boonah’, Queensland Music Trails revealed the new venue for The Long Sunset music festival, the headline acts and the release of tickets, on Monday, July 8. Wendy Creighton 23 Jul 2025
Events ‘Sunset Clause’: New decision on festival funding SCENIC Rim councillors will this week consider making a significant reduction in its financial support of The Long Sunset music festival. Wendy Creighton 23 Jul 2025
Screen ‘Here Comes the Bride ... With a Vengeance’: Rebel Wilson delivers action and laughs in Bride Hard THIS August, audiences are invited to Rsvp for the wedding event of the year - but with a twist that no guest could see coming. Alexis Poulsen 23 Jul 2025
Screen Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ set to usher in a bold new era for the MCU AFTER years of anticipation, Marvel Studios is finally ready to re-introduce its original superhero team to a new generation with The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Alexis Poulsen 16 Jul 2025
Events Logistic issues addressed, Wyaralong should be the Olympic choice THE Scenic Rim council-appointed Olympic advisory committee has reaffirmed the bid to host the 2032 Olympic rowing at Lake Wyaralong in face of the latest recommendation that flatwater competitions be held in Sydney. Wendy Creighton 09 Jul 2025
Screen Four Letters of Love - A poetic ode to destiny, longing and connection FOLLOWING weeks of a cinematic landscape dominated by family films and big screen blockbusters, Four Letters of Love arrives like a breath of lyrical fresh air - an unapologetically tender and introspective drama that dares to believe in the mystical, mysterious undercurrents of destiny. Alexis Poulsen 09 Jul 2025
Events Antiques and curiosities return to Kalbar HERE’S a word many won’t have heard … garagenalia, that’s a collection of items related to the history of motoring with an emphasis on vintage and antique pieces. Staff Writers 09 Jul 2025
Screen A New Dawn: James Gunn’s Superman soars on the horizon HOPE. It’s the word most closely associated with Superman - emblazoned as the meaning behind the iconic ‘S’ symbol on his chest. Alexis Poulsen 02 Jul 2025
Music The Aurora Guitar Ensemble Shines Again in Boonah THE Aurora Guitar Ensemble are returning to Boonah with a new program. Staff Writers 02 Jul 2025
Screen Jurassic World: Rebirth breathes new life into a billion-dollar dinosaur legacy EVER since Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park roared into cinemas in 1993, the world has been captivated by the idea of bringing dinosaurs back to life - and the catastrophic consequences that follow. Alexis Poulsen 25 Jun 2025
Events Adding another anniversary JOSH and Beth had been together for more than half their lives when they decided to get married. Wendy Creighton 18 Jun 2025
Events The winning formula of the Clydesdale Spectacular TO BE crowned the best of the best or in the parlance of the Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular, to be presented with The Thistle, is no sinecure, no easy win. Wendy Creighton 18 Jun 2025
Screen Brad Pitt races into high gear in ‘F1: The Movie’ AS THE world of cinema gears up for another adrenaline-fueled blockbuster, F1: The Movie is poised to make a grand entrance onto the track - and the screen - with a rev of cinematic horsepower that only Hollywood heavyweights can deliver. Alexis Poulsen 18 Jun 2025
Events Team Guardian and Tribune top showing at state awards THE teams from the Fassifern Guardian and sister newspaper, the Ipswich Tribune, took home some of the top gongs from the annual awards of the Queensland Country Press Association in a competition involving 61 non-daily newspapers. Drew Creighton 11 Jun 2025
Screen ‘Materialists’ - love in a modern age of perfection and chaos WHAT happens when the heart wants what the algorithm cannot explain? That’s the central question pulsing beneath the surface of Materialists, the stylish, star-studded romantic drama set for release this week. Alexis Poulsen 11 Jun 2025
