Culture

“Good Fortune” reminds us that wealth isn’t always the answer - but a little hope goes a long way

IF YOU’VE ever wished for an angel to swoop into your life and fix everything - your job, your love life, your bank account - Good Fortune has a little advice for you: be careful what you wish for.

Alexis Poulsen

10 hours ago

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The Boss returns to his most soulful chapter: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

THIS October, audiences will be invited back to 1982 -into a dimly lit New Jersey bedroom where Bruce Springsteen recorded one of the most hauntingly personal albums of his career.

Alexis Poulsen

22 Oct 2025

Screen

‘Regretting You’: Can Colleen Hoover’s next film adaptation win back the fans?

MOVE over, ‘It Ends With Us’ - there’s a new Colleen Hoover adaptation heading for the big screen, and this one promises fewer flower shops and far more family drama.

Alexis Poulsen

15 Oct 2025

Events

Scenic Rim wedding vendors populate the state finalist list

MORE than 8,700 newlyweds were asked to rate their wedding suppliers in the lead up to the Queensland 2025 ABIA Wedding Industry Awards.

Wendy Creighton

15 Oct 2025

Events

‘It’s back!’ Rosewood native plant sale

THE Rosewood Native Plant Sale and Enviro Day should be marked on every gardener’s calendar.

Staff Writers

15 Oct 2025

Events

Scenic Rim set to sing with Qld Music Trails this November

THE Scenic Rim Trail will unfold across three events from October 31 to November 9, this year.

Staff Writers

08 Oct 2025

Screen

“The Smashing Machine” smashes its way into the spotlight

EVERY so often, a film comes along that redefines how we see a familiar star.

Alexis Poulsen

08 Oct 2025

Music

Jim White steps out from behind the kit

MASTER percussionist Jim White has spent four decades building a reputation as one of the most inventive drummers of his generation, shaping the sound of Dirty Three, Xylouris White and countless collaborators from Bill Callahan to Cat Power.

Rob Mellett

08 Oct 2025

Events

Seniors Insight - Seniors invited to have the time of their lives

SENIORS Month events in Ipswich begin today (Wednesday) with an expo in the Ipswich Showgrounds featuring information stalls, workshops and local entertainment.

Staff Writers

01 Oct 2025

Travel

Seniors Insight - Spoilt for choice on great Australian train journeys

MY FIRST memory of travelling by train was when our school teacher and assorted parents boarded our class on the last train out of Boonah, bound for Ipswich.

Staff Writers

01 Oct 2025

Events

Rescue drama scenarios played out in SES teams comp

IT was ‘game on’ for the teams competing in the SES South East Disaster Rescue competition hosted by the Scenic Rim SES in Boonah, on Sunday.

Wendy Creighton

01 Oct 2025

Events

Festival of a million blooms elevated to ‘Uniquely Queensland’

KALBAR Sunflower Festival has been judged as ‘uniquely Queensland’ and awarded one of the first grants under the State Government’s Homegrown Destination Events fund.

Wendy Creighton

01 Oct 2025

Events

Country festival brings stalls, hay sculptures, carrot comp and Deja Vu

ALL the hallmarks of a highly successful street festival will again be in place for Kalbar Country Day 2025.

Wendy Creighton

01 Oct 2025

Events

Brewmaster from Munich to Boonah

TO LOOK at Max Roeller, you wouldn’t think he’d be old enough to have learned the ancient skills that have brought German beer makers accolades across the world.

Guest Writer

01 Oct 2025

Arts

Good reads a-plenty in Cornwell’s ‘The Last Kingdom’

IN AN interview following the release of the third novel in what was then the Saxon Stories, the author was asked how many books he planned for the series?

Staff Writers

01 Oct 2025

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Spielberg praises the frenzy: One Battle After Another stuns Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD is no stranger to epic tales of rebellion, redemption, and revenge, but few films arrive with the kind of thunderous anticipation surrounding One Battle After Another.

Alexis Poulsen

01 Oct 2025

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‘The Travellers’ – a journey home for Bruce Beresford and Australian cinema

AUSTRALIAN cinema has long prided itself on weaving stories that balance humour, heart, and the difficult truths of family and identity.

Alexis Poulsen

24 Sep 2025

Events

5th Wheelers in support of a local cause

ONLY around 100 Southern Cross 5th wheeler caravans were built and 18 of those were mustered in the Boonah Showgrounds for eight days, last week.

Wendy Creighton

24 Sep 2025

Events

‘Thanks for helping us grow’ says small school

SHARING class time with the Minister for Education and sharing a celebration cake with the community – it was an eventful time for students at the Roadvale State School, last week.

Wendy Creighton

17 Sep 2025