Editorial Letter to the Editor - Council-owned Munbilla land ideal for Wildlife Reserve IN RESPONSE to your article ‘Munbilla development a ‘forever nightmare’ for Council’ (FG Sept 27, 2023 Guest Writer 22 Oct 2025
Rural Review Farming frozen, Hutterites and Mennonites … Kacey’s Canadian adventure AS THE crow flies, the Scenic Rim and Alberta, Canada, are 14,144 kilometres apart but it’s not just oceans that separate the two, culture and lifestyles are poles apart too. Lara Hart 08 Oct 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - Correction I REFER to the news items in the Fassifern Guardian (24.09.2025), concerning a new RSL Club for Beaudesert. Guest Writer 01 Oct 2025
Editorial Letter to the editor - Quarry traffic untenable I AM writing as a resident of Spring Creek estate, located on Cryna Road, Beaudesert, to express my strong objection to the proposal by Neilsen’s Quality Gravel to abandon the construction of the promised Ferguson Road haulage route and instead dramatically increase heavy truck traffic on Cryna Road. Guest Writer 28 May 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor – Same old, same old WITH a change in the mayor just over a year ago, I was hopeful we would see a council that put less demands on the finances of ratepayers. Guest Writer 21 May 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - Assign speed limit to limit roadkill THE article about the danger of long commutes to wildlife (FG 30.04.2025) has inspired me to write this Letter to the Editor. Guest Writer 07 May 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - Mountain land value hike I’M not sure where the figures for Tamborine Mountain land valuations came from (FG 02.04.2025), but my valuation has gone from $540,000 to $810,000. Guest Writer 09 Apr 2025
Editorial Scenic Rim attracts increased share of the nation’s relocators THE Scenic Rim region ranked highest in Queensland in annual growth rate in the latest Regional Movers Index report. Wendy Creighton 26 Mar 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - Dreams dashed overnight WE REFER to recent letters to the editor about changes in our neighbourhood; the letter of October 2024 and the recent letter entitled ‘No peace in the Heart of the Scenic Rim’ in February 2025. Guest Writer 19 Mar 2025
Editorial PEAK CROSSING VEGIE PACKING OPERATION TO CLOSE THE failure of political promises to provide irrigation water security has led to the planned closure of the Gibb Bros Farming Company vegetable packing and cold storage operation outside Peak Crossing, at the end of this month. Wendy Creighton 12 Feb 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - No peace in the Heart of the Scenic Rim WHAT a surprise it was, to read the Fassifern Guardian (29.01.25), article entitled, “Bid to win approval for earthmoving vehicle, truck depot.” Guest Writer 12 Feb 2025
Editorial Letter to the Editor - National parks: values above economics MY FEARS about the new Queensland Government became frighteningly real within days of the election when I heard that one of the first instructions from David Crisafulli to new Environment Minister Andrew Powell was to increase ecotourism opportunities in national parks. Guest Writer 13 Nov 2024
Editorial OPINION PIECE - A mood for change: Development v Infrastructure DEVELOPMENT entwined with Infrastructure should be a marriage of equality. Wendy Creighton 13 Nov 2024
Fassifern Guardian Storm of a century, hurricane news from friends on the ground AS NEWS broke of Hurricane Milton setting to pummel its way through the US state of Florida, my first thoughts were of a close friend who lives there. Lara Hart 16 Oct 2024
Editorial Letter to the Editor - Putting the council on notice IN NOVEMBER 2022, a Growth Management Strategy was adopted by the Scenic Rim Council. Staff Writers 02 Oct 2024
Editorial Letter to the Editor: Planning Scheme - the best choice THE Fassifern Guardian of August 2, carries a significant article about an application for rezoning of a rural residential block to Nature Based Tourism. Guest Writer 07 Aug 2024
Editorial Editorial: Respecting ratepayers Councillors may have never come up against the current iteration of the planning scheme as a civilian but they should be aware of the imposition it can be on the economics of small business. Editorial 31 Jul 2024
Editorial Award acknowledges an extraordinary advocate TAMBORINE Mountain community advocate, Jeanette Lockey, was acknowledged in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List. Wendy Creighton 12 Jun 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
