Events

150th anniversary a fine and fitting celebration

THE events marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Kalbar Baptist Church were as much a celebration of achieving the sesquicentenary as they were a tribute to the founding families.

Wendy Creighton

03 Sep 2025

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Graduates, skilled, confident and job-ready

ONE of the trainees in Certificate 1 Hospitality missed her graduation ceremony on Friday.

Wendy Creighton

20 Aug 2025

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Featuring ‘The Moth’, a murder mystery, showcasing youth and so much talent

WHY won’t Lady Somerset call the police when a guest is murdered?

Staff Writers

20 Aug 2025

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Bee education a Scenic Rim celebration of science

IN A celebration of National Science Week, a series of ‘bee education’ events were run in the Scenic Rim Libraries last week.

Wendy Creighton

20 Aug 2025

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150th Kalbar Baptist celebration open to all

THE Kalbar Baptist Church congregation will be celebrating their 150th anniversary on the weekend of August 30 and 31 and the community is invited to join them.

Staff Writers

06 Aug 2025

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Open invite to MOEC’s 50th anniversary open day

ONE of the Scenic Rim’s most enduring educational institutions is marking a significant milestone this year.

Staff Writers

06 Aug 2025

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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

30 Jul 2025

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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

30 Jul 2025

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mountain views and family

KIMBERLEY Cahill grew up in Boonah and studied physiotherapy at the Townsville University.

Wendy Creighton

04 Jun 2025

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Local tourism businesses recognised among state’s best

MORE than 60 Scenic Rim tourism businesses have been named in the 2025 Best of Queensland Experiences list.

Staff Writers

04 Jun 2025

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Clydesdale Spectacular - big horses, big country, big weekend

THE Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular returns on June 14 and 15 with pint-sized Shetlands to towering Shires, the event is a full-throttle celebration of the Gentle Giants of the horse world and this year it will also feature a major country music concert.

Staff Writers

04 Jun 2025

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Fitzroy River doubts raise Lake Wyaralong hopes

The international rowing body are expected to arrive in July, this year, to assess the course in July.

Wendy Creighton

28 May 2025