History Pioneering settler remembered in new graveside ceremony THE life of a pioneering settler was commemorated at the Boonah Cemetery on Saturday, with the unveiling of a new headstone and a toast to a life well lived. Wendy Creighton 21 May 2025
History Our History - Spicers Gap Road: A bottomless morass A photograph which appeared in a 1918 edition of The Queenslander newspaper of the Governor’s Chair – a huge stone jutting out above a high ridge reached by a short track off Spicer’s Gap Road. Wendy Creighton 16 Apr 2025
History The grand experimental banquet IT WAS advertised as The Grand Experimental Dinner to give prominent colonists a taste of native fare. Wendy Creighton 09 Apr 2025
History A future King and Queen are welcomed to Beaudesert TWICE the Beaudesert and district community had missed out on a Royal visit, so when it was first mooted that HRH Prince Albert, Duke of York and his Duchess, Elizabeth “could possibly include a visit to the town” during their Royal Tour in 1927, nothing was too much trouble. Wendy Creighton 19 Mar 2025
History WWII pilot’s parachute makes its final landing in WA MY WIFE Deb and I moved into Graceview, outside Boonah, in October 2019. Guest Writer 19 Mar 2025
History OUR HISTORY - The bunyip of the Bromelton billabong She observed on the surface of the water a living animal of extraordinary shape and dimensions. Wendy Creighton 05 Mar 2025
Sport Fassifern cricket celebration rich in tradition SITTING in the old grandstand at Coronation Park, Ian Pocock recalls many great memories during his time involved with the Fassifern Cricket Association (FCA). The current FCA president and former player said the grandstand used before the opening... David Lems 29 Jan 2025
History The Thompson family’s sporting legacy THE Boonah and Ipswich Thompson family sporting legacy in athletics, boxing and cricket began before the turn of the 20th century. Wendy Creighton 08 May 2024
History Election win on a ping pong ball TIGHT tussles are not rare in local government elections and the 2024 poll was no different with Scenic Rim’s Division 5 candidates on a knife edge as the count slowly ground on. Wendy Creighton 27 Mar 2024
Fassifern Guardian And they’re off…Beauy’s celebrations start with cake IT’S A long word for an even longer time period, Beaudesert’s sesquicentennial celebrations – also known as B150 – has been underway since January and shows no sign of slowing down. Lara Hart 06 Mar 2024
Fassifern Guardian Generations keep Kerry farm going for-Ward AS BEAUDESERT enters its 150th year, the Ward family of Kerry are doing the same and celebrating 150 years since their ancestor Patrick Ward laid claim to land in the area. Lara Hart 28 Feb 2024
Sport Historic season: Bombers celebrate 50 year milestone FASSIFERN Junior Rugby League Football Club officials, players, coaches and supporters are celebrating a wonderful milestone this year – their 50th anniversary. Life member Craig Harsant has compiled some valuable research highlighting the... David Lems 14 Feb 2024
History National standards review a boon for Beaudesert and Boonah museums TWO Scenic Rim museum organisations have been congratulated for completing a year-long program to compare operations against the national standards. Wendy Creighton 14 Feb 2024
Sport Welcome rain delays Maroon event after Bushrangers rise FASSIFERN Bushrangers batsman Lachlan Andrews found an extra blessing after the 48th annual Maroon Single Wicket competition was postponed for a week. Apart from the welcome rain, up to 30 millimetres in places, he may now be able to join other... David Lems 08 Nov 2023
History Kalbar’s honour roll book to honour war service KALBAR RSL Sub-branch is among 57 ex-service and community organisations sharing in more than $3.5 million in grant funding to provide wellbeing projects and commemorative activities for veterans and their families. Lara Hart 05 Jul 2023
History Plaque honours man who loved Kalbar THE late Arnold Munchow was the street cleaner, gardener and amenities cleaner for the town centres of Kalbar and Aratula. Wendy Creighton 17 May 2023
History Queen of Fashion to lead campaign for House of Fashion AUSTRALIAN fashion icon, Liz Davenport, will lead a fundraising campaign for the Fassifern Historical Society’s House of Fashion. Wendy Creighton 03 May 2023
History Historic motorbike unveiled at Workshops A NATIONALLY significant and historic Ipswich motorcycle was handed over at a special ceremony this week at The Workshops Rail Museum. The presentation came after volunteers from the Historical Motor Cycle Club of Queensland spent three years and... Rob Mellett 15 Mar 2023
History The Beauty of Life - Mary Bryant WRITERS and film makers have adopted the convict Mary Bryant as the centrepiece of their gift to the world, but very little is actually known about her. Aub Podlich 18 Jan 2023
