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Beef cattle record numbers forecast

AUSTRALIA is forecast to produce a record 2.79 million tonnes of beef in 2025, driven by stable carcase weights and increased slaughter according to Meat & Livestock Australia. Despite a slight easing in herd numbers, the national cattle herd is...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

Fassifern Guardian

From backyard garden to global agriculture

by EMMA LIANG GROWING up in Shanxi, China, I was always fascinated by my dad’s vegetable garden. He had a knack for growing things, and I loved watching the different crops change from day to day in our backyard. That early fascination ultimately...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Fassifern Police

Rural Road Safety Week This year, Rural Road Safety Week will run from September 15 to 19. As part of the showcase, this year local emergency services will be holding a display in Park Street, Boonah between Yeates Avenue and High Street from...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Scenic Rim Council in brief

Drumming up business in Dubai MAYOR Tom Sharp will join other mayors from South East Queensland for the Brisbane Business Mission to Dubai where he’ll attend the Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum. The business mission will be held...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

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Downsize proposed for Biddaddaba fire station

IN JUNE last year, the Queensland Fire Department won the go ahead to build the Biddaddaba Rural Fire Station on a property at Boyland. The station was approved to be built on a portion of the property at 63 Four Mile Lane that had been leased for...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Peak Crossing small subdivision proposed

COUNCIL planners are reviewing a one-into-two subdivision in the township precinct at Peak Crossing. Town planning agents for the landowners at 2 Flinders Dolomite Road have applied to subdivide the 1.8ha property into a 3,020sqm allotment with the...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025