Rural Life

Hurry up and wait, long commutes a danger to native wildlife

REALTOR Grace Bennett works in Brisbane and lives in Boonah, with this she joins hundreds of commuters enjoying a country lifestyle paid for by long daily commutes.

Lara Hart

18 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Solemn in solidarity, Beaudesert Anzac march draws a crowd

AS DAWN broke veterans and those commemorating Anzac Day laid wreaths at memorials and Cenotaphs countrywide.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Rain didn’t dampen Kalbar’s Anzac Day commemorations

FOR a small town, Kalbar’s Anzac Day turnout was a wonderful representation of its appreciation for the price paid by troops at Gallipoli.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Arts festival plan for one song concert

TIM Keeler from Boonah Rotary has something special planned for this year’s Boonah Arts Festival, a competition of a single song.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Calico wartime gift helps keep Harrisville history alive

HARRISVILLE’S history is on display in the town’s museum and in the experienced hands of local historian Eris Rashford.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Adventuring gives children adrenalin outlet

LEARNING through adventure gives children an opportunity to push boundaries and master skills they’ll take into adulthood.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Big plans for small school with heart

IT’S the little school with a big heart, Roadvale State School has had funding approved for a new classroom and its principal Erin Kerr couldn’t be happier.

Lara Hart

19 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Footy mad Mel is in a league of her own

MELANIE Rowe has been nominated in the Volunteer of the Year Award category for the 2025 Queensland Rugby League Community Volunteer Awards.

Lara Hart

20 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Blue motorbikes carry mental health message

KEN Meldrum is painting a motorbike blue and when it’s finished, he’ll put it on the side of a busy Scenic Rim road as part of his mental health awareness campaigns.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Kill tree plea for koala safety

THE Kill Tree is as foreboding and ominous as it sounds, Hayley Colthup gave the name to the tree because she has found at least five dead koalas beneath it.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Kooralbyn community grows their own way

IT’S a little piece of paradise just outside Beaudesert, now Kooralbyn is holding its own and joining other Scenic Rim towns to participate in this year’s Eat Local Month.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Fassifern Guardian

No plan in place, PCYC delays frustrate Beauy chamber president

PLANS to build a multi-million-dollar Police-Citizens Youth Centre (PCYC) have been in the works for five years but are yet to produce tangible results says Beaudesert

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Families picnic at the showground on Easter Sunday

FAMILIES packed picnic blankets and headed to the showgrounds on Sunday for Boonah Easter Feast.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Rural Review

Coggan’s closed system of cropping, cattle and sheep

VERTICAL integration, innovation, sustainable farming practices and pioneering are all words suited to the Coggan Farms narrative.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Rural Review

Indoor farms to help city dwellers grow

IF YOU live in a concrete jungle with no back or front yard, you may be able to grow crops using a garden system that integrates urban farming and apartment design.

Lara Hart

23 Apr 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Underwater, Channel Country producers push through the pain

THERE’S a dystopian landscape in Queensland’s Channel country, many kilometres of sandy barren soil is littered with downed infrastructure and the bodies of livestock.

Lara Hart

16 Apr 2025