Scenic Rim

Fassifern Guardian

Awards evening celebrates student achievements

MONUMENTAL is the word Boonah State High School principal Dan Marrone used to sum up the school’s year so far.

Lara Hart

4 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Daisy the dachshund defies death after snake bite

EVERY year Goodna puts on a festival that celebrates the purple and mauve hues of the Jacaranda flowers.

Lara Hart

4 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Classic cars come to Kalbar

CLASSIC cars had the run of the Kalbar Showgrounds recently when the Fassifern Car Club held its annual Swap Meet.

Lara Hart

4 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

No internet needed, books back in vouge

FEED your need to read at this year’s Boonah Bookfest.

Lara Hart

4 hours ago

Rural Life

Rogues gallery: choking, climbing, smothering invaders

TWENTY rubber vine plants were found in a paddock in the Lockyer Valley, this month.

Wendy Creighton

4 hours ago

Police

Fassifern Police - 29th October 2025

During the period of October 19 to 26, six drug drivers and three drink drivers were intercepted on Boonah and district roads.

Staff Writers

4 hours ago

Fassifern Guardian

Glamour girl Laellah rocks international Fashion Week

SCENIC Rim was represented in the Maldives, Paris and Milan recently when pint sized model Laellah Paulson took to the runway during Fashion Week.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Fassifern Guardian

Arty hay bales and flying carrots draw thousands to Kalbar

IT IS the small town that punches above its weight when it comes to putting on an event and on Sat-‘hay’-day Kalbar Country Day reinforced why people love to visit.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Rural Life

Young Farmer on track to continue family legacy

JACKSON Rieck, 13, was selected as the winner of the Young Farmer Award at the Kalbar Australia Day Awards.

Staff Writers

01 Feb 2023

Fassifern Guardian

The rich and fruity world of competition fruitcake makers

HOLIDAYING abroad didn’t stop Canungra’s Linda Ashton from analysing the properties of a rich fruitcake.

Lara Hart

22 Oct 2025

Rural Life

Local Wildlife Rescue Rotary Club a world first

“Yesterday we attended two eastern grey kangaroos, a ringtail possum, a pacific baza, a pelican and a brushtail possum. We also helped four other people with concerns over the phone. We made two trips to the RSPCA.”

Wendy Creighton

22 Oct 2025

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

Development

Council wins honours at state engineering awards

COUNCIL representatives were called to the stage to accept two major titles at the 2025 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) Queensland and Northern Territory Excellence Awards.

Staff Writers

22 Oct 2025

Police

Fassifern Police - 22nd October 2025

Following investigations by Ipswich Criminal Investigation Branch a Regents Park man, 41, and a Regents Park woman, 33, were charged with unlawful use of motor vehicle, unlawful possession of weapons and entering a property to commit an indictable offence following the theft of a quad bike from a property at Kents Lagoon on Sunday, October 12.

Staff Writers

22 Oct 2025

Bushfires

Potentially ‘vicious’ bushfire controlled quickly by firies

IT HAS been a very lucky start to the bushfire season in comparison to last year, says an Aratula Rural Firie.

Wendy Creighton

15 Oct 2025

Development

On the Council planner’s desk - 15th October 2025

ARE you interested in what developments are in the planning stages in your neighbourhood?

Staff Writers

15 Oct 2025

Police

Fassifern Police - 15th October 2025

On Sunday (October 12), a Ford Ranger, trailer and quad bike were stolen from a property at Kents Lagoon.

Staff Writers

15 Oct 2025

Development

Tourist cabins approved for School Road property

SIX tourist cabins were approved this month for a property opposite St Bernard State School on Tamborine Mountain.

Wendy Creighton

15 Oct 2025

Development

Cabin visitor accommodation proposed for rural Rosevale

SIX tourist cabins on a rural property at Rosevale could be the next short term accommodation option for Scenic Rim visitors.

Wendy Creighton

08 Oct 2025