Fassifern Guardian Thousands come to Kalbar festival of flowers KALBAR Sunflower Festival was on last weekend, bringing with it an explosion of yellow, ochre and brown to the Scenic Rim. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Push for arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain AT THE heart of plans for an arts precinct on Tamborine Mountain is the love for Kate Tardy, a mother and grandmother who lost her battle to breast cancer in February last year. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Chamber music festival cancelled, moves up mountain MOUNT Tamborine on Tamborine Mountain is picking up solid musical talent as Bangalow Chamber Music Festival’s (BCMF) cancellation means a move to Queensland. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Rural Review Filmed: inside the world of migrant farm workers PEOPLE watching - most of us do it – sometimes we’ll even imagine a story line to go with what we see. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian A meating of minds, VR brings farm to city VIRTUAL reality headsets are giving city dwellers insight into the world of red meat production. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Rural Life Sun shine and blue skies make for a spectacular Australia Day KALBAR Showground was the setting for the Fassifern’s Australia Day celebrations, last week. Lara Hart 01 Feb 2023
Fassifern Guardian Researchers work towards hardier crops DROUGHT tolerance in crops is essential to prevent threats to food security and researchers at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) are looking for solutions that will help growers. Lara Hart 24 Apr 2024
Development Scenic Rim mapped for geothermal energy exploration WITHIN Energy Pty Ltd are in the early stages of applying for a permit to explore for geothermal energy resources across 2,612 square kilometres, most of which is in the Scenic Rim. Wendy Creighton 24 Apr 2024
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
Development 900 lots in Moremac master plan for Beaumoor estate THE first stages of a master-planned community on the eastern side of Beaudesert were approved by the Scenic Rim Regional Council in late February. Wendy Creighton 24 Apr 2024
Development Living Gems plans 166-home resort on Tamborine Mountain A FORMER 1,100 tree avocado orchard could be replaced by a sprawling, over 50s land lease resort containing 166, two bedroom homes. Wendy Creighton 24 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Beauty and the bricks, building on pageantry BEAUDESERT glamour girl Haley Cobb is a contestant on the latest season of LEGO Masters. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Caught on camera, crooks abort mission after spotting surveillance camera A GLENEAGLE woman got a fright when two intruders came on to her property just before midnight, then made a swift exit after spotting a security camera at the door. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Patient care review finalised for Coulson man’s death A REVIEW into the death of Coulson man Wayne Irving in the Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department in November last year has recommended the introduction of medical and nurse commander roles to better oversee monitoring and escalation of patients on the ramp. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Postie family hands run back, retains post office PETER and Lynaire Poless has seen a lot of changes since taking ownership of Kalbar Post Office 16 years ago. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Fassifern Guardian Blue tractor sign help is available THERE is a big, bright blue tractor on top of a concrete slab on the side of the road at Milbong on Ipswich-Boonah Road. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Rural Review Growing is going awry but it’s better dry than wet A CHANGE in temperature and shorter periods of daylight are some of the signals that help plants know when to grow, so when there are unusually long periods of wet, warm weather, crop cycles are disrupted. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Rural Review Good season promotes upsurge in pasture dieback GRAZIERS need to be alert for signs of pasture dieback as it continues to spread to new parts of southern, western and northern Queensland. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024
Rural Review ‘Revolutionise’ - university’s plan for the future of agriculture AN AUSTRALIAN university is backing projects with the potential to ‘revolutionise the agricultural industry’. Lara Hart 17 Apr 2024