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  • Servo and fast food outlet planned for Walloon

    Servo and fast food outlet planned for Walloon

    A service station and fast food outlet are in the planning stages for a busy intersection at Walloon. Developer, Walloon Qld Unit Trust, is proposing…

  • Views in every direction and high end finishes

    Views in every direction and high end finishes

    While Marburg is at the smaller end of the housing supply market, the 18 homes sold in the last 12 months indicated around a 13…

  • Economy slows major hotel reconstruction project

    Economy slows major hotel reconstruction project

    The first stage of the reconstruction of the Walloon Hotel is complete but the planned second stage may undergo significant changes if the Ipswich council…

  • Bremer BESS now in council hands

    Bremer BESS now in council hands

    Libra Energy has submitted the development application for its controversial Bremer Battery Project at Lower Mt Walker. The project involves the construction of a large…

  • Father and son’s light tribute

    Father and son’s light tribute

    A retired Glamorgan Vale dairy farmer’s Christmas decorations light up his neighbourhood in December. Geoff Beattie goes all out and has over 400,000 lights that…

  • Rosewood celebrates

    Rosewood celebrates

    Families flocked to the Rosewood Showgrounds on Friday 12 December for the annual Rosewood Christmas Festival, organised by the Rosewood and District Supporting Communities Inc.…

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  • Cabanda Care transitions

    Cabanda Care transitions

    Rosewood retirement home Cabanda Care is now owned by Lutheran Services. Cabanda Care was built in the 1970s by the Rosewood community for the Rosewood…

  • Bush campground plan

    Bush campground plan

    Graham and Jude Turner are planning to expand the accommodation offerings on their Hidden Vale property outside Grandchester. Applying through their company, Jilrift Pty Ltd,…

  • Bootscootin’ in Marburg

    Bootscootin’ in Marburg

    Line dancers donned festive outfits and cowboy boots for a Christmas social held by Belt, Buckles and Boots this week, marking the group’s end-of-year celebrations.…

  • Christmas spirit in Lowood

    Christmas spirit in Lowood

    The Lowood Show Society welcomed families and locals to its annual Lowood Christmas Carnival, with fine weather setting the scene for a festive evening of…

  • Elf on the shelf is work we can’t shirk

    Elf on the shelf is work we can’t shirk

    If I found time machine I’d travel back to November 2017 and talk myself out of inviting an Elf on the Shelf into our home…

  • Festive fun in Rosewood

    Festive fun in Rosewood

    Families flocked to the Rosewood Showgrounds on Friday 12 December for the annual Rosewood Christmas Festival, organised by the Rosewood and District Supporting Communities Inc.…

  • Tyre trees delight passersby

    Tyre trees delight passersby

    A Mutdapilly local had the crazy idea to build faux Christmas trees using tyres of differing sizes. They were painted green and once assembled, on…

  • Cold moon lights up Rosewood night sky

    Cold moon lights up Rosewood night sky

    A flying fox cast a spooky figure as it explored the night sky over Rosewood last week. Its illumination from the splendour of a cold…

  • Historical railway given $20K grant

    Historical railway given $20K grant

    The Australian Railway Historical Society Queensland was given a $20,000 grant to buy a heritage themed food truck that caters for tourists visiting the historic…

  • High tea celebration for Cabanda Care residents

    High tea celebration for Cabanda Care residents

    Fine china topped with an array of delectable delights rung in the festive season at Cabanda Care’s retirement village in Rosewood. The tea was baked…