News
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New garden belongs to everyone
MEMBERS of the Rosewood community celebrated the official opening of a garden that belongs to all, on Saturday. It was a long time coming and…
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Councillors all set for wage rise
QUEENSLAND mayors and councillors will benefit from a 2.5 to 3 percent pay hike this July. The state’s Local Government Remuneration Commission recommended the pay…
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Ipswich attracts huge number of new residents
A TOTAL of 169 new homes were built in Walloon and 47 in Rosewood between October 1 and December 31, last year. In the same…
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Ramblings – 7th February 2025
How not to get murdered IS IT just me or does everyone my age wonder if we had angels on our shoulders as we lived…
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Crime Prevention Unit head shares tools and tips to tackle crime
CRIME happens everywhere, the larger the population … the higher a crime rate. Ipswich Crime Prevention Unit OIC Sgt Nadine Webster regularly meets residents and…
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Road toll worst for almost 60 years
THE nation’s road toll is rising at a higher rate than even before seatbelts were made mandatory. Road fatalities have increased over each of the…
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Drakes supermarkets raise funds for Ronald McDonald House
DRAKES supermarkets raised more than $55,500 for Ronald McDonald House Charities through its Christmas Charity campaign in Queensland and South Australia. The fundraising campaign was…
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Our History – The daring-do of a dashing bushranger
We yesterday received information, through the courtesy of Mr Watts, of the Engineer of Roads department, that a case of sticking-up occurred, in this colony,…
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Darlene administers course of social play
EVER-welcoming Darlene Wojcicki quietly dismisses being called “the face of the Rosewood Golf Club”. She would much rather work enthusiastically behind the counter than chat…
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Young criminal focus of new police commissioner
EXPERIENCED and ready to tackle youth crime, Queensland’s first Cross-Border Commissioner is laying down the law. Moreton Border News spoke with Ian Leavers last week.…
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Ramblings – 31st January 2025
Inner child hindered by an aging body AS A kid I was obsessed with funfairs, the circus, fairies, Christmas and birthday parties. I thought when…
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Spreading love for reading, one book at a time
BOOKS are being tucked away into little libraries on every day streets around Australia. The street library movement has well and truly caught on and…












