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QR celebrates 160-year track record
QUEENSLAND Rail this year celebrates the 160th anniversary of the building of the first section of railway in Queensland. Queensland Rail CEO Kat Stapleton said…
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Moving, improving and living longer…exercise adds spice to life
THERE’S no doubt being active contributes to living longer and enjoying a more fulfilling life, but what about seniors who want to move more but…
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The booklet lady and the Rosewood Lions medi-alert project
“ARE you the booklet lady?” It may seem an odd greeting, but to Rosewood Lion, Tanya Johnson, it has become part of her life to…
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A happy anniversary for Rosewood General Practice
AS ROSEWOOD General Practice celebrates its fifth anniversary under the ownership of Dr Nagaraj Dupakuntla, it’s a momentous occasion to reflect on the journey that…
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Grandchester property changes hands, untouched
THE former Catholic church at Grandchester has changed hands again. The large timber building was deconsecrated in October 2022 and the new owners, a family…
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Ramblings
THE unstoppable force known as Kaye Martin has insisted I use my own writing voice again. I have been a journalist for more than 40…
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Propagating patience in quest to grow native cycads
EBENEZER green thumb Heather Knowles has perfected the art of patience as it pertains to nurturing and growing native plants. She’s had a lifelong love…
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A walk around Pine Mountain Bush Reserve
IT WAS a drizzly morning when members of the Ipswich branch of the Native Plants Queensland visited the Pine Mountain Bush Reserve last Saturday. The…
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Investigating Marburg’s Teutonic past
ROB Braiden is a man on a mission – to explore the length and breadth of Southeast Queensland. The intrepid vlogger has spent the past…
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Alarm grows over solar plan
RESIDENTS fear a solar plant proposal for dairy farming land at Lower Mount Walker would create an eyesore and ruin prime agricultural land. Libra Energy…
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Three Crosses on the Hill – Good Friday service
ON A hill at Coleyville, a few weeks before Easter, three wooden crosses will be erected to remind everyone that more than 2,000 years ago,…
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Our History – Horses to motorcycles to policing – Sgt Hal Wacker – Part 2
THE plaintive cries of a young child alarmed the farmer in his field outside Rosewood. There were no children at home and he’d never known…












