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  • OUR HISTORY – Stone and scrub entwined

    OUR HISTORY – Stone and scrub entwined

    We regret to have to announce the sudden and somewhat violent death of one of our oldest resident colonists, Mr Donald Coutts, of Bulimba House,…

  • Roosters calm about season kick-off

    Roosters calm about season kick-off

    AFTER a tough 2024 season, the Rosewood Roosters kick off their latest Rugby League Ipswich (RLI) season this weekend with renewed enthusiasm and confidence. The…

  • Marburg Show Ball event enjoyed by all

    Marburg Show Ball event enjoyed by all

    GLAMOUR came to Marburg when the town held its annual Show Ball, recently. Sue Kunde is Marburg Show secretary and treasurer and her role is…

  • Ramblings – 25th April, 2025

    Ramblings – 25th April, 2025

    MY SON thought cars were free because they don’t fit in a shopping trolley. And he called skunks ‘stunks’, because they stink. We argued over…

  • Regrow, regenerate and renumerate

    Regrow, regenerate and renumerate

    LANDCLEARING is a way producers increase productivity, but loss of habitat threatens the survival of native animal species. University of Queensland researchers explored the benefits…

  • Matching a perfect couple

    Matching a perfect couple

    Story: WENDY CREIGHTON Photos: Cas Miller INC.MILL PHOTOGRAPHY TAILA and Mitch were matched on a dating app. After exchanging texts for about a month, they…

  • Post wet weather clean up at Mason’s Gully

    Post wet weather clean up at Mason’s Gully

    A COMMUNITY planting day is planned for Mason’s Gully in Rosewood, next month. “We have ordered 200 riparian tubestock plants to be planted along the…

  • Hide and seek no game for snake catchers

    Hide and seek no game for snake catchers

    A MARBURG couple were lucky to spot an Eastern Brown slither up and into the wheel arch of their car. Had they not seen it…

  • OBITUARY: A life lived with honesty and integrity

    OBITUARY: A life lived with honesty and integrity

    ROBERT Arthur Krause OAM had many passions in life – family, faith, farming, politics and the Marburg Show. He was the second child and only…

  • Council claims a win on promises for Amberley intersection

    Council claims a win on promises for Amberley intersection

    MAYOR Teresa Harding says the $200 million commitment to fix the Amberley intersection by both major parties ahead of the Federal election is due to…

  • ‘The Q’ to open with world class features

    ‘The Q’ to open with world class features

    THE multi-million dollar ‘The Q’ greyhound facility at Purga opens to the public next month with some of the world’s safest animal welfare practices. The…

  • Showstopper siblings add glamour to Walloon

    Showstopper siblings add glamour to Walloon

    WALLOON kids Isabella and Hastin Mulford-Jackson share a glamorous hobby. The siblings take part in shows run by Baby Show Time, an organisation that gives…

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