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9 October 2024

Happy 100th, Evelyn

Evelyn was born in Brisbane in 1924, and lived in Caloundra and Maleny as a young woman. She worked as a telephonist at a post off ice from 16 to 24-years-old, and met her late husband in 1945. They met in Maleny when she worked at the post office an...

8 October 2024

Campdraft success

Toogoolawah had five riders who were campdrafting cattle on the day. The school scored an average of 38.167 with the top school, Glenn Innes, averaging 88.3. Toogoolawah were accompanied by other local schools from the readership, including Kilcoy SH...

8 October 2024

Hooning havoc control

Council said hooning and anti-social behaviour had been a problem at the Mid-Brisbane River for many years, including problems with illegal 4WDing, camping, and rubbish despite having asked the state numerous times to address the issue. Somerset Mayo...

8 October 2024

Ride for Red raises $11,500

Organised by the Gronks Social Riders Club, the eighth annual fundraiser raised over $11,500 this year in support of cancer research, with money collected through online donations and raff le tickets sold at the stops along the drive. The ride starte...

6 October 2024

Disaster ready in Somerset

The expo will be held on Saturday, 12 October at the Somerset Civic Centre in Esk between 10am and 2pm. The event is a great opportunity for residents to speak with emergency services, council and other agencies to understand their local hazards, the...

6 October 2024

New consent laws

This affirmative model of consent also expressly acknowledges stealthing as a circumstance of non-consent and ‘rape’. ‘Stealthing’ is the non-consensual removal of a condom or tampering with a condom before or during consensual sexual activity. Other...