SEQ Catchments is hosting a three day program of short workshops on a variety of land management topics. Where: Boonah Cultural CentreWhen: Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th February 2011 Topics inlude: Managing stream bank and gully erosion Controlling riparian and aquatic weeds Improve your pasture… Read more...

In response to the recent flood event Scenic Rim Regional Council in partnership with the Business Enterprise Centre Ipswich Region will be hosting Business Recovery Sessions on 7th of February in Beaudesert and 8th of February in Boonah between 9am and 12 noon. The sessions… Read more...

The Queensland Government’s successful ClimateSmart Home Service will be expanded and extended for another two years. The new and improved program will continue to help Queenslanders cut their energy use and reduce their power bills. The government will continue to provide free energy-saving products, such… Read more...

On Thursday November 18 2010, over 50 sustainability leaders from the Scenic Rim region and some neighbouring communities, gathered at the Arts and Cultural Centre in Beaudesert to learn more about each others’ work, network, and create a strategic regional conversation about integrated sustainability in… Read more...

The Scenic Rim is home to community gardens at Tamborine Mountain and a number of local schools. As we head towards 2011, both the Beaudesert and Beechmont communities are also starting preliminary planning to create community gardens in their areas. At Beaudesert, organiser Debbie Frandsen… Read more...

The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) recently released a position paper about the rapid expansion of the coal seam gas industry and its profound implications for Queensland’s water and natural environment. Here in the Scenic Rim we are experiencing the first stages of CSG exploration with… Read more...

The Save Bahrs Scrub Alliance (SBSA) recently launched the Bahrs Scrub flora booklet, Endangered, Vulnerable and Near Threatened Flora of Bahrs Scrub. The booklet is a photographic description of the valuable plant species of the Bahrs Scrub Precinct, compiled by renowned local botanist Glenn Leiper… Read more...

National Recycling Week was celebrated in style with Madame Mulch and the interactive Junk Orchestra featuring at Boonah’s recent community event on November 13. Hosted by the Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire, (BOSS), the event was supported by the Scenic Rim Regional Council. November… Read more...

Iconic regional nature conservation organisation, the Logan and Albert Conservation Association (LACA) celebrated its 21st birthday in November. In a picnic under the stars at Mt Barney Lodge on November 28, LACA members and friends reflected upon 21 years of environmental activism and planned future… Read more...

The Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS) has had a hugely productive 2010 celebrating many achievements. We have worked on many projects with inspiring people and organisations who share our passion for a more sustainable lifestyle in the Scenic Rim. World Environment Day was… Read more...