Cr Kerri Cryer, Mayor Tom Sharp and Cr Stephen Moriarty
Councillor Comments

Cr Kerri Cryer 

As Scenic Rim’s Portfolio Councillor for Community, Arts and Culture, it was my honour to officially open Council’s final exhibition of the year, Gift Wrapped 2024, at The Centre Beaudesert. This is a fabulous exhibition […]

Zen Water Meditation
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Body Armouring

The concept of body armouring was developed by Wilhelm Reich, a psychoanalyst who trained with Freud. We all have coping patterns and depending on how our life unfolds, particularly in our formative years, our bodies […]

Exploring remote areas
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Exploring remote areas

Exploring the remote areas of the world is focus of our next event on Tamborine Mountain. Do join us on November 14, 5.30pm at Travelling Places to find out more about Australian owned expedition company […]

Relationships
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Home and Abroad

I write this from our son’s flat in Berlin, Germany. Our suitcases are packed ready for an early morning flight homeward bound.  We’ve been visiting the UK and Germany and while it’s been an amazing […]

Wyaralong
Our Scenic Gems

Dam offers the lot

IF YOU are thinking about taking the family for a picnic, a bush hike, a little fishing or maybe a mountain bike adventure than you’re in luck in the Scenic Rim. There are numerous hidden […]

Common large paper wasp
One small place on earth

Common large paper wasp

Common Large Paper Wasp – Polistes variabilis, house eve, North Tamborine.  This is the fourth and final paper wasp nest in my Animal Builders album.  It belongs to the same genus as the smaller wasp which […]

New Hope for the Dingo
Living with Dogs

New Hope for the Dingo

In March 2024 the Victorian government made a dingo protection order in north west Victoria due to scientific information about the local population being in imminent risk of extinction, the dingo is on the red […]