Urban Utilities' Michelle Cull says don't forget to include water in your emergency kit
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Get storm ready

KEEP at least ten litres of drinking water per person on standby and keep your drains clear. That is the word from water supplier Urban Utilities as it encourages customers in Scenic Rim to prepare for extreme weather this […]

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 […]

Common large paper wasp
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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Geesje Staal and Jan Schoonbeek
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Citizenship Ceremony

The growth of Scenic Rim continues as 23 residents were welcomed as the region’s newest Australians at a citizenship ceremony on 24 October.  The event was held at The Centre, Beaudesert with supportive families waving […]

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 […]