Beechmont Buzz

BEECHMONT boasts what has to be the most picturesque market in South East Queensland. While some may opt for the hustle of Surfers Paradise evening markets, what could be better than friendly country atmosphere with […]

Planting forests is a core activity of Beechmont Landcare.  A few months ago I wrote about the forest that was planted at Akoonah Timbarra reserve over 30 years ago. Our organisation was formed in 1992 but […]

THE Beech Mountain Association had a very well attended, very short, meeting in June, chaired by Lisa Groom.  It was theorised that the destruction of part of the rainforest patch at the old school site […]

A noxious weed that you see cropping up all over the place is Giant Devil’s Fig (Solanum chrysotrichum).  The photo below shows a growing clump of small shrubs that have now been eliminated. It’s a […]

The one thing that residents living along the Beechmont road truly hate about living here is the motorbike noise on the weekend. The elephant in the room.  The subject nobody wants to broach. Because sshhh. […]

Residents have often wondered why the death toll of eight on the signs on Beechmont Road have been the same for about 14 years.  I remember them going up after the unfortunate motorbike rider crashed […]

Facebook Page, Everything Beech Mountain, has been following the adventures of Col the Keeper of the Urn and newly appointed President of the newly named Beech Mountain Association.  Now that the Urn has magically appeared where it definitely […]

A big thank you to QCWA Beechmountain President Leanne King for pulling together the catering on Anzac Day, the organisation was superb. Catering for over 200 people takes a special kind of commitment and dedication, […]

Beechmont Road below Lower Beechmont was blocked for a day when a 7 tonne truck hauling a very large crane tried to take the hairpin bend. Like the final test, the notorious corner has been […]

Biosecurity have been working the district for a couple of months now with helicopters and walking teams hunting the nasty little fire ants. Fire ants are an extremely aggressive and adaptable pest that pose a […]