Armistice Day Procession 1919 - “Worst Turnout” - Chas Taylor, Arthur Stringfellow and Mick Corcoran. Photo courtesy of Canungra Visitor Information Centre.
History

Armistice Day and the Spanish Flu

Text taken from the book Canungra Heritage 1879 – 1979 by M Curtis. The 1914 – 1918 War ended abruptly in November 1918 and the news was telephoned to Canungra.   Such was the relief that people celebrated then and […]

Monique, Tess and Karen
People and their Pets

Tess

You must have seen her, silver faced Tess, gracing the front step of Aussie Lifestyle Properties, watching the increasing Canungra activities, accepting pats and welcoming clients.  Tess, a terrier cross, was adopted by Karen and […]

Paul Kraayvanger
Humans of Canungra

Humans of Canungra – Paul Kraayvanger

Paul Kraayvanger is one half of the team behind Canungra Hub Cafe.  He and his wife, Shona, also previously owned Canungra Newsagent.  Shona, said she was happy I was interviewing Paul because they were starting […]

Keer Moriarty
Editorial

From My Window

I’m almost afraid to ask ‘what else could happen?’ We’ve had drought, fire, drought, flood, plague … all in the last six months or so.  For me, as for many people, COVID-19 is next in […]

Tumbarumba
Editorial

Tears and Hope

I would struggle to find anyone in Australia who doesn’t have a connection with somewhere that is literally under fire right now. Right now, my heart is with Tumbarumba, New South Wales. When my family […]

Editorial

Bring on 2020

As 2019 comes to an end, all I can say is thank goodness. It has been a hard year for Australia, for people in the Scenic Rim, for Canungra and Beechmont, and for me personally. […]

Beau
Editorial

Too Many Stories to Tell…

Over the past few months there have been some heart wrenching stories of loss, survival and kindness. I had intended to include some of these in this edition of The Canungra Times.  Unfortunately, I found […]