News

Caller ID Spoofing warning

Detectives from the Financial and Cyber Crime Group have issued a warning about a scam using Queensland Police Service (QPS) phone numbers to impersonate police in an attempt to obtain personal details over the phone. […]

News

The ATO is here to help during tax time

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is committed to helping taxpayers get their tax returns right this tax time. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson acknowledged that for some, managing their tax affairs may seem tricky. “The ATO is […]

Louise Goodman
Regular columns

News from St Luke’s

Most Sunday mornings during winter, we sit in St Luke’s with heaters on and wrapped in blankets whilst breathing fog as we sing.  St Luke’s can be quite cold in temperature whilst warming our hearts […]

Our Scenic Gems

Our scenic gems

THOSE who have chosen to call the Scenic Rim home are no doubt closely noting how more and more tourists are discovering the area. The region’s natural beauty that attracted many to buy here now […]

New Caledonian Horned Parakeet
Nature's Gems

New Caledonian Horned Parakeet

Recent events in New Caledonia have left me with extremely sad to see such a beautiful place in so much turmoil.  In 2013, I travelled to New Caledonia to volunteer with its national bird the […]

Canungra Creek with walker
History

A Curious “Tail”…

The first brown trout eggs transported to Australia were successfully hatched in the Plenty River in Tasmania in 1864. In 1908 Sir Arthur Morgan introduced trout ova into a stream at Killarney and efforts were […]