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Equestrian dreams come true with support from local business

2021-07-01

Community, Business, Feature Stories, Inspiration, Rural Living, Sport

174

Elise Cameron is proof that dreams can be achieved through hard work and a steady passion. Elise is a mother, a hard-working employee, and a talented equestrian. In-between working at the Maclean Produce and r...

‘There was no-one else’: Equine Podiotherapist Jocelyn Warren on her unique profession

Isaac Irons

2021-05-05

Animals, Community, Education, Feature Stories, Rural Living

193

You might imagine a horse farrier to be a big, burly, tough guy, flannel sleeves rolled up, muscling the great animal to fit on a horseshoe, all while giving the horse occasional digs when it plays up. As a ...

Know your Inland Rail in Logan

Aiden Taylor

2021-04-11

Community, Environment, Feature Stories, Government, Local Development, Rural Living

347

The Inland Rail project was meant to be the jewel in the crown of our policy makers from the time it was first floated as a possibility during the Howard Government years. But so far it has been a poisoned c...

Browns Plains Bottles and Cans leading sustainability practises

Isaac Irons

2021-03-31

Business, Community, Education, Environment, Feature Stories

357

Browns Plains Bottles and Cans is celebrating six months of operation in March, processing over a million bottles and cans a month. That’s over $100 000 going back to the community every month. Commercial...

Family-run homewares business show their proud ties to Amish culture

Aiden Taylor

2021-03-27

Business, Community, Feature Stories

384

South Maclean’s Tim Legg scoffed at the thought of visiting the Amish of Pennsylvania on a holiday to America with his wife and kids in 2012. On paper, it was the trip of a lifetime. They were going to Di...

From North Maclean to the desert plains of Oman

Aiden Taylor

2021-03-10

Business, Community, Feature Stories, Rural Living

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The desert plains of the Middle East are the last places anyone would expect to see the roots of a small aquaponics business in Logan making a huge impact… Yet that is exactly what is happening in a multimil...

2020: The year that was – a student perspective

Lily Yang

2020-11-04

Community, Entertainment, Feature Stories

326

During the first months of 2020, devastation struck home with the Australian wildfires. As the skies turned ashy, and the air became contaminated, there was a sense of gloom settling upon us. However, Australia...

A Unique Plug In Hybrid SUV

Paul Jackson

2020-10-02

Community, Feature Stories

483

A Unique Plug In Hybrid SUV I’ve been looking forward to test driving the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) for some time and having now had the chance, I was not disappointed. ...

How to paint window sills and trims

Paul Jackson

2020-10-01

Community, Feature Stories

438

with Sharon Hankins Our house has wood trims and window sills throughout, so to change these in just one room, is not likely to be a wise decorating idea. So once I decided to tackle the trims in this room, ...

A Principal’s Perspective

Paul Jackson

2020-09-07

Community, Education, Feature Stories

1240

People are seen lining up at the Parklands Christian College's Covid-19 testing clinic, Brisbane, Thursday, July 30, 2020 by Gary Cully As I was leaving a pretty relaxed few days of the annual Associated...