Local business Huebner Motors has celebrated 40 years in the region. The business moved from the banks of the Brisbane River to Beaudesert in 1978 after the government resumed the land to make way for Expo 88. Now, Huebner motors employs 36 staff, services the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast and sells more than…
As we draw closer to the end of 2018, many of us will pause to reflect on the year that was. This is also an opportune time to set our sights on what is ahead in 2019 and beyond. In 2018, the Scenic Rim has continued to grow as a brand that local business, investors,…
Scenic Rim ecotourism retreat Mt Barney Lodge has embarked on a mission to discourage its guests from bringing throwaway plastic on site year-round after a successful Plastic Free July. With a focus on a single-use plastic water bottle ban, staff collected and counted the number of plastic water bottles and containers found in the bins…
Beaudesert’s Railway Hotel has had its biggest face lift in more than a decade, in a move expected to attract renewed interest among local diners and visitors alike. The popular pub on Brisbane Street, across from the town’s old railway building, has been given a fresh new look, with a crisp black and white colour…
It’s an exciting time in the Scenic Rim, as two significant local tourism businesses change hands. Kooroomba Vineyard and Lavender Farm at Mt Alford has had a change of hands. Entrepreneurial couple Doogan and Verity O’Hanlon recently sold the business to pursue other opportunities. In local media, the O’Hanlons praised the Scenic Rim Regional Council for…