The historic Dugandan Hotel at Boonah has new owners.
Terry Morris and Dean Merrell, of Sirromet Wines, recently took ownership of the 102-year-old pub.
They plan to add an outdoor dining area with seating for 100 and a cellar door and say the pub is a place of ‘real possibilities’.
“We’re planning to put tables underneath the trees at the entry to the existing car park,” Dean Merrell told the Fassifern Guardian Newspaper.
“The idea is not to ‘change the world’ but to improve on what exists. We’re not planning major structural changes. We’ll spruce it up here and there. It’s a beautiful old pub with lots of charm and we want it to stay that way.” (more…)
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Archive for June, 2011
Historic Dugandan Hotel has new owners
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Scenic Rim cheese maker best in the State
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Tamborine Mountain’s Witches Chase Cheese Company has been named Queensland’s best at the 2011 Brisbane Cheese Awards.
Witches Chase Cheese Co. took out the top award of Best Queensland Cheese at a ceremony held in June.
The company also won a gold medal for one of the best ‘washed rind’ cheeses, as well as the Fino Food and Wine Cup for the best ‘washed rind’ cheese.
Owners, Meredith and Andre Morris, have been making cheese since 2004 and now make 14 different varieties.
The Witches Chase shopfront is open seven days a week a the southern end of Gallery Walk.
Over at Harrisville, Mick and Jenny Hall of Normanby Wines are also celebrating a recent win. Their 2007 Durif, made using Scenic Rim grapes, won the gold medal at the Cairns Wine Show. They also won a bronze medal for their Viognier. The Durif hasn’t been released for public sale yet but the couple hopes to have it available at their cellar door soon.
Wyaralong Dam & Mt Joyce Recreation Park opens July 1
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
It’s been a few years in the making but the Wyaralong Dam and Mt Joyce Recreation Park will open to the public tomorrow, Friday July 1.
The Dam is an integral part of the Queensland Government’s plan to ensure a safe and sustainable water supply for SEQ’s growing population. It has a total capacity of 103,000 mega litres and cost $348 million to build. Due to the wet conditions in late 2010 the dam filled and began to overtop on January 11, just 25 days after the 48-metre high dam wall was plugged. Watch a time-lapse video of the construction.
The dam has a supply area of 1230 hectares and is surrounded by a new master-planned recreation park.
The Mt Joyce Escape Recreation Park boasts world-class mountain bike trails, shoreline horse trails, bushwalks, trail runs and canoe trails. The park also features picnic facilities, playground and other amenities.
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Secrets of sustained Scenic Rim success
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
The Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Scenic Rim tourism industry collaborated to hold the Scenic Rim’s first regionwide famil in early June. Council’s Tourism Development Co-ordinator Cathie Johnston writes:
‘For five big familiarisation tour days (from 5 – 9 June), the Scenic Rim region was ‘on show’ thanks to continued collaboration from its proactive Scenic Rim tourism industry. Our five accredited Visitor Information Centres worked closely with nearly fifty of our local tourism businesses to proudly promote the Scenic Rim. This initiative was titled the ‘Secrets of the Scenic Rim’ Famil Tour.
Each day, between 30 – 40 participants (comprising media representatives, Visitor Information Centre volunteers, local operators, and industry partners such as Brisbane Marketing and Gold Coast Tourism) boarded the famil bus and explored an area of the Scenic Rim, sampling the experiences along the way. (more…)
10 things to do in the Scenic Rim in July
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
There’s plenty to see and do in the Scenic Rim this month.
1. Retrace the steps taken by Stinson crash rescuers
July 1-3; 15-17, O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat
Retrace Bernard O’Reillys famous journey through mountainous rainforest terrain as he searched for survivors of the Stinson plane crash more than 70 years ago. This is one of Australia’s iconic walks and is a rugged, yet rewarding, journey.
For details and a full 2011 schedule of walks go to the website
2. Morning Melodies with Barry Crocker
July 1, Boonah Cultural Centre
Barry Crocker is Banjo Patterson in this musical play based on the life of the great Australian writer and poet. Barry has been working on bringing BANJO to the stage for the past two-and-a-half-years. It is only fitting that one of Australia’s performance greats should celebrate the work of one of the country’s most famous writers.
Tickets cost $16 for adults and $12.50 for groups of 10 or more.
The show starts at 11am. Tickets from the box office or online (more…)
Eat Local Week – Learn, Explore, Buy
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
TOMORROW marks the start of the Scenic Rim’s first Eat Local Week. From June 24 to 30, Scenic Rim residents are being encouraged to think about where their food comes from.
Eat Local Week is about eating, learning, exploring and buying Scenic Rim produce. Restaurants and cafes throughout the region have been encouraged to use local produce and a number of farm tours and cooking demonstrations have been organised, including school holiday kids cooking clases. (more…)