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Sign up to clean up and protect Australia’s environment

Boonah business and community groups are encouraged to take part! Saving the planet is a huge goal, but if everyone steps up we can make a big difference this Clean Up Australia Day. Grab your family, friends, school, sporting or community group, your colleagues or your neighbours and get behind this year’s national events to […]

Community encouraged to have its two cents’ worth on Council’s Budget

Scenic Rim community members are being invited to have their say in Council’s financial planning for the coming year by providing feedback on the Draft 2023-2024 Annual Budget. The draft Budget documents will be made available from Wednesday 5 April for viewing and comment on Council’s online community engagement platform, Let’s Talk Scenic Rim. Residents […]

Have your say!

To inform development of a new small business strategy, the Queensland Government is currently conducting a survey of Queensland small businesses to understand their goals, challenges, how they get their information and what they need to help them thrive. We need your help in encouraging local small business owners and operators to complete the survey. […]

Workforce Connect Fund

The Workforce Connect Fund is an initiative designed to increase investment in industry and community-led projects that address attraction, retention and participation issues within the workforce.   It aims to drive systemic, industry-wide change in relation to these issues to enhance workforce outcomes for employers, employees and jobseekers.   The Workforce Connect Fund will fund […]

Scenic Rim Small Business Hub 

The Queensland Government is here to help your business thrive. If you are starting out, need support to recover or want to grow your business, they can help with: Free mentoring and business guidance Grants and financial assistance Free training for apprentices under 25 Resources to make it easier to employ apprentices and trainees Opportunities […]

Community champions celebrated at Scenic Rim Australia Day Awards

Three outstanding individuals and a local event which brought the community together in the spirit of inclusion have been celebrated at the 2023 Scenic Rim Australia Day Awards today. The awards, presented at The Centre Beaudesert before a citizenship ceremony which welcomed the Scenic Rim’s 23 newest Australians, honoured the contribution of grassroots groups and […]

Eat Local Month dishes up an even larger serving of paddock-to-plate experiences

The stellar success of Scenic Rim Eat Local Week will see the region’s annual event mushroom to become a month-long celebration of paddock-to-plate experiences throughout June 2023. From its inception in 2011, when 10 events attracted just 900 people, the Scenic Rim’s celebration of its farmers, growers, producers, artisans, chefs and quality food and beverages […]

Need help to start or grow your business in 2023?

Y(E)P Entrepreneurship Facilitators is a service with the objective of encouraging entrepreneurship in the Ipswich and surrounding region. They aim to inspire, educate, and connect future entrepreneurs to help them start or build sustainable and rewarding self employment. Their passion is supporting people 45 and older, however, our services are available to anyone who would […]

Business Breakfast with new council CEO David Keenan

Scenic Rim Regional Council presents a business breakfast with special guest speaker DAVID KEENAN, Council’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. Wednesday 7 December 6.30am for a 7.00am start The Centre, Beaudesert To reserve your seat, please register here. Find out what attracted David to taking on this important role, and what he sees as opportunities for the Scenic […]

Business Basics Grant Update

Opening soon: Business Basics Grants program – Round 4  The Queensland Government is continuing to show its support for the small business sector with the launch of Round 4 of the $5 million Business Basics Grant program. Eligible small businesses (including non-employing and micro businesses, and new and emerging businesses with less than 20 employees […]