The $500,000 project will include an upgrade to stormwater capacity and the replacement of kerb and channelling, in addition to repaving and asphalt surfacing of the roadway between High and Walter streets.

Mick Jagger delivered some bluesy rock to the White House Tuesday with a celebration of blues that brought out US music legends like B.B. King and Buddy Guy.

New Zealand paused for two minutes' silence on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, which left 185 people dead.

Complacency and apathy are often the main barriers to growth.  You will need commitment and drive, the ability to think ‘outside of the square’, willingness to delegate as your business expands and the skills to manage the whole growth process effectively.

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its Annual Climate Summary 2011 today (21 February), providing a comprehensive record of Australia’s weather and climate for the previous year.

CanTeen is launching two innovative books this week that provide support and information to young people aged 12-24; Now What…? When your parent’s cancer can’t be cured and Now What…? When your sibling’s cancer can’t be cured.

We are looking for community minded adults to help staff the canteen on training afternoons and sports days throughout the year. Typically this will involve two to four hour shifts on selected training afternoons, on Saturdays, and on occasional Sundays to suit your availability.

The United States marks the 50th anniversary Monday of the first flight of an American into orbit. But the historic landmark is bittersweet: the first nation to land people on the Moon now depends on Russia for its manned space flights.

For decades public health campaigns have urged people to wear sunscreen, hats and sunglasses and avoid the sun during the hottest part of the day, but now they say even tanning on a sunbed is not safe and must be banned.

Two provocative television commercials cleverly highlighting the plight of factory farmed animals will be launched tomorrow, for immediate screening on free to air television channels as community service announcements.

Even a week after camp had passed, everyone was still talking about how great it was and how it was possibly the best camp they had been on.

The TMCCA Program is making a big difference. It has enriched the lives of those who need some extra help, while providing our volunteers with a sense of satisfaction that they have provided a valuable service to the community.

History since has shown us that successive councils did not regard the community’s preferences as sufficiently important to resist the Tsunami of development that has turned the Mountain into what it is today....

It has been a while since we as a family had visited Mount Tamborine from the Gold Coast so you can imagine our dismay when just last week we arrived to find a plateau divorced from, what would appear, any form of order, control, regulation, direction, structure, care maintenance or pride!

Local Federal MP Scott Buchholz said the Coalition has written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate fuel discount dockets following allegations the dockets have been used to hide an unjustified increase in the cost of petrol.

Anyone's fifth birthday is an important one. This year The Centre in Beaudesert is five years old and everyone is invited to celebrate.

 It was announced today that the world-wide smash hit production of Jersey Boys – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will open at QPAC in July 2012.

To honour Raymond Curtis and his team, we are inviting all former players and committee members, the orchestra’s alumni, to join us in a concert to be held here at St George’s Church, on Sunday 25 March at 2.30 p.m.

Victorian artist Eamon O’Toole, and combines his two passions in life, art and motorsport to create visually detailed life-size replica sculptures.

 The two-month amnesty was staged during December and January, with borrowers asked to donate non-perishable food items at their library in exchange for the waiving of outstanding fees.

The Surfer and The Mermaid depicts a surreal underwater world where a young surfer is led by a mermaid into the depths to meet her marine friends, the whales.

Pop diva Whitney Houston will be laid to rest on Saturday after a private funeral service at the New Jersey Baptist church where she grew up singing in a gospel choir.

Aspirin and other household drugs may inhibit the spread of cancer because they help shut down the chemical "highways" which feed tumours, Australian researchers said Tuesday.

Six special guests were all delighted to witness the young couple exchange rings in a spectacular ceremony 134 metres above the waters of Sydney Harbour.

The property on Curtis Road was advertised as being suitable for a wedding venue, day spa, health retreat, luxury accommodation or just a casual retreat for a well healed buyer.

Alan Jones has backed the party for its common sense policies, particularly in regards to the unbridled expansion of the flawed Coal Seam Gas industry.

The John Muntz Causeway opened one of its lanes to traffic on Friday afternoon after 28 cubic meters of concrete were pumped into the structure to shore up the road surface.

Owner of The Last Tango boutique in North Tamborine,  Jodie, is like a girlfriend who wants to have fun and make you look good in the process but there’s a savvy business mind and an incredible passion for fashion behind her light-hearted laugh and her engaging personality.

In a bid to re home some their adult cats the Animal Welfare League of Qld is having a $49 sale for one week only, (ending Monday the 20 February).

On Sunday 26 February 2012, from 10am, Tamborine Mountain will once again open its doors to approximately 500 people when they come to attend the bi annual Bridal Expo that will be hosted at the Vonda Youngman Community Centre.

With intense choreography, a compelling original soundscape and breathtaking physicality, Dancenorth’s MASS will enthral audience members on Saturday 10 March at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

One of two new apprentices, 16-year-old Emma Rodgers commenced her diesel fitter apprenticeship alongside apprentice boiler maker Matthew Heit, 17, a third generation Council employee.

Council and Queensland Health officers will be “bugging” homeowners across the Scenic Rim for good reason in the coming weeks as they conduct an important survey of mosquito populations.

Scenic Rim Council has welcomed news the Beaudesert Race Club is in the winners’ enclosure following the announcement of multi-million dollar upgrade to the local facility.

At this point in time and into the foreseeable future heavy road transport to and from Bromelton will pass through the centre of Beaudesert. And there goes any hopes we may have of restoring Beaudesert as a friendly rural town to become the focus of tourism in this region.

In what would appear as the ultimate irony to most citizens of the Scenic Rim, Mayor John Brent, in the Tamborine Times of 2 February, when railing against the state government stated:  “Our communities are sick and tired of having unpopular decisions rammed down their throats. 

Open auditions will be held at the Cultural Centre Forecourt South Bank this Sunday 12 February for talented dogs to play Annie’s beloved pup ‘Sandy’ in the Brisbane season of Annie.

Queen Elizabeth II on Monday marked 60 years since she rose to the British throne with visits to a town hall and a school, in a low-key start to five months of diamond jubilee festivities.

On the 4 March 2012 an event will take place that incorporates Womens International Day with a fundraiser for The Nuhovic family as well as a special presentation to Judy Spence.

 Information technology, (computers and the uses to which they maybe put), has already raised the interest of the law in areas such as copyright or intellectual property, however, it is not only the area of intellectual property in which the law finds it is faced with practical hurdles to its operation in the conventional sense.

Versatile and convenient, eggs are a vital ingredient in everything from cakes and meringues to sauces and custards. Or they can just be enjoyed on their own -- boiled, poached, scrambled, fried or baked.

Judy Watson's heron island suite is the artist’s response to the time she spent on the island, where she examined worrying signs of the impact of human activity and the onset of global warming on the Great Barrier Reef.

The Gold Coast Indie Film & TV Network will open this year on 21 March with our very own Betty White - the amazing Hazel Phillips. To open the night we have a very young talent, Liz Condor, a very inspiring singer who has made some impressive inroads into the music industry already for her age.

Spanish curators identified Wednesday what they think is the earliest ever copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted in the artist's own studio and looking younger and more ravishing than the original.

The Sons of Beaches ’72 exhibition is the third feature event on the calendar and will run in Gallery 2 from Saturday 4 February until Sunday 18 March.

RACQ has called on the Federal Government and industry to reform legislation and standardise labelling of fuels at the bowser to provide clarity to motorists and prevent mis-fuelling.

Adam & Mayjune Willson run and operate Mount Tamborine’s Organic Garden.

The introduction of new menu labelling laws legislation was proposed for Queensland on 4 December 2011 and the Heart Foundation is seeking the support of the Queensland Parliament, in the next term of government, to pass this important legislation.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will retain an iron grip over the social network even after it becomes a public company.

Afra is a Tamborine Mountain real estate specilist.