Scenic Rim ‘Bowlo’ to Become

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Irreverent

Flick on Netflix where a covert mission unfolds in Mission Beach in the new TV series, Irreverent. The drama series follows the story of an American criminal who hides out in a fictional quiet coastal town in Far North Queensland under the alias of the new church reverend after a hefty heist goes terribly wrong. Locals and visitors to Mission Beach will recognise iconic backdrops like Coconut Beach, Wongaling Beach and the Ulysses Track, while eagled eyed viewers spot Gold Coast locations also caught on cam-

Strait to the Plate 2 is more than a food and lifestyle show, it is a cultural journey whereby food becomes the binding source that allows viewers to access a very little-known part of Queensland and furthermore Australia in the Torres Strait region,” Fa’Aoso said.

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THE Bowl kitchen will feature affordable inside dining and outside lawn dining. A tasteful makeover is currently underway with a Summer 2023 opening planned. The result will be a family friendly dining experience, which features a spot for cocktails with your crew at the bar, barefoot bowling or a social game of croquet on the green, all overlooking spectacular mountain views, and menus created by one of the country’s best chefs, using food from paddocks you can literally see!

“We live in an incredible Food Bowl – there’s no need for long food miles when everything surrounds us here in the Scenic Rim,” Emily said. “And the fact we are also at the Bowls Club, makes the reincarnation perfect for the local community, the region and for visitors.”

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The Outside Menu features the best in snacks, shared plates and taste-bangers starring, Scenic Rim olives and cheeses, free range chicken liver parfait, zucchini pickles, toasted focaccias Harrisville mushrooms, Beaudesert Crayfish & potato brioche rolls, hand cut russet fries with smoked garlic mayo, Troy’s tomatoes from Peak Crossing, Mt Tamborine mozzarella, with The Bowl Cheeseburger set to be a standout!

The list of Scenic Rim suppliers already on board include Towri Sheep Cheeses, Tommerup Dairy, Summer Land Camels, Mt Tamborine Cheese, Oppies Fruit & Veg at Boonah, Scenic Rim Farm Box, Harrisville Mushrooms, Fifth Acre, The Butcher Co at Boonah & Kalbar, Rob Joyce Heritage Poultry, Kalbar Lamb, Australian Sweetwater Crayfish Traders at Beaudesert, Witches Fall Winery, Scenic Rim Flower Farm and the Scenic Rim Brewery.

“There is incredible local produce in the Scenic Rim,” said Jack. “If you want the best cream and milk, then call Tommerup Farm; great sheep’s milk and cheese, then Towri is not too far from Blume. Live Crayfish can be purchased at Beaudesert from Alex at Australian Freshwater Traders. It’s pretty simple isn’t it!” year, the rural town located in The Scenic Rim and now Boonah is set to get a culinary hit that’s aimed at all ages and it’s just under an hour from Brisbane.

The venue is spoilt for choice with meeting and event spaces. A private dining or conference room for 14, inside dining for up to 100 or a green for your barefoot bowls events. Plans are already in the works for a stage two wood fired pizza oven.

Emily said there’ll be no frozen schnittys. “Instead, think handmade pasta with in-season flavoursome local produce, like ricotta gnocchi, broad bean & walnut pesto, pecorino or a risotto of Harrisville mushrooms with truffle pecorino, or lasagne of rabbit, duck and wild boar. We’ll shine the light on our wonderful producers with dishes like Tommerup veal cotoletta, anchovy butter, and Coochin Fullblood wagyu T-bone with Boonah butter.”

Jack and Emily plan to link with hospitality training for school age children in Boonah as well as host a twice monthly Friday twilight producer market on the green along with a calendar of activity for the region’s famous Eat Local celebration in June and they are currently recruiting all passionate Scenic Rim foodies for FOH and Kitchen.

HAYES INLET IS BACK!

HAPPY New Year! For recreational fisher folk still on annual leave, it is time to take the wife, kids or grandkids out fishing.

What a choice of fishing destinations we have to choose from! From Fraser Island to the N.S.W. border, it is one of the most diverse fisheries in the world. Our offshore reefs are producing good catches of coral fin fishery from Fraser Island to the Gold Coast.

Pick of the reefs has been the Ribbon Reefs formation off Caloundra, which produced good catches last year. Moreton Island is also fishing well with plenty of Darts on the surf gutters during the day, Whiting at Reeder’s Point at night, and Bream at night on the flooding tide at Kooringal. Last month I caught 15 Whiting and four Dart in Tailor Bite using blood worms at dusk before returning to our clubhouse for a few beers.

The Kalinga Bank side of the middle bank at Jumpinpin produces a few Whiting, Bream and Flathead on the run-out tide when the water turns dirty. You can pump Yabbies down there with numerous Yabby banks there. Maroochydore River is fishing well at night as the water is too clear to fish during the day. For the best results, fish on the run-out tide.

The best news is that Hays Inlet is starting to produce a few fish after all these years.

20 years ago, S.Q.A.F.C.A. clubs stopped fishing in this small estuary when the fish stock dropped dramatically. In 2008