The Canungra Times

15/12/2024

CANUNGRA Motel has reopened with a fresh new look after extensive renovations by owner Tony Pennisi.

The motel closed in August 2021 but reopened last month under a new name, Village Inn, with a new facade and ten freshly renovated guest rooms.

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CANUNGRA Motel has reopened with a fresh new look after extensive renovations by owner Tony Pennisi.

13/12/2024

THE Scenic Rim Mayor and Division Three Councillor have called for immediate action on Canungra’s lack of infractructure, with the Mayor inviting State Member, Jon Krause MP and Premier David Crisafulli to visit the region.

At the Council meeting on October 30, Mayor Tom Sharp moved that the State Member and Premier be invited to “assess for themselves 30 years of neglect of this region’s assets being, and not limited to, water, energy and main roads, and the disadvantage this neglect has wrought upon its constituency, such as the trucking of water into Canungra or out of Tamborine Mountain”.

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THE Scenic Rim Mayor and Division Three Councillor have called for immediate action on Canungra’s lack of infractructure, with the Mayor inviting State Member, Jon Krause MP and Premier David Crisafulli to visit the region.

11/12/2024

The Canungra Times Calendar, featuring beautiful local photos by Canungra Times photographer Katie O'Brien, is available now from these selected business:

The Shoe Vault

MaxiChill
Lydia’s Garden

My Country Escape
Flying Bean Cafe


Eudaimonia Co
ACS Engineers
Wildewood Tattoo
Bendigo Bank
O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyard
Cafe Metz

11/12/2024

IT IS the race that stops the nation, and at O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyard it certainly felt like everything outside had stopped.

The first Canungra Chamber of Commerce Cup Day event had every aspect of Cup Day celebrations with the race on the big screen, plenty of bubbles from the vineyard and a delicious two course meal.

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IT IS the race that stops the nation, and at O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyard it certainly felt like everything outside had stopped.

10/12/2024

Have you had your photo taken by one of our team recently? To purchase a digital or print copy of any of our photos, check out our photo gallery here

Photo collection by Canungra Times

10/12/2024

Our latest edition is available online now, click here to read!

06/12/2024

Were you at the Christmas Markets in Canungra tonight?

Check out our photo gallery by Katie O'Brien - photo available to purchase or view.

Canungra Chamber of Commerce
Mountview Alpaca Farm
My Country Escape

‘TWAS almost a month before Christmas, when all through the town,People were gathering, they all came down;The lights were hung in the park with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Canungra’s Christmas [...]

26/11/2024

Planning your ride into the Canungra Showgrounds for the Rodeo? We have a FREE Shuttle Bus Service for the National Finals Rodeo, which will run from Friday 29 Nov: from 3pm to 11pm, Saturday 30 Nov: from 10am to Midnight

PICKUP POINTS
1. Lions Park, Canungra
2. Riverbend Estate, Canungra
3. Canungra School of Arts Hall, Canungra
4. Canungra Rise, Canungra*
5. James Sharp Memorial Park, Witheren*
6. Henry Franklin Park, Wonglepong*
7. Cnr Double Crossing Road/Lamington National Park Road*
8. Two Bobs campground Sarabah*
* Pick up when required (phone shuttle bus driver)

BUS DRIVERS PHONE number will be displayed on Shuttle Bus signs at pick-up locations.

25/11/2024

20/11/2024

If your Year 12 student graduated this year, send us a photo from their formal for inclusion in the Canungra Times, this could be a great keepsake!

We would love to celebrate these amazing young people - please ensure the people in the photos have given permission for the photo to be published and provide:

- name/s of everyone in the photo,
- school they graduated from
- where the formal was held
- contact details for the person who has sent the photo

Please send to [email protected] before 12noon on Friday 22 November.

Our photographers were at Beaudesert State High School and McAuley College formals, please let us know if your (Canungra-based) student attends one of these schools and we can include their photo in this feature (sadly I've lost track of who is who with the kids now mine are out of school).
- Keer

18/11/2024

Huge raffle to support Canungra State School P&C Association

Its begining to look a lot like christmas. We are offically launching our annual christmas raffle. It gets bigger and better every year and we wouldnt be able to do that without the help of the many local businesses that donate and sponsor prizes.

You can buy your tickets for $2 at
https://rafflelink.com.au/cssxmas2024

Thank you to the magic elves for helping make this a magical christmas.

Aquis Farm
Ray White NCO Group
Verve Portraits
Go Ballooning Gold Coast
IGA Canungra
Speech Pathology - Talking Tall with Confidence
Canungra Post Office
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Terry White Chemmart Canungra
The 4275 Collective
Mountain View Alpaca Farm
My Country Escape
Rackley Swimming Canungra
Q1 Skypoint
AquaDuck
BP Canungra
Ampol Canungra
el Social
Studio Shabunk'd
L'armar
Canungra Auto Clinic
Holy Moly Golf
Lydia’s Garden
Jumps trampoline park

16/11/2024

A COUNTRY town 600km south of crocodile country is not where you’d expect a croc sighting, but the amphibious creatures are taking over Canungra.

Babies and children, teenagers and adults are in their sights as they make their reptilian march into the lives of every person, young and old.

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The Shoe Vault

A COUNTRY town 600km south of crocodile country is not where you’d expect a croc sighting, but the amphibious creatures are taking over Canungra.

14/11/2024

IF THE credentials for a person to be featured in our Humans of Canungra column is that you need to have experienced an interesting life then our latest candidate certainly ticks all the boxes.

In a little over half a century, Felicity Wegemund, has toured the world, rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest movie stars, nursed thousands of patients, raised a daughter, got married a few times (number not to be revealed) and now she has taken up stuffing dead animals as a taxidermist.

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IF THE credentials for a person to be featured in our Humans of Canungra column is that you need to have experienced an interesting life then our latest candidate certainly ticks all the boxes.

12/11/2024

If your Year 12 student is graduating this year, send us a photo from their formal for inclusion in the Canungra Times, this could be a great keepsake!

We would love to celebrate these amazing young people - please ensure the people in the photos have given permission for the photo to be published and provide:

- name/s of everyone in the photo,
- school they graduated from
- where the formal was held
- contact details for the person who has sent the photo

Please send to [email protected] before 12noon on Friday 22 November.

Our photographers will be at Beaudesert State High School and McAuley College formals, please let us know if your (Canungra-based) student attends one of these schools and we can include their photo in this feature (sadly I've lost track of who is who with the kids now mine are out of school).

- Keer

12/11/2024

DURING the late sixties and early seventies Canungra was a very small township with a hotel – whose publican’s wife had the beautiful Christian names of Gertrude Pansy May.

Other services in town included a grocer, bakery, service station, three churches, a butcher, Harry’s café....

Click here to read this awesome story about Canungra in the old days!

DURING the late sixties and early seventies Canungra was a very small township with a hotel - whose publican’s wife had the beautiful Christian names of Gertrude Pansy May.