Q News

26/09/2024

The Wi******er family mansion is up for sale — and it’s a truly special abode ♥️

It’s official. The Wi******er family mansion goes to auction on Thursday 10 October 2024. Here’s why you should buy it. It’s the childhood home of our esteemed Mayor. This, my friends, is a home of cultural significance. Number 65 Surveyor Street was once home to the second Mayor of Queanbeyan...

20/09/2024

QUEANBEYAN KANBERRI CONNECTIONS KNOCKOUT IS BACK!! 🏈

16 teams from across NSW will kick off for a massive day of footy at Seiffert and surrounding ovals from 8:30am tomorrow.

Entry fee will apply to the main field with a livestream being broadcasted on ‘The last mob’ podcast.

The grand final of the comp will be played at 5:40pm.

A canteen with BBQ will available so get out there to see some great footy being played!

Queanbeyan Kanberri Connections
Koori Knockout
The Last Mob Podcast

18/09/2024

PETE’S SWIM SCHOOL TAKES GOLD IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AWARDS 🩱🥇

After just one year at their new facility Pete's Swim School in Queanbeyan has shone brightly at the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) Awards on the Gold Coast clinching four incredible awards -

1. ACT Region Swim School Growth Award and National finalist

2. ACT Region Best New Swim School Award

3. ACT Region Swim Teacher of the Year and National finalist - Owner Pete Coleborne

4. 🇦🇺🥇National Award for Best New Swim School in the country! 🇦🇺🥇

The independent Swim School also won the award for small business in their category recently at the regional NSW Business awards in Batemans Bay.

“We were so delighted and surprised to be awarded the small business excellence award. I was so surprised I hadn't prepared anything to say except the most important, to thank Lisa for all she has done.. We go on to the NSW business finals in a months time” Owner Pete Coleborne said.

Pete also thanked his staff and the Queanbeyan community in a heartfelt Facebook post, “These accolades truly reflect the hard work, dedication, and passion of our team. We sincerely thank our students and families and appreciate you all being part of this amazing journey!”.

Well done Pete, Lisa and the team!

12/09/2024

The Queanbeyan store opened as part of a major revamp of Riverside Plaza, where The Reject Shop, and Best and Less are now 🛒

Franklins Supermarket Queanbeyan came into my life when I was 16 and deep in my butterfly clips, Doc Martens and dewy makeup era. I’d had a Sunday job arranging Beanie Babies at Cardeaux, but Franklins was my first ‘real’ job. The discount supermarket chain was new to Q-Town and had filled the...

08/09/2024

ROOS BACK TO BACK PREMIERS 🦘🏈

The Queanbeyan Roos have defeated the Queanbeyan Blues 18-10 in a hard fought battle at Seiffert Oval this afternoon.

Roos Josh Ayers was awarded player of the match while an emotional Sam Williams congratulated his team’s efforts and the Blues coach Jeremy Braun on the clubs turnaround from last year’s season.

Queanbeyan Roos| Queanbeyan Blues

07/09/2024

THE REAL 🦘MAROONS V BLUES 👕

A wave of blue and a court of kangaroos will all be heading east in Queanbeyan tomorrow.

Unless you’ve been living under a very large rock you’d know that the Blues and Roos will go head to head at Seiffert Oval tomorrow at 3pm, both vying for the Canberra Raiders Cup and more importantly - the bragging rights to best team in Q town!

They’ve met each other in premiership matches in 2011 (Roos) 2013 (Roos) and 2017 (Blues).

Which years had the biggest rivalries and who were the most memorable players?

Good luck to both teams tomorrow - 2620 wins either way!!

Queanbeyan Blues| Queanbeyan Roos

04/09/2024

Dave Chidgey says he’s lucky enough to have found his passion at a young age 🇺🇸

“I’ve found something that drives me and gives me purpose at a really young age. That’s pretty special.”

28/08/2024

Some very famous Queanbeyan faces in this story! 😂

Long before Tinder, there was one event that united Canberra's singles under one roof.

15/08/2024

Close to the pizzas at Karabar Takeaway and the coffees at Sweetie’s 🤍

From the pulled pork pizzas at Karabar Takeaway to the caramel lattes at new Donal Road cafe Sweeties, life in Karabar is pretty sweet. It’s home to the local netball courts, our unreal AFL team the Tigers and some of the best schools in the business, namely Karabar Preschool and Karabar High. Adv...

12/08/2024

Did your parents have one?!

I thought mum and dad’s bed was so posh. It felt like a major status symbol.

11/08/2024

IT’S BACK FOR 2024!

‘Formally Formal Wear’ offers free formal wear to the young men and women of Queanbeyan and the region (and their teachers). All clothing is kindly donated by our incredibly generous community.

‘We’re all struggling with the cost of living again this year,’ says organiser Pauline Leake. ‘And if we can help with the pretty hefty cost of attending your Year 6 graduation, or Year 10 or 12 formal then that’s wonderful.’ Teachers attending formals are also encouraged to pop in for an outfit.

Formally Formal Wear has dresses, suits and a huge range of accessories on offer, all for free. It’s open on Shamrock Lane Thursdays and Fridays (12 noon-5pm) and Saturdays (10am-4pm).

QPRC Mayor Kenrick Wi******er tried on a suit at the official launch on Friday, while Kristy McBain left the dresses to the teenagers 🤍

05/08/2024

“He was an adventurer at heart and being in his presence was thrilling,” says Jennifer Arnold of her late fiance, Stephen Jackson 🤍

Jennifer Arnold has three words to describe her late fiance, Stephen Jackson. “He. Was. Amazing,” Jenn says. “Stephen was an adventurer at heart and being in his presence was thrilling. Advertisement “He had an incredibly positive and pragmatic outlook on life, wanting to squeeze every oppor...

02/08/2024

We’ve done a deep dive on the Riverside Plaza FB page 👀🔎 to bring you these classic Plaza memories.

What was your go to shop!?

01/08/2024

PROUD OF YOU Monique Suraci!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Awesome fight, close score, now get home and celebrate with us! 🇦🇺

31/07/2024

QUEANBEYAN!

Our incredible flyweight boxer Monique Suraci has her first Olympic fight TOMORROW NIGHT (Thursday 1 August) at 7.00pm! Against Colombian boxer Ingrit Valencia 🥊

Tune in to Stan sport or 9NOW to watch and let’s see if she can hear us cheering from 17,000km away!

#2620

30/07/2024

West, west, nothing but the best!

There was something a bit special about growing up in West Queanbeyan. It was partly the proximity to the Queanbeyan Pool, partly getting a Bubble-o-Bill at Nic’s Convenience Store every other day and partly shooting hoops at the Ross Road basketball courts. Advertisement The family car would be f...

15/07/2024

Q! NEWS PODCAST EPISODE #5

In the mid-1970s, Frank Cleary was a busy man. Training horses, working nights cleaning at Monaro Mall and playing fullback for the Queanbeyan Blues.

Over the coming decades he would become a force in the local and national racing industries, training horses for some of the biggest races in the nation.

And when he handed son Joe Cleary a wrapped horse trainer’s pin for his 21st birthday, Frank said to Joe: 'You're either gonna love me or hate me.'

Huge thanks to our amazing podcast sponsors Hare and Fawn 🤍

In the mid-1970s, Frank Cleary was a busy man. Training horses, working nights cleaning at Monaro Mall and playing full-back for the Queanbeyan Blues. Over t...

09/07/2024

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves! 😂

We have a main street, free parking and more than one decent pub.

28/06/2024

My 16 year old has been sporting a HOT TUNA hoodie 😱 What was the cool brand to wear when you were a teenager??

26/06/2024

Canberrans and Kiwis from the sunshine state all of a sudden 🤦🏼‍♀️

24/06/2024

Q! NEWS PODCAST EPISODE #4

When Sharanne Witt needed a new place to live earlier this year, she had no idea that place would end up being the Captains Flat Hotel.

Opened in 1938, the pub was once home to the longest bar in the southern hemisphere, and a regular watering hole after knock-off for the men working in the Captains Flat mine.

Sharanne is bringing the 'old girl' back to life, with a new coffee shop, restaurant and 16 rooms of accommodation. (And she dismisses my claims that it’s haunted!)

Massive thanks to podcast sponsor Hare and Fawn 🤍

When Sharanne Witt needed a new place to live earlier this year, she had no idea that place would end up being the Captains Flat Hotel. Built in 1938, the pu...

23/06/2024

Nothing like a crisp Queanbeyan frost to wake you up on a Monday morning 🥶❄️

23/06/2024

Buying ‘Boyz II Men’ CD singles in the music department was the best 🤍

The Grace Bros story began long before this story in 1885, more than a hundred years before the Queanbeyan store opened. Grace Bros famously bought out the popular JB Young’s store in 1979 and continued to trade under that name until mid 1986 when they rebranded to Grace Bros. The store was the ce...

17/06/2024

With all the upgrades going on at Woolies we LOVE this nostalgic pic of -

“Woolworths Supermarket in Monaro St, Queanbeyan NSW, 1973: Don’t pay local or ACT prices, pay “SYDNEY PRICES”. Probably pictured on a Sunday”

What do you remember? Tell us below! 👇🏻

📷: Queanbeyan-Palerang Libraries

16/06/2024

Wait until you see the inside 🤯

It was the place to go for a bag of mixed lollies and a Bubble-o-Bill for decades: now one lucky family will be able to say they live inside Nic’s Convenience Store. The former corner store on Morton Street, Queanbeyan, has had an incredible transformation into a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home, wi...