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Warning over national emergency phone test

DOMESTIC violence advocates are urging people with hidden “safe phones” and connected devices to take pr...

Growers snap up water

LONG-awaited water security for Somerset farmers has moved closer, with more than two-thirds of a propos...

The lasting legacy of Uncle Noel

THE South East Queensland community has farewelled respected Jinibara and Cobble Cobble Senior Elder Unc...

Powell accepts boundary redraws, mourns communities

ANDREW Powell has described losing the Moreton Bay community from his Glass House electorate as “traumat...

Saddle up for show time

FROM champion horses and woodchopping to fireworks, helicopter rides and family entertainment, the 103rd...

Breaking the ice, beating the heat

OVER a dozen rural and auxiliary fire brigades converged on Kilcoy Showgrounds on July 3 to put their sk...

Camelot comes to Caboolture

KNIGHTS charged into battle, merchants filled bustling market lanes and thousands of visitors stepped ba...

New turn kicks off for Mt Mee

SAFETY upgrades at the Mount Mee Road and Lewington Road intersection will begin next Monday, July 20, f...

Somerset’s river revival

SOMERSET’S waterways are receiving a boost both above and below the surface, with new underwater ‘cod ho...

Teeing up support

LOWOOD Golf Club has donated almost $1,000 to Harvest Angels, helping the volunteer-run charity continue...

Funding plan ‘would be a big disaster’

SOMERSET Council has joined a growing campaign against proposed changes to the Federal Government’s disa...

Youth offenders face remote rehabilitation

Repeat youth offenders could soon be sent to secure rehabilitation facilities in remote Queensland under...

AI to tackle traffic

Moreton Bay Council is pioneering Australia’s first new traffic signal technology, with an AI-powered tr...

Keeping culture alive

COMMUNITIES across Moreton Bay and Somerset have marked the beginning of NAIDOC Week with ceremonies in ...

Motorsport waits for green light or red flag

THE fate of the controversial Moreton Motorsport Park proposal at Beachmere now rests with the State Gov...

Roads, waste funding are welcomed in 26/27 budget

THE Somerset region has secured long-awaited relief from the State’s waste levy and funding for a string...

Somerset rates up as Council balances $100m budget

SOMERSET ratepayers will pay 6 per cent more in general rates this year after Somerset Regional Council ...

Caboolture gets its seat back

Caboolture is set to regain its own state electorate at the 2028 election, 27 years after the former sea...

Moreton Bay left waiting for buses

MORETON Bay residents say rapid population growth is leaving essential infrastructure struggling to keep...

Power price confusion

w Marina Gomide South-East Queensland residents are questioning why their electricity bills are incre...

Latest News

Annual Charolais sale this Thursday

THE 19th annual Lilydale Charolais Invitational sale will be held on Thursday July 23 at the Toogoolawah Showgrounds commencing at 11am. On offer this year will be 35 bulls from fi...

How to regain confidence

FERNWOOD Morayfield owner Larni Mailer says she sees women walk through her doors at every stage of life, from busy professionals and new mums to women navigating menopause, all lo...

Toothbrushing cuts hospital pneumonia

A SIMPLE oral care program for hospital patients has reduced the risk of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia by about 60 per cent, according to a major Australian trial invo...

Sport

Burpengary Jets fly high at Wondai Rugby Carnival

THE Burpengary Jets Junior Rugby League Football Club fielded 10 teams at the Wondai Mini Mods Carnival on July 11, joining more than 118 teams for one of the region’s biggest juni...

2026 Rail Trail Classic smashes records

RECORD breaking numbers of runners, walkers and cyclists hit the trail on Sunday, July 12, for the 23rd annual Somerset Rail Trail Classic. Participants from across Queensland and ...

Stags shine at carnival

THE Lowood Stags Junior Rugby League Club enjoyed a successful day of football and friendship at the 2026 Wondai Mini Mods Carnival on Saturday, July 11, with four junior teams mak...

Entertainment

Elvis tribute comes to Beerburrum

ELVIS fans are invited to dust off their blue suede shoes for an evening of rock ‘n’ roll at the Beerburrum School of Arts this Saturday, July 25. The Elvis Tribute Show will featu...

Fernvale Fire Brigade hosts community day

THE Fernvale Rural Fire Brigade is inviting the community behind the scenes when it hosts its biggest-ever Community Open Day on Sunday, July 26, marking the beginning of Rural Fir...

A showcase for young artists

Young artists from across Moreton Bay are invited to showcase their creativity, with entries now open for the 2026 Moreton Bay Youth Art Awards. The annual awards provide school-ag...

Community

Country talent put on display

WHILE crowds will flock to the Kilcoy Show for the rides, fireworks and entertainment, the heart of the two-day event remains the hundreds of local exhibitors whose entries fill th...

Racing thoroughbreds and hobby horses

THE Kilcoy Race Club is once again supporting the Kilcoy Show, sponsoring the popular hobby horse racing event while preparing for a packed second half of its 2026 racing season. T...

Meet the 2026 Showgirl entrants

THE next generation of agricultural ambassadors will take centre stage at this year’s Kilcoy Show, with one senior showgirl, two junior showgirl entrants and a junior rural ambassa...

Real Estate

Fresh start, stitched together in Somerset

By GemLife Kilcoy Greens For Debra Rogers, retirement isn’t about slowing down – it’s about finally making time for herself. After more than a year searching for the perfect place ...

Housing 30 per cent behind target

AUSTRALIA remains well behind its national housing target, with new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing fewer than 200,000 homes commenced construction i...

Friendship points the way to GemLife Kilcoy Greens

By GemLife Kilcoy Greens Five years after a chance meeting changed their lives, three close friends are preparing to begin another adventure together at GemLife Kilcoy Greens. Five...