Community

15 August 2026

Help grow Lagoon Creek this weekend

Local Caboolture environment group Friends of Lagoon Creek (FOLC) will host its next community planting day at Lagoon Creek Reserve this Saturday, August 15, as volunteers continue work towards planting more than 5,000 native trees and plants in the ...

14 August 2026

Old ties, fond memories

MORE than four decades of local history will be celebrated in Woodford this month when past and present residents come together for the 46th annual Villeneuve-Neurum Reunion. The community gathering will return to the Woodford Museum on Sunday, Augus...

13 August 2026

Caboolture’s celtic connection

Whether she’s performing for seniors, teaching children in remote communities or preserving centuries-old Celtic traditions, Caboolture musician Clare Reeves is on a mission to share the joy of Irish music with people of all ages. As the founder of O...

13 August 2026

Invasive weed found in Somerset

A HIGHLY invasive weed, tropical soda apple, has been found on properties in Coominya, Kilcoy and Sandy Creek in the Somerset region. Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) is declared as restricted matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and the communi...

12 August 2026

Moreton’s zero litter

More than 550 new and upgraded stormwater filtration devices will be installed across the Moreton Bay catchment under a $35 million State Government program aimed at preventing more than 6000 wheelie bins of litter from reaching the bay each year. Th...

12 August 2026

Get your Pink Up

Kilcoy is preparing to turn pink for the first time this October, as a new volunteer-led initiative launches this month with the long-term ambition of helping bring greater cancer nursing support to the region. Pink Up Kilcoy will officially launch o...

9 August 2026

Youngs X-ing takes shape

The much-anticipated upgrade of Youngs Crossing has reached a construction milestone, with the first of 83 pre-cast concrete girders now in place to support the new flood resilient bridge. The Youngs Crossing upgrade is one of the biggest road infras...

8 August 2026

Knife crackdown shows results

More than 1,300 dangerous weapons have been seized across Queensland since Jack’s Law was made permanent a year ago, with thousands of people scanned in the Moreton, Darling Downs and Wide Bay Burnett regions. The legislation, named in honour of Jack...

8 August 2026

Sold-out rodeo success

OVER 3,000 people packed the Kilcoy Showgrounds over the weekend, with the annual Kilcoy Rodeo attracting crowds for two days of rodeo action, live entertainment and community fundraising. The sold-out event featured a full program of National Rodeo ...