Community

5 September 2024

Eco rock and a hard place

In 2020, Council purchased 127 hectares of freehold property on the western face of Mount Glen Rock in Esk, with the view of delivering a unique outdoor recreational experience for residents and visitors to Somerset. The assessment provides recommend...

5 September 2024

Golden years gather

Although Kilcoy’s senior group is no longer an active club, their members remain close friends with other clubs and eagerly participated in the gathering. Kingaroy members made their own way to the event, which featured a range of activities, includi...

5 September 2024

Dementia Australia welcomes UK approval of Alzheimer drug

Lecanemab, a drug that slows the progression of early Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloid plaques from the brain, is currently under evaluation by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration. Professor Christopher Rowe, director of the Australia...

4 September 2024

New artist of the month

Hopkins, a distinguished artist known for her work in acrylics and mixed media, will be showcasing her vibrant and contemporary realist paintings throughout the month. Hopkins’ artwork is characterized by its exploration of light and shadow, with a p...

4 September 2024

How to fix the housing crisis?

New data shows that between 400 and 500 people will have been sleeping rough this year, with the number of people requiring short-term emergency accommodation having grown by almost 280 per cent between 2018 and 2023. But those figures are thought to...

4 September 2024

Raise voice to protect our kids

More than 60 per cent of Australians are believed to have experienced maltreatment in their childhood, according to the nationally recognised Australian Child Maltreatment Study. The study also found that 32 per cent of Australians under 18 experienc...

3 September 2024

Remembering Mount Mee

With photo albums, yearbooks, registries and historical documents spread throughout the Mount Mee Public Hall, attendees of all ages got to take a trip down memory lane. When talking about the history of the town, one of the talking points that stood...

3 September 2024

Happy 100th Kilcoy QCWA

One of the stand-out moments of the day were the QCWA being gifted a vintage cookbook originally belonging to the Nambour QCWA, which appeared to be around 100 years old. Other highlights included a sausage sizzle and the Somerset Mayor joining the c...

3 September 2024

Mayors heading to Paris

The trip will focus on learnings from the Paris 2024 Olympics, in addition to gaining global insights, partnerships and solutions to tackle some of South East Queensland’s (SEQ) biggest challenges including growth, connectivity, affordability, and wa...