Community

27 June 2024

Learning to be water-wise

Unitywater Executive Manager Strategic Engagement, Joshua Zugajev, said the program had been an excellent way to engage and connect with primary school students about water efficiency. Unitywater has partnered with The Water Conservancy, and theatre ...

27 June 2024

A nurturing childcare centre

Their approach to education and care is rooted in creating a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment where children can explore and thrive. Each day at Journey is filled with opportunities for discovery, creativity, and learning through play, g...

27 June 2024

Kilcoy’s two new art expos

Firstly, a collection of beautiful pottery pieces by Deborah Dawkings of Coal Creek Pottery will be exhibited on plinths in the centre of the main gallery. This collection titled “Of the Earth” gathers work she has created overtime. Deborah is a prou...

26 June 2024

A wallet of honesty

On April 17, Parker was walking home from football when he found a wallet on the ground outside of his house. The wallet contained a sum of money, along with the normal array of cards and a driver’s licence. On his way to school the next morning, Par...

26 June 2024

A roaring award for Vietnam vet

Having served five-and-a-half years as president of the Lions, and one as treasurer, Mr Morgan’s years of community service started in Sandgate, where he became president of the Sandgate Apex Club. He eventually grew to become president of the Sandga...

26 June 2024

Woodford Show weekend

All the traditional Show components were present, including woodchopping, beef and dairy judging, barrel racing, pavilion displays and comps, and the famous Woodford rodeo. Aside from the traditional agriculture, heaps of other entertainment was avai...

25 June 2024

Going from metal to Ned Kelly

The sculpture exhibition began on June 15, with Luke having made a metal monument for the first time, after many years of wood carving. With the title ‘Such Is Life: The Legend of Ned Kelly’, Luke described his latest entry as the hardest item he had...

25 June 2024

Charged up residents

A redacted selection of the submissions have now been made public. “The residents of Kilcoy are in an uproar about it and the Somerset Council should listen to the people who elected them,” many submissions stated. Enervest is proposing to build a ba...

23 June 2024

Cressbrook News brings great gifts

Jason and Amanda Weare took over the Cressbrook News business in March 2023 and have said they want to take “shopping local” a step further, building on the usual Lotto, stationery, and phone products. “We want to stock more gift ware so that we can ...