Community

6 June 2024

What’s the plan for Glen Rock?

After Middle Street resident David Evans made public objections and inquiries as to why Council wanted to upgrade and bitumen the small stretch of gravel road on the northern end of Middle Street, which only serves five properties and is a dead end, ...

6 June 2024

Hiking 27 days along the Brisbane River

In 2022, Simon set out to walk across Somerset and to Moreton Bay, following the Brisbane River. Starting in Linville, Simon walked 344 kilometres to the Port of Brisbane. During his adventure, he recounts the many people he met, things he’d seen and...

6 June 2024

80 years since D-Day

On June 6, 1944, the largest armada of ships ever assembled landed on the beaches of France, marking the first step in the Allied liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. According to the Department of Defence, approximately 3,2...

5 June 2024

Caboolture rides against domestic violence in red

At 8.30am, the bikers took to the roads of Moreton Bay in a show of support against domestic violence. The riders were dressed in red tutus, Elmos and Lady Beatles, and Hello Kitty made an appearance along with Where’s Wally and Spider Man. One chang...

5 June 2024

Make Music Month hits Moreton Bay

Aiming to foster community connection and wellbeing by offering free opportunities for locals, young, old, and everything in between, to engage in music, Make Music Month also allows residents to support local artists and learn about the cultural ven...

4 June 2024

100 new trees in Esk

The trees were planted on May 25, with rainy weather and the Esk Show not stopping a core group of volunteers from Care4esK to achieve their goal of 100 trees in the Sandy Creek corridor. The organisation’s president, Darren Bate, said the group was ...

4 June 2024

Folk ticket sales strong

“We’re very pleased with sales,” she said. “The festival has such a high, loyal audience, with 70 per cent of people being returning attendees.” Ms Jackes said almost half the tickets are sold before the festival program is even released, showing the...

4 June 2024

Passing on the message

While details of the submissions have not been made public yet, an online petition opposing the development has already gathered nearly 400 signatures and the group’s Facebook page also has over 200 members. Among the many reasons residents are oppos...

1 June 2024

Celebrating everyday seniors

NSA Chief Executive Officer Mr Chris Grice said the medal celebrates everyday champions whose grassroot experiences and selfless contributions make a significant difference to their communities. “At NSA, we are constantly reminded of the amazing, yet...