Community

27 March 2024

Play-itt celebrates in green

“Wild Irish Rose”, “Whiskey In the Jar”, Mountains of Mourne”, “Danny Boy” and “Athen Rye” were just some of the offerings. We had a visit from the Woodford Singers who are always a delight, and are currently seeking, and would welcome, new members t...

27 March 2024

Riding into Somerset

Sixty-five trikes were at the event while there were 127 members and guests, as the AGM ran from March 14 to 17. Rides took place across all four days, with destinations including Maleny, Blackbutt, Crows Nest, Kilcoy, Fernvale and Glamorgan Vale, wh...

26 March 2024

Election to remember

Cr Booth said the massive victory validates the approach he took into the campaign, valuing transparent communication and community engagement. Among the first items on his agenda is to “get stuck into preparation for the next planning scheme”. “We k...

26 March 2024

Top Hat Tony raises over $300,000 for sick children

The heavily tattooed and bearded man known as ‘Top Hat Tony’ has notched a little over $300,000 for children’s charities, having begun this venture nearly 13-and-a-half years ago. He carries a sign with the breakdown of figures, revealing $113,463.50...

23 March 2024

Flip into family fun

Flip Out Caboolture celebrated the launch of its newest adventure park location, with a grand opening event on Saturday March 9. The day was filled with excitement, laughter, and boundless adventure for all ages involved. The festivities included a w...

23 March 2024

Earth Day celebration

A range of delicious and healthy foods will be provided, along with a pop-up op-shop stall. From 2pm to 3pm, guest speaker Dr Sandra Tuszynska will present a talk on soil health and regenerative agriculture, in an easy-to-understand manner. Landholde...

23 March 2024

Kilcoy Hospital’s new upgrades

The need for these new accessories was passed onto the Kilcoy Hospital Auxiliary (KHA) by the Kilcoy Hospital, with the auxiliary managing to cough up $12,000 for the new equipment thanks to donations and money raised through fundraisers, events, raf...

22 March 2024

Gearing up for the fourth annual Jackson Hepner Memorial Drive

Attendees will arrive at Archer Falls Airfield where breakfast and coffee will be served from 8am, before the participants begin riding or driving at 10.30am. Expected arrival time at the Harlin Hotel-Motel is about 11.30am, before the afternoon and ...

22 March 2024

A welcome cheque

Billy Higgins and Victoria Greenwood attended as representatives of the Woodford Community House, while Woodford Senior Citizens Club member Ken Steer presented the cheque. The money will go towards food hampers, purchasing supplies to keep the commu...