Community

25 January 2024

Funding secured for Australia Day ceremonies

The ‘Somerset Celebrates’ Australia Day 2024 is a free community event, which will kick off with an Australia Day Ceremony and Australia Day Community Awards ceremony (see below). Conferees and nominated individuals, community groups and their guests...

24 January 2024

Free morning tea, live music at Oz Day events

The event will be held at the Somerset Civic Centre from 9am to 12pm, and will include a Welcome to Country, citizenship ceremony and the presentation of the shire’s Australia Day awards. Following the official proceedings, Somerset Regional Council ...

24 January 2024

Road to repair after petitions

Petitions 3943-23 was filed last year, asking for upgrades and fixes to the Brisbane Valley Hwy between Fernvale and Blacksoil to be redone, following repairs which residents claimed were “below an acceptable standard”. On January 8, a reply by Minis...

23 January 2024

Choat steps up for mayor

The councillor has received encouragement from across the community to step up to the Mayoral position, after the announcement Cr Graeme Lehmann will retire at the 2024 poll. Cr Choat said he thinks Council needs to do some things better, naming road...

23 January 2024

Soak up the rain

The cyclone was tracking towards the far north Queensland coast as of Wednesday, with predictions it would cross near Townsville as a Category 2 system. The system will travel inland before turning south with heavy rain of 200mm plus inland and heavy...

21 January 2024

Funding to help protect koalas

A significant portion of these funds will be allocated to strategic projects aimed at utilising cutting-edge conservation technology to restore and safeguard over 350 hectares of koala habitat. The City of Moreton Bay and R&M Wiseman Investments are ...

21 January 2024

New Zealand art coming to Esk

Mr Greer, who now lives in the Lockyer Valley, has a unique artistic technique, creating intricate drawings using graphite, before adding a defining touch with ink, a method he refers to as the “platinum finish”. In his upcoming exhibition at Glen Ro...

21 January 2024

Different water still safe to drink

The change in taste and odour is due to an increase in naturally occurring organic compounds known as MIB (Methylisoborneol) and Geosmin in the raw water supply to SEQwater’s Lowood Water Treatment Plant. These naturally occurring compounds are due t...

21 January 2024

ECQ opens applications for election jobs

The thousands of casual roles on offer will cover work before, on, or after election day on March 16. Electoral Commissioner Pat Vidgen said applications are welcome from Queenslanders of all backgrounds and in all parts of the state. “If you’re inte...