Community

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...

20 January 2024

New technology to ease congestion

The new ramp arrangement will use Smart Motorways technologies, which aims to improve safety, reduce stop-start travel and provide more accurate travel times. Using this new technology, ramp signals will be used to open four traffic lanes on the ramp...

20 January 2024

Moreton Bay’s plans for a brighter future

Over 4000 new jobs, 900 new businesses and an additional $700m in Gross Regional Product were injected into the economy last year, according to the Interim Action Plan Report Card 2023. The importance of major sponsored events also didn’t go unnotice...

20 January 2024

Year in review for museum

Coinciding with the reunion, we celebrated the society’s 25th anniversary. In August, we again hosted the Villeneuve-Neurum Reunion; 2023 was the 43rd reunion with past and new residents attending. Sadly we lost John Harrison and Joane Morish, and la...

20 January 2024

Waterways in good shape after rains

Healthy Land & Water’s annual report card showed the Pumicestone, Caboolture, and Stanley catchments, as well as the Central Bay and Eastern Bay, maintain their ecosystem score while Pine, Lower Brisbane and Western Bay have improved theirs. Mayor Pe...

19 January 2024

Small biz intro to AI technology

The AI Adopt Program was launched by the Albanese Labor Government to support SMEs to adopt AI safely and responsibly by establishing up to five AI Adopt Centres across Australia. The AI Adopt Centres can consist of multiple member organisations and ...

19 January 2024

Chrissie Eve accident

The male teenager lost control of the motorbike he was riding and smashed into a power pole on the side of the road. The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew flew to the scene shortly before 11am, where the pilot was able to la...

19 January 2024

Community generosity helps children in need

Ray White Wamuran | Bellmere partnered with the Wamuran Lions Club for the occasion, to help people who needed extra support and care during the festive season. With the fall of 2023 being the 12th successive year that the Ray White franchise underto...