Community

10 July 2026

Support training is coming to Delaneys

A NO-COST training program helping locals launch careers in the aged care and disability sectors is coming to Delaneys Creek next week, after last year’s Woodford class achieved a 100 per cent employment outcome. The Orbital Works Team is again offer...

10 July 2026

$91,000 funding boost for local groups

Community organisations across Woodford, Wamuran and Mt Delaney have secured more than $90,000 in State Government funding, with grants set to help upgrade facilities, purchase equipment and support local community activities. Woodfordia received $34...

9 July 2026

Funding plan ‘would be a big disaster’

SOMERSET Council has joined a growing campaign against proposed changes to the Federal Government’s disaster recovery funding model, warning the reforms could shift millions of dollars in recovery costs onto councils and ratepayers. The proposed chan...

9 July 2026

Confusion over soft plastics use

NEARLY half of Australians are still putting soft plastics into their household recycling bins despite the material not being accepted through most kerbside recycling systems, according to new research from Cleanaway. The waste management company’s 2...

8 July 2026

Keeping culture alive

COMMUNITIES across Moreton Bay and Somerset have marked the beginning of NAIDOC Week with ceremonies in Caboolture and Kilcoy, celebrating First Nations culture, connection to Country and the legacy of 50 years of NAIDOC. This year’s theme, “50 Years...

4 July 2026

Blooming brilliant lineup

QUEENSLAND’s biggest gardening event has unveiled its 2026 speaker program, bringing together some of Australia’s best-known horticultural experts alongside a fresh crop of emerging gardening talent. Returning to the Nambour Showgrounds from July 10 ...

4 July 2026

Study reveals top QLD road trips for holidays

New research from LifeFlight Lotteries has revealed Queensland’s most popular road trips, just in time for winter road trips and school holidays. The study by LifeLight Lotteries ranked Queensland’s most popular road trips by analysing average monthl...

3 July 2026

A fresh Kilcoy welcome

Visitors arriving in Kilcoy are now being greeted by revitalised entrance signs after members of the Kilcoy Lions Club completed a community project to restore the ageing landmarks on the D’Aguilar Highway. The two entrance signs, which have welcomed...

3 July 2026

Burpengary teen charged over fatal Bruce Highway crash

A 17-year-old Burpengary teen has been charged over a fatal crash on the Bruce Highway at Morayfield that claimed the life of a 22-year-old motorcyclist on June 21, after police allege a vehicle was abandoned in a live traffic lane. Police will alleg...