Community

12 April 2026

Moreton ready to go full Pride

Moreton Bay’s biggest celebration of pride is set to return this month, with organisers promising a bigger and more inclusive event than ever — and for the first time, it will be free. Moreton Bay PrideFest will take place on Saturday, April 18 at Pi...

11 April 2026

Council takes meeting to Linville

Somerset Regional Council took its third community meeting on the road this week, meeting directly with Linville residents at the local community hall on Tuesday, 24 March. Linville business owners, Linville State School students and representatives ...

11 April 2026

Local community groups and events

Kilcoy Krafters: Come along and join a fun group of craft, learn to sew, knit, crochet, patchwork and quilting. Beginners and experienced all welcome. Just turn up to the Kilcoy Library, Kennedy St, 9am each Thursday. Kilcoy Cancer Support Group: Bre...

11 April 2026

Bush life inspires artist of the month

The Kilcoy Courthouse Art Gallery has announced award-winning Woodford artist Bobby Winkel as its Artist of the Month for April, showcasing her distinctive works inspired by rural life and the Australian bush. The announcement follows the gallery’s p...

11 April 2026

Workshop for bushcare push

Residents are being invited to roll up their sleeves and learn new bushcare skills at a series of upcoming workshops and planting days in Caboolture. Friends of Lagoon Creek (FOLC) will host the community events at the Lagoon Creek Environmental Rese...

10 April 2026

Garden show preps for July

For more than four decades, the Queensland Garden Show has brought gardening enthusiasts together, and in 2026 the much-loved event will return to Nambour from 10 to 12 July with Australia’s most acclaimed horticulturist Graham Ross AM confirmed to j...

10 April 2026

Insect army set loose

Thousands of insects bred to fight invasive weeds will soon be released across South East Queensland (SEQ), as a new biological control facility in Moreton Bay ramps up efforts to protect waterways and native habitats under increasing environmental p...

10 April 2026

Esk Men’s Shed brings historic trolley to life

A group of Esk men have refurbished a hundred-year-old, four-wheeled historical attraction, popular among locals and tourists to Somerset. Somerset Regional Council officially received the restored railway luggage trolley from the Esk Men’s Shed on T...

10 April 2026

A greener track ahead for Lowood

More than 500 native trees and shurbs were planted along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Lowood, as part of a major landscape restoration project. The initiative, coordinated by Landcare Australia and BUPA, aims to restore habitat and enhance the n...