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28 August 2025

Local Kelpie runs for Top Dog

Now in its fifth year, the competition honours dogs who make a real difference in workplaces—whether in bustling offices or remote paddocks. Nemesis, a Kelpie from Burpengary East, is a finalist in the Top Dog With A Job category, representing Akhero...

27 August 2025

Bribie sets sail with MRQ

Just after 12:30pm, Radio Operator Jeff Kidner received a request from Queensland Ambulance Service to transport two ambulance officers to Tangalooma and medevac a patient back to their waiting ambulance at MRQ Bribie Island. Mr Kidner called in the ...

27 August 2025

Trail of creativity opens its doors

The event offers art lovers and creatives the chance to explore unique artworks in the artists’ own studios across Bribie Island and Beachmere. Attendees can chat with artists, purchase works directly, and gain insight into how the island’s landscape...

27 August 2025

Councils are at a loss

This comes after Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery and Somerset Mayor Jason Wendt joined the Local Government Association of Queensland’s (LGAQ) campaign calling for fairer funding for local governments, which they claimed was 50 years out of date. In...

26 August 2025

From waves to Netflix

The Netflix feature film ‘Allen’ (working title) is being filmed in and around Brisbane and Gold Coast regions since the end of July. The live-action feature comes from Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Ludo Studio, best known for global hit ‘Bluey’ and r...

26 August 2025

Toogoolawah triumphs Ekka

Each of them spent countless hours on their family properties, at cattle camps and clinics across the region, developing the skills needed to handle, prepare and judge livestock at a professional level. The Dülls took out top wins in cattle competiti...

26 August 2025

Food, wine and fun

Despite a rocky start due to last week’s heavy rain, resulting in the first day on Friday being cancelled, the sold-out event went on with a bang over the next two days. Nearly 30,000 people flocked to Woody Point, where they were spoilt for choice a...

26 August 2025

Funds to deliver homes

Last week it was announced that funding from the RAF would be used to establish a new residential community in Woodford. Further funding includes $24m for the fast tracking of the Bellmere Road Corridor upgrade between River Drive and Dobson Lane. A ...

25 August 2025

Don’t fall for beef tallow ‘craze’

On TikTok, the latest “miracle” solution is beef tallow — rendered cow fat, traditionally used for cooking, now promoted as an all-in-one skincare cure. The #beeftallow tag has clocked hundreds of thousands of posts, but Associate Professor David Fra...