Community

16 December 2025

Councillor is remembered

FORMER Somerset Regional Councillor Kirsten Moriarty is being remembered for her dedication to community service, resilience, and advocacy, following her death at the age of 48. Ms Moriarty, a former Toogoolawah resident, served on Somerset Regional ...

16 December 2025

Somerset lights brighten Xmas

SOMERSET’S top festive decorators have been named as the annual Somerset Christmas Lights Competition reaches new, bright heights. Somerset Regional Council’s annual competition sparked creative minds across the region for the holiday season, invitin...

16 December 2025

Men shed’s merry magic

THE Burpengary Men’s Shed donated over 1,200 wooden, handmade toys to three local community pillars, including the police, hospitals and education charities, at a handover morning tea on December 11. A tight-knit group of around 8–10 volunteer toy ma...

16 December 2025

Museum’s final flight

THE Caboolture Warplane Museum decided it will permanently close its doors this week, marking the end of a 30-year legacy dedicated to preserving Australia’s aviation history. The museum said the decision to close came after the hangar was sold to a ...

14 December 2025

Woodford rallies to save stained-glass history

A treasured piece of Woodford’s history is in urgent need of restoration, with St Matthias’ Anglican Church launching a community fundraising effort to repair one of its iconic stained glass windows. The church’s three stained glass panels have tower...

14 December 2025

History gets a hand

An interactive time capsule that tells the story of Moreton Bay’s early European settlers for generations will be able to continue its mission after a funding boost from Council. Caboolture Historical Society (CHS), which manages the Caboolture Histo...

13 December 2025

Caboolture to crank up Christmas cheer

THE Caboolture Showgrounds is set to come alive with Christmas cheer on Saturday, December 20, as families from across the region flock to the annual Christmas Carnival — a festive favourite that promises a full evening of entertainment, food, shoppi...

12 December 2025

Spreading a ray of white Xmas cheer

This festive season, Ray White Caboolture and Wamuran are bringing the Christmas spirit back to the community by launching their successful charity drive, ‘A Little Ray of Giving,’ for the fourteenth consecutive year. The holiday campaign has become ...

11 December 2025

Keeping afloat in summer

Burpengary locals received a star-powered safety lesson last week as ‘Bondi Rescue’ lifeguard Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins visited the Burpengary Regional Aquatic Centre to launch one of Australia’s biggest water-safety campaigns in the lead-up to summer. I...