Community

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...

11 December 2025

Petal to the medal

The Valley of the Lakes Garden Club has been recognised as one of Queensland’s leading community organisations after winning a major award for its flagship event, the Esk Garden Fair on November 26. The club was awarded ‘Most Contribution by a Club t...

11 December 2025

Somerset volunteers celebrated for service

Somerset Visitor Information Centre volunteers celebrated International Volunteer Day with a journey to Mount Archer on December 3. International Volunteer Day, held December 5, is a day for acknowledging the spirit and proud work of volunteers acros...

10 December 2025

Miles turned into smiles at Mt Mee

MOUNT Mee State School’s 31-year-old principal, Luke Forbes, completed a 100km run from Coolum to the school, raising over $50,000 to upgrade the school’s aging technology. Mr Forbes, who launched the Coast to Country fundraiser earlier this year, no...

10 December 2025

Woodfordia bids farewell to legend

THE visionary founder of Woodford Folk Festival and Woodfordia, Bill Hauritz AM, has passed away at the age of 71, leaving behind a cultural legacy that shaped South East Queensland. A cultural leader, fierce optimist and creative visionary, Bill tra...

10 December 2025

A merry toy mountain

QUEENSLAND'S largest and longest-running toy drive, Kindness for Kids in Care (KKC), has already received over 2,500 donations in lead up to Christmas, with Morayfield Shopping Centre alone having received nearly 1,300 toys so far. The estimated 2,50...

9 December 2025

Youth homeless hub set for 2026

A long-awaited youth shelter in Strathpine is set to open in early 2026, after years of fundraising, planning and partnership between community charity Chameleon Housing and builder Ausbuild. The purpose-built 1,613m² facility will provide safe accom...

9 December 2025

Mayoral gala raises over $55,000

Somerset Regional Council’s 2025 Mayoral Gala Charity Ball, held Saturday, 13 September at the Somerset Civic Centre in Esk, was successful in raising more than $55,000 for charitable organisations in Somerset. Since 2017, the Mayoral Gala Charity Ba...