Community

2 October 2025

Paramedic wage boost

The in-principle agreement includes a guaranteed eight per cent increase to wages (3 per cent, 2.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent) and allowances over three years, with additional wage increases through a CPI Uplift Adjustment if triggered. It includes allow...

1 October 2025

Greener living in Kilcoy

The $210 million GemLife Kilcoy Greens will feature 276 low-maintenance homes, and $13m of resident facilities including a resort-style pool, golf simulator, cinema, pickleball court and dance floor. Homes in the gated 18-hectare community, at 3 Trav...

1 October 2025

$180M North Lakes luxury

This comes less than two months after the Comiskey’s lodged a development application for a $250 million expansion of the iconic Sandstone Point Hotel with Moreton Bay Council. Dubbed a ‘mini-James Street’, the North Lakes proposal features 130 hotel...

30 September 2025

Moreton Bay’s industrial squeeze

Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery joined Property Council of Australia Queensland (PCAQ) last month, following the release of a new report, ‘No Room to Grow’, which revealed the shrinking supply of industrial land in Greater Brisbane. According to the...

30 September 2025

FAM-tastic festival

The day featured endless free activities for kids to enjoy, including gem hunting, playing and tote bag decorating, face painting, petting zoo, and bag designing. Adults also had plenty to enjoy, with many bringing picnic blankets, shopping market st...

29 September 2025

Somerset seniors expo in October

Somerset Mayor Jason Wendt said the popular event always booked out. “We will have entertainment provided by the talented Memphis Moovers, trivia games and a lucky door prize to round out the day,” Cr Wendt said. “The expo stalls will have helpful in...

29 September 2025

Happier ageing in Caboolture

Leading the bold pink team is Ross Mathews, driven by his passion to help people live at home, on their own terms, regardless of age or ability. Ross firmly believes that small acts of kindness can profoundly improve a person’s quality of life. “Our ...

29 September 2025

Riders invited to rally against cancer

This year’s event, taking place on Saturday, October 4, continues a tradition that began in 2016 in memory of a beloved friend who bravely battled brain cancer. The ‘Ride for Red’ has grown each year, with 2024’s event seeing over 80 motorcycles and ...

29 September 2025

Spirit, sport and dragon spectacle

Blessed with clear blue skies and shimmering waters beneath the iconic Glasshouse Mountains, the festival’s second year proved to be bigger, brighter, welcoming over 250 paddlers. From the moment the ceremonial drums began to echo across the water, t...