Community

1 November 2025

Dr Karl to lead Eco Fest fun

The free community festival is designed to empower residents with practical sustainability knowledge while delivering a comprehensive program of entertainment, interactive activities, and educational presentations from environmental experts. The high...

1 November 2025

Caboolture Rotary keeps fi ght to end polio alive

Caboolture Rotary Club Director of The Rotary Foundation and International Services, Leon Misfeld, said the day was an important moment to reflect on how far the world has come in eradicating polio — and to remember the significant role played by the...

1 November 2025

Six decades of Caboolture

“I was working for the council at the time and we did all the bitumen in this area and I even worked up to Bribie Island, Deception Bay and Woodford,” Frank said. “I was born in Italy and first came to Australia when I was 19 in 1951 working at an Ar...

31 October 2025

Funding fuels accessibility

The funding follows the Innovation Challenge Showcase, as part of the Private Sector Pathways Program, where five finalists pitched their ideas to a panel of judges and more than 140 guests. After an impressive round of presentations, Cérge and Briom...

31 October 2025

On demand, on the way

ODT is a flexible, shared and pre-booked service that transports customers to destinations within their community and to the wider public transport network, in areas where regular public transport isn’t available or possible. The Department for Trans...

31 October 2025

Conservation takes flight over Bribie birds

The event, which drew more than 150 attendees, marked the latest chapter in a growing local movement to protect the island’s remarkable birdlife. It all began in October 2021, when Rotary’s Environmental Sustainability Action Group (ESRAG) hosted the...

31 October 2025

Woorim beach track renamed after late 18-year-old local

Harrison ‘Harry’ Payne was 18 when he tragically lost his life in a 4WD crash on Woorim Beach in May 2021, leaving behind devastated friends and family. At the General Meeting on July 16, Council voted unanimously to approve the renaming of Ocean Bea...

30 October 2025

Beachmere residents set to get new water metres

Unitywater Executive Manager Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, Mike Basterfield, said the utility had replaced 2,798 water meters since July 1 across Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. “We’re enhancing our networks to maintain exceptional ser...

30 October 2025

Honouring Charlize

Charlize Zmuda, a well-known surf lifesaver and much-loved member of the Bribie Island community, tragically passed away in a shark attack while swimming off Woorim Beach in February 2025. The 17-year-old was a dedicated volunteer surf lifesaver with...