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20 October 2025

Explore Somerset spring

Visitors can explore bustling country markets filled with fresh local produce and handmade treasures, or soak up the energy of regional events such as rodeos, races, and festivals in Kilcoy, Esk, Toogoolawah, Fernvale, and Lowood. The rolling country...

20 October 2025

Three years of Core coffee

Owned and operated by Cormi, the café at 6/1500 Brisbane Valley Highway has become a beloved local spot. Known for smooth Merlo coffee, Core Café also offers a handpicked selection of gifts, crystals, preserves, incense, and locally crafted items. Th...

19 October 2025

Highway’s oasis

The café is known for its cosy, nature-inspired interior, featuring greenery, hanging ornaments, and clocks frozen at random times, creating a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. Owners CJ Maden and Elissa Costin designed the café as a little green oa...

19 October 2025

Calls for action on regional housing

Speaking at the HIA Regional Housing Roundtable in Bendigo, Victoria, HIA Chief Executive of Industry and Policy Simon Croft said that housing policies must better reflect the realities and opportunities of regional life. “Housing policies need to de...

19 October 2025

Restumping 71 years of RSL foundations

The hall, originally placed in Esk in 1954, has stood on its original wooden stumps, which, while still in fair condition, have begun to subside due to environmental factors. Over the years, the hall has seen numerous improvements and updates, primar...

18 October 2025

Workforce plan to boost tourism along Rail Trail

Funded by the Queensland Government through Jobs Queensland’s Grow Your Own Regional Workforce Program and developed with the University of Queensland, the plan aims to align future skills demand with local capability across tourism, hospitality, vis...

18 October 2025

Planning fire safety

The amendment aims to increase bushfire resilience by applying building standards within Bushfire Prone Areas across the City and support future growth in Morayfield South through a Draft Morayfield South Structure Plan, identifying land uses and inf...

18 October 2025

Spook-tacular fun creeps back to Somerset park

From 3pm on Friday, 31 October, the park will transform into a haven for little monsters, wicked witches, and eerie skeletons, as the community gathers for Somerset Regional Council’s free Halloween celebration. Mayor Jason Wendt said the evening pro...

17 October 2025

Flu season peaks with 80,000 cases, most unvaccinated

Latest Queensland Health data shows a 34 per cent drop in reported cases last week and a 30 per cent decrease in public hospital bed occupancy. So far in 2025, 79,877 influenza cases have been recorded, with 83 per cent of those infected not vaccinat...