Community

21 December 2024

Kilcoy’s new hall

The hall includes a court area, stage, a kinesiology learning space and practical lab, offices, amenities and two car parking spaces. The facility will be available to the community and the school envisions it becoming a cultural precinct in the Some...

21 December 2024

Volunteers celebrated

More than 30 volunteers from Somerset Regional Council’s visitor information centres (VICs) at Esk, Toogoolawah, Kilcoy and Fernvale toured the Esk township to enhance their tourism expertise. The volunteers visited Esk businesses, enjoyed a walk wit...

20 December 2024

Celebrating decades of work

The ceremony recognised milestone years for Council staff. Celebrating an impressive 30 years with Council was Thomas Varney, Supervisor Construction and Maintenance. Mr Varney began his extensive career with Somerset Regional Council as a labourer b...

20 December 2024

Pet abandonment spikes over Chrissy

From December 2023 to January 2024, RSPCA Queensland responded to 402 complaints about abandoned animals. The RSPCA is urging anyone who is leaving their pets in the care of a pet sitter, neighbour or family member to sign up to their free Home Alone...

20 December 2024

Community rallies after Men Shed theft

The shed, located at the Devine Court Sportsground in Morayfield, was broken into and robbed sometime between December 2 and December 6, with the thieves stealing thousands of dollars worth of items, including a defibrillator. Shed president, Dennis ...

19 December 2024

Somerset lights up blue

The committee, established on November 16, has decided to split the huge region into four ‘clusters’, with each cluster having one event next year. These will be: Kilcoy, Toogoolawah, Esk, and Lowood/Fernvale. According to committee president Judyann...

19 December 2024

Homeless hit hard

Moreton Bay data shows a 90 per cent increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the last decade across the City, and a staggering 250 per cent increase in referrals to Council of people sleeping rough over the last two years. Mayor...

19 December 2024

Rock solid $1.5M plan

The funding, announced on December 14, will help Council build the Mount Glen Rock Hiking Trails (MGRHT), which will be located within 300m of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) in Esk, and include a six-kilometre trail network, with a summit trai...

19 December 2024

Unlocking potential

The flexible education program, part of Lutheran Services’ not-for-profit Intercept Youth and Family Program, helps young people who have become disengaged with mainstream education to complete Years 9 and 10. The program’s two decades of success wer...