Council

14 August 2026

Powell Rd works now underway

ROAD rehabilitation works have kicked off along Powell Road at Wamuran this month, with motorists warned to expect some traffic disruptions during the four-week project. Moreton Bay Council has scheduled works across approximately 500 metres on eithe...

12 August 2026

Council shifts tack on homeless camping

MONTHS after a Supreme Court ruling found Moreton Bay Council had violated the rights of eight homeless people after evicting them from a Lawnton park, it has announced the opening of a new free camping site in Petrie. The camping site at Wyllie Park...

12 August 2026

Moreton’s zero litter

More than 550 new and upgraded stormwater filtration devices will be installed across the Moreton Bay catchment under a $35 million State Government program aimed at preventing more than 6000 wheelie bins of litter from reaching the bay each year. Th...

12 August 2026

Major BVH upgrade underway

Construction is set to begin this month on two major intersection upgrades along the Brisbane Valley Highway at Fernvale, as part of a broader program to improve safety and traffic flow on one of the Somerset region’s busiest roads. The Queensland Go...

9 August 2026

Youngs X-ing takes shape

The much-anticipated upgrade of Youngs Crossing has reached a construction milestone, with the first of 83 pre-cast concrete girders now in place to support the new flood resilient bridge. The Youngs Crossing upgrade is one of the biggest road infras...

9 August 2026

Free small business workshop

Small business owners across Somerset will have the opportunity to sharpen their financial skills and improve profitability at a free workshop in Esk this month. Hosted by the Small Business Financial Counselling Service (SBFCS) Southern Queensland i...

8 August 2026

Knife crackdown shows results

More than 1,300 dangerous weapons have been seized across Queensland since Jack’s Law was made permanent a year ago, with thousands of people scanned in the Moreton, Darling Downs and Wide Bay Burnett regions. The legislation, named in honour of Jack...

8 August 2026

Arts and culture experts join Somerset advisory committee

Somerset Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee has welcomed two industry professionals and one community representative to its membership. Council appointed Erin Davis, Sarah Vanden Berg and Denis Hawes to the committee following an...

7 August 2026

New policy to support ratepayers

Somerset Council has developed a new Financial Hardship Policy to allow Council to support ratepayers. Somerset Mayor Jason Wendt said the policy outlined support measures Council can offer to help ratepayers who have difficulty paying their rates. “...