Council

21 January 2026

A dozen battery fires every month

AN average of 12 battery-related fires are breaking out every month at waste facilities across Moreton Bay, with council warning the blazes are being fuelled by batteries carelessly tossed into household and recycling bins. City of Moreton Bay is urg...

21 January 2026

Clean up the Bay

APPLICATIONS have opened for a $35 million Queensland Government program aimed at stopping thousands of tonnes of litter and plastic from reaching Moreton Bay each year. The Crisafulli Government this week invited eligible councils to apply for fundi...

17 January 2026

Game on Caboolture

New clubhouse facilities at Caboolture Rugby League Club are set to kick off after Council awarded a tender for construction. Mayor Peter Flannery said the $14.5 million project was significant, with works over two stages to transform the community s...

15 January 2026

Award-winning project powers Moreton green

A Queensland first renewables project that is helping Moreton Bay go green has been recognised for its cutting-edge approach to lowering emissions. Energy provider LGI Limited’s (LGI) landfill gas to renewable hybrid project, that links a utility sca...

14 January 2026

Crash fatalities revealed

NEW vehicle crash data reveals nearly 30 people were killed in accidents along the D’Aguilar and Brisbane Valley highways in the five years to October 2024. The two roads, listed among RACQ’s 2024 most unroadworthy roads, have come under renewed scru...

14 January 2026

Bin there, paid that

CLEARING out the garage can cost residents anywhere from nothing to more than $50 for a standard ute load, depending on which council area they live in, with new comparisons showing sharp differences in waste disposal fees across Moreton Bay, Somerse...

14 January 2026

State acts as volunteers decline

The State Government has formally tabled its response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Volunteering in Queensland last month, setting out a 10-year plan to arrest declining volunteer numbers and reduce the red tape and rising costs blamed for puttin...

4 January 2026

Bin batteries responsibly these holidays

Beat up batteries carelessly tossed in the bin are causing headaches for City of Moreton Bay’s waste facility workers who have already had to deal with two fires in the past week alone at Bunya. In what is expected to be a furious flurry of electroni...

30 December 2025

Strong new year for Somerset

Somerset Regional Council has received top marks for its Economic Development Strategy 2025 scorecard. The annual action plan outlines Council’s strategic directions and scores Council’s progress using a traffic light system. Economic Development and...