Council

25 March 2025

Demand for charity slumps

A CHARITY that has provided food for the homeless over the past year says demand has halved since Moreton Bay Council clamped down on camping on public land. Nourish Street’s Beau Haywood, said the threat of fines after the council effectively banned...

12 March 2025

Birdwatching boost for Esk

Esk local and Care4esK member of several years, Helen Procter-Brown, spotted and photographed a Black-eared Cuckoo on the fire trail at the base of Mount Glen Rock at the start of February, the first ever recorded in the Somerset region according to ...

5 March 2025

State officers attend Cruice

The department’s Critical Response Team (CRT) and Encircle observed nine people sleeping rough, with two of these engaging with the CRT, while the other seven people declined assistance. This comes after The Sentinel revealed insights provided by lon...

28 February 2025

First home boost

Due to an increase in demand, Queensland Treasury predicts the move could deliver an additional 800 new homes and support thousands of Queenslanders to get into their first home, with first-home buyers able to save on upfront transaction costs. Eligi...