Council

7 August 2026

Over 100 classes on offer to get active

MORE than 100 free and low-cost health and fitness classes will be held across the City of Moreton Bay every week until December as Council launches its latest Healthy and Active Moreton program following record community demand. Last financial year ...

6 August 2026

Upper Caboolture wins koala funding

An Upper Caboolture conservation project will plant 1,200 koala food and habitat trees after securing funding through the Queensland Government’s Grassroots Environmental Grants program. Ecollaboration Ltd is one of 11 organisations to share in almos...

6 August 2026

New strategic plan for Somerset Libraries

Somerset Libraries will enhance its services with the adoption of a new strategic plan. The Somerset Libraries Strategic Plan 2026-2032 is a roadmap which will build upon high quality services while meeting the needs of a growing and geographically d...

6 August 2026

Budget rise for tree offset plants

Somerset Council will continue delivering on a successful tree planting program, supported by an increased budget, following a policy review. The Council Capital Works Offset Policy, first introduced in 2019, demonstrates Council’s environmental resp...

5 August 2026

Somerset veteran retires after 24 years

AFTER 24 years of serving Somerset’s rural communities, Somerset Regional Council Pest Management Officer Shane Teske has retired, bringing to a close a career spent helping landholders tackle weeds, feral animals and wild dogs across the region. Sha...

5 August 2026

Tokyo meets Moreton

Tokyo Innovation Week kicked off on Monday, August 3, as part of Moreton Bay Council’s joint investment in an open innovation challenge with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Moreton Bay was selected earlier this year as the first Australian city, a...

5 August 2026

Outcry over cut homeless emergency housing fund

TWO local homelessness services have lost more than $600,000 in State Government support this financial year, warning the reduction will leave fewer emergency accommodation options as demand reaches unprecedented levels. A funding spreadsheet reveale...

1 August 2026

Grants open for Pumicestone

Community groups, volunteers and aspiring young achievers across Pumicestone are being encouraged to apply for the latest round of Ariana Doolan’s Bright Future Grants, with applications now open until August 22. The quarterly program offers four $25...

31 July 2026

Record tree planting takes root in Moreton

Moreton Bay’s Green Infrastructure Partnership with Seqwater has produced the largest tree-planting project in Council’s history. Through the partnership, which began in 2019, more than 50,000 koala and wildlife habitat trees have been planted within...