Council

17 December 2025

Moreton Bay Council park evictions on trial

MORETON Bay Council has defended its decision to evict homeless from public land during a two-day hearing in the Queensland Supreme Court last week, as part of a legal challenge over whether the actions breached the state’s Human Rights Act. The case...

17 December 2025

Council ramps up efforts to attract more student accommodation

City of Moreton Bay has made a move to attract new student accommodation in a bid to make it easier for university students to live and study locally, particularly at the flourishing University of the Sunshine Coast campus at Moreton Bay Central. Cou...

16 December 2025

Councillor is remembered

FORMER Somerset Regional Councillor Kirsten Moriarty is being remembered for her dedication to community service, resilience, and advocacy, following her death at the age of 48. Ms Moriarty, a former Toogoolawah resident, served on Somerset Regional ...

15 December 2025

The bill gets bigger

AN innovative platypus monitoring project has revealed the species’ distribution in Moreton Bay is more widespread than first thought, finding they are paddling around in at least 37 creeks and rivers in the region. Moreton Bay Council recently compl...

15 December 2025

History gets a hand

An interactive time capsule that tells the story of Moreton Bay’s early European settlers for generations will be able to continue its mission after a funding boost from Council. Caboolture Historical Society (CHS), which manages the Caboolture Histo...

12 December 2025

Changing future places

Moreton Bay’s ground-breaking Changing Places Network Plan has taken home the Wendy Chadwick Encouragement Award at the Planning Institute of Australia’s QLD Planning Excellence Award. Changing Places facilities provide specialised equipment to ensur...

11 December 2025

Somerset volunteers celebrated for service

Somerset Visitor Information Centre volunteers celebrated International Volunteer Day with a journey to Mount Archer on December 3. International Volunteer Day, held December 5, is a day for acknowledging the spirit and proud work of volunteers acros...

10 December 2025

Koala killed in clearing

THE State Government has launched an investigation into Moreton Bay Council’s Youngs Crossing upgrade, after tree clearing works caused the death of at least one koala last month. Council confirmed reports that a koala, known by locals as Seymour, wa...

3 December 2025

Cooling Lowood down

LOWOOD’S Central Park is set to be transformed into a cool, shaded hub for the community after the Queensland Government stumped up funding for projects that reduce local urban heat. Somerset Regional Council will receive $1.54 million in state fundi...