Council

22 January 2026

Unroadworthy highway set for upgrade

The State Government has announced it’s delivering on its $20 million election commitment to upgrade the Brisbane Valley Highway (BVH) by strengthening a five kilometre section of the highway south of Toogoolawah near Ottaba. This first step in a bro...

21 January 2026

Council struggles to keep up with mowing

WET weather across the City of Moreton Bay has left council crews struggling to keep up with grass growth, with saturated ground forcing delays to mowing schedules in parks and open spaces. City of Moreton Bay maintains more than 5500 hectares of gra...

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...