Kilcoy & Surrounds

7 December 2025

Art-felt thanks to a great year

THE Kilcoy Courthouse Art Gallery is ending the year on a festive and appreciative note, dedicating its December 2025 Artist of the Month feature wall to the roster members of the Kilcoy Art Society Inc (KASI). In recognition of the volunteers who ke...

6 December 2025

A historic trail to finish off the year

TO cap off a fantastic year, The Sentinel is featuring the latest round of Kilcoy History Trail signs, along with some of the other highlight signs of the year. The trail celebrates Kilcoy’s rich local heritage, offering historical insights into over...

6 December 2025

Local community groups and events

Kilcoy Krafters: Come along and join a fun group of craft, learn to sew, knit, crochet, patchwork and quilting. Beginners and experienced all welcome. Just turn up to the Kilcoy Library, Kennedy St, 9am each Thursday. Kilcoy Cancer Support Group: Bre...

4 December 2025

Yowie Park sparkles

Kilcoy kicked off the festive season in style on Sunday evening, as families gathered at Yowie Park for the annual Kilcoy Community Christmas Tree Lighting, hosted by the Kilcoy District Progress Alliance (KDPA) and supported by Somerset Regional Cou...

2 December 2025

Yowies go Fijian

THE Kilcoy Yowies have returned from an unforgettable international campaign after sending both a men’s and women’s side to compete in this year’s Fijian 9’s Cup, marking a proud milestone for the club and the wider Kilcoy community. Described as “an...

25 November 2025

New rail trail vision takes a step forward

A RAIL trail between Caboolture and Kilcoy, via Wamuran and Woodford, is edging closer to reality, with both Somerset Regional Council and City of Moreton Bay confirming they’ve completed early assessment work. The trail would ideally link the Cabool...

23 November 2025

Somerset RSLs seek funds for memorials

THE Lowood and Kilcoy RSLs are working with Somerset Council for grant applications to deliver projects honouring people who have served in the military. In Lowood, Council is making an application to the Queensland Government’s Honouring our Veteran...

22 November 2025

Kilcoy gears up for Christmas magic fun

Kilcoy is set to jingle all the way into the festive season, with the 2025 Kilcoy Christmas Carnival returning to Seib Street on Saturday, 6 December from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Entry is free, and organisers say this year’s event is “bigger and better tha...

16 November 2025

Kilcoy exhibit shines light on Elders’ voices

Somerset visual artist and photographer Jim Filmer is inviting locals to see beyond the lens and into the lives of eight Indigenous Elders through his moving exhibition, ‘Shared Words – Lives Lived’, now on display at the Kilcoy Visitor Information C...