Time Out

7 May 2025

Kilcoy’s history told through signs

This latest instalment marks another step forward in a project that began in 2015 and has steadily grown thanks to the interest of local homeowners and businesses. After a brief pause, the Kilcoy District Historical Society (KDHS) resumed the project...

7 May 2025

Artefacts saved from sale

The Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) was contacted after 52 items, including musket balls, a plum bob, and a square copper nail, were offered for sale for $20,000. DETSI officers believe that over a ten-year period, ...

6 May 2025

Island rhythms rock Bay

Now in its 13th year, the annual event, organised by Pasifika Families Inc, has grown from its beginnings in Deception Bay to a major cultural celebration that packs out the showgrounds each year. Mayor Peter Flannery said the festival played a vital...

6 May 2025

Burpengary’s vintage vixen

43-year-old Jacqueline Shapland, AKA ‘Sissy Southpaws’, is a longtime enthusiast of 1950s culture, embodying the era’s spirit with her carefully curated wardrobe and passion for vintage aesthetics. “I’ve always been a nostalgic, romantic type of pers...

6 May 2025

Rolling with the Tigers

The club has been involved in the competition since its inception, making up one of four teams in the first two years. This competition has grown to include five mixed gender teams. Club president, Gayle Fitzgerald, said why it was so important for t...

6 May 2025

A sea of red floods regions

Dickson is not the only electorate to shine red across our regions this election, as Labor appears to have won three of the four electorates in Moreton Bay and Somerset (Blair, Petrie and Dickson), with Longman still remaining in a deadlock. While Sh...

3 May 2025

A new era in luxury cruise

Part of the MSC Group and still family-owned, Explora Journeys has set out to redefine luxury at sea, combining the refinement of a private yacht with the sophistication of a boutique resort. We recently had the pleasure of sailing aboard Explora II,...

3 May 2025

More support for migrants

The two organizations have joined forces to make it easier and more efficient for people to find the support that best suits them, when they need it. The partnership aims to improve access to mental health resources and information about available su...

3 May 2025

Aussies urged to roll up their sleeves

Australia has recorded more than 60,000 cases of influenza so far this year, surpassing the same period in 2024. Measles cases have also surged, with 54 cases currently recorded, compared to last year's total of 57. National President of the Pharmacy...