Time Out

12 March 2025

Fight for service goes on

Resident of 13 years and Telstra customer, Wayne, said during the holiday season and on weekends when tourists drive into the Somerset Dam region, he might go days with only SOS service. He added the poor service was worsening each year as more peopl...

12 March 2025

Cornetts $80k loss

The store lost power at 2am on Saturday, March 8, and despite having a back up for a brief period during the day, had another outage later that night that lasted until Monday. The store was also closed Saturday and Sunday due to weather warnings and ...

11 March 2025

Battery proposal shrinks

The amendment was revealed when battery storage outfit Enervest lodged answers to further questions from Somerset Council.The scope of the project would now consist of approximately 387 battery enclosures and 155 inverters, with a storage capacity of...

11 March 2025

Thank you SES, Energex, councils, police and QFD

In Moreton Bay, over 700 tasks were recorded since 7pm Saturday night across with Moreton Bay SES.The SES is being supported by the Rural Fire Service Queensland, with all operational crews active and working as fast as they can to manage the situati...

11 March 2025

Hit hard, but the sting is in the tail

With Category 1 cyclone winds lashing the region on Saturday night, including 105km/h gusts in Redcliffe.Over 60,000 residents lost power over the weekend with Energex working to restore services this week.Somerset region also wasn’t safe, with over ...

11 March 2025

Knitting for a good cause

The donation, collected by Caboolture Deputy Branch Coordinator for Rosies, Jan Youngman, on February 25, will be distributed to those in need across the region. President of the Artisans’ Guild, Claire Morgan, said the initiative reflects the Guild’...

10 March 2025

Somerset lights up

This comes after months of planning to get the Blue Light Program approved and the new Somerset committee formed. Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated (QBLAI) is a not-for-profit organisation run by police and civilian volunteers, aiming to...

10 March 2025