Toogoolawah to Esk

3 October 2026

Esk Hospital helipad upgrade takes off

Works have begun on an upgrade of the Esk Hospital helipad to ensure it remains safe and reliable for local patients needing urgent access to healthcare. Scheduled for completion in November 2026, the works will improve the existing helipad to suppor...

30 September 2026

Animal haven in hard times

A TOOGOOLAWAH couple is expanding their farm animal rescue to provide a temporary safe haven for animals whose owners are escaping domestic and family violence or facing sudden hospitalisation. Adam and Jess Wyatt’s Heartbeat Haven Sanctuary recently...

24 September 2026

Runner-up honour for Toogoolawah ambassador

TOOGOOLAWAH’S Leonie Nichols has been recognised among the region’s rising agricultural leaders, finishing runner-up in the 2026 West Moreton and Brisbane Valley Sub Chamber Rural Ambassador Awards on September 5. Representing the Toogoolawah Show So...

19 September 2026

Pipeliner Park turns into outdoor classroom

ESK State School students swapped the classroom for Pipeliner Park on September 2, meeting Somerset Regional Council’s parks and gardens team to learn what it takes to care for the region’s public spaces. The visit supported the year one students’ hu...

19 September 2026

Toogoolawah Tales

Contributed by Vicki O’Toole A pub with no beer, a jewellery shop with no jewels, a saddler with no saddles. You’re probably wondering what I’m banging on about. Well, on Anzac Day 1926 in the early evening, a ferocious fire swept through the main st...

16 September 2026

Tiny but tourism mighty

TOOGOOLAWAH has been named Australia’s second-best Tiny Tourism Town, taking out silver in Australia’s Top Tiny Tourism Town for 2026 just months after claiming Queensland’s top honour. The Somerset town, home to just over 1,200 people, took home the...

16 September 2026

From Esk to Tassie

TOOGOOLAWAH State High School students have walked almost 20km along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail in support of former student Mitch Farlow, who is preparing to run more than 312km across Tasmania to raise awareness and funds for mental health. Yea...

10 September 2026

Esk Hospital hits 100

ESK Hospital celebrated 100 years of caring for the local community, with generations of residents coming together to mark the milestone at the Esk Hospital Auxiliary Centenary Fair on August 29. Historical hospital memorabilia offered a glimpse into...

3 September 2026

Changing of guard at Toogoolawah

AFTER almost two decades policing Toogoolawah, Sergeant John Cumner has left the town’s police station as he transitions from frontline duties into a new chapter of his 34-year Queensland Police Service career. Sgt Cumner’s last day at Toogoolawah wa...