A major upgrade of the Gateway Motorway through Bracken Ridge has cleared a significant federal environmental approval stage, removing one of the conditions that had remained ahead of the project's planned move towards construction. Read: Major Gateway Upgrade to Reshape Bracken Ridge Roads, Paths and Access The Australian Government's […]

Bracken Ridge CPR awareness lands on 3 October, and it is the sort of event that deserves a closer look. It is not flashy nor does not try to be. It simply offers something useful, and that is often the best kind of community event. Read: New Housing Rules Boost Capacity Along Brisbane Northside Rail Corridor There is nothing abstract about […]

Beer yoga Sandgate has a cheeky kind of charm. It sounds relaxed. It sounds local. And it suits The Sands Bowlo well. The next session lands on October 3. That timing matters. It turns the event into a running Saturday habit. Read: Who Was Ted Smout? The Sandgate Man Behind the Bramble Bay Bridge The Sands Social lists Beer Yoga at The Sands […]

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Parents visiting Sports Central Caboolture now have access to supervised play for children aged three to 12 into the evening, following the opening of the venue’s new Chipper Kids Club. Read: What Happens When A Childcare Incident Is Reported Late? The indoor space opened on 2 September and operates supervised sessions until 9pm across the […]

Redcliffe Dolphins went to Sydney as Queensland champions and left having rewritten the record book, crushing Penrith Panthers 68–14 in an extraordinary NRL State Championship performance at Accor Stadium. A week after their stirring comeback to beat Sunshine Coast Falcons 28–18 for the Hostplus Cup premiership, there was no comeback […]

After four years of building works and changing spaces around the campus, Woody Point Special School is preparing to hand one of its newest areas over to the students themselves. Read: Margate Fixer-Upper Sells for $528,000 With No Reserve A new playground is receiving its finishing touches ahead of the start of Term 4, with a bike path, […]

Shorncliffe line passengers are living alongside the pilot run of a digital signalling system that is also being installed in Brisbane's Cross River Rail tunnels. Read: How Sandgate’s Henry Meyer Became Part Of A Larger Queensland Story A Pilot Line With Bigger Plans Photo Credit: Cross River Rail Cross River Rail calls the […]

For years, Henry Meyer appears in Sandgate’s nineteenth-century records as a publican, hotel owner and local businessman. Follow the family names and dates further, however, and the same man emerges as Johann Heinrich Caspar Meyer, who later settled near Southport and became an early Gold Coast pioneer. Read: Steve ‘Golly’ Gollschewski […]

Brighton Foreshore is moving through its latest stage of upgrades, with construction focused on improved beach access, accessible pathways and new public facilities. Read: Fencing Signals Next Stage of Brighton Foreshore Upgrades Construction began in April after early works were carried out in January, advancing a project that has been […]

Seventeen points down. Less than five minutes left. Fremantle had one hand on the first premiership in their history and Brisbane’s bid for football immortality was disappearing by the second. What followed was scarcely believable, even for a Lions team that has made a habit of surviving the impossible. Charlie Cameron gave them life. Zac […]

A major upgrade to the Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway is set to bring significant changes to Bracken Ridge, with new road connections, redesigned intersections and expanded shared paths planned across the suburb. Read: Brendale’s $722M Supernode Signals a Power Shift for Brisbane’s North The works form part of the Queensland […]

On Brisbane’s northside, where modern housing meets remnants of bushland, there is little to suggest a place anchored in colonial drama. In Fitzgibbon, the suburban streets hum with the quiet routine of modern life, showing few visual clues to the fierce debates that once shaped the state.  Read: Fitzgibbon Drivers Face Traffic Changes […]

A weatherboard house in Margate that was considered too unsafe for buyers to inspect inside has sold for $528,000 after seven bidders competed for the 405-square-metre property. Read: Redcliffe Volunteers Could Be Next in Line for Moreton Bay Honours The three-bedroom home at 74 Duffield Road went under the hammer with no reserve, meaning it […]

A police caution issued after physical force was used against a toddler has raised questions about how concerns involving inappropriate discipline are reported and investigated, particularly when parents are not informed promptly. Read: Push Grows For Funding To Build Burpengary East Primary School The child was attending a day care […]

Land will be acquired for new community facilities at Mango Hill under a local budget allocation, as rapid population growth puts pressure on the suburb’s existing infrastructure. Read: Major Road and Drainage Upgrade Gets Underway in Mango Hill City of Moreton Bay’s 2026–27 budget earmarks funds for the acquisition alongside road and […]

There are plenty of places around Kallangur to grab a coffee, but one of the suburb’s more unexpected cafés can be found somewhere most people probably wouldn’t think to look — inside the local state school. Timber and Tin Cafe opened at Kallangur State School in 2025 and, rather than being simply another name for the school tuckshop, is […]

Did you know that you can record a podcast at North Lakes Library? You don't need to buy a collection of microphones or turn a spare bedroom into a recording room. There is already a four-microphone setup inside the library — and library members can book the space for free. It is part of The Digital Studio, a mixed-purpose creative room […]

Mango Hill residents are being invited to have their say on plans for a new Woolworths shopping precinct on Anzac Avenue, with the proposed supermarket, specialty stores and automated eStore now the subject of community feedback while the development application remains before City of Moreton Bay. The project, proposed for 1859 Anzac Avenue, […]

Finding somewhere to eat can involve more than simply checking whether a menu lists gluten-free options. Albany Creek founder Lucinda Kittel is hoping to make that process simpler with Elios Table, a platform designed to bring gluten-free dining information, venue searches, and food-scanning tools together. Read: Euforia Wholefoods: Locally […]

A quarter-acre farm has become the starting point for The Mini Farm Project’s approach to growing fresh food for people experiencing food insecurity. The South East Queensland charity is working to build a network of farms that grow produce specifically for food relief, with the food donated to charities and food security agencies. Read: […]

Beachmere parents can now park close, find toilets on site and grab a coffee across the road while kids play at the new Clayton Park playground. Read: Woorim Beach Accessibility Upgrade Opens Up More of the Coast Beachmere's Clayton Park has a finished playground with inclusive equipment, paid for with $500,000, according to local […]

What began with makeshift jumps in a Dayboro creek has led to a $130,000 purpose-built track shaped with the help of the riders who will use it. Read: Redcliffe Dolphins Crowned Hostplus Cup Premiers After Stunning Second-Half Shutout The Dayboro Dirt Jump at Bill Rowe Park on McKenzie Street is now open, becoming the first official dirt […]

Months after Chris Paterson’s work cleaning local waterways and supporting people living with disability or mental health challenges earned Moreton Bay’s top community honour, the search has begun for the people who will follow him. Read: Beachmere Village Events Launches With A Mission To Grow Local Connections Nominations for the 2027 […]

Decades of service through Scouts, Rotary and grassroots organisations have earned Samford Valley residents national and local recognition, and the search is now on for Moreton Bay’s next community champions. Nominations for the 2027 City of Moreton Bay Australia Day Awards are open until 31 October 2026, with Citizen of the Year and the […]

Years of helping young people, feeding residents in hardship and building local support networks have already put Redcliffe names among Moreton Bay’s community award recipients, with nominations now open for the next round of honours. Read: Jenny Stapleton’s Legacy Helps Redcliffe Newborns Nominations for the 2027 City of Moreton Bay […]

North Lakes residents are being invited to nominate the volunteers, mentors and community leaders whose work could earn them recognition in Moreton Bay’s 2027 Australia Day Awards. Read: Moreton Bay SES Petrie Member Honoured For Emergency Service Work Nominations are open until 31 October 2026 for Citizen of the Year and the Mayor’s […]

Albany Creek residents are being asked to put forward people whose volunteering, leadership and community work could make them Moreton Bay’s next Citizen of the Year or Mayor’s Community Spirit Award recipient. Nominations for the City of Moreton Bay’s 2027 Australia Day Awards are open until 31 October 2026. Nominees may have contributed […]

For some families, a day at Woorim Beach used to depend on whether they could find a suitable place to change, a way across the sand and somewhere to shower afterwards. A $3.8 million accessibility upgrade at Bluey and Jean Piva Park now brings those essentials together. The completed amenities include a Changing Places facility for people with […]

A community gathering that began in Deception Bay has grown into a major Pasifika cultural event, with more than 20,000 people expected at Pine Rivers Showgrounds when the festival returns to Lawnton. Read: Joyner Man Fined After Police Find Him Lying Beside Fridge in Open Boot Pasifika Vibes Festival will run across Sunday 4 and Monday 5 […]

For years, some of Redcliffe's most important police work happened somewhere else — now a $44 million rebuild could finally bring the area's Child Protection Investigation Unit back home. Read: From Night Lights to Virtual Reality: The Staff Ideas Changing Redcliffe Hospital Plans for the project are now with the Queensland Government's […]

Pine Rivers Koala Care Association, a group made up entirely of volunteers, says it attends to more than 300 koala calls and 1,000 wildlife calls a year across Moreton Bay. Read: Joyner Koala Survey Results Could Shape Next Protection Measures A Phone that Never Rests Photo Credit: Pine Rivers Koala Care/ Facebook The rescue line runs […]

Queensland’s last surviving First World War veteran Ted Smout became deeply involved in Sandgate community life after surviving the Western Front and building a civilian life that stretched well into a new century. Read: Brighton Foreshore Works Continue as Year-End Completion Target Holds A State Library of Queensland account has […]

A Morayfield restaurant is drawing attention for serving pizza made the way it's done in Naples, with a 48-hour fermentation process behind every base. Angry Pizza, located on Michael Avenue, has built its identity around traditional Italian methods rather than the quicker turnaround most pizza shops rely on. Read: Sunnylands Sourdough Moves […]

Feet sticking out of a moving car's open boot. That is what caught the attention of Queensland Police in Joyner, north of Brisbane, leading them to a 46-year-old man lying next to a fridge wedged into the back of a vehicle. He was fined more than $1,600 for the ride. Read: Albany Creek Dog Owners Urged to Check Microchips Following New Data […]

Beneath a railway bridge at Mango Hill, researchers once recorded something easy to miss from the roads above: koalas moving through the landscape. At least two different animals repeatedly passed beneath the Redcliffe Peninsula rail line along Freshwater Creek, detected by remote telemetry and trail cameras during one of Australia's most […]

Spider-Man bookmarks, Hulk slime and personalised tote bags are among the free activities heading to Westfield North Lakes, with a small daily giveaway adding another reason for Marvel fans to stop by during the school holidays. Read: North Lakes to Get New Scooter Track and Dog Park The program runs from 28 September to 3 October, from […]

Waraba will eventually put about 25,000 homes on country west of Caboolture, bringing an estimated 65,000 people into what is now a landscape of paddocks, bushland and waterways. Yet some of the strongest features on the future city's map are already here: the Caboolture River across its southern reaches, Waraba Creek further north, and smaller […]