Picnic rugs stay rolled up in Albany Creek after wet weather and site conditions ended plans for a free music afternoon at Lemke Park. Read: Albany Creek Local Wins Miss Universe Australia 2026 Title Photo Credit: Google Maps Groovin’ in the Green – Creekside Sessions was set for Sunday, 25 October, from 2pm to 6pm at the park, 17 […]

Students at St John Fisher College in Bracken Ridge have earned a place among the finalists in the 2026 WasteSMART Brisbane Awards, following years of school-based recycling projects, fundraising and environmental activities led by the college's Enviro Club. Read: ADHD Isn’t Always Obvious: What Parents and Adults Should Know The […]

One thousand koala habitat trees have been planted at Brian Burke Reserve in Samford Valley, where a grant-supported project is tackling invasive weeds and helping native vegetation recover. Read: Drones to be Used for Koala Habitat Protection in Moreton Bay Reserves City of Moreton Bay has also reported clearing seven hectares of lantana […]

A free walk from Sandgate Pool to Shorncliffe Pier is giving Brisbane’s dads, sons, brothers, uncles and granddads a gentle way to catch up with other men. Read: ADHD Isn’t Always Obvious: What Parents and Adults Should Know Kings Walk is the name, and the group’s motto says "kings do not walk alone". Organisers describe it as support […]

Brisbane's early-morning routines could receive greater attention under a new citywide plan examining improvements to public facilities, walking and cycling routes, transport connections and opportunities for businesses trading before sunrise. Brisbane City Council opened public consultation on 20 October 2026, inviting residents to share how […]

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 […]

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: […]

Ferny Hills State School could host evening community sport under a proposal to install four 22-metre-high floodlight poles around its oval, extending access to the grounds beyond school hours. Read: Up to 12 Storeys Planned for Ferny Hills — But What About the Infrastructure? The Queensland Department of Education has lodged a Ministerial […]

Anyone driving through Clear Mountain today could reasonably wonder about the name. Bushland still covers substantial parts of the high country, while wooded acreage properties line many of its roads. But Clear Mountain was named for the geographical feature, not the modern suburb, and the surviving official record does not provide a definitive […]

A new platypus DNA detection in Samford Valley has added to three years of positive monitoring results around Samford, providing further evidence of the native species' presence in waterways across the district. Read: Samford Facility Breeds Insects to Battle Invasive Weeds in Moreton Bay The City of Moreton Bay revealed the findings on 9 […]

Mosquito treatments across Moreton Bay are targeting breeding hotspots from the Redcliffe Peninsula to Bribie Island, with helicopters assigned to designated wetland areas and ground crews managing mosquito activity in public spaces. The seasonal program includes parts of 14 suburbs and localities, while i […]

A wildlife underpass listed by City of Moreton Bay as being associated with Gibbons Road in Samford Valley has raised questions about how local wildlife crossings operate and whether they help reduce animal collision Read: Gibbons Road Named Among Moreton Bay’s High-Risk Wildlife Collision Roads City of Moreton Bay's fauna infrastructure […]

Caitlin Worthington grew up in Albany Creek in a family where achievement has taken many forms. Alongside her career in medical radiography, the 28-year-old added Miss Universe Australia to her accomplishments in August 2026. In November, she is due to represent Australia at the international competition in Puerto Rico. Read: Brendale […]

Caboolture motorists are facing another day of unsettled weather after flash flooding affected roads across the district, with severe thunderstorms forecast to bring further heavy rain to South East Queensland. Hume Road was among the routes listed during the latest period of flooding, while a crossing at Elimbah remained on Queensland Traffic's […]

Why can someone manage a demanding career but struggle to pay a bill on time? Why does a bright teenager leave assignments until the last minute? And why does a child who understands instructions keep forgetting what to do next? Sarah* is successful at work. She handles complicated projects, manages deadlines and is the person her colleagues […]

Motorists across Caboolture and surrounding suburbs are being reminded to watch for kangaroos on local roads, particularly around dawn and dusk, as new wildlife monitoring measures are introduced across the Moreton Bay region. Read: Moreton Bay’s growth test: Is flood infrastructure keeping pace? The reminder comes as World Kangaroo Day is […]

Why can someone manage a demanding career but struggle to pay a bill on time? Why does a bright teenager leave assignments until the last minute? And why does a child who understands instructions keep forgetting what to do next? Sarah* is successful at work. She handles complicated projects, manages deadlines and is the person her colleagues […]

Boundary Road in North Lakes is one of 11 roads that Moreton Bay officials have asked drivers to watch for wildlife, while the officials also set up a camera to study kangaroos near roads where they are commonly struck. Read: North Lakes Town Centre Wins Approval for Nine-Storey Hotel and Lifestyle Hub Photo Credit: Supplied Council […]

Wildlife collision risks around Warner and Cashmere are back in focus following City of Moreton Bay's announcement of motion-activated cameras to monitor kangaroos near roads, although the locations selected for monitoring have not been disclosed. Read: New Wildlife Signs Planned for Warner as Road Risks Stay in Focus The council […]

Severe rainfall has renewed scrutiny of Moreton Bay flood infrastructure as local communities grow. However, public records do not show that development caused the flooding or that drainage infrastructure failed. Read: Moreton Bay Wastewater Upgrades Target Capacity and Resilience On Thursday, 22 October, parts of central Moreton Bay […]

Heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of Moreton Bay on Thursday, 22 October, have brought renewed attention to the infrastructure needed to support the region’s growing communities. The City of Moreton Bay reported that parts of central Moreton Bay received more than 100 millimetres of rain in about three hours. While the flooding […]

Strathpine flooding put Mott Street in Strathpine on the city's weather-impacted list at 12.02pm on Thursday, 22 October 2026. The road was back on the list as one of the heaviest morning storms in years swept across Moreton Bay. Nine minutes later, the Leitchs Road pedestrian bridge at the South Pine River in Brendale was also recorded as […]

Albany Creek's Groovin' in the Green music event has been cancelled after heavy rainfall left the grounds at Lemke Park unsuitable for Sunday's planned outdoor gathering. Read: New Strathpine Platypus Detection Joins Albany Creek and Brendale Findings The City of Moreton Bay confirmed on Friday, 23 October 2026, that the free Creekside […]

By 7:45 am on Thursday 22 October 2026, a severe thunderstorm had dumped 141 millimetres of rain on Burpengary within three hours. The Burpengary Creek flood intensified quickly: the creek surged to nine metres at the Mathew Crescent gauge, reaching 6.8 metres above normal stream levels. Major arterial crossings went underwater before morning peak […]

Seqwater says North Pine Dam was 53.7 per cent full at 3.46pm on Friday, 23 October, as flood releases continued after Thursday’s heavy rain across Brisbane and Moreton Bay. The latest public update also says releases began at 11pm on Thursday and that Youngs Crossing is closed. That is the clearest verified local finding. The dam is […]

Burpengary and Burpengary East have both recorded lower median house prices over the latest three-month period compared with their 12-month medians, but the figures tell a more complicated story than a straightforward fall in property values. The latest Property Market Overview, covering transactions to 18 October 2026, puts Burpengary's […]

Moreton Bay is already carrying a large growth task on paper. Queensland Government data puts the city’s estimated resident population at 532,400 at 30 June 2025, with projections rising to between 683,500 and 851,800 by 2046. The same broadhectare profile shows 4,649 hectares of land with an expected yield of about 51,400 dwellings and a […]

Morayfield again came under pressure on 22 October when Sheep Station Creek recorded 168mm in three hours to 7.30am, according to local reporting. Moreton Bay roads flooded across Morayfield, Caboolture and Burpengary, and council warned of flash flooding across the region. That is a serious burst of rain, but it does not, by itself, prove the […]

City of Moreton Bay has moved the long-planned Mango Hill drainage upgrades into construction, and the first stage is now under way on Rose Street West and Mary Street West. The project matters because council says those streets still lack kerbs and adequate drainage, leaving nearby homes exposed to shallow flooding when heavy rain hits. Read: […]

Visitors to Moreton Bay EcoFest at UniSC Moreton Bay in Petrie will have access to drinking-water refills when Unitywater brings its Drink Tap van to the campus on Saturday 7 November 2026. Read: Eco Fest Returns to UniSC Moreton Bay with Dr Karl Leading the Green Conversation The Petrie appearance is the final stop on Unitywater's […]

Update: Friday bus services awaiting confirmation... Translink has marked its severe-weather suspension notice covering bus services across Caboolture, Morayfield, Burpengary, Redcliffe and Nambour as resolved, following widespread transport disruptions on Thursday, 22 October. However, as of early Friday morning, 23 October, no separate […]

Residents preparing for flooding across Brisbane and Moreton Bay have different sandbag collection arrangements depending on where they live, with five established collection points in Brisbane and emergency-activated stations across Moreton Bay. Following heavy rainfall on Thursday, 22 October, Brisbane City Council's five permanent […]

For two days each week, retiree Diana Green volunteers with children who are finding school difficult, offering the patience and consistency that can help them regain confidence. Her work at Mimi’s House has earned her the 2026 Westfield North Lakes Local Hero award and a $20,000 grant for the program. Read: North Lakes Local Heroes Finalists […]

A community food outlet that began helping North Lakes families in 2023 is continuing its work from larger premises in Margate, following an earlier campaign to expand its affordable grocery services. Read: How Costco North Lakes Food Donations Reach Beyond One Charity Kingdom Makers Food Outlet ended trading in North Lakes on 21 November […]

A fundraising walk in Murrumba Downs has seen participants complete 3,433 laps in memory of Lawnton Girl Guide Madeline ‘Maddie’ Lawrence, with the event enabling a $7,000 donation to cancer charity Dreams2Live4. Read: Queensland Insurance Report Revisits Bracken Ridge’s Devastating 2022 Flood Year The inaugural Tully’s Trek, held […]

Bracken Ridge recorded Queensland's highest number of home insurance claims linked to extreme weather during the devastating 2022 floods, according to newly released data examining five years of storm damage across the state. Read: Bracken Ridge Yards Targeted in Suburban Wastewater Blitz The Suncorp Insurance analysis, released in October […]

A Sandgate couple who invested $48,000 in Bitcoin during retirement eventually made almost half a million dollars, transforming their financial circumstances after years of limited superannuation savings. Read: Brisbane Dentist Behind Smilo.ai Wins Queensland Pearcey Award Terry and Justine Sanders purchased the cryptocurrency in 2019 and […]

After years of treating dental patients, Dr Padma Gadiyar wanted to find a way to identify oral health problems before they became more difficult to manage. Her response was Smilo.ai in Sandgate, an artificial intelligence platform that has now earned the Brisbane dentist the 2026 Queensland Pearcey ICT Entrepreneur Award. Read: Dementia and […]

According to Dementia Australia, an estimated 446,500 Australians are living with dementia in 2026, and that number is projected to exceed one million by 2065. For families caring for a parent, partner or loved one, keeping them safe at home involves plenty of everyday considerations. One that can easily be overlooked is what happens if a fire […]

Migratory shorebirds have returned to the tidal flats at Boondall Wetlands, where birdwatchers are being encouraged to observe local birdlife as part of the annual Aussie Bird Count. Read: Shorncliffe Line Is the Pilot Route for Queensland’s New Train Signalling as Railbus Swaps Continue The nationwide event, organised by BirdLife […]