A roundup of Australian local government or council news, events and projects.
Aerial mosquito spraying across Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland is now under way as numbers swell due to wet conditions. A Vector Control Team (VCT) from council is monitoring rainfall and tide levels which can trigger a hatch of mosquito […]
Moreton Bay City Council will give the Bray Park-Strathpine RSL Sub-Branch a three-year $12,000 grant to help them run ANZAC Day events. Council says the sub-branch will also receive in-kind support from them including help in getting permits and approvals,
Take pride in your city is the message of a new Cumberland City Council anti-litter campaign to boost greater civic pride among businesses and residents. Council is distributing multilingual material such as shopfront stickers and flyers to promote the “Our
Robot air taxis, Bay Cat ferries, fast bus and train services and a western diversion for long-distance travel on the Bruce Highway. These are among the ‘pillars’ of Moreton Bay City Council’s ‘City of Tomorrow’ strategy unveiled at the 2025
More CCTV cameras are on the way for Moreton Bay after Canberra gave $1.5 million to install them. The funding deal was announced at council’s Leaders Forum 2025 on Friday by Federal MP for Dickson, Ali France. The event was
After three years as a ‘travelling circus’, the Mousetrap Theatre finally has a new home in Redcliffe. An institution on the local cultural scene for more than 70 years, the theatre’s first production at their new home, the Sutton Centre,
Incendiary drones are helping Moreton Bay City Council step up its planned burns program ahead of the new bushfire season. And council is expanding its fleet to include surveillance of burn sites before, during and after. Contracted by council, the
Pool fencing safety across Moreton Bay is failing due to DIY jobs, maintenance problems and inflatables. As the year warms up, Moreton Bay City Council released data that reveals a sense of greater complacency and lack of safety knowledge among
In 1935, industrialist Sir Manuel Hornibrook gave cause for Brisbane residents to celebrate amid the Great Depression and a slide to world war. The cause was a 2.6km-long bridge between Clontarf on the Redcliffe Peninsula and Brighton (Sandgate). PHOTO GALLERY:
Moreton Bay Council has unveiled more than $1.8 million worth of new and upgraded parks across its region. The new parks are at Griffin (Riverview Parkway), Morayfield (Crowe Rd Park), Burpengary (Station Rd) and Bellara (Pirate Park). Council also unveiled
