A roundup of Australian local government or council news, events and projects.
A new, larger SES depot at Deception Bay and record recruit intake will ramp up disaster response across Moreton Bay. The opening of the new $7.5 million Deception Bay SES depot follows last week’s damaging storms. Council says that in […]
A memorial avenue for Queensland’s war dead is turning 100 years old and one Brisbane suburb will host a subdued commemoration. Anzac Memorial Avenue runs from Petrie to Redcliffe and opened on December 5, 1925, by acting Premier William Forgan
Dirt karters in Ipswich will stay at their Willowbank tracks as Ipswich City Council backs the renewal of three other sports leases. Council is also supporting the renewal of leases for swimming at Goodna Aquatic Centre and tennis at Springfield
Caboolture’s historical village, north of Brisbane, will keep its doors open for at least three more years thanks to council funding. Caboolture Historical Society (CHS), which manages the village, is to receive $140,000 a year for three years to keep
Could the platypus population around Moreton Bay be thriving? Council says ‘maybe’ after DNA was detected around at least 37 creeks and rivers. Council says third annual platypus monitoring project has positively confirmed DNA in all five of their major
Outdoor fun at Burpengary, just north of Brisbane, have been given a boost with new bike trails and a $1 peppercorn lease for a cricket club. For mountain bike riders, a new 3km-long Moreton Bay council-owned Lagoon Road trail is
A severe storm deprived houses across Moreton Bay of power for up to 24 hours with large hailstones, destructive winds and heavy rainfall wrecking havoc. And South-East Queensland is bracing for another storm tonight. A council spokesman says that by
Moreton Bay council has gone into bat for Redcliffe baseball with a new long-term peppercorn lease for the Peninsula Padres. The 10-year $1 per annum lease is for an area of Talobilla Park, Kippa-Ring, where a new softball clubhouse is
A new $19 million retail beach pavilion will start to take shape at Redcliffe next year after Moreton Bay council decided on a builder. The pavilion will be built amid a spike in high-rise development buildings being built along the
Redcliffe softball has been given a boost after the sod-turning ceremony for a new $4.8 million clubhouse was held earlier this week. The ceremony was to mark the impending start of construction work on the new softball clubhouse at Talobilla
