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Apr 2
Getting to the heart of the matter
By Sheree Hoddinett Cassie O’Brien is one person who has defied the odds. For someone who wasn’t expected to live beyond her toddler...
Apr 2
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
‘Xin nian kuai le’! Wishing you all a happy Chinese New Year. Despite the rain, 22 members of the Probus Club of Bribie Island gathered...
Mar 5
Mar 5
Results for Bribie Island Women’s Golf (January 25 - February 20, 2024 )
25/1/24 – Season Opening Day – 4 Person Ambrose Winners: Di Barker, Penny Brittain, Marg Bailey & Charmaine Price 63 Runners Up: Leonie...
Mar 5
Donnybrook Social Darts Update
Results for Donnybrook Sports and Community Club Social Darts, held every Thursday night at 7pm sharp. Visitors welcome. Potluck...
Mar 5
Dolphins show promise ahead of official season start
Despite one win and one loss in the pre-season challenge, the Dolphins have showed they mean business as we head into the official start...
Mar 5
Caboolture Social Darts Update
Results for the Caboolture Social Darts Club potluck doubles, played every Monday night at 21 Hayes Street, Caboolture. Visitors welcome....
Mar 5
Cost of living crisis continues
At the outset, HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY! One hundred issues, with so many more to come. Such an outstanding achievement and testament to the...
Mar 5
Gecko Chirps - Our Declining Living standards
Now, we all know there is pressure on all of us with the cost of living. Increased prices in supermarkets put pressure on disposable...
Mar 5
Garden with Jill
Hi gardeners and welcome to Autumn!!! I'm living in hope that the humidity will be disappearing in the near future, as it can be quite...
Mar 5
Fishing report
Hi everyone from Danny and Michelle at Island Fishing Supplies, Banksia Beach and Bellara. SKIRMISH POINT AND WOORIM Woorim beach has...
Mar 5
The Local News celebrates 100 issues
By Alistair Gray When the first issue of The Local Island Surrounds News launched in July 2016, Belinda Ferguson could never have...
Mar 5
Team Raedel are ready for change
By Sheree Hoddinett It’s been four years in the making, but Adrian Raedel has decided it’s time to return to council. Vying for his old...
Mar 5
‘Unsinkable’ Quantum Catamaran for sale PRICE: $26.500 (brand new price: $40K)
By Alistair Gray It is rare that a boat as unique as the Quantum Cat 480 open classic comes on the market at a highly discounted price....
Mar 5
Tayla’s passion for music
Performing Jolene for her Australian Idol audition may not have seen her advance on the show, but it’s certainly renewed Tayla Adams’...
Mar 5
Lotto win for Caboolture syndicate
Luck was certainly on the side for 16 people in Caboolture recently, sharing in a $5 million division one Powerball prize. Their...
Mar 5
No need to vote for 140,000 local residents
If the thought of voting in the upcoming City of Moreton Bay local council election has you filled with dread, you might actually be one...
Mar 5
Moving to the inspirational beat
When it comes to inspiring others to just be themselves, Tia Wyatt certainly knows how to do it! Tia is the face behind and in front of...
Mar 5
A chocolatey time of year
Easter, the one time of year where chocolate seems to be a good meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Okay, so maybe a little extreme,...
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