Kylie Knight
Kylie Knight has worked in community news for more than 22 years as a journalist, sub-editor and editor, mostly in the Moreton Bay Region. She has edited newspapers and magazines, most recently Moreton Life magazine, and produced content for digital audiences online.
Kylie understands the strength of community news and how a local newspaper can bring a community together, shine a light on unsung heroes and lobby for positive change.
Before her career in journalism, she was a public relations officer for Cancer Council Queensland.
The Latest from Kylie
Research to help reset, regroup, recover
Twenty businesses from across the Moreton Bay Region have been involved in a USC research project to explore how they’ve responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hoped the findings will help others recover well beyond next year.
What heroes should wear
Murrumba State Secondary College’s Tiarna McElligott wants to protect firefighters from overexertion and has joined forces with another student to develop technology to do just that.
Council assesses damage from wild weather
Moreton Bay Regional Council is assessing the extent of damage caused by recent wild weather across the region.
Free tickets for frontline heroes
As a thank you for their efforts, Eatons Hill Hotel and the Red Hot Summer Tour have announced they are giving first responders two free tickets to the Red Hot Summer Tour Christmas Bash on Saturday, December 19, featuring James Reyne, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and The Poor.
Free waterpark opens at Petrie
Any chance of a hot, hot summer just got splashed with the opening of Moreton Bay Region’s first free public water park on Saturday.
Funding for multicultural events
Moreton Bay Multicultural Fiesta Celebrations and Moreton Bay Region Lunar New Year Festival are among 211 multicultural celebrations in 2021, sharing in more than $1.5 million from the State Government’s Celebrating Multicultural Queensland program.
Severe weather batters region
ROLLING COVERAGE: Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Peter Flannery says the region is faring reasonably well and he hopes it continues to avoid the worst of the severe weather in the coming hours and days.
Smokin’ hot addition to menu
When a global pandemic forced Lee and Ross Willson to close Beardy’s Bar and Kitchen to dine-in customers, the pair saw an opportunity to diversify their business.
Prepare properties for wet weather
Moreton Bay SES Unit acting Controller Alan Peterson is urging residents to prepare their properties for heavy rain and strong winds ahead of the weekend. His warning comes as council prepares to open sandbag stations tomorrow.
Farewell 2020 with a bang | Plus WIN the chance to Launch the Fireworks
The Redcliffe Markets will host a New Year’s Eve party like no other to farewell an unprecedented year that has challenged most. Here’s everything you need to know and your chance to push the plunger on the spectacular fireworks display.
