Nick Crockford

Nick has been a journalist for more than 30 years, working for weekly and major daily (morning and evening) newspapers, as well as in public relations and radio in Australia and the UK.

He has led teams covering such as the English Premier League, World Cup Finals and Olympic Games, but says community news is his first love.

Nick has lived in the Moreton Bay Region for more than 20 years and is heavily involved with two of the region’s largest football clubs.

The Latest from Nick

Mobile coverage boost in Narangba
29 June 2026

Mobile coverage boost in Narangba

People living and travelling through Narangba West will now have better phone service to make calls and browse the internet.

Redcliffe 7s in Pacific sights
29 June 2026

Redcliffe 7s in Pacific sights

The first Redcliffe 7s Premier Youth Rugby Tournament is set to kick-off this month with more than 100 Queensland teams – but word is spreading overseas.

'Awesome' effort at Sprints
29 June 2026

'Awesome' effort at Sprints

Grace swimmers “exceeded our expectations” at the Vorgee Brisbane Sprint Championships, say club coaches.

New park is out-of-this-world
News / Families
29 June 2026

New park is out-of-this-world

A new space-themed playground at Westminster Park in Bellmere will open this week.

Full signs go up - again
29 June 2026

Full signs go up - again

The full signs are up at North Lakes Oztag. Such is its popularity, no more teams can be squeezed into the new autumn season at Woodside

Trials to start at $20 million plant
29 June 2026

Trials to start at $20 million plant

Downer’s new state-of-the-art $20 million Sustainable Road Resource Centre at Brendale is on track to start production trials next month and be fully operational in April.

Pool reopening this week
29 June 2026

Pool reopening this week

Redcliffe War Memorial Swimming Pool will reopen on Friday (February 12) at 5.30am after nine months' work upgrading the pool.

"Game changer" on our roads
29 June 2026

"Game changer" on our roads

Clontarf has become the first suburb in Australia to have a new “game-changing” road surface made, a few hundred metres away by Austek, from used tyres.

Return of the corner store
29 June 2026

Return of the corner store

Convenience is the driving force behind four new retail developments on a 5.5km stretch of Anzac Ave in this region according to a retail expert.

Silver Lining for Queensland
29 June 2026

Silver Lining for Queensland

Singer-songwriter Sinead Burgess, who grew up in the Moreton Bay Region, is back for the only Queensland dates on her Silver Linings Tour with Blake O’Connor.