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
Simply the Best deal for summer
Swimming pools and health clubs, run by Belgravia Leisure for Moreton Bay Regional Council, have a “Simply the Best” Summer deal.
Coolest ticket in town
The region’s newest playground will officially open on Saturday with a free community event at The Mill at Moreton Bay Play Space in Petrie.
Morayfield man reeling from big win
A Morayfield man says he’s still numb more than 24 hours after checking his Saturday Gold Lotto ticket while half asleep and learning his life had changed in the best way possible.
Crack at Keno earns $1.7m windfall
A Kallangur man admits he suddenly lost his appetite in the excitement of scoring the $1.7 million Keno Classic 10 Spot prize while out for dinner with family last night.
‘Smart’ move to bust highway congestion
A huge part of the Bruce Highway, including the section running through Moreton Bay Region, is to have “smart” upgrades in a move by the Federal Government to bust traffic congestion.
Golden lining to rollercoaster year
Eckersley Print Group has added Queensland and Australian gold awards to its Moreton Bay Region Business Excellence & Innovation Awards title, despite the huge disruptions of COVID-19.
Calls to fix bottleneck – for good
One battle with traffic congestion on Anzac Ave is being won at Kippa-Ring, but there are fears the bottleneck will only move a short distance down one of Moreton Bay Region’s busiest arterial roads.
Funding school’s green future
The Birali Steiner School at Beachmere has been given a major boost by Federal MP for Longman Terry Young towards a huge community planting program.
Station closing for two days
Trains will not stop at Dakabin station this weekend as part of the multi-million dollar upgrade by the Queensland Rail.
Clubs leap into new state league
Caboolture and Samford Rangers have been named among the eight clubs which will form the new state-level Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) 2 from 2021.
