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What is your child really learning when they play?
Sesame Lane explores how play helps young children build creativity, communication, confidence, problem-solving and fine motor skills through everyday experiences.
Matty's first mow with Backyard Bolters
Matty has graduated from trainee to paid Backyard Bolters employee, marking a major milestone for the Moreton Bay social enterprise helping young people living with disability build skills, confidence and pathways to work.
Free emergency services expo is back
The free Moreton Bay Emergency Services Expo returns to Bribie Island with emergency vehicles, live water rescue demonstrations, hands-on activities and opportunities to meet local emergency services crews.
Back for Great Tram Pull
Ferny Hills disability organisation Claire’s Cottage will return to the Great Brisbane Tram Pull, with its all-abilities team taking on the one-tonne tram and calling on the community to cheer them on.
Vote for your Local Hero
Three Moreton Bay community leaders have been named Westfield North Lakes Local Heroes finalists, with voting now open to help their organisations secure up to $20,000 in grant funding.
Free masterclass with ARIA winner
ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Rick Price will host a free songwriting masterclass at North Lakes, sharing career stories, practical techniques and creative insights with Moreton Bay music lovers.
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Federal funding boost for community groups
It’s been a tough year for community groups and sporting clubs across the Moreton Bay Region, but a Federal funding boost aims to make things a bit easier.
Proud local volunteers show off Moreton Bay Region
Making visitors feel good about exploring our region is at the heart of what dedicated Moreton Bay Region’s Visitor Information Centre volunteers do.
Sesame Lane Childcare team pulls together
The Sesame Lane team, parents and children have shown extraordinary resilience since COVID-19 restrictions changed the way they live, work, learn and play.
Then & Now: 100 Years of Samford
As one of the oldest towns in the Moreton Bay Region, there is a wealth of history to be discovered in the hilly territory of Samford.
Baby bundles help young mums
Tough times have increased demand for ‘baby bundles’ care packages from this Brendale-based charity. A Moreton Bay Regional Council grant is easing the strain.
Les Hughes Sports Complex construction works begin
Contractors have broken ground on the Les Hughes Sports Complex precinct upgrade, as Moreton Bay Regional Council fast-tracks major projects in response to COVID-19.
It’s feta, but not as you know it
When selling her fresh feta cheese was no longer an option, Little White Goat Cheese’s Karen Lindsay got creative.
Quilting queens to the rescue
They may be sewing in isolation but this army of quilting queens has answered the call to serve the community by crafting hundreds of laundry bags and scrub caps for frontline health workers in our hospitals.
Heart Foundation Walking Groups Put Spring in Your Step
ANN Serin fondly remembers travelling with her father as a child through the bush, so when she learned that the Heart Foundation was looking for people in their neighbourhoods to organise walks, she jumped at the opportunity.
Petrie Church Stands the Test of Time
Christmas services, weddings, christenings – In it's 135-year history, North Pine Presbyterian Church has hosted them all.
