Bribie Island
Cross the Bribie Island bridge over Pumicestone Passage and you'll find yourself relaxing as soon as you cross to the other side of this coastal paradise.
The Bribie Island area includes Banksia Beach, Bellara, Bongaree, Welsby, White Patch, Woorim, Beachmere, Donnybrook, Meldale, Toorbul, Godwin Beach, Ningi and Sandstone Point.
Nearly a third of the Island is uninhabited as it forms the Bribie Island National Park.
Bribie Island is the only Queensland island connected to the mainland by bridge. This allows easy access by car, about an hour and 20 minutes’ drive from the Brisbane Central Business District.
Protecting Bribie’s nesting turtles
Moreton Bay celebrates a strong Bribie Island turtle nesting season with 26 nests recorded. Six marine turtle species spotted as Council and volunteers protect hatchlings through lighting controls, shade structures and community action for conservation.
New On Demand Service for Bribie
Bribie residents are to get a new On Demand Transport service, with an experienced local operator to deliver the three-year trial.
What’s on in 2026 with free community events across the City of Moreton Bay
A full calendar of free community events is being rolled out for 2026, giving locals clarity on what’s happening and when.
Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opens in Deception Bay
Residents across Deception Bay and surrounding suburbs now have access to free urgent healthcare with the opening of the Deception Bay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic.
Power still out, roads closed in Moreton Bay
UPDATE 3.15PM. More than 21,000 homes and businesses are still without power after Monday’s wild storms, which hit the City of Moreton Bay particularly hard. More than 30 local roads are still closed as are several schools. Here is the latest.
New parks for school holidays
Four new and upgraded parks are opening across the Moreton Bay region ahead of the spring school holidays.
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Testing times in classic race
Light wind conditions made the 77th Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone (B2G) Yacht Race a “real endurance test”.
Don’t miss Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay
Creativity, imagination and unexpected performances are coming to local businesses, community spaces, and everyday places this May for Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay. Here are the details
New meters in two suburbs
Some residents in Morayfield and Burpengary will receive a new water meter this month as Unitywater identifies and replaces meters nearing the end of their eight-to-10-year lifecycle.
Counting down to blue water classic
The stage is set for one of Australia’s premier offshore sailing events which can be seen from Redcliffe’s waterfront tomorrow.
Gold at the double for sisters
Mara and Amelie Hoefel made it a golden double for Redcliffe at the Water Polo Queensland State Championships.
Park honour for pioneering jockey
Parkland in Woodford is to be renamed after a historic Queensland sportswoman who blazed a trail more than 100 years ago.
Family First dumps Longman candidate
Family First has disendorsed its 2025 Federal Election candidate for the seat of Longman over pro-white and anti-LGBTQ+ social media posts.
Bribie locals in Lotto-winning syndicate
Fifteen Queenslanders, including two from Bribie Island, have become overnight multimillionaires after their syndicate scooped up the entire $70 million jackpot in last night’s Oz Lotto draw.
Historic building helps meet demand
One of Bribie Island’s oldest buildings, the former masonic lodge at Bongaree, is being opened up again.
Police hold special day for Archie
Moreton District police have joined with the community to organise an afternoon of fun for 11-year-old Archie as he took time out of medical treatment.
