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Mercure Clear Mountain. | Newsreel

Five-star Peppers upgrade for mountain retreat

The Moreton Bay region is set to welcome it first five-star hotel with Mercure Clear Mountain set for a $4 million upgrade. The popular mountaintop escape, 30km
Read more 7 August 2025
Brisbane City Council green bins. | Newsreel

160,000 green bins set to roll across Brisbane

Brisbane’s rollout of green waste recycling bins has begun with 160,000 to be delivered over the next four months. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said eligible households
Read more 6 August 2025
Brisbane Metro. | Newsreel

New bus network busting bridge bottleneck

The Brisbane Metro and changes to the city’s bus timetables have cut congestion on Victoria Bridge by almost a third. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said more than 2.6
Read more 5 August 2025
Koala | Newsreel

Drone reveals South-East Queensland koala hotspot

Thermal imaging has confirmed a pocket of the Sunshine Coast is home to one of the largest koala populations in the region. The drone-enabled surveyed found Reesville,
Read more 4 August 2025
Proposed Gold Coast arena. | Newsreel

Gold Coast Arena EOI eyes international flair

The international market will help shape the proposed Gold Coast Arena with Expressions of Interest set to open this month. City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the
Read more 1 August 2025
Church on large block of land. | Newsreel

New tool to fast-track housing on church land

A new State Government planning tool has been released to help churches and charities develop land for housing. Queensland Deputy Premier and State Development,
Read more 1 August 2025
Diver on the Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Eureka moment for Sunshine Coast Marine BioBlitz

A survey of marine life on the Sunshine Coast, which galvanised the support of more than 1000 volunteers, has been nominated for a national research and science
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NEXTDC on the Sunshine Coast.

Data Connect service plugs businesses into deals

Businesses with large-scale data needs have access to a new service to identify the best value providers. Sunshine Coast Council has launched Data Connect to leverage
Read more 31 July 2025
City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery. | Newsreel

National award for keeping animals and motorists safe

A South-East Queensland initiative to reduce road collisions involving wildlife, across a 3700km road network, has received national recognition. The City of Moreton
Read more 30 July 2025
Mangroves in Redland Bay. | Newsreel

35,000 mangroves set to establish new wetland in Redlands

Thousands of young mangroves plants are rejuvenating a wetlands area in Redland Bay in one of the first projects of its kind in Australia. Redland City Mayor Jos
Read more 30 July 2025