Woodcrafters pen for Aus Day
Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s 2025 Australia Day recipients received a handmade wooden pen, thanks to the handiwork of the Lockyer Woodcrafters in Forest Hill.
Council...
Lockyer launches its visitors guide 2025
Lockyer Valley Council and tourism leaders from across the region gathered on the last day of January to launch the council's 2025 Visitor Guide...
Win John Deere prizes galore in RDO comp
RDO Equipment Gatton is offering locals the opportunity to win up to $1,000 worth of John Deere goods by entering the Independent Newspaper Reader...
Country school celebrates 100 years
Patrick Estate State School has celebrated its centenary - 100 years of education excellence delivered in a small pocket halfway between Lowood and Coominya....
Eastern region braces for plenty of heat and rain
On the eve of a wild weekend of heavy rain in the north of the state, the Bureau of Meteorology released its long-range forecast...
Somerset volunteers recognised
The Lowood Community Action Group was named Community Group of the Year 2025 at Somerset Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards Ceremony on 24 January....
Somerset’s best awarded
Denise Modistach is a longstanding resident of Kilcoy who has served her community diligently both as a nurse and now as a volunteer.
Her...
Somerset Candidates on Connectivity
With an election due by the end of May at the latest and campaigning well on the way for both parties, the Lockyer Somerset...
Dancing returns to Marburg
The dance is back this year at the Marburg Show Hall and dancers from all over gathered to show off their moves.
The dances...
Somerset carbon cutting infrastructure up and running
An effort to reduce carbon emissions in Somerset has been realised, with carbon-cutting infrastructure at the Esk Refuse and Recycling Centre and Landfill being...
