In a region shaped by water, bushland and a string of lively centres, “getting away” doesn’t always mean packing up and loading the car. Across Moreton Bay, many residents can fit local walks, trails, library programs and rail travel into an ordinary week — with Brisbane within reach when it’s needed, and plenty to do…
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At 6:00 a.m., when the tide slips away from the Clontarf foreshore, a small group walks the edge of Hays Inlet. They carry basic monitoring tools such as cameras and notebooks, similar to those used by volunteer groups in the area. These are the Coastal Watchers—locals who have become part of a growing movement of…
In use since the 1880s, the Woody Point Jetty on Bramble Bay has long served locals and visitors for fishing, family outings, and gatherings. On the Redcliffe Peninsula, the jetty remains a public space that connects today’s community with the area’s maritime past. A Jetty at the Heart of Community Life Constructed as part of…
At Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the sea shifts in and out among tangled roots. The mudflats are covered by the tide, which flows between thin trees that rise straight out of the shallow sea. While wading birds look for food on the soft ground, little crabs run for cover. The scent of the sea…
On a warm weekend morning, families queue at the Scarborough Boat Harbour ramps, trailers lined along the road while children trail behind with fishing rods. It’s a familiar scene on the Redcliffe Peninsula, where locals and visitors come to launch into Moreton Bay. But with pressure on facilities mounting, the master plan for the harbour…
Newport wakes each morning to the ring of halyards and the tide sliding under hulls. Now a fresh group of neighbours is coming to live right by those masts, after Moreton Bay signed off on a plan for 17 three-bedroom homes with a modest dining and office hub at Newport Marina on Griffith Road—keeping the…