Weekly News Briefs - 29 October 2026

Date:

29 Oct 2026, 12:00 am

Categories:

Council News

Roadworks underway - Tenthill Creek Road, Gatton

Council has started Stage 1 of major upgrades on Tenthill Creek Road, Gatton, which will see pavement rehabilitation, drainage improvements and intersection upgrades at Prince Road and Osbornes Road.

The overall project will be completed across multiple stages (weather and resources permitting):

Stage 1: Approx 8 weeks – started mid-October, finishing late December 2026
Stage 2: Approx 9 weeks – starting January 2027 through to March 2027
Stage 3: Approx 14 weeks – starting late March 2027 through to June 2027

Traffic management will be in place during each stage with minimal delays expected.

Once complete, these upgrades will improve traffic flow, road safety and enhance flood resilience and access during significant rain events.

Submit your nominations for 2027 Australia Day Awards

Lockyer Valley Regional Council is inviting the community to nominate individuals, organisations, and events for the 2027 Lockyer Valley Australia Day Awards.

Award categories include:

Citizen of the Year
Young Citizen of the Year (30 years and under)
Senior Sportsperson of the Year (18 years and above)
Junior Sportsperson of the Year (17 years and under)
Event of the Year
Community Organisation of the Year

To submit a nomination, visit https://lockyervalley.smartygrants.com.au/AusDay27

Nominations close midnight on Friday 4 December.

Maximising Digital Tools Workshop

Are you part of a not-for-profit community group or sporting club?

Join our free Maximising Digital Tools for Community Resilience workshop and discover practical ways artificial intelligence (AI) can help you:

Reduce administration time
Prepare stronger grant applications
Improve reporting and governance
Support disaster resilience and recovery
Free up more time to focus on what matters most

You'll learn how to leverage AI safely, unlock new opportunities and leave with practical tools and ideas you can start using straight away.

WHEN: Tuesday, 24 November
WHERE: Gatton Shire Hall
TIME: 5.30pm arrival | 6pm start | 8pm finish

Positions Vacant

Council is currently seeking applications for the positions of:

2 x Cleaner (Casual)
Landfill Plant Operator (Full Time, Permanent)
Coordinator Development Assessment (Full Time, Contract)
Coordinator Building, Plumbing and Compliance (Full Time, Contract)
Senior Development Engineer (Full Time, Permanent)

These advertisements will close on 2 and 3 November 2026 at 5pm.

For more information and to apply, visit the Current Vacancies page of Council’s website.

See HER at Art Gallery

The Lockyer Valley Art Gallery’s latest exhibition is 'HER' by Rhiannon Thistlethwaite.

This exhibition is a photographic exploration of the many faces of womanhood—soft, fierce, sensual, nurturing, ambitious, wild, and wise. Through intimate portraiture, the archetypes that live within every woman are revealed.

Captured in local landscapes and featuring women from our community, HER invites you to see yourself—or someone you love—reflected in raw, honest beauty. This exhibition is for every woman who’s ever felt too much, not enough, or anything in between. She is all of it. She is HER.

See HER at the Lockyer Valley Art Gallery, located within the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre, 34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton, until 29 November.

Keep koalas safe

It’s koala breeding season, and you may see these usually sleepy marsupials moving through our local roads, parks and bushland in search of mates and new territory.

If you're travelling through koala habitat, please slow down and stay alert.

You can also help keep them safe during this important time of year by:

Keeping dogs securely contained, particularly at night
Creating koala escape routes on fences and in pools to help prevent injury or drowning
Reporting injured or sick koalas to a local wildlife rescue organisation