Only one rental market in Queensland is classed as healthy, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's September quarter vacancy report. The Bay Islands, near Redland, recorded a vacancy rate of 3.5 per cent. Forty-eight of the 50 regions tracked remain tight, with vacancy rates of 2.5 per cent or below. Thirty-four regions recorded rates of 1 per cent or less. Antonia Mercorella, the institute's chief executive, said the shortage was changing how Queenslanders live, with more multigenerational households forming and more friends sharing homes to split costs.
Police say they do not believe there will be a retaliatory attack after a drive-by shooting outside a pub south of Brisbane left four people injured. Two masked men opened fire on a crowd at a boxing night at Fitzys on Bryants Road at Loganholme on Saturday. A 19-year-old woman from Jimboomba is in a critical condition, while three men are stable after surgery. Chief Superintendent Mel Adams said the attack was not targeted but was not random, and police are asking the community for information. The hunt for the offenders continues.
The first apartment development in the $600m Serenity 4212 community on the northern Gold Coast has topped out. Lakeside at Helensvale is being built by joint venture partners Keylin and Kinstone Group. Developers say 70 per cent of buyers so far are aged over 50. A new collection of top floor residences, with two and three-bedroom homes starting at $1.22m, has been released. Residents are expected to move in by spring 2027.
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Four people were seriously injured in a drive-by shooting at Fitzy's pub in Loganholme on Saturday night. Police say the gunmen wore balaclavas and fired at least six bullets into the hotel while more than 100 people were inside watching a boxing event. A 19-year-old woman from Jimboomba remains in critical condition in hospital. Three men, aged 27, 37 and 38, are in serious but stable condition. A witness, Stephen March, said he narrowly avoided being near the doorway when the shots were fired. The gunmen later fled in a burnt-out Mitsubishi, and no arrests have been made.
A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition and three men are seriously injured after shots were fired from a car outside a Loganholme pub on Saturday night. Police say a silver Mitsubishi stopped near people standing outside during an intermission at a boxing event and fired multiple shots. Police believe the woman was an innocent bystander. The Mitsubishi was later found burnt out at Waterford West, and police are investigating a possible link to a second vehicle fire. Police are appealing to the public for information.
A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition after a drive-by shooting outside Fitzys Loganholme, a pub in Logan, on Saturday night. Police say four people were shot as crowds left a boxing event. Detective Inspector Ian Galpin says he believes she was an innocent bystander and was not the intended target. Two men and another man were also shot and are in hospital. Police are urging anyone with information to contact them.
Four people were shot from a passing vehicle outside The Fitzy Hotel in Loganholme on Saturday night. Police say the shots were fired around 8.15pm during a boxing event. A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition after surgery, and police believe she was an innocent bystander. Three men are in stable or serious condition. The getaway vehicle was later set alight nearby, and police are appealing for information.
Four people have been shot in a drive-by attack at Fitzy's pub in Loganholme, Queensland, on Saturday night. A 19-year-old woman is in a critical condition after emergency surgery. Three men, aged 38, 37 and 27, are in a serious but stable condition. Police say two men in balaclavas fired from a car at a crowd gathered outside the pub, where a boxing event was being held. The gunmen fled, and a burnt-out car was later found in Waterford. Police are appealing for information and say no arrests have been made.
First-home buyers have been locked out of 169 previously affordable Queensland property markets since the federal 5 per cent deposit scheme was expanded a year ago. An analysis of Realestate.com.au data found that 852 of 890 house and unit markets have risen in value. Deagon houses jumped 31.2 per cent to $1.187 million. Since October, new Queensland mortgage lodgements have fallen 30 per cent, with first-home buyer applications down 18 per cent, according to Loan Market. Buyer's agent Lauren Jones said rising interest rates and living costs have cut borrowing power, leaving young buyers largely absent from the market.
Police are searching for at least three people after a drive-by shooting outside Fitzy's Hotel in Loganholme, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night. A 19-year-old woman was critically injured and is fighting for her life, and three men aged 27, 37 and 38 are in hospital in serious but stable condition. Shots were fired from a vehicle near a boxing event at about 8.15pm. Both vehicles used in the attack were later found set alight, and detectives are still working to establish a motive. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli called the attack a horrendous crime.
Four people have been injured after shots were fired from a vehicle outside a licensed premises on Bryants Road, Loganholme. Police said reports of the shooting were received at 8.15pm on 24 October. The injured people were taken to hospital, where their conditions are being assessed. Witnesses saw the vehicle leave the scene. Police said there is not believed to be any ongoing threat to the public and urged anyone with information to contact them.
Young artists aged 12 to 16 can explore drawing, painting, collage and visual journaling at The Line & Rail Artspace in Beenleigh. The Young Artists Studio runs from 3.30pm to 5pm on Thursdays in November. Sessions include Portraits and Identity on 5 November, Drawing Your World on 12 November and From Realism to Abstraction on 26 November. Each individual session costs $15. Bookings are made through the organiser on Eventbrite.
Women in business in the Logan area are invited to a breakfast on Thursday 5 November that looks at speaking up and managing hard conversations. Hosted by Logan City Women in Business, the event runs from 6.45am to 8.30am at Froggies Rest in Logan Village. Guest speaker Antonella Spatola will deliver a talk titled The Permission You Never Needed. Topics include clear communication, setting personal boundaries and finding useful phrasing for difficult discussions. The morning also leaves room for attendees to build local business contacts. Tickets and booking options are available through TryBooking.
Logan business owners can learn how to start blogging in an online workshop on Thursday 5 November. The Blogging for Beginners session runs from 5pm to 5.45pm through the Beenleigh Yatala Chamber of Commerce. It covers choosing topics, structuring posts and improving search visibility. Participants will also look at how blog content can be reused in email and social media. Tickets cost $15 and are booked through the chamber.
