The Queensland Police Service opens its statement by acknowledging First Nations peoples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, as Traditional Owners of lands across Australia and their connection to country and community. It pays respect to Traditional Owners and their Elders, past, present and emerging, and to the ancestors of this land and their legacy. The statement says these ancestors laid foundations that give strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. The acknowledgement is presented as a formal opening and does not describe the fire itself.
The Logan Arts Festival will be held in Hillcrest on Saturday 31 October, bringing together local artists, musicians and families. Organiser Access Logan Inc hopes the event will reduce social isolation and support mental wellbeing. Activities include an art exhibition, handmade crafts, artisan market stalls, children's painting and a games room. Visitors are encouraged to attend in costume for a competition with prizes. The festival runs from 10am to 6pm at Corporate Place, with a gold coin donation for entry.
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.
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A Greenbank café has won the Café category at the 2026 Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards, shortly before its second birthday. Brad and Caroline Davies opened The Eve Café & Bar at Everleigh Sports Park in September 2024. Starting with a plan for one or two staff, the business now employs more than 10 people and seats 100. Mr Davies said neighbourhood support helped the business grow. The café has also been recognised as Logan's Best Café in the 2024 Coffee Commune awards and as Outstanding Café at the 2025 Local Business Awards.
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.
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.
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.
A Queensland adjudicator has rejected an urgent bid to switch off an electric vehicle charger at The Pavilion Apartments in Bulimba. Resident Kin Chen argued that the basement car park lacked fire safety systems to deal with a possible electric vehicle fire. The adjudicator found there was no immediate urgency, noting the charger has operated since about 2020. The body corporate committee had granted retrospective approval last month, with conditions including annual servicing. The broader challenge to that approval has yet to be decided, and the charger remains in use for now.
Hope Vale angler Justin Convent won the adult prize, a Quintrex boat with a motor and trailer, at the Cooktown barramundi competition. More than 1100 anglers entered the event held from Friday to Sunday. Junior winner Nickalah Cobus also took home a boat. Thomas Hone caught the heaviest fish, weighing 7.4 kilograms. Local business owners said the weekend brought many shoppers into town.
Fans of The Block have rallied around Queensland contestants Chantel and Wyatt, claiming they were mistreated by production and unfairly judged. Viewers on Reddit argue the couple was targeted, given a bad edit, and unfairly portrayed as the show's villains. Others believe the judges were harsh, as the couple did not win a single room reveal despite completing their renovations on time. Meanwhile, the cast is reportedly divided, with separate after-parties planned for the upcoming auction.
Logan has about 206 hectares of vacant industrial development land, the Property Council says, offering room for new investment as greater Brisbane faces a shortage of industrial space. Property Council Queensland executive director Jess Caire said infrastructure such as roads and water must keep pace with demand. The council is calling for a $500 million industrial infrastructure fund and a coordinated state strategy to unlock more employment land. Average sale prices for smaller industrial sites rose about 44 per cent over the year to June 2026.
Property owners and managers have been given the meeting sites and times for a 1080 baiting program running from 16 to 20 November 2026. Each day has a set location, starting at 7.30am, except Friday at Urandangie Airstrip, which starts at 8.30am. Landholders unable to take part in this round can register interest for the next program. All baits must be injected.
Livingstone Shire Council is asking residents to nominate people who make a difference in their community for the 2027 Australia Day Awards. Nominations open on Tuesday 27 October and close at midnight on Friday 11 December 2026. Recent winners include 2026 Citizen of the Year Robert Lang, who has spent 53 years with the Rural Fire Service, and 2026 Young Citizen of the Year Myilly Symington, a former Cultural Captain at Yeppoon State High School. Award categories include Citizen of the Year, Arts and Culture, Environmental Achievement and Business, Innovation and Corporate Responsibility.
