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.
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.
Yarrabilba resident Jan Ebbers has been playing Pokémon GO since it launched 10 years ago, and now leads a local community. She is a Community Ambassador, a volunteer role run by the game's developers, and was accepted after an extensive background check. The Yarrabilba group has about 800 members on the Campfire app and 300 on Facebook. Meet-ups are held several times a week, often at Darlington Parklands. Ms Ebbers says the group welcomes players of all ages and experience levels.
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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.
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.
