City of Moreton Bay

Meet our new 2025 Graduate Program team members! 😄🎓 We are excited to welcome our new graduate cohort for 2025. This graduate program is specifically focused on planning and engineering. Our graduates will undergo four six-month rotations, with their first rotations in: ✅ Integrated Transport Planning ✅ Strategic Planning and Placemaking ✅ Development Services ✅ Building and Facilities We wish our graduate team all the best in this program and welcome their contribution to shaping our future city! 💙

City of Moreton Bay has just launched its Innovate Moreton Bay Program plans. 🙌 We can announce that the startup and innovation experts, Creative HQ, are leading this program for the city’s startups, entrepreneurs and SMEs, to build the innovation capacity across Moreton Bay. At the launch event, Mayor Peter Flannery, shared his excitement as Creative HQ works with Council and other partners to grow the innovation ecosystem and support a $40 billion and 16,000 new businesses by 2041. ✅ Read more via our Media Release: https://lnkd.in/gHuG6aZj

We're so grateful to everyone in our community still working tirelessly to get City of Moreton Bay back up and running after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Watch the highlights of Mayor Peter Flannery issuing a formal vote of thanks at this week's Council meeting.

As the City of Moreton Bay begins to recover from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, many local businesses are reopening their doors - and they need our support. Now more than ever, buying local makes a real difference. If your business has been impacted, help is available: 💬 Talk to your bank or lender about financial hardship support 🤝 Free, confidential business counselling: sbfcssq.org.au/business 💸 Exceptional circumstances funding: qra.qld.gov.au 📘 Council recovery info: https://lnkd.in/gE-nueiX Let’s support our local businesses and stand strong together. 💛

While the severity of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded, we’re still expecting heavy rainfall, strong wind gusts, and the potential for flash flooding. 🌧️ ⚠️ We're mobilising our crews to get our operations back up and running. Only go outside if it’s safe to do so. Drive to the conditions. Always remember - If it’s flooded, forget it! 🚫 Waste facilities will be closed until tomorrow. Stay up to date with our Disaster Dashboard 👉https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu and check Bureau of Meteorology for any updates to the weather.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s delay in making landfall has given us some extra time to make sure we’re fully prepared. Watch Mayor Peter Flannery and Acting Chief Superintendent Adam Guild address the media this morning. To read the media statement, visit: https://lnkd.in/gJHKPJ3u To stay up to date with the latest information, visit our disaster dashboard: https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu

UPDATE: MORE SANDBAG STATION LOCATIONS HAVE RE-OPENED: In response to immediate needs, the following sandbag stations have also reopened today. Other sandbags stations will be progressively replenished today. Please note there are no bags at these locations, please bring your own: 📍 Woodford: 20 Durundur Street, Woodford (Adjacent the Council depot) 📍 Beachmere: 57 Rogers Street, Beachmere 📍 Arana Hills: 2 Pine Hills Drive (off Jinker Track), Arana Hills 📍 Narangba: 910 Oakey Flat Road, Narangba ____________________________________________________________________ Tropical Cyclone Alfred Update – Sandbag stations reopening 🚨 In response to immediate needs, the following sandbag stations will reopen from 11am today. Other sandbags stations will be progressively replenished today. 📍 Margate: Jull Street 📍 Caboolture: 98 Beerburrum Road 📍 Bribie: 208 First Avenue Due to low stock, residents are encouraged to bring their own bags where possible. Please remember to take only what you need, help your friends and family out and remain calm. Our teams are working urgently to source and deliver more sand and bags to our sites as quickly as possible. We’ve already gone through 300,000 sandbags and 3,000 tonnes of sand—triple the amount used in our biggest previous weather event. We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we respond to the changing and severe weather event. Stay safe and visit our disaster dashboard for the latest updates: https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu

Our refuge centres are now open! 🏠 If you need shelter due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the following refuge centres are open: 📍 Strathpine Hall - 199 Gympie Rd, Strathpine 📍 Caboolture Memorial Hall - 61/65 King St, Caboolture 📍 Hope Centre - 18 Buchanan St, Rothwell Refuge centres should be a last resort - please stay with family and friends if possible. If you must attend, bring only essential items. All pets are welcome but they will be kept outside in a separate sheltered area. It is your responsibility to care for your pet at the refuge centres, please bring any bedding and food they may require. Stay safe and keep updated via our Disaster Dashboard 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu After the cyclone makes landfall, Council will reassess the need and the locations required for evacuation centres.

🚤 Boat ramps & jetties closed – stay safe 🚧 Due to severe weather from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, all boat ramps and jetties across City of Moreton Bay are now closed for community safety. For updates on closures and safety advice, visit our Disaster Dashboard 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu

Our sandbag stations have been replenished this morning. Deliveries to all sandbag stations will finish at 12pm today due to safety concerns and service closures. Remember to take only what you need, help your friends out and please remain calm. Sandbags can reduce the amount of water entering your home and help block your drains from storm surges. Thank you for staying prepared and keeping our community safe! 💪🌧️ To find your nearest sandbag station, visit our Disaster Dashboard 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnHwVNxu