Logan City News
LOGAN West residents will no longer have to worry about Inland Rail line traffic passing through their suburbs on its way to Brisbane. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has just announced the Kagaru to Acacia Ridge section of the ambitious project was off the table and would be re-routed via Ipswich instead. The route, which would…
Time is running out for people to provide ideas and suggestions for the design of the Bethania to Logan Village Rail Trail. A six-week community consultation period started in August and will end on Wednesday, October 12. The $7 million project is jointly funded by Logan City Council and the Queensland Government. City Lifestyle Chair…
In a matter of weeks, I’ll hand down the first Budget of the Albanese Labor Government. The Government is now consumed with this task – Treasury is in full swing and staff are working around-the-clock to put the finishing touches on the Budget in time for October 25. This is significant for our community and…
A lock for water valves invented by Logan Water is being rolled out nationwide. The device was developed by Logan Water and its partner Downer to prevent ‘stored energy’ from being released while repairs are carried out on water networks. Trench collapses caused by stored energy incidents have taken lives overseas. The valve lock received…
The City of Logan is on track to record its highest ever road toll unless driver attitudes change. That’s the stark message from Mayor Darren Power as school holidays come to an end. Tragically, 10 people have died on the city’s roads this year. If the trend continues, the city will record its worst year…
See some of the latest job advertisements as of April 14 on Logan Jobs. For more information and to apply to any on the list see here. Study Certificate 3 in Individual Support – No cost for Eligible Participants. Kingston East Neighbourhood Centre – Kingston, QLD. Family Housing Specialist. YFS Ltd. – Slacks Creek, QLD. …
Logan City Council has launched a new financial incentive to help boost nature-based tourism and create more short-stay tourist parks. In a bid to encourage smaller operators to embrace these growing tourism markets, Council will defer the infrastructure charges payable for nature-based tourism campsites and tourist parks to a maximum of $100,000. Leafy bushland areas…
Logan City Council has launched a new tourism destination brand – Explore Logan in an effort to position the city as an emerging tourism destination. Explore Logan will introduce visitors to the best the city has to offer, from the arts scene, to a menu of culinary experiences, sport and adventure experiences, historical sites and…
This is a live page updated daily with information about the 2022 federal election, covering the Logan West electorates of Rankin, Forde and Wright. It includes candidate and electorate profiles, local issues and information on how voting works for the 2022 federal election. When is the election? Prime Minister Morrison has called the election for…
The severe weather event in Southeast Queensland between late February and early March caused one of the most significant flood events in recorded history in Logan. We’ve created a summary of Logan West’s top 7 recorded historical floods to show how 2022 compares to the rest. 7: 2013. The floods caused by ex-tropical Cyclone Oswald…