Plans for a service station with three fast food outlets in Caboolture South received the go-ahead months after filing the development application. Once constructed and opened, it will be the 19th servo in the Caboolture and Morayfield areas.
The site, spanning 5,261 square metres, is located on the corner of Morayfield Rd, Frank St, and Dominic St. Whilst there are already many servos in the area, with five on Morayfield Rd alone, the owners chose the location due to high demand.
According to the planners, the location is also along a state arterial road with “limited access to service stations and food and drink outlets for northbound traffic, particularly due to the recent road upgrades.”
The planners underscored that Caboolture South is “experiencing rapid population growth.” Another servo’s presence, with extended operating hours, will benefit the community who will get more convenience and choices at lower prices.
In March 2022, Moreton Bay Council approved the plans for the mixed-use commercial development of a service station with eight bowsers, three food and drink outlets including two drive-thru restaurants, and 22 car parking spaces. The tenants of this property have not yet been revealed.
In early 2022, MRBC awarded the tender for the upgrade to Kimini Constructions Pty Ltd. The project which commenced in February 2022 involves the removal of the courtyard and the installation of a new weatherproof structure to replace the roof over the outdoor area.
Ceiling fans, air conditioning and vinyl flooring will also be installed along with a moveable wall that will separate the three meeting rooms from the children’s activity areas.
“This new outdoor area will further enhance the already fantastic services at Burpengary Library, adding a flexible space that can be enjoyed by adults and kids, encouraging them to visit more often,” Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Peter Flannery said.
“It’s been great to welcome people back to our libraries after things went ‘virtual’ during the toughest times of the pandemic.”
Mayor Flannery added that projects such as the Burpengary Library upgrade underpin the Council’s Regional Community Wellbeing Strategy, “which will guide Council’s role in supporting resilient, healthy, inclusive and connected communities for the next 20 years.”
Division 2 Councillor Mark Booth, on the other hand, described the upgrade as a long-overdue project as libraries nowadays have multiple purposes other than loaning out books.
“The objective is to optimise the existing courtyard and support the provision of additional programming at the library.” Cr Booth said.
“It’s wonderful to see our libraries full of visitors again now that COVID-19 restrictions have eased.
During the height of the pandemic, Cr Booth said that there was a “huge uptake in digital loans” but he hopes to see more people coming back to the libraries to explore the shelves and connect with “others in the community through our extensive range of programs and activities, especially during the school holidays.”
“I am excited about seeing this project coming to life at Burpengary Library in the New Year.”
The project is expected to be completed in seven months.
To arrange Click & Collect items, customers may call 54332215 or use the Click & Collect option in the My MBRL library app.
Raring for more gourmet street food, live entertainment, and a cheeky impulse buy? The Caboolture Town Square Markets returns for its second year to perk up your mid-week!
Relaunching on Wednesday, the 4th of May 2022, the popular market day will be running from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. every first and third Wednesday. The upcoming event returns in time for grabbing a unique Mother’s Day gift!
Banish the desk lunch and break out of the boardroom to experience one-of-a-kind shopping, meet some of the local artisans, and be enthralled by live performers twice a month.
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Locals, workers and visitors alike will be spoiled for choice with some of the region’s best foodie offerings like smoky brats, freshly steamed dumplings, sticky satay chicken, fresh brewed iced tea, and so much more!
Don’t think it stops at lunch. We’ll have artisan provisions, hand-sewn fashions and accessories, fresh-cut flowers, bespoke jewellery, and giftware.
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Located in the heart of Caboolture, at the Town Square, the Caboolture Town Square Markets are back to being the hottest lunch spot in town.
Goodwill Projects runs the Caboolture Town Square Markets in collaboration with Moreton Bay Regional Council and Unity Water. The organisers continue to look for vendors or performers for their regular markets.
Follow updates for the Caboolture Town Square Markets on Facebook.
Supermarket giant Coles raises funds to support food rescue partner SecondBite in its continuing work of feeding vulnerable Australians, as the latest research showed that due to the COVID-19 impact, 8 out 10 community food charities expect greater demand for food relief.
As part of its Christmas Appeal, Coles was able to raise nearly $2.2 million, enough to provide SecondBite’s 1,400 partner charities and community organisations with more than ten million meals for their food relief programs.
“Prior to Christmas, eight out of ten community organisations told us they expected demand for food relief to increase due to the impact of COVID-19. These funds help us to address this increased demand because for every dollar raised by Coles, we can provide the equivalent of five meals to a person or family in need,” SecondBite CEO Steve Clifford said.
“We are enormously grateful to our customers who embraced the spirit of Christmas by giving so generously to SecondBite to enable meals to be provided to Australians in need. It clearly suggests that many of our shoppers put aside their own challenges arising from COVID-19 to think of others in a worse situation,” he said.
Coles supermarkets as well as Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market and Vintage Cellars stores contributed to the record amount raised through the Christmas Appeal.
Broadway in NSW, Elsternwick in Victoria, The Pines in Queensland, Firle in SA, Casuarina in NT, Charles Street (Launceston) in TAS, Maddington in WA and Chisholm in the ACT were the top fundraising Coles supermarkets. Meanwhile, First Choice Liquor stores in Falcon (WA), Duncraig (WA), Cleveland (QLD), Morayfield (QLD) and Bendigo (VIC) were the top Coles liquor stores across Australia.
SecondBite co-founder Ian Carson, Coles Ambassador Courtney Roulston, SecondBite co-founderSimone Carson, SecondBite Director Matt Preston (sitting) Photo Credit: SecondBite / secondbite.org
Coles’ partnership with SecondBite has been running for a decade now and has been key to Coles’ ambitions for zero hunger and zero waste, Coles Chief Sustainability, Property and Export Officer Thinus Keevé said. The Christmas Appeal was launched as the Coles-SecondBite partnership celebrates its milestone.
“We are enormously grateful to our customers who embraced the spirit of Christmas by giving so generously to SecondBite to enable meals to be provided to Australians in need. It clearly suggests that many of our shoppers put aside their own challenges arising from COVID-19 to think of others in a worse situation,” Mr Keevé said.
SecondBite was established in 2005 in Melbourne by a small group of individuals led by Ian and Simone Carson who visited market stalls to collect unsold food for donation to local charities that run a food program.
SecondBite’s partnership with Coles has allowed the organisation to expand the scale of its operations and reach which has now grown to more than 600 volunteers, and over 75 staff members nationwide.
Did you know that the only local cinema in Morayfield, Birch Carroll and Coyle (BCC Cinemas), has shut its doors for good after more than two decades of operation?
BCC Cinemas Morayfield screened its last movie on 13 April 2022, thanking patrons for the support over the last 24 years, especially the last two years when restrictions were placed on theatres across the country because of Covid-19.
A spokesperson for the outlet confirmed that the decision to close the Morayfield cinema at the end of its lease was based on the management’s commitment to Event Cinemas Strathpine and Event Cinemas North Lakes.
With the Morayfield cinema now permanently closed, locals are left wondering what the space will be replaced with. There have been talks about building a skating rink or another cinema in the empty space.
Whilst BCC Cinemas Morayfield has closed, Event Cinemas promised to bring moviegoers the latest blockbusters and movies as well as special events from the worlds of music, theatre, arts, sport and e-sport.
Photo credit: BCC Cinemas Morayfield/Google Maps
Located in the Morayfield Shopping Centre in Upper Caboolture, the cinema has become the go-to of movie buffs in the area for over the last 20 years.
Now, locals would have to drive half an hour to go see a movie at the next cinema, with the nearest soon to be at Redcliffe or North Lakes.
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In March 2022, Event Cinemas also permanently closed BCC Cinemas Coolangatta after more than three decades of operation.
Event Cinemas, which trades in several names including Birch Carroll & Coyle, is the largest movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand, with over 140 cinema complexes currently operating worldwide.
A new report from the Australian Medical Association shows that Caboolture Hospital ranks fifth among public hospitals in Queensland with the worst waiting time for emergency cases, specifically for patients in stretchers from ambulances.
AMA’s 2022 public health report card revealed that the longest waiting time for a patient brought in by an ambulance at Caboolture Hospital was 465 minutes or almost eight hours in August 2021. However, the numbers improved in January 2022 when the median waiting time dropped to 264 minutes or 4.4 hours.
The Performance Data from Queensland Health, on the other hand, indicated that between October to December 2021, Caboolture Hospital had a 20-minute median waiting time for treating Category 3 patients or potentially life-threatening cases, where patients should be seen by a treating doctor or nurse within 30 minutes of arriving.
Yet, transfers off-stretcher within 30 minutes, as well as patients seen within the clinically recommended time frames recommended by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, comprised just 65 per cent of the emergency cases.
1,500 More Beds Needed
AMA Queensland Prof Chris Perry said that Queensland public hospitals have been “performing well overall” in spite of the stretched resources. However, he acknowledged the long waiting times in the emergency departments and said that Queensland needs 1,500 more beds to improve ramping times.
“Our hospitals must run at less than 90 per cent occupancy so there is surge capacity, and Hospital and Health Services must conduct a detailed analysis of patient flow within the hospital and report against that analysis,” Prof Perry said.
“This can work if it is underpinned by strong effective leadership, innovation, and appropriate investment by the State and Federal Governments.”
Caboolture Hospital is currently undergoing major redevelopment that will see the delivery of:
a new five storey Clinical Services Building
a new Multi-Storey Carpark
an expansion and refurbishment program that will enhance and modernise spaces within a number of areas of the existing hospital
the relocation of Building Engineering and Maintenance Services into a new facility
The improvements are expected to address the projected population growth of 51 per cent by 2031. The redevelopment is expected to finish in 2023.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said that all states, including Queensland, asked for more funding from the Federal Government to improve the services of the public health system. However, the recent Budget Papers indicated a $21-million cut for Queensland public hospitals.
“Queensland hospitals losing federal funding will mean Queenslanders will have to wait longer for the health treatment they deserve,” Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Cameron Dick said.
The 2022 season of the GingerCloud Foundation’s Modified Rugby Program Season will start at Caboolture Snakes Rugby Union Club and several rugby union clubs across north and south Brisbane right after Easter!
GingerCloud Foundation has announced that the MRP season will begin on 18 April 2022 and will include one-hour training sessions and Saturday morning games. The games will be held at seven rugby union club venues:
Brothers Rugby Union Club
Norths Rugby Union Club
Wests Bulldogs Rugby Union Club
UQ Bullsharks Rugby Union Club
Souths Rugby Union Club
Easts Rugby Union Club
Caboolture Snakes Rugby Union Club
What is MRP?
The Modified Rugby Program (MRP) is the world’s first touch-only format of rugby union that is designed for young people with learning and perceptual disabilities. MRP allows families with disabilities to participate in a team sport that would otherwise not be accessible to them.
In 2013, GingerCloud Foundation’s co-founders Megan and Anthony Elliott, whose son Max has Autism and language disability, worked with Brothers Rugby Union Club president Ross McLennan to create a simplified version of rugby union so that kids with disabilities could also participate in the sport.
In 2014, MRP was launched at Brothers Junior Rugby Club and has since been rolled out in Brisbane, Redlands, Toowoomba and Townsville, growing into a community of more than 300 participants, 32 teams in 13 clubs across Queensland and the ACT. In 2016, the Modified Rugby Program was endorsed by Rugby Australia as a new division of Rugby in the country.
Key to the success of the program is the Allied Health Framework which, through the help of allied professionals, profiles and matches the young player with a disability with the PlayerMentor who could best provide the support and encouragement on and off-field. These PlayerMentors undergo online leadership training through GingerCloud’s Leadership Program.
MRP is separated into four divisions: MRP Junior (7-14 years old), MRP Colts (14-25 years old), MRP 7’s (Intermediate skill MRP Players) and MRP 7’s+ (Advanced skill MRP Players). Upon joining the program, the new player is automatically assigned to a Junior or Colts (depending on their age) and will be individually matched with a PlayerMentor. They will then be assessed to determine which division would be most appropriate for them. Interested families are encouraged to register for the MRP Season 2022 by visiting this page or email GCSupport@gingercloud.org to learn more about the program.
Here are some options on where to go, along with some tips on preparing an Evacuation Kit, for families in Caboolture and nearby areas that are evacuating and seeking shelter away from flooded homes.
Friends or Family
Brisbane City Council suggests that families consider seeking shelter first at friends’ or relatives’ homes if this is an option and they are in a safe location. If this is not an option, there are several places that people can go when evacuating.
Caboolture Memorial Hall
As of Sunday, 27 Feb 2022, Moreton Bay Regional Council confirmed that the Caboolture Memorial Hall on King Street, the main evacuation centre, is still open but is under significant stress due to the volume of evacuees.
Despite this, the facility will not turn away those who arrive at the Caboolture Memorial Hall.
Watson Park Convention Center in Dakabin
Those who arrive on King Street will eventually be moved to Dakabin.
“We will transfer residents to our Watson Park Convention Centre in Dakabin when it is safe to do so,” the Council stated. “No one will be turned away or left stranded.”
If families evacuating are nearer this location they can forego going to the Caboolture Memorial Hall and proceed to Dakabin.
Other Evacuation Centres
Council has also opened the Dayboro Showgrounds for evacuees who prefer to stay in their caravans, vans, or vehicles. The showground is a kilometre away from the Dayboro Community Hall, another evacuation site.
Evacuees are advised to bring the following items to the temporary shelter:
Mobile phone and charger
Spare clothing
Toiletries
Important documents (e.g. insurance papers, passports, birth certificates, backup of computer files)
Necessary medication and prescriptions
Needs for infants such as formula or nappies
Bedding, pillow, and blankets
Check Weather-Impacted Caboolture Roads
Before heading out, however, the most prudent thing to do is to check for weather-impacted roads to plan alternative routes. Per Council’s advise, residents are discouraged from walking or driving through floodwaters to avoid any risks or accidents. The roads may be filled with potholes as well, due to the high rainfall. Check for road closures.
Property values continue to rise in Caboolture, a thriving urban suburb in the Moreton Bay Region approximately 50 kilometres north of Brisbane City. With a number of developments going on, including new, fairly affordable housing options, industry insiders look upon Caboolture as an emerging hotspot, a great option for first-home buyers.
Highlights
The Caboolture property market accelerated with a 23.55 per cent growth for the period between October 2020 to September 2021.
Despite the increase, affordability remains a big attraction for buyers in Caboolture where the median house price is $435,000.
The median unit house price, on the other hand, is at $227,000 after a 21.39 per cent growth from last year.
Caboolture House Price Growth
Data from Property Market Updates showed that Caboolture exhibited a 23.55 per cent median house price growth for the period covering October 2020 to September 2021. The median house price now sits at $435,500, up from $352,5000 in the previous year.
Despite the increase, the value is still below the general median house price for the rest of the capital at $757,000, according to Core Logic. There were 704 houses sold during this period with a fast turnover of 36 days on market. Three and four-bedroom homes were most popular with buyers.
Once a quiet town for retirees and farmers, Caboolture is slowly attracting established couples with children. The suburb’s population has doubled in the last 10 years, with village centres now turning into major shopping hubs with new businesses that provide the residents with all the conveniences they need.
The current market conditions, however, indicate that Caboolture’s housing market is still undersupplied given the demand. Thus, planned future developments that will supply diversified choices for housing to meet different types of household composition and income, should have buyers and investors keeping their eyes peeled in Caboolture.
Caboolture Unit Price Growth
Caboolture’s unit market has also climbed by 21.39 per cent, driving up the median unit price from $187,000 from the previous year to $227,000 from October 2020 to September 2021. There were 175 units sold for this period with an average listing of 47 days on market.
Some pockets in Caboolture are filled with the working class who prefer to live in apartments. However, a few minutes near the CBD are newer but standard units.
About Caboolture
Located an hour away from Brisbane, Caboolture is considered the gateway to Sunshine Coast. The lifestyle in this suburb offers diversity as Caboolture is surrounded by quaint country villages, gorgeous mountain scenery, and white sandy beaches.
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To the north is Upper Caboolture which has larger blocks of older homes and mini acreage. With developments moving in, newer mansions are also being built in this area.
The south section has a higher population than Upper Caboolture with plenty of house renovations underway. Most residents in this section are renters, where 80 per cent live in detached houses than apartments or small dwellings..
To the east and west sections of Morayfield Road, on the other hand, are riverside homes that are attractive for investors and owner-occupiers. Here, shops abound next to a vast green space, the Platypus Creek Environmental Reserve.
The Caboolture CBD, with its more urbanised development, is bigger than the south section. The commercial hub is Caboolture Square Shopping Centre and the area still has plenty of housing blocks overlooking the river.
The area near the Caboolture Public and Private Hospital has older properties that have been subdivided into apartments and townhouses, including aged care facilities. Several developments are also ongoing near St. Columban’s College.
Commute to Caboolture has improved with the second city train line from Gympie to Nambour. There are also bus lines serving commuters. Schools in the area include Caboolture State School near the CBD, Saint Paul’s Lutheran Private College, Tullawong State School and State High School, Minimbah State School, Morayfield State High School, Caboolture East Primary School, and Australian Christian College – Moreton.
“Caboolture is growing in amazing ways. There is an outstanding amount of developments underway, So whether you are a first home buyer, renting or a young family starting out the options are endless.”
Tiffany Maricic
“Since I moved to Caboolture – I’ve found it quite convenient in terms of getting to all major shops (Morayfield Shops are very close to Caboolture Shops) – In overall satisfaction with the place, been happy about it. It can have drama here and there but overall, stay out of it and you’ll be fine… everyone around are friendly and wouldn’t mind recommending this place to others.
Prodagus
“As kids we moved around a lot through Australia, New Zealand & England. When we moved to Caboolture I knew this was where I wanted to stay. We had room for my brother to finally get the dirt bike he always wanted, there were plenty of close basketball courts and parks to satisfy my needs and we were basically under half an hour from the beach on one weekend to bushwalking up mt NgunNgun the next weekend. I got a job in Caboolture when I finished school and unlike many other parts of the country housing affordability has never really been an issue.”
A $29-million development called Joyner Central that includes a huge shopping centre with specialty shops, multiple al fresco dining options and medical services has been proposed.
Plans submitted by Lancini Property Group to the Moreton Bay Regional Council revealed the award-winning property development firm is planning to establish ‘Joyner Central’ in a vacant
20,470-sqm site at 29 Youngs Crossing Rd, Joyner. The subject site is located on the corner of Youngs Crossing Road and Gordons Crossing Road East.
Joyner Central is planned to include a brand-new full line supermarket with contactless drive through, supporting specialty shops, café and dining options and medical services.
It will feature centre amenities, including Parents Room and disabled facilities; fee centre wifi; and landscaped plaza and community meeting place, with trees and communal seating.
If approved, Lancini Property Group will also provide approximately 275 free, shaded and on grade car parks as well as vehicle and pedestrian access off Gordons Crossing Road East and Youngs Crossing Road.
“Enhancing the retail, leisure and entertainment offers available to residents now and meet the needs of the future population will assist to maintain the lifestyle of residents in the for the long term and provide options for retail services, competition for supermarket food and grocery prices and the introduction of new experiences,” Lancini Property Group stated in its website.
The applicant has noted that the shopping centre is expected to bring additional options for retail, dining, medical and community services to the Joyner area, where the local population is expected to increase by more than 2.4% from 2023 onwards.
The development of Joyner Central will also create approximately 290 jobs for the local community, during both construction and upon completion.
“Overall, the proposed Joyner Local Centre provides a modern and purpose-built facility that is appropriate in size and scale within the context of the current centres hierarchy, serves the expanding urban area, and provides choice and convenience to consumers,” Ethos Urban stated in a report on behalf of the applicant.
Subject to approvals, the construction of the shopping centre is expected to commence in 2022 whilst trading is anticipated to start in 2023.
To learn more about the plans, visit Joyner Central’s website or see DA/2021/2207 at the Moreton Bay Regional Council’s DA tracker.
Featured Image Photo credit: www.joynercentral.com.au
