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Dear Readers, CONTENTS
It’s a brand new year, let’s make it great! It’s a 4 ROADMAP TO EASING RESTRICTIONS
brand new financial year in any case, the last
quarter of which has been a make or break 6 MANGO HILL NEWS
situation for many households and businesses,
with more challenges to come.
In recent weeks, many local businesses and 9 ‘KOLA’ THE KOALA RESCUED
residents alike have appealed to the new
MBRC council for greater transparency, further 10 TOURISM PUSH FOR MORETON BAY
domestic and commercial financial support, broader public engagement and
demonstrated institutional reform. Let’s hope that this is the start of a new era 13 HOUSING BUST WORSENS INEQUALITY
for Moreton Bay.
We have recently seen just how fickle we all are, with the near vanishing of 15 REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS NRL BID
discourse on Middle East conflict, refugee camps, terrorism, climate change and
left-right politics, replaced with COVID-19 news, social distancing directives
and a re-invigored Black Lives Matter movement with no regard for social 17 LOCAL EARNS ENVIRONMENT BURSARY
distancing.
There’s nothing quite like a crisis to bring out the best and worst in people, so 22 RECIPES
expect the unexpected in the best and worst of ways. Filtering through priorities
in a time of crisis is something we will all have to familiarise ourselves with. 23 DEAR ALICE
We look forward to bringing you the ‘Best Of Local’ Moreton Bay over the
coming financial year, but we will not shy away from bringing you global issues 24
from time to time. HOROSCOPES
Perhaps you have not (yet) been significantly adversely impacted by the
COVID-19 crisis. We would like to remind you to be very thankful and show 25 TRADES & SERVICES
compassion toward others who may be finding it very tough.
Until next month. 27 LOCAL CONTACTS
CONTRIBUTORS
Michael Zande - Zande Law Chelsea Brauer - @wickerandfeast
Kim Fairminer - Astrology The Conversation
Alice Jenkins - Dear Alice Meaghan Brightwell
Laurence Christie - Mango Hill Progress Association
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