The Bribie Islander | A Community Magazine for Local People

Welcome, Edition 268 Out Now!

Welcome to edition 268.

It is always such a pleasure to put each edition together, and this one is filled with the kind of local stories that remind me why I love doing what I do. There are so many wonderful people, groups, businesses and volunteers in our community, and I feel very lucky to be able to share just a small part of what is happening around us.

The Abbey Museum’s Medieval Festival was a huge success, and what a joy it was to see so much colour, history and excitement come to life. Events like this take an enormous amount of work behind the scenes, and it was wonderful to see the community come out and enjoy it. We will have full coverage in the next edition, so keep an eye out for more photos, stories and highlights from such a memorable event.

Another story that really warmed my heart is the Courageous Girls Club. It is such a beautiful idea — a warm, uplifting space where confidence, friendship and fun are woven together. I think we can all appreciate how important it is for young people to feel supported, encouraged and valued, and I am so pleased to be able to share this story with you.

On a more serious note, I have also written a very strongly worded story in this edition about people using the Busy Fingers Op Shop as a dumping site. I want to make it very clear that these are my words and my views as editor.

This story has not been contributed by Busy Fingers, but it is something I felt needed to be said. Our local op shops and volunteers do so much good, and they deserve respect, not the burden of cleaning up other people’s rubbish.

As always, I encourage you to shop locally whenever you can. Every coffee, gift, appointment, meal, recommendation and friendly hello helps keep our small businesses and community groups going.

Thank you for continuing to read, share and support our local stories — it truly means a lot.

Take care, stay safe,
Cherrie Wilson
Editor