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Brisbane Airport Expansion to Include 70 New Home Design Showrooms

Brisbane Airport is set to house a massive home improvement destination the size of three Olympic swimming pool precincts to help local residents and builders manage their construction projects in one single trip.

A Central Hub for Local Building Projects

The Build and Design Centre plans to move its operations from South Brisbane to the Skygate precinct in Eagle Farm during early 2027. This relocation represents a major step for the organisation as it grows into a purpose-built facility covering more than 4,000 square metres.

By moving to this strategic location, the centre aims to serve the growing number of people in Queensland who are currently tackling home repairs or starting new construction projects. The facility will sit within a well-known retail area that already attracts many visitors who shop at the nearby DFO.

Making Home Design Easier for Families

The two-level building will feature more than 70 different showrooms where visitors can walk through various room layouts to see how products look in a real home setting. Instead of travelling across the city to look at different parts, locals can find everything from kitchen cupboards and stone benchtops to outdoor cladding and bricks in one spot.

Because many people find the building process stressful and time-consuming, the centre is designed to let them compare brands and coordinate their entire project without the need to visit dozens of separate shops.

Supporting Industry and Community Growth

The executive general manager for commercial at Brisbane Airport, Scott Norris, believes the project will offer a unique experience for the retail precinct. He noted that the hub will provide a more efficient way for people to plan projects of any size and will change the way locals approach renovations.

The director of the centre, Charl Liebenberg, stated that the move to Eagle Farm provides better access to major roads for customers who are short on time. He explained that the new scale of the building allows them to offer expert advice and a wide range of suppliers in a central location that is easy to reach by car or bus.

Part of a Growing Airport Precinct

The new facility will be part of a massive 2,700-hectare area at Brisbane Airport that already supports over 600 businesses. While the airport is known for travel, it has become a major destination for commerce and industry because of its links to the city’s road network. The addition of this building hub includes spaces specifically made for design seminars and workshops where professional builders and designers can meet to learn about new trends. This expansion ensures that the airport remains a key gateway for both local shoppers and the wider Queensland building industry.

Published Date 04-March-2026

Man Charged Over Series of Traffic Incidents Including Ascot

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A Bowen Hills man is facing 13 charges following a series of alleged traffic incidents across Fortitude Valley and Ascot last Thursday afternoon.

Queensland Police allege the 38-year-old was driving a white Kia Optima that collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Saint Pauls Terrace and Brookes Street in Fortitude Valley around 2.50pm on 20 February.

According to police, the driver left the scene and subsequently crashed into a parked vehicle at the intersection of Wickham Street and Light Street, also in Fortitude Valley.

When officers attempted to stop the Kia, police allege the vehicle continued along Anthony Street before colliding with a blue Holden Astra and a fence in Ascot.

The driver was arrested following the third collision. Police report that a search of the vehicle uncovered a black satchel containing crystal methylamphetamine and liquid gamma hydroxybutyric acid, commonly known as GHB.

Officers also allege the Kia had been reported stolen from a Hawthorne property on 17 February.

The man has been charged with multiple offences including entering a dwelling and committing an indictable offence, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while adversely affected, and endangering a police officer when driving a motor vehicle.

Additional charges include damaging an emergency vehicle when operating a motor vehicle, three counts of serious assault of a police officer, possessing dangerous drugs, and unlicensed driving.

The accused has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 23 March.

Police are encouraging anyone with information about the incidents to contact Policelink via the online suspicious activity form at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or by phoning 131 444. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

Reference numbers: QP2600339195, QP2600313112, QP2600339752, QP2600339720

Published 25-February-2026

New Crime Figures Highlight Hendra Break-Ins

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Hendra has recorded the highest number of unlawful entry offences in Brisbane, with 2,156 incidents reported across the suburb in a single year, placing it at the top of the city’s break-in list.

The figures cover the 12 months to December 1, 2025, based on analysis of publicly available data from the Queensland Police Service Online Crime Map. The data, which tracks offences recorded through the Queensland Police reporting system, shows Hendra recorded more unlawful entries than Upper Mount Gravatt with 1,944, and Brisbane City with 1,934 during the same period.

What the Numbers Show

Unlawful entry offences include incidents involving homes, garages, businesses and other premises entered without permission. Across Brisbane, around 70 per cent of unlawful entry offences in the most recent reporting period were classified as dwellings, meaning residential properties made up the majority of cases.

While Hendra recorded the highest total volume, police data shows incidents are spread across the suburb rather than concentrated in a single street.

Consequently, Queensland Police data shows Hendra recorded 745 unlawful entry offences between 25 February 2025 and 24 February 2026, with 332 of those incidents occurring in the most recent six-month period from 25 August 2025 to 24 February 2026.

Feb 2025 to Feb 2026
Photo Credit: QPS Online Crime Map

Aug 2025 to Feb 2026
Photo Credit: QPS Online Crime Map

The 12-month trend shows activity rising sharply through March, April and May before easing mid-year and then stabilising. In the past six months, offences peaked in September, dipped in October, and rose again toward January before softening slightly in February. Time-of-day data indicates most incidents occurred during evening and late-night hours, particularly between 8:00 p.m. and midnight, while weekday activity was generally higher from Monday through Friday compared with weekends.

Home Security in Focus

Broader reporting linked to the police data indicates many Brisbane homeowners are placing greater emphasis on layered security measures. These include reinforced security screens, sensor lighting, camera systems linked to central hubs and stronger garage protections.

In separate reporting, a Hendra homeowner described upgrading security at a new property after experiencing a break-in at a previous rental. His experience reflects a wider trend of residents prioritising preventative measures.

Police encourage residents to secure doors and windows, lock vehicles, install motion lighting and register CCTV systems where possible. Crime figures can fluctuate from year to year, but the latest data places Hendra at the top of Brisbane’s unlawful entry totals.

Published 25-Feb-2026

North Brisbane Sports Results Feb 20-22

Sat, February 21, 2026 (Allianz Stadium) – A-League – Men – Round 18
• Sydney FC 1 | Brisbane Roar FC 0

Sun, February 22, 2026 (Spencer Park) – A-League – Women – Round 18
• Brisbane Roar FC 0 | Adelaide United FC 2

Sat, February 21, 2026 (Perry Park – Brisbane Strikers – Field 1) – FQPL1 – Men – Round 1
• Brisbane Strikers 1 | North Star 1

Sat, February 21, 2026 (Teralba Park – Mitchelton FC – Field 1) – Kappa Pro Series – Women – Regional Round 1
• Mitchelton FC 3 | Palm Beach 0

Fri, February 20, 2026 (Prentice Park – North Brisbane FC – Field 1) – Kappa Pro Series – Women – Regional Round 1
• North Brisbane 6 | Moggill FC 2

Fri, February 20, 2026 (Lanham Park – Grange Thistle Soccer Club – Field 1) – Kappa Pro Series – Women – Regional Round 1
• Grange Thistle 0 | North Lakes United 4

Fri, February 20, 2026 (Albert Bishop Park – Virginia United FC – Field 1) – Kappa Pro Series – Women – Regional Round 1
• Virginia United 1 | Peninsula Power 0

Sun, February 22, 2026 (Meakin Park – Field 1) – NPL – Men – Round 1
• Brisbane Roar B 1 | Brisbane City 3

Sat, February 21, 2026 (Heath Park – Eastern Suburbs FC – Field 1) – NPL – Women – Round 3
• Eastern Suburbs 4 | Brisbane City 2

Fri, February 20, 2026 (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) – NBL – Men – Round 22
• Brisbane Bullets 77 | Sydney Kings 117

Sat, February 21, 2026 (The Gabba) – One Day Cup 2025-26 – Men – Match 6
• Queensland Bulls 260 | South Australia Men 135

Sat, February 14, 2026 & Sat, February 21, 2026 (2 Day – Trevor Hohns Field) – Queensland Premier Cricket – Men 1st Grade – Round 14
• Sandgate-Redcliffe Mens 1st Grade 6-322 | Western Suburbs Mens 1st Grade 3-324

Brisbane’s Hidden History: How 2011 Floods Unearthed Thousands of Colonial Artefacts in Race Against Time

In a purpose-built warehouse at the Queensland Museum in Hendra, young archaeology students are hunched over fragments of Brisbane’s past that were violently dislodged by the 2011 floods, piecing together a puzzle that began with disaster.

Read: Albion Schoolboy’s 1958 Fossil Find Confirmed as Australia’s Oldest Dinosaur Footprint

Emily Totivan, 19, wears blue plastic gloves as she carefully assembles ceramic shards in the Queensland Museum’s Collections and Research Centre. The fragments once formed dinner plates used by Brisbane residents more than 150 years ago, decorated with intricate blue and white Chinese-inspired patterns that were wildly popular in colonial Queensland.

These aren’t treasures carefully excavated from a planned archaeological dig. They’re survivors of an extraordinary rescue mission that began during Brisbane’s catastrophic 2011 floods, when a burst water main on William Street sent tens of thousands of historical artefacts cascading past the convict-built Commissariat Store, one of Queensland’s oldest buildings.

As emergency crews worked to restore access to one of the city’s major streets, the University of Queensland Archaeological Services Unit faced a race against time to salvage what they could before the road reopened. The result is what’s now known as the William Street assemblage, a collection of everyday objects from the 1870s to 1890s that offers an intimate glimpse into early Brisbane life during its transformation from penal settlement to thriving river port capital.

Among the recovered items are clay pipes and rum bottles, ceramic dolls and a bone toothbrush, and even a chamberpot. These objects tell stories of the ordinary people who built the city—fragments of lives that might otherwise have been lost forever beneath the bitumen.

2011 Floods — Photo credit: Google Street View

For fellow student Elisha Kilderry, the experience of handling these artefacts is surreal. She’s piecing together a geometric viridian green chamberpot once used by people who lived on the same streets she walks today.

Initially, Kilderry imagined her archaeology career would take her to Europe or remote Indigenous cultural heritage sites. Instead, she finds herself engrossed in the quotidian details of colonial Brisbane life.

The timing of this cataloguing work couldn’t be more relevant for Brisbane. As the city prepares for the 2032 Olympics, Queensland Museum archaeology curator Nick Hadnutt says the city is on the brink of a boom in salvage archaeology. Massive infrastructure projects—including the proposed 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park, a site heritage-listed for its rich Indigenous, colonial and multicultural history—will churn up vast amounts of soil, potentially revealing countless more fragments of Brisbane’s past.

University of Queensland lecturer Dr Caitlin D’Gluyas organised the first hands-on cataloguing experience for students this January, with many more applicants than available positions. She says the collaborative nature of archaeology creates unique bonds between participants.

While the William Street objects hold limited scientific value due to their violent dislodgement—the archaeological context that usually provides crucial information was destroyed by the flood—they were acquired by the museum for more emotive reasons.

One particularly poignant artefact demonstrates this tangible connection to the past: a small ink bottle from the heritage-listed government printing house. It still contains a dash of ink—an exquisite midnight shade—last used over a century ago, perhaps to print an act of parliament. When students used a paper towel to clean it, the ancient ink still stained the cloth.

For student John Duckett, 21, from Rockhampton, who previously volunteered on a Bronze Age brewery dig in Norfolk, England, there’s something irreplaceable about this physical connection to history.

As Brisbane transforms for its Olympic future, these students are working against the clock to preserve fragments of its colonial past. With major infrastructure projects looming, the question isn’t whether more historical treasures will be unearthed—it’s whether we’ll be ready to catch them when they surface.

Read: Hendra Residents Challenge Mega Childcare Centre on Flood-Prone Site

The lesson from William Street is clear: Brisbane’s history lies waiting beneath our feet, vulnerable to the next flood, the next burst pipe, or the next stadium excavation. In Hendra, a dedicated team is ensuring that when those fragments emerge, they won’t be lost to time.

Published 12-February-2026

Hudson Road Albion Apartment Tower Proposal Details 12-Storey Build at Moore Street Corner

DA A006923631

Plans propose a new Albion apartment tower on Hudson Road, with a twelve-storey residential building planned for a prominent corner site near Moore Street.

A development application seeks approval for a high-density apartment building at 32 and 34 Hudson Road, Albion, which would add eighty-eight new homes to the suburb. The site sits opposite established mixed-use areas and within walking distance of Albion train station, cafés and everyday services, positioning the project as a residential infill development rather than a greenfield build.

What is Proposed for Hudson Road

The proposal involves consolidating two adjoining allotments at the Hudson Road and Moore Street corner into a single development site of about 1,548 square metres. Plans show a twelve-storey building with a total height just under forty-five metres.

Albion apartment tower — Photo *Credit: DA A006923631*

The development includes eighty-eight apartments made up of one, two and three-bedroom layouts. Most of the homes are two-bedroom units, with smaller numbers of one and three-bedroom apartments aimed at a mix of singles, couples and families. Private balconies are included for each apartment, with sizes varying depending on the unit type.

The building includes three basement levels that provide one hundred and twenty-four car parking spaces for residents and visitors. The plans also include bicycle parking, storage and building services areas.

Ground Level and Shared Spaces

At street level, the building addresses both Hudson Road and Moore Street, with the main lobby located on the corner. The ground floor also includes a co-working space for residents, visitor parking and landscaped entry areas intended to soften the building’s interface with the street.

Communal facilities are spread across the podium and rooftop levels. Plans include shared open space, landscaped areas, a rooftop garden, swimming pool and barbeque facilities. The design positions these spaces to provide outlook and separation from surrounding properties while giving residents access to outdoor areas within the building.

Design and Local Context

Architectural plans describe a contemporary tower with articulated façades, recessed balconies and varied materials to break up the building’s bulk. The design responds to Albion’s ongoing shift toward higher-density living, particularly around major roads and transport corridors.

The Hudson Road site sits within an area already transitioning from older industrial and commercial uses to mixed-use and residential development. Nearby approvals include taller residential and mixed-use projects along Albion Road and within the wider Albion Exchange precinct, placing the proposed building within an emerging high-density pocket of the suburb.

Traffic, Access, and Infrastructure

The proposal provides vehicle access from both Hudson Road and Moore Street, using the site’s dual frontage. The design directs basement parking access internally, reducing reliance on on-street parking.

The application notes the site’s proximity to public transport, including Albion train station, as well as bus routes and nearby cycling connections. A sustainable travel plan accompanies the proposal, encouraging reduced car reliance through bicycle facilities and access to local services.

Infrastructure reports submitted with the application confirm the site already connects to existing water, sewer and stormwater networks, with the design including on-site detention to manage runoff.

Community Concerns

One formal objection has been submitted in response to the application. The submission raises concerns from an adjoining property owner on Moore Street, focusing on potential impacts to an established trade and business use next door.

Issues raised include traffic movements on Moore Street, parking overflow, construction disruption, building height and the relationship between residential living and nearby commercial activity. The objection also questions setbacks, overshadowing and servicing arrangements given the proximity of the proposed building to the neighbouring site.vas

The application material addresses these matters through traffic, noise and air quality assessments, along with proposed building setbacks, acoustic treatments and on-site servicing arrangements. The assessment process will consider these issues.

What Happens Next

The assessment will consider the Albion apartment tower proposed for 32 and 34 Hudson Road against the area’s planning framework, including building design, transport, amenity and neighbourhood character.

If approved, the project would add a substantial number of new homes to Albion in a location already earmarked for higher-density living close to transport and services.

More information is available at DA A006923631.

Published 06-February-2026.

Family-Owned Manufacturer in Eagle Farm Secures Major Export Deal

Photo Credit: Tough Gear Trading/ Facebook

An Eagle Farm manufacturer has secured a $12 million supply contract with the United Arab Emirates, adding a major Middle Eastern deployment to an export footprint that already spans more than 30 countries.

The agreement will see Brisbane-designed 4×4 equipment from Tough Gear Trading delivered into one of the world’s harshest operating environments. While the company is no stranger to overseas markets, the UAE contract stands out for its scale and logistical complexity, involving fleet-level delivery rather than individual product shipments.

The deal is expected to support skilled manufacturing and project roles in Brisbane, reinforcing the city’s position as a base for specialised, export-focused engineering rather than signalling a first step offshore.

*Photo Credit:* *Tough Gear Trading/ Facebook*

Founded in 2015, Tough Gear Trading is a Brisbane-based, Australian-owned manufacturer supplying vehicle systems to commercial, mining, humanitarian and defence-related clients. Although relatively young as a company, its operations draw on more than 28 years of industry experience across the 4×4, military and heavy-duty vehicle sectors.

Founder Gary Turner began the business as a single-operator venture, before expanding it into a multi-market operation capable of managing large-scale vehicle fit-outs and international deployments.

Today, the company operates across multiple export markets, with projects ranging from individual vehicle builds to full fleet mobilisation. Rather than focusing solely on component supply, the business specialises in end-to-end delivery, coordinating design, manufacturing, compliance and transport for vehicles that must operate reliably in extreme conditions.

Turner said the company’s competitive edge lies in its ability to manage complex, cross-border projects rather than simply shipping products offshore, noting that large contracts often require coordination across manufacturing, logistics and regulatory systems, particularly when vehicles are being delivered into remote or high-stress environments.

The Queensland Government pointed to the UAE contract as an example of targeted trade engagement rather than broad promotional activity, saying recent efforts have focused on identifying markets where Queensland manufacturers already have technical credibility and the capacity to deliver at scale.

Minister for Trade Ros Bates said the state’s approach aims to support companies that are already investing in export capability rather than encouraging speculative expansion, with an emphasis on backing businesses with proven track records so public support delivers measurable commercial outcomes for local industry.

Published Date 05-January-2026

Ascot Crime Prevention Focus Targets Home And Vehicle Security

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Police in Ascot have focused on home and property security messaging during high-visibility patrols, reminding residents to review everyday steps that can reduce opportunistic crime.

High-Visibility Patrols Across Key Streets

On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, police from the Gateway Crime Prevention Unit attended Racecourse Road, Allen Street and Balowrie Street in Ascot. The activity included high-visibility foot patrols, conversations with residents, and the distribution of crime prevention information.

Police advised that most property and vehicle crime is opportunistic and can occur at any time of the day or night.

Ascot crime prevention — Photo Credit: QPS

Ascot Home Security Advice Shared With Residents

Residents were encouraged to regularly assess their home security, introduce targeted measures where needed, and adjust daily habits to reduce risk. Key principles promoted include making it easy for an offender to be seen, making it difficult to gain entry, making it difficult to exit with property, and making it difficult to gain benefit from stolen items.

A layered assessment approach was promoted, starting from the outside of the home and working inward.

Layered Checks Residents Can Apply

The Home Security Guide outlines six layers for reviewing home security, covering the external perimeter, access points such as doors and windows, internal security features, security systems, protection of valuables, and personal security behaviours.

The guide prompts residents to consider visibility and identification, including clearly visible house numbers and trimming vegetation that may conceal doors and windows. It also suggests sensor lighting in high-risk areas to alert residents to movement outside at night.

For entry resistance, the guide highlights securing external doors and frames with adequate locks and other security features, and protecting windows with measures such as locks or security screens. It also prompts residents to secure other access points, including roof access points, access holes and garage doors, and to keep outside areas clear of items that could be used as ladders.

The guidance also covers internal controls such as internal door and window locks, keeping keys removed from locks, and ensuring the door from the garage into the house is lockable. It lists security systems such as CCTV cameras and alarms, including maintenance considerations and the ability to alert residents for follow-up action.

Property Protection And Reporting Options

The guide prompts residents to keep keys and valuable items out of sight, ensure installed safes are securely anchored, and consider property identification and recording practices. It also outlines storage requirements for licensed firearms and ammunition.

Police encouraged anyone with information to report via Policelink’s online suspicious activity form, available 24 hours a day, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers by phone or online.

Published 4-Feb-2026

Albion Schoolboy’s 1958 Fossil Find Confirmed as Australia’s Oldest Dinosaur Footprint

Photo Credit: The University of Queensland

A dinosaur footprint collected by a schoolboy at a quarry in Albion in 1958 has been confirmed as Australia’s oldest known dinosaur trace fossil, reshaping understanding of the country’s prehistoric timeline and securing a lasting scientific legacy for the suburb.

The Find at Albion

In 1958, Professor Bruce Runnegar, then a Brisbane Grammar School student, visited Petrie’s Quarry at Albion with school friends and removed a slab of fine-grained shale bearing a clear footprint impression. Born in Brisbane, Professor Runnegar was already familiar with the quarry through earlier fossil-hunting visits.

At the time, the markings were suspected to be dinosaur tracks, but no formal study followed. No photographs or measurements were taken, and the slab was removed from a newly exposed track surface without documentation. In subsequent decades, residential development rendered the original quarry site permanently inaccessible, eliminating any opportunity to revisit the footprint in situ.

Albion’s Geological Setting

Long before Albion became a residential inner-north suburb, the area was defined by prominent sandstone bluffs and extensive quarrying. Petrie’s Quarry was worked from the nineteenth century and was known among geologists for its Triassic rock layers and fossilised plant material.

The quarry cut through the Aspley Formation, a Late Triassic geological unit dating to around 230 million years ago. Sandstone extracted from the site was later used in construction across Brisbane, embedding material from Albion’s deep geological past into the city’s built environment. By the mid-twentieth century, the quarry remained accessible to students and amateur collectors, even as urban development expanded around it.

Australia’s oldest dinosaur trace fossil — Caption: Ichnofossils from Petrie’s Quarry, Albion: The dinosaur footprint and associated tail trace from the Aspley Formation are shown alongside elevation maps, schematic interpretations, and a life reconstruction of the trackmaker scaled against a human figure.
*Photo Credit:* Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology

From Schoolboy to Scientist

The fossil remained in Professor Runnegar’s care for decades. He went on to study at The University of Queensland, before building an academic career that included teaching and research positions at the University of New England in Armidale and later at the University of California, Los Angeles. Throughout that time, the Albion footprint travelled internationally as part of his teaching collection.

Now 85, Professor Runnegar is a UQ Honorary Professor and a co-author of the research that formally documented the fossil. The continuity between the schoolboy who collected the footprint and the academic who later helped describe it underpins the specimen’s eventual recognition.

Caption: The 18.5-centimetre dinosaur footprint was collected at Petrie’s Quarry in Albion by a teenager in 1958 and remained unstudied for more than six decades.
Photo Credit: The University of Queensland

Formal Scientific Recognition

The footprint was formally examined decades later by Dr Anthony Romilio, a palaeontologist with the Dinosaur Lab at The University of Queensland. Using modern digital documentation and analytical techniques, the specimen was studied in detail for the first time.

The analysis confirmed the footprint dates to the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic period, approximately 230 million years ago, and originates from the Aspley Formation. This places the track significantly earlier than any previously confirmed dinosaur evidence in Australia, establishing it as the earliest known dinosaur trace fossil in the country.

The footprint measures 18.5 centimetres and preserves the impression of a small, two-legged dinosaur consistent with an early sauropodomorph, a primitive relative of later long-necked dinosaurs. Modelling indicates the animal stood about 75 to 80 centimetres at the hip, weighed roughly 140 kilograms, and was capable of relatively fast movement for its size.

Caption: Dr Anthony Romilio used specialised software to recreate a three-dimensional cast showing how the Albion dinosaur footprint would have appeared when it was first formed.
Photo Credit: The University of Queensland

Albion’s Enduring Legacy

The research established the footprint as the first confirmed dinosaur fossil found within an Australian capital city. With Petrie’s Quarry long redeveloped, the specimen represents the only surviving dinosaur evidence from that Albion locality.

The fossil is now housed at the Queensland Museum, where it is available for ongoing research. The formal scientific description was published in Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology in February 2026.

What began as an undocumented schoolboy discovery at an Albion quarry has since become a foundational reference point in Australia’s dinosaur history, linking a small inner-Brisbane suburb to one of the earliest chapters of life on the continent.

Published 3-Feb-2026

Local Hero Recognised in 2026 Australia Day Honours for Mental Health Work

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The leafy streets of Ascot are home to a new Member of the Order of Australia, Peter Lawrence Flynn, who was recognised for his tireless efforts to bring mental health support into the local community.

A New Approach to Care

The announcement came during the 2026 Australia Day Honours, marking a significant moment for the Brisbane region. While many medical awards focus on hospital work, Mr Flynn has spent years making sure help is available where people live and work.

By focusing on his home suburb of Ascot and the surrounding areas, he has helped build a system where mental health support is not just a clinical service but a part of everyday community life.

Strengthening Medical Research

The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes recently praised Mr Flynn for his deep connection to the nation’s scientific community. His work with Mater Research in South Brisbane has changed how the institute handles healthcare.

Instead of keeping research behind laboratory walls, Mr. Flynn helped ensure that new scientific discoveries are turned into practical programmes for patients. He has been a driving force in making sure that mental health checks are a normal part of treating long-term physical illnesses.

A Legacy of Local Support

As a leader and donor, Mr. Flynn’s influence is felt most strongly through his hands-on role with the Mater Foundation. He has acted as a bridge between big medical institutions and the people who need them most. His financial support and guidance have specifically boosted neuroscience and healthcare delivery.

By prioritising integrated care, he has helped create a world where a person’s mental well-being is treated with the same importance as their physical health. This local commitment ensures that families in Queensland have access to world-class care right in their own backyard.

Published Date 31-January-2026