News & Editorials

Latest news updates and Editorials as featured in Logan Local Magazine

Super food growing to super sizes

Super food growing to super sizes

You may have noticed that blueberries at the local supermarket or the farmers market are getting bigger. The Guinness book of record is currently at 18.6 grams which is from a grower in Western Australia.

Positive power of pets on brain health

Positive power of pets on brain health

A new study has added to the building evidence that owning a pet has a positive effect on ageing.

City life link to dementia

City life link to dementia

People escaping the city to make a tree change could be making a wise decision for their long-term health.

Back-to-School Money Saving Tips

Back-to-School Money Saving Tips

With a new school year ahead, parents face the annual challenge of managing the costs but these practical tips will help ease the pressure without breaking the bank.

App aims to get families reading

App aims to get families reading

Beenleigh residents Mauricio and Edna Cassella and their five children would be lost without Logan Libraries.

Romance writers share the love

Romance writers share the love

If you thought true romance only happened in novels think again.

Take simple steps on the path to recovery from financial disasters

Take simple steps on the path to recovery from financial disasters

Have you ever opened the washing machine and instantly spotted the remnants of a tissue that has gone through the wash? It’s a big mess, and super annoying because you know it could have been avoided.

Help for new nannas and pops

Help for new nannas and pops

Becoming a grandparent is one of the key transitions in a person’s life but according to parenting expert and psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg many first-time grandparents feel unprepared for the role.

Beat the killer heat

Beat the killer heat

With months of heat still to come climate scientists are predicting hotter temperatures, and they warn that we should be ready to face more heatwaves as they come around more often.

Artist shares stories behind portraits

Artist shares stories behind portraits

Woodridge-based artist Jun Chen is one of a select group of Queensland artists whose work has regularly been accepted into the prestigious annual Archibald Prize Exhibition with nine of his portraits displayed over a period of 15 years.