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Bray Park State High School Debuts High-Tech Discovery Centre for Future Trades

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Bray Park State High School has launched a multi-million dollar Discovery Centre to give local teenagers direct access to the same heavy machinery and high-tech tools used by professional Australian tradespeople.

The school officially opened the new precinct on 13 March 2026, marking a major milestone for the Moreton Bay region. The project was funded through the Queensland Government’s Growth Project to help the school keep up with the massive number of new families moving into the area.

Training for the Real World

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The new facility is designed to feel less like a traditional classroom and more like a modern workplace. Inside the automotive section, students are already working on mechanical projects and have even started building go-karts to race at the Willowbank track.

This approach allows them to learn about engineering and teamwork by actually doing the work rather than just reading about it in a textbook. Executive Principal Peter Turner noted that industries are currently desperate for skilled workers, and this centre is meant to fill that gap.

Advanced Technology for Local Teens

One of the most impressive features of the new building is a professional-grade CNC router worth $70,000. This machine is the same type used in large-scale construction and manufacturing shops across the country.

By learning how to operate this equipment now, students gain a significant advantage when they eventually look for jobs in the building or design sectors. The centre also includes four dedicated labs for robotics and design, two large construction rooms, and a specialised media suite for film editing.

Supporting a Growing Community

Over the last seven years, the school has seen its student population jump from 800 to more than 1,900 people. This growth is largely due to new housing developments in nearby areas like Dayboro. Mr Turner explained that more local families are now choosing Bray Park State High School over private schools because the facilities and career programs are so strong.

Along with the technical workshops, the building also includes 12 new classrooms and a dedicated space for First Nations programs, ensuring all students have the support they need to finish their education.

Focusing on Student Wellbeing

Beyond the saws and software, the school has also prioritised the mental health of its students. The Discovery Centre houses eight private offices for wellbeing professionals, providing a quiet space for teenagers to seek guidance or support. This focus on the whole student, combined with practical career training, is intended to help the youth of Moreton Bay move confidently into their future careers.

Published Date 14-March-2026

Bald Hills Footballer Tilly Leeman Meets the Matildas Before Rejoining Moreton City Excelsior

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Bald Hills footballer Matilda “Tilly” Leeman flew to Perth last month to meet the Matildas as part of an Allianz resilience campaign — then registered to play again for Moreton City Excelsior on the same night Australia opened the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup with a win over the Philippines.

Australia defeated the Philippines 1-0 on 1 March at Perth Stadium, with Sam Kerr heading home her 70th international goal in front of 44,379 fans in her hometown. For Tilly, sitting in the crowd that night, the win carried a meaning far beyond the result.

Two Comebacks and the Sport That Connected Them

Tilly’s relationship with football is not a straightforward one. At 16, she held a sports scholarship and was tracking toward representative football when she found out she was pregnant. Three months after giving birth, she joined a Brisbane club and won a grand final at the end of that season — a comeback by any measure. Then a second child, postnatal depression and the compounding isolation of the COVID pandemic pulled her away from the game entirely.

She stayed away for a decade. In her 30s, she came back through MCE’s Rebels side and found in the sport something more than fitness. She found structure, connection and community — the same things football had given her as a teenager, now more deliberately sought.

Her story sat unpublished until she answered a Facebook call-out asking for accounts of resilience through sport. She wrote it down without much expectation. A month later, Allianz contacted her and invited her to join a national resilience campaign alongside the Matildas.

What the Perth Trip Involved

Tilly was one of three fans selected by Allianz to travel to Perth and meet the Matildas during their pre-tournament camp. The group met Holly McNamara, Amy Sayer, Michelle Heyman and Katrina Gorry, and presented the squad with a giant inflatable football printed with messages from 16 Allianz-selected superfans. Tilly also brought along personalised friendship bracelets for the squad.

Tilly and the Matildas — Photo Credit: James D. Morgan/Getty Images

The Allianz campaign centres on Matildas midfielder Amy Sayer, who spent 457 days on the sidelines recovering from an ACL injury before returning to international football. Sayer has since started for Australia at the Asian Cup and scored her first senior tournament goal in Australia’s 4-0 win over Iran. The Matildas have since advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament, defeating North Korea 2-1 in the quarter-finals and booking a place at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in the process.

The campaign draws on Allianz research finding that two thirds of Australians experienced adversity in the past year, with financial pressure, physical health challenges and a lack of confidence cited as the most common factors. The research also found that 44 per cent of Australians named the Matildas as a source of personal resilience and motivation.

Back at Wolter Park

Immediately after the final whistle on 1 March, Tilly opened her phone and registered to play for Moreton City Excelsior again. She has since been at futsal training at Brendale Indoor Sports Centre and is preparing for the Rebels’ first pre-season match.

For the Albany Creek and Bald Hills communities, Tilly’s story is grounded in a local club — MCE has its home at Wolter Park in Albany Creek — and in a very familiar form of resilience: the kind built not through elite sport, but through showing up to training on a weeknight after the kids are in bed and the week has been hard.

More information about Moreton City Excelsior is available at moretonexcelsior.com.au. The 2026 Women’s Asian Cup continues through to the final at Stadium Australia on 21 March.

Published 13-March-2026.

$1.71m Netball Court Upgrade Completed At South Pine Sports Complex In Brendale

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Eight accessible netball courts have been completed at South Pine Sports Complex in Brendale following a $1.71 million upgrade designed to support the ACE Netball Club and improve facilities at the popular sporting precinct.

Rebuilt Courts Opened In March

The project involved rebuilding the existing courts at South Pine Sports Complex and delivering eight new playing surfaces designed for long-term use.

The upgraded courts were officially opened on Saturday, 7 March 2026, marking the completion of the refurbishment at the well-used sports venue.

The upgrade was undertaken to support the growing ACE Netball Club, which uses the complex as its home base.

Accessibility Improvements Across The Site

Works carried out during the upgrade focused on improving accessibility and usability around the venue.

A ditch that previously separated the clubhouse and the courts was levelled and asphalted to create a continuous path between the facilities. The change makes it easier for players, officials and spectators to move around the courts.

The redevelopment also added new benches and water bubblers across the site to support players and visitors.

Brendale netball courts — Photo Credit: City of Moreton Bay/Facebook

Drainage Upgrades For Wet Weather

Drainage improvements were included as part of the works to improve the condition of the courts during wet weather.

The changes aim to make the courts more resilient and usable during periods of rain while maintaining consistent playing conditions.

High-quality playing surfaces were installed as part of the upgrade to support ongoing netball use at the venue.

Supporting A Growing Netball Club

ACE Netball Club operates from South Pine Sports Complex and continues to grow its membership.

Club representatives said the upgraded courts provide a safer and more accessible playing environment for members and help ensure the club can continue to support its players.

Community Reaction

Public comments on the announcement of the upgraded courts included positive responses about the new facilities.

Some commenters also raised suggestions for additional sporting facilities at the complex, including dedicated pickleball courts.

Ongoing Use Of The Complex

South Pine Sports Complex continues to serve as a busy location for community sport.

The completed netball court upgrade is expected to support ongoing club activities and provide improved facilities for players, officials and spectators using the venue in Brendale.

Published 12-Mar-2026

What Could Replace the Brisbane Entertainment Centre After the 2032 Olympics?

The Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall is approaching the end of its run as a live entertainment venue, with the 2032 Brisbane Olympics expected to mark its final chapter, and debate is already building over what could rise on the 64-hectare site once the curtain comes down.

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The centre has been a fixture of Queensland’s live entertainment scene since it first opened its doors in February 1986, drawing more than 19 million visitors over four decades. The venue is expected to host an Olympic event, European handball is the current frontrunner, and that occasion is broadly anticipated to be its last major booking. After that, the privately developed Gabba Arena is set to take over as the city’s leading indoor venue, leaving the Boondall site open to an entirely new purpose.

Urban planners and property developers say it is the kind of prospect that rarely presents itself. A senior planning director at Colliers said it is not often a site of this size becomes available as a single land parcel, connected to two train stations and the Gateway Motorway. She said she struggled to see any future in which the Entertainment Centre continues operating in its present form, and drew comparisons to the long-running community debate over the former Toombul shopping centre site, suggesting the Boondall conversation will generate no shortage of opinions.

The Queensland Land Activation Program, administered through Economic Development Queensland, has added momentum to that conversation by inviting private developers to put forward proposals for underutilised publicly owned land that could be converted to housing. According to industry observers, the Boondall site is a natural fit for that program.

An associate director at Urban Economics said developer interest in the site would be considerable, but argued the opportunity should not be viewed purely through a housing lens. He held up Brisbane Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains as a relevant precedent, a precinct that took shape over many years and now supports around 300 jobs per hectare through private investment. A similar employment-focused model, he suggested, could work well at Boondall once environmental constraints on the site are taken into account.

A director at planning consultancy URPS put forward a more ambitious vision still. He described the potential for what he called a subtropical garden suburb, a concept rooted in the garden city movement, which sought to combine the convenience of city living with meaningful access to green space and nature. Applied to Boondall, the concept would celebrate and respect the natural environment of the wetlands and open bushland adjoining the site.

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After accounting for flood-prone and environmentally sensitive areas, he estimated somewhere between 20 and 27 hectares could realistically be developed, with capacity for as many as 2,500 dwellings at varying densities. The emphasis, he said, would be on creating a mixed and balanced community with access to employment, services and diverse housing, close to the natural environment.

Both planning experts agreed that the northern portion of the site, the bushland corridor between the venue and the Gateway Motorway, warrants careful protection. Development would be better concentrated toward the south, where land has already been cleared and sits largely above flood levels. That cleared land, as it happens, is the same expanse of car parks that has tested the patience of generations of concert and event patrons.

Sport and recreation also feature in the mix of possibilities. Both experts suggested the indoor sports centre that sits alongside the Entertainment Centre could reasonably be retained for community use. A proposal developed by Hockey Queensland in 2024 for a $58.25 million northern Brisbane facility, with three playing fields and seating for 1,500, has also been floated as a potential fit for the site, though Hockey Queensland has more recently turned its attention to the Gold Coast Hockey Centre ahead of the 2032 Games.

Legends Global, the company that has operated the Entertainment Centre from the outset, marked the venue’s 40th anniversary and pointed to its track record with pride, while acknowledging that decisions about what comes next belong to others.

No formal proposals have been submitted to the Land Activation Program for the site as yet. But the URPS director was firm on one point, whatever vision ultimately takes shape, it will need to be driven by clear public leadership rather than left entirely to market forces, given the scale of what is at stake and the lasting legacy that the 2032 Games should leave behind.

Read: From Boondall to the Big League: Rocco Zikarsky’s Journey to the NBA

For Albany Creek, Boondall and the communities that make up Brisbane’s northern corridor, the Entertainment Centre has long been part of the local fabric. What replaces it may define the area for decades to come.

Published 12-March-2026

Toby Tsang Meets Kevin Church in Massive Middleweight Main Event at Eaton Hills

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The Eaton Hills Hotel is preparing to transform into a high-octane sporting arena as local mixed martial arts returns to the heart of the community for a night of elite regional competition.

A Premier Night for Brisbane MMA

Residents and fight fans are marking their calendars for Friday, March 20, 2026, when Beatdown Promotions 13 arrives at the well-known Brisbane venue. The event, which kicks off at 5:00 PM and runs until 10:00 PM, aims to bring an international sporting atmosphere to the local stage.

While the UFC has a storied history in the region, this upcoming show focuses on the rising stars and established veterans of the Australian circuit. Those who cannot attend in person are expected to have access to a live stream through the DAZN platform and the official Beatdown Promotions website.

Main Event and Local Talent

The spotlight of the evening falls on a middleweight showdown featuring Toby Tsang against Kevin “Yasuke” Church. Tsang enters the cage with significant momentum following a quick victory in his previous outing, where he displayed his grappling skills by finishing his opponent with an arm-triangle choke.

He faces a tough test in Church, an experienced competitor who intends to halt Tsang’s rise in the division. The card also features a featherweight match between Michael Barber, who holds a 6-11-0 record, and Yuki Angdembe, who is looking to move past a recent loss and improve his 5-3-0 standing.

The Community Experience

Beyond the individual matches, the evening is designed to offer a professional experience for the Brisbane public. Organisers have arranged the space to include both general admission standing sections and a more formal “cage-side” dinner service, allowing for a variety of ways to watch the action.

By mixing professional bouts with high-level amateur contests, the promotion continues its tradition of supporting the growth of combat sports within Queensland while providing a polished production that rivals global organisations.

Published Date 09-March-2026

Everton Hills Hockey Legend Jenny Heron Receives National Honour

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Everton Hills resident Jenny Heron has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her six decades of voluntary service to women’s hockey across Queensland.

Building a Sporting Legacy in Everton Hills

The local community is celebrating after Heron was named in the 2026 Australia Day Awards for her lifelong commitment to the field. Her journey began in 1962 during her primary school years when a classmate invited her to play at Ascot. That single invitation led to a sixty-three-year membership with the same club.

Over the decades, she moved from being a young player to taking on vital leadership roles, including serving as a coach, umpire, and club secretary. She was granted life membership at her home club in 1978, marking the first of many major milestones in her career.

Service to Brisbane and Queensland Hockey

Heron’s influence extended far beyond her local club as she took on significant responsibilities within the Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association. She spent sixteen years on their management committee, holding the positions of vice president from 1995 to 1997 and secretary during two separate periods in the late eighties and nineties.

Her expertise as a veterans’ selector began in 1995 and has continued almost without interruption since 2001. In recognition of this extensive provincial work, she was made a life member of the association more than twenty-five years ago.

Impact Across the State and Beyond

While she is a familiar face in the Everton Hills area, Heron has also represented the state on the national and international stage. She was selected to play for the Queensland Over 45 Masters team in Darwin in 1998 and later travelled to Hong Kong for the 2019 World Masters Indoor Championships. Her work as a technical officer and assistant tournament director earned her a life membership with Hockey Queensland in 2017. Even this year, she continues to support the sport by attending the Masters in Brisbane and the under-16 titles in Rockhampton to ensure the games are managed professionally for the next generation.

Published Date 08-March-2026

Albany Creek Father and Daughter Shared the Stage at Brisbane’s Military Tattoo

When Albany Creek local Lance Corporal Imogen Barker took to the stage for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at the Suncorp Stadium in February, she did so as part of one of the world’s most celebrated military showcases, and with her father performing right alongside her.

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She was among more than 1,100 musicians and dancers from 13 nations who performed in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s exclusive Queensland debut, which ran from 12 to 15 February 2026. But for Imogen, the moment was personal in a way few performers could claim. Her father, Musician Bill Barker, played tuba alongside her in the Australian Defence Force’s combined military band, making it a family affair on one of the grandest stages in the world.

It almost didn’t happen that way. The Barker family had already secured tickets to watch the show from the audience when Imogen received word she would be performing. Then came the second surprise — Bill would be performing too.

Imogen said it was rare for a father and daughter to be doing the same job, let alone performing in the same show, and that’s exactly what made it so special. She described the Tattoo as a pinnacle event, and said performing in Brisbane alongside such a calibre of international performers was a genuine honour.

RSL Queensland, which shared news of the Barkers’ performance on social media, said they were “incredibly excited to see them share this unforgettable moment.”

The story of the Barkers is one of music, service and family tradition woven together across three generations. Imogen’s grandfather served in National Service before going on to play with the 25th Battalion Band in Toowoomba. Her father Bill joined the Army Band in 2010, following years spent performing in community bands and teaching music. And Imogen herself enlisted in the Army Reserve Band in 2018, straight out of school, French horn in hand.

Before that, she was already a familiar musical presence close to home. At Albany Creek State High School, she regularly performed the Last Post and Reveille at school parades, which is a meaningful introduction to the kind of service she would go on to represent on a much larger stage.

Having grown up in a musical family, Imogen said performing at something as huge as the Tattoo felt like a dream come true.

For Bill, watching his daughter step into the same world he had devoted his career to was a genuine pleasure, and made all the more special by the fact that she had even managed to outrank him along the way.

Bill said the shared passion for both the Army and music made their bond especially meaningful, and that as a parent it had been a real pleasure watching her take to it and seeing how much she enjoyed it.

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The Suncorp Stadium hosted the production across four nights, with the Tattoo marking its first and exclusive Queensland run. For the Barker family, what began as a planned night out in the audience became something far more memorable, a shared performance between a father and daughter, in front of a home crowd, at a show neither of them will ever forget.

Published 5-March-2026

Arana Hills Playground Upgrade Expands Inclusive Play Space

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Construction is underway on an expansion of the all abilities playground at Leslie Patrick Park in Arana Hills, a facility also used by families from nearby Albany Creek.

The upgrade will introduce a new play area aimed at supporting children and adults with low or no vision and other sensory needs. Works began in February 2026 and are expected to continue for approximately eight weeks, weather permitting.

Extending A 2019 Playground Milestone

The inclusive playground at Leslie Patrick Park opened in late 2019 and was identified as the first of its kind in South East Queensland. The current works will connect an additional play section to the existing playground.

Planning for the expansion followed consultation with speech pathologists, occupational therapists, access consultants and park users with lived experience. A community engagement day was also held with children and parent volunteers from Vision Australia.

New Accessibility Features

The added play space will feature a braille trail, pavement art, a beehive cubby, a sensory hangout area, a vibration post, overhead optic sensory panels and a picnic shelter. A social media update about the project also referred to gardens with sensory plants as part of the design.

The upgrade has been reported as a $500,000 Local Community Infrastructure project.

Arana Hills playground upgrade — Photo Credit: City of Moreton Bay/Facebook

Community Suggestions Raised Online

Comments shared online in response to the announcement included calls for increased shade over play areas and the addition of another toddler swing.

Construction continues at Leslie Patrick Park in Arana Hills, with the expanded facility expected to provide additional inclusive play options for local families.

Published 3-Mar-2026

Josh Arieni Legacy Program Grants Unpaid Carers a Well-Deserved Break Through The Carers Foundation

The Carers Foundation

The Carers Foundation Australia, in collaboration with Brendale businessman Mike Arieni and Solar Bollard Lighting, runs the Josh Arieni Legacy program to honour unpaid family and community carers by granting them an experience of their choice to rest, rejuvenate and feel genuinely appreciated for the work they do.

The program was established in 2023 in memory of Mike’s son Josh, who cared for his grandmother for several years before his death in a car accident in 2020. Josh Arieni was born in 1992 and was known for his kindness and compassion. Mike worked with The Carers Foundation to create a legacy that reflected those qualities, focusing on carers who give without recognition and rarely ask for help.

Josh Arieni's portrait — Photo Credit: The Carers Foundation

About The Carers Foundation Australia

The Carers Foundation Australia was established in 2015 under the leadership of founders Ronnie and Michael Benbow, delivering wellbeing programmes for unpaid family carers across Queensland and beyond. The organisation runs carer wellbeing retreats, wellness days and annual Christmas lunches across the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay, Brisbane and beyond, with each event attended by approximately 80 or more carers. All carers at Christmas lunches receive gift bags, recognising that many will not receive gifts on the day due to their caring responsibilities.

The Carers Foundation sits within a broader context of significant unpaid care across Australia. Hundreds of thousands of Australians provide full-time unpaid care for family members, saving the health system billions of dollars annually while receiving little to no government support. Young unpaid carers number in the hundreds of thousands, with some as young as eight caring for a sick parent or sibling.

What the Josh Arieni Legacy Program Does

Each year, Mike Arieni dedicates funding through Solar Bollard Lighting, alongside contributions from supporters, to grant a small number of carers an experience of their choice. Community members, family or support workers can nominate a carer they know, or carers can nominate themselves, through The Carers Foundation website. Recipients receive a fully funded experience tailored to what they most need.

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Past recipients have included George, who cared for his ageing mother while managing his own health challenges and fulfilled a lifelong ambition to complete a camel trek through outback South Australia. Samantha, who cared for her mother and uncle around the clock and had reached a breaking point, attended a five-day writers retreat that allowed her to reconnect with a creative life she had set aside.

Louise, a sole carer for more than two decades for her son who lives with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, spent two nights at Hastings Street, Noosa, and enjoyed a pamper day at a day spa. Bob and Val, who have cared for their daughter for more than 55 years following her birth with significant disabilities, received a five-night stay at Golden Beach. Anne, the mother of two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy both requiring 24-hour care seven days a week, fulfilled her dream of visiting Sea World and swimming with dolphins.

John and Anna, the couple referenced in the source article, are among those receiving a gift this year through the program — a weekend away to recharge, which John described as something the couple was unaccustomed to but deeply needed after years of balancing full-time work with full-time caring responsibilities.

How to Nominate or Support the Program

Nominations for the Josh Arieni Legacy program are open to the public. Community members wanting to nominate a carer can do so through the nomination form at thecarersfoundation.org/josh-arieni-legacy. Those wishing to contribute financially to the program can donate at the same address. Solar Bollard Lighting, Mike Arieni’s Brendale business and the program’s founding supporter, is at solarbollardlighting.com. Further information about The Carers Foundation Australia’s full range of carer wellbeing programmes is at thecarersfoundation.org.

Published 3-March-2026.

Strathpine’s Dr Terry Named Australian Young Dentist of the Year at National Awards

Dr Yi Pu, locally known as Dr Terry, has won Australian Young Dentist of the Year at the 2025 Australian Dentistry Awards, strengthening his reputation as one of the country’s rising leaders in oral health. The founder of Platypus Dental in Strathpine, he is a familiar face to thousands of patients across Brisbane’s north, with his practice also named a national finalist for New Practice of the Year at the same ceremony.

The awards were presented at a gala ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall on 9 December 2025, drawing nominees and finalists from across the country in the inaugural year of the Australian Dentistry Awards. For the Strathpine community, the national recognition confirms what many patients have known for some time: the practice at 5/32 Dixon Street is doing something measurably different from the dental industry around it, and the profession has now taken formal notice.

A Deliberate Departure from the Corporate Path

Dr Terry graduated from the University of Queensland in 2015 and launched Platypus Dental in Strathpine, building it from scratch at a time when the received wisdom in dental education was that independent practice ownership was a diminishing proposition. The rapid corporatisation of the Australian dental industry across the 2010s had concentrated market share in large group practices, and many graduates were advised to seek employment within those structures rather than invest in building something of their own.

Dr Terry chose a different path. He built Platypus Dental around a model centred on transparency, longer consultations, ethical procurement and team culture, believing that patients who encounter that approach become the most reliable source of growth any practice can have. The practice has grown from zero to more than 2,000 patients and runs consistently fully booked weeks in advance, a result that reflects sustained community trust rather than marketing spend.

That philosophy extends to how Dr Terry approaches the economics of running a practice. When health professional support staff wage increases came into effect in January 2026 under the Health and Allied Services award, Platypus Dental responded by absorbing the additional cost rather than passing it on to patients, committing to hold treatment fees steady until at least June 2027. Dr Terry reduced his own income to make the commitment workable, describing it as a straightforward expression of where Platypus Dental places its priorities.

What the Award Recognises

The Australian Young Dentist of the Year award, presented by Australasian Dentist magazine, recognises practitioners who combine clinical excellence with a broader positive impact on their profession and community. The New Practice of the Year finalist recognition sits alongside it as an acknowledgement that Platypus Dental has not simply delivered strong individual outcomes but built an organisation that operates with genuine coherence between its stated values and its daily practice.

Platypus Dental holds accreditation from the Quality Innovation Performance framework, carries membership of the Australian Society of Implant Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and operates as a Guided Biofilm Therapy certified clinic. It uses Australian-made dental materials wherever possible and supports local suppliers. Dr Terry is currently completing a Master of Business Administration at the University of Melbourne alongside his clinical work, deepening his leadership capability as the practice grows.

Platypus Dental, founded by Dr Terry — *Photo Credit: Google Maps*

For Dr Terry, the recognition matters because of what it signals about the model itself: that a purpose-driven, independently owned practice built on transparency and ethical care can compete at a national level against well-resourced competitors, and that the communities that support that kind of practice are making the right call.

Serving Brisbane’s North

Platypus Dental serves patients from Strathpine, Albany Creek, Petrie, Brendale, Lawnton, Warner and across Brisbane’s northern corridor. The practice offers general dentistry, dental implants, All-on-X full mouth reconstruction, clear aligners, wisdom tooth extraction, Airflow dental spa treatments, teeth whitening and sedation. It accepts all health funds and holds preferred provider status with a number of major funds.

Bookings can be made at platypusdental.com.au or by calling (07) 3881 2887. The practice operates Monday to Friday with extended hours and is located at 5/32 Dixon Street, Strathpine.

Published 1-March-2026.