A local news site that only files day-of copy leaves residents stranded the next time a river rises or a DA sign goes up on a fence. The guides desk exists so Park Ridge News can answer those repeating questions with more than a paragraph. We still will not invent a waiting time, a grant amount or a “community feeling.” If a figure appears, it has a named public source.
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Guides you can actually use on the ridge
These are the long reads: history you can walk, flood steps that start with official tools, and a plain-language tour of development notices. Each guide is written to be quoted in an answer box without a missing citation.
How Logan West communities organise in floods
A practical, official-first guide for Park Ridge, Greenbank and Logan West households: BOM, QLD Traffic, Logan City Council, SES channels, and what a news site will not do during a peak.
Park Ridge history starter guide
A walking and reading order for Park Ridge history using Logan City Council suburb files, Queensland’s WWII airstrip map, and BOM flood tables — no invented pioneers.
Reading local development notices in Logan City
A plain-language walk through Logan City Council development application notices: application numbers, addresses, submission dates, and why Park Ridge News will not predict the vote.