For yet another year, that iconic lyric from legendary Queensland rock band Powderfinger seems to ring true:
“These days turned out nothing like I had planned.”
Because like 2020 before it, 2021 has been a challenging one as we continue to battle the health and economic impacts of COVID-19.
But as has become the trend, the City of Logan has stood tall and resolute in the face of the pandemic. These days have brought out the best in our community.
We’ve seen it on our streets, in our schools and with our sports. Throughout our businesses, health services and community organisations. And across the more than 200 cultures that have found a home here.
We’ve united in a way both inspiring and advantageous, setting our city up for positive opportunities in the future.
Groups like Access Community Services, YFS, Substation33, Multilink, Islamic Women’s Association of Australia, Meals on Wheels, ADRA Logan and Mission Possible help Logan residents every day.
Our schools are recognised as some of the best in the country, and our government continues to invest in their growth and results.
Local sporting clubs create a healthy environment for competitors young and old, while employers big and small provide work for our families.
And with the 2032 Olympics secured for Queensland, Logan stands to benefit from more infrastructure, investment and jobs.
It was impossible not to feel immense local pride seeing world-class athletes like freestyle BMX superstar Logan Martin, decathlete Ash Moloney and swimming ace Mollie O’Callaghan deliver medal-winning performances at Tokyo 2020.
And that same satisfaction has been felt watching our vaccination levels go higher and higher over the past few months.
At the time of print, COVID vaccination rates in the Logan LGA were sitting at 85.5 per cent first dose and 72.2 per cent second dose.
That’s an increase of roughly 15 per cent first dose and 20 per cent second dose over the past month.
This is a phenomenal performance, one which has pretty much brought Logan in line with the Queensland average for COVID vaccinations.
These numbers have been made possible thanks to a whole-of-city push, and we all should applaud our collective efforts to protect each other during this period.
The only thing disappointing really is there’s a word limit on this column.
There are enough great things happening in Logan right now to fill this newspaper many times over.
So I’ll finish by simply saying this: Thank YOU.
You help make Logan the special place it is, and have helped make 2021 a memorable one for our city and state.
