ATHENA ZELANDONII The Pocket Community Garden in Woolloongabba will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this Sunday with Pocket Fest, a special community festival and fundraiser. All members of the public are welcome to attend Pocket … [Read more...]
West End’s Community Garden at risk
Sep 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ISABELLA CHENG West End's Jane Street Community Garden could be competing for sunlight thanks to proposed 12-storey apartment building development that is likely to cast a long shadow over Davies Park and the community garden. A development … [Read more...]
Downfall Creek Bushland Center celebrates 30 years
Aug 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
BODHI CUTLER McDowall’s Downfall Creek Bushland Center is currently celebrating an impressive 30-year anniversary, and it's just as popular ever. The center, which was opened in 1988 by former Brisbane Lord Mayor Sallyanne Atkinson, is … [Read more...]
Revive Festival puts spotlight on sustainable fashion
Aug 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
PETA McEACHERN The Revive Pop-up Second-hand Fashion Festival is over for another year, having achieved it goals of creating a pre-loved shopping nirvana for savvy fashionistas and raising awareness of the importance of sustainable … [Read more...]
Residents successfully rally against high rise apartments
Sep 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
MATTHEW HEPWORTH Tarragindi residents have successfully stopped the development of a proposed six storey high-density development on the Tarragindi Bowls Club site. The development was first proposed to Brisbane City Council as a joint … [Read more...]
Residents to lose homes, but doubts linger over process
Sep 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
LUKE ANSCOMBE Protesters are demonstrating the widening of Lytton Road from four lanes to six as contractors continue to remove homes as part of Stage One of the Wynnum Road Corridor Upgrade. Lytton Road resident Bernadatte Legoullon told … [Read more...]
Lytton Road squatters evicted
Sep 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
TOMAS KURU Squatters on Lytton Road, East Brisbane have been evicted following a stand-off with police officers on Monday night. The squatters, who were part of the Anti-Poverty Network, were protesting the demolition of abandoned houses to … [Read more...]
Finalists for Brisbane’s Cleaner Suburb Awards announced
Sep 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
KRISTINA BÅTNES HESTDAHL Finalists for the 2017 Cleaner Suburb Awards have now been announced. The awards were developed by Brisbane City Council as a way to praise the achievements of both residents and groups who are making an effort to … [Read more...]
Bowlers call for more funding to keep competition rolling
Sep 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
MADDELIN MCCOSKER The number of bowlers at this year’s Multi Disability Championship were down due to a lack of funding from key organisations. Although the event secured a grant from Brisbane City Council earlier this year, sponsors Deaf … [Read more...]
Further industrial action roll out as bus disputes continue
Aug 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
LAUREN BERICHON Bus drivers refused to accept payments from passengers last week as negotiations over wages, safety and rostering systems broke down between the Rail, Train and Bus union and the Brisbane City Council. The dispute between bus … [Read more...]
