Month: November 2013

Greens hold off Griffith launch

Greens hold off Griffith launch

Posted by | Nov 22, 2013 | |

With Tony Abbot expressing resounding support for Bill Glasson’s re-run, Glasson’s Gladiator’s are already trying on their harness and adjusting it for the summer sun. The Greens have held back from publicly endorsing previous candidate Geoff Ebbs pending a preselection ballot on Thursday December 5. It appears likely that branch members will have the option of a young, ambitious, career politician from Canberra dropped in to offer an alternative to the fire and brimstone, stump-politics favoured by Ebbs. Potential candidates have until November 29 to declare their intentions so may miss the deadline for next week’s Westender eNews and...

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On Laura Street this Sunday

On Laura Street this Sunday

Posted by | Nov 22, 2013 | , |

Laura Street Festival shapes up to be the biggest yet. Highgate Hill’s annual festival in Laura St is shaping up to be bigger than ever. The annual festival brings out the best of community spirit with people working together to create a gentle celebration with the values that make the Kurilpa peninsula the special place that it is. The full program is available at online but here is a taste of what’s in store. Featuring music by:  Matt and Gav * Gustav * These Dirty Bones * Willy Angelo and the Basement Hustle * The Furrs * The William Moon Book Society * HRBRT * Rivermouth * Lost Dunes * Yemaya *...

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Flying car beats the sausage eaters

Flying car beats the sausage eaters

Posted by | Nov 22, 2013 | , , |

The car may be the star of the show but the don’t-mention-the-war Vulgarians come a close second. Villians are often the best characters in musical theatre. Chutty Chitty Bang Bang’s Child Catcher and Vulgarian royals steal the second half of the show with style, sizzle and every vaudeville trick in the book. The dimwit duo of the Vulgarian spies thread their hilarity across both halves providing a string of one liners that brought the house down in peals of laughter time and time again. The dogs that destroy the heroic attempt by Caractacus Potts to buy the dream car...

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“Not since the era of Joh Bjelke Petersen”

“Not since the era of Joh Bjelke Petersen”

Posted by | Nov 21, 2013 | , , , |

Local member Jackie Trad has denounced the decision to extend sand mining on North Stradbroke Island. The Newman LNP Government last night passed legislation to extend sand mining on North Stradbroke Island for another 22 years in a morally corrupt cash for legislation deal said Jackie Trad, Labor Environment Spokesperson and Member for South Brisbane. “The maps in the legislation, length of lease terms and environmental authority were all requested in a May briefing note from Sibelco to the Newman Government,” Ms Trad said. “Every single request in this submission from Sibelco was granted in this legislation.” “The Government...

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Arts feast for 2014

Arts feast for 2014

Posted by | Nov 20, 2013 | |

Westender has assiduously attempted to attend every season opening in postcode 4101 in an attempt to keep up with the inside goss on what’s coming up in the Arts during 2014. The good news is that there is so much planned for the new year that we’ve barely managed to keep up. Here’s what we’ve found out so far. That’s the bad news as well. If you have the inside running on future events in the Arts Feast that is 2014 on this side of the river, let us know through the comments page at the bottom of the page....

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