Month: October 2014

Woggoon Stairs looking good

Woggoon Stairs looking good

Posted by | Oct 28, 2014 | , , , |

Local Councillor Helen Abrahams is thrilled with the response to the Woggoon Stairs art project last weekend, and is expecting a big turnout for the finishing touches this weekend. A local resident suggested the project, and over the past months a small group of local residents have obtained funding from The Gabba Ward, designed the artwork, sourced supplies and scheduled the two weekends for painting. This is a community art project so you would be most welcome to come along and apply a dash of paint. When Saturday 1 October from 6 am                 Block colours and details added Sunday...

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Micah Projects spread Christmas Cheer

Micah Projects spread Christmas Cheer

Posted by | Oct 28, 2014 | , , , |

Each year at Christmas, local community group Micah Projects provides many opportunities for people who are marginalised and living in poverty to celebrate and enjoy the festive season. One of the Christmas activities they undertake, alongside their supporters, is to organise, pack and deliver Christmas food hampers and fresh fruit for the individuals and families they support on Christmas Eve. Micah Projects will be recruiting volunteers in November, and if you’re interested in volunteering you can join the Christmas Hamper Volunteer Mailing List by emailing info@micahprojects.org.au and putting ‘Christmas Hamper Volunteer’ in the subject header. Micah Projects will also...

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It’s mean to be mean

It’s mean to be mean

Posted by | Oct 28, 2014 | , , , |

Generosity is less stressful than being stingy, says new QUT research. QUT research, published in scientific journal Public Library of Science (PLOS) ONE, examined the physiological reactions of participants in a financial bargaining game and found that not only those receiving relatively low offers experienced stress but also those that make low offers, when compared to people who made more generous offers. Participants were asked to play the Ultimatum Bargaining Game, in which players decide how to divide a sum of money given to them. Player one (the proposer) proposes how to divide the money and player two (the...

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Time to act on domestic violence

Time to act on domestic violence

Posted by | Oct 28, 2014 | , , , |

Some of Australia’s leading experts on domestic and family violence have joined forces to tackle one of the modern scourges of society at the Premier’s Special Task Force Summit in Brisbane. Premier Campbell Newman said the summit would gain invaluable insights into the issues and challenges of domestic violence and establish better methods and approaches to protecting vulnerable women and children. Mr Newman said the Queensland Government was determined to take a leading role in preventing domestic and family violence. “Domestic and family violence affects not just those subjected to abuse and their families, but the whole community,” Mr...

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Fear of wrongful arrest at G20

Fear of wrongful arrest at G20

Posted by | Oct 28, 2014 | , , , , |

Violent protesters need to be arrested, the rights of others respected, says the QCCL. “In today’s Courier Mail Queensland Police assert their intention to take action against violent protesters. The QCCL supports the police using reasonable force to arrest violent protesters,” said Mr Cope, President of the Council, today. Mr Cope went on to say, “What concerns the QCCL is the capacity for ordinary citizens going about their ordinary business or engaging in peaceful protest to end up being arrested.” There’s much been discussion in the media about the new police powers in relation to the example of prohibited...

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