Month: June 2015

Happy 103rd for Corbett St Kindy

Southside Brisbane’s longest-serving kindergarten, C&K at 34 Corbett Street, will host its annual Music & Food Festival on Sunday 26th July from 10am till 1pm. The festival, in its seventh year, has become a West End institution with more than 300 expected to enjoy local musicians, entertainment including face painting, craft stalls, raffle prizes and refreshments. Entry is $5 per person or $10 per family and all are welcome. All funds raised will go towards providing local children with the best standard in early childhood education and quality resources. This year the festival will also include an enrolment booth...

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Downside of construction boom?

Rob Honeycombe of Bees Nees Realty looks at the potential danger of oversupply in the local rental market. Brisbane landlords would do well to take a good look at some of the stats in this post. Our team are amongst our inner-city’s biggest fans, we believe this is a wonderful place to live, and the trend to move home from our outer suburbs is still gaining momentum. But even if you wanted to put ‘spin’ on the looming supply to our rental market, the numbers tell a not-so-pretty picture. In 2016, unless there’s some dramatic change in demand trends,...

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Brandis cries Waters tortue

The frurore in the Australian Senate surrounding Larissa Waters question to George Brandis regarding his government’s response to the Pope’s encyclical on Climate Change is confected nonsense, but rich with layers of irony and hypocrisy: particular favourites of The Cross. Firstly, the Government’s high dudgeon over reference to its religious make-up. To be clear, Senator Brandis, representing Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the Senate said “your reference to the religious beliefs of other members of this parliament is disgusting” in his direct answer to Senator Water’s question. This is the same government that boasts its religious make-up when it...

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Homeless at higher risk of asthma

Asthma Foundation Queensland have shown their determination to help some of the city’s most vulnerable people, providing asthma education and support to Brisbane’s homeless. The Foundation identified the need for intervention after viewing data from the 500 Lives 500 Homes campaign in 2014. The campaign, led by Micah Projects Inc, surveyed 1182 people showing asthma was a significant issue amongst the homeless and vulnerably housed. The survey found that asthma affected 33% of participants. This is more than three times the national average of 10%. When poorly managed, asthma can lead to hospitalisation and takes the life of almost...

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Kids come out to play at West Village

West Village was a hive of activity on the weekend as kids and kids at heart participated in two separate free events on the popular Boundary Street lawn area. The Kids @ West Village program kicked off on Saturday morning with scores of youngsters taking part in the free fun, including face painting, balloon modelling and a soft play area. The program will run every Saturday morning from 9am-midday for the next three weeks, until July 18. On Sunday morning it was the big kids’ turn, with Games @ West Village providing free oversized board games such as Chess,...

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