Month: November 2015

1000 community ideas for our new park on Thomas Street!

1000 community ideas for our new park on Thomas Street!

Posted by | Nov 30, 2015 | , , , , |

The new park on the corner of Thomas and Vulture Streets is West End’s only chance to create a truly public square big enough to support the life of the main street. This will be the first new park in 20 years for West End. The vacant site was acquired by Brisbane City Council as part of its local neighbourhood planning processes. A workshop run by Councillor Helen Abrahams in August 2015, with a number of local residents, generated a range of emerging ideas for the park including: an events space; a safe children’s grassy play area; a loop walk...

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Speak Out: Silence is conspiracy

Speak Out: Silence is conspiracy

Posted by | Nov 28, 2015 | , |

“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak: but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”   I Corinthians 34 The misogyny of the christian churches is yet another reason that governments should not keep pouring money into these corrupt institutions, strengthening their grip at the core of society. We must speak out. The Cross was cranky last week that the Qld Government released a tender for a domestic violence shelter designed so that only the major Catholic organisation on the very short list of...

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The Paris Climate Talks come to South Brisbane

The Paris Climate Talks come to South Brisbane

Posted by | Nov 25, 2015 | , , , , |

In December 2015, world leaders will gather in Paris for the United Nations Climate Conference. To coordinate with the talks, Peoples’ Climate Marches are planned across Australia. The Brisbane rally will start at Queens Park in the city at 9.30am on Saturday November 28, with a Climate March After Party  hosted by Wandering Cooks‘s at their Paris Climate Bar from 12.00 noon. The Paris Climate Bar is to be the official meeting point and conversation place during the two weeks of the Paris Climate Talks. On Saturday evening, November 28, the Paris Climate Bar will launch a video installation by Alinta Krauth and CAT (@ClimateArtsTeam),...

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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD!

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD!

Posted by | Nov 25, 2015 | , , , |

A Community Forum to discuss the proliferation of licensed venues in West End Tuesday 8th December 2015 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm West End Uniting Church Cnr Vulture & Sussex Streets West End Drunken brawls, unruly patrons, petty crime and casual vandalism – is this what we want in West End? West End Community Association and the Westender community newspaper present another Politics (but definitely not!) In The Pub Community Forum on the hot topic of licensed venues in the neighbourhood, and West End’s growing reputation as an entertainment destination. At a rough count, there are fifteen licensed venues...

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