Month: September 2016

Call for nominations – Griffith Australia Day Awards

Call for nominations – Griffith Australia Day Awards

Posted by | Sep 14, 2016 | , , |

Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their volunteer work?   Local Federal Member Terri Butler is continuing Kevin Rudd’s tradition of recognising local volunteers, at the 18th annual Griffith Australia Day Awards.   If you know an individual, a couple, or a small group of people who should be recognised, why not nominate them? For someone to be eligible, they must have undertaken volunteer activities in the Griffith electorate. The nomination must not relate to volunteer work that has already been acknowledged via an Australian or Commonwealth honour.   An independent committee will consider and decide on all nominations. They’ll...

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Snow White reflects Brisbane’s vigour

Snow White reflects Brisbane’s vigour

Posted by | Sep 12, 2016 | , , |

Brisbane Festival sets out to nurture and celebrate Brisbane’s cultural life. If international respect is a sign of our cultural depth, then the inclusion of two independent performances of Snow White, mark a milestone in that celebration. Republished with permission from The Generator The choice of Brisbane as the exclusive Australian destination for Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White is one measure of such success. It is partly due to the oft-stated aim of Queensland Ballet director, Li Cun Xing, to make Brisbane a global centre of excellence for ballet. He has achieved this with a mix of classics and new works,...

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Poetry and politics a powerful mix

Poetry and politics a powerful mix

Posted by | Sep 10, 2016 | , , , |

CONTROVERSIAL Greens Councillor Jonathan “Jonno” Sri will don his hip hop poet’s backward cap as his battle for West End’s heart and soul continues. The councillor for The Gabba Ward is guest poet at the Kurilpa Poets’ monthly gathering in South Brisbane’s Musgrave Park on the afternoon of Sunday September 25. “I’ll be sharing several poems about gentrification, housing affordability and the rapid transformation of West End, as well as pieces about racism, activism, love and life,” Cr Sri who is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent said. “The poems will ask questions such as: How many people are sleeping...

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Meet the new West Enders

Meet the new West Enders

Posted by | Sep 10, 2016 | , |

Editor – I don’t usually publish media releases from property developers, but I thought this one was particularly relevant as it explains why so many people from such diverse backgrounds are choosing to make West End their home. Emily Cumming and Duncan Price rented a two bedroom apartment in Pradella’s Water’s Edge for 12 months before deciding to purchase a three bedroom unit in the recently completed Parc building, one of two new buildings developed by Pradella in its $1 billion Riverside West End community, joining hundreds of new residents about to call West End home. Mr Price says...

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New website unlocks the law

New website unlocks the law

Posted by | Sep 8, 2016 | , , |

One of Queensland’s longest established community organisations, Caxton Legal Centre, is celebrating its fortieth anniversary in style with the launch of a new, online edition of the Queensland Law Handbook (QLH). According to Scott McDougall, Director of Caxton, “Community Legal Centres are at the forefront of innovation in the law, and the digital age presents another challenge and some exciting opportunities to make the law more accessible”. “While we made every effort to convert the updated version of the 12th and last paper edition of the Queensland Law Handbook into a user-friendly online legal self-help resource, this digital edition...

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