Join Queensland Unions at the International Workers' Memorial Day 2022 – a day to remember all workers who were killed or injured in their employment and to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our essential workers throughout the pandemic and recent floods. Proceedings start at 11.00am at Emma Miller Place, 109 Roma Street, Brisbane.
Queenslanders left struggling to access vital disability support With access to funding and support and finding the right service providers cited as the biggest challenges facing the disability community, Developing Australian Communities is holding the annual Brisbane Disability Connection Expo at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 29 – 30 April 2022. While the past […]
Four week course: Creating Sustainable Communities. This course is held over four consecutive Saturday afternoons on April 23 & 30, May 7 & 14. Each session is 2.5 hours long from 1pm to 3.30pm. Have you wondered how you can make your life more sustainable? Do you want to respond positively to issues like climate […]
Queensland celebrates May Day (Labour Day) with a public holiday on Monday, 2 May 2022. Labour Day is an annual public holiday that celebrates the eight-hour working day, a victory for workers in the mid-late 19th century. On 21 April in 1856, building workers in Melbourne took strike action and won the eight-hour day as […]
Acclaimed Australian visual-design masterminds Dead Puppet Society is bringing a bespoke new installation to West Village this May as part of its popular Village Bees – a precinct-wide celebration of all things bees. Created especially for West Village, where natural and urban worlds collide, Swarm is a sprawling, open-air installation combining hand-crafted sculpture with dazzling […]
Saturday 7 May–Sunday 22 May Brisbane Street Art Festival is an annual city-wide festival showcasing the art of artists who create work in public spaces. The festival includes exhibitions, live painting of murals, performances and workshops and talks. Click here for the list of events. When Start: Saturday 7 May End: Sunday 22 May
West End Fire Fest - Sat 14th May 2022 A free community night filled with music, flow arts, local food trucks and a pinch of magic. Bring a rug, sit back and enjoy the wonders that WEFF has to offer. Families and spectators are welcome! Please keep dogs on a leash. Link to event here […]
Works from 20 artists drawing attention to the impacts of proposed development in Moreton Bay at Toondah Harbour, will soon feature in an exhibition at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. The Safe Harbour Art Exhibition opening by the Dean of St John’s Cathedral the very reverend Dr Peter Catt is on Thursday 19 May at 6:00pm. […]
Brisbane City Council’s Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside will light up Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens from 20-29 May 2022 from 5-10pm daily. The contemporary event celebrates Australia’s leading contemporary artists and designers. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Botanica has become one of the city's most popular outdoor exhibitions captivating over 70,000 visitors last year. “Botanica continues […]
The Federal Election Will Be Held On Saturday 21 May 2022 Get ready for an onslaught of election material on social media and in your letterboxes. The Electorate of Griffith To help you sort through the promises, Westender will bring you local news on the campaign in the electorate of #Griffith There are currently 4 […]
Link-Up (Qld) will host our Annual Sorry Day breakfast at Orleigh Park, West End commencing at 8:00am on Friday, 27th May 2022. The program includes acknowledgement of country by Deadly Kids, cultural performances, poetry, musical performances, laying of wreath and cake cutting. On this site stood the Aboriginal Girls Home ‘Cranbrook House’ a receiving depot […]
Celebrate 100 years of education, opportunity, leadership and creativity at Queensland’s largest public high school and join us to look forward to the next compelling chapter of the Brisbane State High story. Presented by Brisbane State High School and QPAC. Through music, dance and visual story-telling our ensemble cast explores the pages of State High’s unique history to commemorate […]
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