Some exciting news – Queensland Ballet (QB) has confirmed that the renovation of the Thomas Dixon Centre on Montague Road is set for completion by the end of April. QB is planning its first performance of Peter and the Wolf in the new theatre for 24 June. “The majority of the work will be completed…
Senior Constable Sandi on the West End Beat.
Senior Constable Sandrene Trembath, Sandi to many, has worked as a Community Beat officer in West End since 2014. Over the past eight years, she has earned the respect, and genuine affection of many in our community.
Jo-Anne Bragg OAM – “brave, forthright, and terrific.”
To the acclaim of environmental supporters and her friends, in January, Jo-Anne (Jo) Bragg, General Counsel at the Environmental Defenders Office, was awarded a medal in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her services to environmental law. With COVID and the floods, it has taken a while for Jo’s friends and community…
West End Community House is our House.
Over the past few years, first with COVID and now with the flood, West End Community House (WECH) has been a constant source of support and nourishment for people in our community.
Op Shops of West End – St Veronica’s is Back.
After closing for some weeks to weather the COVID and Omicron storm, St Veronica’s Thrift shop on Hardgrave Road will reopen on Monday, 28 February with a special sale. St Veronica’s is the oldest (and for many their favourite) of the West End’s numerous op shops, so it is an appropriate place to start our…
A conversation about Prison Abolition with Boneta-Marie Mabo
Calls for prison abolition and defunding police are not new but have come to the fore recently following the murder of George Floyd Jr in the US and the reinvigoration of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement globally. In July, people flocked to Brisbane’s BLM rally, held at the height of the COVID pandemic, in…
Strata Living – what you need to know.
High density living is now a norm for many Australians, and in South Brisbane at the time of the last census in 2016[i], 63.7% of residences were flat or apartments. Living in a strata arrangement is very different to living on a stand-alone home. There are many areas owned in common, and there are often…
Dauphin Terrace Park – a 25 year labour of love
I felt a bit shame faced as I inched my way down the steep slope of the Dauphin Terrace Park to meet the busy greening group on the banks of the river – after all, they are all at least my age, some much older, and they have been doing this for 25 years. It…
Celebrating local volunteers in Griffith.
On 26 January, Terri Butler MP announced the Griffith Australia Day Awards winners for 2022. Ms Butler said the awards recognise volunteers who perform extraordinary or outstanding voluntary work in the Griffith electorate. Former Member for Griffith, the Hon Kevin Rudd AC, established the awards in 2000, and Ms Butler has continued the tradition. “In times…