By now, if it hasn’t happened to us personally, we all know someone who is COVID positive or a close contact experiencing isolation. We have all heard stories about the supply of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), the long and slow queues for PCR tests, and results arriving late or in some cases not arriving at…
People’s Park Lights Up
One of the heart-warming things to have occurred in Boundary Street over the last two or three years has been the love and support for People’s Park and the people who gather there. Regular performances and workshops have enlivened the Park: the planting project by Kurilpa Futures that kicked things off in December 2019; the return of Triple…
Souths League Club recognised at State Awards
Last week Souths Logan Magpies was presented as a Finalist for the Local Sporting Club Making a Difference Award in the Queensland Community Achievement Awards. The awards recognise those who work to improve their communities by promoting social, economic and environmental prosperity. They were presented at a gala dinner on 5 November hosted by 7NEWS…
Island Storytellers grapple with climate change
Cli-Fi or ‘climate fiction’ could sound a little misleading. It could in fact be referred to as ‘climate truth’, because its writers are attempting to convey the reality of climate change through the novel or fiction form. On Sunday, 3 October, I boarded a ferry for tiny Ngudjuru – Lamb Island in Moreton Bay to…
Boundary Street retail strip bouncing back
Business confidence is building again along West End’s Boundary Street as businesses change hands, new operators come in, and a long-standing family business returns to the strip. Three of the oldest businesses in West End say that while COVID has been tough and something of a roller coaster over the past 22 months, business is…
Staring at the Beast – Climate Grief and Beyond
Jonica Newby calls snow her heart place. Her despair has intensified as she has come to understand what global warming may mean in a world without snow. A world without snow would not just be a personal tragedy but catastrophic for our climate: snow reflects heat; without it, the world will warm at an increasing…
Faith groups demand stronger climate policies in lead up to COP26
Following the national Student Strike for Climate on Friday, faith communities across Australia are holding vigils today outside the offices of Members of Parliament, including Trevor Evans MP for Brisbane. They are demanding that Australia take stronger climate policies to the United Nations climate Summit in Glasgow, especially a stronger target for the year 2030….
Christine Schindler: making films from China to West End
West End filmmaker Christine Schindler honed her craft in China, and if it weren’t for COVID, that’s where she would be now. However, her return to West End has brought rewards for Christine and us, as she turns her lens on our community and its characters. During a recent conversation, we talked about how Christine…
Walk West End during Queensland Walks Month
It’s not often that you get the opportunity to walk your suburb with a person that specialises in advocating for more walkable environments, but last week I had the pleasure of taking Queensland Walks EO Anna Campbell on a short walk in West End. As a former resident of West End, Anna relished a visit…