March 2012
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Paul Crowther Candidate for Central Ward CouNCiL ELECTioNS - SATuRDAy APRiL 28 PLEASE NoTE voTiNg iS ComPuLSoRy, AvoiD A fiNE!
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As i have been door knocking, phoning and meeting people in the streets, you’ve told me about the issues that matter to you.
getting your priorities right!
RiveRwalk - must be rebuilt urgently. OveRdevelOpment Of the inneR City subuRbs - planning laws must be
changed to stop the overdevelopment and to give the community a greater say or else we will quickly lose the character of our suburbs. Council and Councillors must listen to the community and oppose developments that are ‘out of character’.
paRking - many residents are fed up with the
parking problems! We must put in place parking schemes that allow residents and their guests the right to park in front of their home. Definitely no more parking meters!
City CyCle waste - ill planned, obtrusive and
costly ($38,600 per week), this scheme must be reviewed and the money saved invested in important bikeway infrastructure.
summeRhOuse Café in new faRm paRk - the café must be rebuilt to its original
pROteCting OuR heRitage - vigorously
heritage design for all to enjoy!
ensure our heritage homes and buildings are protected from development!
baCk flOw valves - must be installed on
Rates - value for money? Over the last 4 years rates
our storm water drains now to protect our homes from needless flooding.
hOwaRd smith whaRves - an
opportunity to create a public space and park for all to enjoy - not a hotel!
have gone up 22% on average, many feel they are not getting value for money. More of our rates money must be spent on our local community and local infrastructure like parks, local roads, footpaths and affordable public transport.
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Petition calls for end to Gray Street ‘speedway’ A PETITION is being circulated on the New Farm peninsula seeking signatures to “Make Gray Street Safe”. Resident Alessandra Chenier is a driving force behind the campaign calling on Brisbane City Council to close the road at New Farm within the next financial year. Ms Chenier said she planned to send the completed document to Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, sitting councillors and candidates contesting the city council election next month. Protesters are concerned that motorists are ignoring the “Local Traffic Only” sign attached to a pole next to the old bus shelter on a “quiet, little street” they share with cyclists and pedestrians. They claim the street is fast becoming “a speedway” for rat runners avoiding the James Street traffic lights. Ms Chenier said that more than 160 people so far had signed the petition. People signing the petition had added comments such as “it’s too dangerous for kids”, “rat running is dangerous, someone will get killed”, “as an 82-year old I find crossing the road very difficult”, “many near misses” and “The present situation is very dangerous”. A public meeting has already been held on the issue. That meeting, held late last year, was attended by retiring Central Ward councillor David Hinchliffe and the ALP’s candidate to replace him, Paul Crowther. The petition proposes to turn Gray Street into a cul-desac on the Gray Street/Macquarie Street end or the Gray Street/Lamington Street end. A “good compromise” would be to close off Gray Street in the middle, in front of the park. Ms Chenier said Gray Street served the community as a vital link to the Arbor Walk, Boardwalk, Powerhouse, Casa Italia and New Farm Park. “The street is signed as a shared area for pedestrians, cyclists and local traffic only,” she said. “Currently, there are no traffic calming constructions on
Proposal to close Grey Street access Gray Street. As a consequence, cars use Gray Street as a shortcut to avoid the traffic lights at the James Street intersection and the speeding traffic is diverted into Gray Street. “The cars coming from Macquarie Street – which is a long, large and straight street – turn into Gray Street at full speed, which presents a danger to all residents, pedestrians, bicycles, parents with prams and children. “If Gray Street was turned into a cul-se-sac dead end, speeding traffic would stay on the major thoroughfares and make Gray Street safe for its length and location,” Ms Chenier said.
Free bowls classes THE Merthyr Bowls Club, at New Farm, is running free learn-to-bowl sessions twice a week. The classes provide an opportunity to introduce newcomers to the sport and help improve fitness all while meeting new people. All that is required to get started are flat-soled shoes and casual clothes that are comfortable and the club, nestled on the northern banks of the Brisbane River, will lend you a set of bowls. Afterwards, while enjoying the waterfront views of the river, there are cold drinks – alcoholic or otherwise – and something from the club menu to be enjoyed. Classes are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am. The Merthyr Bowls Club is at 60 Oxlade Drive, New Farm. To book a spot, telephone Marylou on 0412 547 561.
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Express CityCat service from New Farm sunk By Alexandria Utting NEW Farm residents are urging Brisbane City Council to reinstate the express CityCat service from Apollo Road to the University of Queensland. The service that allowed New Farm residents to travel all stops to Riverside, then express from South Bank to UQ was wiped from CityCat timetables on January 23. The service had cut more than 20 minutes from the travel time from New Farm to UQ. The journey now takes closer to 50 minutes. New Farm resident Melanie Holesgrove said it significantly more difficult to travel to her workplace at UQ since the service was scrapped. “The alternative is to catch two buses but this is inconvenient with it being indirect and never knowing when your bus will come as they rarely run to schedule,” Melanie said. “To keep New Farm a desirable place to live, it would be ideal to at least have this service resumed,” she said. A Brisbane City Council spokesman said the express service was amended in order to incorporate the new Teneriffe CityCat terminal into the timetable. “The timetable changes mean
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Teneriffe residents can now travel to UQ via CityCat,” he said. “Council will continue to monitor services and passenger numbers to ensure the ferry network adequately caters for patrons.” ALP candidate for Central Ward, Paul Crowther, said residents must be consulted before any timetable changes are made. “Once again, public transport timetables and transport in this area have been changed without consulting the community,” Paul said. “Brisbane City Council must consult residents before changing timetables in the local area and given they haven’t consulted residents, we are well and truly within our rights to have the service reinstated immediately,” he said. LNP candidate for the seat, Vicki Howard, said the amendments to the service provided noticeable benefits to residents living in Teneriffe but that it was “a balancing act” when providing new services on the peninsula. “If there is a demonstrated demand for a service from Teneriffe to UQ, I’m happy to lobby for it to be provided,” Ms Howard said.
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Businesses struggle after decision to give cinemas the flick
By Vanessa Fang NEW Farm Village business owners are hoping the Brisbane City Council will step in to help breathe life back into the Village Twin Cinema development, on the corner of Brunswick and Barker streets. It has been dormant more than four years. De Rel Gelato owners Luigi and Franca Accornero said their nine-yearold business, on Brunswick Street, had spiralled downwards since the cinema closed for refurbishment in 2003. “Before nine or 10 o’clock, everything is closed now but, when the cinema was open, it was alive here. We were open to midnight. Now, we are really struggling,” Franca said. According to 2008 news reports, property developer Dare Power began demolition work on the heritage-listed building only to discover poorly built foundations from the 1970s which resulted in the rear half of the building being torn down. The Village Twin has since stood untouched while developers try to recover from the setback which is believed to have cost them millions of dollars. Luigi said he believed the only way to bring people back to the Village was to rebuild the cinema. To add insult to injury, he lamented over the installation of a roadside
CityCycle station, on Barker Street, area’s issues, as the corner continued that eliminated five parking spaces to lay dormant and create a “drag”. in an already limited area, driving If victorious at next month’s customers away. elections, Mr Crowther promised to “The CityCycle is in a bad place. The assist in restarting the Village Twin next street (Balfour Street) already has development, as well as championing a station so we don’t need one here. If the relocation of the CityCycle station a footpath is wide enough, why don’t to a suitable footpath – a cost that they put them there?” Luigi said. should be covered by JCDecaux and Parking meter not ratepayers. signs along “I know that, in Brunswick Street terms of private were put up in developments, I know that, in 2011 but have not personal conditions terms of private yet been activated, and finances have an sparking further effect on your ability developments, personal parking concerns. to develop. What I “We need spaces want the council to conditions and finances for the benefit of do is to find out if the businesses have an effect on your there’s any way to here because, assist in getting this ability to develop. from 4pm-6pm on, development off the Brunswick Street is ground,” Mr Crowther a ‘clearway’,” Luigi said. “If that means said. “Now people allowing some are being fined if they stay more than discounts on council infrastructure half an hour or they have to park far charges as an encouragement or away to get here.” incentive to start developing, then I ALP candidate for Brisbane City think that’s what they have to do. They Council’s Central Ward, Paul Crowther, have to be proactive.” slammed the council for not consulting He said reactivating the “derelict with residents and businesses before building” was paramount to the installing the Barker Street CityCycle success of New Farm Village and the station on the road. council had a responsibility to help the He said the station exacerbated the community.
“The business owners want to see something happening with that corner. If the owner doesn’t have the ability to develop it, maybe he should offload it to someone who can actually do it,” he said. “The whole (of Fortitude) Valley is like this. I’ve already outlined my plan to revalue the Valley which includes incentives like I’ve just explained to get the right developments happening.” Gertie’s bar and lounge owner, Carrie McCarthy, said the council should step in to help the development, which added nothing to the once vibrant and thriving strip. “People don’t want to sit on one side of the restaurant because they don’t want to stare at the building and all the graffiti. I hear all the time customers talking about its potential,” Carrie said. “They should make this place look more like James Street but it’s hard to drive customers here because the area is already limited in parking and the CityCycle has barely been used.” She believed the entire CityCycle scheme should be abolished, as relocating the bikes would only cause issues elsewhere.
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Group puts together its election wish list
STATISTICALLY, the over 50s make up about 40 percent of Brisbane Central, which makes the demographic potentially one of the largest pressure groups in the electorate.
seniorsvoice by Tony Townsend Despite that, the group often is taken for granted by politicians so it is important that seniors make their position known to all the candidates – and also be clear in their minds what they want from their State representative. The National Seniors Association has put together a list of priorities for the new State Parliament which includes: • Increase the accommodation and travel costs subsidies for concession card holders in the rural and regional areas • Support introduction of Denticare (a federal program) and reduce waiting times for dental patients (public) • Increase the availability of access to respite care • Introduce “Seniors Card” accessibility for all Queensland seniors at age 60 – this would bring Queensland into line with all other states • Continue funding and promote identification of programs for elder abuse • Continue training programs for unemployed mature-aged workers
• Reduce stamp duty on purchase of homes by seniors to reduce the costs of “downsizing” • Peg seniors’ concessions on electricity, water, rates and sewerage charges to the rate of inflation. On the New Farm peninsula, the major concern is improvement to public transport, specifically re-introduction of the 197 service. These complement NSA priorities for the Federal Government this year which include: • Aged care and the government response to the Productivity Commission Report • Promoting mature age employment and removing all the financial restrictions being experienced by older workers • Superannuation and introduction of My Super • Reviewing the income limits on eligibility for the Seniors Health Card which have not changed since introduction of the card about 10 years ago +++ AFTER a particularly enjoyable NSA New Farm branch dinner on February 17, the branch is to repeat the venue on Friday, March 26, from 6pm at Merthyr Bowls Club in Oxlade Drive when a particular welcome is given to members who cannot attend daytime activities. The next branch general meeting is to be held at the Merthyr Uniting Church from 9.30am on Wednesday, April 4, and is to have a panel Q&A session addressing “All the points you need to consider before you depart this Life”. For further information on the NSA, its election priorities or the New Farm branch, telephone Tony Townsend on 3315 2523.
David gives Gail clip RETIRING Central Ward councillor David Hinchliffe has had many occasions to give a few of council colleagues a well-publicised literal clip behind the ears but it’s unusual a constituent is on the receiving end. Cr Hinchliffe is to be a little more charitable than political when New Farm Discount Art Warehouse manager Gail Hutton sits down in front of him on March 17. Gail is to have her head shaved for the fifth year in a row alongside six other friends, family and colleagues as part of the annual World’s Greatest Shave this month – and Cr Hinchliffe is to man the clippers. “A couple of my friends have leukaemia so I thought that I would do something to help them,” Gail said. “It feels really great knowing that you’re doing something for a good cause.” While Cr Hinchliffe does his “civic duty”, onlookers are to be encouraged to get their hair coloured or shaved. Money raised from the World’s Greatest Shave goes to assist blood cancer patients. The annual event, run by the Leukaemia Foundation, raises money to support medical research and fund patient support services. Gail said she expected to get “a good turnout for people” who want to watch her lose her locks and aims to get as many people “coloured as we can”. “Because this year falls on St Patrick’s Day, everyone will be going green,” Gail said. Gail is to host her shave event in the car park of Discount Art Warehouse, at 34 Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley, on March 17 from 9:30am. To sign up, locate public shave events or donate to the event, telephone 1800 500 088 or log on to www.worldsgreatestshave.com.
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By Gerard Benjamin JUDITH Marks, a descendant of the wellrespected Brisbane surgeon Dr Charles F. Marks, has access to a treasure trove of family heirlooms including glass photograph negatives which provide captivating vignettes into Brisbane’s past. Judith is to share some of that trove when she addresses the New Farm & Districts Historical Society meeting on Saturday, March 31. “My talk will be illustrated with a selection of family, Brisbane and country area photographs (which were) all taken from the glass negatives,” Judith said. Apart from his achievements as a medical practitioner, Dr Marks (1852-1941) was a keen early car owner and one of the first members of the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. His eight-horse-power Rambler, which was one of two shipped from New York to Brisbane in 1904, is thought to have been the first car to climb the Edward Street hill to Wickham Terrace where he lived and practised. “The Marks family first lived in Carlton at 109 Wickham Terrace in 1879,” Judith said. “Three years later, they moved to 101 Wickham Terrace into a new house for the family and medical practice.” Descendants of Dr Marks continued to live on Wickham Terrace until 1982, when the house was sold to developers. Silverton Place stands on that spot. The last resident, Elizabeth (Pat) Marks, moved to Camp Mountain with all of the
THE Brisbane Summer Ball Association is to host its annual Black Tie Ball on Saturday, March 17, at The Marquee at Victoria Park Golf Club, Spring Hill. Money raised from the event is to go to Little Souls Taking Big Steps Childcare and Early Intervention Centre for Children with Autism. Organising committee member Matthew Sorbello said an impressive entertainment line-up had been booked including RUSH band. “A pair of amazing Argyle diamond earrings by Bruce Robinson Diamonds is to be raffled,” Matthew said. “The 2012 Summer Ball promises to be a night not to be missed,” he said. For further information or to book tickets, which cost $150, log on to www.summerball.com.au email endlesssummerball@gmail. com Family at the seaside in the late 1880s. family memorabilia. After her death in 2002, the family worked together to save as many historical documents and heirlooms as possible, including about 300 glass photo negatives in varying condition. Students of Brisbane’s architectural history will remember that Dr Marks’ famous stepson was Robin Dods (1868-1920). There are several local Dods’ structures including an existing home in Abbott Street and the century-old London wool stores at Teneriffe. The society meeting on March 31 is to be held at the Uniting Church Centre, 52 Merthyr Road, from 2pm-4pm. Afternoon tea is to be provided and a donation of $3 is requested. Everyone is welcome. For further information, telephone Ross Garnett on 3254 1449.
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Staff at Valley retailer love it there FORTITUDE Valley Radio Rentals employee Photo by Kay’s award was a “real Kay Eiszele has received a 15-year long achievement”. Vanessa Fang service award for contribution to the “I think it’s about working company. hard but having fun. It’s got Kay began working at the appliance to be enjoyable; learning rental company’s depot at Newstead as a the business but not taking permanent part-timer and bounced from it too seriously,” Jamie said. store to store throughout Brisbane before “It’s just a good company; a settling in the Valley in 2006. good culture.” “I’ve been here for six years, leading up Field representative to seven. I really love the Valley. My first Graeme Close, who has job was here so, in a way, it’s like coming worked with the company back,” Kay said. “The people here are very for eight years, said strong different. Everyone has their unique ways.” communication between She now is a sales and administration the staff made them more associate, considerate towards one She received the carved glass award at another. a staff lunch to mark the occasion. “We will barely even Kay said she remembered her first day take sick days unless we’re Graham, Kay & Jamie in Radio Rentals really sick because we of work. “I got a phone call from the sales centre know and understand each manager asking if I could start on Thursday and I other’s workloads,” he said. thought: ‘It’s the day before Valentine’s Day’. I always Graeme also floated throughout different stores remember it that way and it was also the fact that my when he started and settled at Fortitude Valley for its husband first sent flowers to me at work,” she said. people. Kay said what she treasured most about her work “I wanted to know where the best people were in environment was the dynamics between the people terms of staff and customers as well. The kind of team she worked with now and in the past. environment we’ve built up over the years is one where “You make good, tight friends out of this business. I can come to work every day and joke around with and When we worked at Newstead, we had such a close have fun,” he said. friendship and camaraderie and that has actually Radio Rentals general manager James Marshall, followed me to this day now where I have kept, out of said employee retention was equally important as Newstead, five really close friends that I still see,” she customer retention. said. “We are delighted to count the Fortitude Valley team Store manager Jamie Annable, who also is to amongst our most dedicated, long-serving members of receive a 15-year long service award this year, said staff,” he said.
Teneriffe is like rocks
TENERIFFE was an iconic area of Brisbane, equivalent in historic value to that of The Rocks under the Harbour Bridge in Sydney and must be preserved. That was the feeling from the floor of the inaugural meeting of the Teneriffe Progress Association last month. Interim president of the association, Rob Murdoch, said about 50 people attended the meeting. Mr Murdoch said comparing Teneriffe to The Rocks in Sydney was a good example of an equivalent location which encapsulated the history of the area. He said nowhere else in Brisbane was there an area that had retained its history that was “not in the middle of the city”. The next meeting of the association is to be held on March 19 at the ANFE building in Wyandra Street, where the topic would be traffic flow in the suburb. It is hoped to have council traffic officers and independent experts address the meeting to provide “a balanced view” on the issues Teneriffe faces. Mr Murdoch said everyone who attended last month’s meeting was given about 60 seconds to introduce themselves and indicate to them what issues they would like the association to look into. “Overwhelmingly there were two: Traffic along Macquarie/ Vernon Terrace and development,” Mr Murdoch said. People interested in becoming members of the association or would like to register to attend the March 19 meeting should log onto www.teneriffeprogress.org.au
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Fom left to right: Jess McGuinness, Morgan Farley and Natalie Hopsick front row: Keny Arcangeli, Kurt Hogan and coach Trent Patten THE Senior Metropolitan Swimming Championships are to attract the best swimmers in the city to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre at Chandler this month. Commercial Swimming Club, which has its home in the Valley Pool, is to have five swimmers taking part: Keny Arcangeli, Morgan Farley, Kurt Hogan, Natalie Hopsick and Jess McGuinness. Club spokesman John McGuinness said coach, Trent Patten, had done “a tremendous job” nurturing the swimmers over the past six months in preparation for the event. Commercial Swimming Club provides training for children eight years and over. For further information, telephone Carolyn Carsley 0414 776 543 or log on to www.commercial-swimming. org.au
Mt Coot-tha to put CityCycles to the test By Darryl Whitecross AMID all the negative reaction to the introduction of the CityCycle bike hire scheme by Brisbane City Council, particularly on the New Farm peninsula, comes a good news story. As part of Bike Week (March 1018) four adventurous cyclists are to put the clunky generic machines to their ultimate test – the 85km BDO Brisbane Mt Coo-tha Challenge on Sunday, March 18. While most cyclists taking part in the challenge will have modern, well-equiped and appropriately geared road machines, the quartet, which has been plainly dubbed CityCycle Riders, will attempt to ride to the summit CityCycle bikes. Although the men have ridden to the summit many times, riding a CityCycle machine is something else entirely. The team is made up of Cory Morris, 29, from Annerley, Danny Canfyn, 33, from Morningside, Damo Littlewood, 28, from Algester, and Hamish Skinner, 43, from Windsor. As part of their preparation, the group attacked a section of mountain early this month as a publicity stunt for the Challenge and Bicycle Queensland manager Ben Wilson tagged along. Cory, who has been cycling for more than 12 years. commutes to work on his bike and is a keen track and mountain bike racer.
Hamish Skinner, left, Damo Littlewood, Danny Canfyn and Cory Morris . . . all decked out and ready to ride “The CityCycles are so great because they have automatic lights and baskets on the front,” Cory said. Danny, has been riding a bike since he was a child, having ridden every day to school. He recently rode a mountain bike cross country in Canada. “The ‘glute’ comfort on the CityCycles is fantastic compared to the other riding I do,” Danny said. Hamish, who enjoys group road riding and triathlons, said, tongue in cheek: “CityCycles are super fast, trendy, good for triathlons, hill climbs.” Damo, who also has been cycling for about 10 years and rides to work, had
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With fun comes cycle of commitment and passion for team By Darryl Whitecross POWERING through some of Queensland and northern New South Wales’ toughest terrain may not be most people’s idea of fun but that is the cornerstone of David Inglis and Carlos Rolfo’s 27:28 cycling team. Despite that, team manager David demands commitment and passion. He is quick to point out that 27:28 cycling is not a club: “It’s a race team.” 27:28 has just launched its new-look team’s assault on the Queensland Teams Series with an expanded list of riders – many of them new faces – and a new captain. The launch was held at Howard Cameron’s Teneriffe Chiro, on Commercial Road at Newstead, midlast month and was attended by many of the team’s riders, some of last year’s team who have gone elsewhere and sponsors, which include peninsula businesses Di Bella Coffee and Teneriffe Chiro, and cycling great Henk Vogels who is to provide coaching and training advice and technical support. Vogels lives on the Sunshine Coast after having returned to Australia following a number of years with the highly successful Fly V Australia team based in the United States. Team captain, French-born Brit Tom Collier, said the team planned to build on last year’s successful inaugural season at the elite level in the QTS and
selected rounds of the National Road Series during which it notched up 70 wins across several age groups and in several different racing disciplines. Tom, who has just moved from New Farm to Ascot, said the team was team in 2011. “We had a successful campaign.”
Its elite men’s squad is to ride Unovelo bikes this season as part of the sponsorship deal with ismotion, the Australian importer of Hawk Racing and Unovelo products. David said he had a three-year plan for the team to become one of the state’s leading teams.
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David Inglis and Carlos Rolfo surrounded by members of their Pensar-Hawk cycling team He was the 2010 British Masters Road Race Champion, 2008 4000m Welsh pursuit champion, 1995 junior British 10-mile time trial champion and a Cheshire two-day stage race winner in 2008. The team has been re-branded team Pensar-Hawk Racing. Last year’s major sponsor Tineli is to continue to supply clothing.
The team began in 2008 when a group of middle-aged men keen to take their cycling further, competed in their first race. The name 27:28 came about when one of the group was asked what speed they normally rode at: “27/28” (km/h) was the reply and that stuck. As well being a team developing elite young riders, 27:28 Racing aims
to cater for the mature cyclist who has recently discovered the sport. Two dot points on the team’s long list of goals this year are: 1. To fill the gap left by Peter Thompson who turned professional and the rival Virgin Blue team in the off season; and 2: To beat Peter Thompson. There are 10 riders in the men’s elite team and seven in the women’s team. The team also has French rider Maxime Ruphy who is to compete in the under 23 age group. Among the women riders is Teneriffe’s Nicole Moerig. Her fellow team-members are captain Kirsty Broun, who lists among her accomplishments a podium finish in the Tour of Qatar, Jodie Willett, a former Queenslands elite female road cyclist of the year, Zoe Watters, who has finished second at the Tour of Geelong TT, Ruth Corset, from Townsville, who is a former Australian Road Race Champion, and Katrin Garfoot. The team has riders spread from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast who are employed as lawyers, engineers, teachers and in bike shops to name a few. Nicole is a high school teacher. Tom said the team was not a professional one, running on a fraction of the budget of teams such as the new Australian team Green Edge.
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Legal eagle eyes on City Hall SOLICITOR Philip Anthony is the ALP’s candidate hoping to remove sitting Hamilton Ward’ councillor, the LNP’s David McLachlan, at next month’s city council elections. Mr Anthony, a father of three, is a long-term resident of the ward, living at Clayfield, and is passionate about local government. He is a member of the Teneriffe Progress Association and the Eagle Junction State School P&C. Solicitor Philip Anthony He aims to take his background in representing the interests of others as a solicitor into the chamber at City Hall. He lists as some of the issues facing ratepayers in the ward as transport and the poor state of roads in the electorate which had deteriorated in the face of boom growth in the area. He also sees that upgrading bikeways around Hamilton and access to reliable and frequent public transport through the CityCat and bus network were issues uppermost in the minds of people in the area. Lord Mayoral candidate Ray Smith said Mr Anthony was “passionate about getting the priorities right for our city” and looked forward to working with him to “deliver better council services to Hamilton Ward residents” if elected. The Hamilton Ward includes the suburbs of Albion, Ascot, Clayfield, Eagle Farm, Hamilton, Hendra, Pinkenba, Wooloowin and parts of Windsor, Lutwyche, Bowen Hills, Newstead and Teneriffe.
Lewis helps centre with a year of redirection By Alexandria Utting 2012 is to be a year of “redirection” at The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, according to program manager Lewis Jones. From burlesque to hybrid arts, the venue is to present an eclectic mix of local, national and international acts like never before. “We are bringing the best of the world to here,” Lewis said. Theatregoers can expect a program of cabaret, contemporary dance, circus, innovative theatre and street culture – just to name a few. With the season in full swing, physical performance has been a prominent theme as the centre directs its energy toward engaging with the culture of the Fortitude Valley precinct. “We want to connect with Fortitude Valley so people come here as a destination,” Lewis said. The centre also is redirecting its focus onto emerging local artists and is to assisting them to make connections with other industry professionals. As part of this, the new program “Fresh Ground” is to provide artists with a residency program at centre and provide them with production support, financial investment and artist mentoring. “We want to support artists to get them to be sustainable,” Lewis said. “It’s about building connections locally, nationally and internationally.” Cheap Thrills is to be another artist-driven performance, that is to showcase local bands
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Public protests on revised Amity plans to continue THE Environment and Planning Court is considering a revised set of plans for an apartment complex to be built in the back yard of historic Amity House at New Farm. The plans for an apartment, in whatever form, have been the focus of vigorous protests from neighbours and the New Farm peninsula community. Owner Tony Dempsey submitted plans more than five years ago for a six-storey apartment block in the rear of his heritage-listed property but the development application was rejected by the Brisbane City Council. Mr Dempsey subsequently took the matter to appeal in the EPC. The appeal judge, at the most recent hearing, accepted a revised set of plans – believed to be four storeys – which had been re-drawn after negotiation between Mr Dempsey, the Queensland Heritage Council and the BCC. One voice of the protest lobby, Denise Buckby, said the council had rejected the application on heritage grounds and for any suggestion that the there had been collusion between those two bodies and the property owner was unacceptable. Ms Buckby, who is the apartment
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THE hunt is on for forgotten valuables, collections of unwanted pieces, art and other bric-a-brac for an annual art and jewellery market at Windsor in August. Proceeds from the market go to not-for-profit organisation Karuna which has provided free in-home care, counselling and grief and loss support to Brisbane residents for more than 20 years. The art and jewellery market, which has raised more than $30,000, is to be held on Saturday, August 4. Karuna Relationship Development co-ordinator Verena Coombs said the market gave the merchandise a “new lease on life”. “After surveying a group of women in Brisbane, results show that a woman has approximately 10-15 pieces of jewellery that they will never wear,” Verena said. “Instead, the jewellery stays in a drawer never to see the light of day.” She said that most jewellery was pushed to the back of drawers because many women did not know what else to do with them. Donations can be left at the Karuna Hospice, 27 Cartwright Street, Windsor on weekdays during business hours. For further information, telephone 3857 8040 or log on to www.karuna. org.au
Damon takes a dead end and turns it into an art form By Vanessa Fang A NEW wave of street art has burst onto the Brisbane art scene with Fortitude Valley artist Damon King having opened his own gallery, at Ann Street, last month. The month-old Missing Peace Street Art Gallery, which was converted from an office, has set a milestone in a lifelong dream that Damon had been chasing. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I’m 36 and not getting any younger and I didn’t want to die wondering so I took a risk and did this,” Damon said. “I saw the space six months ago so, me being me, I started thinking and assuming I could use it so I rang the real estate agent and, four weeks later, I was arranging prices and times I could come in. I went from a tiny little ‘maybe it could happen’ to ‘it would’ .” Damon, an artist since childhood, had wished he was “one of those people who loved their jobs” and soon grew tired of his, “unhappy”, “dead end” position as a forklift driver. “One morning (in 2011), I went into work, quit my job on the spot and walked out. Then I painted and painted and painted for three months and did my first exhibition in an empty office space (also on Ann Street).” Missing Peace, which had been leased for three months, featured street art stencilled and painted on
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Artist Damon King adds a missing piece to one of his latest works recycled materials such as doors, televisions and vinyl records – elements affectionately referred to as “blank canvasses”. “I think I’ve finally found my style. I’m liking what I’m doing at the moment. I think it’s very genuine and original,” Damon said. “All my pieces are very tongue-in-cheek political to make you think and that’s what I like about it.” He said that, while a lot of people could not see beyond a vandalism standpoint when it came to graffiti art and spray paint, it was a real artform which required a high level of skill to execute. “I used to put jigsaw puzzles and basically glue them together behind
stop signs and I noticed people walking past and smiling. For me my job’s done,” Damon said. “I don’t think it’s defacing. I don’t spray a window or tag anything like that. To me, that’s not art. That’s just messy and vandalism,” he said. Missing Peace is to change its art monthly throughout different rooms and has two spaces on offer for local artists, emerging or successful, to exhibit their work with no commissions. The Missing Peace Street Art Gallery is at 875 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley. Find The Missing Peace Gallery on Facebook or email Damon at skullcapdesigns@hotmail.com to express interest in exhibiting.
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villagevoice Council response creates a lot of head scratching
I have been reading with interest the ongoing debate regarding the CityCycle scheme in your magazine. I had been waiting for Brisbane City Council’s official response before sending this email. At the end of December, my husband and I unexpectedly had the company of my niece and nephew for a few days. On one of the days, we decided to go for a bike ride around New Farm. As my husband and I already own bikes we decided to hire the Brisbane City Council bikes for the children. After spending some time wandering the bike stations looking for two bikes with helmets, we finally commenced our journey. Both children really enjoyed exploring our neighbourhood on bikes. Two days later, my sister rang to inform us that our nephew had contracted nits. No one else had them. Although I cannot be sure that the nits came about from the CityCycle helmet it does seem a very odd coincidence. I wrote to the council on January 4 to make them aware of the incident. On February 13, I finally received an official response from council that was somewhat disappointing. Firstly, they stated that, with the introduction of the helmets, it has encouraged more spontaneous journeys. They also say that they believe it encourages not only more residents to make more trips by bike but also a great way to show visitors around our inner city. Further on, the council makes a statement that a rider does have a choice about using their own helmets. I think there is a contradiction with this argument. Current transport legislation requires riders to wear helmets. The spontaneity is removed if you have to carry a helmet around on the off-chance you may feel like a ride. As a resident of inner-city Brisbane who often receives interstate and international visitors, the health issue surrounding the helmets makes me reluctant to use the CityCycle scheme as an activity with my guests. Secondly, the council quoted a professor from Bond University who
stated that the risks of infection with lice from sharing of helmets was “minuscule” and that the health benefits of riding a bike far outweighed any risks. Sending tourists home with nits is not really the public image Brisbane wants to portray. Finally, it was brought to my attention that one must be over 17 to ride these bikes. The BCC stated in its email: “I hope that you will continue to support council’s efforts to promote a healthy and active lifestyle in Brisbane”. Although the council has a scheme to promote health and fitness, it’s just not for families with children or those under 17. How disappointing. I would like the clunky yellow CityCycles and their riders to be a ubiquitous feature around our city streets but I believe that, while the helmet issue continues, the spontaneous romanticism of the decision to ride a city council bike will inhibit such journeys, especially for interstate and international tourists. I feel this is such a shame and a potentially wasted opportunity. Aileen Quilkey New Farm
Idle trust money disgrace
I WAS amazed to see the LNP candidate for Central Ward (Vicki Howard) talking about playground equipment in the February edition.of Village News. Surely she knows that, in 2010 when Campbell Newman was Lord Mayor, he and his LNP councillors froze park funding in my Central Ward Parks Trust Fund. The fund had more than $400,000 for park improvements and, instead of following the tradition of allowing councillors together with their local communities to decide where their Trust funds were spent, he dictated all the funds would go to a park in Newmarket (not New Farm) and the remainder to developing some park at Howard Smith Wharves. Here’s the scandal: none of my Trust money for park development in Howard Smith Wharves has been spent. Despite repeated pleas to the council to free that money up to spend on park improvements, (Lord Mayor) Graham
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Quirk has left the money sitting idle for 18 months. People ask me why I’m leaving council. It’s not because I didn’t like the job. It’s a great job if you’re allowed to do it. I hated that sort of petty, mindless politics that stops an elected representative doing their job. If they had spent the money on parkland at Howard Smith Wharves, I would have applauded. To leave it sitting gathering dust is a disgrace. David Hinchliffe Retiring ALP Central Ward councillor
Correct design critical
IN response to Grace Grace’s comments in the February 2012 issue of the Village News, the rebuilding of Riverwalk is a key project for Brisbane City Council. Ms Grace incorrectly stated council will use all of this year and next designing the replacement Riverwalk. In fact, the design phase of the project will be completed by the end of this year with construction expected to begin early in 2013. Council announced timeframes for this project last year and these timeframes have been adhered to. Council has already engaged widely with the community about this project and has also undertaken extensive studies in the Brisbane River to determine riverbed conditions post flood.
The design phase is about to begin with the tender to be awarded shortly. Significant technical studies, including flood modelling and geotechnical investigations, will then be undertaken to ensure the Riverwalk is built to higher flood resilience than the previous design. I am sure Ms Grace will agree that is it more important to get this critical walkway right rather than just quickly. Cr Margaret de Wit Chairman, Brisbane City Council Infrastructure Committee
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I have learnt a lot recently about Bonny Prince Charlie, our first settlers, flowers and plants, goodlooking dogs, and kookaburras in the camphor laurel trees of the James Street Centro area. Yes – I have been talking with Phoebe.
villagepeople by Gary Balkin In business jargon, Phoebe Stephens Florist shop has position, position, position – but don’t expect to find it easily. Although that may seem a contradiction, the shop is centrally located at James Street Centro, yet sited in a back lane beyond uninspiring doors which belie the leafy, petalled paradise within. You see, Phoebe doesn’t really need walk-by sales. Her business phone number and/or fax number and email address are in numerous Brisbane people’s Teledex pads or memory banks. Phoebe is a very special florist. If one enters the seemingly sacrosanct facade, a warm welcome awaits; even if it’s a happy, lilting voice wafting out from the bee-hive unseen, where busy hands and discerning minds are working their magic on the myriad of flowers and greenery. If one can’t find Phoebe, her soft background banter will find the one who enters. The florist herself has a friendly, gentle, cultured nature with a kindly countenance that is a joy to behold. I was fortunate to chat with Phoebe Stephens and learn her story – one of a Brisbane girl who, back through time, travelled to London
and went to the Cordon Bleu Cookery School, wanted to become a chef but then discovered her passion and destiny as a florist of distinction: “I completed my course, then landed a job at the best restaurant in London but, after only two nights work in the kitchen I hated it, ” she said. Phoebe continued: “Indoor plants were very fashionable in London. I was doing the books in the mornings. They asked me to work full-time. Mother had taught me the names of every plant in our quite large Brisbane garden. In England Brisbane’s garden plants were their house plants. “I spent eight years in London before coming home. This included being head florist at Claridges, then The Savoy before working with the fabulous florist Kenneth Turner.” Phoebe was born into the Thomson family of Oriel Road, Ascot. With brother Richard, Phoebe attended a unique school in Queensland -- a one-teacher school secluded away in the grounds of Ascot State School -- and this small institution was used to familiarise teacher trainees as observers, giving them an idea of what may await them when they were qualified and transferred to a one-teacher school somewhere in the Queensland bush. She loved the experience, and completed her Grade 8 at the bigger school before her secondary education at Clayfield College, then as a boarder in Armidale at the New England Anglican Girls School. Phoebe had married in London and returned to Brisbane for the birth of Tom, who
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Florist Phoebe Stephens located at James Street Centro now lives in Singapore. Her daughter, Amelia, is an interior designer with a large architectural firm – a source of great pride to Phoebe. When London was severely affected by the so-called Global Financial Crisis, the company reduced their staff of 200 to 31 -Amelia’s job staying intact. Phoebe had just experienced a very busy few weeks of preparing for large events and functions plus Valentine’s Day floral gifts when we spoke. A dog passed us by and Phoebe’s eyes became misty and I distinguished a fuzzy feeling in her voice as she began to talk of pet dogs: “A big, black scottie came to my door on Valentines Day,” she related to me, “ and it was gorgeous. Ah so nice. I have an eye for goodlooking dogs. “I had a black Labrador, Snowie, that I adored, and he lived to almost 16. Jan Murphy the art gallery owner up the road has this lovely welsh terrier, Basil, and they visit me here sometimes.” Good looking dogs however are just one of Phoebe’s other interests, away from the flower shop. Her ancestry is a source of great pride and I was amazed at the telling of her stories: “On my father’s side our forebear Captain Colley was Brisbane’s first private house owner. He was a ship’s captain and came here with the convicts. He settled here in the Moreton Bay Settlement, which became Brisbane after transportation ceased. His land stretched from the Government Gardens (now the Botanic Gardens)
right up to Queen Street.” He grew fruit and vegetables on this land. “Some of our original clan in Scotland fled Scotland after the Battle of Culloden with Bonny Prince Charlie and escaped to the Caribbean. We also had French ancestors in the Caribbean, and they later migrated to Victoria here in Australia, then settled in the Longreach area.” Back in James Street, Brisbane, we talk of flowers again and of the past 30-something years. Phoebe recalls with nostalgia the balmy yet busy days of World Expo 1988 when she prepared the flowers of all participating nations in the piazza area on a rotating basis daily. Naturally, Phoebe has feelings about the greening of Australia. She says we must all do our bit: “ I always say that if a tree is in the wrong place, you can take a tree out of the ground but you must replace it with half a dozen others. Look at these great camphor laurel trees here on James Street. They are a haven for birds like kookaburras, lorikeets, beach stone - curlews, magpies, pale-headed rosellas, even kingfishers and crows that clean up the garbage. Not many streets of Brisbane have an asset so evident. There’s Laurel Avenue, Chelmer, and Sutherland Avenue, Ascot. Well, add James Street, Fortitude Valley.” Over the dozen years that Phoebe Stephens Florist has been in this location -- and the many years elsewhere -- Brisbane people have grown to love Phoebe and her flowers. This lady is a Brisbane Treasure.
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Malevolent monster quickly shellacked into submission IT WAS nearing bedtime. I loaded the dishwasher, turned it on, plumped the sofa cushions then let Beau out for his final pit-stop for the evening. Within minutes, he was back, his ablutionary obligations executed neatly and efficiently by lifting his leg and peeing on the long-suffering frangipani tree in the courtyard – a perfectly normal, uneventful evening spent in the Jones house. With the downstairs lights extinguished and a final check to make sure the front door is secure, I turn to make my way up the stairs to the bedrooms above. Just as I’m beginning my ascent, I see, from the corner of my eye, a shadow shift and come to life. It moves with menacing stealth up and along the stair wall, seemingly keeping pace with me. I come to a sudden halt and force my eyes to focus; the poor light obscuring any danger that may lurk in the stygian gloom. Some moments pass with me peering myopically at the wall. Beau, following me up the stairs, grows impatient and presses his damp nose against my bare calf, demanding me to move forward, but my instincts warn me to stay still. I’m convinced we are about to confront unspeakable evil. Then I see it. The body is the size of a tennis ball and the stretch of its long hairy legs the diameter
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edifying qualities of irrationality and craziness take precedence. I find myself in the worst possible situation: caught on a stairway. No weapon. No insect spray. Not sure how to proceed with the removal of this monster. Past experience has taught me you have one chance with a huntsman. You have to strike hard and with deadly accuracy for they are fast moving. Should you miss your target, it will quickly disappear under furniture or behind pictures on the wall, making it impossible to land another decisive blow. A disastrous outcome, for all arachnaphobes know, that an angry arachnid will just lie-in-wait and when you are least expecting it, leap from its hiding place and sink it’s fangs into your tender flesh. With these gruesome thoughts uppermost in my mind, I carefully back down the stairs, pushing Beau before me with the heel of my foot. I don’t want the dog to alarm the spider and send it scurrying for cover. It has to remain visible. I need to eradicate this fearsome foe because, if I don’t, I shan’t be able to sleep a wink knowing the hairy monster is marauding unchecked through the house. The thought of it possibly dropping from the ceiling onto my face while I lay sleeping is almost too awful to contemplate.
At the bottom of stairs, I find a loafer and, for once, I’m thankful for my lazy habit of kicking free of my shoes and leaving them lie where they fall. The spider hasn’t moved. With shoe in hand, I stealthily approach the malevolent monster. I’m so close I can see its beady eyes. It’s then I make a lightning strike; a satisfying thud as the shoe hits the wall. “Oh no. I missed.” The spider has jumped clear and is clinging to the end of the shoe; its great hairy legs flailing wildly in a desperate attempt to gain a more secure hold. I shriek loudly and throw the shoe across the room. Beau, thinking a game is in progress, charges after the projectile and its reluctant passenger. I yell for Beau to stop but I’m too late: he has the shoe already in his mouth. The villainous spider quickly abandons the shoe and, with enviable athleticism, leaps to Beau’s back. By now I’ve flooded the room with light. I make a mad dash to the kitchen. The insect spray is in the cupboard beneath the sink. I hear a yelp of outrage from Beau. He is desperately trying to dislodge his unwelcome jockey by running in frantic circles around the room but to no avail. The spider clings determinedly to his woolly coat. Finally, I have the insect spray. “Damn. It’s near empty.” Will there be enough to at least stun the spider? I aim the can at the wildly bucking Beau. At first, the spray comes strongly but, in a second, it fizzles too nothing. The can is empty. Beau is now not only trying to escape the spider but also trying to escape the noxious smell of insect spray. It’s all too much for Beau’s refined sensibilities and the muchabused canine bolts under the sofa; his undignified scramble to find sanctuary mercifully striking the spider from his back. Now free, it moves with surprising speed across the floor. In a dramatic attempt to mortally wound the intruder, I hurl
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of determined resistance, the enormous huntsman falls to the floor. I can’t tell if the gruesome arachnid is dead or just shellacked into submission. Either way, I’m not going to take any chances. Using a dustpan and brush, I quickly take the body outside and throw it as far from my property as I can. With Beau recovered from his terrible ordeal and my own fractured nerves calmed by a restorative cup of tea, we finally make our way up the stairs to bed. Teeth cleaned, I relax back into plump pillows. Rain falls gently on the roof, its soothing tattoo a wonderful lullaby. Slowly, the horrible events of the evening fade and the seductive lure of sleep send me into the shadowy world of Morpheus.
At the bottom of stairs, I find a loafer and, for once, I’m thankful for my lazy habit of kicking free of my shoes and leaving them lie where they fall. The spider hasn’t moved.
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the gaps where past government failed some of the most vulnerable. She knows the who’s who and what’s what of those who shape the decisions. Anne details how locals worked together to make safe and monitor housing, supported accommodation and a range of services for these people. “Everyone has a story, and we can’t all assume everyone has someone who has their back”. Anne’s feisty forthrightness is underpinned by a deep sense of social justice that needs to be founded in “sensible social policy”. “We all share this space, whether we live her, work here, or visit.” Her words reflected the experience and skills of a lifetime of community involvement. Get her talking on the relocation of the kids hospital at Herston the consequent downgrading of the women’s hospital, the health bungles that would be sorted out if Anne had her way. “It’s got whole of Queensland implications, and I’m the only candidate speaking out” she emphasised with a passion for kids health and the safe arrival of at-risk babies whose mothers are referred to the RBWH. “It’s not going to create more beds for sick kids, when we face more growth in the northern suburbs” Anne drove home her point, and I found myself consider facts I didn’t know or hadn’t realised. Besides being the treasurer of the Queensland Greens, Anne’s intense interest in the world of commerce
also extends to her own small retail consultancy business where again she demonstrates great knowledge about the challenges faced by many businesses. “We’ve had it tough everything thrown at us lately from floods to the economic down turn and the impacts of the mining resource boom which makes it very tough for Aussie export businesses, local manufacturers and that’s not even touching on a hole series of other issues small business owners like me have to deal with.” Anne again detailed her concerns about business and how she would go about supporting the economic life-blood of our community. “I’m practical, and straight-talking and that is reflected in my approach.” Anne’s face grew grave when discussing the Queensland economy and the servicing of debt. “It’s stealing from our grandchildren’s future” pointing to the education policy and flipping out the pictures of her grand-daughters to remind me what motivates her, then she continued outlining her plans how she would contribute to a more accountable and effective government should the community elect her this time. While being heavily critical of the “Mines to Minds” Anne also provided the alternative underlining that the Queensland Greens would not destroy farming and the coastal communities in pursuit of excellence in education. “We have sound values, we value people,
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Jenny and I are Spring Hill residents and we have met Paul on a number of occasions. We have been impressed by his interest in listening to local issues, and his vision and commitment to getting better outcomes. Paul Crother and some local seniors THE ALP has promised to introduce free public transport for senior citizens if it wins City Hall next month. Labor’s candidate for Central Ward, Paul Crowther, said that the policy would have a positive impact on the elderly who live on the New Farm peninsula. “I have been speaking to a lot of seniors in this area about the many issues they confront as senior citizens in our community. This is one way council can assist in making things easier and I believe it is both a positive and practical commitment and recognises the important contribution that seniors make to our community,” Mr Crowther said. Lord Mayor hopeful Ray Smith said that, under his “$5.7 million costed policy”, all seniors would travel for free on Brisbane City Council buses, CityCats and ferries seven days a week during off-peak travel times. “I believe investing in public transport is the best way to improve accessibility in our suburbs and help reduce traffic congestion,” Mr Smith said.
In particular, he has supported residents in sorting out parking issues, preserving Victoria Park public space from the potential intrusions of the Cross River Rail project, and avoiding destruction of more trees and amenities caused by the Legacy Way project. There is no doubt in our minds that Paul is the only candidate who ticks all the boxes in his ability to deliver benefits for all of us living and working in Central Ward.
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GRACE GETS THINGS DONE “In all my years in politics I have seen few people of Grace’s calibre. I have known Grace for over 25 years and she holds true to the core labor values of social justice and equality. She is hardworking, honest and I couldn’t have asked for a better replacement. I want to Keep Grace working for my old electorate.” Hon. Peter Beattie Former Premier of Queensland
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“Cut-and-Run” Lord Mayor’s Record in Brisbane Central MANY residents of Brisbane Central are wondering why Campbell Newman, when he “cut-and-run” from the Brisbane City Council just after the floods, ran for Ashgrove when he lives in Brisbane Central. As mayor, he has a poor record in this area and these are some of the things Campbell Newman did to the people of Brisbane Central: • Serious financial waste and mismanagement: • The failed CityCycle scheme, with advertising pollution on nearly every street corner, costing $38,000 per week • The failed Clem 7 tunnel that he significantly misjudged • Wrecked King George Square - you can now fry an egg on the surface in winter • Council unit rate increases of up to 400% by removing rate caps and introducing the ‘parity factor’ • Massive household rate increases causing financial stress with quarterly bills. • Installed over 6200 new parking meters • Allowed and supported over development in areas like Teneriffe and the Boundary Street Precinct • And wants to build a major hotel under the Story Bridge at Howard Smith Wharves (which should be parkland)
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Proud to live in the electorate and deliver great results FOR me, Brisbane Central is a very special part of Queensland. I was born and raised in the inner city, have lived here all my life and very proud it’s my home - unlike my LNP opponent who does not live in the electorate. I am extremely fortunate to be representing such a dynamic seat and it is an honour to represent all the people and families that make up our community. I was elected the State Member just over four years ago following the retirement of then premier Peter Beattie. Although having big shoes to fill, I believe that my hard work throughout this electorate has delivered great results. I believe that jobs are an important part of any good economy and we have worked together to get vital local projects under way. Now, we are leading the nation in jobs growth – having created 95,000 of the 100,000 jobs committed in this term – and we have record levels of private investment including in our resources sector. Many of these jobs have protected local family budgets through building projects, such as Australia’s largest infrastructure project Airport Link and the Inner Northern Busway – all being delivered on time and on budget. This is in contrast to what our previous Lord Mayor delivered in Brisbane Central – a tunnel no one uses, a CityCyle Scheme no one uses (with ugly advertising pollution), King George Square no one uses and parking meters everywhere. I am passionate about education and it is my firm view that the introduction of Prep is a great achievement. There is not one parent I have met that doesn’t agree. I am looking forward to continuing to upgrade our local schools and facilities and delivering on more great new policies such as Year 7 into High School and supporting students with disabilities to access a first-class education. We live in a vibrant part of Brisbane and I am very proud of the great outcomes being achieved for young
people and patrons via the two-year Fortitude Valley Drink Safe Precinct trial. The DSP is delivering more police, better transport options, special safezones and ChaplainWatch.
The LNP talks about cost-of-living increases yet conveniently forgets about Mr Campbell Newman’s council unit rate increases of up to 400 percent by removing the rate caps, a broken promise, and introducing the “parity factor” without any warning. Let’s not forget about massive household rate increases causing financial stress with quarterly bills. Protecting our environment is important to me. I have joined many local residents by using practical government programs to reduce our carbon footprint by installing solar power and ClimateSmart. I have proudly supported State laws that protect Straddie, Wild Rivers, the Barrier Reef and Waste Reduction and Recycling. My LNP opponent will axe these laws if his party wins government – this is bad news for our fragile environment. I stand for a fair and just society for all its citizens, workers and business alike, including equality for women, seniors, the gay community and those doing it tough. I need your support to keep Brisbane Central the best place to live, work and raise a family and to be a strong voice in and outside the Parliament. I want to keep delivering on my priorities of education with better schools, health, jobs, social justice and protecting our environment. Keep Keep Grace Grace.
most inspirational as we all pulled together during the recovery. I understand that cost of living increases have put pressure on many people’s budgets but these increases
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Labor’s Grace Grace with husband Michael I am also a strong advocate for social justice and equality. Some of my proudest moments in State Parliament were being able to support changes to the surrogacy laws for all couples and the introduction of the Civil Partnerships Act. It saddens me that these achievements will be repealed should the LNP win government, taking Queensland backwards. Queensland has been through the toughest period in its history. From the Global Financial Crisis threatening our economy to the most devastating natural disasters in living memory, Queensland is coming back bigger and better. I have secured more than $145 million in State and Federal funding to reconstruct Riverwalk and ferry terminals damaged in the floods and I want to see them delivered as a matter of priority. Working with the community after the floods to assist flood victims, local businesses, sporting and community clubs was
Booth gets school’s vote NEW Farm State School parents are set to bake cakes, sizzle sausages and propagate plants for sale to voters at the state election on Saturday, March 24. Parents and Citizens Association president Fiona Murcott said having polling booth in the hall was a “a great opportunity” for the school to raise funds for major building and landscaping projects planned this year. The New Farm IGA, LJ Hooker New New Farm State School year one Farm and LJ Hooker Financial Services students Nell During, 5, and Juaquin are to help in the supply of ingredients Gerton-Henderson, 6, snag a sausage so that all proceeds go straight to the in the lead-up to election day. school. Picture: Lisa O’Connell
have occurred not only in Queensland but across Australia and the world. There are many government rebates and assistance aimed at seniors and those in need to ease cost-of -living pressures as outlined in my Every Dollar Counts leaflet.
PauL CRoWthER BaCkEd BY LoCaLs Jim soorley - New Farm resident and former Brisbane Lord Mayor
Good Brisbane City Council government needs and thrives on a strong Lord Mayor and a strong local councillor to argue for and represent the needs of their local community. New Farm and the surrounding suburbs in Central Ward does not need a “Lord Mayor’s Representative”. We need a strong local councillor who will stand up for our needs and interest. Yes, even stand up to the Mayor! Paul will stand up for our community and that is why I am supporting Paul.
Paul Crowther for Central Ward P: 0411 516 635 E: paul@raysmith.com.au www.raysmith.com.au Authorised by A Chisholm, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane 4101
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Poll gives voters opportunity to put state back on track THE March 24 election offers a clear choice for local residents: A choice between more of the same deception, spin and wasted money we’ve had from 20 years of Labor or an energetic and focussed LNP team committed to getting Queensland back on track. Everywhere I go, people tell me they have had enough of Labor’s constant raid on their wallets. Residents of Brisbane Central can’t keep bailing out this broke Labor government through paying increased taxes and charges for basic services and utilities. Families have suffered hit after hit and just can’t afford another three years of a Bligh Labor government. Our unemployment rate is one of the highest of the mainland states, Labor has lost our AAA credit rating and racked up almost $85 billion in debt. Reducing cost-of-living pressures for families in Brisbane Central and ensuring a strong four-pillar economy to provide local jobs now and into the future are the key election issues for our community. Time is up for more talk from Labor. It’s time for action. The LNP will bring action to improve our roads, action to improve access to doctors and nurses through decent healthcare, action
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to reduce crime, action to improve standards in our schools, action on cost of living and ever-increasing bills and taxes. Locally, I will be fighting for: •Flashing school zone lights at Windsor State School to improve road safety for local school children •Improve the safety and amenity of the Valley through sensible development of the Brunswick Street Mall •More funding toward the Jeays Street community garden to help social development in the community •A 20 percent reduction of the burdens on small businesses in the electorate by cutting unnecessary red tape and regulation •Provide fare relief for commuters by offering free unlimited trips after nine trips per week Voting for minor parties or independents will risk the return of a Labor government and a repeat of the mess we’ve got in Canberra. Queensland just can’t afford another three years of Labor. Residents need to just vote 1 for their local LNP candidate on March 24. Queenslanders deserve a government that delivers. When I speak to members of the community, the overwhelming message is that they feel betrayed by Labor. I want
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LNP’s Robert Cavallucci with wife Carlyn to help change the government and offer practical solutions to the challenges facing residents of my electorate. Residents of Brisbane Central are sick of the waste, mismanagement and deception of the Bligh Labor Government. Labor’s mismanagement of the economy – wasting taxpayer’s hard-earnt dollars on spin and failing to invest in real
infrastructure – is the reason why families are faced with sky-rocketing electricity, water and gas bills, rising public transport costs and gridlocked traffic. Every household is feeling the impact of huge increases to general costs of living such as car registration. As someone with extensive professional experience, I know first-
villagenews hand the impact government policy has on the real world of people and business. I am committed to restoring transparent, accountable government to Queensland. We need to get our state back on track, get its debt and waste down, its frontline services – such as health, education, police and community services – delivered, roads and rail built for the future and small businesses growing and vibrant once more. That takes real planning and a proven ability to deliver on those plans. Campbell Newman has shown that ability as Lord Mayor of Brisbane and I am part of the capable team standing ready to support him in the State Parliament. Help me achieve this change and enable an LNP government to make the lives of people in Brisbane Central better. The sitting MP has divorced herself from her unpopular leader Anna Bligh and practically removing all her Labor Party branding, demonstrating her only desire is to cling to power. By wheeling out Peter Beattie to function after function, she has solidified the desperate actions of a divided party and one without a positive message for the future of Brisbane Central. She’s asking the electorate to “Keep Keep Grace Grace” however, she has yet to tell us “Why Why?” It’s time for a change.
DAISY players to help grow joy of reading VISION impaired residents on the New Farm peninsula soon will be able to “read” the latest books thanks to a program being introduced into Brisbane City Council libraries. The LNP’s candidate for the council’s Central Ward, Vicki Howard, said the program involved the use Digital Accessible Information System players – or DAISY players as they are known – which would allow people to play books from council library ebooks collections. “They will be able to access the books they want through innovative and accessible audio technology which will be real advantage in terms of bringing them into contact with the latest in ‘books’ they love and enjoy,” Ms Howard said. “This system makes books universally accessible to all,” she said. The DAISY machines also play CDs and MP3 book files. “I urge interested residents to give this state-of-the-art system a go and take advantage of the full range of books on offer in council libraries,” Ms Howard said. The council has 15 DAISY
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Vicki Howard and regular DAISY player user Bob McCulloch. Bob says he is keen to be involved in the program machines across the city which also can be checked out like a regular library book and taken home. Ms Howard said people could borrow a DAISY player for up to 28 days to see if it was useful. They then could acquire a player from the Vision Australia Library at no cost to them. Ms Howard said library members needed to produce a print disability card to borrow a player and it needed to be
returned to the library at the end of the loan period. Funding for the players was made available through a Federal Government scheme. “I know there are people in Central Ward with a visual impairment who want to feel part of everyday society and have the services and benefits available to all. Now (these) people will be able to play books from council’s ebook collection via the DAISY players,” Ms Howard said.
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Missing Peace Street Art Gallery Photos by Vanessa Fang Artist Damon King celebrated the launch of his first space, Missing Peace Street Art Gallery, in Fortitude Valley, on February 24. The night started off with a sultry bang, filled with burlesque dancers, in-house DJs and complimentary drinks and nibbles to wow the socks off gallery goers.
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The Teneriffe Progress Association got together to discuss local issues at Sip Cafe.
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Sportman’s Lunch The Sportsman’s lunch was held last month at Eve’s on the River. It was attended by 80 local business and sports personalities and keynote speaker former Queensland cricket captain Jimmy Maher. Mark Johnson & Ross Porter
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OPENING SOON LUNCH 6 DAYS! Pintxo is launching a fresh, new lunch menu starting March 8. Fancy a BLT, prawn and avocado or meatball sandwich made with artisan sourdough? Maybe a Caesar, calamari or chorizo salad? Perhaps a beef and bacon, chicken and pesto or mediterranean vegetable burger? These delicious lunch items plus more are now available for lunch from 11.30am Tuesday to Sunday at Pintxo. Order lunch ahead of time on 3333 2231, drop in to takeaway or take a seat and relax with us. To celebrate our new lunch menu and opening hours, present this ad to get a FREE coffee with your lunch anytime during March. LUNCH: Tue - Sun from 11.30am DINNER: Tue - Sun from 5.30pm 561 Brunswick Street NEW FARM FOR bOOkINGS PHONE: 3333 2231
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MERTHYR Village is to be cheeses and matching them with transformed into little Italy with a the right wines,” she said. cheese and wine function to be Fine food connoisseurs are to held at New Farm Deli and Cafe on be spoilt with a glass of Prosecco Wednesday, March 28. as they sample the selection of Owner Maria Anello said the event complementing cheeses and nibbles was a fun before being Photo by Vanessa Fang opportunity served cheffor friends to prepared discover new dishes and things about dessert. European “We’re staple hoping to hold food in an these nights educational on a regular yet relaxed basis –once way. every two “The months,” cheeses are Maria said. from across “It’s not the board only about but we have promoting The married them Deli, it’s about with Italian the produce wines,” Maria and new said. friendships, “We will too.” A gourmet selection at New Farm Deli have the The Wine cheese and and Cheese wine experts like Peter Mulvey, night is to be held at The New Farm (co-owner and husband) Vince Deli and Cafe in Merthyr Village and myself showing guests how to on March 28 from 7pm. The cost is cook with the cheeses as rather $75. Seating is limited to 50-60. than just serving them on a platter, To book or for further information, demonstrating the use of the telephone 3358 2734.
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By Vanessa Fang TWO sizeable adjoining properties of 188 and 190 Heal Street, which have remained in the same family for 40 years at New Farm, are to go to auction this month. Margaret Hockings, 53, owns No 190, grew up in her family home next door at 188 Heal Street. “My father (who was also a long-term New Farm resident) was great mates with the Eddingtons, who were the original owners,” Margaret said. “When they moved (in 1972), they offered the house to us and my father said yes immediately. I was 13 then.” The property, which dates back to the 1920s, has retained its working fireplace and has four bedrooms and living rooms. She said there was rarely a dull moment in the house, with friends coming over all the time to take advantage of the games and existing darkroom for black-and-white photography. The decision to sell both houses has not been made lightly but personal circumstances have called for both women to downsize. Mother Pat, who owns No. 188, said she looked forward to relocating to a retirement village on Brisbane’s northside. “We’ve been very happy here but I’m at a time in my life where I need to move on and I’ve been able to let go,” she said. “I love where I am going and now, even the grandkids that live close by are already making plans to come over all the time.” It wasn’t until 1987 – three years after Margaret’s grandmother had moved into No. 190 – that Margaret took over the title. Although smaller and almost a decade younger than No.188, No.190 boasts a vast spread of silky oak
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Pat and Margaret relaxing at 190 Heal Street . . . Bar Open sign a sign of good times furniture as well as an in-built bar – an undoubted, “great attraction” for countless family gatherings in the past 40 years. “We were here when the wool stores were still wool stores and there was the train track. When you rode your bike, you had to make sure you didn’t get your tyres stuck in the track,” Margaret said. “We’ve seen part of Hawthorne Street become a school playground and we’ve watched Heal Street turn into a cul-de-sac.” Ray White New Farm real estate agent, Dan Smith, said the properties were “great assets” for budding renovators or families because of their size and desirable location. Auction: March 30, 10.30am, Riverside Centre in Brisbane. Contact: Dan on 0438 120 776 or at dan. smith@raywhite.com or www.rwnf.com.au
Kortlang steps up ONE of Australia’s best project sales and marketing executives David Kortlang has joined developer Devine Ltd as the company launches its first independent apartment project in more than two years. Mr Kortlang has been appointed sales manager at the $58 million DoubleOne3 apartment project at Teneriffe and is to be David Kortlang responsible for all aspects of sales and positioning of the new project. Mr Kortlang said the Devine group had developed some of the most important inner-city projects in Brisbane’s and the goal was to add the DoubleOne3 residential apartment project at Teneriffe to that list. He said Devine received development approval late last year to build on the 1875sq m site at 113 Commercial Road. It is to be launched onto the market on 10 March, with a completion date of early 2014. DoubleOne3 with a completion date of early 2014, includes a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments. The sales display centre is at 34 Florence street, Teneriffe, or log onto www.doubleone3.com.au
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SPECIALIST tenants are being sought by developer Mirvac to fill the retail space in its Waterfront Newstead project. There are six retail spots available in the Park apartments development, which is in stage two of the project and part of the Newstead Riverpark urban renewal precinct. The Park apartment building is on the corner of Cunningham and Waterloo streets and is a stepped tower design. The building is expected to be finished by the middle of this year. Mirvac Queensland chief executive officer Matthew Wallace said the six retail tenancies were on the ground level and provided a total internal space of 380sq m. Mr Wallace said it was one of the few new retail spaces to be released in the immediate area for a long time. “In addition to this space, there is a further 300sq m-400sq m of outdoor undercroft area which will be available for alfresco seating,” Mr Wallace said. “This will be retail and dining precinct that looks over the parkland and towards the lake and the Brisbane River. “Considering that the existing lifestyle precincts of New Farm, Teneriffe and Fortitude Valley are close by, it’s obvious that this is prime retail space,” he said. The individual tenancies spaces range from 40sq in size and most have direct frontage to the parkland. For further information on leasing retail space at Park, telephone Iain Thomson on 0417 762 697 or email ithomson@chesterton.com.au or Hanna Peard on 0422 484 614 or hpeard@chesterton.com.au
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23 SargENT STrEET, NEw FarM Perfect north east facing, this is a rare offering located in one of New Farm’s premier streets. Homes of this size are hard to come by and with its two levels of luxury living it is ideal for extended families, or as a home with multiple separate offices or as a home with potential income (e.g. rental accommodation). If you have a NEED for space... a large family, grandparents, or teenagers you MUST inspect this immaculate residence. The impeccably maintained 2 level 1920’s character Queenslander has been substantially extended in keeping with its original architectural style. The upper level was extended & beautifully renovated in 1999 providing large living areas and deck and downstairs ground floor level was newly built in 2001. Imagine the lifestyle.... Just 1 km to the CBD, a short walk to ferries and City Cat, buses, cafes, shops and a gorgeous river side park is at the end of the street.
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OTT STREET is a sophisticated blend of casual living
SCOTT STREET is a sophisticated blend hin a luxurious context which sets the benchmark for
of casual living within a luxurious context e, convenience and security in inner-city Brisbane. buildingwhich sets the benchmark for style, combines the scale of Queensland’s grand
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Two houses - one family, boTh musT sell! Presenting an outstanding opportunity for families, renovators & developers seeking premium land in the heart of New Farm. After 40 years of ownership in the one family, the tough & very definite decision has been made to sell these two neighbouring homes and the very generous blocks of land they occupy. set in a tightly held cul de sac and surrounded by high quality character homes, the elevated position offers enormous potential as your new family home or renovation/development project ...
188 Heal St, New Farm
190 Heal St, New Farm
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