Learn how to apply first aid during an emergency situation at the special training course offered by The Shed Community Fitness Inc, along Commerce St in Salisbury.
Whether it’s for a job requirement or learning a skill that may be useful one day. It’s good to be prepared during an emergency as first aid training can help save someone’s life. The session at The Shed Community Fitness Inc will take place on Saturday, 25 June 2022, and will be handled by a qualified trainer.
The instructors will be utilising nationally accredited First Aid/CPR training packages recognised by other training organisations, such as the Australian Resuscitation Council and ASQA Guidelines.
The session will cover:
SESSION
TIME
CPR Course
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
First Aid Training (including CPR & Defib)
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Participants may choose to join the CPR course only or as a first aid refresher. Coffee or tea will be provided but participants are expected to bring their own lunch.
Learning first aid isn’t just for medical workers because accidents happen anywhere at any time. Someone with training can help families, loved ones, co-workers, or even strangers.
Trained individuals may fill the gap and prevent tragic outcomes by aiding victims of accidents, cardiac arrest, and heart attack before the first responders arrive.
Mr Cameron, along with other midwives at the hospital have been recognised in May 2022 in time for the International Day of the Midwife on 5 May.
He’s aware that he stands out, being a male midwife, but he acknowledges his supportive team at Mater and said that the job is the same for all of them regardless of the gender.
Photo credit: Mater Mothers/Facebook
“We are motivated by the same goal and that’s to provide the very best support to mums and their babies at what is often the most important time in their lives,” he said.
Mr Cameron continues to break stereotypes and is encouraging other men to consider a career in midwifery. He believes it’s an incredibly rewarding job, especially because he becomes part of another family’s memories and milestones.
Cups and Wells, situated at 224 Lillian Avenue in Salisbury, offers more than just great coffee and scrumptious food. The local cafe prides itself on being a perfect place to unwind, catch up with friends, or even work remotely.
The overall ambience is so inviting; sporting a minimalist interior surrounded by white walls with timber tables and touches of greenery, whilst a green-and-white palette dominates the exterior where diners may opt to sit and enjoy their cuppa.
As for the cafe’s name, the owners say that they took inspiration from “the culture in the olden days where the locals would socialise around the wells as they draw water for their vital sustenance and nourishment.”
Photo Credit: Cups and Wells / Facebook Photo Credit: Cups and Wells / Facebook
The specialty cafe features an all-day menu that includes Croffle Benedict (croissant and waffle hybrid packed with poached eggs, spinach, onion jam, spicy hollandaise and a choice of bacon, smoked salmon or halloumi) and Big Brekky (eggs your way served with bacon, bratwurst, halloumi, hash browns, smashed avocado, spinach and roast tomato).
Photo Credit: Cups and Wells / Facebook
Also on offer is a House-made corn-spinach fritter made with either smoky bacon or halloumi filling and served with salsa verde, smashed avocado, charred lemon and roasted cherry tomatoes. Another must-try is their Biscoff Waffle made with Vanilla Belgian waffle with seasonal fruits, pan-fried banana and topped with Biscoff crumb, ice cream and floss.
Drink options include hot chocolate, chai latte, tea, smoothies and shakes. And guess what? They even have babycino (for kids) and Puppucino (for doggies). The coffee fix, meanwhile, is courtesy of Ona coffee.
What they can say about their Cups & Wells experience
“Very outstanding coffee served here, won’t be disappointed if you stop by for a coffee or have nice meal.”
A. Wu
“Cups and Wells has been a sanctuary through a really hard time in my life. The staff are gorgeous, the coffee is delicious and the food is the yummiest! Highly recommend 500/5 stars.”
K. Atburrow
“Came for breakfast today and was amazed not only by the wonderful coffee brew but the harsh breakfast with Halloumi… cannot recommend highly enough!”
C. Donnelly
“Best coffee around! Excellent food too and super lovely staff. We recently ordered breakfast on a weekend and used the Boppl app – food and coffee was delivered to our house SO efficiently. A great addition to the local cafe scene 🙂.”
M. Tiger
Cups and Wells | 230 Lillian Ave, Salisbury QLD 4107, Australia
One of the highlights of the $1.6 million renovation is its Sports Bar, which features 10 dedicated racing and odds screens and five of the latest ‘i-select’ touch screens.
The renovation comes after the hotel management noticed the increase in younger families and students moving into the area. To make sure that the pub goes with the needs of the local community, Salisbury Hotel will reopen with a family-friendly bistro featuring a new menu.
For the new menu, expect some classic comfort food such as parmys and schnitzels as well as fried pickles, loaded wedges, prawn linguine, and pizza cob loaf.
Photo credit: Salisbury Hotel/Facebook
Salisbury Hotel is a child-friendly venue and has a kids play area. Furry friends are also welcome in their outdoor dining area.
As for accommodation, the hotel has 16 air-conditioned units, each containing its own ensuite bathroom, TV, bar fridge, and tea and coffee facilities.
Whilst the beer garden and sports bar are closed for makeover, patrons can still visit the venue’s bistro and gaming room seven days a week from 10:00 a.m.
Launch Weekend
Photo credit: Salisbury Hotel/Facebook
To celebrate the reopening, the hotel will hold a Beer Garden & Sports Bar LaunchWeekend from Friday 29 April to Sunday 1 May 2022.
Friday Local’s Night
Live music
FREE chicken wings from 5-6pm
Tradie Club Giveaway & Double Tradie Dollars
Saturday All-Day Party
Live music
Community Gold Coin Donation BBQ
All-Day $20 burger & schooner
Merch giveaways, gaming cash draws
Sunday Family Day
Live music
Kids eat FREE between 12-2pm
Balloon artist & face painters
Nova 106.9 and the Nova Casanovas
All-Day $25 pizza & jug
Merch giveaways, gaming cash draws
For bookings and more details, visit Salisbury Hotel’s website or follow them on Facebook or on Instagram @salisburyhotelmotel.
Construction is well underway at The Green, the new retirement community that is also expected to rejuvenate the Tarragindi Bowls Club. The site is expected to open in early 2023.
Since mid-2021, the Tarragindi Bowls Club has temporarily made the Salisbury Sports and Community Club its home following the start of the retirement village’s construction.
According to RetireAustralia, the bowls club will remain the central recreational site of the community, once it opens, and will feature a 10-rink championship-quality bowling green.
All residents of The Green will automatically get a free membership to the bowls club, where they could also invite friends to play or enjoy great food at the cafe. The redevelopment will also see additional car parking areas for the visitors.
“So whether you take bowls seriously or you just seriously want to have fun, you’ll be able to socialise over a friendly bowls match or establish your legendary status as a fierce competitor on the lawn.”
The Green provides 92 units with at least a dozen carefully considered apartment designs. Emergency support will also be available 24/7, while professional home care services can also be accessed on your terms—occasionally or daily.
Meanwhile, the Tarragindi Bowls Club has been holding regular play days at the Salisbury Bowls Club every Tuesday (9:00 a.m.), Thursday (1:00 p.m.), Saturday (1:00 p.m.). The Brekky Bowls held every second Sunday of the month has also been maintained.
Infratil and NZ Super Fund have announced that they will undertake a strategic review of their ownership in RetireAustralia which may involve an outright sale. The retirement village operator is currently redeveloping the former Tarragindi Bowls Club site into a retirement facility to be called The Green Tarragindi.
In a statement, Jason Boyes, Infratil Chief Executive, said that the company has performed “extremely well in very trying times“. And with the business performing strongly, Infratil feels that now is the right time to assess the scale of their investment in RetireAustralia and whether there is a higher value investor who would be willing “to support delivering the business’s strategic plan”.
Photo Credit: RetirementAustralia / Facebook
“We continually assess the shape and structure of our portfolio to ensure it delivers the best long-term value to New Zealanders. With a strong management team in place and the business performing well, it is time to consider what ownership structure is best for RetireAustralia and for us” NZ Super Fund Senior Advisor Real Estate Toby Selman said.
Infratil and NZ Super Fund acquired RetireAustralia in 2014 for $640 million with each owning a 50 per cent stake in the company. Over the coming months, both companies will engage with market participants and study their proposals which may include a sale.
Reports say that among those who have already expressed an interest was private equity company Brookfield which acquired Aveo in 2019 for $1.3 billion and was the second highest bidder in the Stockland Retirement Living auction held recently.
RetireAustralia currently owns 28 retirement villages in NSW, SA and Qld. New units are currently being developed at The Rise at Wood Glen and Forresters Beach in NSW and at The Verge and The Green in Queensland.
Late last year, Infratil reported that RetireAustralia’s underlying profit rose 71 per cent over the six month period between 2020 and 2021. Given this strong performance, RetireAustralia’s total sales for FY2022 is projected to between 480 and 500 units compared to 343 the previous year.
Fire has gutted and caused major structural damage to the heritage-listed Rocklea Munitions Works in Salisbury, a historic textile factory which was decommissioned in the late 1990s.
On 7 March at around 9.30 in the evening, Multiple Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) crews rushed to the conflagration on the corner of Assembly Street and Bearing Street where the historic building is located.
As smoke blanketed the area, QLD fire and emergency services asked nearby residents to close windows and doors amid concerns of asbestos coming out of the burning building. Fire crews had the fire under control half an hour later with no casualty or injury reported.
The Rocklea Munitions Works is regarded as one of the largest industrial complexes to be built in Queensland during World War II. The RMW was constructed in the early 1940s and covers an area of more than 80 acres on the then known as Compo Road (now called Evans Road) in Rocklea.
The historic structures at the corner of Assembly and Bearing Streets | Photo Credit: Google Maps
At its peak, The Rocklea Munition Works employed some 3,000 factory workers and produced a total of 137,729,208 million rounds of small arms ammunition (between March 1942 and October 1943) along with 1,221,122 brass cartridge cases for 25-pounder shells.
The former textile factory was one of the eight RMW buildings that served as a munitions factory during the second world war. The steel-frame building features a saw-tooth roof design which allows natural light to penetrate the building, thereby, reducing energy consumption. When RMW shut down after WWII, many of these buildings were repurposed and leased to businesses.
Did you know that the Tarragindi Community Garden has so far rescued more than nine tonnes of food waste since it opened in 2020? Get to know this community garden that has been championing domestic waste reduction through responsible waste management.
The Tarragindi Community Garden is a volunteer group formed in 2019, consisting of Tarragindi locals who are passionate about turning the community waste management around.
The group established the community garden, situated within the grounds of the Wellers Hill Bowls Club, through the leadership of Renae McBrien with a vision of a shared backyard where everyone can enjoy the pleasure of growing their own food and sharing it with the rest of the community.
Tarragindi Community Garden group founder, Renae McBrien and 2021 WasteSMART Champions Awardee Photo Credit: supplied
To fund their project, they came up with a scheme that would not only encourage the members of the community to donate but leave donors with a sense of ownership. Through their “tree and bed sponsorship” program, the community garden was able to cover their cost of construction whilst acknowledging the families that helped fund the project by putting their names on the plaques around the garden.
Tarragindi Community Garden, 2021 WasteSMART Community Awardee | Photo Credit: supplied
Apart from growing food, the community garden hosts a community composting hub, through the support of the Brisbane City Council, that collects local domestic and commercial food waste and turns it into hot compost.
They have thus far diverted 9 tonnes of organic waste from the landfill and converted it into free landscape supplies for the garden with the rest (approximately 9 x 25L bags a month) given away to the community.
Some of the partners in the community who compost in the hub include:
Local primary school – brown tuckshop bags and food waste
Local Childcare centre – all daily food waste
Tarragindi Community Garden, 2021 WasteSMART Community Awardee | Photo Credit: supplied
Another initiative of the group is the Tarragindi Toppers recycling hub which captures small plastic lids, bread tags and beer and wine bottle tops for processing and reusing by Australian circular economy projects including:
253 kg of bottle tops – community volunteers process this into colours for recycling by EVOLVE plastics – Crestmead into building materials.
61.4 kg of bread tags – hand sorted into colours and donated to Transmutation in South Australia to be made into plastic bowls, platters, plant pots etc.
4.2 tonnes of PVC pool toys, air mattresses, umbrellas, shower curtains and donated to PLOYS in Bundaberg to be reused into school swim bags, library bags, purses etc.
16kg of beer and wine metal tops – recycled directly back into a Brisbane scrap metal facility.
Tarragindi Community Garden, 2021 WasteSMART Community Awardee | Photo Credit: supplied
The group also conducts free community composting workshops, free community native bee workshops with the Tarragindi Scouts groups, community worm farm workshops as well as deliver community information lectures at the BCC Masters Composting Course.
They also do monthly Tarragindi Community garden working bees with free giveaway compost bags for the community, recycling education sessions at local Tarragindi child care centres, and recycling education sessions at local primary schools.
In the 2021 WasteSMART Champions Awards, the group captured two awards: University of Queensland Brisbane’s WasteSMART Champion for Renae McBrien and WasteSMART Community Award for The Tarragindi Community Garden.
Tarragindi Community Garden | 34 Esher St Tarragindi QLD 4121
