Ballistic Beer has plenty of reasons to celebrate its third birthday. In a short span of time, this beer company has established three outlets across Queensland, hired over 50 staff who continue to brew and serve thousands of litres of beers, and became widely distributed in most chain stores across the country.
To celebrate a fantastic year, Ballistic Beer is unleashing a party for the whole family. Yes, even kids are invited to this beer lovers’ festivities because there will be games and fun surprises for all!
Set for Saturday, the 8th of February 2020, the party vibe will be on from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at its spacious site at 53 McCarthy Road. Ballistic Beer is setting up three limited edition Twang Sour beers on tap with flavours like Pina Colada, Sangria and Watermelon Margarita.
A live band will be on stage to perform and entertain the crowd, as guests chill and enjoy their beers. Whilst there will be plenty of booze, there will also be heaps of food trucks to satisfy a hungry stomach. There will also be cake for everyone — it is a birthday party after all!
Photo Credit: Ballistic Beer/Facebook
Meanwhile, Ballistic Beer is reportedly in the early stages of setting up another facility on the south side of Brisbane. Owner David Kitchen said that they will be brewing his favourite type of beers at the still-undisclosed location.
The company is also expanding its Salisbury site with a function area for birthday parties, weddings and just about any event. Details of the beer company’s progress and growth will be highlighted at the third birthday party.
Australians love nothing more than to toast to big wins, milestones, and personalities with a good drink. This time, Ballistic Beer in Salisbury is raising a glass to some amazing heroes and the indomitable Australian spirit, inviting beer lovers to support bushfire relief efforts through an intoxicating but remarkable fundraiser.
Ballistic Beer has pledged all of its bar sales on Saturday, the 11th of Jan 2020, to the men and women who have been risking their lives to the bushfire recovery since November 2019. Whilst some of their efforts have had heartbreaking outcomes, these volunteers have been tirelessly doing what they can to help contain the bushfires and save lives.
“We would love it if you could come down show support to those who have had a bloody tough Christmas period,” Ballistic Beer’s invitation to this worthy cause stated.
“We feel like we need to show support for those of us who are doing it tougher than we are. We’d love your help and it’s as simple as coming down and having a beer.”
The bar is prepared to give guests quite a party as Ballistic Beer will set up food trucks and bring live music. Door prizes will also be given away to some lucky guests. Even children are invited as there will be kids’ movies and a jumping castle at the venue.
Ballistic Beer’s bushfire fundraiser will start at 1:00 p.m. If you’re not a beer drinker, juice, soft drinks and wine will be served as well. The event will benefit Wires, the wildlife rescue organisation, and The Salvation Army Australia.
A development application seeking to establish a childcare centre at 243 Douglas Road in Salisbury has been lodged.
The application seeks to develop a two-storey childcare centre on Douglas Road, Salisbury. The proposed site was occupied by the St Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Church building until it was demolished in 2018.
The center will be able to accommodate a maximum of 106 children ranging from six weeks to five years old. Proposed operating hours are between 7 am to 7 pm from Monday to Friday.
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The proposed building will contain six indoor children rooms, two cot rooms, eight bathroom, two multi-purpose rooms, office, reception area, staff room, kitchen, pantry, laundry, and storerooms.
Level 1 Floor plan – Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
The proposal provides play areas around the facility on the ground floor and above ground on top of the car park located on the first level.
There will also be 22 car parking spaces on the eastern side with access provided off Douglas Road on the easten side of the property frontage. To accommodate the increased need for access, the centre’s existing access arrangements will be augmented.
Ground Floor plan – Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Landscaping is a key design component of the proposal, the proposal said, covering about 22% of the site with over 10% of the site, or 175sqm, to be used for deep planting. Provision for deep planting will be provided along the northern, eastern, and partially along the southern boundary.
“The development will allow the site to transition from one community use (place of worship) to another (childcare centre). This use will continue to contribute to the needs of the local community,” the Ethos Urban assessment report said.
Finding a quirky and relaxing restaurant with a secret (not anymore!) garden in the midst of an industrial precinct is like taking in a breath of fresh air. Not easily seen from Tarragindi Road due to its natural slope, Macondo Cafe is your reward for discovering one of Salisbury’s best-kept secrets.
Once you’ve enjoyed eating here, it’s almost like you wouldn’t like the rest of Brisbane to know a delightful dining place like this exists amidst automotive service centres, furniture shops and an equipment processing plant. You want the secret all to yourself but you wouldn’t be able to help tell everyone about this unexpected discovery, for plenty of reasons.
1. Authentic Colombian food
This establishment’s specialty is authentic Colombian food and it’s one of the hardest to find cuisines in Queensland. Prepared by a Colombian-born chef, the dishes are a feast for the eyes. The menu has hundreds of choices highlighting Colombia’s regional dishes.
Photo Credit: Macondo/Facebook
For group diners, you can’t pass up on the Bandeja Paisa country tray. This is a generous meal filled with red beans or frijoles, rice, minced meat, crispy pork, plantain, chorizo, arepa corn bread and a nice slice of avocado.
Macondo Cafe also offers BBQed ribs (Costillas del Fuego), deep-fried pork ribs (Costillitas de Cerdo), classic Colombian street food (Salchipapas), chorizo plate (Picada Salchicha) and seafood plate (Picada del Mar). Its Friday nights are extra special because it is Tapas night.
The meals may be customised based on your dietary requirements. Just make a request from the friendly and helpful Spanish-speaking service staff for the chef to prepare the food just the way you like it.
3. Relaxing ambiance
Macondo Cafe has such a peaceful, homely and laid back ambience. You’ll forget that you’re actually right in the middle of an industrial precinct since it’s quiet, breezy and so casual. Its tree-lined garden setting is perfect for chilling with friends whilst you enjoy your drinks of choice.
Photo Credit: Macondo/Facebook
Photo Credit: Macondo/Facebook
4. Substantial drink list
Speaking of drinks, this cafe has a long list of beverages to go with your food. Macondo Cafe has cervezas, cocktails, mocktails, non-alcoholic and fizzy drinks. It also serves authentic Colombian coffee. You must not leave without trying its highly recommended Dragon brew drip coffee with Tinto black or Perico milk.
5. Events and activities
Lastly, Macondo Cafe hosts activities and entertainment regularly. In fact, on the 22nd of Jan 2020, there will be a free kids’ event featuring The Mini Moshers at 10:30 a.m.
Macondo Cafe is open twice a week with the following store hours:
Friday 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
It’s currently closed for the holiday and will resume operation on Friday, the 10th of Jan 2020.
Booking is essential as the place can be packed. You may phone +61-7-32556795 for reservations and other dining requests.
“This place is an absolute gem. A comfortable relaxing outdoor deck. Sensational food, it is wonderful to have such a fantastic cultural gastronomic experience. Lovely service. Great variety of drinks. Pet friendly as well. We will be back.”
~ Sam Camp, Google Review
“Lovely food and genuinely nice service. The owner and his wife are really lovely people who are very personal in their service and do everything they can to make you feel welcome and satisfied.”
“New favourite place! A super cosy beer garden on the edge of the industrial estate and extremely yummy Colombian food, We tried a bunch of dishes, the arepas were fluffy, the fillings were tasy, the hogao tangy and they even had “jugo de lulo” (google it). Thanks so much, we’ll be back soon!”
Children can still learn so many things while on a break this summer holiday and if your family lives in Tarragindi or the nearby suburbs, then your kids can join a fun and exciting robotics program conducted by Junior Engineers.
Junior Engineers, established in 2013, provides young Australians with the avenue to create, learn to code, and master skills that are significantly useful in an era ruled by technology. The Robotics Program is designed as educational, enjoyable and entertaining with experienced industry experts guiding the students.
For this summer holiday, the following Robotics Program classes have opened up and will be taking place at the Wellers Hill State School on Toohey Road, Tarragindi.
WHEN
WHAT
OVERVIEW
16 to 17 Dec 2019
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Learn to Code Through Gamification for Grades 2 to 3
Students learn the foundations of coding through a combination of block-based and text-based programming languages. Coding environments include Scratch and CodeMonkey which cover languages such as CoffeeScript and Python. Own laptop required.
Build Your Own Arduino Smartwatch and Code It With Awesome Smart Watch Functionality for Grades 4 to 9
Kids get to build their own smartwatch and code it with awesome smartwatch functions. Students learn to code their devices with a REAL, text-based programming language C++ as well as learn key principles in robotics and mechatronics. Own laptop required.
The classes are ideally tailored with a ratio of one teacher to nine students. The approach to learning includes hands-on training, face-to-face encounters and the online setting.
Since it opened in 2013, Junior Engineers has enriched over a thousand students in 60 schools across Australia. Its main headquarters is at Finsbury Street in Newmarket.
As OzHarvest Salisbury celebrates its 8th anniversary, the food rescue organisation is inviting everyone to its Cakes For A Cause, where anyone can sponsor a cake from OzHarvest to share with those in the community whose birthdays are forgotten.
Every birthday deserves a celebration no matter how simple or grand, and each person celebrating his or her birthday deserves to feel loved on that special day.
Cakes For A Cause aims to highlight the country’s food insecurity and give emphasis on simple things such as a birthday cake, which people often take for granted. People who are having it tough most likely do not celebrate their birthdays with a cake.
Through Cakes for a Cause, a donor can sponsor a cake here for $1,000. More than 30 of the best chefs in Brisbane will be contributing by creating the birthday cakes for sponsorship. If you are wondering what your sponsored cakes would be like, it will be a delectable birthday cake personally crafted by renowned pastry chefs of E’cco Bistro, Blackbird Bar & Restaurant, Donna Chang, Spicers Balfour Hotel, Wild Canary and more.
When you sponsor a cake, the cake will be delivered to individuals or families accessing OzHarvest food relief. With the cake sponsorship, you also get to help OzHarvest Brisbane raise funds to deliver much-needed meals to different local charities before Christmas.Each $1,000 cake equals 2,000 meals.
OzHarvest Brisbane has a network of more than 115 charities in Brisbane, which include street vans, youth groups, women’s shelters and homelessness shelters. Through the community’s help, OzHarvest Brisbane gets to continue its purpose of nourishing the country, most especially those who are in need.
All sponsors for OzHarvest Brisbane’s Cake For A Cause are invited to join the organisation’s birthday bash on 27 November 2019 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The celebration will be hosted by Ronni Kahn AO together with OzHarvest Brisbane’s supporters, charity partners and other birthday cake supporters.
The search is on for the new batch of recipients of Creative and History Grants from the Brisbane City Council. If you’re a Tarragindi artist with a great idea or product that could help the socio-economic and cultural growth of the community then consider sending in your grant application.
Before sending in your pitch, the Council has scheduled a Creative Grant Information Sessions to help with your application, where you can pick up valuable information on:
the different creative grant programs available
grant guidelines and application forms
advice on project eligibility and
tips on making an application
If you’re interested in learning more about the grants, sign up for the Creative Grant Information Sessions at these times and locations below:
Date/Time
Location
Monday, 11 Nov 2019 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Indooroopilly Library Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Level 4, 322 Moggill Road, Indooroopilly * inside Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
By applying for the Creative and History Grants, you could receive funding in the amount of $10,000 to $30,000 to get your project off the ground. Below are the three types of grants currently open for individuals or groups:
The Creative and History Grants aim to boost talented Tarragindi artists, innovators, historians to come up with purposeful projects to benefit Brisbane. The funds are the primal benefit but being a recipient will also pave the way to secure more opportunities and network amongst industry leaders in the community.
Congratulations are in order for year 5 and 6 students of the Yeronga State School after their Green Team bagged the 2019 Clean Schools Award, Primary School division, at the Brisbane’s Cleaner Suburbs Awards.
Yeronga State School’s team bested finalists from Morningside State School and Aspley East State School in coming up with environmental initiatives to reduce and manage waste, as well as educate other students and the community.
The kids won $350 for their efforts from CitySmart, Brisbane City Council’s Sustainability Agency. They were honoured in a ceremony held on Thursday, the 17th of Oct 2019, at the Brisbane City Hall with the Lord Mayor Councillor Adrian Schrinner.
Yeronga State School Green Team deserved the honours after working hard to brainstorm, plan and establish their ideas. Some of these initiatives included:
Clean up your School Day
Nude Food Day
classroom recycling and composting
reducing plastic at the tuck shop
Photo Credit: Yeronga State School/Facebook
The winners of Brisbane’s Cleaner Suburbs Awards were chosen by a panel of judges after qualifying for the online nominations. They were Louise Dudley, the CEO at Queensland Urban Utilities, Rebecca Gilling, the Deputy CEO at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation, and James Bulinski, the CEO at CitySmart.
A development application seeking to establish a Childcare Centre on Orange Grove Road and Golda Avenue in Salisbury has been lodged.
The development proposal will involve the use of three parcels of land and the removal of three existing residential buildings at 126B-132 Golda Avenue and 278 Orange Grove Road, Salisbury.
The Childcare Centre will be able to accommodate 126 children, up to five years of age.
Ground Level | Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Designed by Alto Architects, the proposed building will be maintained at two storeys and under 9.5 metres. The Childcare Centre will have ancillary outdoor play areas and will incorporate deep planting, landscaping, and acoustic fencing along the boundaries.
Level 1 | Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
The proposal will have a gross floor area of 828sqm out of the 1,931sqm total area of the site. A total of 26 car parking space will be provided, which includes 15 spaces (including 6 tandems) for the staff and 11 spaces (including 1 disabled bay) for drop offs.
Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.auPhoto credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
Whilst the proposed site is situated adjoining Orange Grove Road (a major road), the applicant seeks to gain access to Golda Avenue (a minor road) in order to avoid introducing additional access to the major road and non-residential traffic onto a minor road.
Photo credit: Brisbane City Council / pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au
“The proposal involves the utilisation of the three parcels of land to accommodate a Child Care Centre use with provision for 126 Children aged 0 -5 years and ancillary outdoor play areas. Market research and feedback has indicated the need for an additional child care centre within the Salisbury area due to a lack of similar centres and availability,” the Town Planning Alliance assessment report said.
The first Sunday of every month is a special time for bargain hunters and shoppers in Salisbury as the Salisbury Bowls Club in Ainsworth Street mounts its regular Maggie’s Markets.
This monthly event has something for every member of the family, including the pets, as shoppers can find heaps of goods that are mostly handcrafted or locally produced.
From clothes, jewellery and accessories, purses and wallets, bath and grooming products, toys, jams, sweets and cakes, dog treats, candles, garden needs, and vintage finds, there’s plenty of worthy stuff to discover at Maggie’s Markets. Familiar brands like Avon, Norwex and Tupperware also have their stalls filled with new products every month.
Photo Credit: Salisbury Community Sports Club/Facebook
If you need to stock up on local honey, free-range eggs, and fresh prawns, this is a good place to buy supplies of great quality.
The club serves up sausage sizzles and drinks when you need to take a break from browsing or shopping, whilst a live band entertains the crowd to create a laid-back and casual vibe.
There will only be two more Maggie’s Markets for 2019 after this October. So, if you need to complete your Christmas shopping list, you likely won’t go home empty-handed at this market.
Maggie’s Markets is open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
