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.
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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.
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“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.
Bet you never thought beer and yoga can go together! But wouldn’t it be fun to down a drink whilst doing a downward dog? If you’ve been practising yoga for a while and feel the need to change your routine, Ballistic Beer in Salisbury is giving you that opportunity as it’s hosting another Ballistic Beer Yoga on Thursday, the 19th of Sept. at 5:45 p.m.
Stretching and bending whilst holding a bottle or can of beer brings some challenges, which can further put your muscles to work as you try to balance and do the right stance.
If you think beer yoga is just a fitness fad, you might be surprised to learn that it’s been around since 2014 in Germany, the U.S. and the U.K. Ballistic Beer has been hosting this event at their brewery at 53 McCarthy Road since 2018.
The pub holds beer yoga sessions on Thursdays fortnightly with The Long-Haired Yogi, Samantha Ball, so there’s always a chance to try this out if you’ve been stuck in a rut at regular yoga.
If this is your first yoga session, then there’s more reason for you to join a beer yoga session. As a first-timer, you’ll have less inhibition about performing the exercises. The beer also helps calm down the nerves.
Ballistic Beer Yoga costs $15 a ticket, which you can pay at the event. Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat.
It won’t be long before Australia reaches a point where almost 16% of its population would be over 65. So, is Tarragindi ready to accommodate its ageing residents’ future needs for smaller dwellings? Not quite, a new housing index says.
A new housing index was recently introduced a few days before the council wrapped up its public consultation on the proposal to ban townhouses in single-home areas. The new housing index brings to light the irony that the same “grey haired keyboard army” that fought against high-rise developments in low-density suburbs will someday face the challenges of finding age-specific housing to move into that is in the same suburb or somewhere closer to where they live in.
The DORIS Index or “Downsizer Opportunity to Remain in Suburb” by Place Design Group, ranks Brisbane suburbs according to how easy or difficult it is to downsize into. The study identified Tarragindi as among the Brisbane suburbs where potential shortfall of downsizer and rightsizer housing is high.
Last 3 years average of building approvals for non-detached houses, from 0 (lightest green) to 685 (darkest green) | Photo Credit: Place Group Design/placedesigngroup.com
The new index is based on new non-single house development approvals and the population of people aged 55-64 in each suburb.
Proportion of households in each suburb that are 55-64 years old, from 0% (Yellow) to 25% (Red) | Photo Credit: Place Group Design/placedesigngroup.com The Doris Index – Suburb ranking, with 1 (lightest red) being the easiest to downsize and 8 (darkest red) the hardest | Photo Credit: Place Group Design/placedesigngroup.com
The 18 Least “Downsizeable” Brisbane Suburbs according to the Place Design Group’s DORIS Index:
Wishart
Ferny Grove
Bellbowrie – Moggill
Belmont – Gumdale
Middle Park – Jamboree Heights
Jindalee – Mount Ommaney
Mansfield
Chelmer – Graceville
Bald Hills
Wakerley
Westlake
Pullenvale
Tarragindi
Riverhills
Deagon
Fig Tree Pocket
Geebung
Robertson
The DORIS Index report underscores downsizing as “an important piece of the housing market puzzle” and why people, especially the ageing population, should have the option to live “in their residence of choice, for as long as they are able to, as they age,” or what it referred to as “aging in place.”
Recent findings of Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) on the housing aspirations of older Australians over the age of 55, stated that the demand for attached dwellings such as terraces and townhouses increases with age, whilst preference for detached houses decreases as people get older.
“Older Australians aspire to live in a variety of different locations, with the most popular choices being the middle to outer suburbs of capital cities (around 35%) and small regional towns (around 20%). Generally, they would like to own a detached dwelling (69%) with three bedrooms (50%) although there is an appetite for two-bedroom apartments, particularly in the 75+ age group,” the AHURI report said.
The research said that there is an unmet demand for smaller dwellings and that current patterns of housing supply focus on large separate dwellings and too many apartments but not enough mid-sized product.
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“DORIS was presented as an accurate representation of a typical +55 year old who in hindsight realises she didn’t do herself any favours all those years ago, when she joined the campaign against townhouses and low-medium density development in the inner city suburb that she’s lived in her whole life,” Analyst Chris Isles of Place Design Group said.
The DORIS Index report suggests policy makers to undertake a targeted review of the suburbs named as having low downsizeability, as well as review the amount of land that are appropriately zoned for the delivery of missing middle typologies — a compromise between larger, single detached homes and higher density apartments.
“There needs to be a way to deliver the “gentle” density which could be a mix of sporadic smaller lots, single unit dwellings, granny flats, or dual occupancies,” the DORIS Index report said.
“These dwellings need to be designed with older Australians in mind, which includes being easily adaptable when required,” the AHURI report said.
For two Sundays a month, the Brisbane Sunday Social Dance Club hosts an old-time dancing social at the Wellers Hills Bowls Club on Esher Street in Tarragindi and if you haven’t had the chance to join this community activity, consider coming to the next event as it might just change your life.
The next old-time dancing social is happening will be on Sunday, the 25th of Aug 2019, at 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Put on your dancing shoes and jive to the beat featuring original music from Australian musician Walter Willans. Find a partner and have fun performing the rumba, foxtrot, quickstep, tango or salsa.
Old-time dancing social is a regular community event established by the club since 1993. As a recreational activity, it has brought together groups of people from Tarragindi and nearby suburbs.
“We achieve this goal by providing a welcoming environment where people can come together to enjoy social interaction, physical exercise and mental stimulation,” as stated in the Brisbane Sunday Social Dance Club‘s mission statement.
Indeed, being part of a group that does fun stuff together, such as social dancing, can bring positive results. Participants feel good with this communal experience, where they can improve their social skills, boost their self-esteem, and enhance their creative outlet.
Social dancing also an invigorating form of exercise to strengthen the bones and muscles. Thirty minutes on the floor can burn as much as 150 calories without causing undue stress to the muscles and joints.
This activity breaks mundane routines and enhances brain functioning as dancers have to remember the choreographed steps and sequences taught by the club’s dance teachers, Alan and Lynelle Armitage.
No need for advanced booking to join this dance. Simply come to the Weller Hills Bowls Club and pay for the tickets as you come in.
You’ll need a mood and energy booster after a long and gruelling week at work. Why not spend some time at the SkinSpirit Day Spa in Tarragindi for a bit of a pick-me-up?
Located at 212 Cracknell Road, this award-winning spa uses chemical-free skincare products to rejuvenate your skin. Attended by professionally trained and compassionate staff, you’ll receive the best pampering that will dissolve your stress and lift your spirits.
SkinSpirit Day Spa provides massages, facial treatments, waxing, brow sculpting, lash tinting, manicure and pedicure, makeup and spray tan. If you don’t know what to get, the spa has special packages lumping treatments that their beauty and wellness experts have carefully thought out.
Your first visit to this spa won’t be your last. They are quite good at what they do that they have won returning clients over and over.
SkinSpirit Day Spa has a well-designed and well-equipped facility with private and separate treatment rooms for your comfort. You’ll leave this place mellowed and relaxed after a few hours of pampering.
The spa opens at 9:30 a.m. Monday to Friday and usually closes at 5:00 p.m. But trading hours are stretched until 7:00 p.m. for Wednesday and Thursday.
“My first experience here was a gift voucher. I had a facial and it was amazing. Extra attention to little details and the most amazing scalp massage. Perfect way to treat yourself.”
~ Ainsley Groves, Google Reviews
“Hands down the best service I have ever had. I first went to them 12 years ago when they were local to me over at Calamvale and followed them to the new location they were that good. Michelle and her staff are amazing please go see them!!”
Wellers Hill Hardware & Landscape Supplies in Tarragindi has been named by “Best in AU” as one of the top-rated hardware stores in Brisbane.
Best in AU recently revealed its list of top-rated hardware stores in Brisbane based on their Business Review Checklist which contains 100 key considerations in ranking businesses, people, or places in certain industry and/or geographic area.
Wellers Hill Hardware & Landscape Supplies, Brisbane Wholesale Hardware in Woolloongabba, and Handle House in Narangba were the top rated hardware stores, according to the list.
The rating list considers the candidate’s business history, services, pictures/media, opening hours, social media, website quality, awards and acknowledgements, and feedback and reviews, among other factors.
The “Best in AU” list is updated every three to four months.
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About Wellers Hill Hardware & Landscape Supplies – Tarragindi
The hardware store is located at 1 Denham Terrace in Tarragindi. Originally built as a general store in 1897 on Ipswich Road, the iconic building was relocated to its present address in the 1950s and was converted to a hardware store about fifty years ago.
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The store has a drive through yard which allows customers to pick up building, gardening, or landscaping supplies. The store also offers delivery anywhere in Brisbane from their offsite holding yards, as well as services like key cutting, gas refills, and pool water testing.
Wellers Hill Hardware & Landscape Supplies is run by brothers Paul and Gerard Lenarduzzi.
