“When the fire burns on the hills ... you get a lot of wind. On top of the hill ... it makes it burn fast ... makes it big. It also makes place for new fresh grass to grow.” Samantha Hobson
The Fiveways is inspired by the urban myths surrounding Brisbane’s many “Fiveways”- the geographical meeting points in Wooloongabba, West End, Stones Corner, the Normanby and Chardon’s Corner
With a flood of new residents and business owners moving into our neighbourhood, a special welcome pack has been prepared to introduce them to the features, services and amenities that can be found here.
“We expect ... other pilgrim groups will also wish to use our facilities and this provides us with an opportunity to share our vision of the Church in action on behalf of justice”
“Following the collapse of the American Empire, there will be a rare window of opportunity for radical reform where progressive, pioneering people … can play a significant role in creating … The Next Society.”
Australia’s waste management and resource recovery sector is achieving more than any other industry when it comes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction
Multi-award winning photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin will give Brisbane audiences a very intimate glimpse of life and death with his exhibition As I Was Dying at Brisbane Powerhouse from 5 - 24 August
A parade through Brisbane streets on June 28th marking the return of last Australian Battle Group from Southern Iraq is being falsely heralded as a withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq
“It is time that we draw the line and say clearly that we know the money is there and that we insist that Rudd deliver not for the rich but for those who really are in need.”
Twelve artists have created jewellery and wearable pieces out of salvaged materials to make up the collection titled; ‘Adorn Me’. Curator Julie Hauritz opened the to a warm crowd enjoying a drink and a complimentary henna tattoo!
Frogs, junior philosophers, chickens and nature tours will feature at this year’s Buranda State School Fete. Fete Convenor Roy Sargent said the 2008 Frog Fete at the school would celebrate the International Year of the Frog.
A Traffic Report for the modified Hale Street Link project design predicts worsening traffic flows in South Brisbane, according to local Councillor Helen Abrahams.
Premier and South Brisbane MP Anna Bligh has announced a major raft of State Budget health funding for her electorate, along with millions of dollars for child safety, disability services and communities.
At the community sector budget breakfast, QCOSS President Karyn Walsh said state funding continues the imbalance between spending on prisons and prevention services.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, more than 90 human rights and other organizations urged the UN "to fulfill their long-standing commitment to see that justice is done for crimes against humanity committed in Timor-Leste" during Indonesia
Craft, once considered old-fashioned and conservative, will be given a radical new lease on life with a new exhibition coming to QUT Art Museum from 5 June to 13 July.
After an incredible journey of almost 700 million kilometres, the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to another planet has landed safely on the icy north pole of Mars.
Queensland unions will target Queensland Health to force the government to up its sub-inflation wages offer to government workers. QPSU general secretary Alex Scott said workers would not accept a real wage cut.
- Dr KRISHAN BIR CHAUDHARY President, Indian Farmers' Organisation
The two new drafts for negotiations in agriculture and industrial goods (Nama) issued by the WTO on May 19 make a mockery of the current situation. The two drafts do not accommodate the concerns of the developing world.
Catholic Health Australia’s CEO Martin Laverty (pictured) says that the risk of excluding the needs of financially disadvantaged Australians in the reform of the Australian health system can be avoided
Kicking off National Reconciliation Week, Australia’s premier rock band Powderfinger congratulated all Australian schools who have signed up for Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) and encouraged others to get on board.
Brisbane arts enthusiasts are about to get “Nolan Fever” as three major exhibitions open in June that celebrate the work of Sidney Nolan, widely regarded as Australia’s finest twentieth-century artist.
mecu has been announced as ‘Best New Entrant’ in the 5th Australian New Zealand Corporate Responsibility Index announced before Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development in Canberra.
“ …oil producers such as the Saudis, on long-term supply contracts, get around $3 per barrel for their oil at the wellhead. The oil companies … take it from there.”
The Raytheon Corporation is the world’s larger producer of guided missiles including the infamous cruise missile, which was used heavily in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Queensland Health’s Senior Director of Population Health Dr Linda Selvey said the colder temperatures during winter months made absolutely no difference to the harmful effects of UV rays.
The Wildlife Protection Association of Australia has initiated a new campaign to reward and encourage urban dwellers to provide essential habitat for wildlife.
The West End Community Association (WECA) is planning a unique “wheelchair derby”, designed to celebrate members of the community who rely on wheelchairs (motorised or otherwise) for transport.
Brisbane/Australia: In a unique experiment, physicist Walter Gith BSc, engineer Uwe Aloé BSc, and economist Bernd Siebler are going to prove whether time travel is feasible.
Motorists are advised to take care when driving around West End. At least one pair of native Scrub Turkeys (Alectura lathami) have been seen crossing the road in areas such as Orleigh Park, Riverside Drive, Hardgrave Road and Jane Street.
A commentary on the life of the Buddha, and the meaning of his story in modern times by noted Buddhist scholar and Westender contributor Dr Peter Nelson
Kurilpa is the indigenous name for those suburbs surrounded by the Brisbane River just south of the CBD - South Brisbane, West End, Highgate Hill, Hill End, Dutton Park and parts of Woolloongabba
