We usually think of Boundary Street as West End’s retail centre, so it may be surprising to learn that Qlicksmart one of Queensland’s award-winning exporters operates upstairs from a thrift shop along the strip. Qlicksmart, established by Australian medical professionals Dr Neville Henry (AM) and Dr Michael Sinnott, was recently awarded Exporter of the…
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Celebrating Fiona Stager’s OAM for services to literature.
There were celebrations at Avid Reader on Monday evening. We all knew something was up, but Kevin and Fiona had managed to keep a tight lid on their reasons for inviting us along. Some thought it might be a marriage announcement, others thought perhaps retirement, others, a Winter Solstice ritual, but the real reason had…
Riding the Omicron roller coaster in West End
By now, if it hasn’t happened to us personally, we all know someone who is COVID positive or a close contact experiencing isolation. We have all heard stories about the supply of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), the long and slow queues for PCR tests, and results arriving late or in some cases not arriving at…
People’s Park Lights Up
One of the heart-warming things to have occurred in Boundary Street over the last two or three years has been the love and support for People’s Park and the people who gather there. Regular performances and workshops have enlivened the Park: the planting project by Kurilpa Futures that kicked things off in December 2019; the return of Triple…
Boundary Street retail strip bouncing back
Business confidence is building again along West End’s Boundary Street as businesses change hands, new operators come in, and a long-standing family business returns to the strip. Three of the oldest businesses in West End say that while COVID has been tough and something of a roller coaster over the past 22 months, business is…
West End Green Bridges: connecting or dividing communities?
The Westender has closely followed Council and community responses to the proposed green bridges program to West End from St Lucia and Toowong, and we provide here a timeline of the process from the announcement until now. There have been several Council information sessions, and politicians and various community and interest groups have run forums…
Community notice board clean up reveals 30 years of community history
Before the advent of the smartphone and Facebook, we relied on community notice boards to get out our messages and place our ads. In West End noticeboards have remained an important communication tool. In 1992 as part of the Boundary Streetscape project, Landscape Architect John Mongard worked with local artists and residents to workshop and envisage…
RACQ study supports long term community calls for action on cycle safety
Last week the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) released a statement outlining research that it says reveals that up to two-thirds of Brisbane CBD roads popular with cyclists had no safe cycling infrastructure. The RACQ’s Head of Public Policy Dr Rebecca Michael said the research used AusRAP star ratings of infrastructure safety and crash…
The Art of Hibernation: The Gabba Ward shutdown album
“It’s here! The Gabba Ward’s shutdown album – The Art of Hibernation – is now available online for download!” Jonathan Sri announced on Facebook. If you haven’t heard it yet you are missing a real treat. The album is a wonderful musical celebration of our local musicians and community. Given it is about the COVID…