The local West End and South Brisbane community, along with its representatives, have once again been taken by surprise by recent developments concerning the future of the Kurilpa precinct.
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Local Government Infrastructure Plan amendments. An opportunity for feedback.
Brisbane City Council’s Local Government infrastructure plan (LGIP) amendments process has been mired in controversy since it sent letters to some 14,995 property owners across Brisbane concerning draft changes impacting their properties. (See the link to our story below).
Kurilpa Derby 2023 – Photo Gallery
What a wonderful community event – thanks to the tireless team at West End Community Association and Kurilpa Derby 2023; and to the many volunteers and contributors, to the community groups and musicians. Let’s keep supporting the Derby & WECA.
Imagining a better future for Montague Road – the time to start is now.
Montague Road is a street of imaginative, diverse experiences and unfolding possibilities showcasing Brisbane and its citizenry. These words encompass the Montague Road Community Vision for 2035. The Montague Road project team and participants launched the Community Vision for Montague Road at the Queensland Ballet’s Thomas Dixon Centre on 30 March 2023. Fiona Stager, long-term West…
Queensland Ballet ‘festival of openings’ coming soon to Thomas Dixon Centre.
Some exciting news – Queensland Ballet (QB) has confirmed that the renovation of the Thomas Dixon Centre on Montague Road is set for completion by the end of April. QB is planning its first performance of Peter and the Wolf in the new theatre for 24 June. “The majority of the work will be completed…
Celebrating local volunteers in Griffith.
On 26 January, Terri Butler MP announced the Griffith Australia Day Awards winners for 2022. Ms Butler said the awards recognise volunteers who perform extraordinary or outstanding voluntary work in the Griffith electorate. Former Member for Griffith, the Hon Kevin Rudd AC, established the awards in 2000, and Ms Butler has continued the tradition. “In times…
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…
The battle for Riviera: What is happening at 5 Dudley Street?
Free food gardening collective, Growing Forward is planning a rally in Bunyapa Park on Saturday 28 August at 2.30 pm against a development application that they say will result in loss of affordable housing and further gentrification of the suburb. The proposal (DA A005732911) is for a 5-storey block of eight apartments at 5 Dudley…
Doing, not just talking: a celebration of People’s Park in Reconciliation Week
Last Thursday, 3 June, Reconciliation Week was the impetus for a community celebration at West End’s People’s Park. The theme for the week was More than a word. Reconciliation takes action, or as Kylie Deen put it, “doing, not just talking”. That was precisely the vibe at the park last week. Over the last year,…