Sorry Day Breakfast Celebrations
The annual Sorry Day Breakfast celebrations were held at Orleigh Park, Hill End Terrace.
The day was organised by Link Up and was attended by sixty people a number of whom were the stolen generation.
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Sam Watson addressed the breakfast gathering
The Pocket Community Garden Photos
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The Community Bike Ride participants with lseveral children who rode on the road for the first time.
Congratulations to Peter from East Brisbane BUG assisted everyone with safety issues and marshalling riders at intersections. Paul Murdock from CBD BUG also attended and assisted.
Goodbye to a West End Character
There are plenty of photos of George Kiprios's yellow FX holden. I wish to commerate George's life and acknowledge his significant, iconic place in the history of West End and the Greek Community. Thank you Rock and Roll George.
I support the calls for George's car to become a museum item in the Brisbane City Museum.
Rally against Highrise in West End and South Brisbane
Approximately 500 people rallied in Boundary Street, West End on Saturday 17th October to tell Campbell Newman that they do not want skycrapers in South Brisbane, West End
Speakers including Prof Phil Heywood, Sam Watson, Indigenous artivist, Jo Bragg Environmental Defenders Office, Paul Rees apartment dweller, Darren Godwell WECA and Cr Abrahams. The Menjini Choir, Leah Cottrell and an oversized puppet added culture to the rally.
The community message was clear - yes to development but 8 storeys maximum, no 15 Storey buildings for Boundary Street and no wall of 12 or 15 storey buildings along the River in West End.
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Launch of Art Space, West End Community House
Councillor Helen Abrahams launched the Art Space at West End Community House on Friday 9th October.
The space will display the work from the art group that meets at the House each week. The artists were proud to have their work on show during the West End Live festival and that there is a semi pernament home for their work.
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Opening of Kurilpa Bridge
The Premier Anna Bligh, accompanied by Minister Robert Schwarten and Grace Grace, Cr Hinchliffe and myself, opened the Kurilpa Bridge. While the Premier thinks it looks like a trawling vessel, there was a range of ideas.
The bridge was voted a success by the thousands of people who walked the bridge. I know I shall look forward to riding across it when en route to the CBD.
Architect Michael Raynor was understandable proud of his design but left it to others to comment on what the bridge looked like. click here for more photos
West End Live
West End Live was one of the last gigs of the Brisbane Festival. Boundary Street had 1000s of people from noon to 9pm enjoy four stages, sofas to sit on, local food and wonderful music.
Local events included stories of residents of Browning Street, guided tours of West End including West End Community House and BBQ and street parties on the days leading up to the Festival.
Kev Carmody and the West End School choir played about 200 indigenous people walked through the festival some having walked 250 kilomtres from Cherbourg.
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Kurilpa Derby
The Grand Parade set the scene for the races and the two demonstrations events that followed.
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99Bikes Green Team Winners
On 18th September 2009, 99 Bikes announced the 2009 winner for a $1,500 bike and equipment for the 99Bikes Green Team. The winners have committed to commuting three days a weeks for a year. This is a great way to encourage cycling. I support the efforts of 99Bikes for this initiative.
Congratulations Everyone
The green team
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Park (ing) Day Events in Stones Corner
There were more than 10 Park(ing) Day sites in West End , South Brisbane, Coorparoo and Stones Corner on Friday 18th September. The each site had a different theme including giving away books, locally grown vegetables and many just greening the asphalt with an environmental activity.
Peter Boyle from Verge Landscapes site was on the corner of Montague Street and Old Cleveland Road, Stones Corner.
Road spaces can be places for play
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River Sunday SouthBank
RiverSunday followed RiverFire. The day was to celebrate youth and one event included the winner of GOA bill board competition for the best environmental poster designed by a Brisbane student.
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Gold Star Awards at West End Library
More than 20 boys and girls recieved their medals and certificates as Gold Star readers at the West End Library on Thursday 27 August. "I know that mnay students could have won the awards several times." said Helen
" One of the children comes from Eagleby to come to the West End Library because the love the atmosphere".
Several parents thanked the staff at West End Library, Maria, Sue and Victoria for being so available to recommend a new book to their children.
The children waiting excitedly for their medals and awards. For more photos Click Here
More Photographs from the Spotless Suburbs Award Presentations
Peter Marinelli represented the West End Traders who was a leader in this project.
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The Brisbane Writers Stories about Brisbane
Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly had children in the front row entranced by their excerpts from Brisbane Writers Stories about Brisbane.
Hats, boas and coats were donned to take the audience back in time to the days of the convicts, the Second World War and then Coolangatta was the only place to be seen.
This performance was held at the Senior Citizen’s Hall, Boundary Street and it was funded by The Gabba Ward’s allocation of the Lord Mayor Suburban Initiative grants. You can see the show in the CBD Mall lunch time this week.
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Reopening of Riverside Park between Kurilpa and Victoria Street
A BBQ to celebrate the reopening of Riverside Park between Kurilpa and Victoria Street ran out of sausages due to the unexpected numbers of local residents coming to celebrate.
There was music and singing, stencil drawing for children and the acknowledgement of the work of local community activists to pressure Council to close the road. Mary Maher and Norma Morgan were given certificates of appreciation by WECA’s President.
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Gold Star Reading Awards
The children waiting to receive their Gold Star Reading Awards at Stone Corner Library on Thursday 4th September 2008. All children read more that 8 books in four months. Many read more than 30.
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