CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY!
Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 5 March, 2017 with the Cubberla-Witton Catchment Network Inc. A terrific turnout with 75 locals getting grubby to clean up our patch of Australia. Well done everyone!
Try Golf without expensive membership!
Pay and play at St Lucia Golf Links or Victoria Park Golf Complex. Brisbane has 283 days of sunshine; why not make the most of them by playing a round of golf? If you’ve ever wanted to try golf but didn’t want an expensive membership be sure to check out our pay and play courses at…
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Mobile Library Makeover
Long before e-books, Kindles and Amazon, there was the Mobile Library! Remember the days when a big Council bus would roll up, stuffed full of books with hardly any room to move inside? Then, in the 80’s and 90’s those buses became trailers with ventilation, stairs and awnings. From 2004, as the delivery of additional…
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Planning in Pullenvale
Council holds free Talk to a Planner sessions to help residents, business owners, community groups and industry professionals learn more about the Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan). During these sessions, you can speak face-to-face with a planning specialist, giving you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about how City Plan relates…
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Emergency Response Shed is ready!
Brisbane’s wonderful subtropical climate means we also get unpredictable weather, including severe storms and flooding. Many of us remember the devastating and isolating effects of the 2011 floods out here in the Pullenvale Ward. On Sunday 8th October 2016 I attended the official opening of the Emergency Response Shed at the Mt Crosby Bowls Club,…
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Community Connections
The definition of Community: a group of people living in the same place. The idea of communitty suggests a social group of people residing in a specific location, sharing common interests, a physical neighbourhood or perhaps a wide span of like-minded individuals creating a larger society. The Pullenvale Ward – with its 318km2 geographical expanse…
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MCCG ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2016
Really look at the environment. Get that great shot. It is perfect timing. It’s time for MCCG’s Annual Photography Competition with over $1500 is cash prizes! Entry is open to all members of the public, young and no-so-young. There are 3 Categories: Open, Young Persons, and School. Entry forms, including info and rules, are available…
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CRIME STOPPERS
Crime Stoppers Queensland offers a vital opportunity for the community to participate in solving crime. In addition, the prevention of crime through anti-crime campaigns allows the organisation to call for targeted information and assists to highlight crimes of concern taking place. The Brisbane West Volunteer Area Committee is based in the western suburbs of Brisbane at…
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Hand crafted wooden TOYS!
Local members of Shed West (Community Men’s Shed) make wooden toys with expertise and care to sell to the public. We have some in the Ward Office for the kids to play on and it’s no surprise that they’re popular with the big kids too! Shed West is located at 98 Brookfield Rd, Kenmore Hills…
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GREEN ARMY Launch
On a winter’s day in August there was a decided spring in the step of Federal MP Jane Prentice as she declared the official commencement of the Moggill Creek Catchment Group (MCCG) Green Army Project 2016-2017 along the banks of Moggill Creek. The Green Army is a team of inspired young locals who revere the…
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