The community feedback period for the Brisbane City Council’s plans to double the frequency of KittyCats closed on November 3. Services would double at kittycat-only terminals, and a reconfiguration of the CityHopper and inner-city Cross-River routes would see more efficient connections to the CityCat network. The changes would see the frequency of Maritime Museum-QUT Gardens […]
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Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) staff have brought back an old fundraising favourite for hospital staff in Brisbane – the interhospital swimming carnival. The RBWH Hepatopancreaticobiliary (liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct surgery) team are hosting the carnival at the Centenary Aquatic Centre on Friday November 22. Family, friends, community members and swim squads
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Brisbane’s first vertical school, which implements mindfulness, bespoke courses and ‘genius hour’ in its curriculum, will welcome its first cohort of Grade 12 students next year. Fortitude Valley State Secondary College (FVSSC) Principal Sharon Barker said: “Our vision is to create a community of agile learners, who are bold, resilient and kind.” Ms Barker was
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A Hamilton Clayfield Girl Guide has received the Young Everyday Heroes for her service to the community as part of the guides. Jemma Philippi, a 17-year-old Ranger Guide, was given the award as part of the QBANK Everyday Heroes Award on October 11. She has only been a girl guide for three years, deciding to
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After competing at both the 1982 and 1986 World Championships, former professional road racing cyclist Tony Perri had twice fulfilled his dream of representing his country. But his penchant for setting goals didn’t end there. “My big driver for all those years was to win that green and gold jersey, which is the only time
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Carol Owens, tutor of U3A’s Creative Portraiture Class, says she doesn’t think of retirement – just of “repurposing”. Brisbane’s University of the Third Age (U3A) is a self-funded organisation, run entirely by volunteers, which provides a wide range of intellectually stimulating classes established for retired people. Their portraiture class is held in New Farm Park
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Thousands of vulnerable people in Brisbane have rediscovered their confidence and found employment thanks to a non-profit in Fortitude Valley that provides styling advice and career support. Mere Vitale, CEO of Suited to Success, said that their clients come from diverse situations, which include those who have experienced domestic violence, financially insecure people, refugees and
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Pink food – ranging from salmon mornay to pink donuts, watermelon and feta salad, and a pair of breast-shaped cheesecakes – was the order of the day at Merthyr Road Uniting Church’s first community Sunday brunch on October 6. The event, held as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, raised funds for local north Brisbane
Clayfield local Max Gow is only 22, but he has already touched the lives of many men of all ages throughout Southeast Queensland since founding a support organisation in 2022. “We really want to transform the way support is delivered to our men – finding their passions and interests and setting goals to work towards,”
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The Lost Story, following on from her acclaimed debut novel “The Clockwork Island” released in 2023, Meg Shaffers’ second book is promoted as “Narnia for grown-ups” and more than delivers on this promise. It incorporates all the elements of beloved classic adventure tales – faraway lands filled with mythical creatures, heroic princes, a stately queen,
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