Community
Brisbane Marathon Festival to limit inner city suburb access
Sunday, June 7 will see the Brisbane Marathon Festival take place, causing major road disruptions across the CBD, Kangaroo Point, and New Farm.
Category: Local News
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Community
Herb society celebrates 51 years
With the annual Herb Awareness Festival on the horizon, the Queensland Herb Society looks forward to celebrating its 51-year history as a gardening community.
Community
Birdman’s quiet stewardship beneath Newstead’s grandeur
Michael the “birdman” of Newstead, originally from Yugoslavia, has been coming to the park for many years.
General Articles
Respected New Farm GP hangs up the stethoscope
After 37 years caring for New Farm as a general practitioner (GP), co-founder of the Merthyr Medical Centre Dr Leon Kondos has retired.
Arts and Culture
Art, music and community at Mayo Arts Festival
St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School’s Mayo Arts Festival is set to return on August 1, inviting families and locals to a showcase of student creativity.
Arts and Culture
New Farm author turns the page with new memoir
New Farm author Katie Delimon, who captured readers with her raw and vulnerable memoir, is planning to release a follow-up book exploring family secrets.
Business
Newstead businesses down thousands in Energex refit
Newstead small business owners are bracing for several weeks of lost trade after Energex shifted about 1,800 staff to work from home.
Arts and Culture
Turn it up! Embracing the valley’s music heritage
Fortitude Valley’s vibrant live music heritage will be celebrated with a feast for the ears on Saturday May 16.
General Articles
Brisbane sewage campaigner calls in top brass over stalled RTI
A dispute over the release of documents detailing untreated sewage discharges into Brisbane’s waterways has been escalated.
Arts and Culture
Snakeskin, suede and white leather – the lost art of the “artigiano calzolaio”
To the modern shoe-wearer, a pair of handcrafted white leather shoes would be a luxury item, but for the daughter of an Italian shoemaker in the 1960s, they were just regular shoes.