By Evie Drinnan A group of local women created a lasting impact when they founded the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre (NFNC) 40 years ago. They saw the need for a food co-op and set up the NFNC in Hawthorne St, before it moved to its current location three years later. These days, the centre connects […]
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Review by Mike O’Connor Friday, when I was a very small child, was payday, and payday way back then meant that when Dad got off the tram on his way home from work, he’d stop at the fish and chip shop and buy dinner. His arrival at our front door was heralded by the aroma
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By Evie Drinnan OHM Festival performers Nova Ruth and Grey Filastine have made some gobsmacking changes to their lives, all in the name of climate action. 12 years ago, the Indonesian duo bought an old fishing ship, which happened to be the first peacetime vessel built out of the German u-boat shipyard in 1947, a
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By Anthony, Shi Yan Wong Inspired by her sons’ sporting passion, Teneriffe resident Fiona Zhou would like the Brisbane City Council to set up a table tennis table in New Farm Park. Ms Zhou said the addition could attract more visitors and encourage sports participation within various age groups. “We have basketball, soccer, and tennis
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Local man’s boatload of photos By Evie Drinnan New Farm local Ken Morris has been photographing boats on his front verandah for 20 years. His website, Humbug Boats, boasts a collection of almost 4,000 photos, arranged into categories such as Coastguard, Historical, Super Motor Yachts and Trawlers. “Why do I do it? I like recording
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Friday, 28th June – 29th June | The Triffid, Brisbane QLD (w/ Hits)– Tickets | By Rob Mellett Formed in 1974, Sydney’s Radio Birdman were, along with Brisbane’s The Saints, the nation’s foremost exponents of punk. Founded by US expat Deniz Tek and vocalist Rob Younger, Radio Birdman’s sound was steeped in the high-energy guitar
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Close to 1,200 people made a sea of purple for this year’s Epic Walk for DV on Sunday, March 24. Participants walked a 5km loop from New Farm Park, including Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath, Grace Grace, Di Farmer, David Crisafulli, Amanda Camm, Penny Wolff, Julia Dixon and Vicki Howard. Brendan Smith, who organised the event with
By Kate Lockyer The colossal momentum of Stephanie Lake’s Colossus has turned what was originally an abstract work into something that took on its own meaning. Lake said the show is about the power of the collective, and also about the push and pull of humanity and the positives and negatives of crowd behaviour. “There’s
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By Mike O’Connor Brisbane City Council has said that it has found “possible asbestos containing material” in the Powerhouse Park at New Farm. The council conducted a number of tests of the parkland soil following claims by residents that coal dust had been found in the park which was the site of the coal dump
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By Kate Lockyer The couple behind a fundraising effort that brought women’s helpline staff to tears of joy has renewed their efforts again this year, assisting survivors of domestic violence. CEO of Women’s Legal Service QLD (WSLQ) Nadia Bromley said: “It’s not often I’m left without words, but these two young men regularly put me
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By Lindsay Keating Lindsay: Hi, is it David? David: Yes, hi Lindsay, nice to meet you. You know, you’re my first female Uber driver. Do you do this full-time? Lindsay: No, I left my corporate life behind about five months ago to start a business, and this is part of my exit strategy. David: That’s
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By Evie Drinnan As a community, we feel New Farm Park is our backyard – we think there is nothing we do not know about it. But most people are not aware it is a home of the elusive, nationally rare Bush Stone-Curlew (Burhinus grallarius). Although many of us don’t notice them, these birds are
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