Rose pruning day at the park By Kate Lockyer It may be the middle of winter, but preparations for springtime blooms have begun in New Farm Park as gardeners pruned back more than 7,000 roses. Senior Team Leader Jean-Charles Guex has a team of five gardeners at the park, but apprentices are brought in to […]
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Bowled over with enthusiasm By Kate Lockyer Just across the road from New Farm Park is the New Farm Bowls Club, home to the current Division 1 Pennants champions in the region. Club President Dean Merlo said: “We are attracting a lot of young state players, but we still welcome beginners and have coaching available.”
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MK Café: A Legacy By Valerie Ferdinands Originally published in My Village News May Peninsula 2023 edition. Walking into MK Café across from New Farm Park, one thing’s for sure. It’s not Café 63, in fact far from it. New menu, new hours and new local owners have well and truly stamped their identity on
New Farm Park Vision By Kate Lockyer In January, the Brisbane City Council released its latest Vision for New Farm Park – view it here: New Farm Park Vision. In late 2021, feedback from over 700 community members consulted by the council showed that the most valued features are: open green space, well established
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Historic New Farm Park remains the most popular destination to book a wedding, party or other event in a Brisbane park. Almost 1300 events were held at New Farm Park in the past 12 months, with the park’s famed rotunda booked 844 times, making it Brisbane’s most-booked park destination. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said: “Almost
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Outdoor cinema, night markets, art installations and performance spaces are coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Brisbane Powerhouse is one of the city’s greatest cultural assets, and that this investment would deliver more to see and do for residents and visitors. “We want to ensure this precinct continues to evolve and
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New Fam Park’s heritage rose gardens have sprung to life this spring, with thousands of flowers blooming up to a fortnight earlier than previous years. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said for many residents, the warmer spring weather is their favourite time of the year and the blossoming roses of New Farm Park is the traditional
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Brisbane City Council are proposing works within New Farm Park to improve visitor safety and accessibility to the precinct. The works are part of the Council’s commitment to enhancing and maintaining more than 2160 parks across the city. The works will include: Reopening the original Brunswick Street park entrance, and the installation of bollards to
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The $3 million Better Suburbs Grants program is helping sports clubs and other community groups hit by COVID restrictions and snap lockdowns. Many local sports clubs and community groups have been forced to cover the cost of maintaining their facilities and fields, while games are cancelled and canteens are closed, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said.
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The New Farm Neighbourhood Centre provides a social hub for people to meet and have a chat, join a range of activities and tap into local support services. The Centre is an open house with computers, kitchen, laundry and showers and can offer advice with housing and legal issues. Opposite New Farm Park 967 Brunswick
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Weekend Notes | Gillian Ching It would be easy to miss the End of the Road Cafe in New Farm. Located in a cul-de-sac, the cafe is literally at the end of Brunswick Street and at the beginning of Brisbane’s glorious New Farm Park. Wandering along the winding, tree lined paths of the much loved
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ABC News A vast Brisbane rose garden is still blooming after 100 years, but how did it withstand the Sunshine State’s floods, humidity and extreme heat? New Farm Park’s rose garden, located in one of the city’s most popular suburbs, holds 2,500 roses of different varieties and colours. Established 1914, the heritage-listed park started with
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