By Evie Drinnan The new Breakfast Creek/Yowoggera Green Bridge was opened on Saturday 10 February by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, dressed in green pants to match the Moreton Bay Fig leaf-inspired bridge. Cr Schrinner said: “Our Green Bridges Program is all about building a better-connected Brisbane, making it easier for people to get around.” He […]
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By Marianne Taylor Marianne Taylor is “The House Detective”, a freelance architectural historian who specialises in investigating the history of houses. If you have a house you want investigated, visit www.housedetective.com.au. Last year, I was hired to research Edward Lodge, a luxury boutique B & B at 75 Sydney Street, New Farm. The land on
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By AnneMarie White OAM It’s Saturday afternoon in early December. I am walking along the river walk of New Farm Park and all around me are groups of people picnicking, playing games, chatting and eating. They are all so happy. The atmosphere is one of a grateful community embracing the picturesque setting that New Farm
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7th Feb 2024 The Rotary Club of New Farm invites you to their inaugural Community Dinner on February 7, featuring a special guest speaker from Queensland Brain Institute. The dinner will be held at Stratton Bar and Kitchen, 3 Stratton St, Newstead. Raffles and auction prizes will be awarded on the night, raising funds for
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26th January 2024 The RSL South Eastern District invites Veterans, families and all members of the local community to their inaugural Australia Day celebration! 10 AM to 2 PM | Limbless Soldiers’ Building, 42 Oxlade Drive, New Farm Program: From 10am there will be free tea, coffee and soft drinks, alongside a morning tea, followed
A new gateway to river tourism for Brisbane is set to open in time for summer this year with a $20 million project to build new pontoons and riverside dining at Howard Smith Wharves. CEO of Howard Smith Wharves, Luke Fraser, said this is an exciting new chapter and he looks forward to seeing these
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By David Hinchliffe Former BCC Deputy Mayor and Planning Chairman and former local Councillor David Hinchliffe (pictured) speaks out about development. Over-development — like the two 30 storey Kokoda towers proposed at Teneriffe – can kill a community. Development in our much-loved inner north is in danger of getting out of control. In quiet residential
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Circa Contemporary Circus is catapulting into 2024 with the appointment of Ann Sherry AO as the new Chair. Announcing the appointment, Circa’s Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz said: “As Circa embarks on an ambitious growth phase in these unstable times, we look forward to Ann’s guidance and insights as we move forward, touring the globe, building
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A community group dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history of New Farm is about to mark a milestone of its own. The New Farm and Districts Historical Society turns 30 this year and members are keen for local residents to join in the celebrations. Society President Desley Garnett said the society had its beginnings
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Wave the Checkered Flag on 2023 with Ferrari The summer of 1957. Ex race car driver, Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his
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Christmas markets on again By Jillian Goh Celebrate the season and shop for Christmas at the very popular Jan Powers Farmers Christmas Markets. Visitors can also look forward to a live performance by the Queensland Choir, face painting for the kids, and extra gift stalls set up just for the holiday. Make sure to pre-order
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Must have for Xmas Local historian and author Gerard Benjamin has released his latest book New Farm 50 Stories just in time to make sure it makes it under the Christmas Tree. Gerard said his previous books, Reflections on New Farm (co-written with the late Gloria Grant), 2008, and Homes with History on the New
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