
New Farm Park’s heritage rose gardens have sprung to life earlier than usual
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

Proposed New Farm Park improvement works
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

$3 million grants program open to New Farm sporting and community groups
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.
New Farm residents call for community-led masterplan..
ABC Radio Brisbane | Lucy Stone A community campaign against planned changes to a beloved inner-Brisbane park has been labelled “scaremongering” by the local councillor overseeing the project. But residents say they are simply asking to be part of a community-led masterplan for New Farm Park in the face of rapid population growth and high

New Farm Neighbourhood Centre
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
End of the road cafe – New Farm Park
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

New Farm Parkrun
Every Saturday | 7am Parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km community events. They are open to everyone and are safe and easy to take part in. The New Farm Park 5klm run starts adjacent to the New Farm Ferry Terminal in front of the park and is mostly run on cement paths. Some sections of the
New Farm Park rose garden still going strong ..
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

Brisbane Social Touch Football Group
Every Sunday | 4:30pm Oct to March | 4pm April to September Note: Group has moved from New Farm Park to Gilchrist Ave, Herston. Social mixed touch rugby is a slightly slower paced game aimed at the social side of things, a bit slower and ideal for beginners who want an introduction to touch rugby.

New Farm Historical Society
“Gathering information from the past….preserving it for the future.” This is the long-time motto of the very popular New Farm Historical Society, which does good works in these parts. They host very well-attended monthly meetings in Merthyr Road, always featuring a formidable array of guest speakers, followed by a sumptuous courtyard afternoon tea. The Society
New Farm History
A couple of years ago, Ron Altmann, a good man, a serious yachtie, a New Farm State School Old Boy with very long ties with this area, had an idea that there would be many people who do and did live in these parts, who just might want to share some of their neighbourly and
Jan Powers Farmers Markets
Every Saturday | 6am – 12pm Spend your Saturday morning at the Jan Powers Farmers Markets in front of the Brisbane Powerhouse. Fortify yourself with a coffee and the paper and then a croissant, or an omelette, crepes, sausages, dumplings, French pizzas, Japanese chicken skewers, before you pack your basket full of farm fresh fruit