Lions Christmas cakes
Lions’ charity Christmas cakes Teneriffe Lions Club is again offering its famous charity Christmas cakes and puddings to our neighbourhood. The Lions Christmas Cake program has been a major fundraising project of Lions Australia since 1965 and raised more than $70 million. Teneriffe Lions alone have raised over $34,000 from cake sales since they were
A legacy of memories
A legacy of memories By Kate Lockyer Fortitude Valley resident Meridith Lawrence has lived a full life and has been able to share her stories with her son thanks to a unique legacy storytelling service. Reflecting on her childhood living in a mansion in New Farm, Ms Lawrence said: “The house on Mountford Road… taught
Fables from a mall balloon twister
Fables from a mall balloon twister By Kate Lockyer Queen Street Mall’s ‘balloon man’ has found a new way of bringing joy to children with his heartwarming picture books. “They all have a little positive message for children. ‘Splat Flat Went Bat’ is about, rather than being disabled, being alternatively-abled,” New Farm author and ballon
Vale Donata Carmela Pecoraro
Vale Donata Carmela Pecoraro: 1933 – 2024 If you have been to or lived in New Farm the last half century there’s a chance you crossed paths with Donata Pecoraro. For 56 years she called the suburb home, living at 110 Merthyr Road a third of that time. Her house opposite Coles known for its
Rotary New Farm’s Light Up Carols and Santa
Get in the festive spirit with the Rotary New Farm’s Light Up Carols and Santa! Enjoy the sausage sizzle while listening to carols under the trees in beautiful New Farm Park. The carols will be held Sun, 1 December from 3pm to 8pm. Queensland Show Choir and solo vocalist Peter Vance will treat you to
Brunch for good
Brunch for good Pink food – ranging from salmon mornay to pink donuts, watermelon and feta salad, and a pair of breast-shaped cheesecakes – was the order of the day at Merthyr Road Uniting Church’s first community Sunday brunch on October 6. The event, held as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, raised funds for
KittyCat changes up for debate
KittyCat changes up for debate By Evie Drinnan The community feedback period for the Brisbane City Council’s plans to double the frequency of KittyCats closed on November 17. Services would double at kittycat-only terminals, and a reconfiguration of the CityHopper and inner-city Cross-River routes would see more efficient connections to the CityCat network. The changes
New purpose at New Farm Park
New purpose at New Farm Park By Kate Lockyer Carol Owens, tutor of U3A’s Creative Portraiture Class, says she doesn’t think of retirement – just of “repurposing”. Brisbane’s University of the Third Age (U3A) is a self-funded organisation, run entirely by volunteers, which provides a wide range of intellectually stimulating classes established for retired people.
Storytellers bring the Aegean Sea to New Farm
Storytellers bring the Aegean Sea to New Farm By Kate Lockyer Two local creative startups have partnered to immerse their audience in the remote Greek island of Kythira for a new film loosely inspired by the filmmaker’s grandfather. Teneriffe filmmaker Jacob Richardson of Film Focus premiered his debut feature film The Aegean at New Farm