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Contact the relevant library or
3403 8888.

Babies, Books and Rhymes
Tuesdays, 2pm
Fridays, 9:30am

Toddler Time
Wednesdays, 9:30am

Children's Storytime
Thursdays, 9:30am

CORINDA LIBRARY

Meet Lidia Kardos*
10:30-11:30am, Tue 23 Apr
Share the heartbreaks and triumphs and follow Lidia through her life and across continents in this roller-coaster of a story.

Library e-books for Androids and iPads*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 24 Apr
Bring your own device, Apple or Google Play Store account details, library card and email account details. Basic device skills required.

Learn to code for adults*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 1 May
Ideal for adults with basic computer and internet skills.

Android skills one*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 8 May
Perfect for the first time user. Bring your own Android tablet.

Be Connected at the library*
2-3pm, Thu 9 May
At this monthly meeting, share what you've learned, get help, and try some fun and useful online skills in a relaxed session.

Second Saturday book club*
2-3pm, Sat 11 May
For May, read and discuss The Dry by Jane Harper. New members always welcome.

Android skills two*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 15 May
Bring your own Android tablet and Google Play Store account details.

GOLD

Swiss Ball and Pilates*
9:30-10:30am, Mondays
Until 10 June (except public holidays)
A low intensity, easy workout that includes a mixture of strength, balance and pilates exercises.
Chelmer Community Centre

*Requires booking. Please contact 3403 8888 to secure your place.
$ - costs involved

SHERWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
38 Thallon St, Sherwood
3379 6963

SEALS
Seniors group
1-3pm, Tuesdays

Western Suburbs Clay Workers
10am, Wednesdays
Contact Gai on 0411 090 370

Mudlarks Pottery Club
11am, Fridays
Basic pottery skills required
Contact Muriel on 3379 8539

Physiotherapy Classes
10:30-11:30am, every second Monday
Contact 3379 6963

Grumpy Old Men's Group
10am-12pm, Thursdays

Computer Lessons
Six one hour lessons for beginners to intermediate.
$30.00
Contact Leigh on 3379 5395

Computer Hardware
2-5pm, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Contact Gary 3278 5395

Clutter Group
2nd Wednesday of the month
Contact David on 0400 903 663

Western Suburbs Anxiety and Depression Support Group
Mondays
Contact Roy on 0400 921 510

Social Group
10am-12pm, Mondays
$3 per session

Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre
Graceville Social Soccer
Friday mornings from 6am to 7am

Graceville Memorial Oval
Players of all standards welcome for an easy going kick around (no hard tackles!).
Contact Paul if you would like more information: 0414 228 736

Nature Babes
9:30am - 11:30am Wednesdays
0-5yrs Playgroup

Benarrawa CDA
79 Waratah Ave, Graceville
Ph: 3379 9925

English Classes
Advanced: 10am -11:30am Tuesdays
Beginner: 10am - 11:30am Thursday
Acacia Ridge Community Centre

Parenting Conversation Corners
1:30 - 2:30pm Thursdays
Indooroopilly Uniting Church

Ukulele Community Group
2pm - 4pm Sundays
Ph: Ian on 0439 715 144
Corinda State School

Chelmer Speakers Group
Learn to speak in public and enjoy it
Sherwood AFL Club
41 Chelmer Street East, Chelmer

Sherwood Senior Citizens' Club
9am-12pm Every Thursday
Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Sherwood Rd and Thallon St, Sherwood
Morning tea at 9am followed by group meeting and activities
For more information ph: Margaret 0407 075 446

Rotary Club Taylor Bridge
Tuesdays 6.45pm for 7pm
Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL
2 Clewley St, Corinda
Ph: 3379 2002 for more details.

Chelmer and District Probus Club
9:45am, every 4th Tuesday of month
Croll Memorial Precinct, (opposite Sherwood Services Club)
2 Clewley St, Corinda
Kathy - 3379 7237 for more details

Sherwood Probus Club
Every 3rd Friday of month
Magpies AFL Club
Chelmer St E, Chelmer
3372 7525 for more details

Oxley Creek Common Carers
Tuesdays 7-9am
Volunteer weeding group
Meet at the red shed
Sherwood Rd, Rocklea
Ph 0429 911 555

Gardening Club
10am every second Tuesday
Acacia Ridge Community Centre

Sherwood Arboretum Working Bee
8am - 10am every third Sunday of the month
Joseph Street Garden Shed, Sherwood

Graceville Community Garden
Sundays 7am
Benarrawa Community Centre
79 Waratah Ave, Graceville
Ph: 3379 9925

Work is scheduled to begin on the new playground at Dunlop Park, Corinda in early May, weather permitting.

The Budget is $130,000, which sounds like a lot, but unfortunately isn't and it is likely that the project will be delivered over two years.

Stage one will include:

• a new playground, including interactive fort ($110,000), which includes:
• climbing and agility equipment for both toddlers and older kids;
• swing set, including toddler and basket swings;
• Jeep rocker; 
• spinner/carousel;
• shade sail (approx. $25,000);
• new tap and dog bowl;
• new bins; and
• top soil to level the entrance to Oxley Rd.

Stage two will include (when funding permits):

• learner bike circuit; and
• footpath to the playground from Oxley Rd.

Thank you again to everyone who gave feedback on the playground. You can visit my website here to view the design in more detail.

For ANZAC Day this year, we recognise the founder of the Sherwood RSL, Lt Maurice Little, who served as the first President of the Sherwood RSL from 1919 to 1925 and was a lifelong champion of veterans.

Lt Little, a Gallipoli hero, was badly injured at Quinn's Point, but came home to Corinda to champion the needs of World War One veterans. As suggested by the Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL, the pathway between Churchill St and the cenotaph will be officially dedicated as Maurice Little Way on ANZAC Day this year.

I hope you will all join me at the ANZAC Day service and unveiling at Graceville Memorial Park on 25 April - march fall in at 7am and service commences 7.30am. See below for a list of all local ANZAC Day services.

I hope you will be able to make it to one of the following local ANZAC Day services on April 25 to honour the courage of our service men and women:

Dawn Service at Corinda - Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL Sub Branch

• 5:15am - Service at the Croll Memorial Precinct, opposite Sherwood Services Club, cnr Browne & Clewley Sts, Corinda
• Sherwood Boer War Service - Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL Sub Branch
• 6:30am - Service at Boer War Memorial, Sherwood Cemetery, cnr Egmont St & Sherwood Rd, Sherwood

Yeronga Memorial Park Service - Stephens RSL Sub Branch

• 6:50am - Assemble outside Yeronga State School, Park Rd, Yeronga
• 7:00am - March off to Yeronga Memorial Park
• 7:30am - Service at Yeronga Memorial Park, Honour Ave, Yeronga

Graceville Memorial Park Service - Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL Sub Branch

• 7:00am Assemble at cnr Appel St and Verney Rd E
• 7:15am March off down Verney Rd E onto Oxley Rd to Graceville Memorial Park
• 7:30am - Service at Graceville War Memorial, Graceville Memorial Park, 173 Oxley Rd, Graceville
• Plus the unveiling of Lt Maurice Little Way

Tennyson Service - Pamphlett Tennyson Sea Scouts

• 8.30am - Service at Myla Tce Memorial, Tennyson

Dutton Park Service - Yeronga-Dutton Park RSL Sub Branch

• 8:25am - Assemble at Heffernan Park, Annerley Rd, Annerley
• 8:30am - March off to Gair Park
• 8:45am - Service at Gair Park, Gladstone Rd, Dutton Park

Oxley Service - Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL Sub Branch

• 9.30am - Service at Oxley Memorial Stone, Bannerman Park, Bannerman St, Oxley

Kayak Games*
8-11am, Thu 18 Apr
Get a group of friends together, or come on your own for three hours of fun with water games and activities. For children aged between 10 and 17 years - $5.00
Simpsons Playground

Tinker table: Bee-Bots
10:30-11:30am, Thu 18 Apr
Drop in for some hands-on experimenting with Bee-Bots. Learn basic programming skills while helping your Bee-Bot navigate and solve a maze. Ideal for all ages.
Indooroopilly Library

Rock Climbing*
9-11am, Thu 18 Apr
Come and experience the thrills of rock climbing in your local area. Minimum age is 12.
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park

Mini Olympics
10am-12pm, Thu 18 Apr
Enjoy a fun adaption of the Olympic Games with a focus on fun.
Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson

YA board games
1:30-3pm, Thu 18 Apr
Drop in and have fun playing board and card games at the library. Bring your friends or meet new game partners to share in the fun. Ideal for people aged 12-17 years.
Indooroopilly Library

Easter Storytime*
2-3pm, Thu 18 Apr
Bring along all the family, join the egg hunt and have a wonderful time.
Corinda Library

Items marked with * require bookings. Contact Council on 3403 8888 to book your place.

Friends of Oxley Creek Common AGM

Friends of Oxley Creek Common is at a critical stage as members age, move away, or leave to focus on other things.

Both the President and Treasurer will step down at the upcoming AGM and they need people to come forward and be a little more involved in Oxley Creek Common, and particularly its future.
It's only a few hours a year to organise seasonal bird walks and look after the group's bank account, but there's scope to do lots more if you wish.

If you have a little time for this wonderful natural asset, attend the group's Annual General Meeting at 10am on Sunday, April 28. (The AGM will immediately follow the bird walk that departs the Red Shed at 7am.)

President, Treasurer, Secretary and Management Committee positions will be elected.
To nominate for any of these positions, or for more information, please contact Steve on 0421 984 588.

The Federation Cup is being held over the Easter weekend from 20-21 April, 2019. All residential streets within 1km of the stadium will be subject to 1hr parking restrictions, residents and their visitors excepted.

This affects residents in Tennyson, Yeerongpilly and Yeronga who live within the Qld Tennis Centre Parking Area. Each street within the Parking Area is delineated via the newly installed yellow signs under each street sign and the existing signs on major roads. You can also see a map of the precinct here.

If you reside within a designated street, you can apply for a permit from my office at Fairfield Gardens Shopping Centre, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield. When applying, please bring a copy of the current vehicle registration certificate for each vehicle registered to the property and a rates notice or utility bill.

Paragon and Ortive Sts, WILL NOT be closed during this event and residents WILL NOT need a pass to access these streets.

In honour of ANZAC Day 2019, Brisbane City Council is partnering with the Australian Defence Force to recognise Brisbane streets that share their name with people, places and events of historical significance to Australian conflicts.

This year, the types of street names considered are those associated with Australian Soldiers of New Guinea, as well as WWI and WWII Victoria Cross recipients. A full list of all previously commemorated streets can be found on Council's website here or by searching for 'Streets of Remembrance'.

To date, the 'Rising Sun' badge and the 'Royal Australian Navy' badge have been included on 677 street signs, recognising 133 street names in 202 locations around the City.

If you have a suggestion of a street name that would commemorate Australia's men and women in conflict in this special way, please let me know by either emailing my office at tennyson.ward@bcc.qld.gov.au or by phone at 3403 8605. I look forward to hearing from you.

During April, Council will undertake inspections of light poles on Council-owned sports fields to assess the structural integrity of the light poles. The program consists of a visual inspection using a drone and provides information on the condition of sports fields lighting poles to assist Council to improve sports field safety. If any issues are identified, Council will undertake further investigations at no cost to the lessee.

The following clubs'/sites' lighting will be inspected within the Tennyson Ward:

• Oxley United Soccer & Sporting Club Inc.
• Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc.
• Western Districts Netball Association Inc.
• South Brisbane District Cricket Club Inc.
• Souths Graceville Rugby League Club Inc.
• Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Inc.
• Brisbane Rugby League Referees Association Inc.
• The Australian Hellenic Sports & Cultural Association

The inspections will identify a number of potential issues such as timber rot, termite damage, rust and any visual electrical defects. Poles will be rated accordingly from 1 (new) to 5 (needs replacing).

Fields can still be accessed and used during inspections.

The Great Brisbane Bike Ride will pass through Fairfield, Yeronga, Tennyson, Graceville, Chelmer, Sherwood, Corinda and Oxley on Sunday, 19 May between 7:30am and midday.

The event, which aims to raise funds for the Mater Smiling for Smiddy, will see up to 2500 riders pass through the area, as part of the recreational event.

As only limited road closures will be in place in crucial locations, riders will be mostly travelling on open roads with other traffic. These roads include Brisbane Corso, King Arthur Tce, Graceville Ave, Nadine St, Leybourne St, Appel St, Long St W, Hazelmere Pde, Berry St, Dewar Tce, Grace St, Keble St, Morcom Ave, Ardoyne Rd and Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd. You can see the route map in more detail online here.

Brisbane City Council has commenced development of the Brisbane Off-Road Cycling Plan, which aims to provide safe and sustainable recreation opportunities, while better protecting bushland reserves. This includes a range of mountain bike riding, skills tracks, dirt jumps, pump tracks, gravel riding, cyclocross and riding on tracks.

The aim of the Plan is:

• getting more people outdoors into nature, having fun and getting fit and healthy
• identifying locations across the city for off-road cycling facilities that better protect the natural habitat
• providing an accessible network of safe off-road cycling facilities in parks and bushland reserves
• meeting the growing needs of the off-road cycling community with a well-planned and connected outdoor recreation network.

To help inform the development of the draft concept plans, Council is seeking feedback and ideas from the broader community via an online survey about how people currently use Council's reserves and parks along with their ideas for planning future off-road cycling facilities. The community can complete the online survey on Council's website here, which will be open for feedback until 10 April 2019.

For more information, visit the project webpage here or contact the team via email at parks@brisbane.qld.gov.au.

NEW FOOTPATH CENTRAL AVE, SHERWOOD

Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday 23 April to install a footpath on the even numbered side of Central Ave, Sherwood, between McDougall St and Strickland Tce Park. Some limited access to footpaths and driveway may be experienced, as well as some dust and noise impacts.

BUS STOP ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Council is undertaking works to improve the accessibility of bus stops across the City. As part of the Bus Stop Accessibility Improvement Program, 6,600 Brisbane bus stops will undergo upgrades and maintenance works to boarding points, access paths, waiting areas, signs, tactile ground surface indicators and bus stop seats to ensure compliance with disability and accessibility regulations.

The following bus stop will be upgraded in the coming months:

• #1624: Long St at Haldane St, stop 52, Graceville

There may be some minor local impacts during work hours of between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday, however some out of hours works may be required. Every effort will be made to minimise disruption to the local community.

TRAFFIC SIGNAL WORKS, OXLEY AND SHERWOOD RDS, SHERWOOD

During April, Council will undertake repairs to the traffic signals at the intersection of Oxley and Sherwood Rds, Sherwood. Works include upgrades to the existing traffic signals poles and mast-arms, upgrade of the signals hardware and replacement of signal cables and pits. Most works will be carried out during the school holiday period to minimise traffic impacts with electrical and pole changeover works to occur in late April after civil works are complete.