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Active and Healthy

Mum Fit*
Mondays, 9:30-10:30am
Sherwood Arboretum.
Phone Nadia on 0487 070 174.

Interval Training*
Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm
Fehlberg Park, Yeronga
Phone Nadia on 0487 070 174.

Body Weight Interval Training*
Tuesdays, 10-10:45am
Nixon Park, Oxley
Phone Clare on 0432 168 667.

GOLD Tai Chi for Health*
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30am
Brisbane Corso Park, Yeronga
Phone Chunmei on 0438 802 018.

U-Jam Fitness*
Fridays, 9:30-10:30am
Nixon park, Oxley
Phone Lelani on 0405 569 094.

Yoga for Mobility*
Saturdays, 10-11am
Cawonga Park, Oxley
To book text Cassie on 0431 594 388.

Tai Chi Qigong*
Sundays, 8-9am
Robinson Park, Fairfield
Phone or text Julian on 0439 073 860.

 

Council

All outdoor gyms, skate parks, playgrounds, exercise equipment, basketball facilities, BMX tracks, barbecues and dog parks are now open.

All Council libraries are open for up to 20 people at a time for browsing, internet access in 15-minute sessions and printing. Hold fees are waived. Library members can also access resources online, including E-books and audiobooks. Membership is free. You can apply via Council's website.

Some of Council's outdoor Active and Healthy program activities have resumed and are capped at a maximum of 20 people. For a full list, see the 'What's On' section of the newsletter.

On-street parking meters are now operating as normal.

Bus passengers (except those requiring assistance) must board from the rear door. Ferry and bus services are only accepting Go Cards -- no cash ticket sales.

All Council pools remain closed until further notice with the exception of The Valley Pool, which is open for bookings. A plan is underway for the reopening of all pools.

All kerbside collections have been cancelled. Tips remain open and Council tip shops are scheduled to reopen on 13 June.

Community composting hubs are scheduled to reopen on 13 June.

Pedestrian traffic signals in high demand areas are now automatically triggered. This means you do not have to press the button when wanting to cross the road.

State

QLD Care Army Hotline
1800 173 349
If you need help at home or want to volunteer.

QLD Health
13 43 25 84

Mildmay St Zebra Crossing Petition

The State Government has confirmed that a zebra crossing outside Fairfield Rail Station across Mildmay St is not part the station upgrade project. To date, Council has failed to provide any pedestrian facilities been the station and shopping centre despite multiple requests. It strikes me as perverse that neither the State Government nor Council see the importance of improving pedestrian access to the new station as part of the project. 

Let's send them a clear message that better pedestrian facilities are needed for support public and active transport in Fairfield and Annerley. Sign the petition here and let's campaign for a zebra crossing on Mildmay St to provide safer access to the station and shops.There is a hard copy on the front counter of my office to sign as well.

 

Council has chosen Corinda Library as the site for a creative lighting project under the the City of Lights program. The lighting project consists of catenary lighting, or fairy lights, above the laneway at the side of the library and circular gobo projections onto the paved area outside the library.

Council have comissioned 12 original artworks for the gobo projections that I'm told will "reflect the local area". I will be interested to see what they've come up with. There has been no consultation with anyone in our community about this which is a bit of a lost opportunity in my view. Installation is scheduled for completion by the end of June.

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Queensland Student Hub

Queensland International students can now access support via the online Queensland Student Hub or via the Q Study hotline on 1800 778 839. Services include afterhours support, accommodation advice, public transport and travel advice, employment advice, health and wellbeing referrals, legal referrals, complaint referrals and translation services.

Council has been too slow to act following recent deaths and I hope you will sign the e-petition below to help put pressure on Council to act. The lack of planning and investment for the southern suburbs transport infrastructure is wrong and must change.

Over the past five years there have been 95 recorded crashes, nine involving pedestrians in the survey area (Ipswich Rd between Annerley Rd and Cracknell Rd). Ipswich Rd is a well-known state-wide top five accident hot spot. Traffic volumes are forecast to almost double over the next 12 years. Still no action.

Council has undertaken a number of reviews, including Move Safe and a Pedestrian Road Safety Review but has not acted on the recommendations. Other promised reviews are being kept secret.

Sign the petition here  and help me force Council to work with our community to fix Ipswich Rd, Venner Rd and revitalise Annerley by:

• reducing the speed limit through Annerley Junction shopping precinct to 40kms;
• installing flashing school zone signage to protect JPSS children crossing the road;
• upgrading the intersection of Ipswich Rd, Venner Rd and Waterton St to include proper signalised turning lanes;
• undertaking a feasibility study for a tunnel bypass under Ipswich Rd to reclaim surface streets for local traffic movements, better public transport, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure;
• installing a green arrow or zebra crossing at the intersection of Ekibin Rd and Ipswich Rd;
• undertaking a Village Precinct Project in Annerley Junction to improve amenity, safety and build revitalise community spaces;
• building new footpath, lighting and cycling infrastructure to promote active travel;
• delivering better local bus services through Annerley;
• delivering the promised Venner Rd Freight Bypass to take trucks off Venner Rd; and
• delivering traffic calming solutions in Annerley side streets to discourage rat running.

Ipswich Rd divides our community and Council must take action before another life is lost.

Council is offering free immunisation clinics throughout 2020 including flu shots for eligible groups. Clinics are held at the Corinda Bowls Club, 58 Hall Avenue, Corinda from 9-11am each Wednesday (excluding public holidays).

For more information, including immunisation fact sheets, visit the Council website here.

Park Rd, Yeronga is posted as 50km/h. The sign, which is in the school zone outside Yeronga State School, collected data for a 7 week period from 9 February to 29 March, 2020. During this time 137,778 vehicles (av. 2,812 per day) passed through the portable speed sign zone.

28,585 or 20.7% of all drivers were recorded travelling above the posted speed limit. Of the vehicles speeding, 85% were travelling at or below 55km/h. When prompted, speeding drivers reduced their speeds by an average of 2km to 53km/h within the speed camera range.

Please slow down around the busy school and pedestrian hot spots!

Rail Bridge Works, Chelmer
Queensland Rail are installing Structural Monitoring and Alert Systems (SMAS) on some rail bridges in the Ward. SMAS allow immediate assessment of an impact in the event of an over-height vehicle collision with a bridge, and will reduce rail and road traffic delays. Scheduled works are as follows:

• Chelmer St, Chelmer - 8 to 9 June, 6:30pm to 5am - single lane closure
• Long St East, Graceville - 9 to 12 June, 6:30pm to 5am - single lane closure
• Bridge St, Chelmer - 15 to 16 June, 8pm to 5am - road closure with detour in place

Lighting Upgrades Robinson Park, Fairfield
Council are currently undertaking lighting upgrades in Robinson Park, Fairfield. Works involve upgrading existing lighting to LEDs to improve energy efficiency and will take place between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday. The upgrades are due for completion by the end of July.

Lighting Project Norm Rose Park, Fairfield
Works are currently underway to install lighting in Norm Rose Park, Fairfield. Works are due for completion by the end of the month. The lights are a much-needed safety improvement and hopefully will allow people to make more use of the park during the coming winter months.

Road Resurfacing Works
Resurfacing works are scheduled for Herbert St, Annerley from 10 June to 15 June, weather conditions permitting.

Council requests that residents do not park their vehicles within the work zone during construction hours. Any vehicles parked on the road when works are scheduled to occur will be relocated to facilitate the works.

Bus Stop Upgrades
As part of Council's Bus Stop Accessibility Improvement Program Rhyndarra St at Rhyndarra - Hyde, Stop 30, Yeronga  will be upgraded in the coming weeks. Works will include an upgrade and relocation of the bus stop boarding area and a replacement and relocation of the bus stop seat. Works will take place between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Saturday.

Indooroopilly Riverwalk
Construction of the Indooroopilly Riverwalk has commenced, with works taking place Monday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm.

Fairfield Rail Station Upgrade
Works on the upgrade to Fairfield Rail Station are scheduled to begin at the end of the month.