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Babies, Books and Rhymes
Tuesdays, 2pm
Fridays, 9.30am
Corinda Library

Toddler Time
Wednesdays, 9.30am
Corinda Library

Children's Storytime
Thursdays and Saturdays, 9.30am
Corinda Library

CORINDA LIBRARY

Cloud basics*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 20 Feb
Learn about the benefits of cloud storage and cloud computing.
Planning for abundance*
10:30am-12pm, Sat 23 Feb
Learn how to eat seasonally and locally from your backyard.

Meet Ally Blake*
10:30-11:30am, Tue 26 Feb
Australian romance author Ally Blake talks about her experiences writing the most popular genre in the world.

TV Streaming on the net*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 27 Feb
Never miss your favourite television show again.

First Friday craft group*
1:30-3pm, Fri 1 Mar
Bring your favourite craft to work on and share.

Dr Seuss's storytime dress up
2-3pm, Sat 2 Mar
Come dressed up as your favourite character. Ideal for children aged 2-12 years.

Library e-books for Androids and iPads*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 6 Mar
Basic device skills required.

International Women's Day*
10:30-11:30am, Fri 8 Mar
Celebrate this special day with tea and trivia and acknowledge the achievements of women from diverse backgrounds throughout history.

Second Saturday book club*
2-3pm, Sat 9 Mar
For March, read and discuss The Last Station by Jay Parini.

iPad skills one*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 13 Mar
Bring your own iPad.

iPad Skills*
11am-12:30pm, Wed 20 Mar
Bring your own iPad and Apple ID account details.

*Requires booking. Please contact 3403 8888 or relevant library to secure your place.

ACTIVE AND HEALTHY

Active and Healthy events can be subject to change. Please contact Council's 24/7 Call Centre on 3403 8888 for more information.

Tai Chi
8-9am, Tuesdays
29 Jan-11 Jun
Works both your mind and body to help you feel relaxed, refreshed and calm. $
Sherwood Arboretum

Aqua Yoga
11am-12pm, Tuesdays
29 Jan-2 Apr
Low impact exercises that support the body while still providing a great workout due to the water resistance. $
Dunlop Pool, Corinda

Aqua Aerobics
2:30-3:15pm, Saturdays
2 Feb-23 Mar
A fun water workout for all fitness levels. $
Dunlop Pool, Corinda

Beginner Swimming Program for Adults*
1:30-2:30pm, Saturdays
2 Feb-23 Mar
An inclusive opportunity for men and women of all cultures to learn the basics of swimming. $
Dunlop Pool, Corinda

Deep water aqua running
9:30-10:30am, Sundays
3 Feb-24 Mar
A deep water workout that uses all major muscle groups. $
Dunlop Pool, Corinda

Fitness 4 Mums*
9:30-10:30am, Mondays
4 Feb-1 Apr
Stay fit and healthy while meeting other mums.
Sherwood Arboretum

Family adventure walk*
2-4pm, Sat 16 Mar
Join the fun of a guided walk by the beautiful Brisbane River.
Simpsons Playground, Graceville

Kayak night paddle*
5-8pm, Sat 16 Mar
Enjoy a relaxing paddle and explore your local waterway in a kayak at night. $
Simpsons Playground, Graceville

Life games and adventure
10am-12pm, Mon 8 Apr
Utilise exciting equipment like the giant earth ball, fun parachute, fireman toss mat, tug of war, mad hoppers, sack races and many non-equipment games. 6-15 years.
Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson

Mini Olympics
10am-12pm, Thu 18 Apr
Enjoy a fun adaption of the Olympic Games with a focus on fun. 6-13 years.
Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson

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

GOLD

Cycle through the history of Graceville and Chelmer*
9:30-11:30am, Fri 22 Mar
Discover the past on this trip along bike paths and quiet roads.
Meet at Gordon Thomson Park, Chelmer

Swiss ball and pilates*
9:30-10:30am, Mondays
4 Feb-10 Jun (except public holidays)
A low intensity, easy workout that includes a mixture of strength, balance and pilates exercises.

NIA dance
1:30-2:30pm, Wednesdays
27 Feb-3 Apr
A fun way to get moving.
Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre

*Requires booking. Please contact 3403 8888 to secure your place.

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

OXLEY CHELMER HISTORY GROUP

Meets 9:30am at Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL, 2 Clewley St, Corinda.

15 March
26 April
14 June
9 August
20 September
18 October
29 November (venue tba)

Contact 3379 1967 or ochginc@gmail.com

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

Western Suburbs Asperger Support Group
7pm on the 3rd or 4th Thursday of the month
Jane 0448 909 863
St Matthews Church Hall, Sherwood

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

We are still waiting for Council to deliver on the new zebra crossing and build outs near the intersection of Appel St and Verney Rd E to provide a safe crossing point to Graceville Rail Station and for students heading to Graceville SS amd CTK. 

Last year the Rail Station was upgraded but no safe crossing point to access the Station was delivered.

This project has been listed for many years as a priority in my Tennyson Ward Budget submission and identified as a high priority by the community in the recent Move Safe survey undertaken by Council. No response from the Lord Mayor though. 

Please sign the petition here and let's send Council a message that safe access to public transport is a priority for our community.

The 'Local Heroes' Australia Day Community Service Awards were held on Australia Day at the Oxley Bowls Club to recognise the relentless work of our prominent local volunteers.

There are so many unsung heroes from all walks of life in our community who work behind the scenes to build and strengthen their neighbourhood and our district, and this award was created to ensure they are recognised in our local community for their efforts.

This year, Cr Steve Griffiths and I had the honour of presenting the following extremely hardworking community members with their award:

• Kylie Fry - Sherwood Girl Guides
• Nancy Liyou - Pamphlett Sea Scouts, volunteer at Graceville State School and local kindergartens, Community Flood Appeal, Tennyson Residents' Association, Queensland Youth Orchestra
• Melanie Grodecki - Women's Legal Service
• Sheryl Dowley - Western Districts Netball Association
• Mark Laidlaw - Kurilpa Scout Group
• Sandra Howard - Sherwood Community Festival
• Geoff Ivett - Sherwood Meals on Wheels
• Stan and Claire Moore - Oxley Neighbourhood Watch, Sherwood Meals on Wheels, Corinda State School P&C
• Craig Williams - Oxley Litter Clean-up Group, Rocks Riverside Parkruns
• Jennifer Bennetts - Boomerang Bags Oxley
• Tim Swifte - Moorooka Lions Club, has assisted countless other community groups

A big thank you to all the volunteers from Club Oxley, Rotary, Lions, Oxley NHW and CWA for helping make the Australia Day Pool Party such a success.

Thank you to all the residents who contributed ideas for the playground upgrade at Dunlop Park, Corinda near the pool.

A design has now been finalised and Council will begin preliminary works in coming weeks with construction to begin in April/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; and
  • spinner/ caroussel.
• 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.

Since 2013, the Speed Awareness Monitors (SAM) signs have been located in various traffic hotspots around the Tennyson Ward 55 times. The signs, which flash a smiley face to vehicles travelling the speed limit and a slow down message to those who are not, have produced some interesting results.

The following are the top ten streets with the highest number of speeding vehicles and the top five with the lowest:

Top Ten Highest

1. Villa St, Yeronga (school zone) - 61%
2. Dewar Tce, Sherwood -54%
3. Brisbane Corso, Fairfield x3 - 40%
4. Brisbane Corso, Fairfield - 37%
5. Ferndale St, Annerley (school zone) x4 - 36%
6. Kadumba St, Yeronga - 36%
7. Park Rd, Yeronga (school zone) x4 - 27%
8. Sarah St, Annerley - 25%
9. Oxley Rd, Sherwood (school zone) - 24%
10. Oxley Rd, Graceville (school zone) - 18%

Top Five Lowest

1. Clewley St, Corinda (school zone) - 1%
2. Annerley Rd, Annerley - 1.5%
3. Ardoyne Rd, Oxley - 1.8%
4. Randolph St, Graceville (school zone) - 3%
5. Venner Rd, Annerley - 5%

Between 18% and 61% of vehicles in the top ten streets were speeding, four of which are within school zones. The SAM signs had quite a significant influence on speeding vehicles, reducing the percentage of speeding vehicles to between 8% and 20%.

Of the five lowest streets for speeding, between 1% and 5% of vehicles were speeding, two of which were within school zones. The SAM sign reduced this further to between 0.4% and 1%.
Please remember to slow down around our schools.

Over the next few weeks, Council will be undertaking an audit of soil and turf conditions at a number of local sporting fields through Council's Sports Field Testing Program. Sherwood Football Club, Western Suburbs District Cricket Club, Kenmore AFL, Chelmer Sports Club, Oxley United Soccer and Sporting Club, Western Districts Netball Association and Souths Junior Cricket Club have been chosen as part of the audit.

Minor works will be undertaken to produce an agronomical assessment of the playing surface, including assessment of moisture content, soil compactness, turf cover, basic soil description, root depth, playing field evenness and filtration rate. These works will test the surface hardness, soil nutrients and turf health to allow benchmarking and ranking of fields to determine those selected for future major projects and field investment. All a bit technical, but hopefully useful data for the clubs' field management.

Council's contractor, IVM Solutions Pty Ltd, will undertake these works, which are scheduled to take place from now until February 2019.

FOOTPATH CONSTRUCTION

Verney Rd E, Graceville
Odd numbered side of the street
Work to begin 4 March, 2019 and completed within two weeks.

BUS STOP ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Council is currently rolling out their Bus Stop Accessibility Improvement Program, which aims to ensure that all bus stops are compliant with relevant standards and are convenient, safe and accessible for all public transport users.

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

• #1623: Long St at Haldane Street, stop 52, Graceville
• #3710: Brisbane Corso near William Pde, stop 24/17, Fairfield
• #3709: Brisbane Corso near William Pde, stop 17/24, Fairfield
• #4913: Ipswich Rd at Yeronga Park, stop 26, Annerley
• #12084: Cracknell Rd at Juster Street, stop 25A, Annerley
• #3747: Ipswich Rd at Venner Waterton, stop 24, Annerley
• #3675: Brisbane Corso at Wanganui Gardens, stop 35, Yeronga
• #4902: Sarah St at Hamlet Street, stop 26, Annerley.

To complete these works and to maintain bus stop accessibility, Council will be:

• trimming one poinciana tree (Delonix regia) overhanging the property boundary of 426 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga, as part of the upgrade to bus stop #3675
• removing one ivory curl tree (Buckinghamia celsissima) as part of the upgrade to bus stop #4902.

ENERGEX MAINTENANCE

Honour Ave, Graceville
Pole maintenance and replacement
Night works - 18 Feb, 2019

TREE MAINTENANCE

Boat Park, Graceville (near Graceville Ave)
Removal of one dead tree - to be replaced in March, during cooler weather