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

Mondays, 11:30am
Annerley Library

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11am
Fairfield Library

Toddler Time
Wednesdays, 9.30am
Corinda Library

Mondays, 10am
Annerley Library

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am
Fairfield Library

Children's Storytime
Thursdays 9.30am
Corinda Library

Mondays, 3:30pm
Annerley Library

Fridays, 11am
Fairfield Library

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Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten Open Day
9-11am, Sat 15 June
43 Hyde Rd, Yeronga

Friends of Sherwood Arboretum AGM
10:30am, Sun 16 June
Joseph St entry

Oxley State School Fete
11am-4pm, Sat 22 June
Oxley State School

Oxley Creek Catchment Association General Meeting
5:30pm for 6-8pm, Tue 25 June
Oxley Creek Common

Open Day
10am-2pm, Sun 14 July
Yeronga Community Centre

Chelmer-Graceville Kindergarten Open Day
9:30-11am, Sun 21 July
40 Acacia Ave, Graceville

Festival of Nations
8am-6pm, Sat 27 July
Corinda State School

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FAIRFIELD LIBRARY

Be Connected at the library*
11am-12:30pm, Thu 13 Jun
Share what you've learned, get help, and try some fun and useful online skills in a relaxed session.

Drop in and meet NAO*
11-11:30am, Sat 15 Jun
Drop in any time between the listed times.

Introduction to littleBits*
2-3:30pm, Wed 19 Jun
Using littleBits, children will design and create machines while learning about the basics of circuits, motors and motion.

Evening book club
6-7pm, Thu 20 Jun
In June, read and discuss The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis. New members welcome.

Book chat
1-2pm, Wed 26 Jun
In June, read and discuss Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux. New members welcome.

FBI: Fairfield book investigators kid's club
3:30-4:30pm, Wed 26 Jun
In June, the club will read the Fox Investigates series by Adam Frost. Ideal for children aged 6-11 years.

Be Connected at the library*
11am-12:30pm, Thu 27 Jun
Share what you've learned, get help, and try some fun and useful online skills in a relaxed session.

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ANNERLEY LIBRARY

World Refugee Week: A world of stories*
3:30-4:15pm, Mon 17 Jun
Join in for stories and craft celebrating the contribution diversity makes to our community. Ideal for children aged 3-8 years.

Literary event: Heads and Tails*
3:30-4:30pm, Mon 24 Jun
Craft and activities inspired by John Canty's Heads and Tails: Insects, a Children's Book Council of Australia 2019 shortlisted book. Ideal for children aged 3-8 years.

Be Connected at the library*
10-11am, Tue 25 Jun
Share what you've learned, get help, and try some fun and useful online skills in a relaxed session.

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CORINDA LIBRARY

Internet skills one for seniors*
1-3pm, Thu 13 Jun
Basic computer skills are required.

Internet skills two for seniors*
1-3pm, Fri 14 Jun
Basic computer and internet skills are required.

Email skills one for seniors*
1-3pm, Thu 20 Jun
Basic computer and internet skills required.

Email skills two for seniors*
1-3pm, Fri 21 Jun
Basic computer skills and an email account required.

Meet Amanda O'Callaghan*
10:30-11:30am, Tue 25 Jun
Join Amanda, winner of the QLA Writers Fellowship, as she discusses her new book This Taste for Silence.

Online safety and security basics for seniors*
1-3pm, Thu 27 Jun
Basic computer and internet skills required.

Social media basics for seniors*
1-3pm, Fri 28 Jun
Basic computer skills and an email account required.

Hi everyone

The Council Budget for 2019-2020 was handed down today and it is a Budget of hits and misses locally. The projects funded in Tennyson Ward reflect a range of necessary and welcome repairs and rehabilitation rather than new things.

Major footpath rejuvenation works at the Annerley Junction and Sherwood Shopping precincts, playground and lighting projects in Fairfield, and rehabilitation of the heritage listed Camphor Laurels in Laurel Ave, Chelmer will boost the liveability and amenity of some of our oldest, most gracious suburbs.    

Whilst the scope of the project is unknown, $198,000 has been budgeted for 'congestion busting' along Ipswich Rd, Annerley. I hope that this is for the road and pedestrian safety works we have been calling for around Annerley Junction and Venner Rd. I will keep you updated when more details are known.

But it is frustrating when critical projects like the low rail bridge at Corinda, the pedestrian crossing at Graceville Rail Station, drainage upgrades for Yeronga and backflow valves are continually ignored. Traffic projects to cope with development and population growth in the suburbs are woefully underdone in the Budget.

When I met with the new Lord Mayor a few weeks ago, I gave him a shortlist of priority local projects (20) and road resurfacing (15) from the Tennyson Ward Budget submission long list of 160. You can read it here. I've ticked the ones delivered in the Budget. From this shortlist the Lord Mayor funded 4/20 projects and 5/15 road resurfacing projects requested. I had hoped he would listen and act on the critically important projects we have long been waiting for but sadly, there is not much change from the former Lord Mayor's approach in this Budget.   

As always, I will be ensuring that the discretionary funds for footpaths, parks, community groups and events are stretched as far as possible this year. I look forward to working with you to deliver these Budget initiatives.

Regards, Nicole.

Road Resurfacing

• Cansdale St, Yeronga $120,000
• David St, Tennyson $75,000
• Eversley Tce, Yeronga $265,000
• Fairfield Rd, Fairfield $176,000
• Gamble St, Graceville $39,000
• Kadumba St, Yeronga $329,000
• Lofter St, Tennyson $218,000
• Plymel St, Chelmer $45,000
• Thomas St, Sherwood $241,000
• Violet St, Yeronga $345,000
• Whistler St, Corinda $30,000
• Wilton Tce, Yeronga $125,000

Kerb and Channel and Ramps

• Cliveden Ave, Corinda $54,000
• Errol St, Graceville $32,000
• Kadumba St, Yeronga 98,000
• Plymel St, Chelmer $44,000
• Fairfield Rd, Fairfield $70,000

Footpath Reconstruction

• Equity St, Annerley $102,000 (currently underway)
• Ipswich Rd, Annerley $488,000, Annerley Junction Shopping Precinct
• Ipswich Rd, Annerley $89,000
• Sherwood Rd, Sherwood $345,000, Sherwood Shopping Precinct

Local Traffic Improvements

• Hyde Rd, Yeronga $150,000, safe crossing point
• Ipswich Rd, Annerley $198,000
• Oxley Rd at Quarry Rd, Sherwood $74,000
• Four new SAM (green smiley face) signs and two Slow Down signs
• Wharf St, Chelmer $32,000, guard rails

Park and Footpath Upgrades

• Turley St, Fairfield $108,000, new playground
• Norm Rose Park, Fairfield $95,000, lighting

Drainage

• Brisbane Corso, Fairfield $463,000, stormwater drain  near Turley St

Bridge, Culvert and River Wall Rehabilitation

• Lagonda St, Annerley $377,000, Lagonda St Park bridge replacement
• Jolimont St, Sherwood $167,000, river wall stabilisation Sherwood Arboretum

Park, Tree and Waterway Maintenance (Bushcare)

• Hall Ave, Oxley Creek, Corinda $18,000
• Pratten St, Oxley Creek, Corinda $32,000
• Laurel Ave, Chelmer $1m, heritage tree maintenance (over two years)

Festivals and Grants

• Sherwood Community Festival
• Lord Mayor's Suburban Initiative Fund, $75,000
• Peaks to Points Festival
• Various community, seniors, environmental and sporting club grants 

What's In the Budget Nearby

There are a few projects located in adjoining wards that will be beneficial for local residents including:

• Inskip St, Rocklea $121,000, resurfacing
• Ipswich Rd service road, Rocklea $2.2m, resurfacing
• Walter Taylor Bridge rehabilitation work, Indooroopilly 1.4m
• Witton Barracks creative community hub, Indooroopilly $3.4m (over two years)
• Indooroopilly Riverwalk (bikeway), Indooroopilly $3.7m (carried over from last year)
• Woolloongabba Bikeway $1.7m (carried over from last year)
• Sherwood Rd, Rocklea $58,000, traffic management improvements
• Eleanor Schonell Bridge rehabilitation work, Dutton Park $377,000

• average rates increase 2.5% (owner occupier households) or $10 per quarter
• pensioner rates rebates - full pensioners $1,040 and part pensioners $486
• first home buyer rates remission, one year 50% discount for homes up to $750,000 (from 1 Oct)
• $72.2m for road resurfacing
• $6.1m for green bridges, Kangaroo Point to CBD, Toowoong to West End, St Lucia to West End, Bellbowrie to Wacol, Breakfast Creek
• $60m for libraries
• $27.2m for bikeways
• $125.3m for Brisbane Metro
• $134.2m for buses and ferries
• FREE off-peak travel on buses and ferries for seniors
• $39.9m for the Brisbane Metro
• $24.6m for Wynnum Rd corridor
• $64.9m for Kingsford Smith Drive
• $315,000 for electric bus trial
• $14.2m for Village Precinct Projects (suburban shopping centre upgrades)
• $2m in discounts for small business fees and charges
• $26.7m for new and upgraded parks
• $9.9m for pools
• $20m for the Green Future Fund
• $1m Victoria Park rehabilitation (planning)
• $497,000 for midnight opening trial at Brisbane Square Library
• $21.2m for suburban intersection improvements
• $11m for ferry terminal upgrades
• $31m for double decker City Cats
• $5m for the Oxley Creek Transformation Project
• $3.2m for Brisbane School of the Arts refurbishment
• $10.4m for supporting arts and culture  (markets, events and festivals)
• $221,000 outdoor cinema in the suburbs
• $42m for drainage