Message From Nicole
Help Name Two Yeronga Parks
Remembrance Day 2018
Local News and Events
Portable Flashing Speed Sign for Park Rd, Yeronga
Development Update
Tree Removals
Get Your Parking Permits for Brisbane International
It's Magpie Season!
2019 Lord Mayor's Australia Day Awards
Green Heart Photography Comp
Road and Construction Works
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WHAT'S ON
Items marked with * require bookings.

Contact the relevant library or
3403 8888.

 

Babies, Books and Rhymes
Mondays, 11:30am
Annerley Library

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11am
Fridays, 12pm
Fairfield Library

Toddler Time
Mondays, 10am
Saturdays, 9:30am
Annerley Library

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am
Fairfield Library

Children's Storytime
Mondays, 3:30pm
Annerley Library

Tuesdays, 12pm
Fridays, 11am
Saturdays, 9:30am
Fairfield Library

FAIRFIELD LIBRARY

Smartphone Skills*
2-3:30pm, Fri 2 Nov
BYO smartphone

Southside Community Craft Circle
1-3pm, Tue 6 Nov
New members welcome. Please phone Wendy on 3341 2039 for more information.

Simple Photo Editing*
2-3:30pm, Fri 9 Nov
Basic computer and internet skills required.

Evening Book Club
6-7pm, Thu 15 Nov
In November, read and discuss Pompeii by Robert Harris. New members welcome.

Celebrating 50 years of The Tiger Who Came to Tea*
11-11:45am, Fri 16 Nov
Ideal for children aged 3-6 years.

Email Skills One*
2-3:30pm, Fri 16 Nov
Basic computer and internet skills required.

Fabulous Flowers and Foliage in Brisbane*
10:30am-12pm, Sat 17 Nov
Learn more about foliage and flowering plants suited to subtropical Brisbane gardens.

Email Skills Two*
2-3:30pm, Fri 23 Nov
Basic computer skills and an email account required.

ANNERLEY LIBRARY

Cloud Basics*
10:30am-12pm, Tue 30 Oct
Learn about cloud storage and computing.

BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) Book Club*
9:15-10am, Mon 5 Nov
Join in to discuss great books in good company.

Library e-books and Downloads*
10:30am-12pm, Tue 6 Nov
BYO device, library card and email account details.

Celebrating 50 Years of The Tiger Who Came to Tea*
3:30-4:15pm, Mon 19 Nov
Ideal for children aged 3-6 years.

ACTIVE AND HEALTHY

Aqua Aerobics
11-11:45am
Saturdays from 6 Oct to 24 Nov
Yeronga Park Pool

Beginner Swimming Program for Adults*
11:45am-12:45pm
Saturdays from 6 Oct to 24 Nov
Yeronga Park Pool

Deep Water Aqua Running
8-9am
Sundays from 7 Oct to 9 Dec
Yeronga Park Pool

Community Skateboard Workshops*
9-10:30am
Saturdays from 13 Oct to 3 Nov
J.F. O'Grady Park, Fairfield

6 Week Challenge*
5:30-6:30am
Mondays from 15 Oct to 3 Dec
Fehlberg Park, Yeronga

Tai Chi
8-9am
Sundays from 21 Oct to 9 Dec
Robinson Park, Fairfield

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

GOLD (50+)

Canoe explore*
10am-1pm, Wed 10 Oct
Enjoy a relaxing paddle while exploring Brisbane's waterways. $5.

Tai Chi
9-10am, Thurs
$5 between 16 Sep and 14 Oct
Brisbane Corso Park, Yeronga

*Require bookings. Call 3403 8888 to book.

Fairfield Writers' Group
Every second and fourth Saturday
Please call Helga on (07) 3848 1492 for more information.
Fairfield Library

Yeronga Friendship Club
Every third Monday
Activities and outings for over 50's.
Yeronga RSL
391 Fairfield Rd, Yeronga
Ph: 3278 5720

Yeronga Men's Shed
9am-12pm Monday and Wednesday
Yeronga Uniting Church
Kingsley Pde, Yeronga

Stephens Croquet Club
Association Croquet: Wed 9.45am and Sat 12.45pm.
Golf Croquet: Fri and Sun (Sep - April 2.45 pm and May - August 1.45 pm) & Tuesdays from 9.00am
Further information - 0439 714 312.

Annerley Stephens History Group
Meets first Thursday of the month from 6.30pm
Annerley Community Hub
556 Ipswich Rd, Annerley

For more info contact
Stephen: 0417 770 176 or email
Bill: 0417 713 200 or email

Yeronga Bowls Club
Game Days - From 12:30pm, Wed and Sat
3848 1146 (3-7pm, Tues to Sun)
11 Querrin St, Yeronga

Yeronga Community Centre
Open 9am-1pm, Monday-Thursday

Bread basket, computer hub, free wifi, phone, photocopying and printing, information, support and refferral, Commissioner of Declarations (by appointment).

Monday
Seniors Morning Tea - 10am-12pm
Computer Assistance - 10-11am
Indoor Bowls - from 10am

Tuesday
Computer Assistance - 10-11am

Wednesday
Computer Assistance - 8:30am-1pm
The Chatroom @ Annerley - 12-2pm

Thursday
Guided meditation - 10-10:30am
Craft Group - 9:30am-12pm
Art Group - 10:30am-12:30pm

Sunday
Yeronga Community Garden - 3-5pm
Yeronga State High School

3848 2285 -- 26 Devon St, Yeronga
MESSAGE FROM NICOLE
Hi everyone, 
 
If you feel like you have been inundated with flyers in your letterbox featuring photos of the Lord Mayor, you would be right. In the past year some 9.5 million! This is an extraordinary number. TV advertising has also increased by 1000% from $50,000 in 2016-17 to $590,406 in 2017-18. Millions of ratepayers dollars is being spent on glossy brochures or TV ads while roads need resurfacing, schools and rail stations need safer crossing points for pedestrians, and footpaths are crumbling. I do not believe this is a good use of Council funds. And frankly it makes me mad seeing all the essential work on basic services that need doing in our district and around the City, like this footpath in Corinda (pictured). I have now been told that it may be up to two years before damaged footpaths will be fixed because there is such a backlog.
 
The Yeronga Movie in the Park has been rescheduled and is on Friday, 16 November with St Sebastian's hosting family favourite Early Man. Food from 5.30pm and Movie from 6.30pm (sunset). I am delighted to fund the free movie in the park programme around the ward to bring families together in local neighbourhoods. 

Regards, Nicole.
HELP NAME TWO YERONGA PARKS

The Yeronga RSL is seeking to name a small riverside park at the end of Heritage Close, near the old Rhyndarra Military Hospital as Rigby Place in honour of a  distinguished pioneering family who settled in Shottery St in the 1880s and whose sons served in both WW1 and WW2. The Rigby Family helped found the Yeronga RSL where it stands today.

Our community is also seeking to rename Esplanade Park (a default name for the street) after Ron Goeldner, a master builder, who together with Pat, raised their family on the Esplanade and whose lifetime of volunteer service to the local community through NHW and the YDRA, local schools, Kindys, the RSL and more has enriched our community immeasurably.

You can sign a hard copy of the petition over coming weeks or click  here to sign it online. 

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2018

2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. Every year at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, one minutes silence is observed throughout the country in remembrance of those who lost their lives during war.

This year, Tennyson Ward will commemorate Remembrance Day with two local RSL services held by the Stephens RSL and the Sherwood-Indooroopilly RSL.

The Stephens Sub Branch RSL 2018 Remembrance Day service will commence in Yeronga Memorial Park at 10.30am, Sunday, November 11. As part of the WW1 Armistice Centenary events, a public "Remembrance Walk" will be held prior to the Memorial Service along Honour Avenue commencing from the Park Road gates at 9:45am. Along the route, school students will be calling out the names of the 97 servicemen from the Stephens Shire who did not return. All are welcome to join the walk. If your child would like to participate, please contact the Stephens RSL on 0418 797 597 or matt.rowe@pocoecho.com.au.

The Sherwood-Indooroopilly Sub Branch RSL 2018 Remembrance Day service will commence in Graceville Memorial Park at 10.30am, Sunday, November 11. The RSL are also undertaking a march for this special occasion. Assembly will be outside the Graceville train station on Appel St at 10am for a 10:15am march off to Graceville Memorial Park. Everyone is welcome to march.

All are welcome to attend these services to pay their respects to those Australians who lost their lives or suffered during war and armed conflict.

LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS

NEED A HALL?

Looking to rent a hall space? Christ Church Community Hall at 6 Cork St, Yeronga is a great place for dance and exercise classes, community meetings, group sessions and more. With kitchen faciltiies and a large floor space, the Christ Church Hall is the perfect place for your next activity or event. Contact Father Harry on 0428 187 625 for more information or to book. 

PORTABLE FLASHING SPEED SIGN FOR PARK RD, YERONGA

Council's portable flashing speed sign has been installed on Park Rd, Yeronga, near Yeronga State School.

Park Rd, Yeronga is posted as 40km/h during the school zone hours of 7-9am and 2-4pm. While the sign was previously at this location it collected data for a four month period from 24 February 2017 to 2 July 2017. During school zone hours, 110,937 vehicles (av. 867 per day) passed through the portable speed sign zone. 39,002 vehicles or 35.2% of all drivers were recorded travelling above the posted speed limit. Of the vehicles speeding, 85% were travelling at or below 48.9km/hr. When prompted, 14,655 speeding drivers reduced their speeds by an average of 6.5kms to 42.4km/hr within the speed camera range. This is really not good. Please slow down outside our schools.

The portable flashing speed sign is part of Council's programme to improve road safety around schools and other traffic hotspots. The sign shows a smiley face to vehicles travelling the speed limit and flashes a slow down warning to those speeding. The sign should help to quell speeding vehicles and make the area much safer.

The sign provides Council and the police with reliable information about traffic volumes and speeds. It has been shown to reduce traffic speeds in streets where it has been located to date by up to 10kms per hour.

The sign will stay at this location for approximately 8-10 weeks and will be continuously rotated throughout the ward.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

13 Ashby St, Fairfield

A development application has been submitted to Council for four townhouses at 13 Ashby St, Fairfield. The proposed plans includes four three storey, three bedroom townhouses, each with two garaged car spaces.

If you would like further information on the application or to make a submission, visit Council's PD Online website here. My office has some dot points, if you would like to make a submission.

TREE REMOVALS

202 Park Road, Yeerongpilly
1 Tuckerro Tree is approved for removal due to the construction of a new driveway crossover. It is anticipated for this removal to be completed by end of October 2018.

79 Waterton Road, Annerley
2 various trees to be removed for construction works to new unit complex. It is anticipated for these removals to be completed by end of October 2018.

295 Fairfield Road, Yeronga
1 Melaleuca Tree located on Venner Road frontage of new unit complex is to be removed for construction of new driveway crossover. It is anticipated for this removal to be completed by end of October 2018.

34/36 Ormonde Street, Yeronga
1 Schottia Tree is to be removed for construction of new driveway crossover. It is anticipated for this removal to be completed by end of October 2018.

Council will endeavor to replant trees back at the locations where possible while conforming to Council Planting Guidelines. If Asset Services are unable to replant back on site, the replacement planting will be allocated in to the local ward.

At the following locations at Chester Street, Annerley
Request received by Queensland Urban Utilities contractor advising of replacement of water main on Chester Street, Annerley. Trees are approved to be removed at the following locations.

  • House number 22 - 1 shrub to be removed.
  • House number 24 - 1 Flindersia and 1 Grevillea Tree to be removed.
  • Onside frontage of 2 Dempsey Street - 1 Harpullia Pendula and 1 Golden Penda Tree to be removed.

Once installation is completed by a Queensland Urban Utilities contractor and Asset Services have been advised, replacement planting will be conducted back at these locations.

GET YOUR PARKING PERMITS - BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL 30 DEC TO 6 JAN
The Brisbane International is being held from 30 December, 2018 to 6 January, 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 during December. 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.
IT'S MAGPIE SEASON!

Between July and December some of Brisbane's native bird species, particularly Magpies, may become defensive and swoop people who venture too close to their nesting site.

Most magpies and other swooping bird species will accept the presence of people within their territories, however when attacks do occur, they usually take place within a one hundred metre radius around the tree containing the nest.

While Magpies are a nuisance, they are protected under the State Wildlife Legislation (Nature Conservation Act 1992) and therefore, are not moved or harmed by Council. If you notice a Magpie or other bird species is swooping, please let my office know and we can ask Council to erect warning signage at the location. My office can be contacted on 3403 8605 or, after hours, contact the Council Call Centre on 3403 8888.

In the meantime, there are several things you can do to try and discourage magpies from nesting in your yard. Ensure you:

  • do not feed magpies, ensure no scraps of food or rubbish are left lying around
  • remove unnecessary sources of water from the backyard (if magpies are causing a nuisance)
  • do not remove nests or eggs and never touch a young bird. If you are concerned for the safety of the young, phone Council's Native Animal Ambulance on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625)
  • do not disturb the birds when there are fledglings in the nest
  • do not throw objects at the bird or destroy the nest as this will increase their defence efforts
2019 LORD MAYOR'S AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

The Lord Mayor's 2017 Australia Day Awards are now open for nomination. Help us celebrate what's great about our community by nominating someone that has made a significant difference to your life and to the lives of others.

If you feel that someone you know has helped to make Brisbane an even better place, nominate them by 5pm, 5 November, 2018.

Award categories include:

  • Citizen of the Year
  • Senior Citizen of the Year
  • Young Citizen of the Year
  • Corporate Citizen of the Year
  • Community Event of the Year
  • Australia Day Cultural/Arts Award
  • Australia Day Sports Award
  • Australia Day Achievement Award
  • Green Heart Award - Individual
  • Green Heart Award - Organisation

You can complete your nomination online here.

For more information regarding the award and nomination process, visit Council's website or phone Council on 07 3403 8888.

GREEN HEART PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

The Lord Mayor's Green Heart Photography Competition is now open for submissions until 5pm on 5 November.

This year Council is asking Brisbane residents to capture our city's unique natural environment and wildlife to showcase the theme 'Colours of Brisbane'.

There are three entry categories primary school ages, secondary school ages and open with fantastic prizes to be won. For more information or to nominate, visit Council's website here.

ROAD AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS

Road Resurfacing

  • Station Rd/Lucy St, Yeerongpilly
    7pm-5am, weeknights
    31 October 14 November
     
  • Lancelot St, Tennyson
    7am-6pm
    Mid-late October
     
  • Myla Tce, Tennyson
    7am-6pm
    Mid-late October

Arnwood Place, Annerley Bridge Works

Painting along the bridge in Arnwood Place will be undertaken from next week to remediate the of rusted and damaged balustrading. All rust will be removed and the balustrade repainted. Work is scheduled to begin on 29 October, 2018.