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Tai Chi

Tuesdays 8:30-9:30
10 July - 18 Sept

Sherwood Forest Park

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 Toddler Time

Tuesdays
9:15am and 9:45
  Indooroopilly Library

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Rotary Club of Brisbane weekly meetings

Tuesdays 6:30pm
The Croll Memorial Precinct

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Graceville State School Fete

 Sat 25 Aug
6am

Acacia Ave, Graceville
 

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Senior Superstars Grand final

Sun 26 Aug
1.30pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

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Introduction to computers

Wed 29 Aug
10:30am

For more info contact: 3407 7701

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Peaks to Point Festival

1-16 September

Festival Family Day
Sun 2 Sept
10am- 4pm

Bird-watching Walk
Sat 1 Sept
6.45am

Oxley Creek Common

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Father's Day Fun

Sun Sept 2
10am-5pm

Brisbane Force Football Club

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Film Club: Benda Bilili

Wed 5 Sept
11am and 6pm
 

St Matthews Church (Wooden Hall)

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St Matthew's Fete

Sat 8 Sept
8.30am-2pm
 

St Matthews Church

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Breaker Morant by Kenneth Ross

Fri and Sat 8pm
Sunday 6pm
8-29 Sept

Chelmer Community Centre

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Lighten Up to a Healthy Lifestyle

Thursdays
10am-12pm
13 Sept - 6 Dec

Inala

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Dunlop Park Swimming Club annual sign-on Day

Sat 15 Sept
9am-12pm

Dunlop Park Memorial Pool

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Recovery Day 2012
Discovering Wellbeing

Sat 15 Sept
9am-4.30pm
 

St Aidan's Anglican Girls School

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Film CLub: The End of Poverty

Wed 19 Sept
11am and 6pm
 

St Matthews Chrch (Wooden Hall)

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20th Maternity, Baby and Kids Bazaar

Sat 20 Oct
9am-11pm
 

Sherwood State School Hall

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Sherwood Street Festival

9 November
from 5:30pm

Sherwood

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There are so many great events on in our local area over coming weeks and I encourage you to get out and enjoy some wonderful family fun and entertainment.  First up is Graceville State School’s Annual Fete on this Saturday!  I hope to see you there and at all the wonderful events noted below.

Faulkner Park dog off-leash users are welcome to email me at tennyson.ward@ecn.net.au with their suggestions for the promised small dog-off leash facility.  I will be meeting with Council officers next week to start the planning and design process.  Funds are limited, but I hoping they can be stretched to include new fencing and access gates, seating, doggie bag dispenser, tap and drinking bowl.  If you have any ideas please let me know!

Regards Nicole.

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Corinda State High School

Corinda State High School has won the Brisbane Spotless Suburbs Award in 2012 for Resource Management. A big congratulations to the students for their participation in the successful recycling program and efforts to reduce their carbon footprint. Signs around the school remind staff and students to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Western Districts Netball Association

The Western Districts Netball Association also received the Brisbane Spotless Suburbs Award in 2012 for their special food recovery efforts. A big congratulations to them for their response and clean up after the January 2011 floods.

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There are lots of events happening in the area full of fun, food, stalls and more!

Graceville State School Fete

Come along and enjoy the fete. Market stalls, garage sale rides, show-bags, auction, raffles, food galore and fireworks!

Where
Graceville State School
Acacia Avenue, Graceville

When
Saturday 25 August

Time
6am-7:30pm

 Fathers, Footy and Fun Day
Organised by Corinda State School

Come along for footy, food and fun for a celebration with Dad!

Where
Brisbane Force Football Club
Freeman Rd, Richlands

When
Sunday 2 September

Time
10am-5pm

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St Matthew's Parish Fete

Come along for homemade food, a sausage sizzle, fair-trade tea and coffee, plants for sale, trash and treasure, games, art, craft and a performance by the choir!

  Where
St Mathews Church
Cnr Oxley and Sherwood Roads

When
Saturday 8 September

Time
8am-2pm

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Peak to Point Festival

Come along to enjoy many activities, stalls, entertainments, food, free canoeing and sustainability Information.

Where
Oxley Creek Common
Sherwood Rd, Rocklea

When
September 1 - 16

Click here to see all of the events happening at the Festival

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Graceville Croquet Club hosted a Croquet Gala Day to celebrate their 93rd Birthday on Sunday 12 August.

The clubhouse attracted 60 competitors and guests from around greater Brisbane.

Winners on the day were Cesare Crispigini (Stephens) closely followed by runners-up Joe Knight (Graceville) and Peter Stevenson (Windsor).

The wonderful prizes on offer were won by Peg Grudzonskas and Les from the Twin River Community Croquet Club.

If you are interested in playing croquet please contact 3379 5530 or 3379 12 18 or email the club graceville@croquetqld.org. All ages welcome.

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Thank you to all those residents who returned their survey regarding the ‘no right hand’ turn at the intersection of Queenscroft and Luxford Street, Chelmer.

My aim in surveying residents was to determine whether it was an issue or concern to the broader community.  Clearly it is.  Of the 400 surveys dropped 76 residents responded (about 20%) which is pretty high for this type of survey.

I am currently collating the results, which includes many detailed letters and emails about the issue.  I will update residents with full results via a letter box drop in September.  Be assured no changes will be undertaken without consultation with residents, particularly those who may be directly affected.

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Thank you to all those residents who responded to the Sherwood traffic survey circulated earlier this year.

The responses highlighted that residents are concerned that the high level of congestion at the intersection of Sherwood Rd and Oxley Rd is causing cars to rat run via the back quiet residential back streets of Sherwood to avoid the district roads.

77% of the responses from residents were generally supportive of some type of traffic calming measures which ranged from yellow lines through to traditional traffic calming.

I have now asked Council to look at the following areas of concern:

• a traffic count survey at an appropriate point along Egmont St, Sherwood;
• possible extension of the yellow line at the intersection of Egmont St and Sherwood to the west of the intersection to increase visibility for residents exiting Egmont St; and
• investigation of any improvements that can be made to the intersection of Johnston St and Plumer St which seems to be the main junction point for vehicles rat running thorough the area.

I will keep you up to date with the outcome of Council’s traffic investigation.

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Brisbane City Council has launched a 24 hour hotline dedicated exclusively for businesses. The Brisbane Business Hotline is a one-stop-shop for local and international companies seeking advice on Council services such as licensing issues, development applications and waste services.

To reach the hotline, call 133BNE (133 263)

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Recovery and Resilience Teams (R&R) can help provide clinical community outreach services to help individuals and local communities recover from social and emotional impacts from the floods. The service is free to all affected by the floods.

There are numerous ways you can connect with R&R Teams, these include:

• Contacting your local R&R directly on 3121 1470
• Calling 13HEALTH (12 43 25 84)
• Speaking to your doctor
• Contacting your local Mental Health Service

For more information about R&R Teams, Click here to visit the Queensland Health Resource website.

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