Community
By Jamie Furness Construction has begun on a new local Woolworths shopping centre in Doolandella set to be open in 2025. The $23 million dollar centre will bring significant employment opportunities to the local community, with 500 jobs during construction and approximately 130 ongoing jobs when the centre opens next year. Located at 943 Blunder…
By Jamie Furness Two new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics have been announced for Inala and Redbank Plains, allowing locals to access care seven days a week over extended hours with no appointment required. The clinics will be completely bulk billed, meaning more people can access high-quality care quickly and at no cost as long as…
By University of Southern Queensland (USQ) The push for a complete ban on smacking children has never been stronger. However, a legislative change in Australia might be further away than previously thought if new research revealing parents’ acceptance of corporal punishment in different countries around the world is any indication. Australia has been ranked the…
When autumn came, she was a fallen leaf Driven carelessly before the wind Till trapped within a spiders web, her body neatly pinned Powerless to move a muscle, paralysed by the spider’s sting She couldn’t seem to cry for help, and so the spider sinned. Photo by GraceHues Photography, Unsplash. When winter came she was…
By Guy Hazlewood The Queensland Government has announced a significant reduction in public transport fares across the state. Starting from August 5, 2024, Translink public transport services will cost just 50 cents for all trips, regardless of distance or mode of transport. Source: Will M/Pexel This initiative will last for six months and is expected…
By Sue Pither It has been a busy month for our members including our June meeting, held at our regular venue Centenary Tavern, where we enjoyed an interesting talk from our guest speaker Graeme Moulton about the difference between genealogy and family history. Graeme recently appeared on “Who Do You Think You Are” on SBS…
By Alan Greig and Mal Lynch Alan Greig of the Forest Lake & Districts RSL Sub-Branch was invited to attend the Pallara State School History Club and speak to students on 23 May. He is a veteran of the Malayan Emergency, an action that commenced in 1948 when the British declared a state of emergency following an attack on three…
By Sue Pither It has been a busy month for our members including our June meeting, held at our regular venue Centenary Tavern, where we enjoyed an interesting talk from our guest speaker Graeme Moulton about the difference between genealogy and family history. Graeme recently appeared on “Who Do You Think You Are” on SBS…
The Springwood community recently came together to celebrate NAIDOC Week and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture at the annual NAIDOC for Jajumms event. The OurNangara team who organised the NAIDOC for Jajumms event. Source: OurNangara This free event, organised by OurNangara and Springwood Road State School, drew over 1,500 community members from the Logan…
Fresh data released highlights the affordability of units in retirement villages compared to Australia’s traditional and otherwise unaffordable housing market. The 2023 PwC-Property Council Retirement Census reveals the cost of a two-bedroom unit in a retirement village is on average 43% cheaper than homes in the same postcode across the country. A two-bedroom unit in…