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Craving Thai Food? This Restaurant In Stones Corner Gets You Covered

For almost half a decade now, Chili Coco has been serving authentic Thai food in Stones Corner–and despite many restaurants popping out in the neighbourhood, locals still consider this place as one of their go-tos for tasty Asian food. Here’s what keeps this place going and why it is one of the best choices in Brisbane for Thai dishes.

Read: Experience Korean-Inspired Dishes at Lalaland Cafe & Bar

Thai food invokes a strong reaction with our taste buds and this place just proves that. You can expect all the dishes are flavourful because of the combination of spices.

One of the standout items on the menu is the chilli noodles, which is thin rice noodle stir fried with red curry paste, chilli jam, egg and seasonal vegetables.

Similarly, their Chili Coco Spicy Seafood is a must-try because of its strong, vibrant flavours.

This seafood dish, served with vegetables, is one of the chef’s recommendations. It’s made flavourful with the combination of finger root, black peppercorns and cubed heart of palm, stir-fried in red curry spicy sauce.

If you like spicy food, ask for the spicy Mussaman Beef Curry, which is tender slowcooked beef in a rich mild curry with coconut cream and potato.

Besides the tasty Thai food served in this place, locals come back here for the warm and cosy atmosphere.

“The food was so beautiful and comes out real quick even on their busy Friday night. The staff always serving us with smile and very attentive,” shared local guide Happy.

“I’ve been coming to Chili Coco for a few years now and it’s always been a delight! But tonight I think they just raised the bar with service, smiles, atmosphere, duck curry and a coconut rice to die for,” said another local guide Stacey.

For most of the dishes, you can choose your desired spice level, from medium to extra hot and just so you know, Chili Coco is a fully licensed restaurant and offers a great new selection of wines.

Read: Spoil Your Fur Baby In This New Dog-friendly Cafe In Stones Corner

Chili Coco is open daily except on Mondays. You can check out their Facebook page for more details.

No Out-of-Pocket Costs for Participants of New Lung Cancer Program at Greenslopes Private Hospital

Photo Credit: Eddie K/Pixabay

A new program with no out-of-pocket costs aimed at supporting lung cancer patients who are undergoing both chemotherapy and radiotherapy has been launched at the Greenslopes Private Hospital and seven other Ramsay Health Care facilities.

The Ramsay Lung Cancer Rehabilitation Pilot Program is a six-month program that delivers rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and nutrition support to patients with unresectable stage 3 non-small-cell lung cancer, the most common type of lung cancer.

With support from AstraZeneca Australia & New Zealand, the program provides patients access to a Cancer Care Navigator who will work with an allied health team during chemotherapy and radiotherapy in supporting the patients when it comes to their nutrition and physiotherapy to regain their strength, mobility, and function.

Ramsay Health Plus and its facilities will provide qualified physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, and dieticians.

Greenslopes Private Hospital Ramsay Lung Cancer Rehabilitation Pilot Program — Photo Credit: Greenslopes Private Hospital

Aside from Greenslopes Private Hospital, the Ramsay Lung Cancer Rehabilitation Pilot Program is also available at St George Private Hospital, Hollywood Private Hospital, John Flynn Private Hospital, Warringal Private Hospital, Wollongong Private Hospital, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, and The Border Cancer Hospital. AstraZeneca Australia & New Zealand will pay for any cost that will not be covered by the patient’s health insurance.

“The Ramsay Lung Cancer Rehabilitation Pilot Program will provide patients with appropriate exercise and nutrition plans to put them in the best health to undergo their cancer treatment,” Physiotherapist and National Manager of Ramsay Health Plus, Dylan Rowley, said.

“Eating well and feeling strong and fit can have a big impact on your mental health, reduce the side effects of treatment and optimise your treatment outcomes.”

Experience Korean-Inspired Dishes at Lalaland Cafe & Bar

Photo Credit: Lalaland Cafe & Bar / Facebook

Fancy some great-tasting Korean fried chicken? Check out Lalaland Cafe & Bar on Stones Corner for some satisfying Korean-inspired dishes and flavourful drinks.

This quaint venue lies in the heart of Stones Corner on Old Cleveland and is the perfect place to satisfy your craving for Korean-inspired dishes to pair with a smoothie or coffee.

Some of their gems include the talk-of-the-town Korean fried chicken in original crispy, sweet chilli, volcano sweet chilli, honey soy garlic, volcano honey soy garlic and half & half options, and Bibimbap which is made with fried egg, alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts zucchini, carrot, mushroom, onion, pickle radish, corn and seaweed served with steamed rice and chilli paste.

Burger lovers must try their LA LA Beef Burger made with double patties of premium Aussie beef, lettuce, double cheese, tomato chutney, tomato slices, aioli, pineapple, onion jam, and honey mustard served in a brioche seed burger bun with potato chips. And then there’s the brunch best seller, Eggs Benedict and Fried Chicken.

Padre coffee | Photo Credit: Lalaland Cafe & Bar / Facebook

The drinks menu also offers plenty of choices which include mango yogurt smoothie with tapioca pearls, hibiscus iced tea lemonade, bubble tea latte and galaxy ade.

“Food is quite good and there’s a good variety as well. Had a chat with the owner/chef (Bryan) and he was really nice and approachable. Overall a very nice and homey vibe to this place. Was craving a Korean ginseng chicken soup and they so happened to have it on their menu. It was quite good! Their Korean fried chicken is also delicious!” – D. “Dino”

“Looking for some yummy korean food to warm up your tummy during Brissy’s winter? well take my recommendation on visiting La La Land. In addition to the amazing authentic korean dishes they offer, they also have the cutest interior which adds to their beautiful homey atmosphere. Definitely reminds me of being back in South Korea.” – K. Kerlin

“Awesome food, unique delicious drink choices and most of all friendly service! There is an on-site parking at rear which is super convenient! The fried chicken wings and Gangs Chicken burger is aust try!” – M. Couvaras

“It is a lovely and beautiful place. staffs are also so friendly and kind. Especially, Korean style deep fried chicken was my best I have ever had. It really made me feel happy when I had the chicken. Give it a try! You will never regret! I recommend it highly : )” – V. Lee

Lalaland Cafe and Bar serves Padre coffee & Korean-inspired brunch from 10 am – 3 pm, Tuesday to Saturday; then Korean fried chicken and beer from 5.30 pm to 9 pm, Tuesday to Thursday and from 5.30 pm to 10 pm, Friday to Saturday.

Lalaland Cafe and Korean Restaurant | 62 Old Cleveland Rd, Stones Corner QLD 4120

Spoil Your Fur Baby In This New Dog-friendly Cafe In Stones Corner

If what you’re looking for is a dog-friendly cafe in Stones Corner, then look no further than Dach Cafe. Whilst they have exceptional coffee and great breakfast options, our four-legged friends are the star of the show in this cafe.

Read: East Brisbane Cafe Moves to New Stones Corner Venue as a Kitchen and Social Bar

Dach Cafe takes the phrase ‘dog-friendly’ to an entirely new level, because pet owners not only get to enjoy a cup of Joe and brekkie, but so can their pets, with puppuccinos served with puppy cookies.

For the hoomans, there’s hot drinks, cold drinks, tea, classic shakes, and protein smoothies. But what keeps patrons coming back is the coffee on pour, courtesy of Blackboard Coffee Roasters, who pride themselves in ethically sourced hand-picked coffee from farms around the world.

The breakfast menu, which comes with gluten-free options, includes toasts and avocado tartare, whilst vegetarian options include zucchini haloumi fritters, burrito bowls, and chilli scramble eggs.

The cafe held a grand opening in August 2022 and gave half of their proceeds to Happy Tails Animal Rescue Inc, a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to save and protect as many animals as possible.

“Our love for animals is what motivated us to accomodate a place for both pups and animal lovers to come together to a happy, fun and joyful environment similar to the great cause Happy Tails Animal Rescue Inc provides at their rescue shelter,” the owners wrote in a social media post.

dog-friendly cafe — Photo credit: Dach Cafe/Instagram

There’s a cute photo wall for the ‘Dogs of Dach,’ serving as a remembrance of the dogs’ visit in the cafe.

You can follow them on Instagram @dachcafe_stonescorner. Dach Cafe is located at 305 Logan Rd, Stones Corner and opens Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and on weekends, 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

3-Hour Street Parking Limit, Resident Parking Permits Could be Adopted in Greenslopes

Regulated parking, including a three-hour parking restriction, could soon be adopted in some of the busiest streets in Greenslopes to ease traffic in the area. Have your say on the proposal before it’s implemented!

Under the Greenslopes Parking Study, which was conducted and reviewed in 2021, the proposed parking scheme will include not just a three-hour parking limit but also open applications for residents to secure a Resident Parking Permit and a Visitor Parking Permit.

The permits carry a minimal fee of $16.25 but future residents of multi-unit dwellings could be restricted from applying for permits as well, whilst the use of public transport will be encouraged.

According to Council, residents have raised concerns about the volume of vehicles in street parking areas, especially around the Greenslopes Private Hospital, the Greenslopes State School, and Club Greenslopes. Customers of local businesses along Logan Road, Ridge Street and Dunellen Street also generate a high demand for street parking.

The hospital has a paid parking facility for 300 vehicles with a maximum cost of $25. However, the space is not enough given the number of patients, staff, and visitors in and out of the area.

Currently, about 97.6 per cent of the off-street parking is unrestricted without any time limits. It was determined during the review that the average parking duration for 60 per cent of the vehicles is at three hours, 25 per cent are parked for three to nine hours, whilst 16 per cent park for 10 hours or more.

More than 80 per cent of motorists take up parking spaces along Denman Street, Headfort Street, Hunter Street, Newdegate Street and Nicholson Street, which are near the hospital. Given these demands, the review determined a need for parking time limits and permits.

“If a 3-hour parking limit with resident permit exception is implemented in all unrestricted streets, vehicles parked for 3 to 9 hours (some 25% of all parked vehicles) would be displaced from streets,” Council stated. “The number of streets with high parking occupancy is dramatically reduced from the current situation at 9 AM, 12 PM and 3 PM.”

Greenslopes residents may submit their feedback via the online survey until Friday, 2 September.

Greenslopes Private Hospital Orthopaedic Surgeon Trains Future Shoulder Surgeons From Around the World

Three surgeons from around the world are set to train under Professor Ashish Gupta, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon at the Greenslopes Private Hospital who has also previously trained nine other international orthopaedic surgeons to become experts in orthopaedic shoulder surgery.

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This comes after the Australian Shoulder Research Institute has awarded fellowships to the surgeons, who came all the way from Nepal, Lebanon, and the Netherlands.

Professor Gupta said the fellowship program aims to promote shoulder training and knowledge globally and to provide equal opportunity to orthopaedic surgeons from around the world who are interested in shoulder subspeciality training.

According to Professor Gupta, the shoulder subspeciality fellowship is a voluntary program which orthopaedic surgeons undertake to further promote their skills and education.

They have trained fellows from all over the world who have gone back to their individual countries and are working as subspeciality orthopaedic shoulder surgeons.

“Over the course of the last few years, we have established an international reputation as a centre of excellence for shoulder training in Brisbane,” he said.

“The fellows come here to learn advanced skills in arthroscopic techniques along with gaining exposure to shoulder arthroplasty, especially revision shoulder arthroplasty,” Professor Gupta added.

He said the fellows were also given a phenomenal opportunity of research through the Queensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research for projects leading to publications.

prof gupta — Professor Gupta (Photo credit: Greenslopes Private Hospital/Facebook)

The fellowship, which is a recurring program, usually receives applications two to three years in advance.

Dr Nagmani Singh, one of his trainees who was from Nepal, said Professor Gupta’s experience and reputation is what drew him to the fellowship.

“Also, Professor Gupta’s consultation demeanour with patients is detailed and friendly and I am extremely impressed by it,” Dr Singh said.

Aside from using his new skills to treat patients in his home country, Dr Singh will also move into the role of teacher, educating future shoulder surgeons when he returns home in Nepal.

Calls To Implement FOGO Service In Stones Corner, Rest Of Brisbane Renewed

With thousands of Brisbane residents, including Stones Corner locals, participating in the food waste recycling pilot, calls have been renewed to fully implement the Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) service in the city.

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In Australia, around 70 councils are already implementing FOGO, allowing residents to easily dispose of a large variety of organic waste. It’s similar to recycling, but rather than repurposing paper and glass, it finds a new life for food scraps, garden clippings and other green waste.

Once the food and green waste have been collected, Council’s contractor will bring it to a resource recovery centre and then to a green waste recycling partner’s facility where it will be converted into compost and then used in Brisbane by local farmers, urban growers and local businesses.

Whilst participation is only optional in most cities, local governments encourage residents to participate in the FOGO service as it has many environmental benefits.

One of the advantages of going FOGO is reducing the city’s footprint, as food waste in Brisbane currently makes up approximately 30 percent of household general waste bins.

Labor for Brisbane, which launched a petition urging Council to adopt FOGO, highlighted some other benefits, such as creating thousands of jobs (three times as many jobs as traditional landfill) and creating a revenue stream that feeds back into ratepayers’ pockets, since the compost can be used on council gardens or sold to farmers and other producers.

Brisbane City Council has not yet adopted the initiative, but launched the food waste recycling pilot in March 2022, with over 6,000 households already participating.

composting — Photo credit: Teona Swift/Pexels

“The pilot alone is expected to divert 2000 tonnes of food waste from landfill, and when expanded across the city it could reduce unnecessary food waste by nearly 100,000 tonnes a year,” said Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner.

A Council spokesperson added that the pilot has received a ‘very positive’ feedback, which will help inform its expansion across Brisbane.

In Stones Corner, collection routes are in the streets of Lincoln, Regina, and Zillah. For more information about the food waste recyling pilot in your area, visit Brisbane City Council’s website.

Hanlon Park Development and Transformation Now Complete

After more than a year of development and transformation, Hanlon Park, considered to be the heart of Stones Corner, has finally been completed. Residents now have a beautiful, new, public green space to enjoy.

The new green space boasts the following:

a meandering natural waterway to support native plants and animals
more than 462 new trees and 43,000 shrubs and groundcover plants
a nature-themed play area with a climbing tower, sand pit, water pump, swing set, balancing play features and dry creek bed to encourage imaginative play
public artworks along the waterway representing local flora

Hanlon Park was formerly a massive concrete drain. After a $21.5-million redevelopment, it is now one of the best parks in the city “with Norman Creek flowing through the park once again,” Ms Cunningham said.

The park will also be known for its Aboriginal name, Bur’uda, which means Oak Tree Forest. This area around Norman Creek was the source of food and culture for the Aboriginal people.

On Saturday, 23 July 2022, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, alongside Councillor Fiona Cunningham, will lead the official opening of Hanlon Park along 56 Junction St, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The weekend’s event will be free for all and will begin with a traditional custodian smoking ceremony. There will be family entertainment and information stalls in some of the areas, alongside a bake sale and BBQ.

“The opening event is a celebration inviting the local community to enjoy their new naturalised waterway, enhanced environment, recreation facilities, nature-themed play area and improved connectivity,” the Council stated.

Stage 3 Of The Hanlon Park Rejuvenation Project Now Complete

Once known for its massive concrete drain, Hanlon Park is now one of Brisbane’s best parks with Norman Creek flowing through the park once again, thanks to the recently completed Stage 3 of the Hanlon Park rejuvenation project.

Read: Proposed Towers Next To Stones Corner Roundabout Met With Opposition From Locals

The Hanlon Park rejuvenation project aims to transform Hanlon Park into an attractive and versatile public space to support the growing Stones Corner Precinct.

The major transformation has included a new nature-themed playground, flood resilient landscaping (which has held up incredibly well this year) and an underpass providing a safe connection under busy Logan Road for cyclists and pedestrians.

Logan Road underpass, which is now open, will allow continuous travel along the Norman Creek Bikeway without the need to cross a road from Tarragindi to Woolloongabba.

The nature-themed playground is close to the Stones Corner Community Kindergarten which provides natural play opportunities for children aged 0-12 years, including sliding and climbing equipment, sand play and swings, as well as shelter and seating areas for the community.

Aside from removing the concrete drain and returning Norman Creek to a natural waterway through the park, a new toilet block will also be constructed.

The toilet block will be located on the Junction Street side of Hanlon Park, between Myrtle and Oxford Streets, opposite the nature-themed play area located on the Lincoln Street side of the park.

Construction of the toilet block at Hanlon Park commenced in early March 2022 and is anticipated to be completed by mid-2022, weather and site conditions permitting. Council warned that ome areas will be temporarily fenced off for safety reasons whilst construction works take place.

Meanwhile, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said a public celebration of the major transformation will be held in the coming months.

To learn more about the Hanlon Park rejuvenation project, visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au.

Cavendish Road State High Students Show Support for SecondBite at Coles Greenslopes, Carindale, and Coorparoo

Students at Cavendish Road State High School in Holland Park are supporting SecondBite for the third year in a row, making regular runs to Coles Greenslopes, Carindale, and Coorparoo.

Cavendish Road State High School Deputy Principal Amanda Nuell said the students were fully engaged in what has now become an annual community action campaign, and they delight in seeing the pallets of tins ready to send off to those in need.

Shoppers can assist the kids in having more to distribute to the needy by placing canned goods in SecondBite donation bins at Coles Greenslopes, Carindale, and Coorparoo or by dropping off their donations to the school until 24 June 2022. .

“Last year we hit a record with 26,000 cans donated, but I think we can do better this year and our students are very much excited to break the record,” she said.

“Good quality, shelf-stable items such as canned vegetables, soups, tuna, sauces and baked beans are in short supply at SecondBite warehouses. We can’t get enough of them, so to have the students and staff at Cav Road help out is just a blessing for us and the charity partners we support.”

“The students’ can drive is a great initiative because the food they’re collecting complements the unsold, edible fruit and vegetables that we donate to SecondBite every day. Our Coles team has also set the goal to donate six cans each to the drive — we’re excited to see how many we can donate.”

Canned good donations are ideal as these are easily stored and distributed without spoiling, and are a great supplement to the fresh produce that SecondBite primarily provides its charity partners.

SecondBite and Coles

SecondBite is a national food rescue organisation founded in 2005 by Ian and Simone Carson. With a reach that now extends to every territory and state in Australia, the initiative started small.

At first, the dedicated couple would drop by market stalls in Melbourne with their friends and collect surplus food. They would drop these off at a local charity as contributions to the charity’s food program.

The effort soon snowballed and in 2011, SecondBite and Coles formed a nationwide partnership.

Coles is proud of its partnership with SecondBite in the last 10 years and Coles Carindale Store Manager Jason Williams is equally proud of the students’ initiative, made particularly timely in the face of recent challenges and continuing difficulties in many sectors of society.

The long-term impact of the COVID lockdowns, as well as the devastating flood events earlier in the year, have been more challenging for many people dealing with food insecurity this winter.

“A hot meal in winter seems like such a basic right but for far too many, it’s simply not possible. Our research has highlighted that food insecurity is hitting a new demographic we haven’t previously seen before,” SecondBite CEO Steve Clifford said.

Beyond the school’s drive, Coles shoppers may continue to support SecondBite by buying a $2 donation card between Wednesday 22 June to Tuesday 5 July at a Coles supermarket or by making a donation at Liquorland, First Choice liquor Market or Vintage Cellars, as part of Coles’ annual Winter Appeal for the charity.

All of the funds raised will be directed to SecondBite to help support its food rescue programs for Aussies in need.