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BCC Allocates $2 Million on Tree Planting in Greenslopes, Zillmere, Paddington, and Murarrie

The Council will spend $2 million towards greening Brisbane suburbs through tree planting activities in Zillmere, Paddington, Greenslopes and Murarrie.

Cr Schrinner said that the Council’s 2019-20 Budget will allocate $2 million on tree planting projects for the next year in Zillmere, Paddington, Greenslopes and Murarrie “to improve the amenity of local shopping areas as well as beautifying busy traffic corridors through plantings in median strips.”

“Residents love Brisbane for its open green spaces and shady boulevards, and in the coming financial year we have allocated $22.8 million towards planting and maintaining trees across the suburbs, which is an increase of $4.4 million or about 25 per cent,” Cr Schrinner said.

Tree Planting Greenslopes — *Photo Credit: Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner / Facebook*

The 2019-20 Budget also includes $107,000 boost towards jacaranda planting program at local parks in Bulimba, St Lucia, and New Farm.

“Like most people in Brisbane, I love our iconic jacarandas and one of my favourite times of the year is when they are flowering. Once these new jacarandas are planted and start to grow, jacaranda season will become even more colourful,” LM Schrinner said.

Council will also allocate $7.8 million on free green waste bins, delivered to more than 109,000 households, to further encourage Brisbane residents recycle their green waste.

Brisbane City Council Budget 2019-20 | Brisbane City Council / YouTube

Protecting Brisbane’s green space and koala habitat

LM Schrinner said that the Council is on track to deliver on its four-year plan to safeguard Brisbane’s important green space and koala habitat through the acquisition of 750 hectares of bushland by 2020 as part of the accelerated Bushland Acquisition Program.

“Continuing to protect Brisbane’s significant bushland is part of my ambition to ensure the Brisbane of tomorrow is better than the Brisbane of today,” the lord mayor added.

The Budget also allocates $386,000 to continue to fund a comprehensive koala research program, which outcomes will be shared with the Brisbane Koala Science Institute at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary as part of a wider effort to protect the koala population.

Stephens Mountain in Greenslopes Gets BCC Budget, Neighbourhood Plan Protection

Following clamour from locals, Stephens Mountain Reserve in Greenslopes is due to get the protection it deserves as well as some funding boost from Brisbane City Council.

The council is earmarking $200,000 to construct a lookout and walking trails at Stephens Mountain. The plan is in line with the recent amendments to the Coorparoo and Districts Neighbourhood Plan, which is rezoning 5.8 hectares of Stephens Mountain to the conservation zone.

Conservation Zone

The Coorparoo and Districts Neighbourhood Plan also provides that ecological, landscape and visual values of Stephens Mountain be retained and that remnant vegetation on the area be protected.

Amendments to the neighbourhood plan aims to ensure protection for the conservation zone precinct of Stephens Mountain. This means that any development in the area should keep intact the landscape, habitat and ecological values in the area.

Developments for consideration should also respect the natural topography and should complement the scenic landscape. The neighbourhood plan encourages passive recreation developments such as the planned walking trails.

The protection for part of Stephens Mountain is a result of public insistence to keep the mountain reserve lush and free from high-rise residential developments. The reserve located behind Greenslopes Hospital was previously considered utility services. However, the council gave in to public demand and moved the area to the conservation zone.

Emerging Community Zone

Not all parts of Stephens Mountain will be zoned under conservation. Whilst the reserve will be rezoned to conservation zone, the quarry site and the adjoining Energex depot will be considered as “Emerging Community.” As such, this sub-precinct could allow residential developments fronting the Greenslopes Busway station and plaza.

*Photo credit:* *www.norman-creek-catchment.org.au*

The neighbourhood plan states that any development in the Emerging community zone should not adversely affect the character or environmental value of the land.

Taro’s Ramen Arrives in Stones Corner

Photo Credit: Taro's Ramen/Facebook

Taro’s Ramen is now at Stones Corner, and they’re bringing their signature Tonkotsu ramen to the heart of Greenslopes.

The restaurant, which is owned by Brisbane’s ramen master chef Taro Akimoto will also feature ramen dishes like Miso ramen, shoyu ramen, and vegetarian dry noodles.

This will be the fourth restaurant from Chef Akimoto, who has locations in CBD Queen, Ascot, and South Brisbane.

The Japanese chef is proud to bring a delicious bowl of ramen that does not contain any MSG or preservatives and only uses the best natural ingredients. He gets his dry goods from personally trusted supplier in Japan and fresh produce from locals to guarantee its quality.

With its warm service and BYO beer or RTD, Taro’s Ramen is a serious contender for Stone Corner’s funky cafes and premium bars.

Like the rest of other Taro’s locations across Brisbane, the new ramen bar features a hip, industrial vibe.

It’s the perfect setting for slurping up a hearty bowl of ramen best paired with a bottle of wine, beer, or sake.

Taro’s Ramen new location is at 16 Old Cleveland Stones Corner. For bookings and updates on this new location, see their Facebook page. The new ramen bar does not accept phone queries for the time being and only accepts bookings made four hours in advance.

Begin Your Day with Heartwarming Breakfast At this Greenslopes Cafe

Photo Credit: The Jam Pantry/Facebook

If you can’t eat your bread without marmalade or just love the idea of eating pancakes or waffles with a dollop of jam on top, The Jam Pantry in Greenslopes is the place to go to.

Occupying a sweet spot on Logan Road, this cafe serves breakfast and lunch in light and airy surroundings. Although menus change constantly, you can look forward to creative approaches to the classics like omelette, toast, and salad.

Menu hits include Focaccia with nutmeg bechamel and bolognese; gluten-free gnocchi; and mac & cheese with rocket cress and pickled zucchini. Produce comes from Food Connect, bread from Jocelyn’s Provisions, and coffee from Coffee Supreme.

The Jam Pantry is the brainchild of Gideon and Naomi Zavackas, who want to share their obsession with preserves on the southside through seasonal produce as well as fermented and pickled goodies.

It’s not strictly vegetarian, but it offers a lot for diners who want to go meat-free. They build a list of complementary ingredients each month based on what their local farmers and suppliers have harvested and collected.

For creatures of habit, they also have a list of classic favourites that they tweak each month. These are not quite as playful as the board, but still reflective of the season.

The Jam Pantry is 2/575 Logan Rd, Greenslopes and opens Wednesday to Friday and on weekends. For further information about this eatery, give them a call at 3158 9570 or follow them on Instagram: @thejampantry.

Council Lowers Speed Limit on Old Cleveland Road and Logan Road at Stones Corner

To improve pedestrian safety, the Council will slash speed limit on Old Cleveland Road and Logan Road, Stones Corner, beginning 28 May 2019.

According to the Council, speed limits will be reduced from 60 km/h to 40 km/h starting Tuesday 28 May on Old Cleveland Road and Logan Road, Stones Corner — between Montague Street and the O’Keefe Street roundabout. The same speed reduction will also be implemented on Oxley Road, Corinda — between Hassall Street and Martindale Street intersections.

Beginning 20 May, variable message signs will notify motorists of the upcoming speed limit changes.

The Council said that a speed reduction through the intersection of Mains Road and McCullough Street in Sunnybank is yet to be finalised. Moreover, the construction of a pedestrian crossing on Adelaide Street between Albert and Edward Street is also well underway.

These projects are part of the Citywide Pedestrian Safety Review interim report recommendations announced in September 2018. The Citywide Pedestrian Safety Review aims to identify programs and projects that will help improve pedestrian and road users safety.

Previous initiatives to enhance pedestrian safety were introduced last November 2018: a similar speed limit reduction on Ann Street in the Brisbane CBD; the pedestrian scramble crossing at the Albert Street and Charlotte Street intersection, and the Albert Street and Mary Street intersection.

RACQ Calls for separated infrastructure for pedestrians

In response to the Council’s announcement, the State’s peak motoring body — RACQ, called on the Council to consider implementing separated infrastructure for “vulnerable road users and motor vehicles,” in addition to speed reductions.

“Prevention of serious pedestrian incidents by removing the risk is the priority,” Mr Turner said.

“In addition to looking at reduced speed limits in high pedestrian risk areas, we want to see a greater focus on safety measures such as pedestrian fencing and a review of on-street parking which would better separate pedestrians and vehicles.

“Prevention of crashes is better than having them occur at a lower speed. Separation can keep traffic flowing while also protecting pedestrians,” RACQ spokesperson Paul Turner said.

Hyatt Place Brisbane – South City Square in Woolloongabba to Open in 2023

Hyatt announced that it will soon open its first ever Hyatt hotel in Brisbane, marking its return to Queensland.

Set to open in 2023, the Hyatt Place hotel will be part of the $700 million South City Square precinct redevelopment on the corner of Logan Road and Deshon Street in Woolloongabba.

*Photo Credit: South City Sq / Facebook*

The agreement between the Hyatt Group Asia Pacific and South City Square developers, Pellicano and Perri Projects was signed last 30 April.

The Hyatt Place Brisbane South City Square hotel will feature 170 rooms, a rooftop pool and bar, a 24-hour grab-and-go food market, a café, lobby lounge, and fitness centre

“We’re proud to work with Pellicano and Perri Projects to bring the Hyatt Place brand to Brisbane for the first time, marking Hyatt’s return to the Queensland market and into a dynamic and fast-emerging community.

“Woolloongabba is a hotspot for major sporting, entertainment, tourism, commercial and medical areas in Brisbane, and we look forward to giving professionals and leisure travellers a relaxed, high-quality hotel experience within South City Square’s vibrant, inner-city lifestyle hub,” said Hyatt Group Asia Pacific president David Udell.

Once construction is complete, South City Square will feature apartments, Readings Cinemas, a Woolworths supermarket, health and wellness facilities, offices, a childcare centre, and a range of shopping, dining, cafés, and boutique retailers.

“We’re delighted to work with Hyatt and benefit from its world-class knowledge and introducing guests to Hyatt’s first select-service contemporary hotel in Queensland,” Pellicano Managing Director Nando Pellicano said.

“Hyatt Place Brisbane South City Square will be the leading hotel destination for cricket and AFL enthusiasts, as well as those visiting for major entertainment events at our flagship ‘Gabba’ stadium.

“Whether you’re having a ‘staycation,’ or visiting from interstate or overseas, the Hyatt Place hotel will give guests the high-end, low-fuss, and enlivening experience we’re creating at South City Square,” Mr Pellicano said.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner was pleased with the latest partnership and said that Brisbane welcomes internationally recognised hotel brands such as Hyatt.

“Brisbane has emerged as Australia’s New World City, however, just five years ago we were forgoing 121,000 visitors every year as a result of a shortage in internationally recognised, full-service hotel rooms,” Cr Schrinner said.

“For the first time in a decade, the city now offers a wide range of new luxury accommodation options, supporting our $7.5 billion tourism industry and record visitation to the city.

“Making sure the city has high-quality hotel options is important for the city to ensure we can continue to secure major cultural and sporting events, conventions, plus an ever increasing lifestyle and leisure market,” he said.

Greenslopes Private Hospital Specialists Gives Hope to Women in Uganda

Instead of joining Christmas festivities and merrymaking at home, a team of specialists from Greenslopes Private Hospital chose to travel to Uganda in late December 2018 to volunteer their time and surgical skills to women suffering from various medical conditions.

Urogynecologists Professor Judith Goh AO, Dr Hannah Krause AO, and Dr Alexandra Mowat, each paying for oneown travel expenses, visited the remote region of Ruwenzori Mountains in Uganda to offer medical services to women needing treatment from conditions such as vaginal fistulas and uterovaginal prolapse.

“Patients generally can’t get access to medical care or they can’t afford to receive it, so the conditions they present with are quite extreme. They have the conditions for a long time or they come in quite unwell because they’ve not been able to get treatment,” Dr Krause said.

“It’s amazing to see the changes they have in their outlook even within a couple of weeks. Sometimes when they first come in they are very embarrassed and won’t say very much, but once we perform the surgery a lot of them open up, they smile,” Professor Goh said.

“The working conditions are actually quite tough; there’s no air conditioning in the theatre, it’s in the tropics so it’s really, really hot, and often there is no electricity. But with the opportunities I’ve been given in regard to my training and education, I think it’s just more than living a good comfortable life, it’s to try to help as many people as we can.”

Professor Judith Goh AO, Dr Hannah Krause AO, and Dr Alexandra Mowat

Photo Credit:Ramsay Health Care / greenslopesprivate.com.au
Photo Credit: Ramsay Health Care / greenslopesprivate.com.au
Photo Credit: Ramsay Health Care / greenslopesprivate.com.au

The medical mission was part of the “Medical Training in Africa & Asia” project managed by Professor Goh under the Health and Development Aid Abroad Charity.

Supported by scrub nurse Ms Melina Kreutz, the trio of medical experts treated a total of 144 women and operated on 109 women during their two-week mission.

Prior to going to their mission, the team raised money to pay for the Uganda patients’ surgery, hospital stay, and travel whilst Greenslopes Private Hospital donated medical supplies, including scalpel blades, vaginal packing gauze, sterile gloves, Marcain for spinal anaesthesia, Mayo needles and theatre masks.

“Greenslopes have always been very eager to assist up in terms of providing equipment, and the theatre nurses are very good, in that they will ask us if we need equipment if anything’s decommissioned before they throw it out,” Professor Goh said.

The trio of specialists from Greenslopes Private Hospital are scheduled to return to Uganda in October this year.

Puppy Preschool with Positive Response Dog Training in Greenslopes

Training a puppy as early as eight weeks of age is recommended to avoid potential behavioural problems. Luckily for paw-rents located in Greenslopes, Positive Response Dog Training has just the solution with a training location right in the neighbourhood.

Apart from having their first vaccination, dogs should be schooled during their formative stage, starting eight weeks of age, as this helps eliminate possible aggressive behavior or problems with socialisation in the future.

With locations in Thornlands, Cleveland, and Greenslopes, Positive Response Dog Training offers a variety of dog training services from Group Dog training to Personalised Individual training and other pet services.

Puppy training School (Part 1) for puppies 8-16 weeks is a 4-week training course that will help guide the owner and pup during the early stages in the dog’s development by establishing the foundations critical to developing its social and coping skills.

Each class runs for one hour and 15 minutes per week. Apart from basic obedience skills, the course also covers health and nutrition, socialisation, and behavioural issues like biting, mouthing, digging as well as toilet training and sleep settling.

Video Credit: Positive Response Dog Training / YouTube

If your dog happens to have skipped this early baby pup training, you can still enroll your older dog — five months and older — to their Older Puppy and Adult Dog School (Part 1) course.

All Ages (Parts 2 and 3) and Social (Part 4), on the other hand, provide continuing education with new materials and exercises to extend walking, recall, obedience, and socialisation skills as well as learn working with verbal and/or hand signal only commands.

Throughout these training courses, Positive Response Dog Training will provide comprehensive online notes, week to week video tutorials, certificates of graduation, and telephone and email support.

Positive Response Dog Training sessions are conducted at Greenslopes Pet Café 589 Logan Road in Greenslopes. You can learn more about their services and pricing by visiting their official website here.

589 Logan Road, Greenslopes

The Jam Pantry Hosts Kombucha Workshop in Greenslopes

Learn the art of Kombucha fermenting through this workshop in Greenslopes to be hosted by The Jam Pantry on 13th April and 11th May 2019.

Kombucha is not just a delicious beverage but is also known for its health benefits. Whilst many might think that brewing this refreshing beverage is a painstaking process, on the contrary, fermenting your own batch of Kombucha is very easy.

The Jam Pantry has been brewing their own fermented drinks for three years now and were the first in Brisbane to do so. As with their previous successful workshops, they will again be sharing their knowledge at the Kombucha Workshop to be held at 575 Logan Road #2 in Greenslopes.

Participants will be following easy recipe to use a Kombucha SCOBY and other ingredients needed to make a 20-litre batch. Learn everything you need to know about looking after your brew, flavouring, bottling, and successfully carbonating your delicious masterpiece.

About The Jam Pantry

The Jam Pantry opened in Greenslopes in 2015, converting the old Thai restaurant into a cafe that serves up breakfast and lunch with focus on fresh seasonal produce. Aside from the classic favourites such as avo toast with pickled strawberries and pistachio crumb, the cafe’s flipping board also features specials inspired by the seasonal produce.

Coffee is courtesy of Supreme whilst other drinks such as T2 teas, fresh juices, sodas, smoothies, and milkshakes are also available. Customers may also visit their shelves filled with preserves such as banana chutney jam and tomato jam.

Kombucha Workshop will happen this Saturday 13 April and on 11 May 2019 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

The Jam Pantry | 2/575 Logan Rd, Greenslopes QLD 4120, Australia

Mondays are for ‘Mums n’ Bubs Pilates in the Park’ at Greenslopes

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New mums planning to get back in shape or improve their health after giving birth may take advantage of a free Pilates class at the Thompson Estate Reserve in Greenslopes.

Held every Monday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., the workout routines at the Mums n’ Bubs Pilates in the Park are especially customised for new mothers and their babies.

Pilates is a great way for new mums to regain their core muscle strength and firm up their abdominal area after being stretched for nine months. It can also prepare their upper back and chest for nursing and carrying their little one.

Pilates may help new mothers gain hip and pelvis support to reduce pelvic floor discomfort after pregnancy. The stretches will also help tight muscles around the legs that may have not been used a lot during the pregnancy’s last trimester.

The Monday morning routine is also a great way for new mums to bond with their bub. But if you don’t want to bring your baby along then that’s fine too, as you can use this session for your much-needed ME-time.

Participants at the Mums n Bubs Pilates in the Park may set their own pace during the workouts. The professional instructors are trained to recognize what you need and gently guide you accordingly.

Mums n Bubs Pilates in the Park is endorsed by the Brisbane City Council’s Active & Healthy Program at Active Parks.