An eight-storey multiple-use development could rise on Cleveland Street in Greenslopes should a development application by PI Home Pty Ltd be approved.
The DA proposes the construction of a building with two levels of residential units and six levels of retail spaces. Under the plan, the building would include health care services, a child care centre, community care facility, and educational establishments.
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Also in the list of activities are a place of worship, veterinary services, short-term accommodation, emergency services, theatre, and indoor sports and recreation. There would be a common open space at the rooftop, which should provide a commanding view of Hanlon Park and Norman Creek.
The developer intends to build the project on a triangular lot at 11 Cleveland Street, where currently, a two-level building and parking exist. The area is bounded by Cleveland Street, Lincoln Street and Logan Road.
Location of the development application. (Photo credit: pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au)
Should the proposed development be approved, residents would have easy access to Hanlon Park, the Southeast Freeway Bikeway, and Buranda Station.
Community Feedback
Some residents are already voicing their concerns around the proposed development. Among the issues raised are potential traffic congestion in the area and the negative visual impact of an eight-storey building in the area.
Concerned individuals feel that developments in the neighbourhood should be limited to three to five storeys only. Some are concerned about flooding risks and setbacks not being enough. Others mention the lack of deep planting under the plan.
The Council is currently reviewing the proposed project designed by John Contoleon Architecture.
Education Minister Grace Grace has recently confirmed the catchment plan for a new school, Inner City South State Secondary College (SSC) in Dutton Park. Parents from the suburb, as well as those who live in Greenslopes and nearby areas within the new catchment, will now have a chance to send their children to another prestigious school.
New Catchment For SSC
The Palaszczuk Government has announced their recent purchase of additional land on Gladstone Road. The site is currently being used by MS Queensland but they are expected to relocate soon. The school will be built next to the EcoSciences Precinct.
“The newly acquired site will be the main building platform for the new school and provides greater access to green space – a key theme raised during the community consultation process. This land also offers a clear line of site to the new school’s tertiary education partner, the University of Queensland, which is just across the river via the Eleanor Schonell Bridge,” Ms Grace said.
The school’s innovative partnership with UQ will help shape the vision and the identity of the new school.
The new school is expected to help alleviate the enrolment pressure on Brisbane State High School. At the same time, its presence will also increase the capacity in Brisbane’s inner city schools network.
SSC will offer contemporary education in the inner south and will serve the growing communities. It is expected to welcome Year 7 students at the start of 2021.
Precinct Selection
The project is part of the Queensland Government’s $800-million Building Future Schools (BFS) Fund dedicated to communities that need new and innovative education. Prior to the purchase of the Gladstone land, the government had to choose between three precincts — Davies Park, Kurilpa, and Dutton Park.
Dutton Park was identified as the strongest performer against the number of criteria set by the government. Following the decision, it also underwent several community engagement processes that gathered feedback on the preferred precinct for the school.
Based on the community consultation process, the Department of Education will proceed with the development of the school.
“We heard loud and clear during the consultation phase earlier this year that catchments and enrolment policies were critical issues for local families. That’s why we’re now seeking the views and feedback of school communities on the proposed catchment for the new school,” Member for South Brisbane and Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad said.
SSC is currently undergoing the design phase. The local community is encouraged to send their feedback here. To view the Precinct Selection Report, click here.
As part of the Brisbane City Council’s Enhanced School Zone Signage Program, Greenslopes State School will be receiving its school zone signage by Term 1 in 2019. The new signage will reduce the speed limit along Logan Road, Greenslopes to 40km/h at peak school times.
School zones are installed to reduce traffic speed near schools. These are identified by signages which are displayed on both approaches to the school. The signs show the speed limit and the times during which it applies.
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Speed limits which apply include:
40km/h on roads where the existing limit is 50km/h, 60km/h or 70km/h
60km/h on roads where the existing limit is 80km/h
60km/h or 80km/h on roads where the speed limit is 90km/h or 100km/h, depending on the amount of school-related activity on or near the road
80km/h on roads where the existing limit is 110km/h.
You may learn more about the school zone speed limits on the Department of Transport and Main Road’s School Zones guidelines.
BCC’s Enhanced School Zone Signage Program aims to improve road safety around schools on multi-lane roads. Council started reducing speed limits on inner-city streets to a maximum of 40 km/h in 2009.
School zone signage outside Greenslopes State School along Dunellan Street. Photo Credit: Google Street View
Apart from the Greenslopes State School, the following schools will receive new signages during the 2018-19 financial year:
Brisbane State High School – Cordelia Street, Vulture Street, Merivale Street, and Gladstone Road/Ernest Street, South Brisbane
The council has already rolled out these new signages at 42 locations across the city between July 2015 and June 2018.
To learn more about the Council’s efforts in making roads safer for the school community, you may visit the official page for Safe Roads Around Schools initiative.
A Greenslopes veterinary clinic, Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services, displayed expert skills in their feat to save an injured tawny frogmouth. The clinic expertly performed a feather transplant to help the injured bird fly again!
Photo credit: Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services/Facebook
The wild tawny frogmouth was recently found tangled in a barbed wire fence at Jimboomba, south-west of Brisbane. Upon hearing the incident, an experienced wildlife carer came to the rescue and carefully untangled the bird’s wing from the barbed wire fence and brought him to the Greenslopes Veterinary Clinic.
The fence had severely damaged the bird’s wing making it unable to fly. If not treated properly, the bird will not survive in the wild, as waiting for the natural healing of its feathers will take months of rehabilitation.
Photo credit: Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services/Facebook
The tawny frogmouth named Koura was immediately treated upon its arrival to the clinic. Radiographs have shown that the injured wing was not fractured, however, the bird needed feather transplants for it to be able to fly again.
Photo credit: Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services/Facebook
Fortunately, donor feathers were available in the clinic and an expert vet was able to perform an imping (implant) procedure. The procedure involved delicately cutting off the damaged feathers and implanting the donor feathers in place.
Photo credit: Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services/Facebook
The tawny frogmouth was able to fly immediately after the procedure and was then released back into the wild after a few days.
Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services has documented the details of the procedure on their Facebook page and hopes that the bird “doesn’t get himself stuck in any more tricky situations”.
Entertain your kids with a number of fun winter school holiday activities at the Stones Corner Library in Greenslopes. From eco-friendly arts to fascinating robotics, children will surely be entertained by the diverse activities held in the library.
Read on to see if your child will be interested in the following workshops and events.
Let your little ones learn more about the life of a seed and learn how to care for young seedlings.
Using a diversity of seeds as their palette, children will create beautiful seed art pictures and patterns.
Presented by Morag Gamble from Our Permaculture Life, this free workshop is ideal for children aged 5-12 years and their carers.
Bookings required. Call Stones Corner Library on 07 3403 2170 to reserve your place.
Maker Space
Multiple dates
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Enhance your child’s creativity with several free craft activities from the Stones Corner Library. The library will be hosting different craft activity each week of the school holidays.
The Maker Space is ideal for children aged 4-8 years and their parents or carers. It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesday, 4 July to Saturday, 7 July and Wednesday, 11 July to Saturday, 14 July 2018.
Bookings not required.
Dash Robots
Wednesday, 4 July and Saturday, 7 Jul 2018 (10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
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A BNEtechkids workshop for children aged 5-8 years, Dash Robots will help the kids discover a new world of learning, play, and adventure. Participants of this workshop will learn programming concepts and send simple commands to control a robot.
No previous programming experience required.
Bookings required. Call Stones Corner Library on 07 3403 2170 to reserve your place.
Afternoon Board Games
Thursday, 12 July 2018 (2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
Photo credit: François Philipp/Wikimedia Commons
Drop by the Stones Corner Library and enjoy an hour of fun-filled board games. Come along with your family and friends or meet new game partners to share in the fun.
This activity is open to all ages and bookings not required.
The Brisbane City Council is pushing to replace existing U-turn signs in various areas in the city including Logan Road in Greenslopes.
Illegal U-turns have caused a number of accidents, thus the need to improve the signages. The council is now seeking permission from the state government to use new U-turn signages that are easier to understand. This should contribute in preventing accidents and traffic congestion, especially on busy roads.
The council is proposing a yellow sign with two visual cues, a U-turn arrow with a red cross through it and traffic lights along with the words “unless signed otherwise” in black.
The rollout of these new signs have been proposed to be implemented on Logan Road as well as other roads in other suburbs:
Logan Road in Holland Park
Manly Road in Tingalpa
Beaudesert Road in Moorooka
Gowan Road in Stretton
Main Street in Kangaroo Point
Traffic surveys will be done before and after the implementation of these signs to determine improvements, complaint reviews, and feedback during the trial. All of the findings would be submitted to the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Should these new signs be successful and approved, there will be a roll-out of more signs to other roads in the city.
Several months after removal began, most of the flammable cladding from Princess Alexandra Hospital’s high-risk areas have already been removed and are set to be replaced.
Removal of flammable cladding on high-risk areas, which included the main entrances and internal atrium, was already completed in December 2017. However, removal of cladding in the rest of the building will have to wait until the end of the year.
Management of the cladding removal and replacement will take place in three stages and the hospital administration is confident that soon, all the combustible cladding will totally be removed.
Although the total replacement of the cladding will take time, people are assured that the building does not pose an imminent threat to safety.
Currently, the Princess Alexandra Hospital has a modern fire safety system in place with more than 13,000 fire sprinklers and 6,000 fire detectors. Increased fire preparedness at the hospital including additional security patrols has also been in effect at the hospital since the presence of the defective cladding was confirmed in July.
Cladding Fix on Government Buildings
According to Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni, Queensland is now internationally recognised to have the most sophisticated approach in dealing with combustible cladding.
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Since the Grenfell tower fire incident in 2017, the government has launched an investigation on the flammable claddings in Queensland buildings.
The year-long inquiry found about 880 buildings needing further investigation and at least 70 requiring rectification work. The task force is preparing to assess an additional 12,000 privately owned buildings, including around 1,200 residential structures.
Mr de Brenni said that the government is now focusing on making sure that Queensland buildings are safe whether you live in them, work in them, or play in them.
The government is working on recommendations for stronger laws to prevent any more combustible facades to be installed in new buildings and for the State Government to establish a database to keep track of buildings that need further attention.
There has been a steady rise in the number of Australians turning to a vegetarian diet or actively reducing their meat consumption. Figures show that the number of Australian adults who are going meat-free had risen from 1.7 million people (9.7% of the population) to almost 2.1 million (11.2%) between 2012 and 2016.
With this steady growth in the demand for more meat-free food options, there is no wonder why most restaurants are now offering vegetarian and vegan meal options.
For vegetarians and vegans living in Greenslopes, here are the top-rated vegetarian-friendly restaurants in the area.
Lady Marmalade Cafe
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A cafe offering all-day breakfast, lunch, and Friday night casual dining, Lady Marmalade is one of the top-rated foodie spots in Greenslopes.
Aside from being a popular local favourite cafe, Lady Marmalade is also known for their delicious vegan meal options. Their menu includes a selection of vegan and vegetarian-friendly dishes like their best-selling Breakfast Panna Cotta, Raspberry Sherbet Chia Pudding, Cauliflower Rice, the Biggie Herbivore, Vegetarian Tacos, and Vegetarian Turkish.
Photo credit: Facebook/Lady Marmalade Cafe and Bar
Their kitchen boasts of food that is made from scratch in-house, using locally sourced organic ingredients.
Lady Marmalade Cafe is open daily from 7:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. and on Fridays, they are open until 9:30 p.m. for a Friday Night Casual Dining.
Location: 269 Logan Rd, Greenslopes
The Jam Pantry
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Probably one of the most interesting cafes in Greenslopes, The Jam Pantry is known for their healthy breakfast and lunch offers.
The Jam Pantry has a unique take on their menu. Their Flipping Board showcases the cafe’s ever-changing meal options which are created around available local produce in every season. The board displays a list of ingredients which changes each month based on what the local farmers and suppliers have harvested. Using locally sourced ingredients reinforces their garden-to-gourmet, farm-to-fork philosophy.
Photo credit: Facebook/The Jam Pantry
Their menu offers a selection of vegan and gluten-free options. If you are curious about what they have in their flipping boards, you can check them out by simply searching #whentheboardflips on Instagram and Facebook.
The Jam Pantry is open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The cafe is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.
Location: 2/575 Logan Rd, Greenslopes
Charlie’s Raw Squeeze
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One of Brisbane’s vegan favourites is Charlie’s Raw Squeeze Greenslopes. All the offerings in the cafe are certified plant-based made with fresh ingredients from Charlie’s Fruit Market.
Charlie’s Raw Squeeze is popular for their smoothies, freshly squeezed juices, Nice creams, Squeeze bowls, and salads. Their menu also includes a selection of cocktails and gelato.
Photo credit: Facebook/Charlie’s Raw Squeeze Greenslopes
The innovative juice bar is a product of the owners’ extensive knowledge of fresh and local produce and their desire to provide healthy plant-based products to the market.
Photo credit: Facebook/Charlie’s Raw Squeeze Greenslopes
Try out their signature dairy-free Nice creams that have no added refined sugar and are mostly gluten-free.
Charlie’s Raw Squeeze Greenslopes is open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.
Greenslopes residents Mick Guy and Siena Perry, together with their mates Mikarla and Luke Jappinen, have opened Semi-Pro Brewing Co. in Manilla Street. This latest addition to Brisbane’s growing craft beer community is the newest (perhaps, only?) microbrewery and taproom in East Brisbane.
From left to right: Mikarla and Luke Jappinen, Mick Guy, and Siena Perry Photo Credit: Siena Perry
The idea to set up a microbrewery has been brewing for four years. It all started when the guys were homebrewing together for fun in a Geelong Street backyard.
Semi-Pro’s site in Manilla Street used to be an old rope factory. Today, they are ready to continue the tradition of local production with care and expertise. The 314-square metre production facility is now filled with huge, shiny tanks, and a trendy but comfortable 60-seat customer area. The family-friendly bar is now open from Thursdays to Sundays.
“When we were home brewing in the backyard of Geelong St, we did actually joke about how awesome it would be to open a brewery and taproom in the Manilla St warehouses over the fence.”, said Mick, brewer, bartender and Mr Semi-Pro himself.
Photo credit: Facebook/Semi-Pro Brewing Co.
“We started winning local awards, began ‘gypsy’ brewing and then selling wholesale to bars including Tipplers Taps, the Scratch and Bloodhound bar to name a few. That was the relative easy bit,” he added.
The brewery opened in mid-March, just in time for Mick’s birthday.
“It was quite a birthday present, to say the least,” he said.
“People ask if we’re going to change the name. But being semi-pro is knowing there is always more to learn and enjoying the process. It’s about knowing this is meant to be fun first and foremost.”
From a simple backyard brewing to gypsy brewing and winning brewing competitions in Brewsvegas, the Semi-Pro family is now proud to open their doors to craft beer enthusiasts looking for quality beer on tap.
Photo credit: www.semiprobrewing.com.au
Equipped with recipes that have been refined for three years, Semi-Pro’s current biggest sellers are the East Brisbane Lager and the Manilla St Pale.
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Expect more interesting brews from Semi-Pro as they continue to experiment with different recipes and blends in their new home.
The Semi-Pro family is hosting several events in the coming days. Check out their Facebook page to learn more.
Business hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 4:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday Closed
Greenslopes Private Hospital opened its maternity service five years ago, in February 2013. The hospital has since provided hotel-style facilities through its 26 luxurious single private rooms, all built for the utmost comfort of mothers and newborns.
Greenslopes Maternity, in celebration of their fifth anniversary, recently invited their “first borns” — the first babies born on 26th February for each year that has passed since the maternity service started in 2013.
The staff at the hospital – doctors, midwives, and nurses – had an afternoon tea party with 5-year-old Mia, 4-year-old Lachlan, 3-year-old Isla, and 2-year-old Ava and their parents to celebrate the maternity’s anniversary and the children’s birthdays as well.
“Thank you to Mia (5 years old), Lachlan (4 years old), Isla (3 years old) and Ava (2 years old) for coming along with your mums and dads to say hello and celebrate your birthdays! We were so excited to see midwives, nurses, obstetricians, chaplain & executive staff – thank you for helping to make Greenslopes Maternity wonderful,” Greenslopes said in its announcement.
This year saw more than 5,000 babies born at Greenslopes Maternity within the five years since its opening.
Patrick Deane, a baby born on 7th of February, became the 5,000th baby born at the Greenslopes Maternity. Obstetrician Dr Melissa McKenzie said it was an honour to be involved in the milestone moment.
“It’s a privilege to care for every family who sees me during their pregnancy journey and it’s always an incredibly special time when any baby is born,” Dr McKenzie said.
“I love being a part of the Greenslopes Maternity team. It’s a team which offers the highest standard of care whilst also keeping the service personalised and friendly. I continue to look forward to caring for my patients and being there for future landmarks at Greenslopes!” the doctor added.
