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Keep Labor In South Brisbane
Vote Labor on April 28
On April 28 the local South Brisbane population will be deciding two key political apointments. One is their State member and the other is their local Brisbane City Council representative.
Antony Green has a good background blog on the South Brisbane electorate : http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/southbrisbane/
Click here for details from the Electoral Commission of Queensland.
I am pleased to endorse Labor candidates Jacki Trad, Helen Abrahams and Ray Smith
Supporting Brisbane Common Ground
Brisbane Common Ground
Brisbane Common Ground is an innovative, supportive housing development under construction at 15 Hope Street, South Brisbane. The design and function of the apartment complex is adapted from a model of supportive housing first pioneered by Roseanne Haggerty in New York City 20 years ago.
When it opens in mid-2012, Brisbane Common Ground will provide 146 studio and one-bedroom units for people on low incomes and people who were formerly homeless.
There is a nationwide impetus to address homelessness in real, measured terms.
The Australian Government in its White Paper on Homelessness, The Road Home, has set nationwide targets, to be achieved by 2020, of reducing overall homelessness by half and offering housing to all people who sleep rough.
The Queensland Government has committed to these targets and together, through the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness, governments are funding housing and support services focussed on providing permanent solutions to homelessness for individuals and families.
Through creative design, services, affordability, and social mix, Brisbane Common Ground aims to meet the needs of people who have lived on the streets. People will have a permanent home providing safety and security, and the services required to sustain their tenancies and be active members of the community.
In the spirit of ‘homelessness is everyone’s responsibility’, Brisbane Common Ground is being delivered through a government-business-community partnership. The capital cost and support services are being funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments and the building constructed by Grocon at cost. The onsite support services to tenants will be provided by not-for-profit organisation Micah Projects. A not-for-profit property and tenancy manager will also be part of the partnership.
Historic South Brisbane
Your Brisbane: Past and Present publishes a series of historical pieces including some from South Brisbane:
St Andrew’s Anglican Church South Brisbane
Corner Vulture St and Stanley St, South Brisbane – revisited
South Brisbane Railway Station
South Brisbane Catholic Church
Allgas Energy Building, Southbank Parklands
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Streetwise – a U2charist with Peter B & friends
a U2charist with Peter B & friends
St Andrews Anglican Church South Brisbane
Sat 21 Jan 2012 … 7pm
Streetwise is a musical, narrative and spiritual stirring out of the posture of terra nullius, which occupies our silences about who we are, how we got here, where we live, and what we do here in Brisbane. As Australia Day approaches, Peter B & friends bring the music of U2 into contact with the lives and movements of all who gather at St Andrews Anglican Church on Saturday evening on the 21st January, 2012.
A local post-modern take on the age-old eucharist, The Streetwise way to St Andrews in January reveals one of the creation narratives of Brisbane city. From Brisbane City Hall, cross the Victoria Bridge. Pass the Art Gallery, up Melbourne St, and be sure to use Merivale St and Vulture St.
Come on a journey with us and you may travel these streets the same way again. This one is for U2 fans, lovers of local history, and those who still haven’t found what they’re looking for.
Here’s a few fast Streetwise facts…
Daphne Mayo’s sculpture over the Brisbane City Hall portrays “The State protecting the citizens’, ‘native life… dying out before the approach of the white man’, and ‘the early explorers discovering the possibilities of the new land in its industries’.
Queen Victoria sent a message in the sloop, ‘Cordelia’, declaring the formation of ‘Queensland’ in 1859.
The Queensland Art Gallery is built on the land which Queen Victoria originally gave to the Anglican congregation of South Brisbane before they moved away from the flood-prone river bank area to the higher land between Cordelia and Vulture St.
The 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, William Lamb, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom just before the transformation of the penal settlement of Brisbane into a colonial settlement.
Herman Merivale was influential in British politics at this time of transition, delivering lectures at Oxford University on subjects such as “Examination of some subjects connected with the disposal of land in new colonies” and “Policy of colonial governments towards native tribes, as regards their protection and their civilization”
The HMS Vulture was a warship which visited Moreton Bay, along with the HMS Leopard. Vulture St was formerly known as the Southern Boundary Road
This event is free and all is welcome
Hope you can join us
Peter B & Greg Manning
The ABC Building in South Brisbane
ABC Brisbane Reflects the 7 Network logo on its glass wall
There is great excitement as the finishing touches are added to a building on the corner of Russel Street and Little Stanley in South Brisbane. The four storey structure will be home to ABC Brisbane and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
The building has been a controversial project even before the first sod was turned.
I went for a look at the almost completed new home in South Brisbane today. They have an impressive bank of reflective glass along the riverside that will provide great views. The glass also reflects the logo of the 7 network on the wheel of Brisbane across the road.LOL
South Brisbane Station
Melbourne Street Railway Station South Brisbane
The “grand old lady” South Brisbane Rail Station is having a facelift. It was closed for six weeks during November-December 2011 and you can read an update here.
Almost dwarfed by the extensions to the Brisbane Convention Centre the red brick rail terminus carries the history and stroies of a bygone era. In its heyday it was known as the Melbourne Street Railway Station Why of all places did Brisbane choose to use the name of another major capital city so close to one of its main transport hubs? Melbourne and Sydney do not even have a Brisbane Street, yet you can find Sydney Street as one of the wharfs for Brisbane City Cats!!!
So, back to the station renovations. What do you think they should “restore” of the old girl? Perhaps the grand dining area and luggage halls? Should we bring back porters and the G&S style uniforms? Should a “Macca’s” be invited to set up shop for a contemporary look?
Stories about South Brisbane Railway Station
South Brisbane station shut down for 40 minutes by alleged bomb hoax
The Torres Strait Islands: A Celebration.
The Torres Strait Islands: A Celebration was an unprecedented celebration of Torres Strait Islander culture and history is taking place at the Cultural Centre, South Bank, Brisbane from 1 July – 23 October 2011.
The Torres Strait is a vast region of Australia that is still largely unknown to the majority of the Australian populace. Located between the northern tip of Cape York and Papua New Guinea, the Torres Strait comprises over 270 islands. 17 are inhabited by a number of Torres Strait Island peoples – Australia’s other Indigenous culture, very different from mainland Aboriginal cultures.
Visit Tony’s Images celebrating the Opening of this exhibition
About South Brisbane
Wikipedia provides a good introduction to South Brisbane. However, to say that “ South Brisbane has emerged as fashionable, high density, modern residential area, given its proximity to the city centre and good public transport links.” leaves out the colour vibrancy and diversity that continues to thrive around the Kurilpa Peninsula.
The suburb shares the upheaval of history with its sister suburb, West End. South Brisbane’s hsitory can be bookmarked by European sttlement, the building of the Railway Station and World Expo ’88.
Have a look at the Google Images fro South Brisbane. There are more images in the South Brisbane History Collection.
My hope is that this site will provide a space for residents, vistors and tourists to share their experiences, memories and impressions of this wonderful space.
