| e-newsletter - April 2007 |
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Come along and see “The Devil Wears Prada” for free when the Kelvin Grove Urban Village hosts a Movie in the Park evening on Friday 20 April. The movie will be shown in Kulgun Park on Carraway Street (between Musk Avenue and Ramsgate Street). It is due to start about 6.30pm. Food and drink will be available for sale from the adjacent businesses so bring your picnic blanket, lie back and relax under the stars. For more information, contact the Kelvin Grove Urban Village Community Hub on (07) 3318 3660.
Brisbane Housing Company’s 500th unit located within the Village
The Brisbane Housing Company has celebrated a major milestone by developing its 500th unit in Brisbane. It is located in a 56-unit complex at 25 Musk Avenue in the Kelvin Grove Urban Village. A celebration and Open Day was held at the complex on 7 March with the Honourable Robert Schwarten, Minister for Public Works, Housing and Information and Communication Technology officially unlocking the 500th unit. The Brisbane Housing Company provides affordable rental accommodation for people on low to medium incomes. It has constructed four affordable housing complexes at the Village which provide a total of 157 units including one, two and three-bedroom units, studio apartments, boarding house rooms and commercial offices. To be eligible, applicants must already be listed with the Department of Housing. For more information, contact the Brisbane Housing Company on (07) 3307 3000 or visit the Brisbane Housing Company website.
The Kelvin Grove Barracks Artillery Historical Group has written a book titled Artillery Units at Kelvin Grove – a tribute to their guns and gunners. The Historical Group was assembled by one of the first National Servicemen of the 1950s scheme, Rex Kirkham. It was formed to produce a written record of the guns and gunners who have been an integral part of the Kelvin Grove Barracks since 1915. Other members of the group (who all authored the book) were also national servicemen from the 1950s – David Burgess, Rob Collins, John Duncan, Gerry Keates, Con Lucey and Nigel Stevens. The final author, who also undertook the editorial and publishing tasks, is Arthur Burke, originally a Kelvin Grove gunner who is currently the Colonel Commandant RAA in Queensland. Beginning with a militia setting just before World War I, the book traces the gunner units’ histories though to the Vietnam War period and their tapering off in 1988. It is intermingled with information about military topical events of the time. The book was launched at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village Community Hub by Major General Peter Arnison AC CVO (Retd) on Thursday 22 February. The books have been printed using a grant from the Brisbane City Council Community Grants program and cost $6 (including postage). They can be ordered through the Gunner Signallers’ Club, 312 Webster Road, Stafford, Queensland 4053. For more information, contact Colonel Arthur Burke OAM JP RAA (Retd) on (07) 3263 6025.
If you have been driving down Kelvin Grove Road during the last few weeks you may have noticed the new Icon sign for the Kelvin Grove Urban Village. Installed on 19 March in the median strip on Musk Avenue on the corner of Kelvin Grove Road, it is a destination marker for the Village. It promotes the many retail outlets and facilities in the Village including LaBoite Theatre and the Supa IGA supermarket as well as the cafes, restaurants and produce markets. If you haven’t already experienced first hand what it is like to live, learn, work or play at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village then take a detour at the Icon sign next time you’re travelling along Kelvin Grove Road.
Kelvin Grove Urban Village community meetings are now being held monthly. They are open to all residents and people who work in the area. The meetings provide an opportunity to meet other locals, discuss activities and events, and learn what is happening in the Village. The next meeting is being held on Tuesday 24 April from 5.30pm to 7pm in the Community Hub, Level 2, 8 Carraway Street, Kelvin Grove. For more information or to register your interest in being involved, contact the Kelvin Grove Urban Village Community Hub on (07) 3318 3660.
Restricted street parking introduced at the Village For the last few months visitors to the Village have been able to enjoy unrestricted parking around most of the Village Centre. However, yellow lines have now been installed along Carraway Street preventing any further parking alongside the sidewalk diners. Musk Avenue has also had signs installed restricting parking to two hours. Customers of the Village Centre are able to park for free for 1.5 hours. If they spend over $25 at the centre they can validate their carparking ticket at the newsagent and park for free.
Effective Use of Broadband Award recognition The Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG)’s 23rd Annual Conference, Gala Dinner and National Awards night was held in Sydney on the 7 and 8 March. At the awards dinner the Kelvin Grove Urban Village received a Special Mention for the Effective Use of Broadband at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village. The Special Mention was received for the effective use of broadband which has been implemented to provide and extend accessibility to services for the community.
Over 350 people exchanged more than 2500 buttons in the second community Swap event at the Creative Industries Precinct on 15 March. During the three hour event ‘swappers’ exchanged buttons for pre-loved goodies like vintage bags and clothing, classic DVDs and back issues of Vogue magazine. From mums with babies to QUT students and staff to residents of the local aged care home Hilltop Gardens at Kelvin Grove, enthusiastic swappers of every description spent hours meticulously combing the mountains of donated goods for that special item. Swap participants donate goods in return for buttons which are then used to ‘buy’ other donated items. All remaining items are then donated to local charities by organisers. The event has even generated its own lingo, with ‘Swap karma’ being used by participants to describe the Swap ethos; if you donate good quality items, you’ll be rewarded with great finds. The growing success of The Swap means it’ll be back bigger and better than ever in the next few months, check www.ciprecinct.qut.com for updates.
Residents win competition by viewing exhibition The Creative Industries Precinct would like to thank all the local Kelvin Grove Urban Village residents who came along to see the first exhibition of 2007 – The Shape of Things to Come. A competition which was open to residents who visited the exhibition during February and March, was won by the McFarlanes of Hartopp Lane. Congratulations to the winners who will be treated to a delicious meal for two at Noodles Inc (Carraway Street) as their prize. Keep your eyes open for our next free exhibition Figuratively Speaking in late May.
One of the 17 businesses at Kelvin Grove Urban Village is the Kelvin Grove Pharmacy which supplies prescriptions, over the counter medical supplies and a wide range of giftware. The special services offered to customers include arranging Webster dosett packing for customers (organising weekly supply of prescriptions into easily recognised daily dosages), holding prescriptions and advising on appropriate vitamin and mineral supplements. For the ladies, there is also a wide range of Revlon and Maybelline products available. To experience their helpful service first hand, drop into the chemist in person on Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 6:00pm or Saturday between 8:30am and 5:00pm or phone on 07 3831 0822. Learn more about another business at the Village in the next edition of the newsletter. |
What’s on at the Roundhouse Theatre and Creative Industries Precinct QUT Creative Industries Precincts presents:
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