Village News December Issue

NEW FARM - FORTITUDE VALLEY

DECEMBER 2014

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VICTORIA Park has been rescued from the BaT Tunnel after Spring Hill community pressure forced changes to the projects alignment.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson said almost 80 per cent of submissions in response to the Reference Design were related to the bus and train projects impacts on Victoria Park.

(Now) no land will be required between the Inner City Bypass and Gregory Tce protecting Victoria Park, Mr Emerson said in a statement.

The revised design of the tunnel will now run from Dutton Park in the south to Roma St Station and then split at Countess St with buses exiting at the Inner Northern Busway and trains exiting further north at Normanby Rail Yard.

Member for Brisbane Central Robert Cavallucci said he welcomed the change.

Spokesperson for the Spring Hill Community Organisation Ms Kirsten Lovejoy said it was a good win for the residents with the Queensland Government finally listening to the concerns put forward so determinedly by the Spring Hill Community Group to keep the

busway and tunnel out of Victoria Park.

This is exactly what the community wanted and it shows if you set your mind to something, you can achieve a positive outcome, said Ms Lovejoy, who is the Greens candidate for Brisbane Central in the 2015 state election.

Mr Emerson said the revised design meant the tunnel would be 1.2km shorter, resulting in project savings and fewer heavy vehicle movements in the south.

The new underground Roma St Station is now proposed at the soon-to-be improved Brisbane Transit Centre which means exciting development opportunities for the Roma St precinct.

The BaT tunnel is due to be completed in 2020 and operational in 2021 and will run from Dutton Park in the south to Victoria Park at Spring Hill in the north with three new underground stations at Woolloongabba, George St and Roma St.

Maps of the revised Reference Design are available on the project website at www.qld.gov.au/batproject.

By Nick Moore

AN e-petition calling for a change to bus route 393 to cut the travel time for Kelvin Grove State College students attracted 261 signatures and has been referred to councils Transport Department for investigation.

The petitions creator, New Farm mother Tracy Musgrave, said shed been told a decision would take six weeks.

Ms Musgrave described the petitions chances as 50/50 but vowed to step up the fight if it were knocked back.

I just dont think I could let it rest. Its just so important, she said of cutting the bus journey, which could take up to an hour each way.

We are not saving the world but this is where I live and this is something I can do to make a big difference.

Ms Musgrave said if council rejected the change she would launch another petition and wait at

bus stops with a tablet computer to collect signatures.

She told the Village News last month that Kelvin Grove college students had just two poor options - either two buses with a transfer and

walk between stops in the hectic CBD, or one bus but a nearly 2km walk from Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital to the school.

Her plan calls for route 393 to start from New Farm ferry terminal, about 2.5km from its current starting point at the Teneriffe terminal, and to push on about 2.3km from

its current terminus at RBWH to the Kelvin Grove college.

Cr Vicki Howard (Central Ward) presented the petition to a council meeting on November 18.

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Newstead Green light for Left Turn on RedRecently a left turn on red site at Edmondstone Road and Breakfast Creek Road Newstead began operation after careful assessment against a range of requirements, which include parameters for sight distance, pedestrian safety and intersection configuration.The introduction and roll-out of more Left Turn on Red intersections across Brisbane is a small but practical way of easing congestion and decreasing individual travel times, contributing to our vision for an accessible, connected city. The Left Turn on Red project permits motorists to turn left on a red light after stopping at select sites across Brisbane. Signage is in place at the relevant intersections to provide information for pedestrians and motorists.

New Farm Park centennial JacarandasCouncil is celebrating the Centennial of New Farm Park with the planting of 10 new jacaranda trees this spring one for each decade. New Farm Park was originally acquired by Council in 1913 and by the end of 1916, the park was well developed with rose gardens, paths, drives, tennis courts, cricket wickets, and the rotunda.If you would like to join a group to plan events for the centenary please contact Central Ward Office.

Free movies in Fortitude Valley MallsFree movie nights in Fortitude Valley are back and we invite everyone to pull up a chair under the grand awning in Chinatown Mall or in Brunswick Street Mall throughout December and January.Councils free movie nights are part of a fantastic entertainment program on offer in the Valley which also includes live music from some of Brisbanes upcoming artists at the Brunswick Street Mall during the Valley Markets. More information at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/valleymallsFree Movies in the Brunswick Street Mall - Wed evenings from 7 pm Saving Mr Banks Date: Wed, 3 December, Parental Guidance Date: Wed, 10 December Muppets Most Wanted Date: Wed, 17 DecemberFree Movies in the Chinatown Mall Wed evenings from 7 pm The Lego Movie Date: Wed, 7 January Frozen Date: Wed, 14 January Walking With Dinosaurs Date: Wed, 21 January

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SPRING Hill resident and mother of two Kirsten Lovejoy has been announced as the Greens candidate for Brisbane Central to contest the 2015 state election.

Ms Lovejoy said she had been working with others on issues of planning and development, protecting and future-proofing local schools, and keeping essential parkland.

She said her concerns for the community had been escalating of late.

Our neighbourhoods are being pressured from all fronts and weve had to be very nimble to try to keep on top the myriad issues and deadlines being thrown at us.

Tired of seeing the community perspective rate so little in decision-making, Ms Lovejoy had decided to make the move into politics.

It was never something I had planned to do. Ive always tried to work with elected representatives to find solutions to what are often complex issues. But Ive reached a point where enough is enough.

We actually need people representing us who want to work with others to deliver better

outcomes for our future, who are prepared to not only listen but also take a strong leadership role.

Ms Lovejoy said: I would encourage everyone to look hard at what all the parties truly stand for not just what makes the media.

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A SPECIAL get-together will be held for New Farm Bowls Clubs beloved barefoot bowlers from noon on Sunday, December 14. After the traditional sausage sizzle, players will get down to the serious business of barefoot bowls.

We have allocated two hours of green time to make sure that players have a couple of really good games and get to meet plenty of interesting people - and play some great bowls! NFBC development teams Neil Peach said. Come along by yourself or bring a team of friends - we will make sure that everyone gets a game.

The special barefoot bowls event is $10 a person, including sausage sizzle and barefoot bowls. Email your registration to [email protected]

Visit the website for information on this event and also the New Farm Bowls Clubs bi-annual corporate barefoot bowls competition, Crack-a-Jack, with all proceeds going to the Neighbourhood Centre. The next season of Crack-a-Jack begins in March 2015 and extends over four weeks with prizes and giveaways for the participants.

Peach said the competition was a great way to have fun and get to know lots of interesting people at the same time as making a contribution to a worthwhile cause.

He said the club offered new lifestyle-flexible social membership packages to those who liked to drop in every now and again and have a social game of bowls.

Membership forms are available at the club or online at NewFarmBowls.sportingpulse.net.

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RESIDENTS adjacent to Teneriffe Park have been increasingly concerned about a growing problem of brush turkeys breeding in and around the area.

The issue was raised at the Teneriffe Progress Association meeting on 19 November, where Cr Vicki Howard advised the meeting that Council had plans to begin a brush turkey maintenance regime.

According to President of the Teneriffe Progress Association Ben Pritchard, the brush turkey numbers will continue to spread if action is not taken to manage their numbers.

We must start managing the problem before the turkey becomes the ibis of the suburbs, Mr Pritchard said. The number of brush turkey pairs are now getting to a point where they do more damage than good, Mr

Pritchard said. I am in full support of a reduction program to prevent ongoing problems for motorists, cyclists and gardeners.

Teneriffe Park has suffered as a result of the turkeys scratching up the vegetation causing damage to the gardens. He said the Progress Association will contribute to Councils work in maintaining the park in 2015.

Council does a lot of work and the turkey over-population is wreaking havoc, Mr Pritchard said. We are happy to support a Council management plan so that turkeys do not become the scourge of the surrounding suburbs.

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THE writing project Kylie Farrelly and her daughter have been busy working on involving a series of books based around their dog, Buzz, and the puppy friends he meets on his adventures, has been transformed into an art exhibition.

Kylie started doing pet portraits of Buzz and his puppy friends as practice illustrations for the dog books she was writing.

"The portraits became so popular that I have now painted 30 and have lots of commissions for other peoples pets," Kylie said. "Some are orders for Christmas gifts and others are just for people because they love their dogs."

Kylie's week-long exhibition entitled Puppy Love was set to begin on Saturday, November 29, in her studio gallery at 30 Florence St, Teneriffe. She is also taking commissions for portraits of all sizes in the lead-up to Christmas.

"I am better known for my Brisbane cityscapes but this series is close to my heart and I just love the challenge of capturing the expression of each dog," Kylie said.

"I would love people to come and meet Buzz, my gallery buddy who stars in the show and is my loyal companion in the studio every day."

Buzz is a well-known and well-loved part of Kylie's business and everyone

knows him in the London Offices building in Florence St where she works. Calendars featuring the puppy portrait collections are also on sale.

Email your favourite puppy photo or request for information to [email protected].

NEW Farm Park will be aglow with the spirit of Christmas on Saturday, December 6, when it becomes the venue for the Light Up Christmas Carols and Santa community event.Presented by the Rotary Club of New Farm, the event is supported by Rob Cavallucci (Member for Brisbane Central), Cr Vicki Howard (BCC Central Ward) and The Lord Mayor's Suburban Initiative Fund.

Events begin at 3pm with many fun things to do for the whole family and food stalls including sausage sizzles, dipping dot ice-creams, snow cones, pizzas and drinks. Santa will arrive at 6.30pm and Christmas carols will follow, finishing at 8pm.

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indulge your curiosityNEW Farm writer Emmanuelle Buecher-Hall has recently delved into the world of childrens fiction, publishing her own book Merlins Voyage, about her own experiences of sailing, traveling and dreaming of far-off destinations.

Whilst the self-published childrens book details Emmanuelles own cruising adventures, the story is told by the boat itself, Merlin - a curious catamaran, during his voyage across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to land in Brisbane.

There is very little cruising literature for children, Emmanuelle said. Such a book could interest those dreaming about sailing off with their family or even introducing the idea to their kids.

Emmanuelle really wanted to share the amazing experiences had with her family whilst cruising and encouraging kids to have big dreams

that they can one day realise.Two of my kids are now going to

New Farm State School and have their own dreams.

Emmanuelle studied marine biology in France, before researching jellyfish in South Africa. There she built a catamaran and went sailing with her family, crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, inspiring Merlins Voyage. She is now living in New Farm, still on board Merlin, docked at Kangaroo Point.

Merlins Voyage is a discovery of the high seas, the underwater wonders, the islands delights and extraordinary sunsets, explained Emmanuelle.

Merlins Voyage is available as an e-book, soft cover print-on-demand or from New Farm Editions.

For more information, visit MerlinsVoyage.net

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By Patrick McGuire

HE may have been prickly, he may have been hard to get to know, but at the end of the day Wayne Goss stood out for his honesty during his time as Queensland premier and Labor leader.

I knew him reasonably well dating back to his days three decades ago as the new, young Opposition leader whod spend an hour in the afternoons after a long day, running along the city and New Farm reaches of the Brisbane River, to prepare for an even longer night.

Wed pass each other with a respectful nod, but Wayne was on a mission and physical fitness was part of his recipe for stamina and determination.

Discipline and Wayne Goss were bedfellows.

He was incredibly disciplined, incredibly organised and demanded very high standards from those around him.

Thirty years on, hed often be spied around New Farm as he enjoyed his final years living in a luxury apartment on the Brisbane River.

He had a giant intellect which may have attracted him to that other intellectual, his first chief of staff in Opposition and then in Government,

Kevin Rudd, who went on to be prime minister.

Rudd and Goss had a lot in common. They were reformists, impatient for change and willing to break the mould of old school Labor Party figures.

But sadly, the other thing they had in common were communication skills that were wanting at times. Goss and Rudd terrified people.

Rudds history of doing so is well known and appears deliberate, but Wayne Goss was just plain uncomfortable in mixing with people he didnt know or trust.

That improved greatly over the years, but Goss kept a tight inner circle of Labor people like Wayne Swan , Mike Kaiser and David Barbagallo and was loath to stray outside of that circle.

In his early years as premier, Goss hosted business functions on Gary Balkins Kookaburra Queen paddle cruiser that travelled long the city and New Farm reaches of the River. From memory, business types trying to get close to the new ALP government after so many years of National Party rule paid $500 a head to join Goss and his ministers at these gatherings, normally held on a Sunday night.

Goss clearly was uncomfortable.It took him a long time to

realise how important business was to a Labor government.

In meetings, Goss was hands-on and like Rudd, a micromanager.

Business meetings were short and to the point and he shut down any hints or suggestions of special treatment to anyone in business. His reputation for honesty was beyond question.

As the years past, it was hard not to run into Wayne around the New Farm area because he loved the place and I remember one discussion I had with him about his years in government.

He regretted his support for the so-called Gulag where ex-Bjelke-Petersen senior public servants were sent and effectively forced out in a demeaning fashion. It was a serious lapse in judgement by an inexperienced premier and although careful in his choice of words, he also regretted allowing Kevin Rudd as his Chief of Staff unfettered control in government to the point where Rudd was nicknamed Dr Death.

One of Gosss biggest calls was his

vision for the old Expo 88 site which, of course, is now South Bank.

His government took the brave and costly decision but the right one nonetheless to return that site to the people and preserve it as South Bank Parklands.

Wayne Goss will be missed.His honesty, intellect and integrity

made him the right person at the right time to lead Queensland in a different direction from the Bjelke-Petersen era.

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THE Underground Opera Company (UOC) has found the perfect space to present their Carols in the Reservoir, a professional 22-show performance season of Christmas carols throughout the ages, 6m underground in the Spring Hill Service Reservoir on Wickham Tce.

The season began on November 21 and will continue until December 14, showcasing a selection of Christmas carols and songs from as early as the 4th century.

The underground reservoir, originally used as one of the citys earliest water storages dating back 150 years, creates an excellent acoustic space for the opera performances.

The quartet of opera singers are completely at ease in this unusual stage setting. The original heritage-listed ceiling trusses and brick archways are reminiscent of the catacombs of Paris and provide a similarly mystic and ethereal experience when complemented by the beautiful operatic tones of each

of the singers in the group. With only 126 seats per show,

just metres from each side of the four sided stage, the intimacy of the performers and the audience is palpable. Inside the refreshingly cool reservoir, director Bruce Edwards has created a European-like Christmas atmosphere, complete with a soft snow fall during the strains of White Christmas.

Local specialist orchestrator, music director and vocal coach Luke Volker has lead the performers to new heights of caroling excellence, tied together with a heart-warming narration from the director.

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A CENTRE supporting people with disabilities has moved to New Farm providing the community with a new level of disability care options and lifestyle activities.

The Cerebral Palsy League officially opened the doors of a new northside centre last month to welcome locals to their Support in the Community (SITC) service, which has moved from Windsor to New Farm thanks to the support of Treasury Casino and Hotel.

This year CPLs Windsor centre was forced to close as the building was marked for demolition, leaving 22 adult clients with nowhere to go.

Treasury Casino & Hotel provided CPL with $60,000, which funded the redevelopment of CPLs New Farm centre to accommodate Windsors clients.

Karen Curren, manager of New Farms SITC services, said she welcomed a new era of services for CPL clients living on the northside and inner-city suburbs.

Ms Curren said one of the many benefits of the inner-suburban location was that it offered clients better access to the Fortitude Valley and New Farm precincts, and their different venues including the Valley Community Centre, Judith Wright Centre, The Powerhouse, New Farm Park, and access to the CityCat.

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whole new range of activities which will benefit the clients greatly, and some venues are walking distance which means they wont have to rely on or pay for taxis, Ms Curren said.

CPLs New Farm service supports their clients to live the life they choose, by providing a range of activities and programs to suit their interests. Adult drama workshops, Screech Theatre, arts and crafts, as well as community access programs such as swimming or sailing, are all part of the ongoing program to support people in the local area.

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villagevoice LETTERS TO THE EDITORPolice work earns praise I WANTED to take this opportunity to share with you some of the good work being done by Valley police. I have been lucky enough to be relieving here as officer-in-charge since July and have become a great fan of the police working in the Valley. Many things the community might not hear about very often make up a significant part of the working day for police in the community.

I am often asked about police talking to people in the street, something we do very regularly. When people discover that a police officer on the beat is often the source of a referral for assistance or support, people understand that a chat with the local police is not always because there is something wrong it is often police offering help. As you would appreciate the Valley is home to many vulnerable people, some who sleep rough and many who visit here to access services.

Police offered help and made referrals for around 300 people last month through SupportLink, a referral system that matches agencies with people independently of police. Police connecting people with services and support has made a positive difference in many lives.

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been working away in the background for many years, referring and diverting people from trouble. This approach pays dividends in many ways. Our experience has been that the more help and support we can get for people, the less we are called to crisis situations and the less arrests we make.

Police working with the 139 Club, Micah Projects Street to Home Team and New Farm Neighbourhood Centre have very positive interactions with people in our area. It is clear that the Valley police are a part of the community here and have been working together to acknowledge that the community is a diverse medley of people in a great part of Brisbane.

I have seen many police here making every effort to be a real part of the social fabric, from attending the

Pride Festival in their own time, to making personal connections as the Adopt-a-Cop for the local school. We have even hosted Cuppa with a Copper a chance to have a latte and make face-to-face contact with a local police officer that can help later on.

It is challenging when you think that the very same police are then asked to walk the beat on a Saturday night when the Valley Safe Night Precinct comes alive. I am sure you would agree that it is a very different community out at the clubs, but Saturday night is very much a

Senior Sergeant Corey Allen.

part of the Valley experience. I have seen the police exercise the patience of Job dealing with people on those busy nights. It is a special kind of police officer that can be professional and appropriate on those occasions.

My usual role is officer-in-charge of City Station and I may return there in the new year, so I wanted to take this chance to let you and the New Farm Village News readership know that you have good reason to be very proud of your local police. They have shown that their heart is in the right place and that they have the interests of the community foremost in their thinking.

Corey AllenSenior SergeantOfficer-in-chargeFortitude Valley Division

Too much lost to progressYOUR recent article If only ... healing briefly and diplomatically describes how one set of old New Farm walls may be feeling under development pressures. As a recent customer to those walls, Ill add my view.

My first experience was that I found David, his professional team and customers assailed by noise and dust nuisances from construction next door.

The walls resonated with heightened anxiety.

I advised on some temporary nuisance mitigation.

Construction is short-lived and may be

tolerated. However, the newly constructed neighbouring wall built a few centimetres from those well-established walls may not.

Loss of long-term amenity is probably why Davids practice is moving and leaving its long-term healing walls.

If so, the owner now has a less valuable property.

Appropriate development is an emerging discussion point in New Farm. A letter in the past Village News, Striking the right balance and Novembers Politics in the Pub discussed such development.

Over 30 years living in New Farm, I planted hundreds of trees around my properties. Theyve now all gone as renovated building footprints impinge on neighbours amenity!

As Beth says in her article, New Farms amenity more broadly is being significantly affected.

I would add that unreasonable building footprints and scales dont allow natural light, sun, rain, views and nature to soften hard exteriors.

Who is to save us from rapacious and selfish development?

Such development devalues neighbouring property and affects those heritage walls and impinges on the health and wellbeing of those who live, work and play within them.

Sadly, New Farms desirability in terms of natural, social and economic capital is being eroded.

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AS the final jacaranda bells scatter on the ground and the mauve canopy disappears from New Farm, it is nice to remember that as the population of Brisbane grew in the early 20th century there was an emphasis on the beautification of Brisbanes recreational spaces.

The most admired planting is the 100 jacaranda trees along the ring road within New Farm Park. As the beauty of our jacarandas subsides, do not be disappointed because R. Godfrey Rivers iconic painting Under the jacaranda 1903 is available for quiet contemplation in air-conditioned comfort at Queensland Art Gallery. Some readers will know this beautiful painting intimately, others less well and for some a treat to be seen.

Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858-1925), an English painter educated at the Slade School of Art London, received the prize for landscape painting in 1883 and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts London before emigrating to Australia in 1889. He immersed himself in the Brisbane emerging art scene as an art teacher at Brisbane Technical College,

Brisbane Girls Grammar School, and his studio. Rivers successfully persuaded Premier Hugh Nelson to establish the Queensland National Art Gallery in 1895 where he was the inaugural curator of the opening exhibition and curator until 1915 when he retired to Hobart. As president of the Queensland Art Society from 1892-1901 and 1904-08 he lead discussions about the emergence of a distinctly Australian school of painting, advocating an art that reflected close, sensitive observations of the Australian landscape. Rivers became the first artist member of Queensland Club in 1891 and married Selina Jane, ne Bell, in St Johns Cathedral in 1901.

It is not surprising that his most popular work, Under the jacaranda features his wife, Selina. Since the large oil on canvas entered the Queensland Art Gallerys collection in 1903 it has remained one of QAGs iconic artworks because of its cyclic relationship between artist, artwork, and audience. The painting depicts Rivers and his wife being served afternoon refreshments under the shade of a flowering jacaranda tree. Contemporary art critics at the time wrote that Rivers paintings are strikingly vivid and harmonious. The artistic composition of this gilt-framed beauty communicates Rivers skills of landscape painting and portraiture plus the image of respectability and gentility that Brisbane society aspired to as a newly federated

state. Rivers painting not only depicts the popular European tradition of taking tea but showcases his argument that painters who had studied in Europe needed to adapt their colour palette not only for the intense sunlight but the flora and foliage not found in Europe. Rivers captured the imposing jacaranda tree in full bloom by using a contrast of luminous green vegetation, the distinctive orange-red hue of Mrs Rivers umbrella, a golden glow of the sunlight and distinctive dark lines for shadows to highlight the magnificent violet-blue canopy.

Rivers jacaranda tree is believed to be the first jacaranda grown in Australia. It was planted in Brisbanes Botanic Gardens in 1864 by Walter Hill, the gardens superintendent, who acquired the jacaranda seed from Brazil via the Australian wheat ships that traded with South America. Hill reported to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1870 that the Jacaranda mimosifolia that he had planted on either side of the gravel path leading from the George St Entrance, which adjoined the grounds of the Brisbane Technical College where Rivers taught, were very beautiful when in blossom, and some already wear their honours, and all give goodly promise for the future. The tree was blown over by a cyclone in 1979, but many jacarandas now growing in Brisbane are from the seeds and cuttings of this first jacaranda.

From 1890 to 1915, R. Godfrey Rivers dominated cultural life in Queensland, as an artist, teacher, and advocate of the states first art gallery. Under the jacaranda is a visual record of the artists fundamental role in Brisbanes cultural life during his time in Brisbane and Queenslands growth as a state, post federation.

More information on Under the jacaranda can be found at http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/collection_displays/australian_collection_rehang/queensland_views

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R. Godfrey Rivers, England/Australia 1859-1925 | Under the jacaranda 1903

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NOW that the redevelopment of the Howard Smith Wharves site beside the Story Bridge has been given the green light, it is worth recalling that early in Brisbanes history, here stood the wharves of William Collin & Sons, a company that pioneered the shipping trade in Queensland.

William and Eliza Collin arrived in Brisbane in 1860 and founded William Collin Shipping, which occupied the pre-bridge site near Petrie Bight from 1876. In 1900, the company entered into a partnership with William Howard Smith. The new entity was known as Brisbane Wharves Company, with Collin keeping a majority shareholding. Accordingly, the wharves were leased to Howard Smith and Wm Collin & Sons.

The Collin family lived close to their boats, and the site of their family home Rockcliffe was within a stones throw of where the northern pylon of the Story Bridge was built. Later, the family moved to Overstone on Bowen Tce.

At their Golden Wedding celebration in 1907, Captain Collin paid tribute to his wife, his pet name for her always being First Mate. Together they came to Queensland from New South Wales in a very small boat, the journey taking three weeks. The couple had 14 children, and Eliza would run the business when the Captain was at sea.

* * *The Collin family had strong

connections with New Farm. A son of the founding couple, Captain W.J. Collin and his wife built a home in Oxlade Drive in the 1920s. It was designed by their son James, who was later to become one of Brisbanes noted architects.

The home was named Wakering, reflecting the familys origins in Essex.

Writing appreciatively of the home in 1932, a newspaper reviewer stated, Garden and house alike hold many souvenirs of little boats that have made their last voyage, and it is impossible to visit Wakering without feeling that spirit of romance that is inseparable from things which are all that remain of old ships that have sailed the seas many years ago.

It is clear that old Captain Collin, who died in 1914 at his daughters home in Little Chester St, had

seafaring tales galore, many from first-hand experience. No wonder his Life and Adventures were published just after his death.

For instance, as a 20-year-old crewman on the Grimenza in 1854, he survived its sinking off Solomon Islands, when 700-800 lives were lost, most Chinese labourers. With eleven others, Collin endured 10 days without food or water in an open boat before he and his companions were finally rescued and carried on to Calcutta.

* * *In 2011, historian Noel Field

of Woody Point co-authored with Annabelle Stewart a comprehensive account of the Collin company entitled, Adventure & enterprises: Captain William Collin. Building from the Brisbane River, 1862-1972.

Now that the Howard Smith Wharves rejuvenation project is going ahead it would be a pity if the familys connection to the spot, and early contribution to Brisbanes

history, were forgotten, Mr Field said.

One of Mr Fields suggestions is that the history be recorded on a plaque attached to the inner side of the northern Story Bridge pylon, thus marking the site of the Collins first wharf and their home which was on the same block of land.

Who knows that in years hence, visitors to the new boutique hotel beside the Story Bridge wont be enjoying their drinks and the view from the William & Eliza Collin Bistro.

historicalsocietyby Gerard Benjamin

William and Eliza Collin at Kangaroo Point, about 1900. Their wharf and home are behind them on the opposite

shore, and on the top left is All Hallows Convent.

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By Tony Jones

ITS 4.30am. Hebe ushers her ageing Jack Russell, Tom, on to the footpath. Sunrise is not far away and a cool breeze plays through the blossom-laden murraya hedge causing it to release a heady perfume.

With Tom leading the way, they set off down Lower Bowen Tce towards Sydney St, and from there, over Brunswick into New Farm Park. Hebe loves it here at this time of day, before it becomes crowded with joggers, walkers, the noisy exponents of bootcamp and other dog owners.

The river is as still as a millpond, its water possessing a treacle like viscosity, so thick you almost believe you could walk on it. Hebe unleashes Tom who immediately races off in joyous pursuit of a foraging river rat. A curlew calls a warning to its chicks. The eerie cry echoes through the shadows of giant Moreton Bay figs and is finally lost in the diaphanous mist rising from the river. Not wanting to cause the family of curlews any further alarm, Hebe quickly brings Tom to heel. Together, they make their way away from the rivers edge, up the embankment and towards the rose gardens.

It was as they were crossing the ring road that Hebe first noticed the vehicle with the Brisbane City Council logo emblazoned on its cabin door. She knew immediately it was a dreaded dog rangers truck.

Who would have thought they would be out and about at this time of day! Hebe had always exercised the fond and erroneous belief that these people would be the 9-to-5 sort, and unlikely to be seen so early in the day.

Hebe quickly secures Tom to his lead, hoping the ranger hadnt noticed

her disobeying council law and tries to make good their escape by disappearing behind the Rotunda. But that hope is soon dashed when through the stillness of the dawn a voice calls out, Hey! You there. Stop! Hebe curses under her breath. Desperately she thinks how best to handle the situation, shall I employ charm or defiance? Im an attractive woman, surely charm will win the day. Arranging her face in a pleasing manner Hebe turns to face the ranger.

Oh hello! she says smiling. A beautiful morning. Ignoring her greeting the ranger cuts right to the chase. Lady you had your dog off its lead. Thats a serious and fineable offence!

Hebes smile quickly dissolves and metamorphoses into a rictus of bared teeth. She is dismayed by the mans aggressive and unfriendly demeanour. He is, she suspects, impervious to charm, hers or anyone elses for that matter.

A more singularly unattractive and mean-spirited individual she has never had the misfortune to meet. Pale blue eyes blaze accusingly at her from a thin ashen face. The eyes of a true zealot, Hebe thinks. There will be no swaying this man from his purpose.

The dirty blonde hair is cut painfully close to his pointed skull. His lips are chapped and in an effort to keep them moist, he darts his tongue continually across their dry flaking surface. Hebe is, disconcertingly so, suddenly reminded of a reptile. Abandoning all thoughts of seduction, Hebe quickly goes on the offensive, Its not going to happen! Im not accepting a fine. You can read me a lecture on exercising my responsibilities as a law-abiding citizen and the necessity of dogs being kept on leads but I am not taking a fine.

The pale blue eyes blink at the temerity of this statement. The ranger has been caught off-guard, disconcerted by this brazen challenge to council law. A small bubble of anger begins to swell within his narrow chest. The one thing he wont tolerate is civil disobedience.

Im responding to complaints about dogs being off the lead and your dog was off its lead. Lady, youre gonna be fined. says the ranger with awful emphasis. He leans down towards Tom intending to read the registration tags that hang from his collar.

You touch that dog and all hell will break loose! says Hebe forcefully.

The ranger steps back his face infused with blood. Hebe can see he is very angry. She begins to feel a little apprehensive. Theyre alone in the park and this man clearly doesnt like to be

challenged.Are you threatening me? says the

man with quiet menace. Do I have to call the police? Hebe rallies and throws down the gauntlet, Yes call them. Im sure the local constabulary will be only too pleased to come down here and sort out this trifling matter, especially when all their resources are busy with a small thing called the G20 summit.

A flicker of doubt breaks his basilisk stare, the mans eyes glance away. With that nano-second of hesitation, Hebe realises she has gained a small advantage. He is unsure how to proceed.

He cant physically manhandle her and she wont be bullied into revealing her details. They are, as the French would say, at an impasse.

The advantage is all Hebes and she is eager to take charge of it. Gathering up Tom, Hebe quickly takes her leave. And as she weaves her way through the rose gardens away from her nemesis, she can feel his cold blue eyes boring into the back of her skull. His voice, thick with frustrated anger, calls to her retreating back, Lady you havent heard the last of this!.

Hebes main concern now, was, how to get Tom home without him following her.

And did he follow you? I ask. We sit on Hebes veranda with a jug of Pimms and a wheel of brie set on the table before us. The sun sits low in the sky. Its late afternoon and Hebe is recounting her early morning skirmish with the city council ranger. Oh yes! In his truck. laughs Hebe, spreading

brie over a water cracker. He followed me through back streets, main streets and laneways all over New Farm until we finally reached Merthyr Village. I went down into the underground car park, feeling confident I would lose him by exiting the car park via those stairs that lead to Merthyr Rd. But alas no. He was waiting for me as I emerged. The triumph in those cold blue eyes almost undid me.

I take a deep drink of Pimms. How did he know you would exit the car park at Merthyr Rd?

Hebe shrugs. I dont know Darling. Perhaps he has a sixth sense but I suspect it was just sheer luck. I was getting desperate by now - and tired. Tom was buggered and beginning to protest at this relentless and - for him at least - pointless march around New Farm.

So, how did you give him the slip? I ask. Hebe smiles wickedly. I was heading up Brunswick St and as I neared the Archs house I suddenly saw a brilliant opportunity!

Who is Arch? Do I know him? I ask confused. Not Arch Darling. Its the Arch, the Archbishop. I went into to the Archbishops house! says Hebe triumphantly.

Choking on my cracker I splutter, You went into Wynberg?

Yes, well, into the grounds Darling. It was most fortuitous that the front gate was open. Normally its closed tighter than a drum. Anyway I walked in and hid behind some shrubs in the garden.

Sure enough, my pursuer pulls up in his truck and waits out the front for me to leave. It was at this point I hear the front door of the house open and to my horror, four priests step out on to the drive. I had in my agitated state failed to notice a car parked at the door. Obviously it was there, waiting to transport the priests somewhere! That was why the main gate was open.

Oh my God! Hebe no! What did you do? I enquire anxiously.

The only thing one can do in these awkward situations Darling. You act as if everything is as it should be. I smiled and graciously wished them a good

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Didnt they challenge you? Ask why you were there? Oh Hebe, this is unbelievable!

I think they were too surprised to say anything. Its not every day you exit your house and find a wild-eyed woman with her bedraggled canine hiding behind the azalea shrubs.

Hebe takes a sip of her drink and continues.

I was banking on my pursuer not knowing there is a laneway at the side of the Archs place that leads circuitously to Browne St. It wasnt an easy escape, there were some obstacles in my path like locked gates and fences. I destroyed a pair of designer jeans climbing over them but I did manage to get to Browne St and flag down a taxi. At first the driver baulked at taking Tom but a fifty dollar note soon fixed that small problem and we were delivered safely home.

Im impressed with Hebes resourcefulness and her sans-souci approach at becoming an outlaw. Good on you Hebe. I would never have had the courage to defy a city council ranger. No matter how resentful I may feel about some of our by-laws.

Hebe leans back in her chair smiling, as she raises her glass. Cheers Darling! Our glasses clink and she then says pensively, I do hope they dont send the fine to the Arch. They wont be silly enough to do that would they?

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Well of course Drunken Dragon is not a possibility. Dragons are mythical creatures. Japanese Ink artist, or sumi-e artist Yumiko Kigoshi, who was born in Japan but has held Australian residency in Brisbane for 40 years, tells of Cherry Blossom time there, when the mythical dragon, according to legend, looks down over picnickers at this celebration

It is customary at this very cold time of year, when cherry blossoms flower for less than a fortnight, from the last days of March to early April, for picnickers to sit under the trees and celebrate with warm sake,

Yumiko said. It is my own fantasy that the dragon is pink, and red-eyed from drinking sake stolen from the party crowd. So I decided to paint my Drunken Dragon.

The original painting features in Yumikos apartment, on the lounge-room wall. A number of reproductions were made and these proved popular; a Toowoomba client who first sighted a copy of the Drunken Dragon on the internet has since purchased another original painting as well as the dragon print. Yumikos most recent art gallery showing at Paddington was successful, and she sold 14 paintings.

Yumiko, a former Brisbane restaurateur of Japanese cuisine fame who now teaches Japanese ink art or sumi-e, takes guided Gourmet Japan with Yumiko tours with small groups annually, and for several years she recruited Japanese students for Education Queensland International.

Yumiko relates of her early life: I was born in the countryside in Gujo-Hachiman of Gifu Prefecture, which is a region in the Japanese Alps, and is located near the 1998 Winter Olympics site of Nagano. My family were in business as a general contractor and timber seller. Our family still owns a lot of fig forest in the Gifu area, with

the now fourth generation of my family operating the business.

I grew up as a tomboy, which concerned my mother. I always came home at dark, as I let time slip away while I fished and swam in the streams. I would swim until my lips turned purple from my shaking with cold. I also recall playing war games with the boys teams, and being busy making mud-balls as my weapons.

I had other interests however. I learnt how to play Koto (Japanese

traditional instrument), Buyou (traditional dancing), learnt Tea Ceremony, and also Ikebana (flower arrangement). I learnt Ballet, playing the organ and piano, learnt the abacus, calligraphy and Art. I commenced private lessons in Art at 5 years of age.

I really enjoyed Art. My very first Art teacher was Mr Masao Mizuno, a very successful formative teacher who owned a museum called Yudoukan. When I was 15, I entered Art High

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EMMA Turner can hardly believe that it has been 10 years since she first opened the doors of her business, The Pet Pad, originally in Brunswick St, New Farm.

Back then it was just Emma and her companion, Buddha, who greeted shoppers as they came through the door to discover the wonders available to local pet lovers. She remembers fondly that Buddha, the real reason she started the pet store, was with her during most of her journey but sadly passed away just over a year ago. Around the same time, Emmas daughter, Lulu Scarlett, was born, bringing much joy and happiness to their lives.

The Pet Pad has come a long way from humble beginnings as a small, boutique-style pet shop offering products from around the world, to now also providing grooming, day care and extended care services within a few short years.

Since moving to The Pet Pads new location on the corner of Doggett and Chester streets in Newstead, Emma said her extended family of pets and their humans had grown so much larger.

Christmas is always fun at The Pet Pad, and this year is no exception with Santa on his way, making it a double celebration with lots of free goodies, prizes and specials, and also a free barbecue on Sunday, December 7. Pet photos with Santa are available on the day from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

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SENIORS welcomed a recent landmark court case awarding full costs of a funeral service to the family of a woman who took out a funeral bond more than 60 years ago.

The decision by Beenleigh Magistrate Joan White could set a major precedent and help allay any fears of other people who believed that their funeral costs had already been taken care of, said National Seniors chief executive Michael ONeill.

People need the reassurance that their loved ones will not face extra costs - which can amount to thousands of dollars - at a time when they are coping with the stress of bereavement, Mr ONeill said. If funeral companies issue funeral bonds which people are paying into in good faith, then the companies will have to honour them.

The court decision was handed down after Gold Coast couple Gavin and Fiona Turner refused to pay a bill for $7195 for a 2012 funeral for Gavins mother, Beryl. The Turners said the cost of the funeral had already been covered through a prepaid agreement Beryl had started with Alex Gow Funerals in 1948.

The company sued Mr and Mrs Turner on the grounds that the 25 paid to the

company between 1948 and 1980 was not enough for even the most basic funeral service today. They offered the family a $390 discount but Beenleigh Magistrate Joan White found the decades-old agreement should be honoured.

ONeill said that around 19,000 other Queenslanders had reportedly signed up to the same agreement and they would rightly expect their funeral bonds would be honoured or if they had already paid for a funeral, that they may receive some recompense.

People have a right to expect they will get what a funeral company has been promoting, he said. The issue has been around for some years now, so perhaps it is time for the corporate watchdog, ASIC, to take a closer look at regulations governing the funeral industry and the products it offers.

New Farm branch celebrates another successful year with Christmas Lunch at Vine Restaurant in Merthyr Rd on Wednesday December 3. The branch then goes into recess until an Australia Day picnic in New Farm Park on Tuesday January 20, 2015.

To all readers of Seniors Voice and other members of the New Farm community, have a happy family Christmas and a safe start to 2015. For further information on any of our activities or to learn more about National Seniors, please call Tony Townsend on 3315 2523 or go to our website NSANewFarmBranch.com

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Funeral bill victory sets precedentschool. At the time there were only two such schools in all Japan.I also studied under Oil Painting

artist Mr Kinji Sato. My dream was to go away to Art Uni but my mother directed me not to, as it was too soon after my fathers death.

Instead I attended the nearby Sugiyama Jyogakuen University, where I graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Economics degree. I married the same year and we arrived in Australia soon after.

It was here in Brisbane that I began a restaurant career. I knew what was needed authentic Japanese cuisine. Food and Art were always my passions. When I left home for the first time I toured Europe. I had a few shocking experiences in some Japanese restaurants there, and I was so upset I determined that wherever or whenever I introduced Japanese cuisine, I would do it properly. I love cooking very much. Like art, it is my meditation pursuit, as cooking is a creation just like art.

Yumiko initially operated restaurants with her husband, but the marriage later failed.

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Yumiko continues: When I opened my second restaurant Yumiko in Park Rd, Milton, I decided to obtain

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Time passed. I studied my art again. Sumi-e fascinated me as the colour black is used to express so much. I enjoy teaching sumi-e to others.

Yumiko has many friends in the hospitality industry in not only Australia but also Japan. She has been travelling and tasting gourmet food in Japan regularly now with her small groups for 18 years. She enjoys sharing wonderful experiences with lovers of Japanese food, culture and history.

Yumiko paints under another name for her art works Kinyu Kigoshi. It is only 11 years since she seriously commenced Sumi-e painting, and her decade of art works have resulted in several art showings overseas with great success Ireland, Poland, China, Paris, Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania. In recent years she has won several prizes abroad for her ink art, and her future looks exciting.

Yumiko has several favourite restaurants in Teneriffe, New Farm and the Emporium centre. Her favourite Japanese restaurant is Gyoza Bar ANN. This writer visited Gyoza and was delighted with the varied dumplings, the fried oysters, and a wonderful sake list. Not a drunken dragon in sight, though.

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THE newly opened Riverwalk at New Farm is provoking much comment from passers-by about the recently renovated Queenslander nestled into the riverbank under a band of Jacaranda trees.

Owner Jan McFarlane Smith said the fact that the house now looked like a sprawling Edwardian mansion was not only prompting curiosity, but it was only half of the story.

Ms McFarlane Smith said the restoration had created a wonderful transformation and provided a reason to reminisce fondly about the good old days of the boat shed.

The building, built in 1928, was once a home away from home for many generations of rowers attending Spring Hills St Josephs, Gregory Terrace. This was their shed, the place where their two, four and eight-man sculls once hung on the racks in the upper level with single sculls and speed boats stored down below.

The shed was first built in 1928 and until around 1996, when the school opened a new rowing facility further up river, it was a hive of activity every morning and afternoon as kids ran up and down the 90 steps to Moray St flushed with either the thrill of rowing their craft or the boiling hot showers that followed, Ms McFarlane Smith said.

The developer who bought the

land from the school, with a view to demolishing the shed and erecting town houses, became ill in 1999 and the shed was put back on the market. Unfortunately for him, there was only one offer but that included a nine-month due-diligence clause which had to be refused.

This was hardly surprising, after all, who would want to buy an old shed on a riparian flood plain with one third of the land covered with heritage trees and without any street access other than the 90 steps down from Moray St.

The developer died and the shed soon became an eyesore, covered in graffiti and filled with squatters who had no regard for the buildings historical value and potential aesthetic contribution to the river frontage.

In 2004, architect Kevin Hayes joined with builder Kevin McGrory and Brisbane City Council to put plans into place for the preservation of this much-loved shed and its transformation into a beautiful house.

Council rejected the concept of using the lower level for living space and insisted that a four-bedroom annex be built to one side. This was just as well, as flood waters infiltrated the basement during the 2011 floods.

Council did, however, approve the building of the veranda along the front of the shed, which Ms McFarlane Smith

said had greatly improved the homes appearance.

The result has been inspirational for anyone planning a similar restoration of their own old wooden shed, and for the

old rowers from Gregory Terrace lining up at the Riverwalk fence, showing the grandchildren their old stamping ground, it seems like a miracle that their old shed has survived.

Top is the boatshed as it is today as a home and below is the boatshed and its transformation to a home.

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The menu is distinctly indulgent with a focus on transforming the freshest local ingredients available into exquisitely unique dishes. Along with the high-end menu, the gourmet offerings are transferred into the hotel suites, with treats from New Farm Confectionery and a selection of fine reserve wines and liquor filling the maxi bar in every room.

Thomsons Reserve recently announced its modern la carte and share-style menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Executive chef Andrew McCrae has designed a menu that takes patrons on a journey of intricate cuisines. The Inchcolm will soon earn a reputation for in-house specialities such as their own hand-made muesli bars and potted yoghurts with fruit conserves for breakfast through to their la carte offerings that will change every 6 to 8 weeks.

A wealth of experience and masses of technique have gone into the making of this restaurant and its menus and beverage list, Dallas said. MGallery was a select collection of 46 unique boutique hotels, he said, (So) the The New Inchcolm is amongst illustrious company worldwide.

This property is following the suit of other MGallery properties in Europe with most properties being heritage-listed, and concentrate on old-world values and looking after guests in a traditional manner, Dallas said.

The restaurants namesake,

Dr John Thomson, built the Inchcolm as his home and medical practice in the 1880s. A retired and respected army surgeon, Dr Thomson was known for his reserved judgement on many medical cases. Rubbing shoulders with the elite, he and Mrs Thomson were in the habit of enjoying the finest reserve whiskies and wines. As a group we have decided to weave the good doctors story and the Inchcolms history together to bring a feeling of nostalgia and clandestine character to the entire establishment.

Each of the 50 rooms of this completely refurbished establishment has been styled individually, creating a unique experience for every guest. Touch points are rife throughout the hotel, building the story around the Inchcolms story at all times. As you explore the hotel and restaurant visitors will find six different please read me books that cover off all the history from the buildings inception through to the people who stayed here.

Its an experience and not just a hotel stay, Dallas said. Our intention is for people to very much enjoy their time in every part of their suite and in every section of the hotel they venture into.

We want to keep the clandestine character that John Thomson created in the 1880s, with an element of mystery and secrecy behind every door.

Its all about memorable moments.

THE New Inchcolm Hotel at 73 Wickham Tce is part of the MGallery international hotel group and is every bit of the international class and style the brand is known for.

The hotel has everything going for it which is exactly what owners Kenlynn Property Group imagined when they started the refurbishment in 2014.

The New Inchcolm now boasts 44 suites and six hotel rooms, each with bespoke carpets, wallpapers and drapes and hand-crafted furnishings. The hotel has its very own vectra design which is used in a myriad of elements throughout the premises and is married into the elegantly decorated 16-seat conference room.

The New Inchcolms food and beverage manager, Dallas Bickle, explained that the hotel was a boutique 5-star hotel, incorporating a contemporary swish new restaurant and bar with additional event spaces.

We welcome people to visit the hotel to enjoy our restaurant and bar, and utilise the function room for business and social events. By design we have created a restaurant and bar in a hotel, not a hotel restaurant and bar, Dallas said.

The jewel in the Inchcolms culinary crown is most certainly Thomsons Reserve Restaurant, which graces the ground floor of the hotel and is situated at the entrance where the lobby once was. The options are great, beginning with having coffee with a friend alfresco on Wickham St, or enjoying business drinks with a choice of over two dozen different single malt scotches in the sophisticated bar, Socialites. There is an outdoor bar where you can watch the busy CBD go by or you can recline with a quiet drink and a paper in the library next to the hotel reception.

by Alisa Cork

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Food and drink are prioritised at the New Inchcolm Hotel.

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Public relations: What is it and does it help your bottom line?WHEN done properly, Public Relations can build relationships between you and your customers and strengthen the value of your brand.

PR has been traditionally seen as media articles in publications such as Village News.

But it is much more than that. The primary objective of PR is to get your name out where people can see it! If youve got a great product or service on offer, theres no point whispering it into a corner of your back room. Shout it out, let it be heard and let the customers come to you.

The age-old rule of marketing is that perception equals reality. Consumers act based upon their perception of facts, not the facts themselves. You can use PR to manage, control and influence peoples perceptions of your product or service to help achieve your business objectives.

The fantastic thing about PR is that most consumers perceive magazine, newspapers, blog articles, etc, as an almost unbiased third-party opinion and in most cases a trusted source of information. PR can build strong credibility for your business because it shows that you are backed by someone or some entity that obviously believes that what you

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