West End Film Festival (WEFF) is back with an eclectic, enlightening, and empowering programme screening on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 June 2018 at the Rumpus Room in West End.
The festival kicks off with a tour of the multi-International Emmy Award-winning Ludo Studios at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 22 June 2018 followed by pitching sessions of selected finalists for their future projects.
This year’s WEFF will be screening a selection of 32 short films, documentaries, music videos, and animations. Plus, get a chance to watch their first-ever feature film “After The Apology” at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 23 June 2018. The film promises an action-packed program that you don’t want to miss out on.
For more information on the festival’s programme and finalists, check out the West End Film Festival 2018’s official programme guide.
Established in 2009 by a group of local filmmakers that focus on supporting grassroots filmmakers, West End Film Festival continues to uplift local talents with the annual film festival held in one of Brisbane’s most vibrant communities, West End.
Photo credit: Facebook/West End Film Festival
The festival aims to build relationships with local communities and encourage collaborations amongst artists highlighting the importance of creativity and connection in the film industry.
With over nine years of celebrating local filmmakers, the WEFF has become one of Brisbane’s most awaited film festivals that celebrates the community, culture, and diversity that is uniquely West End.
Gin is popular for its broad categories that results to various styles, flavour profiles, and origins. To celebrate its “almost boundless” types, the biggest gin party, World Gin Day 2018, is happening at Covent Garden in West End on 9 June from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Photo credit: Visit Brisbane
The event will showcase over 170 craft gins from all over the world. Everybody is invited to join the fest.
If you are not (yet) a gin lover, you just might come to love it after this event. Get the 3-hour beverage package that is served along with a selection of canapés, including Gin Cured Salmon, Manchego Croquettes, Paprika Chicken Kebabs, Beetroot Bruschetta and Chorizo Tarts.
It’s the kind of party that you shouldn’t miss, plus there will be amazing prizes and live music all throughout the night.
Whether you drink it with tonic or mix it up with other drinks, there is no wrong way to drink this alcoholic beverage. The drink itself is beloved all over the world hence an entire day dedicated to it.
Enjoy palatable elixirs that will keep you all boozed up!
Calling all Brisbanites with a sweet tooth! Catch the Sweet As – Brisbane Dessert Festival on 3 June at Musgrave Park from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Photo credit: The World Food Markets / Facebook
The festival is dedicated to all things sweet. The event will showcase every sweet treat imaginable from brownies, to cheese, to chocolates, to coffee, and many more.
You’re in for an awesome line-up of heavenly treats. What’s even best about this event is that you can literally have sweets all-day long and nobody will judge you. Go ahead and indulge yourself.
Aside from the sweet food, there will be also live music, pop-up bars, entertainment as well as kids activities available for the whole family. Also, don’t worry if you get too high on sugar, there are other street food available to balance it out.
This event is brought to you by World Food Markets. They are dedicated to bringing local communities together through these events whether it be about food, market stalls, and music.
The second release of tickets is here so make sure not to miss it. Get your tickets here.
Address: 121 Cordelia St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Ridesharing continues to be competitive in Brisbane, with top player Uber opening an in-person support hub in West End and competitor Ola entering the local market.
Uber was launched in Queensland in 2014 but has dealt with several battles against taxi companies and members of parliament for almost two years as ride-sharing then was illegal. Following the struggles the ride networking giant had to face in the past, the company continues to flourish despite the influx of other ride sharing services such as Lyft and Backseat.
As part of its growth, the first Greenlight Hub of Uber in Brisbane has opened in the West End to provide in-person support to customers. The global transportation network company has found its place at 252 Montague Road.
As Uber grows, so does the competition. Indian ridesharing giant Ola has recently entered Brisbane and the Gold Coast as it continues its rollout in the Australian market.
Since its entry into Australia, Ola has operated in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Canberra.
To celebrate Ola’s launch in Bribane, the company is offering one free ride valued up to $20. Ola also shows its leverage with its no-surge pricing. Its next target is to operate in Darwin, Hobart, and Adelaide.
Back for its 42nd year, the Paniyiri Greek Festival will be happening on 19-20 May at Musgrave Park at the West End and at the Greek Club in South Brisbane. Get ready for a weekend of dancing, great Greek feast, music, and many more!
Over 60,000 Greeks and honorary Greeks are expected to turn up to this weekend-long festival.
There will be over 36 food stalls that will offer the distinct flavours of the renowned mediterranean cuisine. Enjoy delicious haloumi, souvlaki, moussake, baklava, and many more!
Photo credit: Must Do Brisbane
There will also be a lot of dancing, plate smashing, grape stomping, and to Zorba till you drop! You also don’t want to miss the honey puff guzzling competitions.
On Saturday night, watch the great dance-off between Channel Seven and Hit105 stars compete against the title of Greek Dancing with the Stars.
There is also a special place for your kids are the Kids Zone area that will be offering free crafts and games along with dance lessons with the Junior Hellenic Dancers Group. Story Time, a much-awaited session, will keep the younger ones entertained
Photo credit: The West End Magazine
This festival is Queensland’s largest cultural festival. The Paniyiri was established in 1976 and it is a community initiative. The funds that they acquire are given to the South-East Queensland Greek community through the Greek Orthodox Community of St. George., Brisbane’s oldest Greek community.
One of Brisbane’s most popular events venue, The Greek Club, reopens its doors after its biggest renovation in more than 40 years.
The Greek Club first opened in 1975 at its South Brisbane location and has been a great venue for various events ever since. Now, after its three-million-dollar upgrades, the iconic events place promises to bring a luxurious experience to its guests.
Photo credit: www.thegreekclub.com.au
Upgrades in the newly refurbished events place include a boardroom, Acropolis and Olympus function rooms, restaurant, bar, and terrace on the ground floor. Upstairs, the venue includes an extensive grand ballroom and a grand balcony that offers an excellent view of the Musgrave Park and the city skyline.
Currently, the Greek Club has 11 versatile event spaces and an expanded 100-seat function room.
Photo credit: www.thegreekclub.com.au
With 40 years of experience in events and hospitality, the establishment is highly regarded when it comes to serving authentic Greek cuisine. Their new modern Australian functions menu, designed by Executive Chef Jean-Louis Beaulieu, offers a selection of mouth-watering creations catering to an array of dietary options.
An expanded Greek menu is coming up as their Nostimo Restaurant is opens by the end of May 2018. The restaurant will be led by the new Chef In Residence David Tsirekas, current Group Executive Chef for 1821, a Universal Hotels flagship Greek restaurant in Sydney.
Visit their page to learn more about their latest offers and events.
Who says learning science is boring? What if you can learn interesting and relevant scientific facts while having a nice cold beer in the pub?
Pint of Science is a charity event where the most brilliant scientists deliver the latest in findings in scientific research through interesting and relevant talks in a local pub.
Photo credit: Facebook/Pint of Science AU
The event aims to provide an environment where people can discuss research with those who carried them out. No prior knowledge of the subject is required.
Established by a community of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in the UK in 2012, Pint of Science is now a three-day celebration that happens every year in the month of May. The talks are mainly run by volunteers and take place simultaneously in nearly 300 cities across 21 different countries.
Photo credit: Facebook/Pint of Science AU
This year Pint of Science is supported by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and will take place in 16 cities on 14, 15, and 16 May 2018.
West End is one of the sites for Pint of Science in Brisbane. Six different events will be held at the Catchment Brewery and Loft West End. Check out the list below to see the topics and be quick in booking tickets as one of the six events has already sold out.
Choosy Brains and Babies’ Brains
Monday, 14 May 2018 (7:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m.)
Photo credit: pintofscience.com.au
Booking for this event is probably one of the best decision you’ll make. Two talks about our brains will be discussed in this event including how we make decisions and how alcohol can affect the cognition of babies.
Learn more about how the brain works whilst enjoying great food at the same time. Prizes are up for grabs for those who can answer some trivia questions.
“Making Decisions in the Human Mind” will be explained by Claire Naughtin (Senior Research Consultant, CSIRO’s Data61). She will be exploring the science behind how humans make decisions and why we sometimes struggle with multitasking.
“Frisky Whisky and Cheeky Pints” will be discussed by Diana Lucia (PhD Student, University of Queensland). She will be discussing the risks of alcohol consumption around conception and prior to pregnancy recognition when it comes to the health of the growing fetus.
If you are a robotics fan, you should check out this event where experts will share all about the life and times of robot research and how new robot technology can help us with our needs in the future.
Munch on some good food while learning and get a chance to win Pint of Science merch if you can answer trivia questions.
“CSIRObotics: Robotics Research at CSIRO” will be presented by David Howard (Research Scientist, CSIRO). With the help of his colleagues, he will take you on a journey to the past, present, and future of robotics research at CSIRO. Learn how they create transformational technology that tackles the unique challenges in Australia.
“Social Robots in the Healthcare Field” will be shared by Nicole Robinson (Researcher, Queensland University of Technology). Learn about modern-day robots that can interact and communicate with people and how they can be used as an assistive tool for people in the health and wellbeing industry.
Two different topics in one night. This event will explore the relationship between art and science and how spider venoms can be used for drugs.
“Art + Science = ?” will be presented by David Harris (Artscience Researcher, QCA-Griffith University/Physics Museum Curator, University of Queensland). He will be showing what happens when art and science meet, plus more crazy things that can come out when the two disciplines are combined.
“Fight Creepy with Crawly” is a topic from Samantha Nixon (PhD Student, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland; CSIRO Agriculture and Food). She will be explaining how spider venom can be transformed into life-saving drugs for humans and animals.
Venue: Catchment Brewery 150 Boundary St, West End
This is an event dedicated to ocean-lovers. Learn about the tiniest members of the ocean and their importance to the big blue. You will also be amazed to know how the ocean influences the weather. Sit down, relax, and have a pint whilst learning how to beat the weatherman.
“Tiny and Powerful” is a presentation from Julian Uribe-Palomino (Plankton Researcher, CSIRO). Here, she will showcase the unknown world of the planktons, what creatures are part of it, and why we should care about them.
“Waves and Weather” will be discussed by James Thompson (Meteorologist, Bureau of Meteorology). He will be discussing how to predict the weather and explain the science behind the tools and techniques used at Bureau of Meteorology.
The current hot topics online will be discussed by experts to shed a light on the meaning of blockchain and the Internet of Things. Time to be more aware of the buzz on the internet while indulging in great foods which are half-priced since it’s a Wednesday night.
“Avoiding Machine Overlords” by Dr Philip Valencia (Senior Research Engineer, CSIRO). In this talk, Dr Valencia will introduce how Artificial Intelligence is being applied to the Internet of Things (IoT).
“Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Genomics?” by Dr Caitlin Curtis (Research Fellow, The University of Queensland) and Dr James Hereward (Research Fellow, The University of Queensland). In this talk, the experts will be exploring cryptocurrency, the basics of Blockchain, and its application in genomics.
Venue: Catchment Brewery 150 Boundary St, West End
It promises to be a ballistic weekend as Ballistic Beer Co opens its new venue in West End.
Known as one of Brisbane’s top bars, the Salisbury-based independent brewery is ready to head north in the craft beer loving inner city.
From south to inner-south. Ballistic Beer opens a new venue to add to its popular Salisbury pub. (Photo credit: Ballistic Beer/Facebook)
To celebrate the opening, Ballistic Beer is hosting a launch weekend from Friday, 11 May continuing all weekend until Sunday, 13 May 2018. There will be live music, brewer’s shouts, merchandise giveaways and so much more.
Destination Bar
With the opening of its second venue, Ballistic Beer aims to make the West End place a destination bar for the neighbourhood. Every craft beer will be fresh, with no warehousing and no middleman.
Photo credit: Ballistic Beer/Facebook
Ballistic West End Alehouse & Kitchen is taking over the premises of Pour Choices on 208 Montague Road.
Expect the alehouse to bring out award-winning craft beers that made it famous across the city. There will also be a guest tap that will feature some great beers from around the country.
Aside from Ballistic craft beers, the new West End venue will make use of the kitchen on site to serve contemporary classic dishes that should go perfectly well with the brewpub’s beer.
A group of inner south locals are not happy about the possibility of constructing the new inner city south high school at Dutton Park.
The Ecosciences Precinct in Dutton Park is the State Government’s preferred site for the much awaited secondary school promised for residents of the Brisbane’s inner south. However, some residents are opposing the idea.
A newly formed group, the Inner South Education Coalition (ISEC), is one group that is actively opposing the possible selection of the Dutton Park site. In their Change.org petition, they enumerated several issues should the Dutton Park site be chosen. One is the access and safety of children coming to and from the school. There is also concern about the insufficient access to green space as well as the lack of relief for Brisbane State High School enrolments.
The group believes that should the school be built in Dutton Park, then students would be travelling from West End and South Brisbane along dangerous main transport arteries of Annerley Road, Dornoch Terrace and Gladstone Road.
Proximity is another issue. In 2021 when the new school opens, there would be more than 1,700 students living within 1 km active travel zone of the two other sites being considered, Kurilpa and Davies Park. In contrast, the Dutton Park site would be 1 km away to only about 480 students.
Based on statistical data, the group thinks that five years after the new school opens, there would be some 1,500 students within catchment boundaries who will not have access to a public high school in 2026.
Better Alternative
The Queensland Government is choosing among Dutton Park, Kurilpa Point and Davies Park to build the new school. For the state government, the Dutton Park site provides the best option considering land ownership, cost, site constraints and impacts, access to transport and partnership opportunities.
For the ISEC, the Davies Park site provides a better opportunity for a larger new high school that can keep up with population growth. The site also provides safe active travel options and better access to mass transport.
The group believes that the site would be a better investment as it would be in an area where it is most needed, based on population projections.
The state government is still in the process of consulting the community about the site for the new school. Some consultation sessions have been completed. But those who wish to send their feedback can do so by completing the feedback form or by sending an email to BuildingFutureSchools@qed.qld.gov.au.
Residents have until Monday 30 April 2018 to send their feedback.
Queensland Ballet has been one of the major contributors to Queensland’s arts and cultural offering. However, growth is restricted in the current centre due to the size limitations and the quality of existing facilities. To reach its goal of becoming a leader on the world stage, one of the institution’s strategies is to redevelop the Thomas Dixon Centre to be a state-of-the-art ballet centre.
Conrad Gargett was the appointed architect for the redevelopment project. The proposed designs were already submitted for approval and are now available for public viewing.
Pedestrian view from Drake Street towards Montague Road (East Approach) Photo credit: Conrad Gargett
3D View of Drake St Photo credit: Photo credit: Conrad Gargett
Studio 04 with Integrated Service Beams Photo credit: Conrad Gargett
The proposed designs intend to enhance the efficiency of their Wardrobe and Production teams, attract more talent, and provide new performance spaces.
The plans also include the rectification of the heritage-listed building.
Heritage Rectification plan for South and West Elevation Photo credit: Conrad Gargett
Pedestrian view from Raven Street towards Montague Road (East Approach) Photo credit: Conrad Gargett
To see more details of the design, feel free to view the proposed designs and landscape designs. A video fly-through display of the proposed plans can be accessed in the foyer of the Thomas Dixon Centre. Simply visit their reception during business hours.
