Plans to expand the parking options at the Nundah Rail Station will undergo a careful study with the Shadow Infrastructure and Transport.
Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that the Federal Labor has set aside $200,000 for this study, which will be taken from the National Park and Ride Fund.
According to Mr Albanese, the current 245-parking space at the Nundah Rail Station is no longer enough to meet the demands. The car park is usually filled up as early as 7:30 a.m. during the weekdays.
“Commuters rushing to catch their trains to work are forced to park in surrounding streets and walk to the station, causing inconvenience for local residents,” Mr Albanese said.
“Public transport isn’t just about the train line or bus route itself. It’s also about the surrounding infrastructure that makes it work for local residents.”
Also being considered in addressing the parking situation at the rail stations include the purchase of more lands owned by the Council to erect car parks in Geebung and the construction a $7-million multi-storey car park at the Northgate station.
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A previous study has shown a general increase in park-and-ride commuters in Australia since the 1990s. More and more passengers are using park-and-ride spaces whether they are going to work or shopping at the nearest activity centres during the weekends.
Metropolitan Queensland has at least 152 train stations and the study also revealed that an average of 100 extra parking spaces per station may be needed to address this concern.
Brisbane Street Art Festival is back in 2019 bigger and better. One of the highlights of this year’s BSAF is the live painting and panel happening in Nundah this weekend.
Brisbane Street Art will set up a pop-up studio at the Toombul Shopping Centre on Saturday, 11 May from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Live Painting and Panel event.
Established mural artists will complete an artwork live, whilst a small group of participating BSAF artists converse in a panel discussion.
The participating artists will be encouraged by a mediator to elaborate on their development and experiences in the arts, and take questions from the audience.
Panellists will contribute to the painting to illustrate ideas and techniques that will be unveiled in the discussion.
For more details about the upcoming live mural event, check out the Brisbane Street Art Events Page.
Leans, a 23-year-old artist based in Brisbane, gets inspiration from his daily intake of the Internet, the people that surround him, the manmade environment, the past, the future and everything in between. He strives to create entities that can be seen by the viewer on numerous occasions and enjoyed in alternative ways on each visit.
Karri was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Australia soon after. She is a contemporary painter and muralist living in Queensland, Australia, and is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) at the University of Southern Queensland.
Gus holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. He is compelled and influenced by the environment around him – the problematic high-rise development in the city, the gentrification in the suburbs, the fascinating abandoned industrial areas on the outskirts of town. These spaces are his subject matter and his canvas.
Kristopher Ho is a Hong Kong-based artist and illustrator. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Blackpool, UK, he is well known for his monochromatic and highly intricate murals and illustrations. His work has been described as both impactful with his strokes yet also filled with intricate details.
John is a self-trained Australian born painter currently based in Seoul, South Korea. He specialises in large-scale paintings with a conscious split practice that focuses on public street work and private studio work, and the separation and balance of these two worlds colliding.
Sortwo has been doing art since he was 13 years old. Born and raised in Spain, he got an appreciation for the street art around his neighbourhood and it developed into his lifestyle. Art has opened doors for him and allowed him to travel to different countries and practice his passion.
Wasp Elder is a socially engaged artist whose aim is to paint murals that communicate varying levels of history and social-poetics with people and in place. He often paints pictures populated by figures and unstressed backgrounds, enticing a sentiment of an obscure journey.
Nundah State School, found on 41 Bage Street, was built in 1892 and expanded until 1955. However, it first opened in 1865 as the German State National School, which was managed by Lutheran missionaries from Germany.
Major Cotton, then the Commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement, granted the Lutheran missionaries 260 hectares of land when they arrived in Queensland in 1838. Calling their settlement as Zion Hill, they did missionary work until 1849, when most of them turned to farming.
The missionaries then bought land in Nundah in 1848 and developed a small community. By the 1860s, the residents helped raised funds to build a German school at the corner of Buckland Road and Bage Street in Nundah.
State School with 62 Enrollees
A state-administered school was important to the colonial governments because it helped communities develop and progress. When the German school opened, it only had 62 enrollees. By the time the State Education Act, which afforded Queensland youngsters free and compulsory primary education, was passed in 1875, the number of students gradually increased.
By 1886, the German school had 118 students, which necessitated the expansion of the school building. As the facilities expanded, the student body also grew.
By the early 1890s, the German school had 200 students attending classes in three classrooms in a school property that had a verandah, a play shed, a garden and an oval for outdoor activities. The school’s name was also changed to Nundah State School.
The design for the expansion of the school’s timbre structure in the 1880s. Photo Credit: Queensland State Archives
Nundah State School, the Main Centre
Nundah’s population grew to 1,675 by 1910 and at least 342 children were attending Nundah State School at this time. Thus, the institution became the main centre of the suburb and its surrounding district. Enrollment at the Nundah State School became a priority for families even if their children were still infants.
So, infant classrooms were added and completed in the building in 1915. The school’s student body rose to 700 by the time the school year opened in 1916.
The Department of Public Works did more building expansions for the state school. Issues like classroom size, ventilation and light were addressed to ensure that the children have the best school environment.
Nundah State School During the War
Some of Nundah State School’s former students served during World War I. The school saw it fit to honour these men by planting five hibiscus trees and one Indian laburnum, to be known later as the Anzac tree, in the garden.
Following the war, more improvements to the school were done to include more sectional classrooms, a tennis court and a new playground with additional equipment. Some facilities were also relocated to align with the new layout of the school.
Renovations, however, stalled during the Great Depression in 1929. Funds to finish the school fences, leveling and retaining walls were later secured after the Queensland Government devised a program to help its constituents find work and earn a living. Part of this program prioritised the employment of skilled workers to continue building schools, hospitals, and government offices.
By 1935, Nundah State School was technically open and in operation for 70 years. The government then began the construction of the brick school building to replace the timber structure.
But then World War II happened and all state schools were ordered closed from January to March in 1942. After that, school attendance became optional as Japanese air raids took place. Like other state schools in Queensland, Nundah State School had trenches to protect the students who still opted to go to class.
Despite the war, however, improvements to the building still continued with the addition of a front driveway, a centre garden, and new lavatories. When World War II ended, Nundah State School’s enrollment escalated to 1,600. Thus, further expansion was undertaken to address the number of students choosing to go to this state school.
Nundah State School’s expansion in the 1950s. Photo Credit: Queensland State Archives The building was completed around 1955. Photo Credit: Queensland State Archives
Past 1955, other facilities were added to the school grounds, such as:
the swimming pool in 1956
the dental clinic in 1975
the prep school building in 2006
the resource centre in 2009
the school hall in 2011
double tennis courts in 2011
More commemorative trees were also planted in and around the school grounds.
A 1970 school ball at the Nundah State School. Photo Credit: Roland Ott/Facebook
Nundah State School Today
Nundah State School occupies 3.24 hectares of land in a residential community. It still stands on its original site although the school building is now a lot bigger than its original structure.
The school is regarded as one of Brisbane’s finest schools because of its facilities. It also has plenty of areas where the kids can play and participate in sports. The trees which were planted decades ago have now matured and continues to provide shade for the students.
The school was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in the 15th of July 2016 for its valuable significance to the history of education and the development of a suburb in Queensland.
Queensland Rail will add 32 weekly services to Shorncliffe, Redcliffe Peninsula, and five other lines during peak times, which means an additional 14,000 seats for customers in Northgate and across SEQ.
Beginning 13 May 2019, customers of Queensland Rail in South East Queensland can expect less waiting time as extra train services will be added Shorncliffe, Cleveland, Redcliffe Peninsula, Ferny Grove, Springfield, Gold Coast and Airport lines.
The initiative was Queensland Rail’s response to widespread customer feedback. After analyzing patronage data, wait times, and operational efficiencies, 32 priority weekly services were identified which will be added during morning and afternoon peak hours.
Monday to Friday additions
Line
Departing station
Departure time
Arrival station
Arrival time
Redcliffe Peninsula
Kippa-Ring station
7.10am
Central station
8.05am
Cleveland
Cleveland station
6.39am
Central station
7.34am
Cleveland
Central station
5.09pm
Cleveland station
6.05pm
Monday to Thursday additions to the services already running on a Friday
Line
Departing station
Departure time
Arrival station
Arrival time
Springfield
Springfield Central station
6.51am
Central station
7.32am
Shorncliffe
Shorncliffe station
7.39am
Central station
8.16am
Shorncliffe
Central station
6.58am
Shorncliffe station
7.35am
Friday additions to the services already running Monday to Thursday
Line
Departing station
Departure time
Arrival station
Arrival time
Ferny Grove
Ferny Grove station
7.25am
Central station
7.56am
Gold Coast
Varsity Lakes station
5.55am
Central station
7.14am
Airport
Central station
7.16am
Domestic Airport station
7.40am
Airport
Domestic Airport station
7.49am
Central station
8.13am
Cleveland
Central station
5.32pm
Cleveland station
6.35pm
The additional weekly train services was announced ahead of timetable improvements planned this 2019. These changes will be available in the TransLink Journey Planner website beginning mid-April.
The school holidays are in full swing in Nundah! If you’ve got bored little kids at home, why not swing by the Toombul Shopping Centre on Sandgate Road?
From the 11th to the 12th of April, Toombul’s Sweet as Sprinkles Kids Activity Zone, located outside Witchery, will hold a slime creative workshop for children between two years old to six years old. Staff members from Glitter and Goop will teach the kids how to make their own colourful slime to play countless hours with.
Sessions for the Slime Time are at 40 minutes per group but the activity zone will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Booking and payment of $5 per person is required as there are limited slots for the event.
Slime might be gooey, sticky and squishy but kids love to enjoy the sensory experience they draw from it. For smaller children, making slime can also help improve fine motor skills.
Meanwhile, parents dropping by with their kids at Toombul are encouraged to be present at the activity centre to assist and supervise their children when it’s their turn to create their very own slime.
A group of residents from Northgate has completed a tree planting activity on Saturday, the 23rd of March, with much success.
Councillor Adam Allan, who sponsored the project along with the Brisbane City Council, confirmed in a post on Facebook that the volunteers were able to plant more than 250 different trees by the side of the streets.
Wearing their most comfortable gardening clothes, shoes and hats, the volunteer residents met at the Plaisted Place Park before 9:00 a.m. to receive instructions from the experts. Mr Allan posted a video showing a staff from Treescape who demonstrated to the residents the proper way to plant the trees.
After working until 12:00 p.m., the following streets in Northgate now have newly-planted trees:
Almond Street
Belmore Street
Cavendish Street
Cook Street
Flower Street
Gympie Street
Krone Street
Little Street
Love Street
Maynard Street
Nansen Street
Northgate Road
Peary Street
Pole Street
Ridge Street
Ross Street
Saint Vincents Road
Sapsford Street
Scott Street
Toombul Street
Photo Credit: Loving Nundah/Facebook
As a token of gratitude, the volunteers were given free native plants, which they could plant in their own garden at home. The participants also enjoyed a sausage sizzle to cap their morning.
The Council will continue to provide these trees with water and maintenance services throughout the year. With proper care, these trees should bring more shade, cool winds and visually pleasing greens around the streets of Northgate.
Good food is best shared with great company and if you’re up to meet and socialise with new people in your community, there is a spot waiting for you at Nundah’s long table dinner at Platform 14.
Dubbed “A Twilight Gathering,” this long table dinner hosted by The Nundah Neighbourhood Centre will take place on Saturday, the 30th of March, at 6:00 p.m on 14 Station Street.
A three-course native Australian dinner will be served at this Nundah community gathering, featuring meals like crusted kangaroo skewers or chicken skewers, salads, yoghurt dip, and a selection of local cheese.
Conveniently, this night also marks the annual Earth Hour observance, where people around the world switch off power for 60 minutes. So, why not be among a group of people when the lights are off and make this night more worthwhile?
Aside from the food and company, “A Twilight Gathering” will also feature live entertainment, raffle prizes and a bar, where you can pay cash as you drink.
Registration is required to acquire the ticket and book your seat at the long dinner table.
To adapt to the demands of the 21st century, Toombul Shopping Centre at Sandgate Road, Nundah is set to launch its new $35-million dining and entertaining precinct called ‘UPSTAIRS’ by the end of 2019.
The latest addition to Toombul Shopping Centre’s modernization, ‘UPSTAIRS’ will integrate indoor/outdoor alfresco dining options with new entertainment facilities. It will feature up to ten new restaurants, lifestyle venues and a refurbished art-house cinema.
Photo credit: Mirvac YouTube Channel
What is exciting about this development is that it will be headlined by Archie Brothers Cirque Electric, a circus-themed leisure-tainment kidult wonderland.
The details surrounding Toombul Shopping Centre’s Archie Brothers outpost are vague but it is expected to be similar to its interstate counterparts which feature arcade games, bowling alleys, dodgem cars, interactive 3D theatres, and virtual reality games.
Customers are also definitely going to go wild with Archie Brothers’ menus which fit in with the circus decor. Their food and drinks focus on over-the-top novelty American diner fare, such as pink burgers and cocktails topped with candy.
When it opened in 1967, Toombul Shopping Centre catered to a market that comprised mostly of lower to middle income workers. Although the major stores which included Kmart, Target, Coles, and ALDI had a loyal following, Toombul Shopping Centre lacked colour, vibrancy and atmosphere. The centre badly needed a brand-new image.
Today, the shopping centre sits in an affluent trade area and the spending power of the market has now increased as high income households are identified as key residents within its trade area. The core customer base presently consists of young, well-educated, affluent, tech-savvy, and socially conscious individuals who expect quality service.
When new management took over in May 2016, some of the first upgrades done were the installation of travelators in the Kmart mall and then some 200 undercover car parks were added.
Car parks with charging bays for electric cars Photo credit: Toombul/Facebook
Renovation of the Fresh Food Mall began almost immediately and soon the centre’s ambience began to change dramatically. The Fresh Food Mall’s transformation was stunning, vibrant and colourful.
Before and after photos of Toombul Shopping Centre’s makeover Photo credit: Toombul/Facebook
Also, the covered outdoor dining area linked to the centre entrance significantly improved the liveliness of the shopping centre.
Photo credit: Google Street View
Photo credit: Google Street View
‘UPSTAIRS’ promises to be a place not only for people to eat and shop but also to socialise, be entertained and indulge. It promises to host Insta-worthy experiences and will offer a different kind of dining experience for those craving for something new and exciting.
Great coffee, comfortable setting, and delectable food makes any cafe worth visiting. If these are what makes a good cafe then the new Chapel Park Cafe at 3/1180 Sandgate Road, Nundah will not disappoint.
The Chapel Park Cafe has the ambience of a typical coffee shop. The style is a bit industrial due to the polished concrete floor and subway tiles. The wood furniture and potted plants add warmth and coziness to the cafe. The large windows allow natural light into the shop, which brighten up the space.
Yet there is more to this cafe than the inviting look. Their black coffee, for instance, is something you should not miss because it’s the Moonshine Coffee Roasters blend best known for its complex flavour. They also have it in white, which is not that strong but will please you with its smoothness and chocolate overtones.
When you are not in the mood for some hot drinks, they can serve your Moonshine Coffee Roasters cold, with ice cream on top. They also have the green smoothies, which is a combination of spinach, banana, mango, coconut water, and passionfruit.
Then who would say no to their poppyseed pikelets with a whipped vanilla ricotta, spiced pear, fresh berries, Canadian maple and a shaved macadamia? Or if you want something to grab on a busy day, their Ham Hock Bagel with aged cheddar, rocket, green apple, caramelised onions and a fried egg is a sure winner!
The breakfast and lunch, all prepared by chef Theodore Wray, are served from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm all days of the week. The coffee and drinks can be ordered from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm from Monday to Saturday and 7:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sundays.
For the full menu and contact details, visit the Chapel Park cafe website or follow them on Instagram.
A Valentine’s bike fest, hosted by Cycling Mums Australia, will be held at the Nundah Crit Track on Saturday, 16 February 2019.
Many couples celebrate Valentine’s Day with dinner or a special home-cooked meal, or gifts of flowers, chocolates, and cards. Some indulge in a luxury hotel stay to spend some quality time together.
Cycling Mums Australia believes that even if people aren’t part of a couple, they can still get to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The support group, which was created to encourage and empower women to enjoy cycling, is hosting RPM4 LOVE, a bike fest to bring back the love in riding bicycles.
Photo credit: Cycling Mums Australia/Facebook
Members of the family, partners, aunts and uncles, and single buds are all welcome to join the event.
A Kids Minis Clinic will be conducted by trained and qualified instructors from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Children from 3 to 10 years old can learn some tips and tricks to be safer, better riders.
Photo credit: Cycling Mums Australia/Facebook
The Women Skills session will be from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. A couple from Breakaway Cycle Tours will give rider safety tips, crit racing tips, confidence building stuff, and maybe even some track stop tips.
At 6:00 to 7:00 pm, there will be a crit style Speed Dating Session. To the tune of Beyonce’s Single Ladies, participants will be pinned a number, paired with a riding buddy, and they’ll do a couple of loops at conversation pace till the bell rings.
Photo credit: Cycling Mums Australia/Facebook
What better way to chill and have a few laughs this Valentine’s? So come and ride side by side with like-minded people to put the love back in riding.
