September 2010

Kurilpa Derby+blackdove block party+west end live+WECA Picinic+sudnay best parade

= West end's Local Love Festival 

West End's inaugural LOCAL LOVE FESTIVAL is here!!! 

WECA is promoting and hosting several great events across Spring. Adrian Buzolic and Seleneah More are running two  incredible local celebrations.

All events are family friendly. And they celebrate eveything that is great about your neighbourhood--diverse, creative, inclusive, fun, open, free, GLBT friendly and community-minded. Every support and all supporters are welcome, come and celebrate with everyone!!!

Sat 11th Sept 4-7pm Blackdove Block Party, 33 Vulture St.

Sun 12th Sept 2pm Kurilpa Derby: West End on Wheels, assemble for parade on Boundary St under Dornoch Tce bridge, before heading to the festivities in Boundary St.

Sun 26th Sept 12pm West End Picnic, Lyon's Park in Paradise St.

24th July

Peoples' Tree Audit in Riverside Parks

This Saturday (24 July) Cr Helen Abrahams is hosting an exercise to audit the number and significance of trees in our Riverside Parks. Take one hour this Saturday, bring the kids, bring your dog, meet your neighbours and do something that's in your suburb...click here for flyer

WHEN  3pm Saturday 24th July

WHERE  Gas Tower in Davies Park

CONTACT Helen Abrahams 3403 2165

EVERY 3^rd SUNDAY

15 may

West End Carnivale is Back!!!

Last year's success is this year's most anticipated local celebration of local musicians and local performers. Morgyn and his team have assembled an incredible line-up...check it out here...buy your tickets from The Shire or Ugees coffee.

7 May

FairTrade Fortnight-Celebrate a Global Initiative

Come along to SPIRAL Community Hub in Fair Trade Fortnight to celebrate a 20 year plus relationship between Tradewinds  (suppliers of fairly traded tea and coffee) and Justice Products.

Contact:  asalmon@spiral.org.au or 07 38447733.

Brett Inder and Cameron Neil are speaking on the night. Brett Inder is the Director of Tradewinds.  Our second guest speaker is Cameron Neil Operations Manager for the Australia for Fair Trade Labelling. Cameron will be speaking about AFLANZs new global strategy focusing on Empowerment and Business Development for producer partners – and also the new Tackling Poverty Through Trade report they'll be releasing before Fair Trade Fortnight.See http://www.fairtrade.com.au/ and  http://www.qldfairtrade.org.au/ for more fair trade fortnight events.  

30 March 

PedBikeTrans is hosting a seminar where three presenters will report on the latest innovations in and examples from Europe, as well as a debrief on the recent Walk21 International Walking Conference held in New York, click here to read flyer. 

28 March

West End Film Festival -- this is the first West End Film Festival!! (WEFF) It's being organised by Mike Witt, supported by BCC and local Cr Helen Abrahams and WECA. WEFF welcomes first time filmmakers and encourages Aboriginal, queer, political, punk, experimental and creative filmmakers to enter their works.

22 december

Carols by Candlelight, supported by WECA, open to all. Please join us down on Boundary St 7pm on Tuesday evening to celebrate a wonderous year and to wish peace and goodwill to all. 

1 November

Fixettes Feast in Musgrave Park...(click here for flyer) Please support Kim and the Fixies crew.

17 OCTOBER

West End Community Rally for a better Plan

Hundreds of people turned out for the rally to Save West End at the Big Lizard in Boundary Street on Saturday 17 October.

The rally was featured on Channel 7, 9 and the ABC and the message to the Brisbane City Council was loud and clear:  the people of Brisbane love West End and will fight to protect its character, creative energy and urban village atmosphere from the reckless and senseless overdevelopment proposed by the Council.

Residents are not opposed to development – in fact we welcome it – but it must be in accordance with sustainable planning principles.

2 August

Welcome to Country

One of our members, Auntie Mulinjarlie, an Elder representing the Jagera people, invites you to participate in a gathering to formally welcome locals to Murri country. A “welcome to country” is a traditional protocol that has been extended to many people on an individual basis. This is a West End first please join us in the right spirit for a wonderful local ceremony. 10am Sunday 2 August, Riverbank Park, Boundary Street, (UBD Map 159 H:20) (BYO Chairs pls).

1 August

Fiesta at West End State School

This is it-our own primary school celebration!!! Support the school, P+C & local school children. From 12pm-6pm at the West End State School. Toffee, cupcakes & rides….

31 July- 2 August

GreazeFest 10^th Anniversary Celebration

In 2009, GreazeFest celebrates the 10th Anniversary of an event that has become an annual ritual for kustom kulture devotees from all over the world. Be careful to check the website for details as this massively popular celebration is likely to sell-out…Sunday is Fair Day at Davies Park… 

21 June

The LOCAL Opportunity: Building Resilient Businesses and Living Local Economies

A one day workshop with world-famous community development leader and author, Michael Shuman, down at Sths Leagues Club, for details click here.. and to register for the workshop go directly to Transition Town (Brisbane) . 

21 & 22 february

Sustainable Homes Course

Hosted by LocalPower a two day course in West End with very practical tips for your house. 

28th february

Celebrate the re-opening of Riverside Park

WECA will host a low-key community event beginning at 12pm on Saturday 28th February in the park between Victoria & Kurilpa Streets, Hill End.

Bring a chair, the Saturday papers, the kids and join us as we celebrate the re-opening of the park.We'll fire up the bbq, say a couple of thank you's & acknowledge the efforts of locals that made this possible, have a couple of local musicians play & organise some kid's activity around painting & chalking the bitumen.

All are welcome.