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Contents
6 THE FUTURE IS NOW:
10 VIRTUAL REALITY CLASSROOMS
VReddo is changing the way businesses and
students undertake education.
10 MANKO THE MACAW
What if a bird could save someone’s life? It may
seem an unlikely scenario, but that’s exactly what
Manko the macaw has done.
12 JASON SINGH PLAYS TAXIRIDE:
HITS, BITS AND BEYOND
Embark on a ride back to the ‘90s with
Taxiride’s powerhouse lead singer Jason Singh.
12 16 SCHOOL HOLIDAY IDEAS
Lure the kids away from the screens these
school holidays with some fun activities!
20 TRUE-BLUE AUSSIE RODEO
You are sure to have a whip-cracking good
time at Eatons Hill Hotel’s 9th Annual Rodeo.
22 HEALTH & WELLNESS: HEARING IT ALL
Don’t believe everything you hear when it
comes to advice from ‘Dr Google’ on hearing loss.
28 GET YOUR LAUGHS AT THE LOUNGE
36 If you need a laugh, you’ll find plenty for free at
The Royal in Nundah each Wednesday night.
36 WHAT’S ON APRIL - GIG GUIDE
43 ANZAC DAY CHERMSIDE
This Anzac Day will have Australians returning
to organised group functions.
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A Note
PUBLISHER
Dominic Alberth
PHOTOS
Bruce Redman FROM THE TEAM
D
John Pires
Warwick Green
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DESIGN & ILLUS TR ATION
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Crystal Shaw to enjoy the Easter holidays.
Sean Leahy JASON SINGH PLAYS Speaking of holidays, we have
WRITERS TAXIRIDE ideas aplenty in this issue for
keeping the kids – big and
SCHOOL
Nick Allford HOLIDAY IDEAS
ANZAC DAY
small – active and entertained
this month.
Aleasha Bliss FIND!
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Grab your cowboy hat and
Sally Eberhardt
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spurs, and head to the Eatons
Alyssa Mackay Hill Hotel for its annual rodeo – it promises to be a whip-
cracking good time for the whole family. Yee ha!
Linda Read
Harry Potter fans can grab their wands, cloaks, and
Eve Vickerson spell books for a Harry Potter Trivia Night at the Aspley
Hellen White Coffee Club that promises to sort the muggles from the
real wizards. Or, for a night of good old-fashioned belly
Jenn Carrington laughs, the Sit Down Comedy Club has it covered, at
Jodie Woodward Nundah’s Royal.
GENER AL ENQUIRIES We bring you the heart-warming story of Manko the
much-loved macaw, who has helped his owner recover
editor@chermsideguide.com.au from trauma; and the inspiring story of young McDowall
entrepreneur Anthony Rice, whose virtual reality learning
platform, VReddo, has the potential to change the face of
education.
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as a ‘campus’ to bring trainers and students
together to commune, connect, and grow,”
Anthony said.
“Learners simply put on their headset and they
get teleported into their classroom. Within this
classroom, they can meet and interact with their
fellow learners and trainer – exactly like they
can in a physical classroom. However, VReddo
classrooms can also provide learners unique
experiences to enrich their learning.”
Anthony said that the VReddo classrooms
provided a learning experience similar to face-
THE
to-face learning, with the benefit of being at
any location around the world. They are finding
that progressive businesses are ditching the
PowerPoint presentations and immersing their
FUTURE
staff into a realm where they can experience
their lessons in a real-world scenario, rather than
watching it on a screen.
IS NOW:
“With VReddo, we can teleport them into a
workplace, mine site or another planet, and
they can experience and feel what it is as if they
VIRTUAL REALITY
were really there,” Anthony said. “ VReddo
classrooms can project holograms and teleport
CLASSROOMS
learners into locations or scenarios – think a
tourism class where they’re not only learning
about the Eiffel Tower, but they actually visit it
within class.”
Anthony said VReddo merged with software
company TUTIS in November 2020 to form
TUTIS VReddo, and now license its software to
companies to train their own courses through
the VR headsets. The headsets are currently
T
Story Aleasha Bliss
being used for formal training in certificates,
he virtual world is no longer reserved diplomas, and in some companies’ orientation
for gaming, with technology advancing and in-house training programs.
daily and changing the way we lead our
lives. With this in mind, McDowall resident “Many futurists have described that education,
Anthony Rice and his business partner Reuben or at least the traditional schooling variety, is rife
Brennan have created an innovative virtual for disruption given its set-up; and the format
reality learning platform. VReddo, established really hasn’t changed in decades,” Anthony
in 2018, is changing the way businesses and said. “I can see a world where schools are setup
students undertake education. as co-learning spaces – where students attend
to enjoy the community – but they follow a
VReddo co-founder and chief of sales Anthony curriculum that’s been personally curated for
Rice said that virtual reality (VR) was powerful in them and their lessons are all delivered within
its impact and its users regularly said how “real” VR, so they can access a diversity of subject
it felt using the technology. matter and teachers from anywhere across the
“We enjoyed doing VR learning experiences globe.”
as users, but wanted a platform that could not Find more information on TUTIS VReddo here:
only provide access to experiences, but act www.tutisvreddo.com
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Nate O’Connor
SNOOKER
CLUB GETS A REVAMP
Story Jodie Woodward Photo John Pires done it without COVID grants from Brisbane
K
City Council and RACQ Foundation that helped
edron Wavell Snooker, one of us recover some of our losses. The whole room
Queensland’s biggest billiards club, has has had a complete face-lift. We’ve doubled our
been around since 1970. membership numbers since October and we’re
However, club president Nate O’Connor said just about to sign up our 200th member.”
COVID restrictions last year almost closed the
Nate said the club was very accessible and not
club for good during its 50th year.
overpriced to join.
“When we were told to close the doors for three
months, we had no revenue coming in at all but “What sets us apart is availability, 24-hour access
still had expenses,” Nate said. “We didn’t have for our members, and we are a premium venue,”
much money in the bank because we hadn’t he said. “We regularly re-cloth our tables and
been about revenue building before.” have the best equipment money can buy,
including ex-professional tables. We’ve got a
When restrictions began to lift last year, the club’s
long-term president retired and a new volunteer good social atmosphere too, with music on in
board took over. Nate said this kick-started the the room and Kayo sports on the TV.”
club in a whole new direction. Nate said they are always on the lookout for new
“I’ve been involved in this club for about ten years members, including juniors.
all up,” he said. “I’m the current president of the
“It doesn’t matter what age or skill level, snooker
Queensland Billiards and Snooker Association,
and 9-ball can be played your whole life, over
so I’m heavily involved in snooker and billiards
in Queensland and at the Australian level. When multiple generations,” he said. “It doesn’t matter
the opportunity came up to help out my actual your gender, physical ability or walk of life, it’s a
home club, I jumped at the opportunity. game you can definitely enjoy.”
“Now it’s a younger board. We pretty much For more information, go to
revamped the whole club. We couldn’t have www.kedronwavellsnooker.com.au
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MANKO
THE MACAW
That was four years ago. Manko has now grown
LOCALFACES into a stunning, vividly-coloured, 1.5kg beauty,
who is quite the local celebrity. He’s made music
videos and had TV appearances, as well as being
a live model for artists in art classes. He’s also
picked up some photographic work at a Gold
Story Linda Read
W
Coast holiday park in the school holidays. He
hat if a bird could save someone’s adores people and is very chatty. He loves going
life? It may seem an unlikely to pick the girls up from school; Catherine’s
scenario, but that’s exactly what daughters call him their “brother”.
Manko the macaw has done, according to his Catherine wants birds to be officially allowed as
owner, Wavell Heights resident Catherine. therapy and companion animals in Australia, as
they are in the US – an option that she said would
Emerging from a traumatic life experience
benefit many people who are unable to have a
and with three young daughters, Catherine dog or cat.
had become anxious and afraid to leave her
home, until a friend suggested she might like a She cautions potential bird owners, however,
feathered companion. to think long and hard about the commitment
required for sharing your life with a feathered
“I had become like a hermit,” Catherine said. friend.
“I wouldn’t go out and I had so much anxiety “They’re a lot of work, so don’t get one just
about everything. The doctor put me on anti- because you think they’re cool and awesome,”
depressants, and I just became a zombie; it was she said. “It’s literally like having another child.
just terrible. If Manko doesn’t get his breakfast on time, he
yells at you.
“My friend breeds macaws, and he said in
America they use them as therapy pets. So he “And, they [macaws] can live until they’re 150
gave me a six-month-old baby [Manko] and years old.
within six months, I was off all my medication and “He’s a next-generation pet – with dogs, you
I was back to living my life. I was a better mother may have three in your lifespan, but he could last
again.” three human lifespans.”
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CHERMSIDEGUIDE.COM.AU 11MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
‘GET SET’
FOR JASON SINGH’S
RETURN
TO THE STAGE
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Story Aleasha Bliss this tour, I strip that away and tell the story of the
songs.”
mbark on a ride back to the ‘90s with
Taxiride’s powerhouse lead singer Jason Jason will also feature some of his solo songs
Singh. Revisit your youth with all your and personalised covers of artists that influenced
favourite throwbacks from the band of heart- himself and Taxiride over the years.
throbs Australia fell in love with.
“
Australian band Taxiride hit the bigtime in 1999
with the release of their debut album, Imaginate. No one would ever have
The overnight success of the young men had
them touring all around the world and boasting seen me or Taxiride’s songs like this
nine top-40 singles. Get Set and Everywhere You
Go, along with their other charting songs, are still
before,” Jason said. “It’s a throwback
popular on Aussie radio and playlists today and to the ‘90s - Australian bands ruled
have fans singing every word to their pop rock
tunes. back then. Silverchair, Powderfinger,
Lead singer and original founding member Grinspoon, Killing Heidi, Savage
of Taxiride, Jason Singh has a career spanning Garden – the list goes on.
20 years, and said he was looking forward to
bringing his latest acoustic tour – Jason Singh
plays Taxiride: Hits, Bits and Beyond – to The
Lounge at The Royal, Nundah. “Music is a time machine for me,” he said. “When
I hear a song, I can instantly go back to when I
Jason said he decided to do the tour because heard it or when the song was important in my
of the isolation of last year. He spent lockdown life. So, there’s a few songs in the setlist that,
reflecting on his journey with Taxiride, his solo from my point of view, had a real connection with
career, and with other artists that he had worked the band and made us go down a certain road.
with. While flying solo, Jason had achieved two
It’s not only a journey into the band but about a
top-10 Aria club hits with The World As You Know
great time in music.”
It and One World alongside his two albums.
Jason said during his 111 days of COVID
“This tour is my take on the songs I loved most
lockdown in Melbourne, he spent valuable time
from the band and is a journey through the
with his family and took to the tools to build
history of how the band evolved musically,”
Jason said. himself a 60sqm studio at home to continue
creating music for years to come. He also has
“The big songs will obviously be what people plans to record a new album at the end of the
sing along to, but a lot of the fan favourites are year.
the bonus tracks that were on our singles, so
I’m going to go out and play them again for “It is a nice way to sum up the last 20 years for
everyone.” me,” Jason said. “I compared COVID to being a
career half-time. This tour encapsulates the first
Jason said that this tour would be a one-on-one
part of my journey. I still feel like I’m in the middle
experience between him and the audience. He
– so we will see what the next half brings. I still
will take the time to chat with his fans and answer
have a couple of albums in me that can have an
questions while showcasing his powerful vocal
effect on people.”
and musical talents.
“I’m excited to be this vulnerable with people,” To book tickets to see Jason Singh at The
he said. “It makes me both nervous and excited Royal or to find out more information visit:
at the same time, and it’s the first time I’ve spoken jasonsingh.com.au/tour/
about my relationship with Taxiride. Jason Singh plays Taxiride: Hits, Bits and Beyond
“It’s a massive difference doing a solo show Friday, 9 April, 8:00pm
than with the band. We always relied on the The Lounge at The Royal
harmonies – that was the power of Taxiride. In 1258 Sandgate Road, Nundah
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Bring the kids along for an unforgettable
magic experience, with Magic Pete
performing his Magic and Balloons Show.
Cost is $14 and kids receive a meal after
the show. Monday, 12 April, 11am-12pm
at Geebung RSL Club. Book tickets via
the Geebung RSL Facebook page.
Hornet’s Paint & Sip
Work Begins on
Enjoy the relaxing view, a glass of wine
and a relaxing painting session with the
Interchange Upgrade
girls. Hosted by A Painter’s Dream, the
session includes all painting supplies, a
glass of wine, and a cheese platter for
one. Cost is $65. Book via the Aspley
C
Story Alyssa Mackay
Hornets (official) Facebook event page or
ommuters will be one step closer to improved
call 3263 5522. Friday, 9 April, 6-8pm at
traffic conditions with construction beginning
on a major intersection at Bald Hills. the Aspley Hornets, 50 Graham Road.
A construction tender was awarded in January, and
works were scheduled to commence last month, to Kids Holiday Cooking
transform the Gympie Arterial Road and Strathpine
Road intersection into a diverging diamond interchange Class
(DDI).
These classes are for kids wanting to enjoy
Member for Aspley Bart Mellish said this groundbreaking cooking in a relaxed group environment.
interchange design was proven to reduce congestion
This class will feature an Easter theme –
and would make the busy intersection more efficient
items cooked will be hot cross scones
and much safer.
and Easter themed biscuits. $45/child
“Diverging diamond interchanges are shaped like a includes ingredients. Bookings via www.
diamond and consist of two key intersections at the top trybooking.com – search for Kids Holiday
and bottom of the shape,” Bart said. “Between these
Cooking Class. Two sessions available;
intersections, motorists actually drive on the right-hand
side of the road. Tuesday, 13 April, 9:00-10.30am and
1:00-2.30pm. Everton Park.
“While this may sound strange, it serves to alleviate one
of the key pressures on a traditional interchange – right-
turning motorists crossing in front of oncoming traffic. Bike Maintenance
Now these drivers can simply turn into exit lanes without
interrupting traffic flow. If you’re a Club 99 member, you’re
invited to come along to the 99 Bikes
“Australia’s first interchange of this type in Caloundra
store in Chermside for a free basic bike
has been highly successful.”
maintenance class. The class will cover:
A Transport and Main Roads spokesperson said the assessing your bike is safe to ride;
project was set to be completed by mid-2023, weather cleaning your bike; and changing a tyre
and construction conditions permitting. and tube. No need to bring your bike
Under the Urban Congestion Fund, the Federal along to this class. For more information
Government committed to jointly fund $30 million for visit www.eventbrite.com.au and search
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Anti-boredom Activities
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16 CHERMSIDE GUIDE APRIL 2021fairly easy to more difficult, to keep everyone
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Story Sally Eberhardt
entertained.
ure the kids away from the screens these
Inside is air-conditioned and licensed with a
school holidays with these fun activities! virtual golf course and other facilities making it a
All of the venues are local so the kids great choice for a family day out or special event.
won’t even have time to ask, “Are we there
Whichever of these activities you choose to
yet?” With a mix of indoor and outdoor, free enjoy, remember to Slip Slop Slap with sun-safe
or pay-to-use, there is something here for shirts, sunscreen and hats. Most of all – have fun
every age and budget. in the great outdoors.
The Great Outdoors Indoor Action and Activities
Mild autumn weather makes Easter holidays the Ice World - Play it cool with ice skating at Ice
perfect time to enjoy fresh air and exercise. World. A short 10-minute drive from Chermside,
Check out John Goss Reserve Playground on the Boondall ice rink is the perfect place to exert
Maundrell Terrace and Kidspace 7th Brigade some school holiday energy in style. Sandgate
Park on Murphy Road. Both have lots of play Road, Boondall – daily sessions available. Kids
equipment for children of all ages; play areas prices start at $10. For more information go to
are shaded and there are barbecues and picnic www.iceworld.com.au.
tables.
Westfield Chermside has a range of play and
John Goss Reserve is surrounded by native relaxation opportunities. Entertainment offerings
vegetation and birdlife, and features an obstacle include the 16-screen Event Cinema, Kingpin,
course, fort structures, climbing walls, and a and iFLY.
flying fox.
Kingpin includes Bowling (with bumpers for the
Kidspace is home to a huge fort, many play and little ones), Karaoke rooms where kids can sing
sport facilities, and even two ‘choose your own along to their favourite tunes, Playtime Arcade
adventure’ walks via the Story City App (free to with heaps of arcade games and even good
download from App Store or Google Play). old-fashioned table tennis and billiards, and
Both parks provide hours of healthy fun for free. Cryptology Escape Rooms (brilliant fun for older
Take advantage of the last of the swimming teens). You can even form a team with friends or
weather at Chermside Aquatic Centre, home family to battle for supremacy at Laser Tag – an
to Brisbane’s largest water park. Twisting water exciting game suitable for everyone from age
slides, a wading lagoon pool, the scenic Jungle four and up.
Adventure, the exciting Flume of Doom, and iFLY indoor skydiving is where the dream of
many more water play areas means there’s flight comes true in a vertical wind tunnel that
something for everyone. simulates free-fall conditions. For flyers from
The water park section is only open weekends three to 103 years.
and school holidays, 10am to 5pm. From high adventure to relaxed play, Chermside
V-Golf at Boondall is the newest 18-hole mini and surrounds has a wonderful array of options to
golf course in Brisbane. The course has a natural keep the kids from being bored these holidays.
feel, is well shaded, and ranges in difficulty from Have fun!
CHERMSIDEGUIDE.COM.AU 17Trivia Wizzes –
Get Your
Wands Ready
A
DJ Tenzin Story Alyssa Mackay
ttention Muggles! Do you know more
about the world of Hogwarts than
Happy 10th Hermione Granger? Then grab your
cloak and wand and get along to Harry Potter
Birthday Eatons
Book Trivia when it returns this month to The
Coffee Club Aspley.
Hill Hotel Restaurant manager Jordan Maris said the
family-friendly event would kick off at 6pm with
witches and wizards able to order drinks, meals,
Story Aleasha Bliss and Harry Potter-themed cocktails before trivia
E
begins at 7pm.
atons Hill Hotel is celebrating 10 years
of opening the pub that hosts big name “If you have read the Harry Potter books this will
artists and yearly events, and is a favourite be a night to test your knowledge,” Jordan said.
local meeting place to many. “All Harry Potter fans think they’re the biggest
Harry Potter fan. The atmosphere changes
Of course, the landmark couldn’t turn 10 without rapidly from a restaurant into a battle of wits.”
a party to celebrate the milestone – and you are
The team from Try Again Trivia have questions to
all invited.
challenge even the most dedicated Potterhead,
Eatons Hill Hotel marketing and events coordinator as well as a new round called Spell Bingo.
Lauren McCarthy said the hotel was really excited
Jordan said the winning team would receive a
to celebrate, and would throw a tenth birthday
$50 voucher to spend at The Coffee Club.
party in their nightclub.
“This is not your average nightclub event,” Lauren Prizes will also be awarded for best dressed, so
get creative with your Dumbledore, Snape and
said. “There will be lots of flames, CO2 and live
Hagrid costumes.
entertainment from 8pm. A really fun nightclub
event to celebrate 10 years of operation. “These nights are full of laughter and fun,”
Jordan said. “The team loves working them, the
“We have DJs Tenzin and Brooklyn playing inside
players have a ball, and the host is just fantastic.”
the nightclub and our resident DJs outside in the
Beer Garden. The night will be a huge party.” The event is free but participants must register
online at www.eventbrite.com.au and search
She said that both DJ Tenzin and Brooklyn were
for the event name – Harry Potter Book Trivia.
huge acts not to be missed, and will be playing
all your favourite throwbacks, RNB, and Hip-Hop
tunes, so you can dance the night away and Harry Potter Book Trivia
celebrate 10 years of Eatons Hills Hotel.
Friday, 16 April, 6-9pm
This 18+ event has free entry prior to 8pm, and The Coffee Club Aspley
$10 entry per person thereafter. 46 Gayford Street,
Friday, 16 April, party starts at 8pm Aspley
Eatons Hill Hotel
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AUSSIE Eatons Hill Hotel events and
marketing manager Lauren
McCarthy said this year was
going to be the biggest
Rodeo yet with their VIP and
accommodation packages
already having sold out, and the
family day passes very popular.
“We are excited to see people from all walks of
life come to Eatons Hill Hotel to see the Rodeo,”
Lauren said. “We haven’t seen ticket sales go
this fast. It is happening right in the middle of
school holidays, so it’s a great opportunity to get
Y
Story Aleasha Bliss
the kids involved in the bull-riding shows, the
ou are sure to have a whip-cracking demonstrations, and horse-riding events. It is
good time at Eatons Hill Hotel’s 9th really engaging with the kids.”
Annual Rodeo with live entertainment,
cattleman’s bar and plenty of ‘yee-haas’ thrown The event will have all your favourite food trucks,
in the mix. roving entertainment and balloon makers for the
kids.
The main attraction and most exhilarating part of
the day is the bull riding which can not only be
viewed in the arena, but on big screens so you
won’t miss any of the action regardless of your
location during the day.
20 CHERMSIDE GUIDE APRIL 2021Lauren said everyone was encourage to get in
the cowboy spirit by dressing in their favourite
country-inspired attire to set the theme for the
day. There have even been children dressed as
cows in the past. “We love it when people dress
up wearing cowboy outfits,” she said. ”We see
a lot of cowboy and cowgirl hats and this is the
chance to get the denim skirts, check shirts and
cowboy boots out of the wardrobe. The more
everyone dresses up the better.”
For the adults, from 8pm until the early hours of
Watch the best in the business from all around the morning is a B&S Ball afterparty to keep all
Australia compete in bull, saddle and bareback the country fun continuing on – and it’s included
rides for the adults and the U16’s will have junior in the entry price.
bull rides and poddy calves. “The afterparty is a huge nightclub event and
“The biggest part of the entertainment is the usually we get to capacity every year,” Lauren
professional bull-riders competing against said. “The DJ dresses up, puts on some great
each other,” Lauren said. “They enter their bull cowboy country music. Before the event we have
and themselves at the event and we have a a bucking bull in the ballroom which is a lot of
competition winner at the end. The bull riders fun.”
come from all over Australia to compete at Eatons Book your tickets to the Rodeo at https://www.
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Hearing It All Paula Stanz
Story Eve Vickerson Others say that because they can hear me, they
Photo Bruce Redman don’t need a hearing aid.”
D
on’t believe everything you hear, Although 70 per cent of people aged over 70
especially when it comes to advice experience hearing loss, Paula said that many
from ‘Dr Google’ on hearing loss. people delayed seeking help.
While the wealth of information available online “Sometimes people don’t realise what they’re
can help guide us on healthy living, not all of the missing and what they put up with. Because it’s
advice is accurate. a chronic illness, you just compensate. You just
turn the TV up louder and you just miss bits of
Audiologist at the Burnie Brae Centre Paula Stanz
conversation.”
said that her job often involved helping people
sort out the misinformation around hearing aids. Paula said new research suggested a link
“What happens is everybody hops onto the between hearing loss and dementia.
internet and they can see that they can buy this “We always knew that there were social issues
or that type of hearing aid,” Paula said. associated with hearing loss, like when people
“But not every hearing aid and not every hearing misjudge you or that you can become isolated or
loss match. There is no one-size-fits-all. It’s very withdrawn,” she said. “Now we know that it can
individual on how we set the prescription, how have a direct effect on how our brain functions.
we explain things to people, how we get them “They say that one of the things you can do
to manage, and what we focus on for them – to reduce your risk of cognitive decline and
everybody’s different. dementia is to wear hearing aids. So if the brain
“A lot of people come in with preconceived gets the right sounds, you can actually reduce
ideas about hearing aids. They compare them your risk of dementia. It’s phenomenal.”
to what their parents had, which is comparing
Clinical audiologist Paula Stanz visits the Burnie
technology from 50 years ago.
Brae Centre in Chermside every Thursday. More
“Some people think all hearing aids are the same information is available at www.hearbetterclinic.
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The year is moving so The success of
quickly I cannot believe Queenslanders in
we are in April already, and stopping the spread of
on that note I would like COVID-19 means that
to wish all residents a very we’ve been able to
happy Easter. ease restrictions further
Over 100,000 Australians and faster than many
are living with Parkinson’s international, and even
Disease and on 11 April interstate, jurisdictions.
you can help support This means that on
them by taking part in the Anzac Day 2021, Queenslanders will be able to
Parkinson’s Awareness Day event to be held at gather in their streets and at cenotaphs to mark
Bradshaw Park, Lutwyche. the sacrifices of previous generations of serving
The event, which is to raise awareness of men, women, and their families. Dawn services,
Parkinson’s, is being run by Madonna Brady who marches and other commemorations can go
is a Parkinson’s Everyday Hero. There are 18,500 ahead as normal.
Queenslanders living with Parkinson’s Disease,
with 20 per cent of those diagnosed being under As Assistant Minister to the Premier for Veterans’
the age of 60. Affairs, this is something I am incredibly proud of.
After consultation with leaders in the Veterans’
Participants are asked to support by wearing community, it was clear to me that being able
purple and making a gold coin donation on the
to commemorate this day after the challenges
day.
of 2020 is extremely important to our Veterans.
Also, we have had such great turnouts at my
two recent Movies in the Park that I would like Anzac Day commemorations are a special
to invite you to come along to Lanham Park, moment of unity and reflection for our nation,
Grange on 1 May to watch the all-time favourite, and thanks to the hard work of Queenslanders,
Xanadu. Bring your blanket and your chair, relax we will once again be able to come together and
and enjoy a great night of entertainment. acknowledge the sacrifices of our servicemen
I look forward to welcoming you to these and women.
wonderful events. Lest we Forget.
Anika Wells MP
Lilley community organisations or training costs, or for promoting awareness
will have the chance to and increasing participation in volunteering.
support their volunteers
through the 2021 Volunteer To be eligible, applicants must be a legal
Grants program, which is entity, a not-for-profit organisation, utilise
now open. volunteers (which make up at least 40 per cent
Groups in the Lilley electorate of the organisation’s staff), and have an ABN (or
will be able to share in provide a Statement by Supplier Form).
funding of up to $132,450. A community consultation committee will
Expressions of interest can develop a shortlist of recommendations, to be
be submitted for the Volunteer Grants program, submitted to the Department of Social Services
which offers funding of between $1,000 and for assessment.
$5,000 to eligible not-for-profit community
organisations to support the efforts of volunteers. Contact the Lilley electorate office for an
For example, grants can be used to purchase Expression of Interest application form by
small equipment to be used by volunteers or for emailing Anika.Wells.MP@aph.gov.au or by
the reimbursement of volunteer fuel, transport phoning 3266 8244.
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STAFFORD UPDATES each month and bookings are essential via
Aspley Hypermarket’s website.
Council has just finished installing a new While you’re at the Hypermarket, you might
footpath along Barokee Street in Stafford be in time to visit the new Source Bulk Foods
following consultation with residents. The venue located at the centre. Browse over
footpath will provide an active transport 350 products including nuts, seeds, grains,
route, making the walk from Minimine Street confectionery, cleaning products and yummy
to Wilgarning Street safer and much easier to snacks. Shoppers can BYO bottles and
navigate for locals. containers to fill, or use the ones provided in
Food lovers can rejoice as another food store. The store aims to provide good old-
venue is set to open in Stafford in May. ‘Oh fashioned grocery shopping the modern way,
Boy Bok Choy’ will sit next to the newly with zero waste in mind.
refurbished Stafford Central, and will serve
South-East Asian cuisine. The restaurant is
another venture for owners of local favourite, MAKE YOUR OWN
BOHO RAG RUG
Farm House Kedron, and will serve lunch and
dinner.
Enjoy an afternoon of mindfulness through
craft and colour as you make your own eco-
ASPLEY HYPERMARKET NEWS friendly rag rug at The Nest in Everton Park.
Participants will be introduced to various
Take your toddler to Aspley Hypermarket for forms and then shown a simple looping
Toddler Time on Friday 30 April at 9.30am or technique for making their own rug. Then
10.30am. Held in conjunction with Chermside you can continue to divert fabric and clothing
Library, the sessions are held outside from landfill at home and reduce your waste
Woolworths and will include story time, fun footprint. The class is suitable for adults and
and games, and will end with morning tea. will run on 11 April from 1pm – 4pm. Tickets
Sessions will continue on the last Friday of can be purchased online.
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XANADU
1 May 2021
Lanham Park Grange
6:00pm start
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Councillor for Marchant Ward
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BRISBANE NORTH event. Local venues include Huxtable Park,
7th Brigade Park, and Teralba Park. Register
RETIREES MEETING via the Queensland Running website.
Brisbane North Retirees Inc. meets on the
third Friday of each Month. Meetings take
place in the Newman Room at Geebung TERRARIUM WORKSHOP
RSL Club, starting at 9.30am. Join for an Head to Soul Pantry in Stafford on 15 or 23
entertaining and informative look at matters April to make your very own terrarium. In
relating to older people and their families. The these sessions you will learn all the techniques
guest speaker for June will be Brian Herd, one to create a tiny world of ferns, rocks, and
of Australia’s leading lawyers in his field. For moss in a glass terrarium. Each participant
more information phone 0457 029 141. will get to make one terrarium to take home
and will be able to use the skills they learn
in the class to make more terrariums in the
CROSS-COUNTRY future. Materials are included but you can
bring along your own ‘something special’
SEASON HAS BEGUN to add to your design if you’d like. Purchase
tickets online via the Soul Pantry website.
Queensland Running has commenced its
Would you like to contribute
cross-country running programs for all ages
and abilities. The weekly competition runs
from March to July each year, with distances
from 500m to 8000m. All events take place
to Chermside Bites?
on Saturday afternoons and are timed, with Is there something happening in the Chermside
results available by the following Tuesday. area you’d like to share? Email Jodie the
A Fun and Fitness Walk is also held each details at bites@chermsideguide.com.au to be
competition afternoon, which is an untimed included in the next Chermside Bites.
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Need some extra encouragement to drag
I
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f you need a laugh, you’ll find plenty night? Emma and Lindsay have these words of
for free at The Royal in Nundah each inspiration for you:
Wednesday night. Each week, attendees
can laugh along with a different group “I love hosting shows and put a stack of good
of comedians presented by the Sit Down energy in the room to make the night enjoyable
Comedy Club Brisbane. for all,” Lindsay said. “The other two acts are
great choices and make the lineup a diverse
Comedian Emma Zammit will MC the event and eclectic comedy style evening.”
on 21 April. She has performed to sell-out solo
shows in Sydney and Brisbane in 2018 and 2019 Emma said audiences were “guaranteed” to
and will support Jimoen and Akmal this year. walk away feeling great. “Who wouldn’t want
an excuse to get out of the house, away from
“I have not performed at The Lounge before, Netflix, and have an amazing night with great
but I have heard great things and I am really comics?” she said. “And if you are on a first
looking forward to it,” Emma said. “In the year date, you will seem funnier to them.”
we all have had, I feel honoured to be able to
entertain people in a live comedy club – Emma and Lindsay will be joined by a
something I don’t think an audience and range of comedians throughout April
comedians will take for granted again.” including Open Mic Guys, Fiona
McGary, Sandeep Totlani, Anne
Leading the night as MC on 7 April will Ferguson-Howe, and Matt Ford.
be Lindsay Webb, who has recently
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CHERMSIDEGUIDE.COM.AU 29Meet the School CAPTAINS.
Our role is to lead the many other leaders at
Aspley High to continue the traditions we hold
dear and to work on creating new ones. We
will soon be celebrating the opening of our arts
and sporting precinct.
JEEVAN WANDRES AND EMMA MEDCALF
2021 School Captains
ASPLEY STATE HIGH SCHOOL
651 Zillmere Rd, Aspley
of Aspley State High School
Phone: 3863 9222
Email: enquiries@aspleyshs.eq.edu.au
https://aspleyshs.eq.edu.au
Leadership at St Patrick’s College comes
with great responsibility and learning. Our
leadership journey started at our senior student
induction liturgy on the last day of Term 3
last year. Our senior cohort has chosen five
powerful words as our motto throughout our
time as leaders at St Patrick’s. These words are:
Liam Botting (Vice Captain), Angwik Shan Commit, Serve, Inspire, Together… Brothers!
(College Captain), Mr Chris Mayes (College
Principal) and Jackson Dows (Vice Captain).
ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE
60 Park Parade, Shorncliffe
Phone: 07 3631 9000
Email: enrol@stpatricks.qld.edu.au
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL JUNIOR SCHOOL CAPTAINS
This year’s Junior School captains are working alongside the
Secondary School captains to promote the theme: Don’t
hold back. Their vision is to help and encourage every
student at St Paul’s to ‘have a go’ at something they
haven’t tried before, such as a new sport or extra-curricular
activity. They want to get alongside every student and help
MEGAN STANLEY BAY HALL them achieve their personal best while building a sense of
(11 years old) (11 years old) community and belonging across the School.
Captain Captain
ST PAUL’S SCHOOL
34 Strathpine Rd, Bald Hills
Phone: 3261 1388
30 CHERMSIDE GUIDE APRIL 2021Where you belong.
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about our Student Wellbeing programs, such as our ‘Big
Brother-Little Brother’ tradition. Gain an understanding of our
Pastoral Care and Formation initiatives. Explore the academic
and co-curricular opportunities where your son can flourish in
his own way.
Our Teachers, Leadership Team, Students and families look
forward to welcoming you, as you start your journey with us.
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FARM
HOUSE
IS YOUR
SUBURBAN
Oasis
32 CHERMSIDE GUIDE APRIL 2021Story Jodie Woodward “One of the main points of difference is we
Photo Bruce Redman employ a chef, not a cook. We believe breakfast
A
deserves the same level of skill and training as
making any other meal. You need more than just
lthough you might be right in the
somebody who can flip an egg,” Amanda said.
middle of suburbia, you can find a
little of the country at Farm House in While Farm House continues to be a popular and
Kedron. successful venue, there’s more on the horizon for
Amanda this year. Her new restaurant Oh Boy,
Owners Amanda and John Scott count Farm
Bok Choy will open in Stafford in April, offering
House as their seventh business together.
South East Asian cuisine across lunch and dinner.
Amanda said the site had previously been
Farmer Joe’s, a much-loved, family-owned Farm House is here to stay though, and it’s easy
produce store. to see why.
“A site always talks to you and tells you what it “If you need a break in your week, or if you want
wants to be,” Amanda said. “We both came from to have a different experience, come to us. You’ll
farming families and wanted to pay homage to forget about where you are for a while.”
farmers by buying local ingredients and serving
the local community. It all came together.”
Serving up delicious and local food, Farm House FARM HOUSE KEDRON
brings the country charm in the form of its tin 9 SOMERSET ROAD, KEDRON
shed structure and relaxed dining atmosphere. P 3861 1956
Once inside, it’s hard to believe busy Gympie
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Road is only metres away.
“We wanted to set up an oasis, a place that
brings you joy and creates a break in your day,”
Amanda said.
While weekend breakfasts are the busiest times
here, Farm House offers breakfast and lunch
seven days per week. The breakfast menu
comprises of classic favourites with a modern
twist. Lunch options include salads, burgers, pork
belly and tacos.
“Our signature dish is the breakfast gnocchi, but
the crispy cheese and potato cake is by far the
most popular menu item. We make 500 to 600
of these from scratch each week.
CHERMSIDEGUIDE.COM.AU 33Local DINING GUIDE
AMICI DELI
Feature: Experience a “little taste of Italy” at family
run Amici deli, Chermside. Savour our range of
7/725 Gympie Road, antipasto, cheeses, pasta/sauces, pizzas, gelato,
Chermside sweets and imported delicacies. Relax and enjoy
Deli, Grocer, and Café our exclusive Amici deli and Sicilian coffee blends.
Ph 3359 3575 Catering and platters available to your request.
Open 7am–4pm Tues–Sun (Closed Public Holidays)
CAFE UN:NAMED
Feature: We are located across from Geebung
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Shop 3/2-6 Railway Parade Our motto is to serve high quality food at low prices.
Geebung Check it on Instagram page @unnamed_dining
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COFFEE CLUB ASPLEY
Feature: The answer to “Where Will I Meet You?”
We pride ourselves on having a menu that has
something for everyone.
Open for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
46 Gayford Street, Aspley
Cafe, Bar & Restaurant Chef designed dinner menu.
Ph 3263 3006 Fully licensed with beer, wine, spirits & cocktails.
DARK TONIC
Feature: We are a small family run cafe/roastery.
Dark Tonic We bake the majority of our foods in-house
including gluten free, vegan and keto. We are kid
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18 Corrie St, Chermside and dog friendly. Full menu is available for dine-in
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RED DELTA
Feature: Red Delta Asian Eats is serving up authentic
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dumplings to pork belly, the sizzling flavour at Red
Delta will ensure you leave with a smile.
Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside
Open Wednesday to Sunday.
Asian Kitchen Visit www.kedron-wavell.com.au/dining
Ph 3359 9122 for trading hours.
THE KITCHEN
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Feature: There is something for everyone when you
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Easter
Story Jenn Carrington
L
oosely tied to Christian tradition, our
modern Easter is represented by the
Easter Bunny rewarding good children
with eggs to remind them of rebirth and
resurrection, and bless them with fertility. But
how did the hare make its way into our history
books?
For German- and English-speaking nations,
Easter is derived from Ostara, a pagan goddess
of fertility, and for most other languages it stems
from the Hebrew holiday known as Passover, or
Pesach.
Way back in 1682, the Easter hare was published
in a German children’s book, mentioning a rabbit
that brought eggs to well behaved children
during the season of Eastertide or Ostara.
Traditionally, Easter commemorates the
resurrection of Jesus from the dead, three
days after dying at the hands of the Romans at
Calvary. But in today’s world, the religious aspect
is not always featured or acknowledged, as the
commercial trend of Easter has seen a surge
in confectionery, Easter eggs and the Easter
Bunny, with the origins of Easter expanding
to celebrations, feasting, games, and unique
customs.
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