Redland City Council has adopted a new section to the city’s disaster management plan which will deal specifically with the recovery processes. Redland City Mayor and Local Disaster Management Group Chair Karen Williams said the fifth part of the Redland City Disaster Management Plan was designed to help the city get moving again following a Continue reading…
Redland City Council’s Economic Development Advisory Board has taken the first steps to formulate action plans to grow the City’s key industry sectors. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams welcomed the board meeting formally for the first time and getting down to business and the appointment of the sixth board member Sirromet Managing Director Terry Morris. Continue reading…
Join in the free Council and community celebrations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Redland City Council events Seek, Unearth, Explore Quandamooka Country Friday 1 July, 10am – 2pm, Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba Enjoy a free family day with activities including bush tucker, emu-feather dance and art workshops, Quandamooka storytelling, weaving with Continue reading…
The stories culture and traditions of NAIDOC Week will be celebrated when Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) hosts its Songlines in Redlands: A NAIDOC Showcase on Sunday 10 July. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said NAIDOC Week was an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history, and this year runs from Continue reading…
Education and community initiative Project Booyah is literally changing lives in the Redlands. Currently 10 local teenagers are participating in Project Booyah in the hope to complete vocational education and gain a job after dropping out of high school. Fifteen-year-old Alexandra Hills automotive trainee Brandon Cunningham shared his experience of completing Project Booyah, run by Continue reading…
Over sixty people, including Australia’s 2014 Commonwealth Games Mountain Bike (MTB) coach, cycling groups, politicians, a Commonwealth Games organisation representative and supporters celebrated the opening of new Redland Track Park Trail Head additions with hot coffee and croissants this morning. The new trail heads provide shelter, bike racks, bike repair stations, maps and information, water Continue reading…
Celebrate the rich Indigenous culture of our city with an exciting array of events during the second Quandamooka Festival, which officially opens on Sunday 3 July. Redland Mayor Karen Williams said the three-month calendar of events featured activities and interests for all ages, including whale watching tours, art exhibitions, music, song and dance, film nights, Continue reading…
About 25 tourism operators and community members today attended the launch of the inaugural Welcome to Redlands program at Fiction Bar, Raby Bay. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said the program, part of the overarching Brisbane Welcomes the World Program, aims to build the Brisbane region’s reputation as one of the friendliest places in the Continue reading…
Comics and cartooning, movie-inspired fun and local Indigenous culture headline a jam-packed program of events on offer for kids across the Redlands these school holidays. Redland Mayor Karen Williams said Council was again offering an extensive program of free events and activities over the next two weeks designed to engage and inspire young people of Continue reading…
Bureau of Meteorology have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for damaging wind and heavy rainfall for south east Queensland. Storms are forecast to affect Amity Point, southern Moreton Island and Tangalooma by 6:15 pm and Dunwich, Peel Island and Point Lookout by 6:45 pm. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding Continue reading…