Brisbane City Council invites you to a strategy workshop for the Hemmant Lytton Neighbourhood Plan. The Hemmant-Lytton precinct is a key economic and employment growth area for our city that is expected to become one of Brisbane’s leading industrial hubs.

We need your help to find the right balance between fostering economic growth while recognising the value of the natural environment and the existing residential community.

Strategy workshop

At the workshop, Council officers will present some background information and research on the Hemmant-Lytton area. Participants will work in small groups to explore development options and ideas.

Event details
Date: Thursday 13 February 2014
Time: 4.30-7pm
Where: Wynnum Golf Club, 64 Stradbroke Avenue, Wynnum Qld 4178
RSVP: Friday 7 February 2014. Please phone or email Council on the details below.

More information
If you would like further information on the Hemmant Lytton Neighbourhood Plan:
– visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/neighbourhoodplanning
– phone Council on 07 3403 8888
– email neighbourhood_planning@brisbane.qld.gov.au

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Brisbane is hosting their second CLICK! Digital Expo on 13-14 March 2014 at Brisbane City Hall, aimed at small businesses and not-for-profit organisations from Brisbane and the broader SEQ region, looking to capitalise on the snowballing power and potential of the digital economy. This event builds on the outstanding success of their November 2012 expo which was the first such event of its kind in the region attended by over 600 people, who attended free of charge and participated in seminars, workshops and the many exhibits on offer from leading technological and digital providers.  Further details are at www.CLICKdigitalexpo.com.au  

Sung Kyo Kim’s
‘EAST MEETS WEST : Chinese characters meet pop-art’

‘EAST MEETS WEST: Chinese characters meet pop-art’
is a new exhibition by Korean-Australian artist Sung Kyo Kim who astutely bridges Asian and Western cultures. His richly coloured and textured paintings combine the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy with bright, pop-art imagery in innovative ways. Sung explains:

‘Nowadays, the Chinese language is very important as well as English and I hope that Australian viewers – including Chinese, Japanese and Koreans – will be inspired by my paintings, particularly the next generation. I want my art to be for Asian and Western people alike.

BIO
Sung, who lives and works in Brisbane, was born in the Republic of Korea and moved to Australia in 1988. For 25 years he worked as a draftsman and structural designer, mostly for mining design companies in Queensland. More recently, after gaining a BA in Fine Art from Curtin University, Sung has re-focused full-time on his art practice. His newest works, titled Prosperous Business, are inspired by his long links to the mining industry and express a wish for its prosperity.

HERITAGE OF CALLIGRAPHY
Sung’s main influences include his heritage of calligraphy from an early age, through primary school and into later life, combined with an interest in bright colour that grew more recently and in various ways. His artistic talents, however, stretch back to his ancestors,something he recognised early on, beginning at primary school. Twenty years ago he learnt hyukpilhwa from a Korean master-artist, and 40 years of design and drafting are reflected in his artworks.

‘My painting’, Sung says, ‘is based on Korean folk art including beautiful Chinese characters that are reinterpreted with a pop-art style’.

His art links to hyukpil, a genre of Korean folk painting called minhwa, dating back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220AD). Chinese characters are essentially ideograms of stories, and hyukpil transforms parts of the character to incorporate symbols which correspond to the character’s meaning. For example: a crane symbolises longevity; a carp, success; a butterfly, joy; and a peony, wealth..

SYMBOLIC MEANING
The main point of Sung’s paintings in ‘EAST MEETS WEST’ are the meanings of the characters he uses. In one painting, for example,he incorporates a symbol that means ‘good luck’. The painting therefor ‘expresses the wish for good luck to an owner who is happy to hang it on the wall’, he says. ‘I always feel happy with flowers, butterflies and fishes, especially when I look at my paintings in the early morning. Most East Asian people get the same feeling and I want to share this.’Sung’s paintings, Good Luck; Love; Peace in the Family; Longevity, Good Health and Wellbeing, are examples of this style.


  

The Scope Australia Day Award.        

The Scope Club of Wynnum Inc is calling for Nominations for

 The Club’s Australia Day Award.

 

We are seeking for someone over the age of 18.

 

Who is community minded, helpful, a volunteer who excels above their normal duties?

 

Who never expects recognition for their efforts!

 

Now is the time to thank them.

 

        Nominations to include a brief history & details of

 Community activities of the nominee.

 

 

Please forward to Margaret Davey – 9 Sue Street Manly West   Q  4179 
Ph:  3901 1448

 

Or
Email Margaret on margaretrene@me.com

 

                                                                                                                               

The Department of Transport and Main Roads would like to advise that works to reconfigure the drop-off/pick-up zone within Mount Gravatt State School will be undertaken from:

• Monday 16 December 2013 to Tuesday 28 January 2014

 (Works will stop over the holiday and New Year period from Friday 20 December 2013 and resume Monday 6 January 2014)

Works will be carried out Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm, and on some weekends in January 2014 between 7am and 5pm, weather and construction conditions permitting.

The reconfiguration works will include the installation of a u-turn facility and dedicated pedestrian footpath within the school grounds.

The project will ease car park congestion, make pick-ups and drop-offs easier for parents and improve safety for students.

The department will endeavour to minimise disruptions while delivering the works however construction noise, traffic control, reduced speed limits and minor delays may be experienced.

The department apologises for any inconvenience and appreciates your patience while these important works are carried out.

For further information and to book a table please contact Sabrina:
0410 786 754  OR   sabrina.khan@lawyer.com

The Coalition Government has today strengthened its commitment to re-enforcing Australia’s borders against illicit activities and working cooperatively with agency partners to disrupt Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG).

The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Scott Morrison, has t announced four new measures that will form part of the Commonwealth and State governments’ coordinated effort to thwart Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.  These initiatives include:

1)    Linking the multi-agency Anti-Gang Intelligence Coordination Centre (AGICC) with the future National Border Targeting Centre (NBTC) through staff exchanges and data sharing;

2)    Fusing ACBP’s passenger data with AGICC and the ACC’s data holdings to identify cross-border OMCG movements;

3)    Supporting Federal and State police anti-OMCG operations at the border; and

4)    Analysing trade data to identify OMCG linkages for intelligence purposes.

“The Government’s new initiatives will enable an enhanced level of cooperation between Commonwealth and State partners and it is through initiatives such as this that we tighten our grip on organised crime.

“The sharing and leveraging of information available from other law enforcement agencies will improve the likelihood of detections at the border and act as a strong deterrent to organised criminal syndicates involved in illicit importations.

“I welcome the new Victorian Strike Team announced this morning by my colleague the Minister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP and Victorian Premier the Hon Denis Napthine.

“Immigration and Customs personnel will provide the Strike Team with quality intelligence and resources to actively target illegal goods brought into this country and to help disrupt and inhibit the movement of outlaw motorcycle gang members.

“The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has out posted officers to the AGICC as well as collaborating closely with other State, Federal, Commonwealth and international agencies to work with law enforcement partners and share information and intelligence to assist in the disruption of OMCG.

“These new measures will ensure the Australian government is better equipped not only to protect our borders but to keep Australians safe behind our borders,” Minister Morrison said.