Find resources to promote precincts as vibrant and attractive destinations Local retail precincts are the heart of our communities.  Council's Growing Precincts Together program provides resources that retailers and shopping precincts can use to promote The program offers hands-on support in retail precincts as well as access to free business coaching Local retail precincts are the heart of our communities.  Through the Growing Precincts Together program Council supports tenants and business owners to: The Understand phase is the foundation of the Growing Precincts Together program.  Understanding a precinct’s unique offering and its customers is a good place to start business growth plans Important preparatory work for this phase can include: The Understand phase is the foundation of the Growing Precincts Together program.  Council hosts networking and information sessions for precinct businesses.  The team will present insights from the ‘Understand’ phase and provide further information about the program Regular precinct meetings or 'coffee connects' bring together businesses to share ideas We also send regular email updates businesses to update them on opportunities through the program and seek feedback Council hosts networking and information sessions for precinct businesses.  refresh and activate your local area and its businesses Our practical information and advice can increase visibility of your precinct and drive economic growth eligible Brisbane-based businesses within local retail precincts across the city were given the opportunity to apply for support programs to enhance their business quality Applications for the business support programs closed on Friday 28 February 2025 Applicants will be contacted in early March 2025 Working on your business (not just in it) is important to achieving its potential and long-term viability.  Prominence Consulting is delivering the business coaching program providing individual businesses with the guidance and support they need to set and move through their business goals Working on your business (not just in it) is important to achieving its potential and long-term viability.  Prominence Consulting is delivering the business coaching program Building skills and resilience through one-on-one coaching can help food business owners address the specific challenges facing this industry and fortify their future.  Imagine Collective will be working with food businesses delivering an adaptable program designed to suit the industry's business diversity and varied operating hours Building skills and resilience through one-on-one coaching can help food business owners address the specific challenges facing this industry and fortify their future.  Imagine Collective will be working with food businesses Visual merchandising and store design are crucial to the success of retail businesses as it helps to attract passing customers visually excites the space and can create a welcoming environment and unique shopping experience for all customers Boom Retail! is delivering a visual merchandising program that aims to help retailers create and learn successful visual merchandising techniques store layout for best sales and become a destination location for all their customers’ needs The program includes a visual merchandising hands-on workshop and three personalised visual merchandising consultation sessions (online and in-store) Boom Retail! is delivering a visual merchandising program that aims to help retailers create and learn successful visual merchandising techniques The Growing Precincts Together program has already benefitted a wide range of retail precincts across Brisbane Tenants and business owners in these locations have been supported to promote their precincts as vibrant and attractive destinations providing opportunities for businesses to connect updating local business and vacancy information each year keeping businesses in their precinct updated about Council opportunities for businesses encouraging sponsorship applications for precinct promotion and activation Brisbane City Council started providing hands-on support to assist the Banyo Village retail precinct a survey to gather feedback and ideas about the precinct  a regular e-newsletter updates to businesses.  Promote is one of the 4 key objectives in the delivery phase of Growing Precincts Together Council engaged Style Magazine to deliver online promotions to promote Banyo Village as a destination 5 places to catch up with your mates on the Northside Eat, Treat, Play: Your guide to Brisbane's charming secret hub 6 reasons to visit this bustling northside hub Council offered businesses in Banyo Village precinct the opportunity to apply for free one-on-one support programs delivered by expert providers Topics included business coaching and support for food businesses The understand phase is the foundation of the Growing Precincts Together program Council documented the businesses and vacancies in the Banyo Village precinct in 2023.  This was followed by a desktop audit to gather directory information for all businesses in the precinct and identify community groups in the area Key to this phase was a precinct survey which was delivered as an online survey for customers Council hosted an information session in October 2023 to present Council’s insights from the understand phase and to provide further information about the program The team hosted precinct meetings and sent email updates to all businesses in the precinct to update them on opportunities through the project and seek feedback a survey to gather feedback and ideas about the precinct  a regular e-newsletter updates to businesses.  5 places to catch up with your mates on the Northside Eat, Treat, Play: Your guide to Brisbane's charming secret hub 6 reasons to visit this bustling northside hub Council documented the businesses and vacancies in the Banyo Village precinct in 2023.  Council started providing hands-on support to assist the Racecourse Road retail precinct however Council is providing ongoing support to local businesses to raise the profile of this iconic precinct As part of ongoing support to the Racecourse Road precinct, Council has sponsored The What We Make Design Market to deliver a series of four pop-up markets at the St Augustine’s Parish Hall in the heart of the precinct These events will promote the talented maker community of Brisbane and introduce the beautiful Racecourse Road precinct to market visitors.   Council installed a temporary art showcase on three vacant shopfronts at 77 Racecourse Road (the corner of Racecourse Road and Kent Street) as part of the work to promote refresh and support the Racecourse Road precinct The temporary art showcase featured the work of Debra Hood and was in place from June 2023 to May 2024 when the premises was redeveloped Promote is one of four key objectives in the delivery phase of Growing Precincts Together Council engaged Style Magazine to deliver a suite of online promotions in May and June 2023 to promote Racecourse Road as a destination reels and a tag and share competition.   Up Your Step Count: Everything to Eat, Shop and Do on Racecourse Road Eat Up! A Foodie’s Guide to Racecourse Road  Wake Up, This is a Day in the Life of a Racecourse Road Local Council also engaged Excite Media to develop a contemporary and up-to-date precinct website for Racecourse Road Council offered businesses in the Racecourse Road precinct the opportunity to apply for free one-on-one support programs delivered by expert providers Council offered 2 programs where expert providers assisted businesses to refresh the look of their business the local community and Brisbane residents had the opportunity to discover Racecourse Road businesses through a month-long activation which incorporated multiple in-premises events in the precinct The Discover Racecourse Road activation introduced an experience element to the precinct and provided opportunities to get to know Racecourse Road businesses and their offerings on a personalised Council collaborated with Liquidity Marketing to support interested businesses to trial an 'experience event Council documented the businesses and vacancies in the Racecourse Road precinct in 2022 businesses and workers in November-December 2022.   Council hosted an information session in February 2023 to present Council’s insights from the understand phase and to launch the one-on-one support and refresh programs that businesses in the precincts could apply for In 2022-23 Council also hosted monthly coffee connects for businesses in the precinct to catch up with each other and Council officers to share ideas for the precinct The coffee connects were held at cafes in the precincts and businesses in the precincts were given the opportunity to express their interest in hosting a coffee connect The team also sent regular email updates to all businesses in the precinct to update them on opportunities through the project and seek feedback As part of ongoing support to the Racecourse Road precinct, Council has sponsored The What We Make Design Market to deliver a series of four pop-up markets at the St Augustine’s Parish Hall in the heart of the precinct These events will promote the talented maker community of Brisbane and introduce the beautiful Racecourse Road precinct to market visitors.   reels and a tag and share competition.   Up Your Step Count: Everything to Eat, Shop and Do on Racecourse Road Eat Up! A Foodie’s Guide to Racecourse Road  Wake Up, This is a Day in the Life of a Racecourse Road Local Council also engaged Excite Media to develop a contemporary and up-to-date precinct website for Racecourse Road businesses and workers in November-December 2022.   Council started providing hands-on support to assist the Rosalie Village retail precinct This project was completed in October 2023, however Council is providing ongoing support to local businesses to raise the profile of this iconic precinct, including launching a precinct website Promote is one of the four key objectives in the delivery phase of Growing Precincts Together Council engaged Style Magazines to deliver a suite of online promotions in May and June 2023 to promote Rosalie Village as a destination Head Out! Everything To Eat, Shop, And Do In Rosalie Village We Found BNE’s Most Family Friendly Hub That’ll Keep The Whole Crew Busy Health Is Wealth: BNE’s One Stop Destination For All Your Inner Beauty Needs Council offered businesses in the Rosalie Village precinct the opportunity to apply for free one-on-one support programs delivered by expert providers As part of ongoing support to the Rosalie Village precinct Council sponsored a series of First Friday events in late 2024 These monthly activations offered entertainment special menu items and more from village retailers to encourage visitors to enjoy the Rosalie Village precinct Each event had a different theme to keep it fresh and inspire retailers and customers: Council sponsored the Hidden gems of Rosalie Village month-long activation which aligned with the Indiana Jones film release at the local cinema Rosalie Village welcomed visitors from near and far to explore all parts of the precinct in search of hidden treasures visitors deciphered clues to complete tasks and enter a competition with over $5,000 in prizes Council documented the businesses and vacancies in the Rosalie Village precinct in 2022 This was followed by a desktop digital audit to gather directory information for all businesses in the precinct and identify community groups in the area This project was completed in October 2023, however Council is providing ongoing support to local businesses to raise the profile of this iconic precinct, including launching a precinct website Head Out! Everything To Eat, Shop, And Do In Rosalie Village We Found BNE’s Most Family Friendly Hub That’ll Keep The Whole Crew Busy Health Is Wealth: BNE’s One Stop Destination For All Your Inner Beauty Needs Brisbane City Council started providing hands-on support to assist the Wynnum Town Centre precinct as part of the Growing Precincts Together program a survey to gather feedback and ideas about the precinct facilitating precinct connection opportunities regular e-newsletter updates to businesses Council engaged Style Magazine to deliver a suite of online promotions to promote Wynnum Town Centre as a destination Here Are Some Of The Best Places To Eat In Wynnum Earn best gift-giver status at these Wynnum speciality stores Gather the girls, here’s how to have a girls’ day out on the Bayside Council offered businesses in the Wynnum Town Centre precinct the opportunity to apply for free one-on-one support programs delivered by expert providers Council provided retail businesses the opportunity to participate in a Visual Merchandising 101 workshop to find out more on how to refresh their shopfront and/or interior visual displays The 'understand' phase is the foundation of the Growing Precincts Together program Council documented the businesses and vacancies in the Wynnum Town Centre precinct in early 2023 Council hosted a Precinct Launch event in November 2023 to present Council’s insights from the understand phase and to provide further information about the program The team hosted regular precinct meetings and sends regular email updates to all businesses in the precinct to update them on opportunities through the project and seek feedback Here Are Some Of The Best Places To Eat In Wynnum Earn best gift-giver status at these Wynnum speciality stores Gather the girls, here’s how to have a girls’ day out on the Bayside For more information about projects from the Growing Precincts Together program, call our Business Hotline 133 BNE (133 263) or email Council For more information about projects from the Growing Precincts Together program, call our Business Hotline 133 BNE (133 263) or email Council Homebuyers can save a fortune by looking at ‘sister suburbs’ that are offering the same convenience and proximity to the city but as much as 200% cheaper than their more expensive counterparts ‘Sister suburbs’ are neighbourhoods that are the same distance from the city centre When a homebuyer is priced out of their preferred neighbourhood they tend to look further out until they find a location and home that suits their budget But savvy homebuyers may be able to secure the same level of convenience as their preferred location by looking in a different pocket No matter how loyal you are to your side of the city there may be a gem waiting for you on the other side of the tracks REA Group senior economist Angus Moore said there were numerous factors that influenced the value of a suburb besides its proximity to the central business district (CBD) Homebuyers can bag a bargain by looking at 'sister suburbs' “The distance from the city centre is not the only thing that matters for how valuable a suburb is and there's a few factors that we're seeing driving a lot of the differences here,” Mr Moore said “One factor is the types of homes that exist in these suburbs with some suburbs having more apartments and others having larger properties “The other factor is where the suburbs are and the amenities available in those suburbs.”   REA Group senior economist Angus Moore said buyers looked a range of factors when searching for a home Mr Moore said natural amenities such as beaches and parks could boost the appeal of a suburb Connectivity to the city was another consideration with public transport and roads influencing commute times “All of these factors can affect the value of a suburb even if it’s the same distance from the city centre,” Mr Moore said Take a look at the ‘sister suburbs’ with some of the greatest price gaps across the country buyers can snag a home at a massive discount if they know where to look Take Arncliffe, located about 10 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD, where the median house price was less than half the price of Fairlight While Fairlight offered homebuyers a coastal lifestyle on the northern beaches Arncliffe was becoming more popular for its relative value for money McGrath - Sans Souci real estate agent Jessica Terry said Arncliffe offered a mix of new housing developments and period homes that appealed to a range of buyers "We're finding that many buyers are coming from the city or the inner west because the city is becoming quite expensive and out of reach while Arncliffe is still close by and you can get a bit more for your money,” Ms Terry said The four-bedroom house at 17 Somerville Street, Arncliffe sold for $1.83 million earlier this month while there are lots of shops in Wolli Creek “It’s a good option if you want to be close to the city and want to buy something bigger than what you could get in the city or the inner west.”  Collaroy and Riverwood The two-bedroom unit at 5/7 Lauderdale Avenue, Fairlight fetched $4.7 million in August Melbourne offered some significant savings for buyers willing to cross over to the other side of the city The east-west divide was best displayed by the 246% median house price difference between Canterbury and Altona North the median house price in the blue-chip eastern suburb of Canterbury was $3.2 million while the Altona North median house price was $925,000 Sweeney Altona real estate agent Trent Borg said Altona North was attracting young couples and families looking for a house and land for under $1 million that was still close to the city “I'm finding a lot more younger couples and families entering the market here because of the proximity to the city and the water,” Mr Borg said and Altona Gate shopping centre and other shopping options Last month, the four-bedroom home at 22 Joel Avenue, Altona North was bought for $1.031 million “Many buyers are working in the city and like that Newport train station is nearby while the West Gate tunnel project will be completed soon “You can still pick up a house with a bit of land for under $1 million and be this close to the city.”  Looking at the north-south sister suburbs, Jacana in Melbourne’s north had a median house price of $575,000 compared to Bentleigh East in the southeast where a house would set you back about $1.5 million The five-bedroom house at 14 Margaret Street, Canterbury was purchased for $2.86 million earlier this month Brisbane buyers have plenty of ‘sister suburbs’ with big savings too Located about 11km from the Brisbane city centre, Banyo in the north and Robertson to the south had vastly different median house prices The median house prices in Robertson and Banyo were $2.005 million and $915,000 respectively Ray White – Banyo principal licensee real estate agent and owner Renee Rennie said Banyo offered a village-style lifestyle close to the city and the airport “Banyo is 24 minutes from the CBD by train and it’s a 10-minute drive to the airport,” she said The three-bedroom house at 5 Chapel Street, Banyo sold for $900,000 last month “There is a real community feel here and we’re seeing a lot of younger professionals with families looking in the area “There are five daycare centres in the area which just shows you the explosion of the families who are purchasing in the area.”  Ms Rennie said there were a lot of homebuyers looking at Banyo who were new to the area “Buyers are seeing good value for money here because of all of those attributes,” she said “People are casting a wider net in their home search now and they want to live a certain number of kilometres from the CBD and they also want good access.”   In September, the five-bedroom house at 26 Davrod Street, Robertson was purchased for $2,380,888 there were huge price differences between suburbs of similar distance from the city centre Somerton Park and Pennington marking one of the biggest price differences in the city The median house price in the seaside suburb of Somerton Park was $1.61 million while Pennington in the north had a median price of $737,500 The three-bedroom house at 28 Price Avenue, Pennington was bought for $710,000 in October At 14km from the CBD, the median prices in Stirling located in the Adelaide Hills and Para Hills situated in the northern suburbs were $1.406 million and $658,250 The price difference between the two suburbs was 114% In October, the three-bedroom house at 12 Ferris Avenue, Somerton Park fetched $2.45 million Homebuyers can also find some significant savings across Perth The three-bedroom home at 22B Princess Road, Westminster was sold for $770,000 earlier this month One of the biggest price differences was between Attadale and Westminster The median price of the riverside suburb of Attadale – south of the city centre – was $1.82 million while the northern suburb of Westminster was $601,500 Earlier this 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Artwork: St Pius’ Primary School Banyo Year 3 students unveil a vibrant mural of red and pink poppies creating a tribute and paying their respects to Australia’s service members ahead of Remembrance Day Banyo Year 3 students proudly unveiled a vibrant mural of red and pink poppies  The mural was part of RSL Queensland’s Draw to Remember initiative with St Pius’ Primary School one of 177 schools across the state taking part in the meaningful project to honour Australia’s service members through art.   St Pius’ Primary School assistant principal religious education Kylie Williamson said the students have worked together to perfect their poppy designs”.   “The students have been working hard to combine their individual poppy drawings into a unified moving tribute of respect and gratitude,” she said.   St Pius’ Primary School principal Peter Gordon said “seeing it all come together in such a beautiful and meaningful way has been truly inspiring”.   “The mural stands as a testament to the students’ hard work and their heartfelt dedication to honouring those who have served.    “It’s wonderful to witness their pride in this shared creation.”  Banyo RSL Sub Branch and citizens’ auxiliary member Bob Rogers was also in attendance for the mural unveiling.   Mr Rogers listened to the students’ reflections about the piece and also held a question-and-answer session and the enduring importance of Remembrance Day.    “Bob’s stories brought the history to life for our students deepening their connection to Remembrance Day,” Ms Williamson said RSL Queensland’s Draw to Remember initiative is a creative Remembrance Day learning and commemoration activity for primary school students  The activity allows children to learn the significance of November 11 and express their learnings or personal Remembrance Day connections through chalk art The Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929 accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Catholic Leader in an effort to expand its capabilities across Queensland will soon open a second satellite depot in Brisbane the additional depot in the inner Brisbane suburb of Banyo aims to grow the operator’s tour and charter business suitable location in this northern part of Brisbane to strengthen our charter business and deliver greater efficiencies for our clients as we continue to grow this division of the KBL brand,” Kangaroo Bus Lines CEO Darren Webster says “The growth we have experienced in recent years supports this strategic placement of our new depot location and assists us in better servicing our Brisbane based clients and customers along with the work we regularly perform at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal.” The Banyo depot will accommodate up to 40 vehicles at full capacity along with an office and full driver amenities “One of the big advantages we see with this new site is the efficiencies we can pass on to our customers,” Webster says “Our coaches will no longer have to sit in the already congested road network travelling to and from our Burpengary head office.” Managed by a dedicated team based at Banyo the new depot forms part of the larger Kangaroo Bus Lines business underpinned by the Burpengary Head Office and secondary Sunshine Coast depot “KBL looks forward to offering our clients and customers enhanced transport and logistical solutions from Brisbane City right through to the Sunshine Coast,” Webster says Australasian Bus & Coach (ABC) is the leading bus and coach publication in the region providing news directly to the local industry ABC has released monthly magazines all about buses and coaches while our website and eNewsletter continue to keep the industry updated each and every day.  Goodman Group has sold one of its higher profile Brisbane investments off-market The Banyo South Industrial Estate at 50 Raubers Road traded for $28 million to Hale Capital Partners it contains eight modern buildings with a total c13,000 square metres One warehouse (building three) is configured with three tenancies There is also significant hardstand and parking Goodman paid Blackrock $10.65m for 50 Raubers Rd in mid-2012 (story continues below) It previously traded seven years earlier for $11.63m Servicing a catchment of over 2.3 million within a 45 minute drive Banyo is about 12 kilometres north of the CBD It is 5km to Brisbane Airport and 20km to the Port of Brisbane Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page A former property analyst and print 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You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login Brisbane fiances Miki Ellis and Daniel Walker said ‘I do’ to homeownership first Young Queenslanders are increasingly choosing a mortgage over marriage with de facto couples now making up close to one-third of all home loans — an 80 per cent spike since 2015 applications from married couples have steadily declined are among those prioritising property over a wedding After buying their first home together last year the finance industry workers quickly realised their $50,000 wedding plans were out of reach and put their dream day on hold The fiancés purchased a two-bedroom post-war house in Banyo for $720,000 in February 2024 They were excited to start building equity towards upgrading to a larger family home in the future but Mr Walker’s marriage proposal brought a reality check “We realised we couldn’t have it all,” Ms Ellis said “We looked at wedding venues but with a modest wedding for the 50 or so guests on our list it would be upwards of $50,000 for the day “We contemplated eloping or having a surprise low-key ceremony but even then the wedding would have drained our savings and we didn’t want to sacrifice our long-term goals.” Couples are realising they can’t have it all How an Aussie couple turned $2 into a $5.2m mansion Is this Australia’s fastest auction? First look: Surf legend Mick Fanning’s luxury beach home Aussie Home Loans mortgage broker Tracey Hammond said Gen Z and Millennial homebuyers were flipping the script by switching up the traditional milestones of engagement “Everyone’s love story is different,” Ms Hammond said it’s picking up the keys to their first home together we’re seeing couples choosing to invest in bricks and mortar first “It’s a tough reality for a lot of first home buyers but it comes down to prioritising their long-term financial security over societal pressures,” she said An average Australian wedding costs more than $40,000 Aussie Home Loans analysed mortgage settlements between 2010 and 2024 and found de facto couples now account for 27 per cent of all home loans — up from 15 per cent a decade ago With the average Australian wedding costing more than $40,000 couples like Ms Ellis and Mr Walker are delaying tying the knot amid sky-high property prices and soaring living costs a typical wedding costs slightly less at $31,900 but that’s around one-fifth of a standard 20 per cent deposit for a typical house priced around $900,000 Buyers’ agent Lauren Jones said young couples are extending their engagement to prioritise their financial future Brisbane buyers’ agent Lauren Jones said buying a home together was fast becoming the first serious commitment for young couples “Very rarely now do I have a young couple aged under 25 who are married,” Ms Jones said “First home buyers will save the lump of cash for a home deposit and then it comes down to two options — do we get married and spend that money on one wedding day or do we invest in the future and buy the house “I’m also seeing a lot more couples who are staying engaged for five years or more They might delay the wedding again when it comes to the decision of when to buy an investment property,” she said The rising cost of living is forcing young people to flip the script on traditional milestone a lender doesn’t discriminate between marriage and defacto relationships if both parties will be on the property title But Ms Jones noted that a significant discrepancy in income could affect the borrowing capacity of a couple compared to a single homebuyer but today’s buyers aren’t afraid of long-term commitment with separate research by Finder showing 30 per cent of Aussies would take out a 40-year home loan if it reduced their monthly repayments to a more affordable level Four lenders currently offer 40-year mortgages three of those exclusively to first home buyers The average home loan size reached a record high in 2024 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the average home loan size reached a record high of $641,416 in September 2024 With the pressure of wedding planning off their shoulders Ms Ellis and Mr Walker said they were focused instead of increasing the value of their home through renovations but it felt smarter in the long run,” Ms Ellis said “Once we’re in a better financial position Justin H G Williams receives funding from the Northwood Trust View all partners A boy meets a man carrying a load of cow manure and asks him what he is going to do with it all The man tells the little boy: “I’m taking it home to put on my strawberries.” The boy looks up at the man and says: “I don’t know where you come from but where I come from we put cream and sugar on our strawberries.” While most of us can appreciate a joke about excrement preschoolers and children often find it hilarious on a completely different level Just running around the house saying the word “poo” out loud can often unleash hysterical laughter Perhaps most famously, Sigmund Freud argued that at this age, the child is going through an “anal stage” when he or she gets immense psychosexual pleasure from the development of anal control through toilet training While it is true that there are usually tensions around learning the toileting process for children at this age such theories no longer have much bearing on our thinking Modern research focuses more on such behaviour as an important part of the development of humour in children. Humour is after all a universal aspect of human behaviour. Anywhere you find people, you will find laughter. Laughter of a sort is also seen among non-human primates occurring during playful social interactions and laughing together is an important part of social bonding Research in children shows that the subject of the humour changes as they develop a game of peek-a-boo is the subject of much amusement we see a fascination with jokes about excrement and toilets Then jokes about social and gender roles come to be funny One is that children find things funny when they are stretching their cognitive abilities Incongruity is a key quality of amusement and that has to be pitched at the right level and in the right context for the recipient to be tickled Evidence shows that once the cognitive level has been passed The other key quality is the social tension that gives rise to humour the game of peek-a-boo may be a lot of fun because it is playing with both the threat of separation and the concept of “object permanence” (when the young child is still learning that when something is out of sight it can be hidden rather than being no longer there) is scared of the stranger playing the game or is long past the stage of understanding the concept of object permanency Humour can thereby be understood as a critical aspect of social play. As well as its role in social bonding, play is something that we all must do in order to practise a range of skills, which will be required for survival and reproductive success. And social interaction skills are a very important part of this using the same words in different ways to make them mean different things we use the words in different contexts to see what effects they have it is important to make sure all the players know it is a game and so we have laughter to give a clear signal Between the age of two and three, children’s learning explodes as they develop the cognitive capacity to create “secondary” mental representations of the world that are distinct from primary representations of reality learning about pretence and learning that words can stand for objects The three-year-old running round the house saying “poo” or pretending to go to the toilet is arguably appreciating the incongruity of being able to use the word liberally They are also playing with the action of toileting the social conventions around it and the possible shameful consequences of incontinence Toilet humour is therefore a natural part of their development Toilet humour tends to fade with age but usually sticks around in everyone to some extent though not everyone finds it funny to begin with problems with incontinence or a fear of public exposure may just find the whole business too worrying or unpleasant to laugh about their worries need to be acknowledged and their privacy respected The bible also has little place for humour and the Christian tradition would frown on laughter as exemplified in many strict protestant traditions It was the advent of cognitive psychology that brought new ways of thinking about the mind, with relief theory suggesting that laughter was a way of releasing pent up energy, and incongruity theory recognising that jokes play with cognitive incongruity most developmental psychologists appreciate the critical role of humour levity and laughter in healthy social development and something to be utilised by good parenting and education for parents whose toddlers find excrement very funny it is probably a sign of healthy development if they are also learning to use the potty in an appropriate way It shows they are thinking about and reflecting on what they are learning and upon the social rules that surround it And for parents to be able to have a little laugh with their toddler about this learning process shows them that it is an okay subject for discourse This limits the shame and embarrassment that occurs during the inevitable accidents helps develop the social bond and fosters that open channel of communication between parent and child that is so important in the long run A Scott Marsh sideline conversion clinched a thrilling 24-22 win for Banyo over Aspley Devils in the Rugby League Brisbane Open 3 men’s northside competition at the Bora Ring on Saturday Banyo refused to throw in the towel that has Aspley moving into fourth spot on the ladder In what was a quality game of rugby league Aspley wasted no time getting on the scoreboard crossing in the corner in the third minute of play Aspley’s powerful backline was causing mayhem out wide early on and the Devils stretched their lead to 10-0 crashing over in the corner in the 15th minute Banyo eventually got on the board in the 26th minute courtesy of hooker Slade Smith The home side were still being battered by Aspley forwards John Falaniua it didn’t take long for Aspley to creep out even further on the scoreboard when the brilliant James Swann chimed into the backline But Banyo refused to be out muscled by their opposition with forwards Rohan Coulta Kelvin Beattie and Stumpy Lucas all paving the way for the home side Banyo were gifted a penalty right in front of the sticks after a high shot caught the attention of the officials Half Bob Hayward stepped up to take the easiest of conversions to see Aspley going into the break leading 16-8 Banyo’s resilience in the opening exchanges of the second half eventually paid dividends Exciting fullback Zach Wapau’s 40m burst up field off a scrum saw the long-striding custodian go in untouched beside the sticks only two minutes into the second stanza In what looked like a changing of the guard after the break Banyo hit the lead for the first time in the 49th minute Replacement player Jamal Ware’s sneaky try from dummy half But it was Aspley’s playmaking halfback Agustinus Dorante causing the most problems for the home side and his clever skills set up his side in good field position for their next try to regain the lead Aspley hooker Zach Rhind took advantage of the closeness to Banyo’s tryline and he snuck under two defenders to plant the ball down from dummy half time was running out for Banyo to potentially snatch a late victory they sent the home crowd into a spin when centre Ben Mills defied the odds and inched his way over in the corner with millimetres to spare to level the scores Banyo captain Scott Marsh was left with the difficult task of landing the conversion from the sideline and the inspirational captain landed the goal to see the Devils sneak home in an absolute thriller Semi-Finals: Weekend Preview - Mal Meninga Cup Mackay and Cairns women eager to dethrone favourites Townsville in Foley Shield This article is sponsored by Brisbane City Council and proudly endorsed by Style We only promote places that we love and think our readers will love too Brisbane is home to a bunch of nooks and crannies full of hidden gems you’ll discover a whole lot of local love in this charismatic hub to keep you entertained the eateries of Banyo are sure to have your fix Banyo is home to a variety of cuisines that make this hub a must-visit.  For a pitstop that’s easy on the eyes and buzzing with character, head to Legally Pink Cafe Decked out in neon hues and cute-as-pie decor this hole-in-the-wall coffee shop is slinging delicious brews and grab-and-go bites you can enjoy under the pink umbrellas you might even spy Legally Pink’s resident chihuahua who’s sure to bring out your inner Elle Woods.  Meanwhile, all-day dining featuring modern Australian flavours is on the cards at Site Cafe – Banyo’s go-to breakfast and lunch spot for a hearty feed in a laid-back setting Start your day right with their signature savoury mince served on toasted ciabatta with poached eggs or beat the midday pangs with their loaded wagyu beef burger Site Cafe’s doors are also open for dinner from Thursday to Saturday or their iconic butter chicken parmigiana to wrap up the week.   There’s always time to treat yourself and the beauty salons in Banyo are here to make you feel like a million bucks you’ll find your skin saviour among these talented experts.  Enhance your natural beauty while indulging in a well-deserved moment of self-care at Enigma Cosmetica Offering a holistic approach to aesthetics the tailored treatments here are designed to have you feeling like the best version of yourself Whether you’re booked in for brow sculpting Enigma Cosmetica will take into consideration your unique features and complexion to deliver the most flattering results!  For that flawless ‘I woke up like this’ look, El Macy Studio is the place to be these brow and lash services will perfectly complement your face Kick back in the chic studio and discover why El Macy Studio’s loyal clientele are always coming back for more I got you’ appointment and bring along the little ones with an extra 15 minutes added to your service so you don’t feel rushed.  Banyo has plenty of activities and services to make your day and keep you busy Relax and unwind with the massage specialists at Frangipani Thai Massage – your calming oasis that will have you feeling as good as new Open until 7 pm during the week so you can pop in for a post-work pick-me-up and prenatal massages to give those niggles and pains the boot.  Also here to help you get in tip-top shape is You Physio & Health On a mission to nurture happier and healthier lives wellbeing is priority number one for these professionals who offer a unique blend of professional physiotherapy and remedial massage therapy.  You Physio & Health have also just launched small group fitness classes – including one just for over 50s – to kickstart your fitness journey you’ll receive personalised coaching to knock your goals out of the park.   Want to discover more hidden gems? 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ABC News News HomeBanyo siege gunman told hostages he wanted 'pay back' for alleged affairShare Banyo siege gunman told hostages he wanted 'pay back' for alleged affairBy Leonie Mellor staffTopic:Courts The coroner found police acted appropriately and did not cause Rivett's death. (ABC News) Link copiedShareShare articleA man took a woman and her teenage daughter hostage as "pay back" to the man he thought his ex-partner had been having an affair with, a Brisbane court has heard. Brent William Rivett, 45, took the woman and her daughter hostage at their Banyo home on Boxing Day 2013, before turning a gun on himself. The family had met Rivett a decade before the incident, but had not seen each other for four years, the coroner's court in Brisbane was told on Wednesday. Rivett went to the family's Banyo home armed with a shot gun to seek revenge, the court was told. The woman's husband had left for work, and only the woman and her daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were at home. The court was told, the woman was hanging out the laundry in the back yard when she felt somebody grab her around the neck. Her daughter, who was inside, heard her scream, and dialled triple-0. Rivett then handcuffed and tied the ankles of the woman, who noticed he was carrying a knife and gun, the court was told. She asked him what he was doing, he replied to the effect: "No ... it's payback". Counsel Assisting the coroner Emily Cooper told the court Rivett showed her the loaded gun and said among other things that he was prepared to die. He left her alone tied up in the garage and police tried to enter, but the woman warned them Rivett had a gun. Rivett then reappeared and let a shot off, the court was told. Both the woman and her daughter were placed in the ensuite bathroom together and were told to "shut up and stay in there". About half an hour later, a gun shot was heard, the court was told. Rivett's body was found some time later. The court heard that in the months leading up to his death, Rivett's relationship had broken down and he was unemployed. The gunman's brother Steven Rivett said outside court that the incident was completely out of the blue. They family wanted to know if police had handled the situation appropriately. "Just to get some final closure on what happened and maybe why it happened, probably we'll never know that," Steven Rivett said. The formal inquest next month will look into the adequacy of the police response and the subsequent investigation. A two-day coronial inquest has been set down for October. The road leading to the Banyo home was cordoned off during the siege. (ABC News: William Rollo) CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) A development application has been lodged for Multiple Dwellings located along the north- eastern site boundary at the end of Rochat Avenue Designed by Arqus Design, the proposal seeks thirty (30) two – three bedroom units within a residential building that have a maximum building height of 5 storeys. The proposal is Stages 3A (Building C) and part of Stage 3B (Building D) within the $100 million Summerlin Master Planned development that is in proximity to the Nudgee train station The proposal provides private open space in the form of courtyards terrace and balcony areas (minimum 35sqm ) for each apartment and communal open space has been provided in Stage 2B of the Summerlin Estate The proposal (Stage 3A) provides 40 car parking spaces and 8 visitor car parking spaces with vehicle access and pedestrian access provided to Rochat Avenue The planners at Wolter Consulting Group state “the proposed development is for a five-storey multiple dwelling development The proposal forms part of the Summerlin Estate a master planned residential community consistening of boutique townhouses and apartments fronting high quaility communal open space The proposal will positively enhance the streetscape through the inclusion of well-designed and spacious housing product close to open space and public transport options providing diverse choice for the local community The proposal seeks 3,510sqm of gross floor area on the 4,006sqm development site We encourage you to like the Your Neighbourhood Facebook page to be updated on other projects or developments in Brisbane or surrounds [swt-fb-likebox url=”https://www.facebook.com/yourneighbourhood.com.au” width=”340″ height=”500″ tabs=”timeline,events,messages” hide_cover=”false” show_faces=”true” hide_call_action=”false” small_header=”false” adapt_container_width=”false”] Contact us: mail@yourneighbourhood.com.au Spiritual journey: Carmelite Father Paul Chandler says it’s a privilege to be spiritual director at Holy Spirit Seminary CARMELITE Father Paul Chandler was a reluctant recruit to Queensland’s Holy Spirit Seminary at Banyo but his past decade as spiritual director there has proven to be one of the great blessings of his life Ironically it was a spiritual director who helped him say yes to the invitation in Melbourne for 20 years Fr Paul was settled at a Carmelite historical institute in Rome Even though he said he was not particularly happy in Rome and the future was uncertain there were other work possibilities that interested him there “But it was there that I met Monsignor (Anthony) Randazzo who was just about to become the rector of the seminary here in Brisbane,” Fr Paul said 12 months later he asked me if I’d be interested in becoming the spiritual director here but I asked for some advice and everyone I talked to said and I came here in fear and trembling really “I guess it was just all a bit unfamiliar to me; I’d lived in Melbourne half my life and I felt a bit ‘Melbourn-ised’; I didn’t know Brisbane too well; and just because it was new I think it was a little bit of a challenge.” A few influential conversations convinced him to give Banyo a go two Australian bishops were in Rome – (the late) Michael Putney who was then in Canberra (now Archbishop of Brisbane) – and I’ve known both of them for a very long time,” Fr Paul said there was a bit of uncertainty about whether I should continue in Rome or not “I could see a couple of jobs that I probably would’ve been able to do and I asked my spiritual director about this and he really said the thing that changed my mind the bishops of five dioceses (in Queensland) are asking you to come and work for them and where you are right now no-one’s asking you to do anything “And that just made it – there was only one answer then “That was probably the main thing that helped me make up my mind.” Fr Paul has learnt there are some things in the spiritual life that we really can’t explain That lesson started in grappling with his own vocational call Part of the way through his Arts degree in his hometown Sydney after leaving school he felt called to be a priest and was thinking diocesan priesthood but his parish priest suggested he consider a religious order After searching through the many possibilities and looking closely at a few different orders he eventually decided the Carmelites felt right for him “I think it was the emphasis on the fraternal life and the contemplative spirit of the Carmelites appeals to me,” Fr Paul said Trying to pinpoint why that was the case is difficult to answer we met at the tennis club …’ or ‘I liked her sense of humour …’,” he said “But they’re not really answers; I think there’s something mysterious going on “You just feel drawn in a certain direction And I think it’s a bit hard to put into words what it is I really do believe in vocation and the fact that a call comes to you which you may only partly understand and I think it’s not so different to finding the right person for you “You can’t always explain it very well but you just sense that it’s happening.” Fr Paul is in his 11th year as spiritual director at Banyo and he loves the role “I feel very privileged to be able to work with the young guys here so this is a very happy time of my life really,” he said “I think also I was 60 when I came here so I think that was the right time for me “Other people may have been able to do the job when they’re younger but I think I couldn’t have done it when I was 40 and probably I couldn’t have done it when I was 50 either but when I was 60 I think it was the right time for me to do this kind of work “I think it’s probably what grandparents tell you – that it’s easier to be a grandparent than a parent you’re just a bit calmer and you’re more experienced and you don’t panic as easily and I suppose just life itself has knocked some kind of wisdom into you – even if you resist it “I think that’s probably part of the reason “I’ve been a student for a long time so I hope I’ve learnt a thing or two on the way and I can pass it on to people who are really studying the same kinds of things with me.” When Fr Paul considers what’s at the heart of being a spiritual director he thinks of a quote from St Augustine that he likes a lot ‘We are all classmates in the school of Christ’,” he said and I’d see that as a kind of summary of what a spiritual director is meant to do “You’re really in class with everyone in the school of Christ and you’ve been there longer and you’ve had a few lessons already so maybe you can just make a contribution out of that to help everyone make the most out of this learning experience.” He said it was the job of the spiritual director “to try to help the people seeking spiritual direction to see the Lord at work in their own lives” The spiritual director and the rector are the only two members of staff that live at the seminary as part of the residential community The seminarians live in their house groups but the seminary community gathers a few times a week for meals and several times a day for prayer “I must say one of the things that makes it just such a joyful experience to work here is that the seminarians have got such a spirit of hospitality and welcome and they make they make us so welcome as part of the community,” Fr Paul said “And there really is a family atmosphere which Part of Fr Paul’s role includes a little teaching especially with the first-year seminarians “We have several classes a week – one is a kind of a little quick history of Christian spirituality and the other one is on more practical things like different forms of praying Once a week he and the seminarians read a spiritual classic “We usually take a book each semester and we read it together and we try to draw on the riches of the Church’s great tradition,” he said “And then a lot of the rest of the time is taken up with one-to-one work.” It’s all part of the bigger picture of formation for priesthood “I think some of our job in the seminary it’s very clear; we’ve got curricula and the requirements that they have to meet all that kind of thing – courses they have to do – but all of that is really in service of setting them free for them to find that mysterious freedom of the Gospel that Paul speaks about all the time,” Fr Paul said “So we’re trying to create an atmosphere where each of them can become his best self and put that then as service of the Church “Most of that work has to be done by the person himself; no-one can do it to you but people can only help you to engage in that process of personal growth “I think it’s one of the absolute joys of working in the seminary you can see guys just change remarkably and grow and develop the work is incomplete; we’re all a construction site and it still goes on after they leave the seminary “But you really hope and pray that that process will continue as they continue to mature and learn.” CHILDREN are multiplying like loaves and fishes at St Pius V Primary School Banyo with five sets of twins joining the largest intake the school has ever had the school has grown from 138 students to 430 students with the largest Prep intake of 84 students too School principal Peter Gordon attributed the growth to a few sources you drove up St Vincent’s road and it was just bush people have built homes and they continue to build homes,” Mr Gordon said He said nearby factories and industrial sites were being demolished and turned into estates “But it’s also our proximity to the Gateway (Motorway) so it’s a really popular area with young families,” he said With the increasing intake of students came new buildings and infrastructure Mr Gordon pointed out the freshly-built building which housed the Year Two classes and one Year Four class Mr Gordon said it was special to have fivesets of twins the twins were split up into three classes – making learning names and telling the twins apart a little easier on the teachers Prep teacher Ally Shipp said in her seven years as a teacher she had never seen this many twins in the same cohort “It’s very unusual that we have this many,” Ms Shipp said But the students in her class weren’t fazed by the number of twins the new dynamic but we’ve kept the community feel,” she said She was also grateful for Banyo-Nundah parish priest Fr Bernie Gallagher who was at the school visiting the classes it’s great to have him involved in the classes – the kids love him,” she said Mr Gordon said the school had a great relationship with the parish “Fr Bernie is a wonderful parish priest,” he said “He came and gave the staff a blessing on Tuesday he came to our barbecue last Friday afternoon for Australia Day One of the other big improvements has been in temperature “All our school from Prep to Year 6 is now air-conditioned,” Mr Gordon said HOLY Spirit Seminary in Brisbane will move back to the site of the former Pius XII Provincial Seminary at Banyo in early 2008 where it will be collocated with Australian Catholic University (ACU) The decision was announced by the Queensland bishops over the weekend welcomed the return of the seminary to the Banyo campus Prof O’Gorman said ACU looked forward to a fruitful relationship which best served the educational needs the formation program for students to the priesthood has continued at Wavell Heights in buildings belonging to St Paschal’s Parish the relocated seminary at Wavell Heights was renamed Holy Spirit Seminary in December 2001 In considering the relocation of the seminary from Banyo in the late 1990s the bishops of Queensland invited Australian Catholic University to move to the site from its Mitchelton campus ACU agreed to this move and opened its doors at Banyo in 2003 The new announcement to collocate the seminary on the Banyo site is possible because the bishops retained four hectares for the purpose of developing a seminary and theological college students for the priesthood would return to live on site to be closer to St Paul’s Theological College and the Banyo Library Collection housed in the ACU Library Both seminary students and staff will live on the Banyo site in specialised living and support amenities The bishops have directed plans to be drawn up for the construction of new seminary buildings with the hope that the new seminary would open at the beginning of 2008 A development application has been lodged for an extension to the food and drink outlet and internal refitting of living quarters on the site Designed by Cre8tive Concept Design the proposal seeks to partially demolish components of the Commercial character building perform refurbishments to retain the decorative parapet awnings and traditional architectural style and character and improve the functionality and capacity of the site for additional business capabilities for the Food and Drink Outlet tenancy The proposal will also include internal renovations to the existing dual occupancy on the upper level Additional refurbishments to the building façade are proposed to reinstate the traditional character of the building while retrofitting the proposed Food and drink outlet The proposal includes the removal of internal walls on the ground floor towards the rear of the site to accommodate new dining areas provision of two (2) car parking spaces for the dual occupancy it is planned to revitalize the current façade of the commercial character building The planners at Town Planning Alliance state “The proposed development is considered to achieve the outcomes by providing an extension of the existing Food and drink outlet whilst preserving the Commercial character building” “The works on the subject site will continue to provide a focus on Tufnell Road as the main street with particular emphasis on the corner of Tufnell Road and Saint Vincent’s Road providing a small-scale commercial use in accordance with the neighborhood plan” “The proposal has been strategically designed to ensure the extension works will replicate key elements of the Commercial character building to achieve compliance against the relevant design overlay provisions.” and traditional architectural style and character are retained as part of the refurbishments to the building” We encourage you to follow the Your Neighbourhood Facebook page to be updated on other projects or developments News articles are presented in an unbiased manner from information publicly accessible that includes referenced links for the reader to obtain any further information The facts of the proposed government projects school upgrades and development applications are based on the available information at the time of the published date with information sourced directly from company websites media releases and development application material We reference all our information at the end of the articles and promote the creators with website backlinks VOCATIONS to the priesthood are continuing to grow in Queensland despite the “shame” revealed in the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in the past two weeks The Brisbane archdiocese welcomes five new seminarians to Holy Spirit Seminary Queensland this year Isaac Falzon and John Foley took their first steps towards the priesthood at the seminary’s official opening Mass on February 12 This year’s intake of five new seminarians is marginally larger than last year’s intake of four Seminary rector Monsignor John Grace said the opening Mass set the course for a good year in the seminary amidst the hurt and healing coming out of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Msgr Grace said in light of the final hearing for the Catholic Church at Royal Commission an increase in numbers in the seminary was a sign of hope for the archdiocese “The invitation to the priesthood comes from God and that call has never been withdrawn,” he said “In light of the revelations in the Royal Commission the fact we have young men offering themselves for service to the Church as priest is that hope is not far Msgr Grace said the formation at the seminary would also “come under fire” by recommendations of the Royal Commission Holy Spirit Seminary at Banyo is now home to 20 men training to become priests for Queensland Three of the seminarians are on pastoral placement in Mount Isa Msgr Grace said the average age of the seminarians was 30 the age difference between the youngest seminarian The new intake is also continuing a tradition of producing multicultural seminarians “They fit perfectly into the blend of seminarians we already have The seminary welcomed Verbum Dei Missionary Sister Maeve Heaney who lectures at Australian Catholic University as the director of theology formation for ministry It also launched a missionary pilot project to equip people in Catholic education or pastoral ministry in parishes and schools which lasted one week between February 12 and February 18 “Half a dozen” people attended the pilot program “This will be an important outreach of the seminary and we hope to continue another week next year.” Future priests: Monsignor John Grace surrounded by the new seminarians William Brennan YOUNGER faces will be a common sight at Queensland’s Holy Spirit seminary this year as seven men under 30 began their studies for the priesthood this week Brisbane archdiocese welcomed seven young men to the seminary on February 11 making it the largest local intake in years The cohort includes two Vietnamese men who were invited to study at the seminary under a new initiative by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge Michael My Van Tran and Sang Duc Bui met Archbishop Coleridge during his first visit to Vietnam in early 2016 when he hoped to recruit young men for the Queensland seminary The Archbishop told The Catholic Leader following his visit that he was seeking “a couple of appropriate young men to come here and study for the priesthood” He also said he was impressed with the strength and vigour of the Church in Vietnam Following their meeting with Archbishop Coleridge Mr Tran and Mr Bui began studying English at ACU Banyo last year before being officially welcomed into the seminary on February 11 They were welcomed alongside Gold Coast twins Matthew and Thomas Popovic and former Centacare employee William Brennan who is studying to be a priest for Townsville diocese Seminary rector Monsignor John Grace said the 2018 intake was the largest group the seminary had welcomed in years dropping the average age of the seminary well below 30 it was an heroic act for a young man to become a priest “There’s a great heroism in a young person striving towards a commitment to priesthood in the milieu of society at the present time when there are so many kinds of counter-cultural forces against such a regulated and ordered way of life and a way of life that’s geared to very high ideals and the pursuit of specific values that come from the Gospel,” Msgr Grace said to pursue a divine path in a very secular world is indeed a very significant challenge.” This challenge also meant praying for the seminarians was crucial is to match the courageous generosity on the part of the young people with prayerful support and generosity from “They’re showing a big step forward and we’ve been very graced to have the service of clergy from overseas and will continue to be graced that way but it’s also a grace to have vocations rising up in our own communities and we have to acknowledge that “It’s only basic courtesy to acknowledge that.” While the seminary’s first-year students are all under 30 Msgr Grace said the group of 22 seminarians plus two archdiocesan transitional deacons reflected an accurate picture of the modern Church “The seminary does reflect the Church in a fairly accurate way and it should reflect the Church “We must strive to be in step with the Church.” the 1.7 MW thermal power plant which supplies electricity to residents of Banyo and its surroundings in the Adamaoua region was consumed by fire, the regional tri-weekly L'œil du Sahel reveals the fire rendered two of the four generators in the power station inoperative and burnt many electrical cables Local sources indicate that the fire was caused by young people who were challenging the results of the double municipal and legislative elections in their constituencies this assumption is rejected by local public authorities who instead are blaming the fire on a short circuit “Only a thorough investigation will determine the exact circumstances of this case,” says a source at Eneo concessionaire of Cameroon's public electricity service.  Kribi Bitumen Plant Set to Start Construction in 2025 with Government Backing CEMAC Bond Market Hits CFA 8.45 Trillion in March 2025, Interest Rates Drop Cameroon’s Timber Output Projected to Rise in 2025 Despite Higher Export Taxes Central Africa Stock Exchange Sees 98% Drop in Trading Value in Q1 2025 Every week the economy and investment news from Cameroon Mboa Paris Trains 30 Young Cameroonians to Boost Tech and Entrepreneurship Cameroon Audit Targets Former Officials for Mismanagement in Agricultural Project Camwater Seeks Global Bids to Launch Bottled Water Lines in Five Cities Bafoussam Workshop Highlights Benefits of Cameroon-EU Trade Agreement Cameroon Could Reach 350,100 Tons of Cotton in 2025 (Beac) Paul Biya Appoints Johnny Razack as Chair of Cameroon’s National Investment Company Cameroon Refuses Work Visa Renewal for Casino and Super U Boss Over Toxic Workplace Claims Cameroon Joins Global Charter to Fight Illegal Fishing The State Government has released the final designs for a multi-million-dollar upgrade of Banyo and Bundamba train stations which will seek to improve the customer experience and accessibility for all customers Minister for Transport and Main Roads outlined the train station upgrade is one of two announced as part of a $500 million investment in the Station Accessibility Upgrade program “We are progressively upgrading stations across the South East Queensland rail network to make them accessible for all customers,” Mr Bailey said “These important upgrades make a big difference in the lives of locals who rely on public transport to get around and I’m pleased to see this next stage of the upgrade get underway.” “We want everyone in the local community to access public transport safely and without barriers” “The upgrade will also deliver other improvements including hearing augmentation loops and tactile platform surfaces for customers requiring hearing and vision assistance extended platform shelters and new wayfinding and platform signage the project will provide accessible options for people with a disability parents with prams and senior citizens to access the station platforms,” he said The upgrades would deliver major accessibility improvements including full-length raised platforms for improved boarding and new additional overbridges with direct lift access to the platforms Member for Nudgee shared the announcement with the release of artist impressions of the new look for Banyo station providing a glimpse into how the project will transform the existing station “This upgrade is welcomed by my community who have pushed for these improvements for a long time,” Ms Linard said “The benefits this will deliver will reach far and wide for all those who rely on public transport on a regular basis.”   Ms Linard invited the community to provide feedback on the designs of both Banyo and Bundamba station online mail or by phoning the project team from now Monday 14 to Friday 25 February,” she said “Queensland Rail has also consulted closely with its Accessibility Focus Group on the proposed station design and will continue seeking their guidance throughout the design process to ensure an inclusive travel experience for all customers.” Source: Information, Drawings and ImagesAll article information is sourced and available for review- Media Statement: Major Station Accessibility Upgrade designs are leased for public comment- Address: Banyo Train StationInteractive Image: Google Article and Streetview [swt-fb-likebox url="https://www.facebook.com/yourneighbourhood.com.au" width="340" height="500" tabs="timeline,events,messages" hide_cover="false" show_faces="true" hide_call_action="false" small_header="false" adapt_container_width="false"] 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with many buyers over the past five years according to Ray White Nundah sales consultant Scott Freeman A shipping container extension on this Banyo home has sparked interest online He is marketing 40 Jensen Rd, Banyo which has sparked interest from across the country BANYO’S JAW-DROPPING SHIPPING CONTAINER EXTENSION Banyo had grown 34 per cent and the second runway that’s planned for the Brisbane Airport in 2020 was a big coo for buyers “Over the past five years we’ve had a high percentage of buyers in the Banyo Nundah area that have been in that airspace “We’ve had pilots that have wanted to just buy a property local just as their stopping area for fellow pilots to stay there for a couple of days until their next flight.” the container and finishes provide an industrial look He said about 30 groups of people had inspected the home the way that they’ve incorporated the shipping containers in the living spaces and that it just flows out on to the backyard,” he said the third bathroom has been a big point for a lot of buyers.” Space Property property consultant Judi O’Dea said she had taken more than 60 groups of people through her listing at 47 Raleigh Pde, Ashgrove Despite receiving three offers prior to auction Ashgrove will go under the gavel this Saturday I think it’s to do with that land size of 940sq m of land and also just the charm of the Queenslander overlooking parkland there is a lot going for it,” Ms O’Dea said She said there had been three offers put forward in the lead up but they would go ahead with the auction due to the seller’s circumstances “My seller has actually taken her entire family to Oxford,” she said she’s doing a PHD in international tax law … so we were always going to go to auction because it was easier for her and her husband to make a decision on auction day With all the hallmarks of a traditional Queenslander home three-bathroom home has a bay window with lead lighting The house sits on a 940sq m block of land and is within 7km of Brisbane’s CBD The traditional Queenslander has five bedrooms and three bathrooms McGrath Bulimba sales agent Paul Shelton will present 50 King Arthur Tce, Tennyson to the market at 10am 50 King Arthur Tce is almost entry level for Tennyson He said he had about 20 groups of people through on inspection Interest parties love the open plan design and the indoor/outdoor feel “It’s quite interesting directly across the road from where we are riverfront properties are selling for $3 million The Tennyson property will go to auction at 10am on Saturday He said interested parties loved the open plan layout with the glass doors opening outside on the lower level “It’s just that open plan and indoor/outdoor living is what people are really loving.” Blessings: Australian Catholic University Banyo campus chaplain Capuchin Father Luan Le blesses animals in the petting zoo at the animal blessing day waited patiently with wagging tails for their blessing from new Australian Catholic University Banyo campus chaplain Capuchin Father Luan Le The annual animal blessing has become a staple in the campus calendar in recent years Today was no different – the sun was shining and students going between classes were greeted by a strong turnout from the campus’ dog-owning population (not a cat in sight) as well as a petting zoo full of fluffy goats which had previously run under his predecessor Franciscan Father Harry Chan for many years He was right at home picking up goats and walking unruly canines he said how relationships between humans and their pets can reflect the love of God who had brought his dog Willow to seven animal blessings she contracted cancer and received a final blessing from Fr Chan before she died Mr Royes said the animal blessing captured a lot of the essence of the campus spirit “It’s just that real sense of community,” Mr Royes said Acting campus dean Suzanne Kuys said the animal blessing liturgy was specially included in the 20-year anniversary celebrations of the Banyo Campus running this week She said the campus had undergone lots of positive changes over the years and was excited to see where it would lead “This is a very community-based campus… the people here work together and connect together really well and it’s those relationships that keep us going,” she said Incoming campus dean Susan Dann said one of the great benefits of the Banyo campus was its history – as a university a base in the war and its spiritual significance to First Nations people “It’s steeped in history and we’re just continuing on that long tradition of this being a place of spirituality,” she said She said the animal blessing was great because it brings people together “Again it ties to the history of the institution given the role Franciscans have played on the campus,” she said A development application has been lodged for a Museum The proposal seeks to convert the existing building into an activated space to host a permanent indoor museum that will establish a vehicle display area and ancillary food and drink outlet The building will not be extended and the existing gross floor area will be retained The existing ground floor space will provide a foyer reception and access to the undercroft car park Leve 1 museum level provides meeting rooms amenities and a large vehicle display area The unique concept will house luxury and rare/vintage vehicles that will be available to the general public on weekends and group bookings during the week The proposal provides 39 car parking spaces (1 person with disabilities) within the ground floor undercroft car parking area The planners at Planning Insights state “the proposed building works associated with the museum do not make the site incompatible as a future industrial land use and the installation of a pad mount transformer to increase the electricity supply and network augmentation is a positive enhancement for any future industrial land uses on site in a post museum scenario.“ [swt-fb-likebox url=”https://www.facebook.com/yourneighbourhoodperth” width=”340″ height=”500″ tabs=”timeline,events,messages” hide_cover=”false” show_faces=”true” hide_call_action=”false” small_header=”false” adapt_container_width=”false”] [swt-fb-likebox url=”https://www.facebook.com/yourneighbourhoodnorthqld” width=”340″ height=”500″ tabs=”timeline,events,messages” hide_cover=”false” show_faces=”true” hide_call_action=”false” small_header=”false” adapt_container_width=”false”] Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time The driver in charge of a train which collided with a semi-trailer at a Banyo rail crossing is expected to be cleared of any wrong doing which left the truck driver with serious pelvic and leg injuries It is understood it will clear the train driver of any fault However it is believed the report will also find the truck driver was not carrying the correct permit for the load The scene of the crash in a still from Seven News Brisbane It is necessary for some oversized vehicles suffered massive damage when they collided at a level crossing at St Vincents Road just after 6.30am The truck had seemingly become stuck on the tracks and its driver was attempting to jack up the semi when the northbound Shorncliffe train rounded a bend towards Banyo station The train driver applied his emergency brakes but was unable to stop in time The train hit the semi and pushed it up against another southbound train The scene of the truck and train crash in Banyo.Credit: Marissa Calligeros The chains holding the transformer onto the trailer snapped under the force of the collision and were later found hanging from a nearby tree The cabin was wedged against the station platform smashing through a concrete pathway as it hit Part of the trailer became wedged between the two trains while its cargo remained on the opposite tracks on the other side of the train It took more than 12 hours to remove the wreckage The driver in charge of a train at a Banyo rail crossing is expected to be cleared of any wrong doing However it is believed the report will also find the Team Bath’s netballers have a new mascot for their 2013 Superleague campaign – thanks to two young fans A star shaped figure called Banyo Mala and coloured in Team Bath’s traditional blue and yellow will be out and about at next season’s home Superleague fixtures The mascot was designed by 14-year-old Alyssa Oates from Ivybridge Community College in Ivybridge This has been shortened to Mala Star to tie in with the stars on the netball dresses The name comes from 11-year-old Jess Phelps from Hanham Abbots Junior School in South Gloucestershire Alyssa and Jess were the pick of the entries for a design the mascot competition run by Team Bath and the winners were chosen by members of the 2013 Superleague squad A life-sized version of Banyo Mala will now be created They will each receive a family season ticket for Team Bath’s home Superleague games and tickets for their classes to watch Team Bath’s opening Superleague fixture against Celtic Dragons on Thursday 7 February For further fixture details and ticket information please see the Team Bath website at Superleague page You can also buy tickets via Ticketline which includes details of our Phase 1 ticket bundle offer or by phone on or by phone on 0844 8884412 You can find out more about Team Bath on our website teambath.com You can also follow Team Bath on Twitter at twitter.com/teambath or facebook.com/team For further information please contact the Team Bath press office at Matchtight Ltd on 01225 383518 Adoration: Fellow Banyo-Nundah perpetual adoration co-ordinators Roy and Fiona Pires said another 141 adorers were still needed to fill the remaining 92 hours BANYO-Nundah parishioners and local Catholics are looking for adorers to fill the 336 hours to resume perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi and Holy Trinity churches Perpetual adoration had run – perpetually – from August 2012 until the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 It began again on limited hours in September Banyo-Nundah perpetual adoration co-ordinator Rob Nulley and others want to see a return to perpetual adoration the number of adorers required is quite high,” he said He said to comply with Brisbane archdiocese’s health and safety rules two adorers had to be rostered on for all 168 hours each week.  Fellow Banyo-Nundah perpetual adoration co-ordinators Roy and Fiona Pires said another 141 adorers were still needed to fill the remaining 92 hours.  “Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hand full of graces,” the couple said.  “Eucharistic Adoration is the perfect way to receive the grace of God’s mercy.”   Mr Nulley said that it was “a lot of adorers” but was hopeful enough adorers would step forward to resume 24/7 adoration.  Mr Nulley pointed to the lives of many prominent and many lesser-known saints who spoke of “their complete dependency to spend considerable time before the Blessed Sacrament”.  St Pope John Paul II said the Eucharist gave him “strength and meaning” in all his activities.  “Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts,” he said “It is he who is the true answer of life that you seek.” St Teresa of Kolkata said adoration had doubled the number of vocations to the Missionaries of Charity Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen said he made and kept a promise to spend an hour each day before the Blessed Sacrament He kept the promise for 60 years of priesthood Mr Nulley was drawn into perpetual adoration after a visit from an international guest Fr David Nugent from the Missionaries of the Most Holy Eucharist an order of priests dedicated to spreading perpetual adoration a local priest gave a homily where he challenged people to try regular adoration talking about the changes it could have on your life “I remember sitting there listening and thinking – my life is not perfect and certainly could do with some changes,” he said “I signed up as a casual adorer as I worked a rotating roster and couldn’t commit to a permanent hour “As I started to spend more time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament the love of God seemed to permeate throughout the activities of each day.  “I became more aware of the presence of God in my life and His keen interest and involvement in even the most simplistic of activities.  “I would find myself having conversations with God more often during the course of the day and started to grasp the meaning of ‘to pray constantly’.”  Mr Nulley wanted to extend the challenge to everyone.If you would like to get involved with Banyo-Nundah’s perpetual adoration roster, please contact Rob Nulley at banyo.nundah.adoration@gmail.com Stepping back: Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary Queensland academic dean Fr Anthony Mellor the bishops and priests of Queensland went to Banyo to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary recalled fond memories of their years of formation at the seminary Mass was celebrated in the former seminary chapel at the Australian Catholic University campus now called Holy Spirit Chapel The distinguished guests included Brisbane Archbishop Emeritus John Bathersby the first and only priest to study at the seminary and to go on to become Archbishop of Brisbane and Brisbane Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus John Gerry Viewing a wall of photos of the hundreds of past seminarians was easily able to pick himself out amongst the class of 1983 put on a bit of weight – but here I am,” Fr Howell said When you see guys you’ve been with in the seminary some who moved on from the priesthood later but it’s great to see us all looking young again.” now the administrator of Holy Family Church said the seminary trained him to be independent and to have an understanding of community “It was great coming through here – probably the most modern It’s lovely to be part of what’s happening,” Fr Yun said positive for myself and for the community as well,” seminarian Emene Kelemete said “In the formation we learn as much from each other that the apostolic delegate to Australia and New Zealand Dr Giovanni Panico summoned the Queensland bishops to a meeting where it was decided to establish a regional seminary for Queensland Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected to the papacy taking the name Pope Pius XII and so it was decided that the seminary would be named after the newly elected pope Built on 52ha of elevated land at the current Beehive Hill site offered by Brisbane Archbishop James Duhig the first intake of students arrived – 56 men from across Queensland The seminary was officially opened a month later in front of a crowd estimated at 10,000 people In 1983 the ecumenical Brisbane College of Theology was founded the Queensland bishops relocated seminarians into a former convent at Wavell Heights parish It was named Lanigan House after Fr Michael Lanigan senior student of the first Banyo ordination class of 1949 The St Paul’s Theological College was also founded on the Banyo site during this period The Queensland bishops then unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of the Banyo site It involved moving the Australian Catholic University’s McAuley campus from Mitchelton to Banyo with a $34 million extension and refurbishment of the former seminary complex Following an increase in the number of seminarians the Queensland bishops committed to return the seminary to its spiritual home in Banyo Archbishop Bathersby blessed the site and laid the foundation stone of the Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary which would open with accommodation for 16 seminarians Further expansions were made to the seminary in 2010 and 2014 to accommodate growing student numbers TRAINING for the diocesan priesthood in Queensland has entered a new era with the opening of Holy Spirit Seminary The new facility replaces Pius XII Seminary which has served the five dioceses of Queensland for more than 60 years Five first-year students have moved into Lanigan House a former convent on Church land in Wavell Heights which has been used to accommodate seminary students for the past few years They join 15 others who are at various stages of formation for the priesthood and who are living in two nearby houses – Gerry House and Tooroonga House – or in other parishes The Banyo site is now home to St Paul’s Theological College and will also accommodate the relocated McAuley Campus of Australian Catholic University which is currently at Mitchelton said this year’s relocation to Wavell Heights parish would allow for closer links with the parish environment in which seminarians will live and work when they become priests Three seminary students are preparing for ordination to the priesthood in Brisbane archdiocese later this year Of the five first-year students beginning their formation at Holy Spirit Seminary Peter Gabloinski and Paul Chandler are from Brisbane archdiocese and Christopher Kerlin is from Cairns diocese Share via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this article Gift 5 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Read MoreSalesLatest In PropertyFetching latest articles Four Brisbane railway stations will be closed to passengers for at least 10 months from January 2024 while new pedestrian bridges lifts and platform changes are made to improve disability access Lindum and Banyo stations will each close for 10 months from the week starting January 22 as part of the $370 million project They will reopen “in the second half of 2024 pending construction and weather conditions” Morningside station once the disability upgrades are complete station platforms will be raised to bring them closer to train doors to make boarding safer and easier Lifts and overpasses will be built to enable those in wheelchairs pushing prams and carrying luggage to better access the platforms Transport Minister Mark Bailey said preliminary work would begin soon at the four stations How the new Buranda train station will appear by 2025 and site establishment works soon,” he said “Similar works are also underway at Banyo station with survey activities and associated platform works to continue in coming weeks.” Bailey said while the work would cause disruptions “These upgrades will make our network better for everybody,” he said “We’re doing it this way because it means we can get the job done safely and efficiently The work also includes installing accessible toilets and better security with CCTV and lighting upgrades An image of the revamped Lindum train station on Brisbane’s northside.Credit: Queensland Rail Disability access is already being upgraded at eight other stations as part of the $6.3 billion Cross River Rail project where the first elevators were unveiled at Woolloongabba on Saturday Cross River Rail’s new stations – Roma Street Hope Island and Merrimac – will all receive modern disability access The improvements at the four older Brisbane suburban stations are the next phase of Queensland Rail’s Station Accessibility Upgrade Program Queensland Rail regional director Scott Riedel has asked commuters to complete a survey to provide feedback on the most appropriate alternative transport while the work is underway You can find the survey here by clicking on the relevant station “We understand this will change the way customers travel for a period of time but we’re committed to making our rail network accessible to everyone in the long term,” Riedel said 13 stations have undergone disability upgrades with Southbank (November 2022) and Auchenflower (2023) the most recent Get the inside word on the news, sport, food, people and places Brisbane is talking about. Sign up for our City Talk newsletter here They will reopen \\u201Cin the second half of 2024 pending construction and weather conditions\\u201D and site establishment works soon,\\u201D he said \\u201CSimilar works are also underway at Banyo station with survey activities and associated platform works to continue in coming weeks.\\u201D \\u201CThese upgrades will make our network better for everybody,\\u201D he said \\u201CWe\\u2019re doing it this way because it means we can get the job done safely and efficiently Cross River Rail\\u2019s new stations \\u2013 Roma Street Hope Island and Merrimac \\u2013 will all receive modern disability access The improvements at the four older Brisbane suburban stations are the next phase of Queensland Rail\\u2019s Station Accessibility Upgrade Program You can find the survey by clicking on the relevant station \\u201CWe understand this will change the way customers travel for a period of time but we\\u2019re committed to making our rail network accessible to everyone in the long term,\\u201D Riedel said people and places Brisbane is talking about Special blessings: Banyo Nundah parish pastoral council chair Jack Greathead holds the papal blessing for the community’s centenary milestone He is pictured with his daughter Catherine NEIGHBOURS don’t get any more Catholic than in the Banyo Nundah parish Built in the first free settlement in the penal colony of Brisbane the now 100-year-old parish has acquired some of the holiest of neighbours both above and below the ground Parish priest Fr Bernie Gallagher drew up this list of “intellectual properties” for a brief address at the parish’s centenary Mass on May 29 Among them is the Australian Catholic University and Holy Spirit Seminary the Sisters of St Joseph’s convent which housed St Mary of the Cross MacKillop for some years three Catholic schools and Nudgee Cemetery “I stand in the shoes of Monsignor Martin Jordan and Dean Patrick Brady of Banyo parish along with their successors,” Fr Gallagher said The past 100 years at Banyo Nundah has been marked by many changes both within the parish and outside the walls Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge recalled the “paradoxical” history of the parish during his homily at the centenary Mass Founded during the “horror” of the First World War in “the birthplace of Protestantism in Queensland” Catholics found a light on the hill in the Nundah community “It was founded in the midst of the horror of World War I; it then knew the influenza epidemic World War II and so on,” Archbishop Coleridge said became an oasis of peace and encouragement in a world that badly needed both “They came seeking peace in the midst of violence joy in the midst of sorrow; and they found there a God who satisfies our deepest hungers especially with the Body and Blood of Christ which we celebrate on this feast of Corpus Christi which has given its name to this church.”  Archbishop Coleridge reminded the congregation that the light of Christ had shone brightly in the parish for 100 years “Here the light has shone which no darkness can dispel and here it will shine as long as there are people of faith who gather here,” he said Archbishop Coleridge presented three papal blessings to the Banyo Nundah community to mark the centenary of the parish the Sisters of St Joseph convent and St Joseph’s School parishioners joined in a multicultural party The parish’s centenary celebrations will continue through the year and will include the release of a history book HOLY ship — it’s made of shipping containers This north Brisbane house is partially made of two shipping containers Inspired by a home built from 31 shipping containers at Graceville Chelsea Gogan and Sam Porter thought they would give the same concept a go when renovating a house at Banyo living and dining space is made of shipping containers The 40 Jensen Rd property was once an old worker’s cottage but has since been transformed into a residence Ms Gogan describes as “modern industrial” “We thought it was a cool idea and Sam would rather work with steel than timber,” Ms Gogan said “It was a bit of a risk at the start (but) we gave it a crack and it’s come up well.” The grooves of the shipping container walls adds to the industrial design Ms Gogan said it was a learning curve for both of them spending hours after work and on weekends over about 18 months working on the build “I got on the tools as well and learned a lot She said her favourite room of the home was the kitchen which is in one of the shipping containers that extends out of the rear of the property “There’s a lot of room so all our friends can come over and we can have a barbecue and a few drinks “The shipping container doors open out (and) Sam built the sliding doors … so it’s all very open.” The master bedroom has polished timber floorboards with the couple keeping two of the bedrooms custom steel industrial doors and timber screening The modern industrial vibe continues through the bathroom The home is equipped with smart technology with fingerprint recognition and fob entry along with ducted airconditioning and lighting controlled through a smartphone The property will go to auction on August 25, at 1.30pm Police blocked access to the street in Banyo at the time of the siege in December 2013. (ABC News: William Rollo - file photo) Link copiedShareShare articleA Brisbane woman taken hostage while hanging out clothes at her Banyo home on the city's north side has broken down at a coronial inquest. The woman and her daughter were held captive by Brent William Rivett, 45, on Boxing Day in 2013. The inquest heard an armed Rivett shot at police and later turned the gun on himself. The mother has given evidence at an inquest into his death. She broke down as she spoke of Rivett handcuffing her arms and legs after pinning her down while she had been doing the washing. "He said 'you scream and you're dead'," she told the court. He gagged her by putting a ball in her mouth. She said Rivett told her it was payback because her husband had slept with his girlfriend. Detective Acting Sergeant Paul Browne from the Ethical Standards Command told the inquest that shots had been fired at police during the incident. He said a phone call by the teenage daughter showed it was about 12 minutes between the two gunshots. When asked if there had been anything police could have done differently on the day, he responded saying: "No, I don't believe so." The inquest was told the daughter called police from upstairs in the house before she was also handcuffed. Several police officers told the inquest they thought they were responding to a domestic dispute. None of them were wearing bullet-proof vests when they arrived and were not aware Rivett had a gun. Officers who first arrived told the court they accidentally pulled into the driveway of the house, thinking the hostage situation was next door. Rivett was determined to end his life once he knew police were outside. Rivett shot at them from inside the garage when they got out of their car. Constable Michelle Hess told the inquest it was probably the first time in her career she had pulled into a driveway. "Things would have panned out very differently had I not parked in the driveway," she said. Acting Sergeant Browne said 12 minutes after Rivett shot at police, officers heard a second gunshot. It was several more hours before the woman and her daughter were removed from the house. Outside court, Rivett's brother, Stephen Rivett, thanked police for their efforts. "The family is happy with the way the proceedings went today," he said. "We will move on from here once we get the findings out on Monday." In closing submissions, counsel assisting the coroner Emily Cooper told the court police acted appropriately and followed protocol on the day. "Rivett was determined to end his life once he knew police were outside," Ms Cooper told the court. Coroner Terry Ryan will deliver his findings on Monday. 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Please read our Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice page for more information RACQ acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today Link copiedShareShare articleQueensland Police have found the body of a man who held a mother and her teenage daughter hostage for more than five hours on Brisbane's north side on Thursday. The man's body was located using a remote camera robot in an upstairs room of the Earnshaw Road, Banyo home around 7.25pm AEST, a police statement said. Earlier, the mother and her daughter were rescued after being shackled and held for more than four hours in a bathroom by the man, who was armed. An emergency situation was declared just before midday (AEST), with the special emergency response team (SERT) and police negotiators attending the siege. Nearby residents were evacuated and major roads in the area were closed. Two gunshots were heard in the area during the afternoon. Just after 4:30pm, the police said they had rescued two people, but did not declare the incident over. "We still haven't recovered the male person from the dwelling. And we're still continuing with the attempted negotiations with him inside the dwelling," Inspector Sean Cryer said at the time. "The two female persons within the house have been safely recovered. "They're now being treated by the ambulance, after which time the detectives will speak to them in regards to furthering our operation." He also said police were using their best equipment, including a drone and a remote camera robot, to search the premises. "We have several assets that we have deployed to the residence including for the first time in operational Queensland Police history, a remotely piloted aircraft," he said. "We're looking forward to a peaceful resolution." Now that a man's body has been located, the emergency declaration has been lifted, the police say. Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents Designed and constructed Leighton (appointed contractor) the purpose built train stabling facilities to support the expansion of the rail fleet was chosen to be constructed at Banyo on vacant Queensland Rail land in proximity to the existing train station.The Banyo stabling facility will be located between the existing rail line (Shorncliffe) and QR buildings The location was selected due to the best operational outcomes and most efficient use of available land in the existing rail corridor The stabling facility will host 4 parked 6 carriage trains when not in operation at the end of the service and remain until they are required again The following parts of the project will be noticed in and around your local area during these works : Some brave resistance in the first half from the Gaters was not enough to stop a rampaging Banyo Devils from defeating the home side 58-12 at Jim Lawrie Oval last Saturday in the Open 3 Northside Rugby League Brisbane competition It was cracking lower division entertainment regardless of the scoreline in which the Devils ran in an amazing 10 tries to two Superbly led by halves Sebastian Rey and Justin Dean the Devils pair orchestrated what was an outstanding kicking and passing game for which Gaters had no answer Rey set up the first try of the game with a beautiful cut-out pass finding Kale Gordon in support who went over beside the sticks with Banyo’s Greg Smith in the sin bin early on Gaters took advantage of the 12-man Devils outfit and prop Matty Cowell strolled in for the easiest of tries to return serve The joy was short-lived for Gaters as Banyo piled on three consecutive tries in the 13th 27th and 30th minutes of play including an absolute belter by five-eighth Justin Dean Dean used his strength to palm off two would be tacklers and step off his right foot to dive over under the sticks With halftime looming and Banyo leading 24-6 Gaters had the chance to peg back the scoreline with a try in the corner but a superb tackle by Banyo fullback Brad Fuller saved what looked like a certain try Some lacklustre defence by Gaters led to a quick try after the break to the rampaging Nicholas Bailey whose opposite number was no match as he steamrolled his way over the line just three minutes after the resumption of play After some impressive footwork by Sebastian Rey the outstanding halfback put a grubber in for himself and he picked up a tricky ball to regather and slice his way over for another Devils try Gaters nightmare outing could not end soon enough centre Chris Maliko and hooker Todd Meiers were the pick of the bunch just as the Gaters showed some promise with the ball a loose carry would see Banyo prop Luke Gordon notch up the 50 for the visitors when he scooped up the pill and galloped 30m to score a brilliant solo try Gaters capitalised on a wayward Banyo pass in the final minute of the game and scored a consolation try to add to their tally Full results from all divisions of the Rugby League Brisbane competitions are available here * Mike Simpson is the Rugby League Brisbane correspondent for the QRL NBN sites in four states have now been affected by asbestos scares (ABC News) Link copiedShareShare articleThe asbestos scare at Telstra sites being prepared for the National Broadband Network (NBN) has spread to Queensland with the State Government saying asbestos-handling breaches have been identified at three locations There have already been five potential cases of exposure of the deadly material in New South Wales South Australia and a complaint about a potential safety breach in Tasmania authorities are investigating the discovery of asbestos at four sites at Ballarat in central Victoria The sites in Ballarat are near a primary school So far Telstra has only confirmed asbestos has been potentially exposed at three sites in Penrith as Telstra contractors rolled out fibre optic cables for the NBN through old telecommunications pits Workplace Health and Safety officers say the breaches in Queensland were at the Brisbane suburbs of Banyo and Carseldine and in the northern city of Mackay over the past three months State Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says the revelations are "extremely disturbing" high-pressure water was used to clean a telecommunications pit containing asbestos Debris was observed on the faces and clothes of two workers," he said in a statement asbestos-contaminated dust was left uncontained for five days in Mackay and incorrect safety equipment was used at Banyo." The contractors involved have been issued with prohibition and improvement notices but Mr Bleijie says that is not good enough A cut pipe - which residents say contains asbestos - is exposed in a Telstra pit on the corner of Victoria and Carlyle streets in Mackay last month "With an infrastructure program as big as the NBN national workplace safety plan should have been in place right from the start," he said "I have written to the Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten seeking urgent assurances about the safety of Queenslanders living near telecommunication pits and information on procedures that have been put in place to protect workers who may potentially deal with asbestos "As a state regulator we will provide whatever assistance we can to improve contractor management of asbestos in Queensland but the Federal Government has an obligation to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for its own projects." Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the Commonwealth had not heard about potential exposure in Queensland until the State Government sent out a media release "We'll be looking into those to see whether or not they're Telstra remediation pits or NBN Co work towards installing but at this stage we have no other information than what you've seen publicly," he said Earlier today, Mr Shorten held emergency talks with Telstra, unions and victims groups in Canberra. He has praised Telstra's commitment to improve the situation but says he is not happy that the company cannot identify exactly how many sites may be involved. "Telstra can't tell us absolutely the answer," Mr Shorten said. "But there's 8 million pits. The numbers range, they tell us -  between 10 and 20 per cent of these pits may have asbestos containing materials in them. "Obviously not all of them are to be used in the NBN rollout process." Telstra chief executive David Thodey says the company will be talking to contractors about how the issue has been handled. "There is zero tolerance; zero tolerance for all of us," he said. "This is a very serious issue and we need to make sure everyone's on the same page." Mr Thodey says Telstra usually does "random testing" on pits because "that is the practical way to do it". "Over the NBN project we've got literally hundreds of thousands of pits to remediate," he said. "But we usually do spot checking in terms of the order because you can't test every pit." The issue dominated Question Time, with the Coalition attempting to pressure the Government over the issue. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott began by asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard whether $50 million spent on advertising the NBN "could have been better spent ensuring that communities ... were protected from exposure to asbestos". Ms Gillard accused him of playing politics and said it was "disgraceful". "As he well knows this is a matter involving pits and ducts and those pits and ducts are the responsibility of Telstra," she said. "The Leader of the Opposition well knows that, but has chosen to play politics with this important matter nevertheless. "I suppose we really shouldn't be surprised given this is the man who insulted Bernie Banton on his death bed - we shouldn't be surprised at all." In the 2007 election campaign, Mr Abbott was forced to apologise to asbestos activist and mesothelioma victim Mr Banton, after questioning his motives. "Let's be up front about this, I know Bernie is very sick, but just because a person is sick doesn't necessarily mean that he is pure of heart in all things," Mr Abbott said at the time. He later said Mr Banton had a "thoroughly admirable commitment" to the cause. But the Opposition persisted with questions to Mr Shorten over whether he has paid enough attention to the issue, given Telstra and NBN Co had known asbestos could be a danger in the rollout since June 2011. Mr Shorten said he wrote to Telstra in 2009 "to say that there were people reporting that there were problems with pits". "Telstra wrote back and said they had the matter under control," he added. "We've seen in recent days and weeks that clearly they haven't." Mr Shorten responded to further questioning from Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull about the letter, accusing the Coalition of making the issue a "political football". "I met with a family whose 11-week-old child may have been exposed to asbestos," he said. "This is a very serious matter. This is why I do not believe it is appropriate that we use the exposure of asbestos in a political way. "It actually should be above politics." Mr Shorten later responded to interjections from the Opposition benches by saying: "What is it about asbestos that you think is the need to pollute with your political palaver?" The Government will work to set up a new asbestos register for those people concerned they may have been exposed to the deadly material. A bill to set up a new asbestos agency passed the House of Representatives today. The NBN is a $37.4 billion project which is expected to take 10 years to complete. It will provide high-speed broadband access to all Australian homes and businesses via three technologies: optic fibre, fixed wireless and next-generation satellite. The Stages of the development approval are approximately 5,933sqm of gross floor area 4,500sqm of communal open space area for residents (bbq gym) and 700sqm for a pedestrian link to co-exist with the future stages on the 31,565sqm (3.16ha) subject site The site is within Industrial Zone and within the Banyo Nudgee Local Plan and has been approved for a major redevelopment in the immediate area A Structure Plan of the surrounding areas has also being prepared for the application to show how the development will fit into the area now and in the future The Structure Plan identifies how the ‘Elliott Road North’ precinct can in the future transition from warehousing and light industry to medium density residential in accordance with the BCC Planning Scheme – Banyo Nudgee Local Plan According to the planners at RPS Group “The development is designed with transitioned building heights increasing with distance from Ivedon Street Development fronting Ivedon Street is generally a maximum 2 storeys in height consistent with the intents under the Banyo/Nudgee Local Plan Three (3) storey townhouses are proposed on corners and sparingly along the length of the Ivedon St frontage The use of three storey elements ensures articulation in the roof form and a more appealing external appearance The three storey elements are of a small scale being setback 7m from the Ivedon St frontage and only 5m in width They read as ‘pop-ups’ and provide articulation and variation to the Ivedon St frontage” “Significant communal open space is proposed within the core of the development site providing a focal point and being buffered from external noise impacts from the railway corridor and surrounding industrial uses The communal open space is more than 4,500m2 in area providing a generous space that is split into different functional zones and will provide a very high level of amenity for the development” The Subject site was recently cleared and a Sales Office set up in an existing onsite shed  (See Aerial) and site works for infrastructure and building pad levels well underway The application was lodged 14 April 2014, approved 28 August 2015 and a change to the application was recently approved 18 May 2016 @20 & 38 Ivedon Street and 241B Elliott Road, Banyo. Source: Report and Structure Plan prepared by RPS Group , Landscape Plans prepared by Lat27, and Plans/Elevations/Artist Impressions by RotheLowman Architects All information is available for review from BCC pdonline, see council ref: A003852444 and recent change approval A004268903 for more information. Furthermore, see the following Summerlin website link or the online brochure for indicative images of the townhouses and apartment styles Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt talking up the first home owner’s grant at the new Pallara housing estate south of Brisbane Half of the homes sold at Pallara have been bought using the Palaszczuk GovernmentÕs $20,000 first home owners grant SPRING has seen a spate of new housing projects announced across southeast Queensland Developer Villa World is planning a 700-plus lot project called Killara at Logan Reserve with a variety of lot sizes and house and land packages to be available in coming months It follows the sellout of Villa World’s nearby Waterford community the Dennis Family Corporation have revealed designs for Summerlin plus three and four-storey apartment buildings and is expected to house about 500 residents on completion which includes 26 three-bedroom townhouses located in a former light industrial precinct has now been released with prices starting from $495,000 Dennis Family Queensland sales manager Ben Langfield said masterplanned infill developments presented a viable alternative to house-and-land projects in the fringe suburbs “By providing access to transport corridors and inner-city amenities we can provide civic infrastructure and easy access to the CBD at an entry-level price,” he said Summerlin has been designed by Rothelowman architects and senior associate Lawson Royes said the design took into consideration Banyo’s eclectic built environment and history “The suburb preserves a quaint post-war feel typified by weatherboards with distinct individual character on generous developer Stockland has started construction on its $297 million Pallara community The 720-home residential project had attracted strong buyer interest with a number of pre-registrations for one of the 100 lots sold offered in the early land release Stockland Queensland general manager Kingsley Andrew said the high number of early sales at the 122ha masterplanned project had exceeded expectations “The fact that Pallara is one of the last remaining consolidated land holdings of its size to be developed so close to the Brisbane CBD makes the development even more special,” he said The State Government says the rail safety regulator will investigate the crash. (Channel Nine) Link copiedShareShare articleA truck driver is in hospital with serious injuries after his semi-trailer and two passenger trains crashed on Brisbane's northside this morning. The oversize truck was carrying a 38-tonne transformer but bottomed-out on the level crossing at Banyo station at 6:30am (AEST). As the driver tried to jack it from the tracks, the truck was hit by a northbound train and thrown into another passenger train waiting at the station. The truck driver was seriously injured and received CPR at the scene before being taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital. Around 15 train passengers were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Ambulance officer Matt Hannabery says the truck driver had been desperately trying to jack the truck off the tracks. "His injuries were isolated from his pelvis down, so all lower leg injuries, but they are serious injuries," he said. Police Inspector Mark Laing says the truck had been carrying a 38-tonne electrical transformer. "It would appear that the prime mover itself was across the tracks," he said. "There was some difficulty in respect to the trailer getting over the ridge. "As a consequence, a northbound train from the city to Caboolture has [crashed] with the semi-trailer." Commuter Chris Harman had been in the train waiting at the station when the crash happened. "We all heard it and then we had a few announcements put over the PA system of the train fairly quickly and then after that we were all told to get off the train because the powerlines on the platform were damaged," he said. Mr Harman said the truck was wedged between two trains. Linda O'Leary had a family member involved. "The noise was horrific she said and she was in the front carriage so she was pretty shaken up," Ms O'Leary said. The Shorncliffe line will be closed for much of the afternoon as the clean-up continues. The State Government says the rail safety regulator will investigate the crash. Queensland Rail (QR) says it is lucky no-one was killed. "Eleven customers on board and a train driver and a guard have all been tended to by Queensland ambulance services and are continuing on their way," spokesman Martin Ryan said. "The train driver is very shaken and is back at Queensland Rail under care." Labor Councillor Kim Flesser says he has been trying for several months to come up with a plan to make the crossing safer. "The Lord Mayor and councillors on his side of the chamber blocked the motion," he said. "They didn't support it and said basically we are not going to do anything." Queensland Rail spokesman Martin Ryan says the company is investigating what went wrong. "This did have boom gates and signals with lights flashing," he said. Buses are replacing trains between Northgate and Shorncliffe tonight.