Category: Homepage Latest News

Great Food At The Bardon Bowls Club For The First Half Of June

A variety of dishes is coming at the Bardon Bowls Club this month. So, if you’re looking for great eats around the area, you might want to drop by.

That BBQ Joint

(8 June – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Photo credit: That BBQ Joint / Facebook

If you’re hungry for American BBQ, and other delicious smoked meats, you won’t want to miss this food truck. They’ll be parked at the bowls club to serve you three hours of tender, smoked, and juicy meat that will keep you full the rest of the night. Don’t forget to try their 12-hour smoked beef brisket!

How We Rolls

(9 June – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

The perfect stop on a weekend night if you’re up for some delicious rolls stuffed with juicy cuts of meat. You might want to try the newest addition to their menu – the Smoked Fish rolls.

Rolls Pho Mi

(10 June – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Photo credit: Rolls Pho Mi / Facebook

End the weekend with some tasty and authentic Vietnamese street food! Cap off your Sunday with the whole fam whilst you enjoy pho and banh mi!

Na Meche Place

(16 June – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

In the mood for some empanadas? This food truck will take care of your Venezuelan street food cravings. Try their national dish, the Pabellón Criollo and Colombian. For first timers, the Bandeja Paisa is also highly recommended!

Rolling Stone Pizza

(17 June – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Before you plop on the grass at the club, make sure that you have a slice (or a box) of pizza with you to make the whole experience worthwhile. They offer pizza sizes from nine to 11 inches and they are all cooked over wood fire!

Address: 69 Bowman Parade, Bardon QLD 4065

Spend Your Sunday At The Bardon State School Mayfair 2018

Come celebrate the Bardon State School Mayfair on 10 June from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The family-friendly event has something in store for people of all ages.

Photo credit: Bardon Mayfair / Facebook

The event will showcase non-stop entertainment and fun rides for kids and adults. There will also be interesting activities such as the petting zoo along with other fair favourites.

Rows and rows of stalls will be present at the event selling delicious food, home trinkets, and just about anything! Unique finds are in store for you here.

You also might want to join the silent auction this year because it’s going to be bigger and better. Big prizes await such as QPAC tickets, bikes, and weekend getaways.

Spend your Sunday here with your family and have an awesome time!

The funds accumulated at this event will go directly to the school to improve the facilities.

Entrance to the event is FREE.

Address: 330 Simpsons Rd, Bardon QLD 4065, AU

A New Refined Fresh Market Opens in Bardon

The Bardon Shed is a refined fresh market that has recently opened its doors at 8 Runic Street, Bardon.

More than just a specialty grocery store, The Bardon Shed offers fresh produce, bread, and flowers, as well as a gourmet deli and an espresso and juice bar all in one place.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

Since their opening this May, locals have been impressed by their delicious coffee and selection of fresh juices.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

They also offer an array of tasty bites which includes light meals, wraps, and cakes.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

Looking for a specialty ingredient for your gourmet cooking? Their gourmet grocery boasts a range of high-quality specialist food brands from jams, oils, pasta, sauces, coffees, teas, and more. The store also houses an extensive Gluten free and Organic section.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

The Bardon Shed’s fresh produce is filled with locally grown fruits and vegetables that are sourced daily from Australian growers.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

Their gourmet deli offers a vast selection of local, national, and international delights from antipasti, olives, hams, and cheeses, to salamis, prosciuttos and dips. The deli serves handmade sandwiches and wraps guaranteed to be made with the finest ingredients from their fresh produce in the store.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

Need a quick way to brighten up your (or someone else’s) day? The Bardon Shed also sells fresh flowers that are hand selected and wrapped daily. All their flowers are sourced directly from local growers and suppliers. Their staff can customize your order to make your gift extra special.

Photo credit: www.thebardonshed.com.au

Whether you need a quick caffeine fix or restocking your pantry, The Bardon Shed could be the new go-to place, ready to satisfy you with the freshest produce and gourmet delights.

The Bardon Shed is open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. Check out their website or Facebook page to learn more.

 

Frolicking Goat At The New Bardon Market

With the newly revamped Bardon Market comes the addition of new stallholders as well. Frolicking Goat is one of the market’s newbies delivering cheesy goodness every Sunday.

The couple Peter Schwenke and Lyndall Josey established Frolicking Goat in 2016. It was Mr Schwenke who really delved into the world of cheese, whilst Ms Josey took a fascination with goats. It took four years of travelling before they learned what they needed to know about cheese and cheesemaking.

Impressively, just following their launch, they were able to receive a gold medal for Bûche and Bûche Noir from the national Dairy Industry Association of Australia (DIAA) awards.

Signature Cheeses

Bûche & Bûche Noir

Photo credit: Frolicking Goat

This award-winning cheese is a classic French-style goat cheese with a complex taste and some lingering acidity. It won a gold medal at the national Dairy Industry Association of Australia Awards in 2016 and the Cheetham Salt Award for being the highest scoring non-bovine product. It also won bronze at the 2017 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show (EKKA).

The Bûche Noir, on the other hand, comes in the colour black.

Jessie

Photo credit: Frolicking Goat

Named after their goat, Jessy-Joy, this is a cylindrical-shaped cheese that delivers a more acidic flavour and has a more crumbly texture. It won a silver medal at the 2017 Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show (Ekka).

Liesel

Photo credit: Frolicking Goat

This is the ashed version of Jessie and is also named after their goal, Liesel. It has less flavour development than the Jessie. It also won a silver medal at the Ekka in 2017.

Mount Cotton

Photo credit: Frolicking Goat

Also an award-winning cheese that delivers a bolder and stronger tasting goat cheese. It won the 2017 DIAA Awards of Excellence and also gained an award at the 2017 Ekka.

Mount Gravatt

Photo credit: Frolicking Goat

Similar to their Mount Cotton, this cheese comes with less strength. Ideal for those seeking stronger tasting goats that is not as bold as the Mount Cotton. It also won an award at the Ekka in 2017.

Frolicking Goat also takes pride at being incredibly close to their goats because they believe that keeping them happy helps them produce good cheese.

In 2016, they sold their home to move into a bigger area to accommodate their cheese production.

These days, you can catch them at the Bardon markets.

Also read: A Revamped Bardon Community Market Is Coming

Address: Baroona and Rainworth Roads, next to Norm Buchan Park

Bardon Soon To Welcome Pata Negra

Bardon locals, brush up on your Spanish because a new Spanish restaurant is coming to town. Think tapas and paella! Pata Negra will be taking over Woodblock Cheese on MacGregor Terrace.

The restaurant is a physical addition to the online business Spanish Deli. Owners Steve and Tatiana Boge entered the food industry in the city by setting up this online store which sells Spanish food items such as Jamon Iberico de Bellota, Manchego cheese, chorizo, and many more.

Now, they are ready to serve authentic Spanish cuisine to the locals of Brisbane. The enterprising couple is aiming for alfresco dining whilst offering an extensive menu of Spanish selections that promises a festive Spanish vibe to both the mood and palate of its diners.

Aussie food options will also be available for brunch.

The restaurant will also be a great place to have coffee in and a great spot to unwind after a stressful day at work as they will be serving alcoholic beverages.

Products from their online store will also be available onsite. Now, locals can quickly get their jamon by simply dropping by at their physical store.

Pata Negra is set to open in May.

Seal Your Favourite Memories Of Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium In A Time-Capsule

The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in Mt Coot-tha will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on 26 May. To celebrate this milestone, a time-capsule will be built beneath a new display in the Planetarium.

The Brisbane City Council is asking everyone to share their favourite memories of the Planetarium through a 150-word essay or an image. The best ones will be included in the time-capsule.

On July 2037, the time-capsule will be opened whilst the city gets enveloped in darkness for its first total solar eclipse in more than 200 years.

Make sure you submit your favourite memories on or before 14 May. To do so, fill up the form here.

On the Planetarium’s actual 40th anniversary, expect a lot of fun activities as Dr Carter Emmart from the American Museum of Natural History will be there for a free public lecture of Astrovisualisation.

There will also be new shows to enjoy plus 40% off on tickets. There will also be a historical photographic display of the early days of the Planetarium.

Address: 152 Mt Coot-tha Road

Bardon Ranks Second in Western Suburbs with Greatest Education Advantage

Children living in Queensland’s western suburbs were found to have the best educational advantage in the state, with Bardon hailed as the second best area with the greatest educational advantage in Queensland.

The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre‘s Educate Australia Fair  report published in July 2017 shows that Fig Tree Pocket enjoyed the greatest educational advantage in the state. Bardon ranked second followed by St Lucia, Chelmer – Graceville, Pullenvale – Pinjarra Hills, Sherwood, Brookfield – Kenmore Hills, East Brisbane, and Ashgrove as 10th best. The educational advantage were based on family background, demographic characteristics, and geography.

Heat Map of Educational Disadvantage in Queensland Source: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

Children in the western suburbs of the state were found to have better educational achievement and access than any other place in Queensland. The report includes analyses of years of NAPLAN results, school attendance rates, census information about family make-up, and even internet access, as well as unemployment figures and data from the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection .

As stated in the report, “Children living in the least disadvantaged areas will achieve on average double the score in reading, writing and numeracy tests than those living in the most disadvantaged areas.”


Source: Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre

The report also revealed the areas that scored in the bottom ten on the educational disadvantage index are most likely located in the remote and very remote regions across the State. A number of these areas are also Indigenous communities.

Interestingly, whilst areas at the bottom 10 are most disadvantaged, preschool attendance in some of these areas are still higher on average than national figures. This suggests that for a number of areas across Queensland, such early investment in children will eventually pay off in the coming years.

Photo credit: www.mychild.gov.au

The average NAPLAN scores of the disadvantaged areas may be lower than the overall national average, but they are relatively higher than the most disadvantaged areas located across other regions of Australia.

This report from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Focus on the States series aims to better understand the education journey taken by children; to explore the degree to which improvements in education outcomes are evenly distributed across the full range of equity groups; and to support effective policy development on an issue of central importance to Australia.

Taneka Kovchenko Announces Retirement From Diving Ahead of Commonwealth Games

A rare mum and daughter team would have been present at the Commonwealth Games diving events. Little Ducks Childcare Community’s manager in Bardon, Michelle Kovchenko would be tallying up the scores manually, whilst her daughter Taneka competes at the Gold Coast Games. However, a sudden turn of events forced Taneka to retire from her diving career after 14 years due to health reasons.

Taneka took to her Instagram account to announce her retirement due to her safety. She narrated that since the end of last year, she had been feeling chronic headaches and neck pain. It was only recently that she had herself checked and found out that she has a health condition and a dive gone wrong could turn her into a ventilated quadriplegic.

View this post on Instagram

Pt.1 This past week I’ve had to make one of the hardest decisions of my career so far and I would like to firstly say thank you to medical professionals at SASI for being so diligent throughout this process because without them life could have be a lot worse. Yesterday I announced I am having to retire from diving due to my safety. Since the end of last year I have had chronic headaches and a lot of pain in my neck. We decided it was time to get it check out last month so I had a few scans done, not thinking much off it. From the first scan we found I have a fairly common genetic formation where my scull formed before my brain finished growing which seemed to pose no immediate problems but my Doctor wanted to send me to the neurologist as this can sometimes cause a build up of fluid in the spinal cord. I had a few more scans done in flexion and extension of my neck which found my neck is hyper flexible and my c1 and c2 are compressing my spinal cord and the bottom of my brain when in these positions. The neurologist and Doctors where very clear that if a dive was to go wrong that the result would be being a ventilated quadriplegic. This was a super scary moment. I thought of every scenario to try and continue diving till at-least the end of this season however the risks highly out weighed the options of continuing to dive and sadly had to make the heart breaking decision to stop diving. I have had an amazing 14 years diving chasing my dream of representing Australia. I am great full for every experience and opportunity I have been given. I am leaving the sport as an athlete proud of my accomplishments and with so many life skills. I have learnt so much from this sport including courage, determination, inner strength, persistence, confidence, self belief, to aspire, support and empathize with teammates even if it’s a primarily individual sport. This may be the end of my diving career but I’m not going to be a stranger to the sport, I’m still in love with it.

A post shared by Taneka Kovchenko (@tkovchenko) on

Not taking any more chances, Taneka decided to retire for her health and safety. She thanked her supporters and the people who have been there for her throughout her athletic career in her two-part Instagram posts.

View this post on Instagram

Pt. 2 I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has played a roll in making my years in diving such memorable ones from the highest of highs to the heart breaking lows, it’s all been worth it. To my teammates off to the Gold Coast for comm games thank you for the support and inspiration not only through this week but also over the years. I love you all and I wish you all the best next week I’ll be cheering you all on 💪🇦🇺 To my coach Michel Larouche I am beyond grateful for being able to be guided by you these past 3 and a half almost 4 yrs my longest standing coach to this day. I thank you for pushing me to my limits and beyond. I’ve learnt by pushing the limits it enables us to change, learn and improve our selves. Thank you to @sa_sports_institute for everything the support and guidance you have given me over the past three and half years has been amazing in and out of the pool. You are all like family to me and I now truly have a soft spot for SA ❤️ @divingaus thank you for your support over the years these past few have been beyond my wildest dreams and I’ll be forever great full for the opportunities given to me to represent Australia in diving. Last but not least thank you too my family for everything I love you all so much and am internally grateful for your love and support ❤️ over the many years. I am sad that this chapter is closing but excited for what might be around the corner. No matter what I know one thing will never change I’ll always strive to be my best and continue chasing my dreams.

A post shared by Taneka Kovchenko (@tkovchenko) on

In March, Taneka and Melissa Wu competed at the Diving World Series in Beijing, China where they won bronze with 299.46 points.

Taneka has been diving since she was eight and has been competing since she was 12. She relocated to Adelaide after she acquired a scholarship and a Canadian coach.

The Commonwealth Games was supposed to mark Taneka’s debut into the international multi-sport event along with Matthew Barnard and Matthew Carter.

Lewin Street Store In Bardon Has Just Become The Perfect Weekend Stop

The only cafe on Lewin Street in Bardon has just expanded its products. You can still get your Allpress Roasters coffee at the Lewin Street Store, but prepare to do more than that.

A Touch Of Greenery

Green thumbs out there will appreciate that the cafe and general store is now offering plants. Now, you get to select from a wide selection of plants that are up for purchase.

Photo credit:
Lewin Street Store / Facebook

This makes it the perfect weekend spot — coffee, good food, and your plant needs.

Live plants have become a trend. Whether indoors or outdoors, these plants just give more life to any area. The good news is that Lewin Street Store carries plants that require low maintenance. So, if you’re new to the “plant world,” no worries, you’ll get the right plants for newbies like you here.

Everything’s Fresh

Some 40 years ago, it was a local butcher shop that turned into the house of a spiritual healer. Now owned by Michelle and Jess, Lewin Street Store aims to provide warm hospitality and local produce not just for the locals but for other people in nearby suburbs who come by.

The cafe also gets its supplies straight from locals. A gentleman who lives nearby brings fresh honey from his beehives, while two ladies bring fresh basil and kale.

There is also a group of special ED students who pick and bring vegetables to the store through the help of a market program.

Brunch, Anyone?

The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch. They offer basic food selection such as their fruit salad and a selection of toasts. These may look simple but they taste superb and they are the perfect meals to help you power through the day.

Settle in with a good beverage. They offer Allpress coffee and Barambah Organics milk, which are a perfect combination. Pait it up with organic bread from Leavain, or choose from delicious treats such as muffins, ice creams and banana loaf with hand-churned butter.

On weekends, enjoy some pastries from Crust & Co.

Photo credit:
Lewin Street Store / Facebook

The store is not just about coffee and pastries. It also serves as a mini-convenience store with heaps of stuff that you can find, such as toothbrushes, olive oil, Vegemite and much more.

Address: 109 Lewin St.

Celebrate Easter with Free Movies in the Park in Bardon

Celebrate Easter with the whole family and enjoy a free movie from the Brisbane City Council in Bardon.

On 24 March, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., bring the whole family with you for Movies in the Park and other fun activities at the Jubilee Park.

To commemorate Easter, there will be a special visit by the Easter Bunny and Alice in Wonderland.

Kids will also enjoy the rides at the park such as the tea cup and the bouncy castles. There are also fun activities like the mini golf and face-painting.

Food will be available from Cafe Cartel. Expect a selection of milkshakes and desserts such as cakes, muffins and slices. They also have gourmet fish and chips. Their mini pancakes served with an assortment of toppings are something that you shouldn’t miss.

Photo credit: Cafe Cartel / Facebook

The Bardon Lions Club will also be there to offer some good sausage. Sausages are prices at $2.50 whilst drinks are at $1.50 each.

The Lions Club’s presence at the event is to help raise funds for the community. The club is dedicated to make a community a better place to live, work and grow.

The rides and other fun activities will begin at 4:00 p.m., whilst the movie, Despicable Me 3, will start at 6:30 p.m.

Photo credit: The Movie Database

Movies In the Park is the council’s initiative to provide free entertainment to the local community. Every month, free movies are held in various parks and local libraries in Brisbane.

Free movie schedule can be found here.