🌊Redland City Minute’s Birkdale Whitewater submission | Redlands Tigers' $1.1M transformation | QLD’s free flu jabs | Over $76,800 funding to 14 local projects and more!
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Welcome back to our epic weekly newsletter; it’s January 9.
🎲 👻 That’s Fun: Here’s a classic and free game of Pacman to help you ease back into the first few work weeks of 2025.
In today's email:
One Big Thing: Redland City Minute’s Birkdale Whitewater submission to the Brisbane 2032 Committee
TRC supports: 14 local projects
Redlands Tigers set for: $1.1M transformation
Trending: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Around the Web (Snippets): 3,270 Robust Oyster Baskets deployed in the bay, QLD’s free flu jabs, Grok’s unhinged news mode, 10 fun facts about jellyfish and more!
Upcoming Events
Redlands Weather Forecast and Tides
The Weekly Dream Gig
This week - Queensland Health is hiring a Senior Physiotherapist - ICU at Redland Hospital on Brisbane’s beautiful Redlands Coast.
Offering a yearly salary of $128,169 - $137,918, this full-time, permanent role involves providing high-quality care, clinical leadership, and supporting the growing Redland Hospital community.
Applications close 12 January 2025. Contact Rebecca Kuchler at (07) 3488 3765 for more details.
Need to advertise a job? Contact us here👇
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1. One big thing: Redland City Minute’s Birkdale Whitewater submission to the Brisbane 2032 Committee
What’s Happening
Over the last few months, following the successes of our Aussies at the Paris Olympics, the Redland City Minute put forward some enhancements that could be made to the proposed Birkdale Whitewater Precinct.
Why It Matters
Following positive feedback to the concept, we recently ran a poll in our newsletter (which you can see here) where the outcome was convincing enough that we thought we better make a submission to the Brisbane 2032 Review Committee based on the result.
So, we did what we said we’d do, and here it is for you to read at the link below.
Local Impact
At the very least, we have put the concept forward, which hopefully helps show the community’s willingness to expand this precinct to appeal to a few additional watersport interest groups for what will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Redlands.
2. Redland Council supports 14 local projects
What’s Happening
Redland City Council has allocated over $76,800 in funding to 14 community projects and events as part of round one of the 2024-2025 Community Grants Program. The grants support initiatives under three categories: Organisation Support, Conservation, and Project Support.
Local Impact
Recipients included the Redland Bay Cyclones Rugby Union Club, Coochiemudlo Island Bushcare Group, and Women of Trades and Industry.
These projects focus on facility readiness, environmental restoration, and empowering women with trade skills, respectively.
By The Numbers
$76,800 in funding allocated during round one.
Five grants awarded for Organisation Support, addressing workplace safety, education, and strategic planning.
Five grants provided for Conservation efforts, supporting weed management and wildlife rescue projects.
What To Look For Next
Round two of the 2024-2025 Community Grants Program will open in February 2025, providing further opportunities for organisations and individuals to receive support.
Read the full article below👇
3. Redlands Tigers set for $1.1M transformation
What’s Happening
The iconic EGW Wood Sports Fields at Wellington Point, home to the Redlands Tigers, are set to receive a $1.1 million funding boost, pledged by Henry Pike MP if the Dutton Coalition Government is elected early next year.
The funding will upgrade training and playing facilities, including the installation of new turf practice nets, lighting upgrades, and a new women’s changeroom and bathroom block.
By The Numbers
$1.1 million in pledged funding for the Tigers’ facilities.
2032 Olympics inclusion of cricket provides a pathway for the venue to host T20 games.
Enhancements include new turf practice nets, a women’s changeroom, and improved infrastructure.
What To Look For Next
The outcome of the next federal election will determine if this funding becomes a reality.
Read the full article below👇
4. Trending
5. Around The Web (Snippets)
Facebook Marketplace is being forced to: Display eBay listings to appease EU regulators
Free flu vaccines for: All Queenslanders in 2025
Here are 10 wobbly wonderful facts about: The ocean’s jellyfish
ChatGPT just got has been surpassed as the top free app by: Watch Duty, an app to track wildfires with live maps and alerts
ACCESSible Business Awards: Recognising inclusive businesses
The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale show was stolen by a: Sister to In Secret at a price of $2,300,000.00
First-Ever Observation Of Whale Sharks': Mysterious love Life has been caught on camera
OzFish Unlimited’s Moreton Bay Chapter successfully deployed: 3,270 Robust Oyster Baskets (ROBs) into Moreton Bay
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X, teased that a mysterious: Unhinged News Mode is coming for X’s AI-powered chatbot, Grok
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate outlined the City's formal: Submission to the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics review this week
6. Upcoming Events
⛑ First Aid Training: January 10 from 1 pm to 3 pm; learn first aid with Lifesaving Hands at Yurara Art Society Studio
👧🏻 Junior Lawn Bowls: January 10 from 3 pm onwards; come along with the whole family and enjoy learning how to play lawn bowls at Wellington Point Bowls Club
🍪 Kids Summer Cookie Decorating: January 14 from 10 am to 12 pm; decorating summery cookies with kids aged 5 and up at Cordies, 1/6 Dan St, Capalaba
🛟 NextGEN Lifesavers FREE School Holiday Program: January 15 from 10 am to 1 pm; a series of educational and enjoyable activities centred around pool lifesaving sports skills at Cleveland Aquatic Centre
💼 Small Business Hub: January 16 from 10 am onwards; a face-to-face chat with the team from the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training at Cleveland Library