Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Child marriage is an act of sexual violence against young girls, says Australian National Committee for UN Women. The Australian National Committee for UN Women is concerned by the death of a 5 year old Saudi Girl, “Lama”, sexually abused and beaten to death by her father because he questioned his daughter’s virginity. Fayan alGhamdi Continue Reading →
Director Alfonso Cuarón, apparently took four and a half years to complete this eagerly awaited film Gravity. You may remember his famous 10 minute accident scene tracking shot in his last film the moody classic “Children of Men”. He says this shot was an accident because he yelled cut but no one heard him. Cuaron Continue Reading →
At a most unusual Annual General Meeting last night, West End Traders Association elected a new committee without a chairperson/president. Paul Hey, elected unopposed as vice-president, will be the interim head of the Association. Peter Marinelli, president of the Association for the last two decades, was initially nominated but withheld his acceptance of that nomination Continue Reading →
The Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls will fill local businesses in on the plans of the Newman government over breakfast on Thursday November 7th at The Loft here in West End. As well as the blueprint for the future the treasurer will be trumpeting the acheivements of the government’s year and a half in office. He Continue Reading →
Pro Musica Singers and the Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble present two concerts next month, singing about creatures of the feathered variety. Pro Musica Singers is celebrating 61 years in the local community. A local community choir which has contributed to the cultural and artistic life of Brisbane, and West End in particular, since the 1950s, Pro Musica Singers specialise in Continue Reading →
New “Mantra Room” in Montague Road sets its sights on being Brisbane’s brightest new Kirtan venue. Kirtan is a dynamic call-and-response sacred world music that incorporates the voices of the audience right into the performance. Kirtan is a spiritual journey, a form of bhakti yoga — the yoga of devotion. The Mantra Room, in Montague Continue Reading →