On Thursday the 13th of February, local residents, artists and art lovers from across the western suburbs of Brisbane gathered to celebrate the official opening of the newly-relocated Art West Community Gallery. While still located in the Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre precinct, the Gallery has moved from its previous outside location, to now inside the…
DetailsThroughout the month of February, school captains and school leaders were inducted during special ceremonies held in local schools right across the electorate of Moggill At Moggill State School, Dr Christian Rowan MP, the local State Member for Moggill, facilitated students in undertaking the 2020 School Captain and House Leadership Pledge. After presenting the 2020…
DetailsOn Thursday the 16th of January, local Bellbowrie resident Dr John Cox was presented with a special award in recognition of more than 55 years of service as a General Practitioner to Brisbane and in particular the western suburbs. Born and raised in Toowong, Dr Cox entered the medical profession having been inspired by his…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 3rd of December, Senior Sergeant Kevin Harrigan was formally farewelled as the Officer in Charge
DetailsStudents across seven schools in the electorate of Moggill will soon benefit from cooler classrooms, thanks to a long-running campaign by the Liberal National Party to air-condition every state school classroom in Queensland. Dr Christian Rowan MP, the State Member for Moggill, said it was only thanks to the persistent efforts by the LNP that the Palaszczuk Labor Government was…
DetailsLast month, more than 100 residents, family members, and special guests gathered in Upper Brookfield to celebrate 100 years since the Mumford family first settled in Brookfield; marking the family as one of the longest, continuous families of our local district. It was Ronald and Elsie Mumford’s first purchase of a 13 acre block of land in Upper Brookfield in 1919,…
DetailsThe grass is officially greener at the Kenmore Scout Group, with the unveiling of their new turf on the parade ground at the start of November. Joined by President of Scouts Queensland, Jane Prentice, Chief Commissioner of Scouts Queensland, Daryl Scott, Kenmore Scout Group Leader Annie Ross, Stuart Stoddart from Rotary Club of Kenmore, and Terry O’Shea from Centenary Landscaping,…
DetailsDr Christian Rowan MP, the State Member for Moggill, has continued to support Kenmore’s local high school community through a number of initiatives and celebrations recognising Kenmore State High School’s staff and students. At the start of the month, Dr Rowan presented to Principal Paul Robertson, and P&C Liaison Officer Penny Hauneschild, a special, customised Honour Board to recognise the…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 22nd of October 2019, at a special ceremony at the Queensland Parliament, Mount Crosby State School student, Larissa Sycz, won First Place (year 4-6) in the 2019 Buy Smart Competition, earning a significant award for both herself and her school. Each year, the Office of Fair Trading runs the Buy Smart Competition to help educate students…
DetailsAfter almost half a century of operating the local Poolmart at the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre, Mr Damon Bickle was joined by friends and fellow small business owners for a celebratory morning tea, ahead of his retirement this month. In many ways, Mr Bickle was a pioneer of looking after the great Australian backyard swimming pool, having started his pool…
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