Fire burns out Lowes Dry Cleaners, Coorparoo

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Jul 192012
 

There was a fire at Lowes Dry Cleaning at Old Cleveland Rd, Coorparoo last night.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by police. CCTV cameras have been spray-painted. There was a suspicious fire there in 2008.

Police reports say that initial information suggests the blaze started around 12.20am and quickly engulfed the business before being brought under control by emergency services.

No one was injured as a result of the fire.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

Winter and the need for material donations has arrived early

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Jul 102011
 

St Vinnies - Queensland
Donations of manchester, towels, blankets and linen in good condition are urgently needed by the St Vincent de Paul Society throughout the southeast, to help families get through the long winter.

In June alone, 11 blankets per day were delivered to local families in need by St Vinnies, however supplies are desperately low.

Families are struggling to afford the cost of these items, even when they’re as cheap as $10 for a towel and $20 for sheets, due to the harsh impact of recent natural disasters and the general rising costs of living. Continue reading »

Alison Dower – YMCA QLD Youth Parliament Representative for Greenslopes

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Mar 302011
 

Note from the editor: The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament is a Queensland Studies Authority accredited education program for young Queenslanders. The members of the 2011 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament will officially be sworn in on Saturday 16th April during the weekend-long Forum in Brisbane.  We’ve been asking the local representatives to tell you a bit about themselves via a guest post here.

Guest Post by Alison Dower

Who am I?

My name is Alison Dower, I am 23 years old and I live in the Greenslopes Electorate in the awesome suburb of Coorparoo. I have been selected as the Youth Member for Greenslopes for the YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament this year. In my role I hope to take the issues that affect young people and the community to the Youth Parliament and spend time discussing all the opportunities that we can think of to improve upon everyones experience of life in our community. The opportunity that I have been given in attending Queensland Youth Parliament is one that I am incredibly grateful for and will be utilising to its fullest capacity.

What do I do for fun?

I like being busy and packing as much into my week as I possibly can, presently I work full time as a Program Officer with Lifestream Foundation in East Brisbane supporting adults with intellectual disabilities. I am also learning AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) at TAFE and completing my Bachelor of Social Work at QUT. I am also currently volunteering with YANQ (Youth Affair Network of Queensland). In my spare time I do rockclimbing, boxing and fitness and I practice my fire twirling skills. Studying, reading and sleeping do fit in there somewhere too. Over the years I have volunteered with the State Emergency Service and Lifestream Foundation and participated in tennis, touch footy, swimming and indoor and outdoor rockclimbing and hiking. Continue reading »