Hankering for the rich taste of churros, paella, bocadillo de jamón, and grilled chorizo? Then come to the first-ever Spanish Markets in Kangaroo Point, hosted by The Australian Spanish Socio-Cultural Association (TASSCA).
TASSCA is launching the Spanish Markets on Sunday, the 20th of Oct 2019. Bringing the flair of Spain to Brisbane, this is expected to become a regular event for every third Sunday of the month.
Found at the grounds of the Radio 4EB FM at 140 Main Street in Kangaroo Point, the Spanish Markets will open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Heaps of stalls featuring Spanish food, fashion, arts and crafts, music and homeware will be set up for shoppers keen on purchasing authentic and inspired stuff reflecting the culture of Spain.
Photo Credit: The Australian Spanish Socio-Cultural Association/Facebook
Sign up to score tickets to the Spanish Markets for $2 but children under 12 may enter for free.
Members of TASSCA may enjoy a 10 percent discount for their stall or food purchases. If you’re going to be a frequent visitor, it might be good to apply for a membership to avail of this benefit.
“We are a socio-cultural association with the aim of sharing, uncovering, exchanging and celebrating the diversity of Spanish geography and its people through artistic, gastronomic, linguistic and social projects and activities,” TASSCA stated in its community page.
The biggest and most anticipated, glamorous red carpet event of the year is here again! For the fourth year in a row, Brisbane Fashion Runway (BFR) will showcase the fabulous creations of this city’s talented up-and-coming fashion designers at an iconic site in Kangaroo Point.
Held at St Johns Cathedral on Ann Street on Saturday, the 12th of Oct 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., eight designers will be debuting their latest and freshest ideas at the Brisbane Fashion Runway. Guests will get an exclusive first look at these creations whilst mingling and hobnobbing with social influencers and industry professionals like Rosanna Arkle, Ines Basic, Emilee Hembrow and Nicole Thorne.
Photo Credit: Brisbane Fashion Runway/Facebook
The designers who will be brandishing their work on stage have been carefully judged and selected amongst 80 hopefuls whilst receiving guidance from Brisbane’s top stylist, Kulbinder Singh. Before the night is over, one of them will go home with the honour of Brisbane Fashion Designer of the Year.
The models who will be strutting and catwalking on the runway have also been hand-picked and matched to the designers. This premier fashion event is also an opportunity for these gorgeous individuals to land an agency.
An iconic cafe location with an attractive view of the Brisbane skyline near Main Street and River Terrace in Kangaroo Point has been put on the market. The property, controlled by Brisbane City Council, does not just boast of a fantastic view. It also has an interesting history.
Before the cafe was erected at the Kangaroo Point Cliffs in 2010, it was a school for children until 1965, when the Queensland Government turned it into TAFE.
TAFE Queensland, however, closed its Kangaroo Point location in 2009 to pave way for the park and dining precinct redevelopment. A year later, the revitalised location opened with a cafe offering the most breathtaking view of Brisbane CBD.
The building for lease is on 461 Main Street and has a 57-square metre floor area, as well as a 272-square metre space exclusive for alfresco dining.
Interested parties may submit their expressions of interest to CBRE until the 27th of Sept 2019. “We invite all quality Café and Restaurant operators to consider this amazing opportunity,” per Mr Lewis Torkington of CBRE.
Every August since 1997, Brisbane hosts a massive long-distance fun run called Bridge to Brisbane to raise funds for charity. From fewer than 5,000 participants in its first year, the crowd has increased up to ten times in recent years as the event has become an annual tradition in Queensland.
On its 23rd year, Bridge to Brisbane will once again take place on Sunday, the 25th of Aug 2019, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Racers may join in the 5km or 10km run to set a new record, beat their own best time in previous races, or simply join to give their heart muscles a good workout.
Race Course Details
WHAT
WHO
WHERE
5km 9:30 a.m.
VIP Charity Runners
Orange Runners
Aqua Joggers
Walkers
Beginning at Captain Burke Park, 5km runners will pound over the iconic Story Bridge, looping back through Kangaroo Point and then descending down to South Bank to cross the finish line in your best time ever.
Photo Credit: Bridge to Brisbane
WHAT
WHO
WHERE
10km 6:00 a.m.
Elite Sporting Wheelies Blue Elite Runners Red Elite Runners VIP Charity Runners Green Runners Yellow Joggers Walkers
The 10km course will kick off near the top of Roma Street Parklands in Spring Hill. The 10km route will take you over three iconic Brisbane bridges and have you finishing at South Bank.
Photo Credit: Bridge to Brisbane
Runners have to sign up and pay for the corresponding fees to register and run as an individual or a team. You should receive your runner’s kit in the mail if you’ve signed up weeks ahead but late registrants may also receive their kit on race day.
Participants who finish well may win cash prizes for 3rd Place ($500), 2nd Place ($1,000) and 1st Place ($2,000) per category.
At least 21 Pace Setters will be joining Bridge to Brisbane to help racers reach their goals or guide them through the course. Be on the lookout for these runners with colour-coded balloons.
After the race, some participants can head to the South Bank Parklands for the pop-up picnic where a catered satisfying meal will be served. This is a pre-booked event as space is limited.
Runners also have a chance to win a luxury trip for two to Hawaii with their race entries. Make sure to keep your registration ticket. Aside from a chance to go to Hawaii, you may also score discounts at participating establishments as your reward for joining the run!
Photo Credit: Bridge to Brisbane/Facebook
For more fun, Bridge to Brisbane will also award the best-dressed individual or team during race day. So, consider racing in your best costume to win $300 or $500.
Elsewhere, performers will be entertaining the runners, their supporters and the crowd at these venues all around the city:
WHERE
PERFORMER
Cultural Centre Tunnel
Underground Opera
Main Stage, Finish Village
Graham Moes (guitar slinger) Lesi Little Drummers (kid drummers) Roving Bush Band (traditional Australian bush tunes) Jason McGregor and The Smyths (cover band)
South Brisbane War Memorial Park
City of Brisbane Pipe Band
Ivory Street Tunnel
DJ Waria (old school DJ)
Captain Burke Park, Story Bridge
Ribbon and Bubble Stilt Walkers Jackie Marshall (jazz singer) The Party Girl (dancers) Dance Masala
Those who have no plans to register and run may still participate in the fundrasing efforts by giving a one-off donation or starting a fundraising campaign in your community. You may donate the money you raise to a charity of your choice or The Courier-Mail Children’s Fund.
To register and start your own campaign, visit Bridge to Brisbane’s fundraising page. You could win a pair of Glycerin running shoes from Brooks just by initiating a campaign.
Photo Credit: Bridge to Brisbane/Facebook
Meanwhile, as this is a city-wide event, several streets across CBD will be closed for the event. Non-participants may check the map below for the “Road Closed” symbol so that you can plan your day better.
If you’ve missed this event this year, there’s always next year. If you’re planning to sign up, it’s highly recommended that you train weeks ahead of the fun run. For more information about training for Bridge to Brisbane, check out this page.
The heritage-listed Scott Street Flats in Kangaroo Point continues to bring character to the suburb as it transforms to be a part of modern development. The historic building not only catches the eye but its story also captures the hearts of many as it is one of the works of Queensland’s pioneer woman architect, Elina Mottram.
Explore the beginnings of Scott Street Flats and uncover its role in paving the way for women to enter into the professions in Queensland, especially the architectural profession.
Elina Mottram
Photo credit: Queensland Board of Architects/Wikimedia Commons
Elina Mottram is the first woman to open her very own architectural practice in Brisbane in 1924. She was also Queensland’s first and longest practising woman architect.
Born in 1903, she was an only child of building contractor Arthur Mottram. Her father’s profession likely played a significant role in encouraging her to become an architect.
Mottram is considered to be the most successful of Queensland’s early women architects. This is probably because, out of nine pioneering women architects in Queensland who practised before WWII, she was the only one who pursued her architectural career during her entire working life.
Only two of Mottram’s work remains in Brisbane. These are the Scott Street Flats in Kangaroo Point and Monkton in Corinda.
Professor Francis William Sutton Cumbrae-Stewart. (Photo credit: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Negative number: 183361)
Mottram designed the purpose-built Scott Street Flats for Professor and Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart.
At the time, the number of new flats constructed in Brisbane grew steadily from the early to mid-1920s. The decision to build the Scott Street Flats around 1925 was an enterprising move for Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart. The building served as an investment whilst providing a convenient home for her and her husband in their later years.
The Cumbrae-Stewarts moved to the flats, which became known as “Scott House” in 1930. When Professor Cumbrae-Stewart retired in 1936, the couple relocated to Melbourne where Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart was born.
Photo credit: Shiftchange/Wikimedia Commons
The Scott Street Flats is a great example of early purpose-designed flats. It helps in illustrating the interwar preference for Old English or Tudor Revival as well as Spanish or Mediterranean design themes.
The introduction of purpose-designed flats offered a range of new domestic features which can be observed in the Scott Street Flats. The two-storey building contains two flats, each occupying a full floor with identical floorplans.
Mottram strategically designed the flats to enable back-of-house movement between bathroom, kitchen, laundry, and maid’s room whilst maintaining formal living spaces and bedrooms that offer stunning views of the city and the Brisbane River.
Scott Street Flats Now
Photo credit: Google Street View
The heritage building is now incorporated into the new Walan Apartments at Scott Street, Kangaroo Point. Aiming to preserve and promote the important work of Mottram, the developers retained the original flats and changed its use.
The Scott Street Flats now serves as a communal space with facilities for all of the building occupiers to use. According to the developers of Walan, the integration of the historic building for its new use at the site can positively impact the long term conservation of the heritage place.
Due to bridge inspection works on the Story Bridge, Brisbane City Council has advised the public about the road closures on Bradfield Highway in Kangaroo Point.
Roads will be closed between Kemp Street and Shafston Avenue from 4:00 am to 10:00 am on the following dates:
Sunday 30 June 2019 – 2 of 3 southbound lanes
Sunday 7 July 2019 – 2 of 3 northbound lanes
Sunday 14 July 2019 – 2 of 3 southbound or northbound lanes
All lanes in the opposite direction of the road closures will be maintained. Signage and traffic controllers will be in place to direct motorists. For traffic information, visit QLDTraffic.qld.gov.au or call 13 19 40.
Budding photographers who want to learn a new skill, here’s an interesting event in Kangaroo Point as the Brisbane Photography Group will hold a City Night Photography session with professional photographer Catherine Ramsay.
Happening on Sunday, the 23rd of June 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., this event will be an excellent opportunity for photo-hobbyists to improve their creative output.
The city looks quite different when the sun is down and the street and building lights are on so Ms Ramsay will teach the correct settings to take amazing photos in these scenarios.
The professional photographer will also teach motion blur light painting with the camera, as well as low light photography techniques. She will be on hand to answer questions and provide feedback to the photographers.
Photo Credit: Brisbane Photography Group/Facebook
Although open to any skill level, this creative session is ideal for photographers who are more keen on using manual or semi-manual settings on their camera. Participants to this City Night Photography are required to bring a tripod.
Book a spot for this creative activity for $35. The meeting place will be detailed with your booking confirmation.
The Brisbane Photography Club meets every two weeks to take photos based on the assigned team. The lectures are informal as this is also a chance to meet-up and make friends with people who share the same passion or hobby.
A group of scientists, students of science and enthusiasts are meeting up in Kangaroo Point and 11 other Brisbane bars and pubs to discuss the latest in science over beer.
Dubbed the Pint of Science festival, this annual event opens a platform for a fun and free-flowing discussion about research, discoveries, and other science-related topics.
Pint of Science in Kangaroo Point will be brewing from Monday, the 20th of May 2019, to Wednesday, the 22nd of May 2019, at the Sea Legs Brewing on 89 Main Street. Head to this bar from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to hear local experts talk about all the great things developing in the world of science with a glass of your favourite social drink and a plate of beer grub.
Topics for discussion at Pint of Science Kangaroo Point include:
How Machines Think – Dr. Yoni Nazarathy, University of Queensland
Big green donuts in the Great Barrier Reef – Mardi McNeil, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
Five ways your brain is screwing you over – Dr. Diane Harner, CleverMinds Consulting
There are no requirements to join this event, for as long as you love to talk about science and you enjoy beer. You must, however, register and pay the $6 fee.
Other bars in Brisbane are also hosting Pint of Science events simultaneously. Some of these bars and pubs may even offer special drinks.
Fortitude Valley
Waterloo Hotel
Milton
Newstead Brewing
Newstead
Newstead Brewing Co
South Brisbane
Fox Hotel Acadia Room Fox Hotel Veranda Room The Charming Squire
West End
Catchment Brewing The Burrow
Woolloongabba
Brewhouse Brisbane Red Brick Hotel The Norman Hotel
The annual scientists’ bar meet began in 2012 among researchers at the Imperial College London. The first topics they discussed were studies on about motor neuron diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.
A year later, the same group of scientists officially established Pint of Science across three cities in the U.K. Today, the event takes place every May in at least 300 cities around the world.
Kangaroo Point has another brewpub in town. Sea Legs Brewing Co. recently set up shop to further boost Brisbane’s profile as the fastest-growing craft beer destination in Queensland.
But the Sea Legs Brewing Co. site isn’t just a pub located on Main Street. Beneath the shop near the Story Bridge heritage site is a warehouse with a 15-hectolitre brewery system that can ferment 9,000 litres of different kinds of beers every day.
Co-owners Chris Davies, Jon Fuchs, Dave Machin, Harvey McKibbon and Tim Wyatt have been planning to open Sea Legs Brewing Co at Kangaroo Point three years ago. However, it took the group a while to secure council approvals.
Despite some delays and obstacles, construction was finally completed by the end of 2018. Finally, Sea Legs Brewing Co. opened its doors to the public in late December.
The bustling venue is close to other hangouts like the Brisbane Jazz Club and the Story Bridge Hotel. But Sea Legs Brewing Co. stands out because it brews its beers on site.
During its opening day, the pub offered more than 130 freshly-brewed batches of craft beer to its guests. Sea Legs Brewing Co. caters to all types of beer drinkers, wine lovers and even non-drinkers, with its lagers, IPAs, spirits, cocktails, and hand-selected wines. Aside from the drinks, the pub also serves burgers, wings, and hand-stretched pizzas.
Patrons can also buy bottles of brews at the brick-and-mortar store to enjoy at home. The owners also revealed they will be introducing experimental and seasonal beer flavours too.
Sea Legs is the first of more new dining and shopping sites opening on Main Street. Brisbane City Council has been pushing to bolster this part of the city as part of its improvement projects.
One of the most popular activities for the Australia Day festival in Brisbane, the Cockroach Races, is coming up on Saturday, 26 January 2019. The Story Bridge Hotel in Kangaroo Point will once again be packed with this and other fun activities and entertainment as they celebrate the much-anticipated event.
Photo credit: Story Bridge Hotel/Facebook
Celebrating its 38th year, the Cockroach Races will be having a full day of entertainment for everyone to enjoy. Live music, sporting races, competitions with great prizes, Aussie themed food vendors, and lots more await at the Story Bridge Hotel.
Event Details
What: Cockroach Races 2019
When: Saturday, 26 January 2019; gates open 11:00 a.m.
Where: Story Bridge Hotel, 200 Main St, Kangaroo Point
This year, the annual Cockroach Races will be hosting its first Thousand Guineas Short Horn BBQ Cook-Off. The competition will see eight people show off their skills on the grill. The best cook will win a dinner for up to 10 people worth $1,000.
Photo credit: Story Bridge Hotel/Facebook
Think you’ve got what it takes to win this cook-off? All you have to do is convince them why you are the best BBQ cook in all of Brisbane. Your answer may include photos or videos. Remember to submit your entry to the Story Bridge Hotel before 23 January 2019.
Photo credit: Story Bridge Hotel/Facebook
Can’t cook? Round-up your friends instead and join the Best Dressed Team Costume competition for a chance to win a $2000 party at the Story Bridge Hotel. Those who want to join should be there by midday and report to the Stewards’ desk to register.
Photo credit: Story Bridge Hotel/Facebook
Furthermore, lovely ladies can also enter for a chance to be crowned as the next Queen of Cockroach racing. The lucky winner will win $200 on the day.
Photo credit: Story Bridge Hotel/Facebook
Of course, the event won’t be complete without the main event. The Cockroach Races is the biggest event of the day so make sure to come in early.
Food and Entertainment
Photo credit: Abbiocco Food Truck/Facebook
There will be food trucks and street stalls offering the Story Bridge Hotel’s Australian Street Food Menu. Live music and DJs will be in the Hotel as well as on the street stage.
Australian artists Busby Marou will be headlining the entertainment line up. Other artists joining the event include Nick Trovis, Aussie Boogaloo, Forever Road, Mick Evans, The Dan Munn Duo, and Aaron Wright.
Gates are open at 11:00 a.m. and entry is a simple gold coin donation. All proceeds will go to Youngcare.
