Embrace Life Health and Wellness Centre will be open for a free health consultation for children. The midwives and the Child Health Nurse/Lactation Consultant will be there to give professional advices to every mum.
Westfield North Lakes will be transformed into a food haven for two days.
The Marketplace (near Coles) will be filled with different tastings and samplings all day, masterclasses, and live demos.
The Laneway (near Event Cinemas) will also have some classes and demos, and an eating competition.
Both sections will also bring live music and kiddie entertainment.
To celebrate the opening of the new Kinsella Sports Complex Clubhouse, a family movie night will be held. Everyone is welcome!
The movie “Angry Birds” will be shown on the big screen. There will be sausage sizzle, bacon and egg rolls, popcorns, and drinks.
Bring your own cushion, rugs, and blankets and set up in front of the big screen, on the main field. Chairs are permitted, but should be placed at the back.
The Moreton Bay Libraries brings this seminar to North Lakesto teach participants how easy it is to register for myGov and use mobile apps for managing Centrelink, Medicare, and Child Support.
It is the official state’s program that educates the community about the government procurement process. The workshop will have an interactive session that will help the participants in learning how to develop and submit tenders.
Photo credit: CC0 Public Domain/johny_deff/Pixabay
Queensland Health and Metro North Hospital and Health Service will bring a seminar to the community about the essential information about diabetes and diabetes management, and practical workshops.
The ticket to the event already includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch, and handout materials.
DoTerra Premier Wellness advocate Brook Khan will be hosting a seminar to help the North Lakes community and their children on how to have a healthy environment.
Photo credit: Moreton Bay Region Libraries/Eventbrite
The Moreton Bay Region Libraries welcomes every children, Grades 7 to 12, for the LOUD meeting. Attendees are required to have a ticket, so register to be a library member to enter for free.
Performax International will host its first FREE, kid-friendly “Cars & Coffee” morning on Saturday, 8th of July at 8:00 a.m. The “everything automotive” event will also be filled with hot coffee and yummy cakes and treats from “Coffee on the Way”, a family-run cafe in Ferny Hills.
Parking at the venue is tight, but there will be parking spaces on the road and at the North Lakes Tavern car park.
Cars & Coffee for a Cause
Shevaune’s achievement of being independent (Photo credit: www.youngcare.com)
During the event, the staff will be circulating donation buckets for Youngcare Australia. Any amount is deeply appreciated.
Youngcare is a non-profit organisation established in 2005 to provide personal support, health care, and accommodation to young people with high care needs and teach them how to be independent while living in these facilities.
The idea of putting up Youngcare was inspired by the touching story of Shevaune Conry, a multiple sclerosis patient. Shavaune’s husband David established Youngcare together with his colleagues — Matthew Lawson, Nick Bonifant, and Simon Lockyer, with a common goal to create a “bright future” and provide extensive care to Shevaune and other Aussies with similar conditions.
Performax International will definitely showcase their wide range of specialised vehicles on the event. Here are two of the best cars that will be on display.
Bumblebee
Photo credit: Performax International/Facebook
Our transformer friend Bumblebee will be seen in the flesh during the event. It is a Camaro 2SS, an iconic and head-turning muscle car. Bumblebee has a cool design combined with power features that is complete with awesome engine and performance, comfort, in-car entertainment, and safety.
The Raptor
Photo credit: Performax International/Facebook
This powerful beast was also built to steal the limelight. Its 3.5L Twin Turbo V6 engine, 10 speed automatic gearbox, and 3,628 kg towing capacity are just some of the raptor’s features that will be shown during the event.
There are other muscle cars that climb, crawl, and conquer the road at the event. Lucky car enthusiasts will also have the chance to test drive these vehicles.
Everyone is invited to show-off their car, but everyone is also expected to adhere the “No Hooning Policy”. The venue is within close proximity to the residential areas and the police stations. The Police Department will also be gracing the event.
The No Hooning Policy includes:
No skidding;
No burnouts;
No excessive revving;
No speeding;
No doughnuts; and
No screeching tires.
Photo credit: Performax International/Facebook
Check out the event page for updates. What car will you be bringing?
Performax International will be celebrating a kid-friendly “Cars & Coffee” morning filled with car show and Coffee on the Way’s coffees and cakes. This is a fundraising event for Youngcare Australia.
Plans for the new state secondary school in the North Lakes-Mango Hill area for North Brisbane are already underway.
Ms. Palaszczuk with students (Photo credit: Kate Jones/Twitter)
The population of the North Lakes area, which includes Mango Hill, Kallangur, Dakabin, Murrumba Downs, and Griffin, is expected to grow by about 13,000 by the year 2021. Also, the population is predicted to grow from the present 70,000 to 103,000 by 2036.
With the predicted statistics, North Lakes-Mango Hill is the preferred location to build the new school in the whole North Brisbane area.
The new state high school construction will ease the number of enrolments at the North Lakes State College. Because of the enrolment growth year after year, the school may not be able to keep up with the estimated number of population growth in the next few years. North Lakes State College has a maximum student enrolment capacity of 3,320 students. The number of students entering Prep should not exceed 200 in every 8 classrooms.
Building Future Schools
The Queensland Government has dedicated $28 million (2017-2018) for the Building Future Schools Fund, out of the $500 million total proposed budget for the five-year project.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that the Building Future Schools Fund will be used to build new schools to cater more students, provide 1,500 jobs over the five-year scheme, and secure the fastest growing regions in Queensland.
“We want every child to benefit from a quality education no matter where they live. That’s why we are investing $500 million over five years to help deliver world class education facilities where they are needed most … We will always build new schools and new classrooms to cater for enrolments in our growing state,” Ms. Palaszczuk said.
More Schools to Open
An artist’s impression of Fortitude Valley’s new school (Photo credit: www.qld.gov.au)
Two new high schools will be built in inner-Brisbane this year. The Fortitude Valley State School, in partnership with Queensland University of Technology, will become a high-rise secondary school. Another high school will be built in the catchment of Brisbane State High School, in conjunction with University of Queensland. These two new schools will each cater up to 1,500 students.
The $500 million Building Future Schools Fund will also be used for land acquisitions in Mount Low in Townsville, Calliope near Gladstone, and Yarrabilba in South Logan. Like the plan in North Lakes-Mango Hills, the plans in these areas are also underway.
Photo credit: www.advancingeducation.qld.gov.au
“We will continue to build new schools in growth areas … We need to continue to act to meet the increasing demands for student enrolments and plan ahead for next generation learning needs,” Education Minister Kate Jones said.
The secondary schools construction will continue in Brisbane and the final Public Private Partnership School will be built in Springfield by 2019. Ms. Jones said that the Department of Education will work on communicating with the school communities to come up with the best solutions for each school.
North Lakes can now experience Telstra 4GX! Telstra 4GX is the fastest 4G speed recorded in Australia. It is a 700MHz network frequency that could now provide 4G coverage in both rural and regional areas.
The Start of 4GX
Telstra first launched the 4GX in 2015 based on an agreement with the Federal Government. When analogue television was switched off in Australia, the 700MHz spectrum was sold to different telcos under the hammer during the Digital Dividend, a digital spectrum auction by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), back in 2013.
Photo credit: RoundupResistance/Wikimedia Commons
Telstra spent $1.3 billion for the spectrum and secured two 20 MHz spectrum blocks in the 700 MHz band and two 40 MHz blocks in the 2.56GHz band. Other telcos that spent millions for the spectrum were Optus ($649 million for two 10 MHz blocks in the 700MHz band and two 20 MHz spectrum blocks in the 2.5GHz block) and TPG Internet ($13.5 million for two 10 MHz spectrum blocks in the 2.5GHz band).
After the billion-dollar investment, Telstra announced their plan to use the spectrum to enhance the network support. The low frequency nature of the 700MHz can help signal travel longer distances, catering to both urban and rural areas.
“The spectrum will be used to enhance our network to help support extraordinary demand growth for mobile services and data. With the 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum we will be able to deliver faster speeds, more capacity and expansive, wide area coverage of 4G LTE (long-term evolution) technology on our Next G network … Together with ongoing investment in our wireless network, which will total $1.2 billion in the 2012-13 financial year … the additional spectrum will help ensure we continue to deliver Australia’s leading mobile network for our customers,” Telstra Chief Executive David Thodey said.
Telstra 4GX Today
The 4GX’s multiple 4G spectrum bands means faster speedy web access using a compatible device, category 6 and higher, in a 4GX area, while its double bandwidth feature allows multiple devices to download, stream, and share at the same time with less slowdowns.
Telstra 4GX has now expanded to North Lakes, Dakabin, Lawnton, Petrie, Whiteside, Bray Park, and Joyner. To find out more about your area’s coverage, check out Telstra’s coverage map.
Thanks to government allocation to build new schools in Queensland, the wish of parents to have a new school or campus in the North Lakes area could become a reality soon.
The state government is investing $200 million for the Advancing Queensland State Schools program, which is intended to fast-track state school infrastructure projects. The investment includes a $45-million fund to acquire new school sites in the state.
Chris Whiting, MP for Murrumba, is pushing to get funding for a new high school site in the North Lakes area. Whiting said that since he was elected, parents in the area have been urging him to push for a new local high school or campus. He believes that the Advancing Queensland Schools fund is an excellent opportunity for the booming region to finally get its wish.
Parents from North Lakes, Mango Hill and Griffin have been asking the Department of Education and Training to give locals another option for their kids.
The residents’ demand found support in an independent proposal by Building Queensland in December 2016 indicating a need for a secondary school in North Brisbane. The Building Queensland report states that the current schools in the North Lakes area may not be able to handle future enrolment demand.
The region has seen strong growth over the years and the population has grown significantly. Parents believe that the educational infrastructure needed to meet the region’s growth must be built the soonest time possible.
The first round of Advancing Queensland, an age-friendly grants application, will be closing on 16th of June by 5 p.m. This is a program that will give grants of up to $100,000 to organisations who will deliver innovative age-friendly projects for seniors.
This year’s program will focus on transport, outdoor spaces, and building & housing domains.
State Labor MP for Murrumba Chris Whiting said that this is a wonderful opportunity for the North Lakes community to receive support and develop innovative and creative programs for its senior group
Age-Friendly Model
The “age-friendly model” was designed by the World Health Organisation in 2007 for seniors to ensure their access to all of the aspects of community life. These are transportation, outdoor spaces and building, housing, respect and social inclusion, social participation, communication and information, civic participation and employment opportunities, and community support and health services.
This design is effective in bringing a healthy and happy life of the seniors in every community.
Ageing in Queensland and North Lakes
(Photo credit: daveynin/Flickr)
Queensland’s senior population aged 65 years and over is about 14% of the total population. This segment is projected to rise to almost 20% by year 2036. In North Lakes, almost 20% of the total suburb population are seniors.
An age-friendly community will be helpful for the senior population in North Lakes and Queensland as a whole, to free them from any age-related barriers. The grants program will provide organisations with an opportunity to support the aged people in living in a safe and healthy community.
Last Call for Application
To apply online for “Advancing Queensland” grants, visit the SmartyGrants Application Form. New users of SmartyGrants need to registerfirst before they can proceed. For information on how to register and fill out the form, click here.
Another option is to request an application form by sending an email to the Office of Seniors.
This is open for all community groups, local councils, non-government organisations, research institutions, and universities. All successful applicants will be announced by the Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Seniors and Minister Assisting the Premier of North Queensland, and on every Queensland government publications.
The approved applicants will be required to enter into an agreement with the department and acknowledge the government funding by placing the “Queensland Government” crest on all promotional materials produced in line with the project.
Heads up North Lakes peeps, a new, one-of-a-kind destination is coming to town! The George Group and local developer Pointcorp have recently announced their joint venture for the “Laguna North Lakes” development project. Conveniently located adjacent to Westfield at 40 North Lakes Drive, this project’s master plan has just been finalised. Construction will begin in early 2018 with a scheduled completion in mid-2020.
In deciding to build Laguna in the area, The George Group has given North Lakes a massive vote of confidence. As a fast-growing community with increased levels of commercial investment and population growth made up of young couples and families, North Lakes does seem to be an ideal location for the project.
With the recently completed Redcliffe Peninsula Rail Line, North Lakes has become very accessible and increasingly desirable to growing businesses. The opening of Laguna North Lakes will also open more doors for employment and businesses that will affect the North Lakes community positively, increasing commercial investments and employment rate.
Laguna North Lakes is the next James Street
James Street, Fortitude Valley’s iconic retail precinct (Photo credit: www.espresso-and-matcha.blogspot.com)
George Group is the team behind Fortitude Valley’s iconic James Street precinct. Seeing Brisbane’s James Street as one the most successful retail precincts in Australia, George Group Director Peter George is determined to create a next-level mixed-use precinct, not just for the North Lakes community, but for the whole Australia as well.
“Leveraging our twenty-year history creating and sustaining Fortitude Valley’s James Street, one of the most successful retail precincts in Australia, we’ll be creating a brand-new, world class mixed-use precinct,” Mr. George said.
The Master Plan
Soon to rise “Laguna North Lakes” (Photo credit: Laguna North Lakes/Facebook)
The $250 million Laguna North Lakes project is a mixed-use development that will blend commercial, industrial, and institutional uses with integrated functionality. Laguna will be the newest one-stop destination for the North Lakes community to relax, shop, work, eat, drink, and play round-the-clock.
“We’ve worked tirelessly with the design team to create an exciting new location alternative for companies requiring highly functional office space, supported with a diverse retail offering as well as health and wellness facilities that will maintain a high level of employee engagement,” Pointcorp Director Chris Vitale said.
An artist impression of the retail hub (Photo credit: www.lagunanorthlakes.com.au)
The development’s 1.7 hectare land will be divided into different areas. Laguna’s two towers, a 10,500 square meter area, will be built just for the A-grade offices, in accordance with the highest environmental standards. Over 900 car parking spaces, both on-street and underground, and accessible public transport links, will also be built as a priority undertaking, to provide ease of access for both the employees and clients.
Some of the highlights are the retail facilities for fashion boutiques, restaurants, and cafes that will cover the 5,000 square meters area with a shaded green pathway, the 2,000 square meters area dedicated for the gym and other health and fitness facilities, the 140-room hotel that will soon rise in the community.
An artist impression of the Lagoon Pool (Photo credit: www.lagunanorthlakes.com.au)
To further bolster Laguna’s potential as the next family destination in 2020, a childcare centre is also a part of the plan. This will also be the home of the Lagoon Precinct, the facility for the large lagoon pool, a zero-depth recreational play area, and a swimming school, with a resort-style bar and restaurant.
The opening of Laguna North Lakes will also mark the opening of the largest function space in North Lakes with an area of 2,500 square meters. According to the plan, the function hall will provide a “flexible space for all types of events”.
Laguna North Lakes is now ready for leasing (Photo credit: laguna North Lakes/Facebook)
The leasing campaign has already been launched, and Laguna North Lakes’ construction marches on according to schedule. Updates and leasing opportunities can be viewed on their website or on their Facebook page.
