September 2006

Picnic in the Park- Back by Popular Demand

Put a big circle around Saturday 14th October in your diary, because that’s the night “The Picnic in the Park” is to be held at Biambi Yamba Park. A fantastic six piece rock band has been organised with the help from the Brisbane City Council and Cr. Jane Prentice. Also we have some other surprises that will ensure a great night will be had by all the family.

Please BYO everything, and remember to take all your rubbish away with you on departure. The event will kick off at Biambi Yamba Park from 5:30pm onwards. A cool breeze often occurs after sundown, so bring something warm to wear. MPA members are allowed to invite guests to Picnic in the Park.Portable toilets will be available for the comfort of all guests.

After talks with the management of Lone Pine, it has been decided not to have fire works. The Association was made aware of a very unfortunate incident following the fireworks two years ago, when several kangaroos were injured and had to be euthanased. I am sure residents would not want us to be responsible for another such occurrence. As a gesture of goodwill Lone Pine will have a surprise for us all on the night!

We ask residents not to park their cars near the bus stop at the corner of Fig Tree Pocket Road and Botticelli Street. The BCC buses have a lot of trouble negotiating the corner when cars are parked on both sides of the road during Picnic in the Park. A car was badly damaged by a BCC bus at a recent Picnic in the Park.

Local Habitat Group

The newly formed Habitat Group had a very successful bird watching morning on the 27th August. I will keep you informed of future events.

River Walk

Several Residents have suggested that some seats be placed along the river walk, behind Botticelli Street. If any residents have comments about this suggestion, please
let me know and they can be submitted, with the proposal to Jane Prentice’s Office.

Membership

Thank you to all those residents who placed their subscriptions in the letter boxes, we had a great response. Those who missed doing so can expect a knock on their door in the month of September.

Membership is very important to the association and our goal is to have at least 200 households as current members in the area. We ask residents to support the MPA and help make build a better community in the Mandalay area.


Winner

Congratulations to Lorna Williams who won the prize offered for those who put their membership subscriptions in the letter box.






Jane McLauchlan
Vice President
Email: mandalay@uq.net.au
Internet: www.mandalay.org.au

 

 

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