A short session on cheese-making is happening in Albion and if you’d like to learn a new and useful skill, this activity is welcome for beginners. However, seasoned cheesemakers may also join in the fun learning experience.
Set for Saturday, the 15th of June, the hands-on cheese-making class will be conducted from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Albion Peace Centre on McDonald Road. In just a short amount of time, participants will learn about the proper milk selection, inoculation and renneting milk for making Halloumi and Feta cheese.
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Think cheese-making is hard? The techniques you will pick up from this workshop will actually allow you to make fresh batches of cheese at home. The class is easy to follow so you will be motivated to whip up the best homemade cheese for your friends and family.
The cheese-making workshop is limited to eight students only. Tickets are at $85 per person and participants have to bring their apron and head scarf, as well as containers for their cheese creations.
A ten-storey commercial building has been
proposed to rise at 11 Sandgate Road and 4 Higgs Street in Albion.
Proposed by DRJ Investments Pty Ltd and
designed by Red Door Architects, the proposed project is situated in a prime
location, just next to the Breakfast Creek Hotel. It also sits adjacent to the
Inner City Bypass (ICB) and within walking distance of the Albion Park Raceway
and Newstead Park. A pedestrian and cyclist track separates the site from the
ICB.
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Site of the Albion Development Application (Photo credit: pdonline.brisbane.qld.gov.au)
Under the proposal, there will be eight floors of retail space, with levels 1 and 2 designed to be showrooms. Parking for cars, bicycles and motorcycles will be provided at three basement levels.
Aside from the showroom, the ground floor will feature a lobby and reception space as well as a café. The top floor is envisioned to house a roof bar and kitchen with a bar and restaurant, services and equipment, and other amenities.
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According to the development application, the project will significantly add retail, commercial and hospitality to the area, which is surrounded by residential buildings.
The developer describes the design as responsive to the subtropical climate of Brisbane, whilst enriching the urban biodiversity of the local area. The design provides communal shaded space with trees and deep planting at the end of Higgs Street. Green spaces will continue along the pedestrian pathway at the southern boundary.
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Landscaped spaces will also be created at an elevated outdoor terrace on the third floor and the roof terrace at the tenth floor.
Brisbane City Planning has done an initial review of the development application and requested additional information and amendments to some portions of the proposal. Among the issues raised include provision of a verge to Higgs Street and easement at the southern boundary.
The review also noted that the plans need to provide additional deep planting area for large shade trees. According to City Planning, the present proposal only provides 49.5 square metres or 1.9% of deep planting area.
Other issues raised include flood impacts
and stormwater quality management.
