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Works Progressing Well For Northshore’s Needle-free Vaccine Facility

Construction is well underway for a needle-free vaccine facility at Northshore Hamilton, which is a first of its kind in Australia.

Read: Hamilton Could Soon Be Producing Needle-Free Vaccines

Biotech company Vaxxas’ needle-free vaccine facility in Hamilton will feature a house office, R&D laboratories, and device and cleanroom manufacturing spaces.

The existing warehouse on the site will be refurbished to make way for the needle-free vaccine facility, to help Vaxxas manufacture its proprietary high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) for Phase II, Phase III and early-stage commercial use.

The new facility, which is a key part of Queensland’s Economic Recovery Plan, is set for completion in the first quarter of 2023.

Once construction is finished, Vaxxas expects to manufacture enough needle-free vaccine kits to deliver 300 million doses each year at full capacity.

According to Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles, Vaxxas will employ up to 110 high-skilled biomedical experts when operating in early 2023.

“This could grow to more than 139 new jobs over five years, which will go a long way in securing Queensland as a globally competitive Asia-Pacific biomedical hub,” Mr Miles said.

How A Needle-free Vaccine Works

Vaxxas’ technology uses a small patch with a surface of thousands of micro-projections coated with a vaccine to deliver the vaccine to the abundance of immune cells immediately below the skin surface.

According to Vaxxas Chief Operations and Development Officer Angus Forster, their high density micro-array patch (HD-MAP) technology can deposit a vaccine through the surface of the skin in just a few seconds.

“Our clinical research shows that this elicits a more efficient and effective immune response than traditional syringes due to the abundance of immune cells immediately below the surface of the skin,” Mr Forster said.

Mr Forster added that there will be an opportunity to make the transportation of vaccines to rural and remote communities much easier as the vaccine patch can be stored at temperatures as high as 40ºC.

Read: Northshore Hamilton Prepares to Transform for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics

For further information about Vaxxas’ novel vaccination technology, visit www.vaxxas.com.

New Childcare Centre on Racecourse Road Proposed

Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Hamilton may get a new childcare centre if the proposed three-storey facility on Racecourse Road gets Council approval.

The proposal seeks to develop a childcare centre on a 618.8sqm site at 50 Racecourse Road in Hamilton. If approved, the dwelling that currently occupies the site will be demolished to facilitate the construction of the Red Door Architecture-designed proposed development.

Proposed site | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Basement floor plan | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Ground floor plan | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

The three-storey childcare centre will feature elements that will assist with maintaining privacy and amenity of the site’s rear adjoining property, including acoustic screen and landscaping.

“The development has been designed with consideration of established development along Racecourse Road and what is typical of a modern ‘high street’, noting that this portion of Racecourse Road is varied in character and yet to reach its development potential.” – Urban Strategies

Level 1 floor plan | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Level 2 floor plan | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Roof floor plan | Photo Credit: Brisbane City Council / developmenti.brisbane.qld.gov.au

The front facade will have extensive glazing and there will be a balcony for casual surveillance of the street and a pedestrian awning for weather protection.

The proposal which is anticipated to provide day-long care for 98 children includes ten (10) car parking spaces –three (3) for staff and seven (7) for drop off – to be located within a basement car park area. There will also be four (4) bicycle parking and end-trip facilities.

Summary of the development proposal
Total site area: 618.8sqm
Site cover: 535sqm / 86.46 per cent of the site
Total GFA: 624sqm
Ground floor GFA: 178sqm
Level 1 GFA: 239sqm
Level 2 GFA: 207sqm
Activity rooms: 6
Deep planting: 61sqm / 10.14 per cent of the site
Car Parking: 10 (6 – drop off + 1 PWD, Van 1, Staff 3

It is proposed that the childcare centre will operate from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday.

50 Racecourse Rd, Hamilton QLD 4007, Australia

The Cullen: Proposed 23-Storey Development Within Northshore Hamilton PDA

Photo Credit: Economic Development Queensland / edqdad.dsdip.qld.gov.au

Developer Limitless Residential has submitted an application for a 23-storey residential-led development on Hercules Street within the Northshore Hamilton Priority Development Area.

The proposed development, to be called “The Cullen”, at 5 Hercules Street will offer a mix of land uses including residential, retail shop, F&B, office, medical centre, educational establishment, indoor entertainment and indoor sport and recreation.

The Plus Architecture-designed project will include 100 residential units including 50 two-bedroom and 50 three-bedroom units. Each unit will have a functional balcony that leads to the main living area. The balconies are designed to be big enough to accommodate outdoor furniture and be a usable space.

The Cullen proposed site | Photo Credit: Economic Development Queensland / edqdad.dsdip.qld.gov.au

The podium will comprise four storeys containing retail tenancies on the ground level and three levels of car parking behind an articulated facade, and a recreation terrace. The level 4 communal space will contain a lap pool, spa lounge area, a sauna, outdoor barbecue areas, an indoor gym, yoga, and a pilates studio.

The Cullen | Photo Credit: Economic Development Queensland / edqdad.dsdip.qld.gov.au

“The materiality chosen for the podium includes brick patterning to connect with the industrial history and development within the broader area of the PDA. Being located at a key entrance point for the PDA, provides an excellent opportunity to provide this style of locally distinctive outcome, which has been achieved successfully in other areas, such as Woolloongabba.” – Mewing Planning Consultants

The application will be assessed by Economic Development Queensland as it is situated within the Northshore Hamilton Priority Development Area.

Proposed development summary

Gross floor area: 14,324sqm
Height: 23 storeys plus rooftop
Office GFA: 249sqm
Shop/Food GFA: 208sqm
Residential: 100 units (50 x 2 bedrooms, 50 x 3 bedrooms)
Lifts: 4
Retail: 2 ground floor retail tenancies (151sqm)
Landscaping: 612sqm
Communal Open Space: 902sqm (Podium top recreation area=787sqm, Rooftop level=115sqm)
Car Parking: 154 spaces
Bicycle Parking: 114 spaces (102 residents, 12 visitors)

5 Hercules St, Hamilton QLD 4007, Australia

Tivoli Gardens Theatre: Vaudeville and Picture Shows in Early 20th-Century Hamilton

Did you know that in the early 20th century, apart from going to the races, locals from Hamilton and the nearby suburbs of North Brisbane enjoyed vaudeville and picture shows at the Tivoli Gardens Theatre for entertainment?

The first Tivoli Gardens Theatre was a tent structure that could hold over 1,000 people along Hamilton Road, now Sir Kingsford Smith Drive.

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Opened in 1907, the open-air theatre had its own dressing rooms and a large stage with decorative painted scenery as the backdrop. Seatings were set up by appointments and proved to be quite popular with the locals as many Brisbane residents, including the Mayor and Mayoress, would travel to Hamilton by tram to catch the shows.

Tivoli Gardens Theatre — Photo Credit: National Library of Queensland

Before and after each show, theatregoers would hang by the tables and seats in the gardens, where a brass band, the Hamilton Band Stand, would play their favourite tunes. A kinetoscope would be set up so guests can watch moving pictures. This was before the development of motion picture projectors or the cinema.

Kinetoscope — Photo Credit: State Library of Queensland

But the theatre was not open full-time. It ran three nights a week during the warmer seasons and closed during the colder months.

Top Performers at the Tivoli Gardens Theatre

Eva Lee (singer), Clivalli and Sport (boxing and juggling act), Bert Lambert (singer), Miriam Russell (mezzo-contralto), C.E. Morgan (tenor), and the Jolly Rovers were stage regulars at the Tivoli Gardens Theatre but Miss Isabella Maria Sutherland, or best known as Bella Sutherland, who was the theatre’s sole proprietress, was also the star performer.

Ms Sutherland got her start as an entertainer for the Lancashire Bellringers in Melbourne in 1864. She was a well-travelled performer who did drama and comedy skits, as well as danced and sang at a variety of minstrels shows in England, India, and New Zealand.

Miss Bella Sutherland — Photo Credit: State Library of Queensland

After marrying her third husband, George Gibson, in the mid-1880s, Ms Sutherland formed The Vital Spark, a theatre touring company. However, by the early 1900s, she and Mr Gibson decided to make Brisbane their home base after years of touring. They bought a house in Hamilton, where they mounted the first Tivoli Gardens Theatre.

In 1910, Ms Sutherland and her husband bought another house in Hamilton near the Hamilton Hotel, which became the second site of their vaudeville theatre. The venue ran until 1912 as the couple moved and opened the third theatre near the second site.

Ms Sutherland named her Hamilton properties as “Southdean,” suggesting a reference to her Scottish heritage. When there are no live performances, the Tivoli Gardens Theatre ran Scottish picture shows.

In 1912, the theatre presented “Cinderella” and also held concerts and fundraisers during the First World War.

After Ms Sutherland’s death in 1918, Mr Gibson managed the theater until 1921 with the help of the other performers. However, he didn’t sell the property until 1923 and died a year later. The pair is buried on the same plot at the Nundah Cemetery.

One of the performers, Ms Lee, was presumed to have purchased the theatre equipment from Mr Gibson after she acquired and opened Arcadia Theatre on Racecourse Road.

Tivoli Gardens Theatre Today

The structures of the Tivoli Gardens Theatre have long been demolished. The first site along York and Cooksley streets is now a modern private residence. The second and third locations, which were active for more than 10 years, were along the corners of Racecourse Road and Allen St, which is now a commercial and retail precinct.

Disney Sing-Alongs at Dendy Cinemas Portside

Photo Credit: dbreen / Pixabay

Catch some Disney Sing-Along movies at Dendy Cinemas Portside. You still have time to catch Frozen and Frozen II which will be shown every Saturday over the school holidays.

Sing along to the classic Disney songs such as “Let it Go”, “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and “Into the Unknown” as Dendy Cinema Portside screens Frozen and Frozen II on 24 September and 1 October 2022, respectively, at the Dendy Cinemas – Portside for just $8 a ticket.

Each song’s lyrics from these animated films will be displayed on the screen, so you can just sing along with Elsa, Anna and other beloved characters from Frozen.

Frozen

Stars: Kristen Bell(voice), Idina Menzel(voice), Jonathan Groff(voice), Josh Gad(voice)

Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Rating: PG | Some scenes may scare very young children

Screening Date and Session: 24 September 2022 | 10:30 AM

Synopsis:

Elsa has the power to create ice and snow. During her coronation, she lost control of her powers, upon learning that Anna wanted to marry a prince that she had just met at the party, and accidentally froze her entire kingdom. Distraught, Elsa flees to the mountain and it is now up to her sister to find and bring her back.

Reviews:

“The animation is simply superb. Ice has never looked so good, except as the real thing. Technical precision and innovation is expected nowadays in computer animation but Frozen combines that with a gorgeously rich design. The colour scheme is highly saturated, the Snow Queen’s palace is an architectural wonder, even the snow has that crunchy blue quality of real snow. In 3D, it’s quite breathtaking, and made with ultimate attention to detail.” – The Sydney Morning Herald

“Parents need to know that Frozen is a Disney animated musical that’s likely to appeal to families with children of all ages. As in many Disney movies, the parents die, here leaving orphaned princesses who must find a way to survive. There are a few other violent scenes that involve men with weapons, snarling wolves, a scary snow monster, a severe storm, and a character who nearly freezes to death. A character falls in love — twice — and ends up sharing two kisses at the end of the story. Messages include unconditional love between sisters after a long estrangement, being true to yourself, recognizing your gifts, and not being afraid of your power.” – Common Sense Media

Frozen II

Stars: Kristen Bell(voice), Idina Menzel(voice), Jonathan Groff(voice), Josh Gad(voice)

Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Rating: PG | Some scenes may scare very young children

Screening Date and Session: 1 October 2022 | 10:30 AM

Synopsis:

Elsa hears mysterious voices calling out to her from beyond Arandelle which unintentionally awakened the elemental forces that threaten the kingdom. And so, Elsa and the rest of the crew set out on a journey to the enchanted forest to find the source of the voices. But the quest soon turned into a journey of self-discovery.

Reviews:

“Frozen II feels like a more grown-up film, with plenty of thrilling scenes lifting the film from its more emotional moments.” – Kids News

“Frozen II pushes all the right buttons. It works as a stand-alone picture if you’re one of the six people in the country who hasn’t seen the original. But seeing the first instalment can only create a richer experience.” – The Blurb

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Dendy Cinemas Portside | Portside Wharf, Remora Rd, Hamilton QLD 4007

New Road Infrastructure At Northshore Now Complete

New roads, cycle tracks and footpaths, at Northshore Hamilton are now complete and open to the public, and will be used as part of the city’s preparation for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

Read: How Northshore Hamilton Evolved from 19th-Century Fishing Ground to Premier Waterfront Precinct

The roads, as Deputy Premier and State Development Minister Steven Miles said, are adjacent to the Athlete’s Village site and would assist vehicle movements around the precinct during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Artist’s impression of Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Village (Photo credit: statedevelopment.qld.gov.au)

The works, which cost around $18 million, includes road, stormwater and utilities upgrades, three new roads, more separated cycleways and subtropical urban landscaping at the eastern end of Northshore.

“Importantly, these works are creating new land supply that will shortly come to the market and is expected to generate over $500 million of private sector investment and support over 1600 construction jobs,” Mr Miles said.

Mr Miles added that the accelerated delivery of supporting infrastructure will be vital to support the development of the Village that will ultimately host more than 10,000 athletes and team officials for the Olympic Games and more than 5000 for the Paralympics.

“As the state moves towards 2032, legacy projects such as the Athlete’s Village at Northshore will benefit Queenslanders for decades to come.”

Mr Miles said Maritime Green, the newest immersive riverfront activation space at Northshore is also now complete.

“Opening up more riverfront that has been closed to the public for over 100 years due to port operations, will support local businesses including Eat Street Northshore,” he said.

Read: Public Gets First Look At Breakfast Creek Sports Precinct

Locals can expect new spaces for events, performances and more enterprise and retail opportunities.

Unique Residential Building Proposed For Former Quarry Site In Hamilton

A residential building featuring a unique, cascading design may be built at a former quarry site in Hamilton.

Read: Why Toorak on Annie St is a House of Prominence in Hamilton

A development application has been submitted for 336 Kingsford Smith Drive in Hamilton, in what was once the site of a historic quarry. The site was sold for $5.5 million in 2019.

Designed by Plus Architecture, the proposed building will feature a step-down design which is quite unique, compared to the properties in the neighbourhood.

“The architectural design has responded to the site topography by nestling the proposed building into the escarpment of the site and terracing the building with the rise in Quarry Street,” planners stated in a report.

Photo credit: Brisbane City Council/Plus Architecture

“As a result, the building has a two-storey interface to Kingsford-Smith Drive to the south and two-storey interface to the north of the site (the existing ground level of Quarry Street) with building height transitioning in between.”

The six-storey residential building will consist of five two-bedroom apartments, seven three-bedroom apartments, and three four-bedroom apartments, all ranging between 65 sqm and 125 sqm in size.

With its river and city views, Hamilton is considered by the developer as one of the premier locations in Brisbane. A number of good developers are doing off their plans in Hamilton, where there’s a consistent market for luxury homes.

“The proposal provides a high-quality and contemporary architectural design outcome that responds to the continually developing and diverse character of Kingsford Smith Drive and Quarry Street while remaining respectful of the materiality and architectural themes of the remaining pre-1947 character in Quarry Street,” the assessment report reads.

hamilton bne — Photo credit: Brisbane City Council/Plus Architecture

In terms of public transport, the developer included Council’s Gold CityGlider bus service in its proposal, which aims to “provide further increased high-frequency public transport for the site and locality.”

The new proposed City Glider would connect Hamilton to Woolloongabba, via Fortitude Valley, Eagle Street, and Mary Street.

Locals’ Feedback

hamilton building — Photo credit: Brisbane City Council/Plus Architecture

The development application (A006047163) requires an impact assessment under the City Plan, which means it will undergo public notification prior to Council making a decision.

It received a few submissions from residents, who opposed the development mainly because of its built form, which is described as “not consistent with the character and intensity of the surrounding streetscape.”

With regard to the design, the applicant explained in the planning documents that the proposed built form has been deliberately designed to respond to this historic land use and the resulting landform.

Brisbane, 1954: The First of Many Visits of Queen Elizabeth II

Few can draw a local crowd like the Queen can and fewer still can make the entire world pause briefly in remembrance. Here is a look back on the historic days in 1954, when Queen Elizabeth II, the only reigning British monarch to have come to Australia, came to Brisbane and motored down Kingsford Smith Drive, Queens St, George St, and Coronation Drive to the delight of the waiting crowd.

On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully in Balmoral Castle. With her passing comes the end of a lifelong dedication to duty and service.

The Royal Visits

Since 1867, Australia has had more than fifty Royal tours. Only six of these visits happened before 1954, the year Queen Elizabeth II first came to visit in a gruelling Royal Tour that lasted nearly two months.

She visited every state in the country and two of the mainland territories.

She would return 15 more times since that first visit but 1954 will go down in history as the first and most memorable.

Photo Credit: State Library of Queensland

During their first Royal Tour in QLD, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh toured the state for nine days and spent seven of those days in Brisbane, where people showed up in large numbers to welcome them.

Traffic arrangements for the 1954 visit to Brisbane was a particularly daunting task, magnificently handled by the Commissioner of the Police.

*Brisbane Route of Royal Progress, Day of Arrival 9 March 1954. Royal Visit to Queensland 1954: Working Programme (QPM Collection) Photo Credit:* *My Police QLD*

All About the People

Presenting flowers to the Queen outside Brisbane City Hall.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Referring to the massive undertaking that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh assumed on their trip, Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English at Flinders University, writes:

“During the tour, the queen greeted over 70,000 ex-servicemen and women; drove in cavalcades that took in massive crowds; attended numerous civic receptions; and opened the Australian Parliament in Canberra. The tour saw Elizabeth travel 10,000 miles by air and 2,000 miles by road – including 207 trips by car and by appointed royal trains.”

“It is estimated as much as 75% of the population saw the Queen and Prince Philip during this tour. No Australian prime minister has ever had a reception on this scale or exposure to so many of the country’s citizens.”

Art Boat Transforms Northshore Hamilton for the Brisbane Festival

Northshore Hamilton brings an immersive art experience to celebrate the Brisbane Festival, the Art Boat.

Read: How Northshore Hamilton Evolved from 19th-Century Fishing Ground to Premier Waterfront Precinct

Brisbane’s Art Boat will be moored near Eat Street, showcasing The Spheres by internationally renowned visual artist, Lindy Lee.

Ms Lee is an Australian artist, whose practice explores her Chinese ancestry and Taoist philosophy.

Ms Lee’s work, The Spheres, drew inspiration from Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who speculated that celestial bodies caused vibrations as they coursed majestically through the heavens.

Pythagoras termed it ‘Music of the Spheres,’ a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of the moons, stars, and planets, as a form of music. Ms Lee’s work is inspired by symbolic gestures and processes that call on the element of chance to produce a galaxy of images that embody the intimate connections between human existence and the cosmos.

As it returns this year, Brisbane’s Art Boat will embark on special midnight and dawn cruises as well as a mindfulness program.

Photo credit: Brisbane Festival/Facebook

For the Northshore Loop, the boat will continue upriver towards Breakfast Creek, Newstead, and Teneriffe before returning back to Northshore, Hamilton.

The Art Boat experience is part of the 2022 Brisbane Festival, which begins on 2 September and ends on 24 Sept.

Mark your calendars! See the Art Boat

What	Art Boat
Where	Northshore Hamilton
When	Sept 2-24,2022

Please note that guests are not permitted to bring any food, drinks or alcohol on board. There’s a food outlet selling a range of pre-cruise meal and snack options and an onboard bar for light meals, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

To book and learn more about the ongoing immersive art experience in time for Brisbane Festival, visit brisbanefestival.com.au.

Whinstanes: From Hamlet to Suburb to Hamilton Locality

Whinstanes was once a small settlement near the Eagle Farm racecourse, bounded by College St, all the way to the former Eagle Farm Rd, now known as Kingsford Smith Dr in Hamilton.

The hamlet was named after the grand Whinstanes House, which was built in 1886 for A.B. Webster, a Scotsman and a pioneering merchant of Brisbane and founder of Webster and Co. with his brother.

Whinstanes House was the site of many social gatherings in its hey day, once even holding a ball in honour of HRH The Prince of Wales as its most distinguished guest during his visit to Queensland in the 1920s, after World War I.

A.B. Webster lived in Whinstanes House with his wife and children until his death in 1923.

Mr AB Webster Death — Photo Credit: National Library of Australia

Whinstanes Suburb

Despite its size, Whinstanes had its own public facilities. In 1897, the post office was constructed and remained active until 1945. Large industries, farmers and small business owners along Kingsford Smith Dr, Woonah Ave, and Eagle Farm were registered in the post office directory.

Around the same time as the post office’s establishment, the Whinstanes railway station was opened to extend to the Pinkenba station. In the 1970s, the Whinstanes railway station was merged with Doomben. One can still see traces of its former identity in the existing railway line today.

Whinstanes Train — Train lines of Brisbane, 1970s
Photo Credit: Eswood Shawn/Facebook

School Days

Eventually, the nine-acre house was sold to the Sisters of Sacred Heart and became a boy’s boarding school known as the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, originally based in Corinda.

Whinstanes College
Photo Credit: Brenda Koster/Facebook

However, by the 1940s, the sisters were asked to relocate the school as it was close to major petrol storage sites that have been declared danger zones near the Brisbane River. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart established their new home in Freneau Park.

Whinstanes College Transfer — Photo Credit: National Library of Australia

WWII Camp

During World War II, Whinstanes was transformed into Camp Whinstanes and was used by the U.S. Army, specifically as a headquarters for the Medical Detachment and Company “B” and “C” of the 738th Military Police Battalion. Company “C” also had a detachment at Camp Lafayette nearby, which was a prison stockade. A few years later, Company “A” and “D” were also active at Camp Whinstanes.

After the war, the Augustinian Fathers bought the property to establish Villanova College. The school operated at the site until 1953, when the Augustinian Fathers resold the property to pursue their plans to move to Coorparoo. Villanova College has since relocated to Coorparoo.

The next owners of the site were developers who demolished the property to build industries and factories.

Today, the former hamlet turned tiny suburb is a Hamilton locality, the site of the City Motor Group near TAFE Eagle Farm and the BP Whinstanes Terminal.