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Aspley Hypermarket Presents Christmas Activities for the Whole Family

December has been made even more exciting with different Christmas activities that are being held at Aspley Hypermarket. Read on and know how to best enjoy the last days leading up to Christmas Day.

Find Santa

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This free activity kicked off at the beginning of the month and is ongoing until the 24th of December. Basically, participants will try to find the hidden Santas around the complex. In order to participate, one needs to download the Aspley Hypermarket Rewards App from the Google Play and complete the Secret Santa trail by following the stickers on the floor across the hypermarket. An awesome Christmas bag of goodies awaits the person who will be able to find Santa in eight secret locations.

Free Christmas Craft Workshops

The workshops are comprised of two different sessions involving two different natures of activities. Both, however, are designed to teach kids the essence of practicality for the Christmas season.

The first workshop is the Christmas Card Making which runs from the 12th to the 16th of December. This session lasts from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The second workshop is the Christmas Stocking making which runs from the 12th to the 18th of December, from 10:00 am to 1:00 p.m. as well.

Both workshops are being held in Centre Court next to the Santa Set.

Gold Coin Gift Wrapping

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Donate a gold coin as you have your gifts wrapped at the Centre Court, between Coles and Kmart and opposite Beans Cafe, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Proceeds will go to St Faith’s Anglican Church to help it with its charity and community initiatives.

Photos with Santa

Santa Set
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Have your photos taken with Santa until the 24th of December at the new Santa Set located at the Central Studios. Santa will be available for snaps from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during Mondays to Saturdays and from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. during Sundays. For price list of the different packages, click here.

Aspley Hypermarket is at 59 Albany Creek Road, Aspley, Queensland

Check Out Christmas Lights Display in Aspley while Dining Out

Avegates, Multicap’s social experience network services for people with disabilities, is hosting “Dining Out – Christmas Lights and Breakup BBQ Brisbane North” on the 17th of December at Multicap Aspley. Tickets are available for $32.19.

The event is one of Avegates’ many initiatives aimed at enabling people with disabilities to be part of a social group where they can experience holidays, become members of clubs, and participate in merry-making during special events. Essentially, through the event and other similar activities, they can live more meaningful lives and active lifestyles.

“Our passion is for every individual’s right to connect and realise the possibilities available to them and this drives us to always believe that there is a way. We create opportunity. We are champions of possibility. We inspire partnerships of support. Our door is always open.”

Multicap has been providing assistance and empowerment to people with disability since its establishment in 1962. It was founded by six families who believed in the “multiple capabilities” of their children, hence the name “Multicap.” In a span of 50 years, the organisation has now become a community of more than 700 people, all receiving tailored assistance depending on their needs and goals.

Multicap has also been providing services across northern suburbs of Brisbane, from the river up to the border of Moreton Bay Regional Council. All centres are focused on leisure and learning activities that can teach their patients to establish friendship, gain independence, and undergo continual learning. One of its centres that are regularly hosting day program activities is located in Aspley.

Everyone is encouraged to attend the “Dining Out – Christmas Lights and Breakup BBQ Brisbane North” event, ultimately to mingle with people who are under the care of Multicap. To purchase tickets, please click here.

Christmas lights have also been switched across several streets in Aspley, hence Avegates’ dining out event is both a joyous and purposeful occasion which family members can partake of.

The following Aspley locations have already switched on their amazing Christmas lights display:

54 Kildonan Street

115 Horn Road

24 Muneera Crescent

Multicap Aspley 487is located at Ellison Road.

Charity Drives Kick Off In Aspley Just in Time For Christmas

Several institutions in Aspley have started their charity drives just 41 days before Christmas. Residents are being encouraged to share their blessings with those in need. After all, Christmas is the season for caring and sharing.

Foodbank 2017 in Aspley Hypermarket

Foodbank 2017
Credit: Aspley Hypermarket

Foodbank has placed a donation cage outside Coles in Aspley Hypermarket for customers to donate food products. The cage has been in the establishment since 2nd of October and will remain at the location until the 31st of December. Sealed, canned, and dried food products are advised to prevent spoilage. Some suggestions are pasta and pasta sauce, canned beans, rice, sugar, bread spreads, cereal, baby food, and toiletries. All donations are to be distributed to charity and welfare organisations across the country.

More information about the Foodbank 2017 in Aspley Hypermarket can be found here.

Share the Dignity this Christmas

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This year, the designated collection point for the “It’s In A Bag” campaign is at Avenues Early Learning Centre, Aspley at 24a Riordan Street. Donations will be accepted and collected from the 18th of November until the 2nd of December. Residents are advised to remember these dates as everyone will not be able to donate past these schedule.

As always, people are asked to donate products that could make daily life easier for girls battling homelessness and poverty, as well as those adult women at risk and experiencing domestic violence. The products can range from sanitary and maternity pads, tampons, and personal hygiene products like deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste.

Share the Dignity, the institution behind this drive, wants everyone to remember these important points when making the donations:

First of all, choose a handbag in good condition that you no longer use.
Then, fill it with items that would make a woman feel special.
Pop in a thoughtful note or Christmas card and show her someone cares.
Show her that she matters because everyone deserves to feel that way.

To know more about “It’s In A Bag” campaign, click here.

Shop at Aspley Be Uplifted’s OP Shop

Aspley Be Uplifted OP Shop
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Families can have their Christmas shopping spree at Aspley Be Uplifted Inc’s Op Shop. The shop offers a range of brand name quality clothing for all members of the family, including toddlers and babies. They also have nursery items, secondhand books, and household items. As for gifts, the shop has charming handmade craft creations – quilts, knitwear, candles – made by volunteers.

All sales accumulated from the Aspley Be Uplifted Inc’s Op Shop go out to local breast cancer patients. The money is used for their needs, including support to their families who are enduring the challenge of caring for their suffering loved ones.

The Aspley Be Uplifted Inc Op Shop is open every Wednesday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It is located at 5/611 Robinson Rd Aspley, behind the Chinese Restaurant.

For more information about shopping at Aspley Be Uplifte’s OP Shop, visit their site.

Aspley Hypermarket Encourages North Brisbane Customers to Join Fight Against Hunger

With Christmas fast approaching, Aspley Hypermarket is hoping to raise 40 tonnes of food for Foodbank.

In partnership with Foodbank and All Purpose Transport, Aspley Hypermarket is giving its customers an easy way to give to people in need.

Since Monday 2 October 2017, the supermarket has been encouraging customers to donate non-perishable food products to the non-profit group. Anyone who wishes to donate can buy extra non-perishable grocery items and drop them in the cage located between Coles and Aldi.

The drive will run until Sunday 31 December 2017.

Ideal items for donation can include sealed items such as canned food, pasta, rice, sugar, cereal and spreads. Donors are also encouraged to give baby food as well as personal care products.

All Purpose Transport will pick up the donations and send them over to Foodbank. Foodbank will then channel the items to various charities that are working to feed the hungry.

The Foodbank drive is a campaign by Retail First, which owns Aspley Hypermarket as well as 19 other shopping centres in Queensland.

Foodbank Fighting Hunger

Foodbank acts like a pantry supplying charities and community groups working to feed the hungry. The non-profit organisation is addressing a hunger crisis affecting some two million people in Australia. Each year, around 400,000 people go hungry in Queensland, half of them are children.

An integral part of the organisation’s work is to collect surplus food and groceries from farmers, food manufacturers and retailers. This helps save food from going to waste, while at the same time, providing food for those in need.

Last year alone, Foodbank provided around 20 million meals. The group works with more than 2,500 charities and 1,500 schools, which distribute prepared meals, emergency parcels and food hampers to people who need them.

Learn more about Foodbank’s work.

Gather Round! All Inn Brewing to Throw Beer Party at Banyo for Brand Relaunch

There is going to be a beer party at All Inn Brewery Bar in Banyo as the craft brewery reveals a complete rebrand and a new range of beer.

Guests will also be the first to get a hold of the All Inn beer in cans during the event happening on Saturday 18 November 2017.

Photo credit: ALL INN BREWING Co./Facebook

Known for handcrafted ales that are free from additives, unfiltered and unpasteurised for all-out flavour, All Inn Brewing Co has only been offering beer in kegs. At the relaunch party, this will all change as the brewery starts production of canned beers, including a Robust Porter, Pale Lager, American IPA and American Pale Ale.

The brewery will also introduce a brand new Lupulin Powder Hopped Red IPA, which will be made with twice the concentration of regular hops.

Beer Party Details

What:	All Inn Relaunch
When:	Saturday 18 November 2018 12:00 noon – 9:00 p.m.
Where:	All Inn Brewery Bar 189 Elliot Road, Banyo
Cost:	FREE

The celebration will kick off with live jazz music from The Daniel Mahler Trio, featuring guest vocal Kimberley Hanson. Turkish food truck Salt Pepper Cumin will serve up food for everyone.

Later, COOKIE will perform a solo rock ‘n’ roll show, followed by All Inn regular CORN LIQUOR.

The relaunch is another big step for the award-winning brewery, which started five years ago with repurposed materials, handcrafted by head brewer Harley Goodacre.

All Inn Brewery Bar is a must-visit for Brisbane locals. It is open daily from noon until late. Food trucks and live bands fill the place from Thursday to Sunday.

Find out more about All Inn Brewing Co.

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