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Gympie Arterial Road & Webster Road In Aspley Ranks Sixth Among Ten Most Dangerous Intersections In Queensland

Aspley’s Gympie Arterial Road and Webster Road intersection has been identified as one of the most dangerous intersections in Queensland.

The Gympie Arterial Road and Webster Road intersection ranked sixth on the list with seven crashes and eight serious casualties recorded during the period from 1 July 2014 up to 30 June 2017.

According to crash frequency data from Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ), most of the deadliest intersections in the state are located in the greater Brisbane area, including the Aspley intersection.

RACQ’s Head of Public Policy, Rebecca Michael, is urging politicians to help eliminate these intersection problems through continuous road infrastructure investments in order to make the intersections safer.

The Top 10 Most Dangerous Intersections in Queensland:

Greenbank Road & Mount Lindesay Highway, North Maclean, Logan City
Clifford Street & Gold Coast Highway/Remembrance Drive, Surfer Paradise, Gold Coast
Tennyson Streets and Victoria Street, Mackay
Beerburrum Road and Pumicestone Road, Caboolture
Newnham Road and Wecker Road, Mount Gravatt East
Gympie Arterial Road and Webster Road, Aspley
Brunswick Street and McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley
Gipps Street and Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley
Scottsdale Drive and Stapley Drive/Bayswater Avenue, Varsity Lakes
Pacific Highway On Ramp and Movieworld Access Road, Oxenford

Gympie Road is also notorious when it comes to traffic congestion. In fact, in February of this year RACQ and Brisbane City Council called for a congestion-busting transport corridor to be developed through the bushland. The North West Transport Corridor is a 9km road that runs through the heart of the northside from South Pine Rd to Carseldine. The plan is still to be made final.

Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets Returns in January

After a short break for Christmas and New Year, the Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets, located at 532 Beams Rd is back every Saturday beginning on the 13th of January. This country-style market, which is situated in a transformed old Qut Carseldine Campus just five minutes away from Aspley Hypermarket, is once again ready to welcome its patrons, as well as new stallholders and event performers every Saturdays.

At the heart of the Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets are local produce from makers, growers, farmers, painters, cooks, chefs, designers, bakers, fishmongers, butchers, baristas and juicers around Queensland.

The market offers something for everyone, including kids and fur babies. Traditional and gourmet food are made on site. Some previous stall owners have been Bagel Boys, Goat Pie Guy, Popcorn Man, and Nom Nom. Food offerings vary from French crepes and German pastries, Vietnamese and Filipino cuisines among others. Children can play on the jumping castle and be entertained with face painting. Dogs can choose from delicious treats and there are even amusing clothes for them available in specialty stalls.

Artistic skills and creative hobbies are also being demonstrated right before people’s eyes at the Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets. There are beautifully crafted herb boxes, amazing flower arrangements, hand-made jewellery, recycled furniture, and other vintage art and crafts.

For those interested to be stallholders, the application form and terms and conditions can be found here.

Those who want to showcase their talents as performers are encouraged to apply. All family-friendly acts are welcome at the market. The Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets is always looking for talented buskers and performers, from all ages and with all kind of styles. The application form can be found here.

Jesse Cait and Wacey Coats
Credit: Carseldine Markets Facebook

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

Credit: Share the Dignity YouTube
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
Credit: Be Uplifted Inc Breast Cancer Facebook

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.