Visit Child Friendly Cafes
http://www.ecomum.com.au/child-friendly-brisbane.php
Apply to paint a Traffic light box
http://svc189.bne146v.server-web.com/artforce/painting.asp
Enjoy the Circus activities at the State Library
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/events/children/circus
Take a Trip To St Helena Island
http://www.sthelenaisland.com.au/
Visit Rocks Riverside Park
The water might be turned off but the park is still a lovely place to visit
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE::pc=PC_1871
More Ideas here
http://www.brisbaneinsummer.com.au/Events/Default.aspx
and here
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/whats-on/school-holidays-feature
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Monday, 25 August 2008
Wins 1999 $2167
Oral B pack $20
Fish pack $30
Teddybear $50
PJs $30
Kmart Voucher $20
Winfield hat $15
Chickadees book $5
Treasure island Book $10
Maternity voucher $100
1 months supplt chips $50
Bebelle pack $20
Thomas Tank Pack $60
Herbal Essences pack $25
Stefan Voucher $50
First Aid Kit $100
Colgate pack $20
Franklins shirt and bottle $15
Fruit tray $60
Lullaby tape $15
Homeopathic teething pack $25
Movie pass x2 $20
walkman $200
paralympics tickets $60
Starwars jigsaw $40
starwars tickets $25
10 Cd singles $50
Backstreet boys cd single $5
Johnsons pack $25
baby expo passes $25
maggi packs x 5 $50
zippo $50
cookie monster book $5
godzilla video $25
dirty dog sunglasses $200
tomee tippee baby bottles $30
soccer ball $20
movie tickets walk on moon $25
hooley dooley pack $80
al dente cookbook $10
Stuf pack $20
lullaby tape $10
white king hamper $80
movie pass Elmo $40
fish book $5
recipe cards $5
Lays $10
LCM's pack $15
Grand theft auto pack $100
Tickets Inspector gadget $40
Oneill wallet $10
leggos cookbook $5
Its a girl cd $15
movie tickets Muppets in space $40
lion pin $10
Febreeze $7
Al dente cookbook $5
hallmark pack $20
pokemon cards $30
talking teletubby $50
Fish pack $30
Teddybear $50
PJs $30
Kmart Voucher $20
Winfield hat $15
Chickadees book $5
Treasure island Book $10
Maternity voucher $100
1 months supplt chips $50
Bebelle pack $20
Thomas Tank Pack $60
Herbal Essences pack $25
Stefan Voucher $50
First Aid Kit $100
Colgate pack $20
Franklins shirt and bottle $15
Fruit tray $60
Lullaby tape $15
Homeopathic teething pack $25
Movie pass x2 $20
walkman $200
paralympics tickets $60
Starwars jigsaw $40
starwars tickets $25
10 Cd singles $50
Backstreet boys cd single $5
Johnsons pack $25
baby expo passes $25
maggi packs x 5 $50
zippo $50
cookie monster book $5
godzilla video $25
dirty dog sunglasses $200
tomee tippee baby bottles $30
soccer ball $20
movie tickets walk on moon $25
hooley dooley pack $80
al dente cookbook $10
Stuf pack $20
lullaby tape $10
white king hamper $80
movie pass Elmo $40
fish book $5
recipe cards $5
Lays $10
LCM's pack $15
Grand theft auto pack $100
Tickets Inspector gadget $40
Oneill wallet $10
leggos cookbook $5
Its a girl cd $15
movie tickets Muppets in space $40
lion pin $10
Febreeze $7
Al dente cookbook $5
hallmark pack $20
pokemon cards $30
talking teletubby $50
Wins 1998 $355
Cinderella On Ice pack $30
Wok $30
All saints Pack $30
Scallywags pass $15
Armageddon Cd $20
Hallmark Pack $15
Mother and baby Pack $15
Potty $30
single bed doona and curtains $150
Silymitt pack $5
Cheesesticks $5
Nickelodeon shirt $10
Wok $30
All saints Pack $30
Scallywags pass $15
Armageddon Cd $20
Hallmark Pack $15
Mother and baby Pack $15
Potty $30
single bed doona and curtains $150
Silymitt pack $5
Cheesesticks $5
Nickelodeon shirt $10
Wins 1997 $677
Coke Backpack $25
2 tickets Michael $20
Photo voucher $100
So good drink pack $5
Fire and Ice tickets $7
Southbank on Ice tickets $15
Swan Princess pack $60
Titanic Soundtrack $25
Tickets to Disney on Ice $100
Teletubby set $80
Wetn wild pass $80
Backpack $10
Men in Black Pack $100
Sofa Lounge kids $50
Cocacola gold sovereign $200
2 tickets Michael $20
Photo voucher $100
So good drink pack $5
Fire and Ice tickets $7
Southbank on Ice tickets $15
Swan Princess pack $60
Titanic Soundtrack $25
Tickets to Disney on Ice $100
Teletubby set $80
Wetn wild pass $80
Backpack $10
Men in Black Pack $100
Sofa Lounge kids $50
Cocacola gold sovereign $200
wins 1995 $50
750gm pack ColdPower $10
Baby Bottle set $10
Baby bottles $10
Disney Wall Plaque $5
Desk Calendar $5
Temperature dummy $10
Baby Bottle set $10
Baby bottles $10
Disney Wall Plaque $5
Desk Calendar $5
Temperature dummy $10
Saturday, 23 August 2008
The Brisbane Eye
The Brisbane Eye opens this week at Southbank.
"World Tourist Attractions Australia is proud to announce the arrival in 2008 of a new 60m wheel, in partnership with the South Bank Corporation. The wheel is located at the South Bank in the heart of Brisbane's cultural, lifestyle and entertainment district.
After a brief introduction to the facilities available, passengers enter one of the 42 fully enclosed, climate controlled capsules and are gently lifted to a height of 60 meters for a spectacular view of the city. Lasting approximately 13 minutes, the wheel experience also features a commentary pointing out local landmarks.
We welcome visitors with disabilities to The Wheel of Brisbane. Wheelchair users please note that the door width is 74cm, however standard wheelchairs are available on site, subject to availability.
Tickets can be purchased in person from the ticket office located at the wheel, advanced booking, at discounted rates, is also available via our online system
The Wheel of Brisbane at South Bank is owned and operated by World Tourist Attractions Australia Pty Ltd."
Pricing:
Online:
Adult : $13.50
Child (3-12 years) : $9.00
Child (1-3 years) : $1.80
Infant : FREE
Private Gondola : $85.50
Onsite:
Adult : $15.00
Child (3-12 years) : $10.00
Child (1-3 years) : $2.00
Infant : FREE
Private Gondola : $95.00
60m high, the same height as the Eye that was at Seaworld for 2006/2007.
Higher then the Eye that was at the Ekka which was 45m (and the old Ekka ferris wheel is 35m)
http://www.worldtouristattractions.co.uk/wta_wheel_brisbane.php
"World Tourist Attractions Australia is proud to announce the arrival in 2008 of a new 60m wheel, in partnership with the South Bank Corporation. The wheel is located at the South Bank in the heart of Brisbane's cultural, lifestyle and entertainment district.
After a brief introduction to the facilities available, passengers enter one of the 42 fully enclosed, climate controlled capsules and are gently lifted to a height of 60 meters for a spectacular view of the city. Lasting approximately 13 minutes, the wheel experience also features a commentary pointing out local landmarks.
We welcome visitors with disabilities to The Wheel of Brisbane. Wheelchair users please note that the door width is 74cm, however standard wheelchairs are available on site, subject to availability.
Tickets can be purchased in person from the ticket office located at the wheel, advanced booking, at discounted rates, is also available via our online system
The Wheel of Brisbane at South Bank is owned and operated by World Tourist Attractions Australia Pty Ltd."
Pricing:
Online:
Adult : $13.50
Child (3-12 years) : $9.00
Child (1-3 years) : $1.80
Infant : FREE
Private Gondola : $85.50
Onsite:
Adult : $15.00
Child (3-12 years) : $10.00
Child (1-3 years) : $2.00
Infant : FREE
Private Gondola : $95.00
60m high, the same height as the Eye that was at Seaworld for 2006/2007.
Higher then the Eye that was at the Ekka which was 45m (and the old Ekka ferris wheel is 35m)
http://www.worldtouristattractions.co.uk/wta_wheel_brisbane.php
Friday, 8 August 2008
Strathpine Park
Things to do: Bring your bikes, watch the ducks on the ponds,bring a ball to kick around, visit the site of the Normanby distillery, a great playground for the kids,climb the lookout, room to run!
Getting There: Catch a train to Strathpine Station and cross the road at the lights.
Don't Forget: Hats, suncreen
Check Out: The paths keep going along past Westfield shopping centre
Other Options: Visit Westfield Foodcourt for lunch.
Visit Lei Park at Lawnton
More Info:
Bike path maps
http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/c/prsc?a=da&did=1132528&pid=1095923458&sid=
http://www.petercampbellrealty.com/NowandThen/NormanbyDistillery.htm
http://www.maxlink.com.au/pinerivers/PARK/pineriv.htm
Getting There: Catch a train to Strathpine Station and cross the road at the lights.
Don't Forget: Hats, suncreen
Check Out: The paths keep going along past Westfield shopping centre
Other Options: Visit Westfield Foodcourt for lunch.
Visit Lei Park at Lawnton
More Info:
Bike path maps
http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/c/prsc?a=da&did=1132528&pid=1095923458&sid=
http://www.petercampbellrealty.com/NowandThen/NormanbyDistillery.htm
http://www.maxlink.com.au/pinerivers/PARK/pineriv.htm
Mayne Inheritance Tours
Tours for 2008 are over, but contact Livingheritage to be informed of tours in 2009.
Tour of sites associated with the Mayne family and the bizarre murder mystery.
Cost $40
More Info:
http://www.brisbanelivingheritage.com/02_cal/details.asp?ID=951&varPeriod=1
More Info on the Mayne Family
http://www.brisbites.com/mayneSelect.asp
http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s527155.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mayne_Inheritance
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/lifestyle/literary-brisbane
Tour of sites associated with the Mayne family and the bizarre murder mystery.
Cost $40
More Info:
http://www.brisbanelivingheritage.com/02_cal/details.asp?ID=951&varPeriod=1
More Info on the Mayne Family
http://www.brisbites.com/mayneSelect.asp
http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s527155.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mayne_Inheritance
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/lifestyle/literary-brisbane
Maleny Dairy Farm
THIS ONE YOU WILL NEED TRANSPORT FOR, but I am including it as it is an interesting day out.
Things to Do: Dairy Farm tour and free tasting.
Getting There: Maleny is 30km south west of Caloundra
Don't Forget: closed in shoes, hat and sunscreen
Check Out: The Lunch Menu available and fresh milk at great prices.
Other Options: Nearby Mary Cairncross Park.
More Info:
http://www.malenydairies.com/tours.html
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/sunshine-coast/places-to-visit/maleny/
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/see-and-do/places-to-see/maleny-montville-mapleton
Things to Do: Dairy Farm tour and free tasting.
Getting There: Maleny is 30km south west of Caloundra
Don't Forget: closed in shoes, hat and sunscreen
Check Out: The Lunch Menu available and fresh milk at great prices.
Other Options: Nearby Mary Cairncross Park.
More Info:
http://www.malenydairies.com/tours.html
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/sunshine-coast/places-to-visit/maleny/
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/see-and-do/places-to-see/maleny-montville-mapleton
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Books read 2004
Books read 2004
Everythings Eventual
Lord of the rings2
The guardian
The usual Rules
Eleven Hours
Blue Diary
Don't let her see me cry
Diary of a mad mother to be
Small acts of kindness
Barry Trotter
Diary of a mad bride
The society Murders
My story A different sort of real
My story 2 different families
My story Plague and federation
My story A banner bold
Man and boy
Man and wife
My story Snowy
My story surviving sydney cove
My story Fords and flying machines
My story The bombing of darwin
Bare Bones
I'm not scared
Tooth and claw
My story Who am I?
My story the yankee whaler
My story Rum rebellion
My story on board the bousoulle
Oh to be a marching girl
The carriage house
The bride stripped bare
Nectar
West of the blue gums
The alphabet sisters
So many books so little time
My sisters keeper
Barry trotter and the unneccesary sequel
When the wattles bloom
When the bough breaks
Song of susannnah
Hannahs gift
The girl most likely
Expecting Emily
The singing Bird
Keeping faith
Interpreter of maladies (bcrossing)
The wrong door
Xstacy
Jessica (bcrossing)
Monday Mourning
Three wishes
Blowfly
The davinci code
Songs of the humpback whale
Perfect Victim
The friendship cake ( bcrossing)
Visible panty line
A peculiar chemistry
The red tent (bcrossing)
Eat Cake
Inheriting Jack
Walking Naked
The true and outstanding adventures of the hunt sisters
The five photos of my wife (bookcrossing)
The bad mothers handbook
Peeling the onion
Like water for chocolate
The curious incident of the dog in the night time
Dying for Cake
Starting from square two
He died with a felafel in his hand
allmenarebastards.com
Name and Address withheld
Sacking the stork
It's not you, it's me
Rabbit proof fence
Skipping christmas
Diary of a mad housewife
The solomon sisters wise up
the naked husband
the five people you meet in heaven
recipes for easy living
Everythings Eventual
Lord of the rings2
The guardian
The usual Rules
Eleven Hours
Blue Diary
Don't let her see me cry
Diary of a mad mother to be
Small acts of kindness
Barry Trotter
Diary of a mad bride
The society Murders
My story A different sort of real
My story 2 different families
My story Plague and federation
My story A banner bold
Man and boy
Man and wife
My story Snowy
My story surviving sydney cove
My story Fords and flying machines
My story The bombing of darwin
Bare Bones
I'm not scared
Tooth and claw
My story Who am I?
My story the yankee whaler
My story Rum rebellion
My story on board the bousoulle
Oh to be a marching girl
The carriage house
The bride stripped bare
Nectar
West of the blue gums
The alphabet sisters
So many books so little time
My sisters keeper
Barry trotter and the unneccesary sequel
When the wattles bloom
When the bough breaks
Song of susannnah
Hannahs gift
The girl most likely
Expecting Emily
The singing Bird
Keeping faith
Interpreter of maladies (bcrossing)
The wrong door
Xstacy
Jessica (bcrossing)
Monday Mourning
Three wishes
Blowfly
The davinci code
Songs of the humpback whale
Perfect Victim
The friendship cake ( bcrossing)
Visible panty line
A peculiar chemistry
The red tent (bcrossing)
Eat Cake
Inheriting Jack
Walking Naked
The true and outstanding adventures of the hunt sisters
The five photos of my wife (bookcrossing)
The bad mothers handbook
Peeling the onion
Like water for chocolate
The curious incident of the dog in the night time
Dying for Cake
Starting from square two
He died with a felafel in his hand
allmenarebastards.com
Name and Address withheld
Sacking the stork
It's not you, it's me
Rabbit proof fence
Skipping christmas
Diary of a mad housewife
The solomon sisters wise up
the naked husband
the five people you meet in heaven
recipes for easy living
Books read 2005
1Spellbound (My sisters copy)
2 The Great Gatsby
3 Nine Months
4 Forrest Gump
5 Praise
6 Adultery
7 Diary (Library copy)
8 The tasmanian Babes Fiasco (Library copy)
9 The bad beginnning
10 PS I Love you (Library copy)
11 Letters from the Inside
12 The Dark tower
13 1988
14 The white Earth (Library copy)
15 The Road to the dark tower
16 Matthew Flinders Cat
17 The year of living famously
18 The other woman (My sisters copy)
19 Whose wedding is it anyway?
20 No 1 Ladies detective agency
21 Tuesdays With morrie
22 The Sooterkin
23 Life of Pi
24 Sickened
25 Feeling Sorry for Celia
26 Angel Rock
27 Swimming in Silk
28 I have a bed made of buttermilk pancakes
29 Letters for Emily
30 Finding Cassie Crazy
31 The Kingdom where nobody dies (library copy)
32 Extraordinary lives of Ordinary People (library copy)
33 The Witches
34 Hating Alison Ashley (My daughters copy)
35 84 Charing Cross Road
36 Firehead
37 Jacks story
38 Looking for Andrew McCarthy
39 The Lambing Flat
40 Puberty Blues
41 Playing Beatie Bow
42 Bookcrossing through Middle Earth
43 The Secret Life of Bees (library copy)
44 Homeland
45 Bridget Jones's Diary:The Edge of Reason
46 The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy and 5 other stories
47 Year of wonders
48 Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince (My sons copy)
49 The Time Traveller's Wife
50 The Year of living Aimlessly (my sisters)
51 Swimming Upstream
52 Pay it Forward
53 Faith Singer
54 Tomorrow when the war began
55 The Dead of the night
56 The third day, the frost
57 Darkness be my Friend
58 The Wendy House
59 Burning for Revenge (library copy)
60 The night is for hunting
61 The Other side of Dawn
62 While I live:The Ellie Chronicles (library copy)
63 Angels in the Architecture
64 The Sunday Philosophy club" (didn't finish it)
65 Marry me
66 No Safe Place
67 Killing Superman
68 Shiver
69 Checkers
70 Tales from a Broad
71 I Knit Water (library copy)
72 Words to walk by
73 The Devil wears Prada
74 The magicians Son
75 887 ideas for busy families
76 Catalyst
77 Just One Tear
78 The Whalers Garden
79 Spin Cycle
80 Drip Dry
81 Odd socks (library copy)
82 The Girl with a Pearl Earring
83 The Jane Austen Book Club
84 Nightmare on Norfolk
85 Olivia Joules and the overactive Imagination
86 The Childstone Cycle
87 Bloody Brisbane
88 Incurable: The Ellie Chronicles (library copy)
89 Winter
90 The Mommy Chronicles (library copy)
91 Lucky
92 The Colorado Kid (library copy)
93 The Inner Circle
94 The Reading group (library copy)
95 The Magicians Nephew
96 The Lion the witch and the wardrobe
97 The horse and his boy
98 Prince Caspian
99 Voyage of the dawn Treader
100 The Silver Chair
101 The Last Battle
102 Vanishing Acts
2 The Great Gatsby
3 Nine Months
4 Forrest Gump
5 Praise
6 Adultery
7 Diary (Library copy)
8 The tasmanian Babes Fiasco (Library copy)
9 The bad beginnning
10 PS I Love you (Library copy)
11 Letters from the Inside
12 The Dark tower
13 1988
14 The white Earth (Library copy)
15 The Road to the dark tower
16 Matthew Flinders Cat
17 The year of living famously
18 The other woman (My sisters copy)
19 Whose wedding is it anyway?
20 No 1 Ladies detective agency
21 Tuesdays With morrie
22 The Sooterkin
23 Life of Pi
24 Sickened
25 Feeling Sorry for Celia
26 Angel Rock
27 Swimming in Silk
28 I have a bed made of buttermilk pancakes
29 Letters for Emily
30 Finding Cassie Crazy
31 The Kingdom where nobody dies (library copy)
32 Extraordinary lives of Ordinary People (library copy)
33 The Witches
34 Hating Alison Ashley (My daughters copy)
35 84 Charing Cross Road
36 Firehead
37 Jacks story
38 Looking for Andrew McCarthy
39 The Lambing Flat
40 Puberty Blues
41 Playing Beatie Bow
42 Bookcrossing through Middle Earth
43 The Secret Life of Bees (library copy)
44 Homeland
45 Bridget Jones's Diary:The Edge of Reason
46 The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy and 5 other stories
47 Year of wonders
48 Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince (My sons copy)
49 The Time Traveller's Wife
50 The Year of living Aimlessly (my sisters)
51 Swimming Upstream
52 Pay it Forward
53 Faith Singer
54 Tomorrow when the war began
55 The Dead of the night
56 The third day, the frost
57 Darkness be my Friend
58 The Wendy House
59 Burning for Revenge (library copy)
60 The night is for hunting
61 The Other side of Dawn
62 While I live:The Ellie Chronicles (library copy)
63 Angels in the Architecture
64 The Sunday Philosophy club"
(didn't finish it)65 Marry me
66 No Safe Place
67 Killing Superman
68 Shiver
69 Checkers
70 Tales from a Broad
71 I Knit Water (library copy)
72 Words to walk by
73 The Devil wears Prada
74 The magicians Son
75 887 ideas for busy families
76 Catalyst
77 Just One Tear
78 The Whalers Garden
79 Spin Cycle
80 Drip Dry
81 Odd socks (library copy)
82 The Girl with a Pearl Earring
83 The Jane Austen Book Club
84 Nightmare on Norfolk
85 Olivia Joules and the overactive Imagination
86 The Childstone Cycle
87 Bloody Brisbane
88 Incurable: The Ellie Chronicles (library copy)
89 Winter
90 The Mommy Chronicles (library copy)
91 Lucky
92 The Colorado Kid (library copy)
93 The Inner Circle
94 The Reading group (library copy)
95 The Magicians Nephew
96 The Lion the witch and the wardrobe
97 The horse and his boy
98 Prince Caspian
99 Voyage of the dawn Treader
100 The Silver Chair
101 The Last Battle
102 Vanishing Acts
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