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Our aim is to mount 3 productions each year using Hamilton Town Hall as our home base.

We welcome new volunteers, whether experienced or novice. While many people think instantly of being on stage – and we do run open auditions wherever possible – there is always room for extra hands to design or construct sets or costumes, operate lights, crew a show or staff front of house. The good part is, if you volunteer with us, your commitment can be as extensive or as restricted as you choose.

We are also keen to support other community organisations so if you have a fund raising idea you think we can help you with, please make contact and we’ll see what we can do!

Villanova Players was formed in 1948, and has been producing plays and nurturing the theatrical talents of the people of Brisbane for over sixty years.

In the early years, the group performed in St James\\\\'s Hall at Coorparoo, Brisbane. Performances were also mounted in the Albert Hall in the city, where the Suncorp building is now.

With the rebuilding of the hall, we moved to the recently vacated St Luke\\\\'s school building in Taylor St Buranda, Brisbane, and converted the ground floor into a 120 seat theatre with a well equipped stage.

In late 2000, we moved our productions to the McElligott Theatre in St Lawrence’s College, South Brisbane.

Since the start of 2004, we have been performing our major productions in the theatre at the Morningside Campus of the Southbank Institute of TAFE, Clearview Terrace, Morningside, and the Hanrahan Theatre, at Villanova College, Coorparoo.

Established in 1961, Savoyards is Brisbane's longest continuously running community based musical theatre company, producing two large scale musicals each year.  Based in Brisbane's bayside, we are a nonprofit group, managed by a dedicated group of volunteers and supporters.

Savoyards is committed to helping performers of all ages develop their skills through engagement with professional directors, musical directors and choreographers as well as workshops with professional training organisations, such as the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA).

Captain Jim Kelly established the business in 1987, making Brisbane Cruises the oldest family business on the Brisbane River.

If you’re looking for a boat cruising adventure to explore Brisbane, Moreton Bay, St Helena Island Penal Settlement, Bribie Island or the Bremer River, look no further.  Our wealth of boating experience, detailed knowledge of waterways, regular maintenance of our boats and highly trained staff, means you can relax and enjoy the scenery while we take care of the behind the scenes details.  Jim shops at the local markets daily to ensure the food we serve is fresh and appetising.  Visit our website to discover more details about our regular day cruises and the many celebratory function events we specialise in.  

St Helena Island is Queensland’s most historic island. This beautiful National Park is located four kilometres from the mouth of the Brisbane River and for more than 60 years was home to hundreds of society’s outcasts, for here stood colonial Queensland’s foremost maximum security prison for men. The Island is rich in history and has a fascinating and colourful past.Tours to the Island operate all year long and we offer Day tours or Night Ghost tours conducted by members of the St Helena Theatre Troupe.

Visit St Helena Island Penal Establishment for Men, by day… or for the more adventurous try the ‘Secrets of St Helena – Ghost Tour’ (Night Tour). Enjoy the scenic views as you cruise to St Helena. Tour the old prison and enjoy our picnic lunch in the Superintendent’s Gardens. Our qualified actors/tour guides will entertain you with fascinating stories about the lives of those poor inmates of St Helena.

Visitors are guided through the museum by ex PMG employees who worked with the equipment during their telecommunication career. Several exhibits are \\'hands on\\' with working manual and automatic phone exchanges, Morse code sets and working pairs of teleprinters (TELEX machines).

Follow the telecommunications evolution from Morse code to today\\'s advanced telephone systems. Historic photographs are also on display.

Flight Experience™ was the original flight simulator business to ‘open the cockpit to the world’. We are the world leader in flight simulation entertainment, and we now offer pilot training with simulators developed specifically for training schools and airlines.

Flight Experience™ has eleven operations in seven countries and will open two more in the USA and China in 2013. Our stores are on centrally located in capital city sites in Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney), France (Paris), Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok) and Indonesia (Jakarta)

In 2011 we were approved as a Boeing ‘Official Licenced Product’ and we marked the end of the year by flying our 100,000th satisfied client. By the beginning of 2013 this had risen to over 120,000! We offer a professional service combined with an exciting experience that is not easily forgotten.

Flight Experience™ is owned by Pacific Simulators 2010 Limited, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Although each store is individually owned and operated, Pacific Simulators is responsible for many aspects of the retail operations including manufacturing, maintenance, technical support, sales and marketing, recruitment, training and business development.

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm

There's something about a village setting by the sea. A feeling of friendliness, a nautical atmosphere with a warmth and charm that's hard to find anywhere else...

Just 20 minutes drive from the heart of the city is Brisbane's only bayside village, Manly Harbour Village. A place where old world character and charm sits comfortably beside present day chic, right on the edge of picturesque Moreton Bay.

Manly Harbour Village overlooks the largest man-made marina on Australia's east coast, which is home to over 1,500 craft of all shapes and sizes.

From Paris to Portside, a new world of Ella Baché has been created for you! Our relaxing salon is your personal paradise at Brisbane’s new international address Portside Wharf at Hamilton, home to Brisbane's International Cruise Terminal.

Jump ship from the old and into a peaceful new haven that will allow you to escape the daily grind. Whether it is a tan, waxing, manicure, facial or a luscious pamper package, male or female - we will put together a skin recipe that will give you “skin good enough to eat”. Non chip colour Bio Sculpture Gel Toes also available. Whatever the occasion, we can also cater for all your group or couple bookings with our gorgeous double room.

Body & Beauty Retreat has been providing deserving female and male clients with every type of beauty and spa service imaginable for over 12 years. We boast a signature menu of indulgence and have recently been recognised in our industry with the 2009 National Day Spa Award.

Located in Clayfield, Brisbane, we offer an extensive range of personalised pamper and medi services packages. Whether you are rewarding a client, staff, spouse or just pampering yourself, we will have you gliding out on a euphoric cloud.

St Helena Island is Queensland's most historic island. This beautiful National Park is located four kilometres from the mouth of the Brisbane River and for more than 60 years was home to hundreds of society's outcasts, for here stood colonial Queensland's foremost maximum security prison for men. The Island is rich in history and has a fascinating and colourful past.

Cat-o'-Nine Tails Cruises have been operating educational and historical tours to St Helena Island since 1982. Our modern 17 metre catamaran, Cat-O'-Nine-Tails, takes only 30 minutes to reach the Island from Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly.

Tours to the Island operate all year long and we offer Day tours or Night 'Secrets of St Helena' conducted by members of the St Helena Theatre Troupe.

These tours won the prestigious Queensland Tourism Award for Heritage and Cultural Tourism in 1998.
 

Established in 1992 at Manly, a bayside suburb of Brisbane, The Manly Gallery deals in original paintings, sculpture, glass and ceramics produced by artists living and working in Queensland.

We represent Adam Bogusz, Bruce Buchanan, Christine Reilly, Denise Murray, Marc Kalifa, Frances Luke, Michael Cawdrey, Trevor Platt, Graham W. Smith, Pam Walpole and other Queensland professional artists.

The Gallery is located in picturesque Manly Harbour Village on Moreton Bay, twenty-five minutes drive from the Brisbane G.P.O and accessible by train. It is situated on ground level with car parking in front, overlooking the boat harbour and adjacent to the popular restaurant area.

Located in Brisbane's idyllic bayside, Wynnum Plaza is a sub-regional Centre anchored by Woolworths, Coles, Kmart, Dan Murphy's and Fitness First and over 55 specialty stores. The Centre is located in one of Brisbane's fastest growing areas combining older residential areas with newer more affluent homes and young families. The Centre is the only sub-regional shopping Centre within the main trade area, and through strong community support Wynnum Plaza is a favourite in the area.

The Beth Boyd park is Located in Thorneside and is an excellent place to relax and unwind yourself. It offers the visitors all facilities starting from picnic areas,shades and shelters to toilets and parking areas.

This park is brilliant! There’s a huge sandpit, a series of Aussie tree houses, a climbing wall and fun with sounds. On weekends and after school it is buzzing with children climbing, sliding and having lots of fun.

The large flat area beside the playground is perfect for parents to sit down and set up a picnic, plus there are leaf shaped tables and extra barbeque facilities.

Kalinga Park also has a kid-size practice bikeway, a creek complete with ducks and a dog off-leash area. If you live nearby, ride your bikes along the bike path that stretches from Toombul shopping centre to Grange and beyond.

Welcome to AMF Bowling, home to the fun of ten-pin bowling! We have 46 centres across Australia and New Zealand, all delivering action-packed entertainment: state-of-the-art sound systems, arcade games and amusements, great food and excellent value. Get into life in the fast lane with AMF Bowling - theres a centre near you!

Service & Facilities:

• 20 bowling lanes
• Birthday Parties
• Corporate and Group Functions
• Special Offers
• Café seating for 20 people
• Amusement machines and pool table
• Proshop
   

Day spa heaven awaits, nestled within the northern suburbs of Brisbane. Massage, facial, spa and body treatments are now available at endota’s newest spa in Nundah.

The endota Nundah spa experience features 6 treatment rooms in stunning eco-friendly surrounds. Double up for a Brisbane couples treatment in the double treatment room – experience footbaths, spa body wraps and massage together. 

To ensure a heavenly spa visit, every time, endota employ highly qualified Brisbane massage and beauty therapists.  Select a remedial, relaxation or couples massage.  Brisbane spa staff with exceptional training are on hand to live up to their ‘down to earth friendly’ reputation, every time you spa.

The north Brisbane day spa experience also features treatments to deliver ahh-mazing results. With leading edge facial products from Dermalogica, endota and HydroPeptide, plus the latest skin resurfacing tools including hydro-microdermabrasion, Brisbane’s beauty salon treatments are elevated to the extraordinary.

Visitors are guided through the Telstra Museum Brisbane by ex PMG employees who worked with the equipment during their telecommunication career. Several exhibits are 'hands on' with working manual and automatic phone exchanges, Morse code sets and working pairs of teleprinters (TELEX machines). Follow the telecommunications evolution from morse code to today's advanced telephone systems. Historic photographs are also on display.

Balmoral Cemetery sometimes called Bulimba or Morningside Cemetery, was opened in 1874 and is a fine example of a Victorian era cemetery. The Friends of Balmoral Cemetery was formed in 2001 to protect and enhance this important historic cemetery. Exciting glimpses of Queensland's history can be seen through the monuments of pioneers, politicians and local identities. Guided tours are available by prior arrangement.

During WWI, the Pinkenba wharves on the Brisbane River were the point of embarkation for many Australian troops, including members of the Light Horse. Not far from where soldiers were waved off, a solid cairn memorial stands remembering those who did not return. The Pinkenba monument unveiled by His Excellency the Governor Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams on 16 August 1919, records the names of 42 men who enlisted from the Toombul district, eight of whom died. This memorial features the bronze work of skilled Norwegian migrant Ernest Gunderson, also known for his war memorial commissions in Gayndah and Dalby. A plinth of cast rusticated-finish concrete blocks supports an obelisk-like bronze pedestal with Doric columns at each corner. This section contains the honour roll. A small dome sits atop a square platform with an upright artillery shell and a laurel wreath, all in bronze, projecting from the dome. Pinkenba's war memorial is not intact: miniature bronze mounted troopers and soldiers have long since disappeared. A WWII memorial plaque, set on a basalt stone, sits nearby, recording local enlistments and the four who died.

Calling all Racing fans everywhere! If you're looking for the best karting experience, this is it! Featuring 20 of the latest state of the art European racing machines this karting package is the perfect way to enjoy maximum adrenaline pumping action in one of the most state of the art, indoor racing tracks in Australia. Go Karting in Brisbane has never been as thrilling or fast as this. The track is a spacious 400 metres with a range of features such as the 24 metre cross over bridge, tunnel, S bends, sweepers and skill testing hairpins!! It is all about the driver! As for the karts, they are purpose built European racing chassis, Powered by Honda 10hp 4 stroke engines which can propel you to up to 70 kilometres per hour! They are also fitted with an individual timing transponder which times the karts to an incredible 1/1000th of a second. To top it all off, this indoor go karting centre is indoors when the weather is bad. The centre is easily located a short 10 minute drive from Brisbane Central Business District and is also easily accessible from the Sunshine Coast.

The elaborate Palma Rosa rose up among the slab huts and shanties of a fast growing city of new and freed settlers in 1887. Originally built as a grand private home by notable Italian architect, Andrea Stombuco, Palma Rosa has seen many interesting inhabitants during its 120 years. It now serves as the Headquarters to Queensland Branch of The English Speaking Union who welcomes the public for tours, hosts events and provides travellers' accommodation.

Take a close look at the sprawling weeping figs on trendy Bulimba's Oxford Street: they are what's left of a living tribute to serviceman killed in action in WWI. The trees, planted between 1919 and 1923, flanked three sides of the memorial park, dedicated in November 1919. Name plaques were once attached. A wrought iron arch bearing the words 'Memorial Park' presents a formal gateway to the park and a lectern-like concrete pillar bears a brass memorial plaque to the soldiers, sailors and nurses of Bulimba who enlisted. Local fundraising also enabled the park's two-storeyed grandstand to be built, in 1923, as a further memorial. Its architect is thought to have been GMH Addison who designed the ferry terminal building at the end of Oxford Street. The 4.6ha park is a popular place for family outings, picnickers and sport year-round.

Bulimba is a vibrant and distinctive inner-city village of Brisbane. Oxford Street is the suburb's bustling retail and cafe centre with an abundance of restaurants, cafes, bars, homeware and fashion stores. The street is also home to a cinema and the historic Oxford 152 pub. With the CityCat just down the road, stunning river views and beautiful Bulimba Memorial Park on its doorstep, Oxford Street at Bulimba is fabulous for shopping, dining and experiencing the relaxed Brisbane lifestyle.