This week in Springbrook

 

📚Monday December 7th
*School Library Day. Please return all books!
*School end of year awards ceremony at the school 9.30am. All parents and community members welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any incredible parking antics over the weekend? Send photos and car counts to springbrooksurvey@gmail.com

🚲TUESDAY December 8th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat State finals Training is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed


🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️WEDNESDAY December 9th
****LAST DAY of school for 2020 at Springbrook State School****🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the The Fudge Shop. All crafts welcome.
*SMCA manegment meeting 7pm at the hall

🧚‍♂️THURSDAY December 10th
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat State Training is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🧚‍♀️FRIDAY December 11th
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.
*Ladies Lunch 11.30am at various cafes on a rotating roster

🎅SATURDAY December 12th
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🤶SUNDAY December 13th
*Order local greens and produce for Monday from Sophie's Stall.
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
* Keep an eye out for local artist Damo and drop in for a chat and buy some art work.
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore.

Stay safe. Have fun. Enjoy the festive season.

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Springbrook BioBlitz is finishing up today at Koonjewarre.  Pop up to the base camp and check out the information stalls and activities even if you're not involved in the surveys.

The weather looks a little unpredictable over the next few days. Make sure you have the numbers for trees on the road and the link to the Mudgeeraba creek heights as this heat is likey to trigger a big storm soon.

Don't forget we have live Christmas trees here on the mountain specifically grown by a farmer for this purpose! They are $10 each and the proceeds go to the school. Call 0427146867 to order yours.

Thinking about Christmas? Want to buy local? We have lots of gift ideas right here on the mountain. Check out our cafes and road side stalls for lots of local products such as Youngs Rasberry Vinegar, Greenwood Farms Chutneys and Jams, Springbrook Honey, local macadamia nuts, locally grown kiwi fruit jam, teas, herbal teas, hand made candles, clothes, books, accessories, local art, plants, cards, kids toys, jewellery, fourty flavors of fudge, gemstones (The Gem Shop is an Aladdin's cave of shiny things). You could also ask for coffee n cake vouchers and accommodation vouchers from our local businesses.  Bet they would be happy to oblige. Make up a hamper of local produce. It's easy to do!

Letterbox Christmas decorating is getting underway. Heard the kiwi flag mum borrowed a power saw the other day. Can't wait to see what shes making this time!

Phone numbers for your phone:
Emergency: 000 or 112 from a mobile
Wildcare for injured animals 55272444
Roadkill deaths for statistic 0418454732
Trees on TMR roads 131940
Trees on Council Roads 1800637000
Hoonwatch 1800333000
Storm damage to your house SES 132500
Crime Stoppers: 1800333000

As we move into the school holidays, the influx of visitors to the mountain all day every day means we need to slow down a bit and keep an eye out for people who dont know our roads as well as we do. They often dont have phone signal and stop in the middle of what looks like a quiet country road to figure out where they are but in reality is our main road... Weve said it before, please slow down. The whole mountain is actually a 60km per hour zone.

We are looking for a Santa Suit for a Christmas party next weekend. If you have one, or know where we might be able to borrow one from, can you email the secretary on secretary@smca.org.au 

Get involved. Have fun. Stay safe.

💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

😊 MONDAY November 30th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any thing that council needs to fix, amend or change? Let them know on division9@goldcoast.qld.gov.au with photos if you can!

🙂 TUESDAY December 1st
***Official first day of Summer***
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed. new members welcome
*NVRFB meeting

😀 WEDNESDAY December 2nd
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.45am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking Day
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.

😁 THURSDAY December 3rd
*Last day of the year for School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch.
*Before school yoga for students and parents at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvert Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

😄 FRIDAY December 4th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.
*BioBlitz surveys start!

😉 SATURDAY December 5th
*BioBlitz surveys
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

😃 SUNDAY December 6th
*BioBlitz Surveys
*Garden Club 2pm to 4pm
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Keep an eye out for local artist Damo and drop in for a chat and buy some art work.
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Springbrook Community Notices

 

BIoBlitz starts next Friday doing flora and fauna surveys, right here in Springbrook. Not much left in the way of surveys but there a group of stalls next weekend up at Koonjewarre. Details to come. 

 Springbrook Garden Club meet at the Mens Shed next Sunday, 2pm to 4pm for their last meeting of the year. All welcome. Bring a plate to share, cuttings, produce, seeds etc! 

 Be warned, school stops mid week on Wednesday December 9th to give our teachers an extra few days as a thank you for going above and beyond during the lock downs! 

 Looking for Christmas Presents? Buy local! Gems, Fudge, jams, sauces, kim chi, clothes, toys, card, art, honey - theres quite a bit sitting in our cafe shops. Check them out before you head off the hill! 

 There will he lots of cars on the roads up here over Christmas so start getting your "Its Christmas time on the mountain" attitude on and just know everything will take bit longer to get everywhere over the holidays. 

 Our informal groups still plan to operate over the holidays mostly, most of the time. Check with each group and know what their plans are and when the formal groups break for 2020 and reconvene in 2021. 

 Christmas letterbox decorating is definitely happening! Make them Merv friendly and break out the baubles. Have fun being festive this year. It's been a long one! S

Springbrook Voices should start their deliveries any time now. The volunteers got their piles yesterday and should deliver them over the next few days. Be patient. It's another 40 page bumper issue with so much local content. We really have some amazing contributors here on the mountain as you'll see when your copy arrives!

 Feel free to contribute to our community pages, notices and daily reminders anytime by emailing the details of your function, event, workshop or community info to secretary @smca.com.au and well let Springbrook know what's happening! 

 Stay safe. Slow down. Enjoy living on Springbrook!

 💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🦃Monday November 23rd
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any abandoned, burnt out or smashed up cars over the weekend? Let council know on division9@goldcoastqld.gov.au

🐓TUESDAY November 24th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Mens Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed

🕊WEDNESDAY November 25th
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School banking day.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Fudge Shop. All crafts welcome.

🦉THURSDAY November 26th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery.
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Mens Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat State Finals training is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🐦FRIDAY November 27th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
* Last Friday of the month Community Cuppa at The Fudge Shop 9.30am. All welcome
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

🐧SATURDAY November 28th
*P&C Fundraising Sausage Sizzle at the Settlement. Details to be confirmed.
*Note: Big run through the Park tracks from Numinbah ending at the Settlement today.
*NVEEC Tree planting day in Numinbah Valley. All welcome. Bring the kids.
*Road side stall day! Lots of them open on the weekends including seed bank seedlings at Sophie stall.
*Mens Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🐔SUNDAY November 29th
*School P&C Bush Tucker garden working bee. 7am to 9am at the school.
*4th Sunday, Anglican Church service, 10.30am at the Observatory.
*SWAG meeting, 2pm to 4pm at the hall. Plant ID and Christmas meeting.
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
* Keep an eye out for local artist Damo and drop in for a chat and buy some art work.
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Get involved. Have fun. Be part of the community .

💚Springbrook 

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Still some Garage Sales on today. If you didn't make it yesterday, pop in and see what bargains are still around!

The School P&C is holding their bush tucker garden working bee on SUNDAY November 29th, 7am to 9am. All willing workers welcome!

SWAG is holding their last meeting for the year next Saturday, Nov 28th at the hall. 2pm to 4pm. Bring plants and weeds for identification and enjoy some Christmas Cake and fellowship!

Please note: There is an organised run that is in the National Park ending at the Settlement next Saturday. It comes up from Numinbah through Apple Tree Park and past Purling Brook to the Settlement.  Going to be very busy in that area on Saturday between 8am and 2pm.

NVEEC is doing some more revegitation planting down in Numinbah on Saturday November 28th. Everyone welcome. Bring the kids! More info on their facebook page.

The P&C is holding a fundraising Sausage sizzle with other yummy things to eat as well at the end of the run at the Settlement.  More details to come. Locals welcome to purchase as well!

Stay safe. Have fun! 

💚Springbrook

This werk 8n Springbrook

 

Its "Get ready for the Trash & Treasure week" this week! 

📻Monday November 16th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30 -6.30pm tonight.
*Something been bugging you? Maybe write to the organisation or department involved and let them know. They cant fix what they dont know about!

🥁TUESDAY November 17th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 10am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed
*NVRFB training

🖥WEDNESDAY November 18th
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking day.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.
*Ambulance training at the Fire Shed.

📚THURSDAY November 19th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery. $5
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.


🏏FRIDAY November 20th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

➡️SATURDAY November 21st
#TRASH & TREASURE GARAGE SALE TRAIL
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall
*NVRFB training

↪SUNDAY November 22nd
#TRASH & TREASURE GARAGE SALE TRAIL
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
* Keep an eye out for local artist Damo and drop in for a chat and buy some art work.
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. 

Springbrook Community Notices

Springbrook Voices is now in full editing and proofreading mode. Thank you all for your continued support, especially from new advertisers. Welcome aboard. This edition will be at the Printers early this week and in your letterboxes not long afterwards. 

 The P& C has been given the opportunity to do another fundraising sausage sizzle on Saturday, November 28th. Anastasia is looking for a couple of volunteers to help out. Give her a call or drop into Dancing Waters sometime if you can help. 

 Karma Krypt Tee Shirts are locally produced and available exclusively at the Fudge shop! If organic cotton T's are your thing, pop in and check them out! 

 Don't forget to put your greens order in with Sophie today and to grab some if Lalita's fresh Kim Chi and Sauerkraut from the fridge at the Fudge Shop. 

 New on the mountain? Got kids? Join our playgroup on Mondays, our skate park day on Tuesdays. Go to our Amble on Wednesdays and meet informally on Fridays. Springbrook has a great group of mums with kids of all ages doing all sorts of interesting things. Get involved! 

 Always wanted to know what happens at our Mens Shed? If your a mountain man, drop in on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9am and check it out for yourself. For the rest of us, support their sausage sizzle next Saturday during the Trash & Treasure Trail and have a perk at what they've been up to then. The new dust sucker thing is sure to impress one and all! 

 Feel free to send any community notices to springbrookhall@gmail.com for inclusion on this page. Lost and found. New enterprises. Things for sale. New services. Gatherings. Events. Workshops. You know about it? Tell us about it! 

 Get involved. Be part of our community. 

💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🌼  Monday November 9th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any incredible parking antics over the weekend? Send photos and car counts to springbrooksurvey@gmail.com

🌻 TUESDAY November 10th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed


💮 WEDNESDAY November 11th
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School banking day.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.
***Remembrance Day Service at the Centotaph, 10.45am with morning tea at the Fire Shed afterwards.
*SMCA AGM and general meeting 7pm to 8pm at the hall.

🌹 THURSDAY November 12th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery.
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🌸 FRIDAY November 13th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.
*Ladies Lunch 11.30am at various cafes on a rotating roster. Location TBA.

🌺 SATURDAY November 14th
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall
*One Day Yoga Retreat at the hall. 10am to 3pm. www.karaswift.com.au
*Springbrook Voices Committee meeting, 11am.

🏵 SUNDAY November 15th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
* Keep an eye out for local artist Damo and drop in for a chat and buy some art work.
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Remember theres a bike race down near the Dam entrance 8am to 1pm today. Looks like Latimers Crossing Rd is shut and parts of Gilston and Nerang-Murwillumbah Roads will be under Police stop/go. The website says 15 minute delays if you're heading that way. 

The Springbrook Remembrance Day Service to celebrate Armistice Day will be on Wednesday, November 11th, starting at 10.45am. All locals are welcome to attend. Morning tea afterwards at the Fire Shed. 

 It would be lovely to see poppies up on Letterboxes on Wednesday to mark Remembrance Day, the Armistice and the end of World War One. A simple way to show your support and thanks for the folk who have kept Australia safe. 

 The SMCA will attempt to hold the quickest AGM ever in the hall on Wednesday night. Each year, we carefully sort out our meeting dates so we don't clash with the State of Origin, but 2020 defeated us. We need 15 people to show up. We'll start at 7pm and promise to let you go at 8pm, if not before. Just formalities. No frills. No frivolity. See you there!

Have you seen Cane Toads on the mountain this year??? WaterGum ate selling traps and bait to catch these menaces and both are available from WaterGums offices at Parklands Country Paradise in Nerang. Check their website for lots of information about cane toads and what you can do about them!

Check out the social media accounts for our local business and groups. Theres a great buy, sell and swap one in facebook, great stuff coming from the explorespringbrook instagram account and lots of our cafes and shops operate accounts letting us know what is happening in their world. Stay in the loop and like these accounts and support our local business!

Springbrook School is now collecting plastic bottle tops and toothbrushes to be recycled into new and exciting things. Collected them up (give them a bit of a rinse) and drop them off at the school gate on Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9am. It would be great if the cafes could set aside a bucket to collect them as well and help divert landfill back into a useful life! 

Theres another one day silent yoga retreat at the hall this Saturday. 10am to 3pm and it's the perfect way to disconnect from the world and reconnect with yourself! Lots of info and bookings at www.karaswift.com.au.

 Springbrook Voices Committee meeting, 11am on Saturday November 24th. Location to be confirmed.

Ladies Lunch week! Friday November 14th 11.30am. Location to be confirmed.

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay happy! 💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🍎 MONDAY
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any thing that council needs to fix, amend or change? Let them know on division9@goldcoast.qld.gov.au with photos if you can!

🥕 TUESDAY
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*2021 Prep playdate at the school 10am. Contact the school for more detail.
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack
*SES training and new members sign on 7pm at the SES shed.
*NVRFB meeting

🍋 WEDNESDAY.
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.45am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking Day
*Community Library is open 10am to 12pm at the hall today.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.

🥝 THURSDAY
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch. $5
*Before school yoga for students and parents at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Teltra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvert Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🍇 FRIDAY
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge Shop after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.


🍆 SATURDAY
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🌶 SUNDAY
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Stay safe. Slow down. Get involved.

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Springbrook School P&C Election Day BBQ and Bake Sale, at the school yesterday was a wonderful success! Thanks to all you Springbrookians who turned up, bought bacon and egg rolls, sausages on bread and wiped out the home baked goodies! The P&C is thrilled with the amount they made and love the people who had had breakfast, were on a diet or on their way out but made a cash donation anyway. The way Springbrook supports it's own is great to see. Feel free to drop a donation direct to the school if you missed out yesterday!

The Springbrook Community Library will be on this Wednesday, 10am to 2pm in the hall. Natalie is happy to read stories to any kids who come along at any time. We've had lots of donations recently (Thanks Eva) so theres some new books for you to browse!

Who saw the under ground tanks go in to the new amenities block this week? Amazing stuff! Can wait to see what happens next. We'll check with Blake, the site foreman and see if we can get a date and time for the next round of things to watch out for!

Who enjoyed the decorated letterboxes this week? Lots of fun and some very creative people live up here. Letterbox decorating is a low key way to connect with the whole community. Melbourne Cup next week, what chippy, horsey ideas do you have?  Remembrance Day is coming up on November 11th. It would be nice to see the poppies out on letterboxes again for that one!

The first Tuesday of the month is the day to join up with the SES. They meet in the SES shed every Tuesday for training at 7pm. Mostly hands on but with all the normal paperwork stuff in the first few weeks, the training nights involve dummy, ropes, stretchers and cups of tea. Come along and check them out this Thursday. Only another month or so of training before they break for the Christmas Holidays so this is a good week to get involved!

Remembrance Day is not far away. Wednesday, November 11th at 11am. Remember Armistice Day by attending a small ceremony at the Cenotaph if you can.

Melbourne Cup next week, Tuesday November 3rd. Any events planned? Any Cafes doing a Melbourne Cup lunch for locals? Let us know! 

Quick Emergency contacts, just in case...

* Emergency help
Fire Police or Medical Emergency call
000

*Bureau of Meterology
www.bom.gov.au

*Flood Watch for Mudgeeraba creek at Austinville
https://floodwatch.com.au/station.php?s=540440

*Trees on Roads (to report)
TMR 139040
Council 1800637000

*State Emergency Services for help with storm damage
132500

*Enegex for downed powerlines and emergencies
13 19 62

*Social media to get local real time info from
Springbrook LDMC (Facebook)
SMCA (Facebook and Instagram) 

Stay safe. Slow down. Get involved

💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

👻 Monday October 26th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any abandoned, burnt out or smashed up cars over the weekend? Let council know on division9@goldcoastqld.gov.au

☠ TUESDAY October 27th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Mens Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Skate Park Day for school kids 3pm to 4pm. Byo wheels, parents and a snack.
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed

🧙‍♀️ WEDNESDAY October 28th
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School banking day.
**Springbrook Community Library open 10am to 2pm at the hall. Story time at 10.30am.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.

🧟‍♂️ THURSDAY October 29th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery.
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Mens Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk Velvet Downs Rd.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🧚‍♀️ FRIDAY October 30th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the Fudge shop after school drop off for a play and a chat on the grass.
**4th Friday of the month, Community Cuppa 10.30am. All welcome. Venue to be confirmed.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

🎃 SATURDAY October 31st
**Election Day! Voting at the school, 8am to 6pm.
***P&C Election Day sausage sizzle 9am to 3pm at the school.
*Road side stall day! Lots of them open on the weekends including upgraded seed bank seedlings at Sophie stall.
*Mens Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall about 8.30am.
*Kids Halloween gathering and fundraiser for the school P&C 4.30pm followed by a trick or treating walk. More detail to come.
*Post Election Cuban Dance 6pm to 7pm at the hall.
 

😇 SUNDAY November 1st
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Stay safe. Get involved. Enjoy your community. 

💚Springbrook 

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Springbrook Polling Booth is at the school,  2327 Springbrook Rd for voting in the State Elections on Saturday, October 31st. Voting from 9am to 6pm. Standard Covidsafe rules apply.

Springbrook School P&C Election Day Sausage Sizzle, at the school, 9am to 3pm. Doesnt matter if you've voted, want to vote, cant vote or dont care, the P&C would love to sell you a sausage, with onions (on top if you like) and a can of drink as their major fundraiser for 2020. Please support them, this is their only chance to fundraise to the public and they are trying to get new equipment for the playground before the next large intake of students occurs in 2022!

Who saw the under ground tanks go in to the new amenities block this week? Amazing stuff! Can wait to see what happens next. We'll check with Blake, the site foreman and see if we can get a date and time for the next round of things to watch out for!

Community library will be open Wednesday week, October 28th, 10am to 2pm. Natalie is happy to do a story time again about 10.30am. Come along and join in or just come and browse our eclectic selection of books!

Don't forget to decorate your letterbox for some community Halloween fun. It looks like a few people have already got theirs sorted and dont the look good!? Make sure its Merv friendly and  let us know where they are and we will make sure you all get to see them!

There will be trick or treating in the Purling Brook areas of Forestry and Lloyd's Rds this year. A flyer will come out with the orange streamer to put on your letterbox to indicate you would welcome a visit from the little horrors! More info closer to the date.

Election Day is Saturday, October 31st where we vote for our State representative.  The school is a polling booth and will be having an election day BBQ. Social distancing will take place. Sanitiser will be available. Bring cash and support the P&Cs first real fundraiser for 2020.

Remembrance Day is not far away. Wednesday, November 11th at 11am. Remember Armistice Day by attending a small ceremony at the Cenotaph if you can.

 Hola to our Springbrook Mountain Community Association groovers on this page keen for a super FUN energetic post-election boogie Cuban style with an amazing Cuban teacher of the male variety and yours truly next Saturday 31st October 6-7pm at our mountain community hall?? I need commitments well before the day to lock him in so please PM me if so 💃🏽🎶🕺🏼❤️Love to share him with our magic mountain folk! 😍 Who’s in 💯?

Stay safe. Be prepared.

💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

🤞 Monday October 19th
**Power Outage planned for most of the mountain today.
*Book Week celebrations this week!
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30 -6.30pm tonight.
*Something been bugging you? Maybe write to the organisation or department involved and let them know. They cant fix what they dont know about!

🖐 TUESDAY October 20th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 10am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed
*NVRFB training

👌 WEDNESDAY October 21st
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking day.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.
*Ambulance training at the Fire Shed.

👍 THURSDAY October 22nd
*Book Week dress up day for Springbrook school
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery. $5
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*P&C meeting at the school, 2.15pm in the music room.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange.
*LDMC meeting 7pm


👏 FRIDAY October 23rd
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

🖖 SATURDAY October 24th
*One day silent retreat at the hall 10am to 3pm. www.karaswift.com.au
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall
*Garden Club meet 2pm to 4pm. Bring afternoon tea, cutting, seeds, produce and jams etc to swap and give away. Gina
*NVRFB training

👋 SUNDAY October 25th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Stay safe. Have fun. Enjoy the mountain.

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

 Looks like most of the mountain will be without power for most of the day on Monday, weather and bureaucrats willing.  Sometimes Energex brings up generators and keeps the businesses running, and sometimes they dont. Pop some water in a jug, power up the phone and relax. Great excuse to read a book! 

Springbrook Food Gardeners meet quarterly 2pm to 4pm, this Saturday to discuss gardening, seed saving, permaculture, the weather etc at various members houses. Bring seedlings, cuttings, produce, jams and afternoon tea to share. Call Gina for more detail.

Watch out at the hall this week to see the underground thanks go in for the amenities block. We'll check with Blake, the site foreman and see if we can get a date and time so we can watch!

A one day silent retreat for yoga and meditation is on at the hall, this Saturday, 10am to 3pm. A really lovely opportunity to spend the day disconnected from your phone and reconnecting with yourself. More detail  on www.karaswift.com.au

Its Book Week this week! So that means costumes!! Look out for all manner of dressed up kids going to school on Thursday. It's their costume day and should be lots of fun!

P&C meeting this week. 2.15pm in the music room. Lots to to talk about and organise now that election day BBQs are back on. Love to see you there if you can help!

Community library will be open Wednesday week, October 28th, 10am to 2pm. Natalie is happy to do a story time again. Come along and join in or just come and browse our eclectic selection of books!

Dont forget to decorate your letterbox for some community Halloween fun. It looks like Hazels already got hers sorted. Make sure its Merv friendly and  let us know where they are and we will make sure you all get to see them!

There will be trick or treating in the Purling Brook areas of Forestry and Lloyd's Rds this year. A flyer will come out with the orange streamer to indicate you would welcome a visit from the little horrors! More info closer to the date.

Election Day is Saturday, October 31st where we vote for our State representative.  The school is a polling booth and will be having an election day BBQ. Social distancing will take place. Sanitiser will be available. Bring cash and support the P&Cs first real fundraiser for 2020. 

*Theres lots of road side stalls popping up over the place at the moment. A lovely way to spend the weekend mornings is to drive around with some cash visiting the stall to see what local goodies are on offer. From Echo Valley at the beginning of Lyrebird Ridge Road to Greenwood Farm right up at Goomalarah,  there is often six other stalls open as well. See if you can find them all and enjoy our local goodies.

*Have you seen Cane Toads on the mountain this year??? WaterGum ate selling traps and bait to catch these menaces and both are available from WaterGums offices at Parklands Country Paradise in Nerang. Check their website for lots of information about cane toads and what you can do about them!

*Check out the social media accounts for our local business and groups. Theres a great buy, sell and swap one in facebook, great stuff coming from the explorespringbrook instagram account and lots of our cafes and shops operate accounts letting us know what is happening in their world. Stay in the loop and like these accounts and support our local business!

Stay safe. Slow down. Enjoy the day.

💚Springbrook 

This week in Springbrook

🧚‍♀️ Monday October 12th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any incredible parking antics over the weekend? Send photos and car counts to springbrooksurvey@gmail.com

🧜‍♂️ TUESDAY October 13th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed
*Chamber of Commerce meeting 7.30pm at the hall.  All business owners welcome.


🧞‍♀️ WEDNESDAY October 14th
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School banking day.
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.
*SMCA presents Festival of Small Halls Concert 7pm at the hall (Sold out)
*Greenwood Farm Burger stall from 5.30pm at the hall. $5. Open to all residents.

🧙‍♂️ THURSDAY October 15th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery.
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🧝‍♂️ FRIDAY October 16th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.
*Ladies Lunch 11.30am at various cafes on a rotating roster

🧛‍♀️ SATURDAY October 17th
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🧙‍♀️SUNDAY October 18th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Stay safe. Have fun. Be kind. 

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

Greenwood Farm Burger stall outside the hall on Wednesday October 14th from 5.30pm. What a great opportunity to have some mid week takeaways, right here on the hill. You dont need to be going to the concert to take advantage of it. Come along and enjoy a delicious takeaway burger! 

 Suicide has been a hot topic of conversation on the mountain recently and so it was great timing for the Understanding Suicide workshop to be held (Thank you Jake for making it happen) We now have lots of people who gained some insight and skills in the area so if you're feeling affected by suicide in any way, put out your feelers, theres lots of us happy to listen! 

 There will be at least two more Silent Retreat workshops held at the hall this year for those who enjoy extended meditation and yoga sessions. Check out the website and book direct. https://www.karaswift.com/one-day-silent-retreats 

 With Halloween on it's way and things as normal as they have been for sometime, let's get into decorating our letterboxes again. Halloween themed are gonna be a lot of fun, especially with our dark Forests (and dingoes of many colours...)📫 👻🧟‍♀️🐕🎃🐺🧛‍♀️🐶🧚‍♀️ 

Great time to email your local State Member if you have any suggestions for improvements up here in Springbrook. With an election coming up, Ros will be happy to hear about what you have to say about Springbrook and what we, as locals need. Contact her on mudgeeraba@parliament.qld.gov.au 

 Springbrook School is now collecting plastic bottle tops and toothbrushes to be recycled into new and exciting things. Collected them up (give them a bit of a rinse) and drop them off at the school gate on Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9am. It would be great if the cafes could set aside a bucket to collect them as well and help divert landfill back into a useful life! 

The Springbrook Chamber of Commerce have a meeting on Tuesday 13th October 7.30pm at the hall. All local business owners welcome. For more info contact them on info@explorespringbrook.com

Springbrook P&C have started all their extra curricular activities again.
*Wednesday, gardening day 8.30am
*Thursday, Yoga 8.15pm
*Friday, Food scrap Friday Community Composting 8.30am.
*Friday, Bottle top and toothbrush recycling. Drop to the front gate 8.30 to 9am.

Tuck shop is operating at the school again this term. Talk to the team at Dancing Waters Cafe about getting lunch delivered on a Friday for $5 or $30 for the term. 

Stay safe. Have fun. Be kind. 

💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🌲 MONDAY October 5th
*Public Holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's birthday!
*Informal Playgroup at the skate park 9am to 11am. Everybody welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any thing that council needs to fix, amend or change? Let them know on division9@goldcoast.qld.gov.au with photos if you can!

🌳 TUESDAY October 6th
*School goes back today!
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Chamber of Commerce meeting, 7.30pm at the hall Oct 6th.
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed. new members welcome
*NVRFB meeting

🌴 WEDNESDAY. October 7th
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.45am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking Day
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.

🍃 THURSDAY October 8th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch.
*Before school yoga for students and parents at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Teltra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvert Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🌱 FRIDAY October 9th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.


🌵 SATURDAY October 10th
*Birthday for one of the Fudge Fairies!
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall
*One Day Silent Retreat at the Hall. https://www.karaswift.com
*Understanding Suicide workshop 7pm at the hall. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/understanding-suicide-tickets-122645103807

🍀 SUNDAY October 11th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Get involved. Have fun. Be a part of the community! 

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

  

Full time mechanical workshop now operating here on the mountain! Located at Mountain Hire down at Apple Tree flat. Call Tim 0476267030 or Glen 0433567450 and book your car, mower, tractor, truck or motorbike in. Complimentary pick up and drop off if required!

Have you seen the new environmental  initiative that's being started by members of our mountain community? Sarah and Keiran have created Climb a Tree Foundation to help spread all sorts of environmental and sustainable  ideas and projects around. You can join as foundation members or support the go fund me page to make and install wildlife nesting boxes in fire affected areas. Have a look on the My Springbrook webpage under Climb a Tree Foundation for more details. www.lovespringbrook.blogspot.com

The Springbrook Visitor Infomation Center is open this weekend. Peter will he there on Sunday to greet and help out our visitors from 11amish to 2pmish, mountain time. The Centre is always looking for volunteers. Call Annette on 0427 415 299 to volunteer.  Its heaps of fun! 

Our local emergency crews have had a lot of call outs recently so give them a heartfelt, corona safe, elbow bump next time you see one. There's been quite a few accidents on the roads (please, slow down) and they get to attend most of them. Thanks for getting out of bed, having your dinners interrupted and leaving your family's special times to help us out. Its appreciated. 

 Understanding Suicide Workshop. Sat 10/10 at the hall at 7pm https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/understanding-suicide-tickets-122645103807

Check out the social media accounts for our local business and groups. Theres a great buy, sell and swap one in facebook, great stuff coming from the explorespringbrook instagram account and lots of our cafes and shops operate accounts letting us know what is happening in their world. Stay in the loop and like these accounts and support our local business! 

The Springbrook Chamber of Commerce have a meeting on Tuesday 7.30pm at the hall. All local business owners welcome. For more info contact them on info@explorespringbrook.com 

Tuck shop is operating at the school again this term. Talk to the team at Dancing Waters Cafe about getting lunch delivered on a Friday for $5 or $30 for the term. 

Springbrook P&C have started all their extra curricular activities again. 

 *Wednesday, gardening day 8.30am 

*Thursday, Yoga 8.15pm 

*Friday, Food scrap Friday Community Composting 8.30am. 

 *Friday, Bottle top and toothbrush recycling. Drop to the front gate 8.30 to 9am. 

Get involved. Have fun. Enjoy your community. 💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🐄 MONDAY September 28th
*Second week of the school holidays.
*Playgroup at the playground by the hall 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Watch out for the construction site set up behind the hall.
*Seen any thing that council needs to fix, amend or change? Let them know on division9@goldcoast.qld.gov.au with photos if you can!

🐎 TUESDAY September 29th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*SES training 7pm at the SES shed behind the hall. New members welcome
*NVRFB meeting

🐏 WEDNESDAY. September 30th
*Springbrook Craft Group meet 10am at the Lost Fawn Cafe. All crafts welcome.
*Dancing Waters, Lost Fawn and the Fudge Shop open for coffee today.

🐷 THURSDAY October 1st
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🐐 FRIDAY October 2nd
*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.


🐪 SATURDAY October 3rd
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🐑 SUNDAY October 4th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Springbrook Community Notices

Springbrook Community Notices Pipers Permaculture structure tour today at their Springbrook property. 2pm to 4pm. $20 includes an afternoon tea. Lots of really good solid info that's really inspiring as well. Check out Piper Permaculture on facebook too. A few places left. Call Gill on 0412306029 to book yours. 

 Altitude Automotive has opened here on Springbrook. Glenn and Tim have joined forces and have opened a mechanic's right here on the mountain! Check out their notices on the notice boards and cafes or just give them a call. Glenn 0433567450 or Tim 0476267030 for all your mechanical needs! 

Watch out for the demolition and rebuild of the toilet block behind the hall from next week onwards. The hall, fire shed and SES buildings will still be operating but with a contruction site around them! 

Understanding Suicide workshop. Springbrook community hall, Saturday October 10th 7pm to 9pm. Free. Tickets via Eventbrite. Suicide claimed 3,046 Australians in 2018 at an average rate of 8.3 persons a day. It's the leading cause of death for the 15 - 44 yo age range and ranked as the 14th leading cause of death overall. Yet, despite Govt initiatives, it still remains one of the least talked about areas of mental health. This information packed workshop is designed to help individuals understand suicide, it's causes, triggers, and how to help themselves or others who may be affected by it. Created by a former Lifeline crisis counselor and based on current research and on-the-job experience, this 2 hour session delivers practical information and tools to help attendees learn more about suicide and how to deal with it. 

One day retreats, right here at Springbrook! Calm your mind Join us for a day focussed just on YOU...you'll leave the mountain feeling like you've had an emotional and mental over-haul.  Just one day of stepping away from our phones, responsibilities and chores and being immersed in nature, meditation, breath work and gentle movement can make a big change in our lives.  Details and pricing https://www.karaswift.com/one-day-silent-retreats 

Springbrook School is now collecting plastic bottle tops and toothbrushes to be recycled into new and exciting things. Collected them up (give them a bit of a rinse) and drop them off at the school gate on Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9am. It would be great if the cafes could set aside a bucket to collect them as well and help divert landfill back into a useful life! 

Springbrook Research Observatory is opening again in the weekends, weather permitting, for us all to gaze in wonder at the stars in our gloriously dark sky. Call Andre on 0400 789 551 and check if he is operating that night and book in quickly if he is. It's a fantastic opportunity to see the night sky through an astronomers eyes! 

Have you seen the new environmental  initiative that's being started by members of our mountain community? Sarah and Keiran have created Climb a Tree Foundation to help spread all sorts of environmental and sustainable  ideas and projects around. You can join as foundation members or support the go fund me page to make and install wildlife nesting boxes in fire affected areas. Have a look on the My Springbrook webpage under Climb a Tree Foundation for more details. www.lovespringbrook.blogspot.com 

The Springbrook Chamber of Commerce have an AGM meeting on Tuesday October 6th, 7.30pm at the hall. All local business owners welcome. For more info contact them on info@explorespringbrook.com

Stay safe. Be kind. Get involved. 💚Springbrook

This week in Springbrook

 

🦋 Monday September 21st
*School Holidays start today!!
*No formal Playgroup today but some Mums plan to meet at the playground around 9.30am for a play.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any abandoned, burnt out or smashed up cars over the weekend? Let council know on division9@goldcoastqld.gov.au

🐛 TUESDAY September 22nd
*School Bush Tucker Garden working bee at the school. 8am to 12pm. Contact Sarah for more detail.
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Skate Park Day from 3pm for the kids!
*Mens Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🐌 WEDNESDAY September 23rd
*Community Library open 9am to 3pm at the hall. Tea n Coffee available by donation.
*Story time hour for littlies 9.30am at the hall.

🐝 THURSDAY September 24th
*Mens Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange on Velvet Downs Rd.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🐞 FRIDAY September 25th
*Site set up for the toilet block construction might start today.
*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
* Community Cuppa at Dancing Waters Cafe 10.30am. All welcome
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

🐜 SATURDAY September 26th
*Road side stall day! Lots of them open on the weekends including seed bank seedlings at Sophie stall.
*Mens Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🦎 SUNDAY September 27th
*4th Sunday? Anglican Church service, 10.30am at the Observatory.
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

This week in Springbrook FOR THE KIDS!

🦋 Monday September 21st

*School Holidays start today!! 

*No formal Playgroup today but some Mums plan to meet at the playground around 9.30am for a play.

🐛 TUESDAY September 22nd

*School Bush Tucker Garden working bee at the school. 8am to 12pm. Contact Sarah for more detail. 

*Skate Park Day from 3pm for the kids! 

🐌 WEDNESDAY September 23rd

*Community Library open 9am to 3pm at the hall. Tea n Coffee available by donation.

*Story time hour for littlies 9.30am at the hall. 

🐝 THURSDAY September 24th

*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange on Velvet Downs Rd. 

🐞 FRIDAY September 25th

*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat. 

* Community Cuppa at Dancing Waters Cafe 10.30am. All welcome

🐜 SATURDAY September 26th

*Road side stall day! Lots of them open on the weekends including seed bank seedlings at Sophie stall. 

*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🦎 SUNDAY September 27th

*The Emporium and the two Book Nooks are waiting to be explored!

***Ideas of things to do with the kids these holidays!***

Grassy patches for play at the Settlement, Gwongorella, Apple Tree Park and Bartels family Park. 

Cook your own bbq lunch. Have a picnic. Outdoor dining is the thing for school holidays.

Play in a creek. We have plenty of them. 

Do a lookout crawl. Have a snack at each one.

Have a roadside stall and sell stuff and then visit the Gem shop or the Fudge shop.

Hang out at the playground and skate park. 

Count the cars driving past and play spotto! 

Get a takeaway coffee and scones and have morning tea with a veiw. 

Visit the QPWS info centre. It's open during the week! 

Learn to play tennis on the tennis court. Try to play basket ball at the basket ball court! 

Run your kids ragged by running around the Settlement! 

Theres lots to do up here. Make the most of the school holidays and have fun! 

Stay safe. Have fun. Get out of the house! 

💚Springbrook 

Springbrook Community Notices

 

*Have you seen Cane Toads on the mountain this year??? WaterGum ate selling traps and bait to catch these menaces and both are available from WaterGums offices at Parklands Country Paradise in Nerang. Check their website for lots of information about cane toads and what you can do about them!

*Check out the social media accounts for our local business and groups. Theres a great buy, sell and swap one in facebook, great stuff coming from the explorespringbrook instagram account and lots of our cafes and shops operate accounts letting us know what is happening in their world. Stay in the loop and like these accounts and support our local business!

*Found a hurt or injured animal on the road? Call Wildcare on 55272444 and they will get onto a carer on the mountain for you. To report dead wildlife for our statistics, please text 0418454732 with the location/address, day, date and type of animal. Don't forget to check to check the pouch if it's a female marsupial.

*Dont forget to make Springbrook Voices your first stop when you need a tradie on the mountain. Theres lots of great people who are very good at what they do, right here on our doorstep. Call the first and shop local when you can!

*Theres lots of road side stalls popping up over the place at the moment. A lovely way to spend the weekend mornings is to drive around with some cash visiting the stall to see what local goodies are on offer. From Echo Valley at the beginning of Lyrebird Ridge Road to Greenwood Farm right up at Goomalarah,  there is often six other stalls open as well. See if you can find them all and enjoy our local goodies.

So, so good to see some waterfall recharging rain!! A good reminder to make sure you are storm ready and have fresh batteries in your torches! Storms and tons of rain often lead to loss of power up here so make sure you are on the disaster managements text list and that you "like" them on facebook to get up to date, real time local info about any kind of disaster we maybe experiancing.


If you see any trees down across the roads, please call the TMR emergency line 131940 for Springbrook Road and the City of Gold Coast emergency line 1800637000 for the smaller Roads. They will send someone up fairly quickly to deal with it. Technically,  our local guys cant deal with trees on the road until directed to by decorative epaulette wearing persons!

Check out the Notice board at the Springbrook Emporium (the tip) for local services and tradies. A great place to find out what's on, what's happening and who's selling what. Put your own notice up. It's a fantastic community resource!

Stay safe. Get out and about. Enjoy your community! 

💚Springbrook 

This week in Springbrook

 

🐣 Monday September 14th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30 -6.30pm tonight.
*Something been bugging you? Maybe write to the organisation or department involved and let them know. They cant fix what they dont know about!

🐤 TUESDAY September 15th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 10am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*NVRFB training

🐥 WEDNESDAY September 16th
*School Gardening Project 8.30am to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School Banking day.
*Ambulance training at the Fire Shed.

🐔 THURSDAY September 17th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery. $5
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm.


🐓 FRIDAY September 18th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Mountain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*Ladies Lunch, 11.30am, The Sitting Room Cafe.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.

🦃 SATURDAY September 19th
*Mediation day at the Hall 9am -3pm. More detail to come.
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall
*NVRFB training

🦆 SUNDAY September 20th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Have fun. Join in. See you there! 

💚Springbrook

Springbrook Community Notices

The Springbrook Mens Shed has reopened with standard Covidsafe rules. They operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9amish to 1pmish with morning tea 10.30ish. They open and close on mountain time! If you're a bloke on the mountain and you havent dropped in to see the biggest shed in this small village, then make a date to do that this week and see what all the fuss is about. You'll be most welcome!

Please, please please, slow down in front of the school. Its starting to get quite dangerous outside the school during drop off and pick up times, and is concerning all those there at the time. It's most likely to be locals at that time of the day too. Please, slow down. Its a hard enough road to cross with out a bag, or am and a 5 year old in tow...

Food Scrap Friday is a community composting initiative run by the school and its P&C. Just bring your bucket of vege food scraps to the gate between 8am and 8.30am and the gardening project kids will weigh it, empty it into their compost heap and rinse the bucket before returning it to you at the gate. A great way to be involved even if you dont have kids at the school.

Have you seen the new environmental  initiative that's being started by members of our mountain community? Sarah and Keiran have created Climb a Tree Foundation to help spread all sorts of environmental and sustainable  ideas and projects around. You can join as foundation members or support the go fund me page to make and install wildlife nesting boxes in fire affected areas. Have a look on the My Springbrook webpage under Climb a Tree Foundation for more details. www.lovespringbrook.blogspot.com

The Springbrook Visitor Infomation Center is reopening again this weekend. Peter will he there on Sunday to greet and help out our visitors from 11amish to 2pmish, mountain time. The Centre is always looking for volunteers. Call Annette on 0427 415 299 to volunteer.  Its heaps of fun! 

Our local emergency crews have had a lot of call outs recently so give them a heartfelt, corona safe, elbow bump next time you see one. There's been quite a few accidents on the roads (please, slow down) and they get to attend most of them. Thanks for getting out of bed, having your dinners interrupted and leaving your family's special times to help us out. Its appreciated. 

Nerang-Murwillumbah road upgrade ideas, suggestions and recommendations can be sent to your state representative, Ros Bates on mudgeeraba@parliament.qld.gov.au or direct to TMR via their web page. Send maps with the dangerous corners clearly marked, areas for overtaking bays and other road issues to them sooner rather than later so they can be considered before the final plan is unveiled.

Springbrook School is now collecting plastic bottle tops and toothbrushes to be recycled into new and exciting things. Collected them up (give them a bit of a rinse) and drop them off at the school gate on Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9am. It would be great if the cafes could set aside a bucket to collect them as well and help divert landfill back into a useful life!

Springbrook P&C have started all their extra curricular activities again.
*Wednesday, gardening day 8.30am
*Thursday, Yoga 8.15pm
*Friday, Food scrap Friday Community Composting 8.30am.
*Friday, Bottle top and toothbrush recycling. Drop to the front gate 8.30 to 9am.

Tuck shop is operating at the school again this term. Talk to the team at Dancing Waters Cafe about getting lunch delivered on a Friday for $5 or $30 for the term. 

This week in Springbrook

 

 🌺 Monday September 7th
*School Library Day
*Playgroup at the school 9am to 11am. All littilies welcome.
*Yoga at the Hall, 5.30-6.30pm tonight.
*Seen any incredible parking antics over the weekend? Send photos and car counts to springbrooksurvey@gmail.com

🌹 TUESDAY September 8th
*Yoga with Helen 9am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Men's Shed is open from 9am
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.


🌸 WEDNESDAY September 9th
*School Gardening Project 8.30 to 8.55am. Students and parents welcome.
*School banking day.
*Possibility of an outdoor library, weather permitting. 10am - 4pm outside the hall.
*SMCA general meeting 7.15pm at the hall

🌼 THURSDAY September 10th
*School Tuck Shop orders to Anastasia today for Friday lunch delivery. $5
*Before school yoga for students at the school. 8.15am to 8.45am
*Men's Shed opens at 9am.
*Yoga with Helen, 9.30am at her studio, 1947 Springbrook Rd
*Springbrook Afternoon Amblers walk 4pm. Free. Meet at the Telstra Exchange to walk as far as they want up Velvet Downs Rd. Kids n Dogs on leads welcome.
*Perisai Diri Silat is on at 6pm at the Hall.

🌷 FRIDAY September 11th
*Food Scrap Friday Community Composting. 8am-8.30am at the front gate of the school. Bring your bucket to be weighed and emptied into the schools composting system.
*P&C bottle top and toothbrush fundraising and recycling collecting day. Drop to the front gate of the school 8.30am to 9am any Friday.
*Informal group of Moutain Mums meet at the skate park or playground after school drop off for a play and a chat.
*AA meet at the hall 4.30pm.
*Ladies Lunch 11.30am at various cafes on a rotating roster

🏵 SATURDAY September 12th
*Men's Shed open at 9am
*Springbrook Tennis Club often meet for a hit at the courts behind the hall

🌻 SUNDAY September 13th
*Speedtrap Sunday. Don't forget, it's the coppers favorite day to pop up and say gidday!
*Road side stall day including the community seed bank seedlings and the sustainable fashion shop at Sophie's stall. Have a look around to see who's open today. We also have stalls at Echo Valley, the Sanctuary,  Sharon's Stall, Velvet Downs, Greenwood Farm, Ee-Jung and plus The Emporium and the two Book Nooks. Lots to explore!

Stay safe. Have fun. Get involved

Springbrook Community Notices

 

Pipers Permaculture have a tour of their property today, 2pm to 4pm, $20 including a afternoon tea. Lots of projects to see and discuss. Lots of permaculture practices to see in action. Interested in what can be achieved here on Springbrook using Permaculture ideas, structures, zoning and patterns? Book your place in the tour by calling Gill on 0412306029.

Wanting to support our volunteer fire fighters during this fire season? Bake some yummy treats that are easy to grab in one hand and bring them down to Apple Tree Park over the next few days. Bring them in a box or disposable plate and deliver them to the grazing table (Down hill side of the Park) for the fire fighters to grab when they are on a break. It's a great way of showing your support!

Have you checked out our new sign on the Springbrook Community Hall yet? Isn't it great? It was painted over the last month or so, by new resident, Jan Rutherford who had a ball coming up with a theme for it. Inspired by the bush, the birds and our hall mural itself,  she wasnt stuck for inspiration. The old sign was deteriorating and was going to be hard to restore. It will he hung inside the hall and will continue to play a role in our social and cultural history.

Lots of fun at the Community Cuppa last Friday at the Lost Fawn Cafe. Lots of locals meeting lots 9f locals and chatting up a storm with special guest, Cr Glenn Tozer. Nice to see you up here Glenn, thanks for being the MC for our hall sign unveiling too!

Our local emergency crews have had a lot of call outs recently so give them a heartfelt, corona safe, elbow bump next time you see one. There's been quite a few accidents on the roads (please, slow down) and they get to attend most of them. Thanks for getting out of bed, having your dinners interrupted and leaving your family's special times to help us out. Its appreciated.

Welcome back to our students at Springbrook School who had a wonderful time at Jacob's Well on their School Camp! Saw you all on facebook and it looks like you had a wonderful time. Back to the classroom and its books tomorrow  though!

Springbrook Voices is being delivered to a letterbox at the end of your driveway, this week.  So many articles, all local, all relevant. It's a 40 page bumper edition this time. Make sure you read it all! 

Fathers day is next weekend! Have you got plans to spend some time with your Dad? Maybe a card and locally sourced present? Maybe morning or afternoon tea at a mountain cafe? Maybe just breakfast and cuddles in bed! No matter what you do, enjoy time with your family! 

*Theres lots of road side stalls popping up over the place at the moment. A lovely way to spend the weekend mornings is to drive around with some cash visiting the stall to see what local goodies are on offer. From Echo Valley at the beginning of Lyrebird Ridge Road to Greenwood Farm right up at Goomalarah,  there is often six other stalls open as well. See if you can find them all and enjoy our local goodies.

*Have you seen Cane Toads on the mountain this year??? WaterGum ate selling traps and bait to catch these menaces and both are available from WaterGums offices at Parklands Country Paradise in Nerang. Check their website for lots of information about cane toads and what you can do about them!

*Check out the social media accounts for our local business and groups. Theres a great buy, sell and swap one in facebook, great stuff coming from the explorespringbrook instagram account and lots of our cafes and shops operate accounts letting us know what is happening in their world. Stay in the loop and like these accounts and support our local business! 

Have a good week!

💚Springbrook