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