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Animal Referral Hospital in Sinnamon Park Joins Canine Anti-Cancer Drug Trial

The Animal Referral Hospital in Sinnamon Park joins four other vet clinics in a trial for a canine anti-cancer drug that could be given orally to pet dogs diagnosed with B cell lymphoma that have yet to undergo any cancer treatment.

PharmaAust, a Perth biotech company, has developed an anti-cancer drug monepantel (MPL) and the trial is now on Phase IIb. The aim of this trial is to determine the optimal prescribed doses that would guarantee a successful treatment.

It comes after Phase IIa showed tumor regression and disease stabilisation among the participating pets. According to chief scientific officer Dr Richard Mollard, six of the seven dogs in Phase IIa had favourable outcomes with a smaller tumor after taking the drug for 14 days.

PharmaAust said that several pet owners have signed up for the trial happening across veterinary clinics like Animal Referral Hospital in Homebush (Sydney), Western Australian Veterinary Emergency and Speciality in Success (Perth), Perth Veterinary Specialists in Osborne Park (Perth) and the Veterinary Specialist Services in Underwood (Brisbane), aside from the Sinnamon Park facility.

The company is also opening two more sites in Melbourne and Sydney.

There is no cure for B cell lymphoma and half of the dogs diagnosed with this disease may survive without treatment for 30 days. The other half, however, could experience their disease progressing particularly fast. Right now, chemotherapy is the only best treatment management but it could result in adverse effects and won’t guarantee a relapse.

If Phase IIb succeeds, PharmaAust plans to conduct Phase III with a larger number of participants that will have to be screened before joining the trials.

PharmAust is currently recruiting dogs with B cell lymphoma for a Phase IIb clinical trial with a non-toxic anti cancer drug

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Eventually, PharmaAust hopes that their medication may be a treatment option for pet owners with dogs with cancer.

Intellidesign Generates New Jobs for Seventeen Mile Rocks

With funding worth over $300,000 from the Queensland Government, Seventeen Mile Rocks company Intellidesign is set to provide new local jobs in the electronics and manufacturing industry.

A grant of $306,280 was given to Intellidesign as part of the local government’s Made in Queensland (MiQ) program to help purchase advanced robotics assembly equipment. The program aims to assist small to medium manufacturers by supplying them with funding that can be used for research or for the acquisition of high-end technology.

Glenn Butcher, Minister of Manufacturing, states that programs such as MiQ encourage manufacturers to be more internationally competitive by adopting new methods and utilising new technology to create high-skilled jobs for the future.

The recent pandemic has put the Queensland manufacturing sector in the spotlight due to the important role it plays in helping the local economy recover.

Jess Pugh, Mt. Ommaney Labor Member, says that the introduction of new equipment brought about by MiQ is expected to bring in 10 new local jobs over five years, as well as the creation of new electronic devices fit for various markets.

Intellidesign’s CEO, Matt Bromwich, agrees by stating that the adoption of the latest robotics manufacturing equipment will play a vital role in improving the capacity, productivity, and the overall quality of their products. “It is essential we minimise outsourcing and continue to augment our manufacturing capability to attract new local and export opportunities.”

New Learn-to-Ride Facility Opens At Kangaroo Gully Road Park

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The new children’s bicycle learn-to-ride facility at Kangaroo Gully Road Park, Bellbowrie is now fully operational, just in time for the rise of bike riders since the coronavirus pandemic.

Brisbane City Council announced the completion of the new facility in February 2021, four months since the construction began late last year. Councillor Greg Adermann said that in addition to the bike paths, Council has installed a new picnic shelter, pedestrian pathways, seating, a drinking fountain and bins; a retaining wall along the eastern boundary of the works, and landscaping works.

Kangaroo Gully Road Park was previously a small playground and picnic facility, but as per Council, it had to be removed because the structures had rusted and were no longer compliant with BCC’s safety standards.

It turned out that the learn-to-ride bike facility was the option most favoured in local community consultation. “It even prompted a visit from my colleague, the Councillor for Walter Taylor who, with his young daughter, road tested it last weekend and gave it the nod of approval,” said Cr Adermann.

“The bike paths have been well designed with an emphasis on educating children about road rules. It will help prepare them for the different situations they will eventually face on open roads and bikeways,” he said.

Cr Adermann added that there is more to come as they have undertaken community consultation about what local residents would like to see at the Pioneer Crescent Park.
Learn more about the Kangaroo Gully Road Park learn-to-ride facility here.

Are You Excited? Sumners Road Interchange Project 2021 Update

Finally, some good news for those who brave traffic everyday! The Sumners Road Interchange Project Update is almost complete.

Speaking in a live broadcast while on progress inspection in January, Member for Mount Ommaney Jess Pugh can’t help but express her satisfaction as the $80 million project is fast becoming a reality.

“I’m so excited to be here today to have a look at the six newly opened lanes on the Sumner road overpass. This project has been years in the making. And I really thank my community for putting up with the construction that’s been going on for the last few years. We’re almost there now and as you can see the final result is absolutely going to be worth the wait.”

Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads awarded the design contract in late 2018 for this project. In 2019, early works were started to address heavy traffic suffered by more than 35,000 motorists traversing the area.

In these three years, the Sumners Road Interchange Project features a new two-lane eastbound bridge and a new four-lane westbound bridge with an underpass below the western intersection that will link up with the Centenary Motorway Bikeway.

Miss Pugh shares that “The road overpass has now got triple capacity over the bridge and that’s absolutely critical for the business hubs that are growing and thriving in the Sumner area and the Darra area and this bridge connects those two.”

Read: Centenary Highway to Get $65-Million Upgrade within 12 Months

Photo Credit: *Project Map for the Sumners Road Interchange/ Queensland Government*

“It also connects the Centenary community with the Darra train station, which means that people now have quick access to an express station. And that’s now a viable option for them, previously local residents were waiting up to 20 minutes to cross this bridge in the mornings to get out of Centenary suburbs. That will be a thing of the past with this fantastic new upgrade.”

2021 marks the year of massive building programs for travel and transportation in Queensland. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey pronounced that this is a part of a $50 billion budget ensured by the government to build infrastructure and create more jobs as the global health crisis continues.

Darra’s Connectwest Industrial Park Secures CEA for New $20 Million Site

The growing Connectwest Industrial Park in Darra, a joint venture by Charter Hall and ESR Australia, has secured a long-term tenant in leading machinery distributor and retailer Construction Equipment Australia (CEA).

CEA has entered into a 10-year precommitment for the $20 million state-of-the-art logistics facility on 25 Kiln Street, joining other tenants like Goodman Fielder, Wildbreads and Cascade at the Connectwest Industrial Park.

Covering 1.85 hectares, the new site will have a servicing workshop with 20 work bays, a distribution facility, a 1,240 square metre showroom, office spaces and a 4,300 square metre machinery storage yard. The new warehouse and industrial office are expected for completion by the third quarter of 2021.

CEA company is part of the CFC Group of Companies and the distributor of brands like Atlas Copco, Ditch Witch, Dynapac, Komptech and JCB. The company has been operating in three separate areas in Brisbane. This new Darra site will consolidate all of its operations to “create a greater experience for CEA customers and dealers across Queensland,” the project developers said.

TM Insight negotiated CEA’s lease and designed the new facility with sustainable elements like a rainwater harvesting re-use system and a PV solar system. TM Insight will also serve as the project manager and will collaborate with BPG Projects.

DFO Jindalee Stage 2 Completed with 60 Retailers, New Cinema and Fresh Markets

Residents of the suburbs around Centenary have a new and convenient lifestyle precinct to regularly visit as the second stage of DFO Jindalee has been completed.

On Boxing Day, DFO Jindalee marked the completion with the opening of the six-theatre, state-of-the-art leisure site, Reading Cinemas. It’s the first cinema complex to open in the suburbs in 60 years.

The expansive movie house features a TITAN LUXE cinema with immersive Dolby Atmos surround sound, a reclining option on every seat in every auditorium facing a 23m screen, wider platforms throughout the cinemas for added customer comfort, and a bar and lounge area.

Reading Cinemas is the wonderful trimming complementing the cafes and restaurants at DFO Jindalee’s dining precinct and a suitable segue for shoppers at the retail sites, who might want a few hours of respite at the movies.

“DFO Jindalee was originally created to focus on outlet shopping, but this redevelopment has improved the centre to deliver premium leisure, sports and fashion brand outlets, plus an entertainment and dining precinct that will offer so much more to the customers who travel as far away as Toowoomba to regularly visit and shop,” Development spokesperson Michael Tree, Director of Asset Management for Trident Advisory Group, said.

“Stage 2 will complete the centre with the new Reading Cinemas complex; new lighting and skylights over a simplified floor plan and redirected shopping flow; the first fresh food retailer at the centre in Amazons Family Fresh Markets; plus a new dining precinct with fresh external green space/landscaping; to result in 60 specialty and dining retailers plus four major retailers (Nike, Goodlife, BCF and Reading Cinemas) and over 900 car parks.“

In early 2021, DFO Jindalee is set to open Yiros Shop, whilst a few more cafes and restaurants will fill up the remaining leases. As of January this year, the shopping centre has some of these fully-operational establishments:

Adidas
Amazons Family Fresh Markets
ASICS
BCF
Bendon
Billabong
Bonds
Connor
Converse
Goodlife
itradegolf
Jaqui E
Jay Jays
Kaisercraft
Kathmandu
Nike
Novo
Oakley
Off the Pallet
Puma
Reading Cinemas
Rivers
Rockwear
Sketchers
Standbags
Tarocash
Vape Cloud & Lotto

More establishments will be finalised and announced in the coming months.

Score Great Deals at the New Amazons Family Fresh Markets in Jindalee

A new fruit and vegetable store has opened at the redeveloped DFO Jindalee site this summer and it’s named after a popular water park that used to be on the property. Amazons Family Fresh Markets is a 650 square metre supermarket offering heaps of fresh produce and pantry staples at reasonable prices.

Led by General Manager Nick Koutsis, the store officially started trading on 10 Dec 2020 with truckloads of fresh food and a selected range of grocery items. It’s open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. seven days a week.

“I was down Coffee Club and saw people walking out with fruit and veg,” one local said a few days following the store’s opening day. “I didn’t know any fruit mart.”

In the 1980s, this site near the Amazons Place Park was known as the Amazing Amazon’s Waterpark, which was frequented by families and groups, especially during the summer.

In 2001, however, the theme park was turned into the Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) that didn’t quite live up to the expectations of the residents until the Wen family took over a few years ago.

Along with the Amazons Family Fresh Markets, DFO Jindalee has retailers like Adidas and Nike, as well as the new six-screen Reading Cinemas, which opened on Boxing Day.

For updates on Amazons Family Fresh Markets amazing deals, follow their Facebook page.

Reading Cinemas to Open Most Advanced Complex in Jindalee

For the past six decades, Centenary locals have driven to neighbouring suburbs like Indooroopilly, Graceville or Redbank for movie time as there hasn’t been any cinema opening in this part of the suburban westside. That will soon change when Reading Cinemas opens on Boxing Day in Jindalee!

Dubbed the most advanced cinema complex in Australia, Reading Cinemas in Jindalee will be the very first movie house in Queensland to feature fully reclining seats in every auditorium.

The Jindalee cinema site, found inside the redeveloped DFO property, will have six screens, the latest digital projection equipment, and reclining seats that will make the viewing experience a lot more enjoyable.

The premium cinema seats deliver options for food and drinks to be ordered once the moviegoers are seated inside the theatre.

Mark Douglas, the managing director of Reading Australia, said that they are proud to open this new site despite a disruptive time, as going to the movies allows for some bonding time with friends and families.

Interested movie watchers may now book tickets online for Wonder Woman 1984, which will screen on Boxing Day, along with Superintelligence, The Croods: A New Age and The Witches.

For updates on Reading Cinemas Jindalee, follow their Facebook page.

Centenary Bridge Duplication Funding Secured

Photo credit: Video Still Annastacia Palaszczuk MP / YouTube

Construction of a duplicate Centenary bridge, located in Jindalee, may now proceed as State has matched funds given by the Federal government for the Centenary Bridge upgrade project.

In early October 2020, it was announced that key infrastructure projects across Queensland will receive a total of $1.3 billion in federal funding. Of that amount, $112 million will be allocated for the Centenary Bridge Upgrade.

The day before the release of the 2020-21 Federal Budgeted, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that the state government will match the amount coming from the federal government. Hence, the funding for the construction of a second Centenary Bridge at Jindalee has been locked in.

The Premier said that while construction sites came to a halt across the world due to the pandemic, work hasn’t stopped in Queensland, “because of our strong response to managing the health crisis.”

Video: Annastacia Palaszczuk MP / YouTube

She added that since November, the state government has announced more than $4.8 billion in new and accelerated joint funding for projects that will allow people to get “into jobs quickly.”

“We have done the work to get the new Centenary Bridge project ready to build and we’ll start work on it next year, supporting hundreds more jobs,” the Premier said.

“Our infrastructure guarantee is backing Queensland jobs and driving demand for tradies across the state at a time when they’re needed most.”

Construction of the new bridge is set to commence in 2021. The project involves the construction of a new, three-lane, northbound bridge built to the west of the existing bridge. There will also be a reconfiguration of the existing bridge that will provide southbound lanes, as well as improvement of active transport for both pedestrians and bike riders.

The State and Federal Government will split the total $224 million construction budget while another $20 million was already provided by the State Government for the project’s planning and design.

Kids Bike Facility to be Built at Kangaroo Gully Road Park

A new children’s bike facility, where kids can learn and practice their biking skills, has been set for development and construction this October at the Kangaroo Gully Road Park in Bellbowrie.

Following the community consultation in 2019, the Brisbane City Council plans to install pathways and other facilities where the children can improve on their bikes whilst the rest of the family enjoy other recreational activities.

The complete development will cover the following scope as confirmed by Councillor Greg Adermann:

installation of new park embellishments, including a new picnic shelter, pedestrian pathways, seating, a drinking fountain and bins
construction of a retaining wall along the eastern boundary of the works, and
landscaping works, including planting of shade trees, screening trees, shrubs and turfing

The new park will replace the playground and picnic area, which were removed due to health and safety hazards.

Enhancing Kangaroo Gully Road Park will be a welcome recreational retreat that will “cater to a broad spectrum of the community,” Mr Adermann said.

Construction is expected to finish in early 2021 and will likely entail changes in the access pathways whilst work is ongoing. Residents near the park will see signages for alternative routes and will be informed of disruptive noises, dust and vibration.