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Whats Happening in Brisbane April 2016

1. Re ignition of the June 2015 gang war? Media reports a blood bath happening between underworld families again with speculation of a return to the gang wars of June 2015. The number of people allegedly associated with Yakuza links appear to be rising with rumours of an execution style purge happening. There are more than a few missing people in Fortitude Valley and Sunnybank this month with alleged links to organised crime.

2. The Thin Blue Line

a. The police are out in force following on from the low level gang warfare instigated by roving bikies that has rumbled across the city since January. With the show of force there appears to be a distinct drop in gang related violence thought to be turf war for petty drugs. The police flexing has seen a dramatic reduction in roving motorbike gangs and violence but an associated slow down in transport.

b. The Heavy Police presence in Fortitude Valley has deterred some patrons from the entertainment boom.

c. The CSIRO Research Foundation in St Lucia was vandalized with damage to the area and spray paint across the area. Surveillance cameras were broken and several offices were broken into and vandalized.

3. Entertainment News

a. Fortitude Valley has a new latenight free shuttle service bringing even greater numbers to the designated entertainment precinct. A spokesperson from the Minister for Transport highlighted the private public partnership that has driven the late night shuttle service amid cries of unfairness from the quaint picturesque city of Armidale in regard to transport models, and suggested that the tiny NSW towns should continue to look to major cities like Brisbane for inspiration for innovation and change.

b. The Free City Cycles in the Fortitude Valley program is under criticism after multiple drunk cyclists were pulled out of the river for the second month in a row.

c. Herston is the place to be for family friendly entertainment brought to you be the Farmers Markets. Great produce, local artists, free entertainment, free transport to Herston from the City, Toowoong and Chermside.

d. There is a growing crowd support to push for more big gigs, sporting events and events to showcase Brisbane city. To turn Brismeh into Brisvegas! Is the apparent slogan. This comes on top of the ‘Think Green Brisbane’ media coverage that took off in Jan 2016. The campaign advocates for environmentally friendly practices in the home and in business. This is amid naysayers from smaller towns like Armidale that question if Brisbane can actually accomplish such an initiative. Critics point out that such negative response are typical from small remote towns that not have to cope with the pressures of being a large 21’s century capital city. In other news there is a splurge of holiday deals for country holidays in rural picturesque sleepy Armidale.

e. The proposed Valley Japanese Music Festival has had major sponsors pull out due to dwindling financial and crowd support. The Festival will relocate to Twoomba as a Music Festival to be held in the next few months.

4. Vigilante Watch April 2015 Wake Up Qld! Award winning breakfast show is doing a cover of ‘Vigilante Watch’.

a. Police are looking for a suspect in in MC Hammer Pants seen lurking about Fig Tree Pocket, local residents are concerned that the individual could be a spotter for the roving bikey gangs.

b. Police are also looking for a person in a black Akubra and Drizabone in Wynnum Murarrie area, wanted for questioning in relation to several drug dealers being assaulted with the steel pole and then tarred and feathered. Local residents are still concerned however it appears that only law breakers are being targeted in Murrarie. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers.

5. Good News Stories

a. The St Lucia community stands out as suburb that has turned a corner on months of of heavy police calls outs, numerous acts of vandalism and several missing students and two brutal murders. With churches preaching acts of kindness and friendship, cautious parties and a lack of roving bikies (and a still heavy police presence) the suburb is a model for putting the past behind.

b. Wynnum Murrarie region seems to be the battle ground for a media war for two major projects, one for an Entertainment Precinct with associated Luxury Super Cruiser Terminal and a competing endeavour as a Science Precinct with a nuclear reactor and an experimental super collider. Which one will win through? The two parallel endeavours have local residents split.

6. The Logan underwood area is having a major water issue after the Daisy Hill Reserve Water Tower was found to be contaminated with three cows in it. Authorities are uncertain how the cows found their way into the water tower.

7. Daedelus Biotechnology isolates traces of methamphetamines within the SynthLife artificial blood all but sealing the fate for the SynthLife company and opening the way for possible litigation.

Whats happening in Brisbane March 2016

1. The Lytton Murrarie region seems to be the most happening area in Brisbane, in January there was talking about Industrial buy outs, workers loosing jobs to foreign owned companies and rezoning to a residential area, in February there is support for a dedicated entertainment precinct, and now there is the push for a science hub as well. Truly Lytton Murrarie is a happening place that changes month to month. Rumours of a proposed Megaterminal for shipping and luxury cruisers and a possibly nuclear power plant cannot be substantiated at this time.

2. ‘Think Green Brisbane’ is taking off and has gained a decent momentum, the campaign advocates for environmentally friendly practices in the home and in business. The Brisbane City Council has co opted the title as part of it’s Cleener Greener Brisbane Campaign.

3. Fortitude Valley has a new latenight free shuttle service bringing even greater numbers to the designated entertainment precinct.

4. Free City Cycles in the Fortitude Valley program is under review after many cycles and one drunk cyclist required to be fished out of the river.

5. UQ Department of Advanced Physics floats idea for an Experimental Particle Collider to be built at Lytton to make Brisbane science hub.

6. Tangalooma Island Resort offering seasonal passes and special Easter holiday deals.

7. Police are looking for a suspect in a black Akubra and Drizabone wanted for questioning in relation to several drug dealers being assaulted with a steel pole and then tarred and feathered. Protest groups are up in arms.

8. Protest groups protesting about protest groups protesting. Outrage is growing over the rapid grown of outrage over sundry matters.

9. Low level gang warfare rumbles across Brisbane with bike gangs now filling the void that was left after the VLAD crackdown on organise crime. The police are going to have to act some time now surely…

10. Two large pharmaceutical companies put the hard sell on not stocking Synthblood at all, this comes after the Mater and the RBWC last month announced that they would cease stocking SynthBlood. There is speculation about the company going into voluntary receivership and winding down operations being unable to sustain the bad publicity and losses.

11. Places to be: Herston All Night Family Markets, Milton Markets, Valley.

Whats happening in Brisbane Feb 2016

1. There are proposals for the Lytton Murrarie area to be rezoned from drab industrial port to clean green industrial & residential and entertainment. There is some crowd support for generic non specific airy ideas to clean up the industrial areas, build parks, renew the vegetation. Local residents are strongly in favour as land prices will go up, local industry is opposed to the idea stating that the port of Brisbane southern docks are key industrial hubs that drive the local economy.

2. There is a lot of crowd support for the next BrisAsia Festival to be a Japanese Culture theme in the Fortitude Valley entertainment precincts for the third month now. There are several sponsor on board but insufficient as yet to turn the popular idea into a reality. 3. Today on Wake Up! Eve Parsons talks about how viable a Green Industry can actually be or if is just another insurance against alien invasions. Is Brisbane ready for an environmentally friendly industry or it just another ploy for foreign multinations to buy out local business, axe local jobs and shift profits overseas.

4. Hardcore Parkour is the latest fad in Herston as legions of designer clad hipsters fix their hair to go running with their Go-Pros. The fad was started when a youtube video went viral showing a man going hard core parkour at through the suburb and up the walls of through the Hollows Trees nightclub before leaping from roof to roof and disappearing into the night.

5. Herson continues to be the most desierable suburb to live in with community markets family entertainment, an active neighbourhood watch and cheap housing. There is a growth of tiny coffee shops and long time locals joke that the area is becoming like Melbourne with the amount of Caramel Macchiato, Venti, Skim, Extra Shot, Extra-Hot, Extra-Whip, Sugar-Free sipping yuppies in the area.

6.Police hunting down a very tall a man after dangerous high speed chase through the northern suburbs that resulted in extensive damage to 14 sets of traffic lights, several trees and a kitten called bobo.

7. The anti synthblood propaganda continues with the Mater and the RBW&C being the first hospitals to officially cease stocking SynthBlood. There is speculation about the company going into voluntary receivership and winding down operations being unable to sustain the bad publicity and losses. There appears to be a low level gang turf war as the splintered gangs recover from the VLAD crack drown in June.

What’s Happening in Brisbane Jan 2016

1. Wake Up! Morning shows host Eve Parsons is doing a ‘Vandals’ Watch’ segment: Redlands Shire and St Lucia has had a spate of vandalism.

2. US medical student is missing after raucous party in St Lucia.

3. Herston continues to be the place for fun family friend entertainment.

4. BCC Councillors concerned about Herston turning into a Hippy/Yuppie Ghetto and overpopulation and soaring rental rates. The rate of manicured beards in the area is reaching concerning levels for long term residents.

5. A gang called the Strikes are claiming credit for the destruction of Government House.

6. Calls for all remaining SynthBlood stock to be recalled after traces of ICE were found in the production facility following a police investigation.

7. Police investigation continues into the burning of Old Government house.

8. There is a ‘Rivers Run Red’ doomsdays conference for psychics, soothsayers, crystal wavers, neo pagans and clairvoyants.

Whats Happening in Brisbane Dec 2015

1. A new mix of “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” seems to have made it on to the Club Scene, perhaps because of the Brisbane 35 degree weather.

2. There is a push for a ‘Japanese Festival’ to be held in Fortitude Valley sometime in 2016. There are proponents for and against it with no major backers, but a reasonable level of crowd support. Please address concerns or support to BCC Council for Cultural Affairs, Councillor Aldridge.

3. The Royal Flying Doctor’s Charity ball saw the power brokers of QLD prove they had big hearts by raising a huge amount of money. Notable contributions were Artesian Mining, Arnholt Armouries, BCC, Blackwood Industries, Mode de Mode Magazine, Pushing Daises Forensics Inc, Sternbrothers Jewelry, Wake Up! (Qld Edition), Russian Meatworks Limited. Stay tuned for the high profile Mode De Mode January edition which will feature Doug Johnson and Ms Morello from the charity ball as the cover feature.

4. There has been a rash of burglaries and extensive damage to numerous medical centers,across the city. Petty gangs of Synthblood addicts are being blamed. This has caused long ques at hospitals as regional medical centers are unable to treat minor injuries. Please report any gang activity to the Police, Neighborhood Watch or directly to Office Friendly at the Gang Task Squad.

5. In the tiny hours of the morning several trucks filled with petrol and human waste drove up to Old Government House and pumped their contents into the heritage listed house before arsonists set fire to the building. The building has suffered extensive damage and council is considering if the should be demolished and rebuilt or demolished and a memorial erected. This is after the police investigation concludes. Numerous group have spoken out in outrage over the destruction of heritage listed property.

6. In related news other heritage listed properties, that were scheduled for de listing from the Heritage Register have had a surge in appeals and protests following the burning of Old Government House, they include: Burlington Residences in Ascot, Mayne College Hall in UQ and Nazareth House in Wynnum. The Heritage Commission has released a statement that all additions or removal from the Register are subject to a rigorous scrutiny process.

7. Parliament Building suffered minor smoke damage and The Queensland Parliament’s January sitting will be held in Townsville as a community cabinet. Detractors say it is to avoid come back to a location that reeks of smoke and shit.

8. The Botanic Gardens and QUT reek of human waste and charred human waste. There are almost no people in the vicinity other than some loudly protesting workers who are redesigning the Botanic Gardens. The Botanic Gardens were scheduled to re open in January 2016 but will be postponed untill WH&S assess the human waste contamination issue.

9. Redland Council Shire has dropped out of the finalist for “Most Liveable Shire” after a surge of large scale vandalism in November. Shire spokeswoman Leanne Deeth is still talking up the achievements of an almost 0% homeless and vagrancy rate for the past six months while conceding that the surge in relocating population from Morten and Stradbroke Islands and bad publicity for missing persons has damaged public perceptions.

10. The Brisbane port has a large sunk ship in it and for two days the waters ran an ominous red before diluting down with the tide. There suddenly appear to be a rash of online blogs and doomsayers ranting about rivers running red and other such apocalyptic writings.

11. A Police investigation in to the murder of high profile Gold Coast Synthblood Magnate Franchesco Laquar is underway. The QPF declined comment but indicate that they have several leads as well as ‘excellent evidence’ sufficient to lay charges against several people.

What’s Happening in Brisbane November 2016

1) Increased violence petty crime/muggings/ several homeless/vagrants missing in the cleveland/redlandbay area.

2) Continuing agitations and flared tempers in St Lucia area with several police call outs to domestic violence/student accommodations loud vocal disagreements, a few punch ups, graffiti vandalism.

3) Application to de-list a Heritage Listed building in Wynnym.

4) Stradbroke Ferry Services down to two a day due damage to one ferry.

5) Brisbane Botanical Gardens closed for renovations until Jan. The area seems both hostile and compelling at the same time, mortals staying clear.

6) Small spate of seemingly SynthBood addicts related petty crimes across Sandgate.

7) Media Spin: "Our Girls are on Fire" for Love & Rockets club.

8) Media Spin: Charity Ball: All the important people are there.. are you?

9) Farmer and Community Markers at Herston are getting bigger and better than ever. Come to Herson, bring the family its Brisbane’s newest and family friendly market.

Media Focus: RFD Charity Ball: Fundraising for a worthy cause, said to be graced by the big names in QLD affairs, transport, mining and medicine, and of course the obscenely wealthy.

Celebrity Wedding: Hamilton Island is set to debut as the newest world class wedding venue with American fashion idol Victoria Astor and English business mogul William Blackwood set to tie the knot in a star studded extravaganza. Prior to their wedding in December the celebrity couple will be spending their time in Qld. (High Society/Finance/Media).

These Girls are on Fire: Controversial publicity campaign for Love & Rockets Adult Club in the spot light after a dangerous stunt flooded social media. Club is booked out for the foreseeable future.

What’s Happening in Brisbane October 2016

1. The city is suffused with energy this month as holiday spirits take over during Halloween and the football grand finals.

2. Political parties are sifting for candidates for local council elections that are on the horizon.

3. The massively popular West End Farmer’s Markers have moved from Milton to Herston just up the roads. Milton is still the place to go this month for the highest concentration of happy humans.

4. Synthblood is being pumped into the mortal economy and being stocked in most medical centres, there is a Celebrate Life festival being run across the city by SynthLife celebrating the new lease of life the wonder blood is providing to sick people as well as concerns that party goers are using it as a way to get a natural high by shooting up on the blood.

5. There are rumours for a local artist exhibition to be held sometime next year. The BCC has set funds aside for a local artists exhibition in 2016 to showcase and celebrate local artists, crafters, inventors of the local scene.

6. Charity Ball for bigwigs in Dec raising finds for the Royal Flying Doctors Service, something like $10k a plate for well connected and obscenely stuck up people only.

7. The Botanic Gardens at Garden Points are closed for renovations and no longer has a welcome feel to it. People actively avoid the area now due to the short tempers of the contractors and the general unwelcome feeling of morbid curiosity of the area keeps everyone away at night.