Nicole Johnston

Fairfield Library | First 5 Forever Babies, Books and Rhymes
2025-01-08 09:30 - 10:00, 2025-01-15 09:30 - 10:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Meet other parents and babies for a fun session of singing, clapping and dancing. Learn songs and action rhymes to nurture your baby’s pre-literacy, communication, language and social skills. Ideal for babies aged up to one year.

Fairfield | Freestyle Scooter Clinic
2025-01-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-01-08 11:00 - 12:00 | J.F. O’Grady Memorial Park, Brougham St, Fairfield, Qld, 4103, Australia
Learn new skills on your Scooter that will help you ride skate parks safely and have more fun!
This is a Chillout event suitable for young people 4-17 years.
No bookings required. For more information email Rampfest or phone Chris on 0421 701 448.

Fairfield Library | First 5 Forever Toddler Time
2025-01-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-15 10:30 - 11:00 | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Meet other parents and toddlers for a fun session of singing, clapping and dancing. Learn action rhymes and songs which will help your child’s pre-literacy, communication, language and social skills. Ideal for babies and toddlers aged 1-2 years.

Corinda Library | First 5 Forever Toddler Time
2025-01-09 09:15 - 09:45, 2025-01-16 09:15 - 09:45 | Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda, Queensland, 4075, Australia

Corinda Library | Kids Book Chat: I Survived Series
2025-01-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda, Queensland, 4075, Australia
Celebrate Lauren Tarshis’ I Survived series with a variety of themed activities. Ideal for children aged 8-12 years.
Bookings required. Phone Corinda Library on 07 3407 7701 to reserve your place.

Tennyson | Woodworking in the Park - Fliptastic Puzzles
2025-01-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Ken Fletcher Park, 27 Softstone St, Tennyson, Queensland, 4105, Australia
Bookings essential. A unique opportunity to get creative and use real woodworking tools as you design and assemble your own mix-n-match wooden puzzle.
This is a Chillout event suitable for young people 5-14 years.
Bookings essential. To book visit Make+Meld.

Corinda Library | First 5 Forever Babies, Books and Rhymes
2025-01-10 09:15 - 09:45, 2025-01-17 09:15 - 09:45 | Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda, Queensland, 4075, Australia

Annerley Library | First 5 Forever Babies, Books and Rhymes
2025-01-10 09:15 - 09:45, 2025-01-17 09:15 - 09:45 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia

Annerley Library | Summer Reading: Oceans of Trash Workshop with Kindy Science
2025-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Using the book Cranky Frankie and the Oceans of Trash by local Brisbane author Sue Pillans, participants will be taken on an adventure that educates them about the rubbish in the ocean. They then will be able to use the microscopes and magnifiers to look at shells, sand and stones from the beach and participate in making a collage out of rubbish to promote putting ‘rubbish’ in the bin. Ideal for children aged 3-7 years.

Bookings required. Phone Annerley Library on 07 3403 1735 to reserve your place.

Graceville | Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Faulkner Park Bushcare Group
2025-01-12 08:30 - 12:00 | Faulkner Park, Waratah Avenue, Graceville, Qld, 4075, Australia
Join other like-minded volunteers to help protect and restore Brisbane’s unique biodiversity through our Habitat Brisbane program.
Whatever your skill level and motivation, joining your local Habitat Brisbane group is a great way to connect to nature and be active and healthy, all while meeting new people, developing new skills and making a difference to your local environment.
With 160 groups across the city there’s bound to be one near you!
Habitat Brisbane volunteers undertake a variety of activities including:

managing environmental weeds
revegetating with local native plants
creating habitat for native wildlife
citizen science projects.

The Faulkner Park Bushcare Group meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 8.30am.
For more information, or to join a volunteer working bee, contact volunteer group leader Jane O’Sullivan on 0427 420 743 or email j.osullivan@uq.edu.au

Annerley Library | First 5 Forever Toddler Time
2025-01-13 09:15 - 09:45, 2025-01-20 09:15 - 09:45 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia

Annerley Library | First 5 Forever Children's Storytime
2025-01-13 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-20 11:00 - 11:30 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Experience the magic of storytime with your child at the library. This interactive session includes stories, songs and mark making activities for young children. Ideal for children aged 2-5 years.

Yeronga | Woodworking in the Park - Fliptastic Puzzles
2025-01-14 09:30 - 10:30 | John Walker Place, 323 Brisbane Corso, Yeronga, QLD, 4104, Australia

Annerley Library | Introducing Osmo
2025-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Discover an educational gaming system that merges tactile exploration with innovative iPad technology, actively engaging children in the learning process. Introducing young minds to coding in a fun and easy way, Osmo enables children to explore the world of science, maths, art and more through creative problem solving. Ideal for children aged 5-12 years.

Fairfield Library | Make and Create
2025-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4-12 years and their carers.

Annerley Library | Make and Create for Kids
2025-01-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia
This school holidays, drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged. Ideal for children aged 3-8 years.

Fairfield Library | Summer Reading: Massive Joke Book for Kids Only workshop with Phil Judd
2025-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Come along and join Phil Judd, the Illustrator for Scholastic’s new children’s book by well-known children’s author Andy Jones, the “Massive Book of Jokes for Kids Only!” In this workshop Phil will talk about his experience working as an Illustrator, the process involved and his approach to creating the images for the book. Phil will cover how to create image ideas for jokes with the group. He will also give simple drawing tips on creating your own images for a joke, or any idea! This activity will include time for the children to draw up their own ideas for some jokes in the book. Alternatively, they can bring their own jokes to illustrate. They will then ink-in their drawing, creating a professional looking image, just like Phil did for the Joke Book. Ideal for children aged 7-14 years.
Bookings required. Phone Fairfield Library on 07 3403 8615 to reserve your place.

Fairfield Library | Evening Book Club
2025-01-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
In January, read and discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. New members welcome.

Fairfield Library | One-On-One Tech Help
2025-01-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Fairfield Library, Fairfield Gardens, 180 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Contact Fairfield library to enquire about one-on-one tech assistance to troubleshoot technical issues, develop digital skills and improve online confidence.
A Brisbane Libraries Tech Connect workshop.

Bookings required. Phone Fairfield Library on 07 3403 8615 to reserve your place.

Corinda | Lord Mayor’s Writers in Residence Young Writers: My Amazing Tree with Aleesah Darlison
2025-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda, Queensland, 4075, Australia
From guinea pigs to wishful magic and everything in between! Join award-winning author, Aleesah Darlison, for a fun and exciting workshop based on her latest novel, Grace the Amazing. Ideal for children aged 6-12 years.

Corinda Library | My Amazing Tree With Aleesah Darlison
2025-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Corinda Library, 641 Oxley Road, Corinda, Queensland, 4075, Australia
From guinea pigs to wishful magic and everything in between! Join award-winning author, Aleesah Darlison, for a fun and exciting workshop based on her latest novel, Grace the Amazing. Ideal for children aged 6-12 years.

Bookings required. Phone Corinda Library on 07 3407 7701 to reserve your place.

Annerley Library | Summer Reading: Introduction to Illustration and Cartooning
2025-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Annerley Library, 469 Ipswich Rd, Annerley, Queensland, 4103, Australia
Join illustrator Mark Guthrie for an interactive, fun and creative step-by-step guide through a series of hands-on exercises to develop confidence in drawing. Ideal for children aged 7-12 years.

Bookings required. Phone Annerley Library on 07 3403 1735 to reserve your place.
