Chermside hospital is renamed

The name “Holy Spirit Northside Private Emergency Centre’’ has been changed.
The facility, located on Rode Rd, was renamed the Brisbane Northside Emergency Centre on December 5.

Medical director Phillip Kay said the private emergency centre was the first in Australia to open its doors simultaneously in 2001 with a private hospital.

Seven years on, the centre has extended its services across Brisbane city.

“We chose to share our name with Holy Spirit Northside Hospital when we opened to avoid customer confusion,” Dr Kay said.

“But now another name change is in order to reflect our expanded services,” he said.

The centre will continue to support emergency medical specialists and the only change is the name.

“Customers probably won’t even notice the name change because we will still continue to offer private emergency care in a professional and caring manner.”

Brisbane Northside Emergency offers broad spectrum services across all specialties, including children but not multi trauma.

SOURCE: Northside Chronicle

Retailers report healthy Boxing Day sales

Despite fears that the economic downturn would hurt sales, retailers have reported a busy day’s trade across Australia in Boxing Day sales.

Thousands of Australians dragged themselves out of bed before the crack of dawn today to take advantage of the sales, with some stores opening at 5:00am (AEDT).

There were fears this would be a quiet time for retailers as the economic crisis takes hold.

But thanks to lower petrol prices, falling interest rates and the Federal Government’s cash bonus, shoppers are expected to fork out $5.5 billion between now and the end of the year.

Australian Retailers Association spokeswoman Margy Osmond said those factors have provided customers with some special bargains.

“I think this has probably been one of the best value Christmas shoppers have ever seen,” she said.

But she warned the bargains will not last for long, with a weak Australian dollar making many foreign made goods more expensive to import, and retailers say those increased costs will soon be passed on.

“Many of these big ticket items, like homewares, furnishing … big ticket items are going to become more expensive,” she said.

Customers raided Brisbane’s biggest shopping centre at Chermside, north of Brisbane, to indulge in the post-Christmas specials, but the city’s Queen Street Mall reported a slower start.

While crowds were gathered outside major retailers – Myer and David Jones – for the start of trade this morning, there was none of the mayhem seen in previous years.

Scott Driscoll from the Retailers Association of Queensland says while there has been no evidence of the recent talk of an economic downturn, members have reported good trading for the Boxing Day sales.

In Sydney and Melbourne, the big department stores are open until midnight tonight.

SOURCE: ABC News

Chermside Court Motel

Chermside Court Motel …the quiet one – is a North Brisbane Motel that is both comfortably modern and quietly friendly.

It has 16 semi-self contained en-suite rooms all located in a peacefully quiet leafy green Chermside residential area well away from the traffic noise and bustle of busy Gympie Road but still right in the heart of North Brisbane.

Other great features of the Chermside Court Motel include:

* Free Wireless Broadband Internet Access To All Motel Rooms
* Semi-self contained rooms with en-suite and reverse cycle air-conditioning.
* Kitchenette with basic cooking facilities, utensils, crockery and cutlery.
* Disabled Person facilities – Please Click Here to contact Reception for details.
* Child minding facilities available.
* Dry cleaning and laundry facilities available.
* For the comfort of all our Guests, all floors and rooms are non-smoking.
* Room service.
* Tour desk and visitor information facility.
* Free Wireless Broadband Internet access to all rooms.
* Fax facilities.
* Photocopier.
* DVD movie and player hire at competitive rates.

Studio 196

Studio 196 is one of the premier men’s fashion retailers at Westfield Chermside. They can provide an outfit for anything from the races to Sunday drinks. Labels such as Huge Boss, Ben Sherman, Dom Bagnato and Lacoste feature in their high fashion sections with other labels such as Studio Italia, Cambridge and Rembrandt provide a large selection of suiting and casual wear. They also carry an amazing collection of men’s fashion shoes. Be it casual or formal, they have popular high fashion brands such as the beautiful hand stitched Italian leathers by Galizio, Hugo Boss, Brando, Be Brando, Ben Sherman and Lacoste. Next time you need an outfit or just something to freshen up your wardrobe, drop into Studio 196 – located next to Jacqui E.

Westfield Chermside grows into shopping centre landmark

AUSTRALIA’S oldest and Brisbane’s biggest shopping centre, Westfield Chermside, has come to dominate shopping in the city like no other retail rival.

Its drawing power will be on show again today when it begins its annual 33 hours of non-stop, pre-Christmas” trading.

Chermside has 123,639sq m of floor space, making it the ninth largest centre in the country, with Chadstone in Melbourne the biggest. Read more

About the Real Estate

The size of Chermside is approximately 4 km². It has 3 parks covering nearly 21% of the total area. There are 1 childcare centre located in Chermside. The population of Chermside in 2001 was 7,193 people. By 2006 the population was 7,151 showing a population decline of 1% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Chermside is 20 – 29 years.

Households in Chermside are primarily sole parent and are likely to be repaying between $600.00 – $800.00 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Chermside work in a non-specific occupation. In 2001, 43% of the homes in Chermside were owner-occupied compared with 40% in 2006.

Currently the median sale price of houses in the area is $492,500.

SOURCE: RP DATA

Shed named after Clem Jones

AN equipment shed at Marchant Park, Chermside, has been named in honour of Clem Jones to recognise his contributions to the Warehouse Cricket Association over more than 30 years.

Warehouse Cricket held a naming ceremony for the new Marchant Park equipment building, now known as the Clem Jones Shed, on Saturday.
Speakers included Brisbane City councillor Fiona King (Marchant ward), Warehouse Cricket president John Forrest, as well as representatives from the Clem Jones Group and trustees of the Clem Jones Estate.
Jones was the patron of the Warehouse Cricket Association from 1975-2007. Throughout that period, he maintained an active involvement in the activities of the association.
The equipment shed was built to replace an old wooden building which served as the base for the Warehouse Cricket curators for many decades.
The previous equipment compound was destroyed in an arson attack on April 24, 2006.
The construction of the new facility was made possible through a donation of $100,000 from Jones, combined with a Brisbane City Council Community Benefit Grant of $50,000, the insurance compensation and Warehouse Cricket Association funds.

SOURCE: Wynnum Herald

Chermside Pool a Cool Spot

NOW that the sprinkler on the back lawn is off the agenda in Queensland’s more water-conscious areas you may have to take the children somewhere else to beat the muggy summer heat.

Local council swimming pools are always a good bet, but in recent years the emergence of large, often free public cooling-off facilities has attracted many people. They are designed to be great fun, they are patrolled and often offer features far superior to anything at home

On your Christmas holidays, check out Chermside Pool. It is a large centre for swimming lessons and hydrotherapy and the 25m pool is open all year. The water fun park has a separate entry and an impressive water slide.

SOURCE: Courier Mail

Westfield Chermside to charge for parking after three hours

WESTFIELD Chermside shopping centre has announced that from the middle of next year it will allow three hours of free parking before charging customers.

Retailer reaction to the paid parking has been mixed, with some store owners yesterday unsure how the plan would affect business.

The Retailers Association has predicted a customer backlash. Executive director Scott Driscoll says previous attempts to get Brisbane shoppers to pay for parking in suburban centres had failed.

Some retailers, however, believe the plan will free up customer parking.

“It happened in Sydney and it wasn’t a problem there,” one store owner said.

In a letter to retailers last week, centre manager Lachlan Dyson confirmed the parking plan and said there would be an extended free period for disabled customers and cinema patrons.

Chermside is the only one of the five shopping centres operated by Westfield in greater Brisbane to be affected.

SOURCE: Courier Mail

About Westfield Chermside

Westfield Chermside is the largest regional shopping centre in Queensland and is operated by The Westfield Group.

The centre includes Myer, David Jones and Harris Scarfe department stores, Kmart, Target and Big W discount department stores, Coles and Woolworths supermarkets, a Borders book store, a JB HiFi electrical store and 369 speciality stores, cafes, restaurants and other services, which are all on the first floor. This makes the first floor the largest single level in an Australian regional shopping centre.

The second floor is only partial to the shopping centre and includes a Rebel Sport, a bowling alley, video game arcade and a 16-screen Birch Carroll & Coyle cinema complex.

The centre contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane.

LINK: Westfield Chermside

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