BDmag ARTICLE: 9 FEBRUARY 2018There’s no denying that Townsville has been strapped into a rollercoaster ride of dizzying highs and gut churning lows in recent years. However, 2018 may be the turning point for Townsville’s future.
THE LATEST NEWS: JANUARY 2018Read about our packed calendar of community events, and don’t forget to mark your diary for our Christmas movie in the park event.
THE LATEST NEWS: OCTOBER 2017Read about our packed calendar of community events, and don’t forget to mark your diary for our Christmas movie in the park event.
Bring the family to Birdwing Park at Bluewattle for an evening of festive fun on Friday, 24 November 2017. There will be face-painting, rides, Christmas carols by Townsville Brass, food and drink and a special visit by Santa Claus. Bring your own picnic rug and relax under the stars to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks on the big screen.
$200 PRIZE FOR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS!Congratulations to our creative Bluewattle residents at Freedom Green, who had the Best Dressed Halloween House and won a $200 Visa Voucher. We loved the mini haunted maze down the side of the house, and the place was absolutely covered in spooky decorations.
Our Halloween event was held on Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Jeff Caddies Park, Bluewattle Drive (just off Riverway Drive).
READY TO EAT, DRINK AND BE SCARY?Knock. Knock. Our Halloween Trick or Treat Trail returns for the third time, and it’s set to be cracker with at least 800 people expected to join in the spooky fun at Bluewattle. Residents will open their homes for the Trick or Treat trail with free lollies for the kids, plus free spooky jumping castle, face-painting and Halloween activities in Jeff Caddies Park.
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, from 5pm – 7pm
Jeff Caddies Park, Bluewattle Drive (just off Riverway Drive).
FUN IN THE PARK THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER.Come along to Birdwing Park for our Birdwing in Spring events every Saturday during September. With a pop-up café and live music by local musicians Chris Baker, Amy Zhagini and Jade Holland. Plus a community garden group in Alfresco Park.
8am – 11am every Saturday through September.
THE LATEST NEWS: AUGUST 2017.Come along to Birdwing Park for our Birdwing in Spring events every Saturday during September. Plus, get all the latest information on Bluewattle and the beautiful Upper Ross Community in this edition of Bluewattle Life newsletter.
THE LATEST NEWS: MAY 2017.Don’t miss our Block Buster house and land clearance, with incentives available on every lot. Plus, get all the latest information on Bluewattle and the beautiful Upper Ross Community in this edition of Bluewattle Life newsletter.
THE LATEST NEWS: FEBRUARY 2017.Don’t miss our competition to win a house and land package worth over $310,000. Plus, get all the latest information on Bluewattle and the beautiful Upper Ross Community in this edition of Bluewattle Life newsletter.
THE WINNER OF OUR GIVEAWAY OF A LIFETIME COMPETITION.Congratulations to Kay Hurst – the lucky winner of our Giveaway of a Lifetime competition, in partnership with Fresh Homes and the Willows Shopping Centre.
Kay was the lucky winner of a brand new 3-bedroom house worth over $310,000. The home was designed by multi-award winning Fresh Homes, and is situated at 5 Lizzie Street at Bluewattle – right opposite the newly completed Alfresco Park.
On 18 March, 21 anxious Giveaway of a Lifetime competition finalists lined up at Willows Shopping Centre, a key in each of their hands and one brown door before them. They took it in turns to try their key in the door’s lock. Only one would open it; only one would win the brand new home at Bluewattle.
Kay Hurst waited patiently, as 19 people before her tried their keys without success. Kay stepped up to the door, slid her key in the lock, gave it a twist, and…. “click”. The door unlocked. Confetti fell from the ceiling. The gathered crowd erupted into applause. Kay had won a brand new, 3-bedroom home, built by Fresh Homes at Bluewattle.
We caught up with Kay recently to see how she felt at that moment and how her new home is working out.
How were you feeling as the other finalists before you tried their keys in the door?
I was really quite calm to be honest. My family was much more anxious than I was and it wasn’t until I turned the door knob that it hit me. Because I was number 20, there were only two keys left to choose from by the time I took my pick and I didn’t think it would be me – I can’t even win a chook raffle.
Have you had much of a chance to explore the neighbourhood yet?
Yes. Over the Christmas holidays we took one of my grand-daughters who’s 7 to the park and we were astounded then by how far Bluewattle has come along. My husband, who’s retired now, actually built some of the first homes in Bluewattle.
Congratulations Kay!
BIRDWING PARK IS UP FOR TWO AWARDS!Our beautiful Birdwing Park has been nominated for two awards recently.
The first is a Parks and Leisure Australia award in the Major Playspace category. The Queensland winners will be announced in Mackay on 30 May 2017.
The second is an Australian Institute of Landscape Architects award the Play Spaces category. The winner will be announced on 22 June 2017.
Fingers crossed!
