South East Weekly Magazine - Sep 4, 2025

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This 300-page autobiography, “Carnival is Me” traces the life experiences of one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most talented exports.

Aldwyn Rostant, known as Alvin, is a professional musician, pannist, award winning steel pan composer and arranger, MC and entertainer residing in Australia. The steelpan is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

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“Carnival is Me” begins at Trinidad’s Carnival in 1952 and finishes with Alvin’s original musical composition Carnival is Me which was released 2021 with the Supernova’s Steel Orchestra, doing a Steelband arrangement of the song.

The 2025 Redland City Mayoral Chaplaincy Prayer Breakfast has raised more than $20,000 for chaplaincy support programs in local state schools.

Mayor Jos Mitchell said the funding would go towards programs that provided support for Redlands Coast students, families and school staff.

Alvin has toured the USA, Canada and the South Pacific with Amral Khan’s Trinidad Calypso Cavaliers. He also held an Intercollege Soccer Record which was only equalled in November 2020. He was the only person to have scored in two inter-college soccer finals in 1969 and 1971, which makes him part of a rare group of players to have accomplished this feat.

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“This event has a long history and I’ve been pleased to continue, make a few changes, and see the money raised going to a very worthy cause – helping to fund the wonderful chaplains who work in our state schools across Redlands Coast,” the Mayor said.

Alvin received the Australian Prime Minister’s Award for Community in 2001 for Mission Australia’s project ‘Beat of the Drum’, which was written and coordinated by Alvin.

“More than 260 people attended this year’s event, demonstrating the support in our community for programs that make a real difference to the lives of young people and the people who care for them.

“This year’s community contribution of more than $20,000 adds to more than $240,000 raised over previous years.

He has sung the West Indie’s cricket anthem in some of Australia’s biggest stadiums - the M.C.G. (Melbourne Cricket Ground), W.A.C.A. Ground (Western Australia Cricket Association), The Gabba (Brisbane Cricket Ground).

“This is a wonderful result and testament to the support and generosity of all those who have attended these breakfasts or been involved as a sponsor or supporter.

Alvin represented the Caribbean at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and remains Australia’s Ambassador of the Steel Drum.

“In particular, I’d like to thank Lions Club of Capalaba for its donation of $5000 at the event.”

The breakfast was held at the Alexandra Hills Hotel and Conference Centre on Tuesday 26 August.

Photos from the event are available on the Redland City Council website.

“The more of Alvin’s story I heard the more I could see the reflection of his story in a rapidly changing societal landscape that provided a backdrop to each part of his life, the opportunity, the expansion, the serendipity he experienced all reflect the greater changes in the world at that time.”

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Redland City Council has launched an education campaign to help residents understand how city planning works.

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“It is important that community members are informed so they can work with Council on the principles that guide change and growth on Redlands Coast,” the Mayor said.

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The Mayor said the campaign included a series of short videos and supporting information, to be released over coming months, that covered topics such as infrastructure planning, managing natural hazard impacts, protecting the environment, and how developments are assessed.

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Mayor Jos Mitchell said that while the planning process could seem daunting, breaking it down into each puzzle piece and then seeing how they fit together could help.

“With this initiative, I have been informed Council will share clear and practical information on key planning topics designed to explain how planning works, why it matters to our city, and how decisions are made.”

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“Planning isn’t just about regulation and data – it is also about people and their local insights,” she said.

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Applications are now open for Round 1 of the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), with grants up to $10,000 available to support artistic ventures across Redlands Coast.

“This campaign seeks to help explain where community input fits into the planning process and how and when people can have their say.

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“It also supports future community involvement in the new Redlands Coast City Plan being prepared by Council.

“This new City Plan will replace the Redland City Plan 2018 and will guide change and growth across Redlands Coast over the next 25 years.”

For more information, go to the Understanding the City Planning Puzzle page on Council’s website redland.qld.gov.au where you will also find information on the Redlands Coast City Plan.

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Redland City Mayor Jos Mitchell said the annual program helped to showcase the creative arts as a key driver of strong and inclusive communities.

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The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Redland City Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

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“We have a vibrant arts sector on Redlands Coast and this is one of the ways Council, in partnership with the Queensland Government, can provide support for our local creatives,” she said.

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“Grants up to $10,000 are available through the program to assist emerging and established artists, creative practitioners, and producers across various artistic mediums.

“The program has a range of objectives, including to encourage creative skills development, elevate First Nations creators and audiences, and build cultural capacity and community pride.

“It also aims to address diverse community needs such as an ageing and geographically dispersed population and disengaged young people.”

The Mayor said previous grant recipients have spanned creative fields such as theatre, music, fashion, dance, visual art, craft, and film.

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Logan City Council’s much-loved Flame BBQ & Music Festival returns to Jimboomba this September to serve up another afternoon of delicious fare and toe-tapping fun.

‘The big country day out’, on Saturday September 13, features last year’s crowd pleasers plus fresh new competitions such as the Battle of the Mullet and the Country Spouse Shout.

City of Logan Mayor Jon Raven said another record crowd was expected in 2025 after the festival attracted more than 8000 people last year.

“This year Flame is even bigger and better – promising a day of great music, brisket and barbecues,” Mayor Raven said.

Flame BBQ & Music Festival is on from 1pm to 8pm on Saturday, September 13, at Jimboomba Park (South Street, Jimboomba).

There will be six hours of live music from the award-winning Aussie country sensation Max Jackson and Jimboomba’s Logan Legend Jake Whittaker, who is fresh from singing up a storm on Australian Idol, and country music DJ, Dee Jaye Bux.

Adult tickets are $20, or $25 at the gate, so grab your ticket early and save. Under 18s are free.

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A further 8,250 new homes will be unlocked in Logan with critical infrastructure projects set to be fast-tracked under the Crisafulli Government’s landmark $2 billion Residential Activation Fund.

The Crisafulli Government has today announced funding under the Residential Activation Fund (RAF) will support the construction of two critical infrastructure projects in Logan which will unlock 8,250 new homes.

The Residential Activation Fund will deliver a $20 million boost towards a $61.3 million development in the Flagstone Priority Development Area (PDA) which is set to unlock 3,350 new homes.

The Fund will also deliver a $10 million boost towards the $20 million Yarrabilba Dollarbird Drive Intersection which is set to unlock 4,900 new homes in the Yarrabilba PDA.

Under the former Labor Government, housing lot approvals slumped by 29 per cent, leading to record-low rental vacancy rates and a skyrocketing social housing waitlist across Queensland.

Today’s announcement comes just months after the Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie and Logan City Council Mayor Jon Raven announced the first RAF project which delivered $136 million towards a critical wastewater treatment plant to unlock more than 20,000 new homes as part of Logan’s Local Infrastructure Plan.

“The Crisafulli Government’s landmark $2 billion Residential Activation Fund is reversing Labor’s Housing Crisis after the former Government oversaw Queensland having the lowest rate of home ownership in the country,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.

“Logan is an amazing place to raise a family so I know there will be many more people moving to our city to enjoy the great lifestyle, community spirit and affordable homes we have available.”