If you are a newcomer, please take the time to browse. Find out interesting things about our wonderful suburb and what our members are currently doing to try to retain its character and make it even better.

If you are an Auchenflower resident, you are invited to apply for membership yourself. We welcome people who value community spirit and maintaining Auchenflower's unique character and natural environment and would like to contribute to having a positive influence on it.

As ARA has no commercial or political affiliations, this website has no commercial sponsors and does not seek such sponsorship.
For this reason, you will find no detail with regard to local businesses such as shops, dining facilities or such-like. If you are seeking this kind of information, it may be found on the 'Our Brisbane' website by following this link. However don't forget to return to this website to learn more about ARA and this suburb!

Presidents Annual Report for 2009

The Presidents Annual Report for 2009, may be viewed by clicking this link.

New Page:

An article about "The Hidden Creeks of Auchenflower" can be found either through the navigation menu "organisation" then "Auchenflower history" and following the link on that page under the heading "waterways" or more easily clicking here. The new page will of course remain and can be located later by using the navigation menu when this paragraph and its link are removed later.

In addition to Q150, 2009 marked the tenth anniversary since the formation of the ARA.

Happy Tenth Birthday ARA

A brief history of ARA is yet to be composed, (by those who have been there since its genesis) however you may view several early documents, one of which preceded but represented an issue which was a trigger for the formation of ARA. You may access these in adobe pdf format by clicking on the links below:

1) A letter of objection to a proposed local development
2) ARA Flyer re public meeting 28 Nov 99
3) ARA Festival Gazette 16 Sept 2001

Intended Development of the site in Milton which used to be the location of Milton Tennis Courts.

Now we know this isn't in Auchenflower but Milton is a close neighbour -thus any significant development in that suburb is likely to have an impact on our own locality.
If you are concerned about the proposed development of this site or want to learn more, you may benefit by attending meeting on Monday evening, eighth of February at Milton State School, organised by CRAMED (Concerned Residents Against Milton's Excessive Development.)
More information can be found as a pdf file here
If you do not have a reader on your computer for this kind of file, it can be downloaded free from Adobe.com

Northern Link

The Northern Link tunnel project had fallen into hole (so to speak!) because of there having been only one tenderer after a pull-out by a second tenderer. However this important project is back on track (there may be a more appropriate metaphor for a tunnel project -but I leave that up to you.....) which should ease the burden of traffic which currently flows through our suburb. Importantly and no doubt to the delight of many local residents, the secondary feeder from Croyden Street which would have meant a significant number of residences being resumed and major disruption, appears to have been shelved!
you can find out more by visiting the Northern Link website click here.

REMINDER! -Annual membership fees.

Just a brief reminder to existing members, Annual membership fees are due if you haven't paid yet. You may like to pay as outlined in the lower portion of the membership application page on this website.
N.B. It was decided at the 2009 AGM to rescind the decision made at the previous AGM to raise the annual membership fee and to keep it at $10.00 per household

Safety and Security initiative (Placed 27 June 2006)

A significant proportion of respondents to the Security and Safety Survey in November 2005, expressed a wish to see Neighbourhood Watch extended in the Auchenflower area. Read more on this here.  The document is also available in the same format by following the links under "safety and security/current initiatives" in the drop down menu.

  (The document is in Adobe Acrobat format. If you don't already have it, installed you can download the Acrobat Reader for free from Adobe. Just go to 'Support' and  Download 'Acrobat Reader'.

Australia Day Street Parties

Many Auchenflower Residents took part in street parties on Australia Day.

This helps keep the warm and friendly atmosphere that makes Auchenflower a great suburb to live in, and makes for stronger and safer community for all.

A Pictorial Record of Auchenflower
-a project launched in The Year of The Built Environment

The Auchenflower Residents Alliance initiated a project to create a pictorial record of all the houses and units in the suburb. This project began in 2004, The Year of the Built Environment and really should be ongoing. This is a community project, with the photographs being taken by members of the community, and displayed in a web picture album.

For the time being, this project appears to have become moribund because of a lack of contribution by ARA members and perhaps because it is considered less relevant due to the introduction of Google's street view. However, Google's street view will likely not remain as a snap shot in timeas it will doubtless be updated as time goes by. So if you feel like contributing a view of the houses in your street which in the distant future may be historic...........

Learn about the project here

View the database of house photos here

ONLINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AVAILABLE

The Auchenflower Residents Alliance Inc has an online membership form. - JOIN NOW !

The goals of the alliance are;

1. To develop community spirit amongst the residents of Auchenflower.
2. To positively influence the natural environment of Auchenflower.
3. To positively influence the built environment of Auchenflower.
4. To contribute to the safety and security of Auchenflower residents.
5. To be a credible, non-profit, non-political community organisation.