Author Archives: Bayside Belles QCWA

About Bayside Belles QCWA

A young and vibrant new branch of the QCWA in Brisbane's Bayside aimed at empowering local women through fun, friendship and community work.

August 2016 – Headspace

As a last minute speaker we were very happy to welcome Sharlane Anderson from Headspace to the group this month. Headspace is a non for profit organisation that offer a range of services to assist young people aged 12-25 who … Continue reading

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July 2016 – Annual General Meeting

It was a meeting of mixed emotions this month as we had to farewell our Bay Belle founders: President, Sarah King and Secretary, Angela Halsey.  For two years they have worked hard to get the Belles up and running, but life … Continue reading

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June 2016 Monthly Meeting

It’s always nice to share the love with our Sister Group – Friends with Dignity. Our Belles banded together yet again and  generously donated lots of laundry goods and $300 in vouchers to go towards replenishing their coordinator stocks. Lovely feedback … Continue reading

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May 2016 Monthly Meeting

For our monthly meeting we had four very lovely ladies from the Bethania St Community Gardens come and speak to us about the amazing work they have done in the community garden. They have regular swap meetings so they can … Continue reading

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Celebrating ANZAC day

We had the pleasure of Warrant Officer Chalmers coming to speak to us tonight and share his experiences of serving as an Army Officer. We know how hard our diggers had it in the past but I think it was … Continue reading

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Competition – Tips and Tricks and celebrating the Belles’ 1st Birthday

Judith Talbot joined us tonight to give tips and hints in what the judges look for in our QCWA competitions. We had some of our ladies bring in some of their baked goods for critiquing and Judith explained a lot … Continue reading

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Life Experiences and Leftovers with Deirdre Thomson

Deirdre Thomson came and spoke to us about her life experiences and her love of leftovers tonight. Deirdre’s “go get’em” attitude has enabled her to be the person she is today.  Members were asked to bring with them their favourite leftovers … Continue reading

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2016 January – Country Kitchens

What a great way to start the year!   We had a fantastic turn up last night with lots of new faces and lots of returning members all coming to hear the lovely ladies from QCWA Country Kitchens. Fiona, Renaye, Bella … Continue reading

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November monthly meeting – Deelicious

Who loves cupcakes???  We do!!!  Especially now they look this good thanks to one of our committee members, Deanne Miller from Deelicious Cakes. We all got into the Christmas spirit for our last monthly meeting for 2015.  We have had such a … Continue reading

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October Monthly Meeting – Friends with Dignity

I think it’s safe to say that our compassionate side came out tonight with even some of our Belles welling up at the thought of being able to help others in need.  These emotions were triggered by Angela and Bianca … Continue reading

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