A great party venue. I highly recommend this excellent crew for your next function.read more

Ssssh! This place is a secret!!!…read more Sorry, but sometimes you get a little bit like that when you find a blast from the past like this. This is a proper bowls club, complete with little old men and hilarious bar staff. Drinks are CHEAP, chips are decent and if you can be bothered bowling it's also very well priced (where else can you have fun for $4?) Just don't spread it around too hard please. Oh, and make sure you have a designated driver. It's at the bottom of Bardon so walking anyway is a long, up hill trek.

I've always generally considered Bardon as the sticks. It's beautiful, overgrown with lush trees…read moreand plants. As you're heading out from Paddington, the row of boutique stores, pubs and cafes tapers off and all of a sudden you find yourself following a long, winding country like road, driving over quaint little bridges and dipping down into gullies. The Bardon Bowls Club is nestled in one of these said gullies. It's a well hidden gem. Bardon Bowls Club is a no frills kind of establishment. The most notable decor feature is the XXXX backing against the beer taps. The drinks are ludicrously cheap. Since when can you get a cider for $4.50? You can take a seat inside the club, but I reckon it's nicer if you head outside to the lawn. The bowls club has a lush backdrop of wilderness that sets the scene for an easy afternoon. If you hand in a $20 deposit, you can play bowls for $4. Because it's well tucked away, the bowls club doesn't really get a whole lot of business. It's really a place for the locals. Personally, I like being able to have an entire bowls club to myself whenever I want it.

This is a good little neighbourhood park with all the facilities you'd expect including picnic…read morebenches, an up to date play ground and a basketball court. There are some trees but in opinion there could be more (I really like trees OK) however if you're looking for some time out when in Oxley or just need to let your kids run off the red cordial this is a good place to do it.

One of my favourite things about living in this area is the number of parks surrounding me. One of…read moremy favourite parks in Oxley is Nixon Park. Technically the address is 40 William Terrace but it is on the corner of William Terrace and Oxley Road. Oxley Road is a busy route for cars, so you must make sure you keep an eye on the little ones. I love this park for the following reasons. It's not too big, but big enough to run around in. There are a handful of tables and benches so you can pack a picnic and gather friends and family. They are big trees lining the park so its beautiful. AND there's a colourful playground to keep the kids busy. For the older kids, including the parents, there is a basketball court to shoot hoops and muck around. This park is literally around the corner from all the amenities. The shops, cafes, train station and pharmacy. So easy to get to and if you needed anything, just take 5-10 minute walk and you'll be in Oxley Central.

Alderley is really blessed with great parks, and Grinstead Park is definitely one of them…read more Theres a playground, paths for skating and BMX riding, wheelchair accessible toilets, BBQ's and shelter and it joins the Sparkes Hill Reservoir so there's heaps of walking to be had.

Melrose Park is situated on the corner of Roseleigh Street and Rose Street in Wooloowin. It's a…read morepretty all round public space for young families and young adults to hang out at. There's a giant playground full of jungle gyms, rope castles for the tille one's to climb. In addition, the council have also installed a two-plated electric barbecue for an afternoon out. What's best is that the area has plenty of green covering to help you avoid getting sunburned. Connected to the playground is a small and tight skate park with a 4ft quarter pipe, a little fun-box and a selection of blocks and rails of different height to grind. The park itself is a little hard to manoeuvre around and if it gets too busy there's going to be a long wait for you to get a line on. Melrose also has an adjoining concrete basketball court and cricket nets. If you're hungry or thirsty there are shops about 200m up the road.

This Park is at boondall on the north side of Brisbane. A great Park with a variety of things for…read morethe whole family even dogs. A dog off leash area & a fitness/training section for people that want to get fit. Our favorite at this Park would be the full court basketball, has a few shady hutts great for birthdays, parties or family BBQ. The BBQ is electric There is also toilets and bubbler. Such a great place enjoyed by everyone.

Review for Strike Bowling Wintergarden…read more I held my son's 7th birthday party at Strike Wintergarden and unfortunately, the experience was deeply disappointing, particularly with regard to the handling of food allergies. Despite noting specific allergies (dairy-free, egg-free, and coeliac) in our booking and confirming them again on the day with the host, there was no suitable food provided for three of the children with dietary needs. Knowing the severe consequences of an allergic reaction, we were alarmed to see that the chips & nuggets brought out had been cooked with other items containing egg and dairy, which would have made the children very unwell had they eaten them. The nuggets also contained the allergens. We then asked about the vegan pizza alternative that we had been promised by email with the booking team, only to be served a pizza that was only gluten-free, not dairy-free as required. This left these children unable to eat anything while others enjoyed their meal, leading to a very uncomfortable situation. If the children had eaten this they would have been very unwell. Additionally, the basic logistics of the event fell short. Items like a lighter for the birthday candle, plates for the cake, and a knife to cut it were only provided after considerable delay. The plates never arrived. I was under the impression we'd have a dedicated host for the party to assist with these details, these things just added to the stress of the day. Given that three children could not safely eat the food provided and the lack of dedicated hosting, I have written on several occasions with no response. I'd hoped for a worry-free celebration, and while the kids enjoyed the bowling itself, the experience with the food was unacceptable and handled very poorly.

Deals, deals, deals. And boy, is their marketing spot on and absolutely hilarious…read more You want laser tag and bowling? Oh, why that's the bowl and blast for $25. Or come on 2-fo-1 Tuesday. Or go nuts on unlimited laser tag for $15 on Thursdays. But holy cow, Sunday Funday... that's where the real deals roll. $25 bones for unlimited everything - bowling, laser, pool, karaoke. Blizaooow! Outside of that, it's a bowling alley night club. Prepare to be impressed by their music selection, savvy marketing, and how exponentially better you get at bowling the more $10 patriotic mint juleps you down. The best thing about the place is that they make it nearly* impossible not to have fun. *Fun is hard to unlock if you're on a first date and you're situated one lane away from a rowdy group of Bogans with confusing accents and mesmorising dance moves. Trust me.

Cornubia Forest Park is actually a paved walking track hidden in the back streets of Shailer Park…read more The path runs for 2-3kms and is popular with joggers and families who live in the area. The bushland is just gorgeous. The trees provide plenty of shade and block out a lot of the street noise. There are a few charming wooden bridges to cross the small creek that follows the walking track most of the way. If you are quiet and lucky, you'll see some wildlife on your walk from water dragons and turtles to bush turkeys and koalas. Check it out if you are in the area.