SprinfieldRiseNewsletterWinter2021

A dream come true for Corinna Milgate For Corinna Milgate and her family, who are about to move to Springfield Rise, finding their new home feels like a dream come true. A low-maintenance lifestyle in a convenient location, Corinna believes Springfield Rise will be the perfect place to raise her family. “We are really excited to move into Springfield Rise for the convenient lifestyle that it offers. I work in Springfield, my daughter Emma attends school at Spring Mountain State School and my son lives in student accommodation at USQ Springfield campus,” Corinna said. “Some of my husband’s fondest memories from his childhood are playing with the kids on his street and walking to school with his neighbours. We want to give Emma the opportunity to make those memories as well.” Corinna is the President of the Spring Mountain State School P&C, where she has been instrumental in delivering community fundraiser barbecues at recent events including the ‘Meet Your Neighbours’ event and the Scouts Community Fun Day. Corinna said she has loved being part of the P&C as it has given her the opportunity to meet other parents and her future neighbours. The family currently resides on a large block of land at Bellbird Park. Although they love the space they currently have, their home requires a lot of maintenance, so they are looking forward to swapping the upkeep for a relaxed lifestyle. “One of the reasons we decided to move into Springfield Rise is for a low-maintenance lifestyle. We love all the amenities that Springfield Rise offers and its proximity to the White Rock - Spring Mountain Conservation Estate,” Corinna said. “We are looking forward to going on bike rides down the street and for Emma to go to school with her neighbours.” Planting the seeds for community spirit Spring Mountain State School has just finished Stage 1 of its exciting new community garden project thanks to the help of a well-deserved community grant! The project, which aims to connect the school with the wider Springfield community, is well underway with the installation of a water tank and concrete slab now complete. Cassie Boulter is managing the Community Gardens project for the Spring Mountain State School P&C and says she hopes to get the community involved as much as possible. “Having community input is really important to us. There’s been a big push from locals in the past to have a community garden in Spring Mountain, but this is the first one to be created,” Cassie said. The P&C’s vision is to include raised garden beds and fruit trees but is encouraging more ideas from locals. “We have set up a Facebook group called Spring Mountain Community Garden , where anyone is welcome to join. At the moment we just post updates on the project, but in the future we will post about community meetings so that everyone can have their say about how they want the garden to look.” While the first stage of the project was funded by the Springfield Rise Community Grants Program, Cassie says they are hoping to secure more funding from local businesses in Springfield for future stages which include the installation of access gates, waterproof signage and new fencing. If you would like to support the next stages of the project, or simply want to have your say about how the garden should look, join the Facebook Group – Spring Mountain Community Garden . Corinna Milgate and Cassie Boulter with the new water tank for the community garden “Having community input is really important to us” Soon-to-be Springfield Rise residents, Corinna and Emma