The Gap Ward Directory
The Gap Ward Community & Sports Directory
The Gap Ward Directory is a listing of local community, service groups, environmental groups, sporting clubs and local charities that operate in and around Ferny Grove | Upper Kedron | Keperra | The Gap | Ashgrove.
Just select from the link categories below and if you are unable to find what you are looking for or need more information please contact me at thegap.ward@bcc.qld.gov.au.
If you are a member of a local group and wish to be added to this directory just let me know.
Environmental Groups
Ashgrove Avenue Bushcare Group
Ashgrove Avenue Park, 214 Ashgrove Avenue, Ashgrove. Ashgrove Avenue Bushcare Group has been working on-site for over 16 years. They recently adopted a new planting area, removing weedy grasses and woody weed trees, mulching, and planting the site adjacent to Enoggera Creek. Contact details: For more information, phone Trevor Ozanne on 07 3356 0532.
Ashgrove Sports Ground Bushcare Group
Ashgrove Sportsground Park, 1A Othaki Road, Ashgrove. The Ashgrove Sports Ground Bushcare Group started in 2019, continuing work done by earlier Bushcare groups along a section of Enoggera Creek. The project will maintain an important riparian corridor adjacent to the Enoggera (Gallipoli) Barracks that forms part of the link to Mt Coot-tha. The site connects areas of important aquatic biodiversity from Fish Creek to Ithaca Creek and down to Breakfast Creek. Contact details: For more information, phone Dean Wyatt on 0432 688 244.
Bob Wilson Bushcare Group - The Gap
Riawena Street Park, 26 Illowra Street, The Gap. This group works on Riaweena Street, The Gap, west of Illowra Street. The group have spent many years removing the infestation of cat’s claw and madeira vine upstream of the footbridge to School Road. Contact details: For more information, phone Bob Whiteman on 07 3300 6585.
Camoola Street Bushcare Group – Keperra
Camoola Street Park, 62 Camoola Street, Keperra. The bushcare volunteers are working at Camoola Street Park, Keperra to engage the local community and raise awareness about the environment. The volunteers are working to enhance the local environment by rescuing remnant trees (predominantly Eucalyptus teretecornis) that would otherwise be smothered by exotic vines and create more habitat for wildlife through planting local native species in the park. Contact details: For more information, send an email to Men Of The Trees.
Chaprowe Road Bushcare Group - The Gap
Pangela Street Park, 25 Pangela Street, The Gap. The Chaprowe Road Bushcare Group has been working for over 10 years to restore a stretch of Fish Creek downstream from Settlement Road towards The Gap State School. The work is challenging due to the sandy, unstable nature of the creek banks. The group has successfully revegetated large sections of the creek with the aid of planting, weeding, and jute matting. Contact details: For more information, phone Glenys Carlson on 07 3300 5460.
Corbie Street Park Bushcare Group – Ashgrove
Corbie Street Park, 46 Ferneydell Street, Ashgrove. The residents of Corbie Street, Ashgrove have been working for 20 years to restore the creek corridor along Enoggera Creek and adjacent parkland. The group undertakes weeding, planting and mulching of the riparian area. They have installed nest boxes to support local wildlife and are ensuring their plants are flood friendly. Contact details: For more information, contact Deanna Meth on 0448 681 008 or email Corbie Street Park Bushcare Group
Enoggera Creek Reserve Bushcare Group – Ashgrove
Enoggera Creek Reserve, corner of Royal Parade and Gresham Street, Ashgrove. This bush care site was started in late 2001. The site was a dry eucalypt hillside with a weed-dominated gully with some dry rainforest remnants. Both were smothered by cat's claw, ochna, and other woody weeds. Over the past decade, a large area has been cleared of the weed infestation, a shrub layer has been established and the native grasses and groundcovers are now self-sowing. Contact details: For more information, phone Glenn Ellis on 0459 890 889.
Ferny Grove Bushcare Group - Ferny Grove
Arbor Street Park, Tramway Street, Ferny Grove. The Ferny Grove Bushcare Group is working with the Keperra Kings - Young Adults with a Disability to restore riparian vegetation to the lower portion of Cedar Creek (a tributary of Kedron Brook). The group is working to rehabilitate the Ferny Grove Bushland along Cedar Creek by removing weeds and replanting with local species. Join the small group of volunteers from 8.30-11.30am on the third Sunday of each month for bushcare maintenance, weeding and planting. Volunteers work at their own pace and all efforts are appreciated. Contact details: For more information, contact John Jordaan on 0408 172 309 or send an email.
Glenella Street Park Bushcare Group - The Gap
Glenella Street Park, 77 Glenella Street, The Gap. Glenella Street Park is one hectare of endangered subtropical rainforest bordering Fish Creek between Walton Bridge Reserve and Glenella Street The Gap. The group meets at 3 pm on the third Saturday of every month. They work closely with the neighbouring group at Walton Bridge Reserve. Both sites feature important remnant vegetation. Contact details: For more information, contact Marina Novak on 0424 728 513 or send an email.
Hilder Road State School Bushcare Group - The Gap
Solferino Place Park, 69 Bromwich Street, The Gap. Working collaboratively with the Fish Creek 4061 education program and the Hilder Road State School community, this group’s purpose is to conserve, manage and restore the northern bank of Fish Creek adjacent to the school. Activities focus on weed and pest management, erosion and sediment control, revegetation, and providing safe access for learning. Contact details: For more information, contact David Moran on 0438 609 115 or send an email.
Men of the Trees (Paten Park Bushcare Group) - The Gap
Paten Park, Grenoble Street, The Gap. Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane. Contact details: To join a working bee, or for more information on the Paten Park Bushcare Group, send an email.
Men of the Trees - Keryn Place Park Bushcare Group – Keperra
Keryn Place Park, Keryn Place, Keperra. Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane. Contact details: To join a working bee, or for more information on the Keryn Place Park Bushcare Group, send an email.
Men of the Trees: Hickory Flat Bushcare Group - Ferny Grove
Keperra Picnic Ground Park, 1200 Samford Road, Ferny Grove. Men of the Trees actively contribute to the restoration of bushland through their activities at various sites across Brisbane. Contact details: To join a working bee, or for more information on the Hickory Flat Bushcare Group, send an email.
Michaela Crescent Bushcare Group - The Gap
Solferino Place Park, 55 Michaela Crescent, The Gap. This long-standing group maintains the section of Fish Creek downstream of Hilder Road State School, adjacent to Michaela Crescent. Contact details: For more information, email Libby Jones.
Nicholas Park Bushcare Group - The Gap
Nicholas Park, 1 Anembo Street, The Gap. The former Gap Central Bushcare Group spent a decade planting and weeding the Enoggerra Creek corridor downstream of Illowra Street to Nicholas Park. A beautiful canopy has been established. The new Nicholas Park Bushcare Group will treat weed vines and groom a strong sustainable understorey with native grasses and shrubs. The group will also assist with the removal of cat's claw behind the Payne Road School and replanting where necessary. Contact details: For more information, phone Janet Mangan 0499 814 030.
Royal Parade Bushcare Group – Ashgrove
Royal Parade Park (no. 16-70), 22 Royal Parade, Ashgrove. The Royal Parade Bushcare Group works on the north bank of Enoggera Creek, downstream of the Gresham Street Bridge at St Johns Wood, adjacent to Royal Parade. Contact details: For more information, phone Courtney on 0449 037 869 or send an email.
Tennis Avenue Bushcare Group – Ashgrove
Tennis Avenue Park, 23 Tennis Avenue, Ashgrove. Tennis Avenue Bushcare Group is restoring a stretch of Enoggera Creek, just upstream from its confluence with Ithaca Creek. The site has some historic and remnant trees and the group's focus is to maintain and improve this important corridor link with infill planting and weed management. Contact details: For more information, contact Scott Wyman on 0476 225 449 or send an email.
The Gap Sustainability Initiative
VISION: Collectively preserve and enhance the beautiful surroundings of The Gap, where nature, people, and wildlife thrive together for generations to come. MISSION: Build a sustainable and resilient community through knowledge sharing for individual and collective actions. For more information you can visit their website or send an email
Three Mile Scrub Bushcare Group - Quandong Street – Ashgrove
Quandong Park, 68 Quandong Street, Ashgrove. Working collaboratively with the adjoining Three Mile Scrub - Seils Park Bushcare, this group is working strategically to slowly manage large areas of elephant grass by gradually shading them out with canopy species. The site has a range of fauna species, including many bird species that utilise the cane grass areas. This strategic approach aims to slowly transition the exotic grass areas into native vegetation, trying to duplicate the current structure that currently provides habitat and without disrupting existing fauna populations. Contact details: For more information, phone Chris Galbraith on 0419 724 574.
Three Mile Scrub Bushcare Group - Seils Park – Ashgrove
Seils Park, 27 Toomba Avenue, Ashgrove. This group of local residents focuses on bush regeneration, with supplementary plantings of local native species as required. The bushcare area represents two plant communities - gallery rainforest along the riparian strip and southern bank of Enoggera Creek and open forest on the steeper northern bank. The group is working to slowly manage a large area of elephant grass by gradually shading it out with canopy species. A long stem planting technique is being trialled in an area that receives high-velocity flows. Contact details: For more information, phone Jim Lewis on 0447 218 894 or Peter Browning on 0448 899 478.
Wahminda Grove Bushcare Group - Ferny Grove
Lanita Road, Ferny Grove. This group is rehabilitating the upper reaches of Kedron Brook where it runs through Brisbane Forest Park. This section has good natural values but is threatened by the dumping of garden rubbish and the impact of stormwater. The group is working strategically on the removal of weeds where bushland adjoins a residential area, as well as planting to fill gaps in the riparian (or riverbank) vegetation. Volunteer working bees are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 8-10am, and 2-4pm on the last Sunday of each month. Contact details: For more information, email Lyn or Ann Ellerman.
Walton Bridge Reserve Bushcare Group - The Gap
Walton Bridge Reserve, 25 Glen Affric Street, The Gap. Where Fish Creek meets Enoggera Creek, Walton Bridge Reserve is endangered subtropical rainforest. The group meets at 3 pm on the first Saturday every month except January. They work closely with neighbouring group Glenella Street Park which works along Fish Creek between Walton Bridge Reserve and Glenella Street The Gap. Both sites feature important remnant vegetation. Contact details: For more information, phone Anne Jones on 0438 047 910.
Watercress Farm Bushcare Group - The Gap
Allamanda Street Park, 41 Allamanda Street, The Gap. Situated off Payne Road at The Gap, this group has been involved in the restoration of a section of Enoggera Creek and meets every six weeks on a Saturday afternoon. Contact details: For more information, contact Bob Granger on 0413 310 867 or send an email. Additionally, you can view the group's Facebook page or their website.
Wittonga Park Bushcare Group - The Gap
Wittonga Park, 98 Hilder Road, The Gap,. The Wittonga Park Bushcare Group is restoring the headwaters of Fish Creek within Wittonga Park, The Gap. For many years the group has planted the draining channels to provide vital shade to the creek, removed weeds, and improved biodiversity for local wildlife. In 2019, Save Our Waterways Now celebrated its 25th anniversary by planting 1700 native plants to widen the riparian corridor. Contact details: For more information, phone Natalie Costanzo on 0432 944 688.
Yoorala Street East Bushcare Group - The Gap
Corramulling Park, 98 Yoorala Street, The Gap. The Yoorala Street East Bushcare Group is working to restore the section of Enoggera Creek downstream from the intersection of Yoorala Street and Elgata Street, around Corramulling Park. Contact details: For more information, phone Renee on 0415 035 936 or send an email.
Yoorala Street West Bushcare Group - The Gap
Corramulling Park - at Fursman's Crossing, opposite 135 Yoorala Street, The Gap. Yoorala Street West Bushcare Group is restoring the upper area of Enoggera Creek, working from the base of the dam for approximately one kilometre downstream to an area adjacent to where Elgata Street intersects Yoorala Street. Volunteers are building on the hard work of Athol Brown who first established the group in 1996 and conducted extensive community plantings and rubbish removal. Working bees are held every fortnight on a Friday morning. Everyone is welcome, no experience or equipment required, just bring an enthusiastic attitude and a desire to look after Enoggera Creek. Contact details: For more information, contact Renee on 0415 035 936 or send an email.
Sport and Recreation
Ashgrove Bowls Club
Yoku Road, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 2458
Website
Ashgrove Golf Club
863 Waterworks Road,
The Gap
Phone 3366 1842
Ashgrove GPS Junior Rugby Union Club
PO Box 320 Ashgrove 4060
Phone 3366 2567
Website
Ashgrove Cricket Club
Waterworks Road, The Gap
Phone 0438 180 939
Ashgrove Rangers Amateur Athletics Club
PO Box 645 Ashgrove, 4060
Phone 3300 6226
Ashgrove State School Amateur Swimming Club
Glory Street, Ashgrove (Ashgrove State School)
Phone 3366 6020
Website
GPS Rugby Union Club
PO Box 371 Ashgrove 4060
Phone 3366 1266
Website
Taylor Range Country Club
28 Greenlanes Road,
Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1560
Website
The Gap Little Athletics
The Gap High School, Waterworks Road, The Gap
Ph. 0416 866 395
Website
The Gap Football Club (The Gap Gators)
Walton Bridge Reserve, Glen Affric Street, The Gap
Phone 3300 6004
Website
The Gap Health & Raquet Club
200 Settlement Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 6668
The Gap Netball Club
PO Box 220
The Gap QLD 4061
Train at Hilder Road State School and play at Downey Park
Website
Wattle Creek Riding School
Kays Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 6422
Website
The Gap State School Amateur Swimming Club (The Gap Gators)
Cnr Settlement Road and Waterworks Road, The Gap (The Gap State School)
Phone 0403 507 540
Website
Valley District Cricket Club
Yoku Road, Ashgrove
Service Groups and Charities
Ashgrove RSL Sub Branch
22 Fulcher Road, Red Hill (Meets Sunday of each month)
Phone 3300 4016 (President – Paul Prince)
Webpage
The Gap Sub-Branch RSL Inc
17 Kullaroo Street, The Gap
Phone 3300 9439
Webpage
Ashgrove Mens Shed
156 Rangeview Place (previously Barnett Rd)
Ashgrove 4060
Hours: Tues & Thurs 9am-noon.
Phone 0409 680 263 (Rod)
Website
Probus Association of Queensland
Ashgrove, Ithaca, and The Gap all have Probus Clubs that operate in the Ward.
Phone 3366 4398
Webpage
Rotary Club of Ashgrove/ The Gap
Meets Wednesday at Ashgrove Golf Club, 863 Waterworks Rd.
For details visit Webpage
Save the Children
Contact June Nichles – 3844 2699
Webpage
Community Organisations & Halls
The Gap Residents' Association
Community Halls for Hire
Communify has a great range of community spaces for hire across Brisbane,
Webpage
Upper Kedron/Cedar Creek Hall
A heritage listed, old memorial style hall, available for hire and features a kitchen, stage and piano, disabled access and car parks.
Webpage
Youth Programs
Brisbane City Council runs a number of Active and Healthy programs designed for children and teenagers. Contact Council to ask about the GOLD n Kids program for grand parents and young children and the Chill Out holiday program for 10 – 17 year olds.
Phone 3403 8888 (24-hour call centre)
Council’s recreation webpage
Churches
Ashgrove Baptist Church
7 Firhill Street, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 2066
Website
Ashgrove West Uniting Church
Cnr Waterworks Road & Glory Street, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1267
Website
Cornerstone Fellowship – Ashgrove
11 Victoria Street, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 0688
Mater Dei – St Peter Chanel (St John's Wood)
41 Chaprowe Rd, The Gap
Phone 3300 6099
Website
River City Family Church
59 Settlement Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 0020
St Finbarr’s Parish Ashgrove
202 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove
Phone 3369 5351
Website
St Marks Anglican Church – The Gap
Cnr Waterworks Rd and Kullaroo St, The Gap
Phone 3300 1502
St Michaels Dorrington
250 Bank Street, Dorrington Park, Ashgrove
Phone 3356 4110
Website
St Paul’s Anglican Church – Ashgrove
Cnr Waterworks Road & Jubilee Terrace, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 2320
Website
The Gap Uniting Church
1050 Waterworks Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 2712
Website
The Gap Baptist Church
1125 Waterworks Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 9065
Historical Societies
Ashgrove Historical Society
Meets 10am on the first Saturday of the month at the Ashgrove Library, Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove
Lindy Sugars (President)
Phone 3366 1952
Website
The Gap Historical Society
“Nullagundi Centre”, 6 School road, The Gap
Neil Lyons (President)
Phone 3300 2004
Website
The Gap Pioneer and History Group Inc.
Meets on the second Saturday of the month at Upper John Knox Hall Uniting Church, The Gap
Ann Hilder (Secretary)
Phone 3300 1783
Scouts and Guides
Childcare and Kindergartens
Ashgrove Memorial Pre-School and Kindergarten
22 Wessex Lane, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 4706
Website
Ashgrove Outside School Hours Care
Glory Street, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1523
Website
Cubby House Child Care Centre
177 – 181 Payne Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 2227
Website
Hilder Road Outside School Hours Care
Kaloma Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 1500
Website
C&K Ashgrove West Preschool
530 Waterworks Road,
Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1212
Webpage
Ashgrove State School
31 Glory Street, Ashgrove
Phone 3858 4777
Website
Hilder Road State School
Cnr Hilder Road and Kaloma Road, The Gap
Phone 3511 3222
Website
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
7 Lynwood Crescent, Ashgrove
Phone 3514 4100
Website
Payne Road State School
171 Payne Road, The Gap
Phone 3511 3111
Website
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 1202
Website
St Finbarrs Catholic Primary School
Betheden Terrace, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1397
Website
The Gap State School
Cnr Settlement and Waterworks Roads, The Gap
Phone 3511 3333
Website
St Andrews Ferny Grove Catholic School
89 Hogarth Road, Ferny Grove
Phone 3351 6366
Ferny Grove State School
Finvoy Street, Ferny Grove
Phone 3550 5333
Website
Secondary Schools
Marist Brothers Catholic College Ashgrove
Frasers Road, Ashgrove
Phone 3858 4555
Website
Mt St Michael’s Catholic College Ashgrove
67 Elimatta Drive, Ashgrove
Phone 3858 4222
Website
The Gap State High School
1040 Waterworks Road, The Gap
Phone 3511 3888
Website
Ferny Grove State High School
Mcginn Road, Ferny Grove
Phone 3550 5777
Website
Seniors Groups
Ashgrove Respite Centre
156 Barnett Road, Ashgrove
Phone 3366 6970
Meals on Wheels (Ashgrove and The Gap)
524 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove
Ph. 3366 4299
Website
Probus Club of The Gap Inc.
Contact Jean Coxon
Phone 3366 3547
Website
River City Centre
59 Settlement Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 0020
The Gap/Ashgrove National Seniors Club
Meets 9.30am on the 3rd Tuesday at Ashgrove Bowls Club
Yoku Drive, Ashgrove
Phone 3354 2466 (Jean)
The Gap Leisure Club
Last wednesday of every month 9.30am at Ferny Grove Bowls Club
Cnr Samford and Tramway Streets, Ferny Grove
Phone Margaret 3300 1358
The Gap Uniting Church Senior Friendship Group
Meets from 10am – 12pm
2nd Monday of the month at the Church
Phone 3300 2712
Website
Emergency and Essential Services
Police
The Gap Police Station
965 Waterworks Road
The Gap
Phone 3510 1111
Emergency 000
Ashgrove Fire Brigade
547 Waterworks Road
Ashgrove
Phone 3366 0258
Emergency 000
Ambulance
680 Waterworks Road, The Gap / Ashgrove
Phone 3247 8228
Emergency 000
Energex
Phone 13 12 53
Loss of Supply 13 62 62
Life Threatening Emergencies 13 19 62
Website
Ashgrove Day and Night Pharmacy
Shop 3/ 219 Waterworks Road
Ashgrove
Phone 3366 1740
The Gap Day and Night Pharmacy
974 Waterworks Road, The Gap
Phone 3300 1555
Translink – Public Transport
Phone 13 12 30
Translink.com.au
Council Cabs
Booked through Brisbane City Council
Phone 3403 2227
Council Cabs Webpage