Open Letter to Minister Steven Miles re: Destruction of Mangroves as part of the Queens Wharf Mega-Casino Development
29 Mar 2018
Dear Minister Miles, I write to you in your capacity as Minister for the Environment and Heritage Protection to request that you publicly oppose plans to fill in part of the Brisbane River and dest...
What Should We Make of the Vision South Bank Report?
29 Mar 2018
Business South Bank has just released a new report called ‘Vision South Bank’, sketching out possible future trajectories for the South Bank precinct. As the local councillor for the ward which enc...
Thinking Critically About Current Proposals for the New Inner-South High School
16 Mar 2018
The State Government has finally released a bit more info about the proposed new public high school for Brisbane’s inner-south side. I’ve written previously about overcrowding issues at Brisbane St...
Why I’ve Decided to Name and Shame Real Estate Agents
13 Mar 2018
Under Queensland law, landlords and real estate agencies are required to maintain homes to a reasonable standard, carrying out repairs in a timely manner. They’re also required to provide advance w...
How We Helped Stop an Eviction into Homelessness
28 Feb 2018
Brisbane, Australia, 2018 On Wednesday, 7 February, a woman reached out to my office in Woolloongabba for help. She’d come back to her home in Highgate Hill after being out of town for a while vi...
Update on the West End Riverside Drive Contaminated Land Remediation
13 Feb 2018
As I’ve explained to residents previously via email and social media, there’s a patch of land along Riverside Drive (just south of the dog park near Hockings St) that has a range of contaminated ma...
Submission into BCC's Animals Local Law 2017
05 Feb 2018
Brisbane City Council has just begun a short period of public consultation on the introduction of a new Animals Local Law, which amalgamates and updates some existing local laws in line with new St...
Proposed New Residential Parking Permit Scheme in West End-Highgate Hill
05 Feb 2018
West End/Highgate Hill Resident Parking Permit Scheme Update 5 February, 2019 After sustained pressure from my office, council has finally agreed to release the draft map of the proposed new park...
Major Development for 117 Victoria St, West End (DA A004827228) - 14 Storeys But Insufficient Infrastructure
02 Feb 2018
Crown West End Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of the major Sydney-based developer Crown Group) have been given approval for a 14-storey development (predominantly residential towers) at 117 Victoria St, Wes...
11-Storey Development Application (DA A004827412) for 52 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba
30 Jan 2018
A new development application (DA) has been lodged for the site at 52-64 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba. Previously, a 4 storey DA was approved on this site, but now the developer has applied for an 1...
Submission: Kangaroo Point Peninsula Draft Urban Renewal Strategy
25 Jan 2018
Below is a copy of the submission I made last year to Brisbane City Council on the Kangaroo Point Peninsula Draft Urban Renewal Strategy. As always, I warmly welcome resident feedback on what I've ...
Spare me the Economic Fairytales: Approving More Private Developments Won’t Improve Housing Affordability
12 Dec 2017
Barely a week goes by without someone – usually someone possessing a condescending sneer and multiple investment properties – telling me that building more private apartments is the best way to imp...