Kangaroo Point residents protest 19 storey skyscraper in 10 storey zone
11 Dec 2017
Concerns about over-development in Kangaroo Point are approaching boiling point, with residents holding a protest this Tuesday morning against a highrise on Thornton St that will cast long shadows ...
Bunyapa Park Art Projects: Call for Expressions of Interest
05 Dec 2017
The newly established Bunyapa Park at the corner of Vulture St and Thomas St in West End is proving immensely popular with residents. As many residents are already aware, the Aboriginal word ‘bunya...
Comments Regarding the Development Application for 11 Thorton Street, Kangaroo Point
04 Dec 2017
The following comments were recently submitted to BCC's development assessment team regarding DA A004480738. I've made further comments via a series of phone calls with council officers. I wish t...
Media Release: Instead of Adani - Residents stage peaceful sit-in calling for alternatives to the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine
20 Nov 2017
20 November, 2017 Residents will hold a rally and temporary sit-in in Brisbane’s CBD this Tuesday evening to protest the major parties’ backing of the Adani Carmichael Coal Mine, calling on the Sta...
Where Should the New South Brissie School Go?
14 Nov 2017
14 November, 2017 A few months ago, the State Government announced that a new high school would be built somewhere in Brisbane’s inner-south side to help cater for population growth and take some o...
Submission against the Queen's Wharf Mega-Casino Development Application (DEV2017/846)
06 Nov 2017
I write to object to Priority Development Area Application #DEV2017/846 for the Queen’s Wharf casino-resort in Brisbane’s CBD. Having looked through scores of development applications in my time as...
Why Brisbane residents should maintain a healthy scepticism towards Urban Renewal Strategies and Neighbourhood Plans
26 Oct 2017
Neighbourhood plans and urban renewal strategies are major catalysts for change. Usually, such documents include a lot of positive elements that the vast majority of residents and local businesses ...
Spring water vending machines in Brisbane? When neoliberalism meets misguided environmentalism
10 Oct 2017
Here's the basic problem: Too many people are buying single-use bottled water products Bottled water is pretty terrible and stupid for a range of reasons. If you still need convincing of that fac...
Understanding Infrastructure Investment Shortfalls
10 Oct 2017
Right now in Brisbane, investment in local infrastructure and services like pedestrian crossings, parks, flood mitigation and public transport isn’t keeping pace with population growth. There are a...
Media Release: Greens call on State Government to ban property developer donations in line with Belcarra Report recommendations
04 Oct 2017
Councillor Jonathan Sri has welcomed the Crime and Corruption Commission’s Belcarra Report as a valuable win after years of campaigning by the Greens and other community groups to crack down on pol...
Opening comments at Urbanity 17 debate regarding over-development
29 Sep 2017
This week I was invited to participate in a debate/discussion about sustainable development and over-development at the Urbanity 2017 conference. It was primarily a free-flowing Q&A discussion ...
Proposed redesign of the Victoria St/Aldi Crossing in West End
25 Sep 2017
After months of unanswered questions, Brisbane City Council finally got back to me with more detail about how they’re proposing to address safety issues at the intersection of Montague Rd and Victo...