Comments regarding the development application at 162 Lambert Street, Kangaroo Point
08 Mar 2017
There's been a bit of recent news coverage about the development application at 162 Lambert St, Kangaroo Point, so I thought I'd share with you the comments I submitted about this one. This ...
Opening up to alternative perspectives about 26 January
24 Jan 2017
Sometime between 18 and 20 January, 1788, a fleet of 11 ships Captained by Arthur Phillip arrived uninvited at Botany Bay. They didn’t like the spot, so a few days later they left again, and hopped...
Speech at St John's Cathedral: Can we stop the Queen's Wharf Mega-Casino?
06 Dec 2016
December 5, 2016 Now, perhaps more than ever before, the short-term financial interests of multinational corporations are dictating how our city evolves and develops. We’ve seen this with the pri...
Allowing Residential Developments on Sport and Rec Land is Short-Sighted and Lazy
01 Dec 2016
A couple of weeks ago, the Brisbane City Council started pursuing major amendments to the city plan which will allow for the construction of retirement living on land which is zoned for sport and r...
Residents up the Ante with West Village Construction Site Blockade
22 Nov 2016
Vehicles will be prevented from entering and exiting the West Village construction site on Wednesday morning when local residents blockade driveways to call for affordable housing and sustainable d...
Speech in Reply To the 2016-2017 BCC Budget
23 Jun 2016
A renowned and well-respected philosopher once wrote that “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate wi...