Two New CityGlider Routes for Inner-Brisbane
21 Jan 2020
This week, I'm calling for the introduction of two new CityGlider routes to fill gaps in Brisbane’s public transport network. Getting from one suburb to another by bus or train is often a lot harde...
Short-Term Accommodation in Residential Buildings
10 Jan 2020
For several years now, we've been concerned about the growing proportion of residential homes - both apartments and free-standing houses - being converted into short-term accommodation. Increasin...
Red Dawn for a New Decade
03 Jan 2020
I kicked off 2020 by giving a morning talk at Woodford Folk Festival called ‘A Rough Work-in-Progress Blueprint for Revolution.’ Despite half the festival still being asleep or hungover from NYE ce...
Not Just Any Old Council Election: Thinking Globally and Acting Locally in the Gabba Ward
04 Dec 2019
Cities shape every aspect of our lives, but ordinary citizens have very little power to influence the design and governance of our cities. Any movement to fundamentally change society has to be abl...
Cracks in the Concrete Speech (August 2016)
20 Nov 2019
I gave this speech at our Cracks in the Concrete Ideas Fiesta on 27 August, 2016. It's interesting to look back on it now and think about how relevant these ideas still are three years later... The...
Free Off-Peak Buses and Ferries for Everyone!
17 Nov 2019
We believe we can and should have a city where getting around is cheap, convenient and sustainable for everyone. We’re working towards a world where everyone can afford to get where they need to w...
My current position on Dornoch Terrace Improvement plans
18 Oct 2019
Dear residents, We’ve started receiving feedback in response to council’s first draft concept plans for Dornoch Terrace (thank you!). We’ve been passing this along to the council administration and...
Over-development in Kangaroo Point - 108 Lambert St
09 Oct 2019
Here's the text of our first email update to residents concerned about the development application for 94 to 108 Lambert St.. Dear residents, Thanks for showing an interest in the campaign against ...
Media Release: Greens call for doubling of funding for community festivals and events
02 Oct 2019
Today, the Greens will announce a multimillion-dollar policy commitment for the Brisbane City Council election campaign, calling for a doubling of council’s annual funding for festivals, events and...
Koko Apartments Fig Tree Removal
27 Sep 2019
As some of you will be aware, a while back, one of the two large fig trees outside Koko Apartments along Riverside Drive fell down somewhat unexpectedly. It seems this was due to a combination of f...
Streets for People
13 Sep 2019
Here's a zine we produced to help explain our ideas for how transport in Brisbane can and should become healthier, cheaper and more sustainable. (You might also be interested in this recent article...
New Historical Panels for Boundary Street
31 Jul 2019
After a lot of consultation and hard work by dedicated volunteers from the West End Making History group, this is the final text and artwork of the six history signs that will soon be installed alo...