BCC Pedestrian Safety Report
26 Nov 2018
Recently the council announced further changes it will be making in response to pedestrian safety concerns. They do not go anywhere near far enough, and in my view are manifestly inadequate. But at...
West End Riverside Parklands improvement works: Forbes Street to Victoria Street
18 Nov 2018
Council has allocated $2 million to enhance the West End Riverside Parklands on Riverside Drive, between Forbes Street and Victoria Street, West End.
Media Release: Build Houses not Fences
16 Nov 2018
Local residents will gather in Kurilpa Point Park on Saturday morning to protest the installation of hostile landscaping under the Kurilpa Bridge, calling for stronger renters rights and more inves...
The Future of Ipswich Road
08 Nov 2018
The following open letter was sent on 8 November, 2018 to Councillor Schrinner (Chair of Public and Active Transport), Councillor Bourke (Chair of City Planning) and Councillor Cooper (Chair of Inf...
Could More Wentworth-Style 'Upsets' Just Reinforce the Status Quo?
23 Oct 2018
23 October, 2018 A lot of people around the country – myself included – have been psyched to see the Liberals lose the federal seat of Wentworth to Independent Kerryn Phelps (even the name of the e...
What should we make of the Brisbane Metro project?
22 Oct 2018
23 October, 2018 Over the last year or so, a lot of people have asked me what my views are on the Brisbane Metro. Generally, my answer has been that I don’t have a strong view because there has bee...
Peaceful Assembly Act - Organising protests without getting fined
28 Sep 2018
Here’s some basic advice on navigating the rules for holding public rallies and marches in Brisbane, which are governed by the Peaceful Assembly Act 1992. This process can also be used for other co...
High School Catchments, CityCat Terminal & Broadway Hotel
20 Sep 2018
Dear residents, We have another busy weekend coming up, with lots of events here in the Gabba Ward and across the city. The annual Pride march will be kicking off in the centre of Fortitude Valley ...
Where to Next for the Broadway Hotel?
19 Sep 2018
LATEST UPDATE: Here's an email I sent out after our community meeting on Saturday, 22 September. Further below, you can find a longer write-up about the hotel... Dear residents, I'm sending this to...
12+ storey Development Application for 107 to 117 Jane St, West End
14 Sep 2018
A development application has been lodged for the site at 107 to 117 Jane St, West End, directly opposite Davies Park. In some respects, this proposal actually achieves reasonably good outcomes fro...
Upcoming community meetings and events
12 Sep 2018
Dear residents, I’m organising quite a few meetings and activities over the next few weeks, so I wanted to make sure these are all on your radar. If you can’t make it along to this weekend’s meetin...
Another fire in the Broadway Hotel, next steps for Carl St
03 Sep 2018
Dear residents, We’ve just had an extremely busy weekend, packed with amazing local events including the East Brisbane Car Show, the Serbian Festival, great shows at Kurilpa Hall, the Sideshow and ...
By transforming our city, we transform ourselves
20 Aug 2018
Dear neighbours, We had a glorious little community festival on Saturday in the unnamed park on Carl St in Woolloongabba. You can see a video of some of the action here. I’d like to thank all the v...
July 31, 2018: Park Upgrades ⛲ Survey Update, Kangaroo Point and 📅 What's On
31 Jul 2018
Dear neighbours, Sadly, it’s all too rare in Brisbane for residents to be given a meaningful say in how our neighbourhoods change and evolve. But right now, you have the opportunity to influence ma...