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Call for Applications: Videographer at the Gabba Ward Office
October 28, 2021
1 day/week role 6 month contract with possibility of extension $280 per day (standard work day is 8 hours with half-hour lunch break) Starting in early December (negotiable) but with a break over Christmas...
Read More ShareDutton Park trees and parkland under threat from Metro charging infrastructure
October 21, 2021
Brisbane City Council is currently planning its location for new charging infrastructure to support Brisbane Metro vehicles travelling to the UQ Lakes bus stop. (Some very basic 'official' info about this is included on...
Read More ShareYes, big developers do get special treatment – particularly in terms of safety and environmental regulations
September 28, 2021
Residents often complain to me that they feel like Brisbane City Council has one set of rules for big developers, and another set of rules for everyone else. If a local resident wants to...
Read More ShareHow could you enforce a vacancy tax in practice?
September 28, 2021
Australian cities have a high proportion of empty homes - both apartments and free-standing houses. These aren't homes that are temporarily empty after a long-term owner dies, or homes that are left empty for...
Read More ShareWhat's the likelihood of a new green bridge between Bulimba and Teneriffe?
June 15, 2021
I’m one of six members of Brisbane City Council’s ‘Public and Active Transport Committee’ (which although it sounds like it might have a bit of influence, is actually a relatively powerless rubber-stamping committee that...
Read More ShareDensity is not intrinsically 'good' - it depends how you do it
June 08, 2021
I’ve gotten sick of responding to the same simplistic comments on social media over and over again, so I thought I’d just write a quick blog post about it. In conversations about urban planning...
Read More Share5 Dudley Street, Highgate Hill: A new battle-line in the gentrification of South Brisbane?
May 28, 2021
With the property industry redeveloping and gentrifying so much of the Kurilpa peninsula, and rents and property values climbing through the roof (even if the roof is in poor condition and leaks during heavy...
Read More ShareWest End Bridges Consultation Results
May 12, 2021
Over the past few months, my ward office has undertaken a local consultation process in partnership with Amy MacMahon MP and Michael Berkman MP regarding BCC proposals for new active transport bridges linking West...
Read More ShareDeebing Creek: a fight for land rights and sovereignty
April 09, 2021
Follow the Deebing Creek Justice - Jarjumbah Protection Site Facebook Page to get involved and support the protection camp. Building on the long history of First Nations resistance to the ongoing colonial invasion, sovereign...
Read More ShareWhy I voted against Brisbane hosting the 2032 Olympics
March 24, 2021
24 March, 2021 Yesterday, Brisbane City Council voted on whether to commit to hosting the Olympics in 2032 (assuming the International Olympics Committee accepts our bid, which now seems very likely). The debate, including...
Read More ShareYes, the Queensland Greens are still a VERY white party
March 21, 2021
When I first put my hand up to be a Greens candidate, one of the key factors that motivated me was a frustration at how overwhelmingly white Australia’s political class is. To state the...
Read More ShareKangaroo Point Peninsula Dog Off-Leash Area
March 19, 2021
May 2021 update: Council’s Asset Services team have gotten back to me with the proposed layout of the Kangaroo Point dog off-leash area ('DOLA') in James Warner Park. Hopefully the diagram is relatively self-explanatory....
Read More ShareAlignment studies and pre-feasibility assessments for West End bridge proposals
March 11, 2021
After multiple unsuccessful enquiries and eventually resorting to submitting formal document requests, we’ve finally secured copies of the feasibility studies that partially informed the bridge landing options that BCC has put out for public...
Read More ShareOnline Polling Integrity
February 25, 2021
I thought in the interests of transparency I should publish an update about this. As you might know, we’re using our online voting platform more often to guide my decision-making about a range of...
Read More ShareGabba Ward Office Grant Guidelines
January 12, 2021
Like all city councillors in Brisbane, our Gabba Ward Office has control over a $35 000/year grants budget for local events and projects (this has been cut drastically by the LNP in recent years...
Read More ShareDavies Park fig tree needs to be removed
December 08, 2020
As a councillor, I tend to take a very hardline position in opposing any unjustified tree removals that are proposed simply to facilitate a new development. However sometimes, it's necessary to remove a tree...
Read More ShareLabor is still supporting new coal mines
October 20, 2020
If there are any Labor supporters out there who are still genuinely concerned about climate justice, please understand that Queensland Labor is part of the problem, and will not shift unless it loses votes...
Read More ShareIs this the utopia we're fighting for? Submission against Aria's 'Green' Highrise Development Proposal
October 08, 2020
At first glance, Aria’s recently-proposed highrise development for 23 to 25 Glenelg St, South Brisbane looks like the kind of development that Greens councillors like me should be cheerleading for: rooftop solar panels, green...
Read More ShareCall for Expressions of Interest from Mural Artists
September 23, 2020
Expressions of interest for various mural locations in the Gabba Ward close on Monday, 12 October, 2020 Instead of spending it all on concrete and bitumen, we’re allocating a chunk of my local public...
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