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Streets for People

  Our local Brisbane streets are now unsafe for our community and for our children. This Council, which has been run by the same politicians for the last 20 years, has prioritised...
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Brisbane's Sustainability Crisis

This year's council budget, combined with hidden planning changes, represents the most serious attack on Brisbane’s sustainability in a generation. These dangerous changes to the City Plan will cut 290 hectares from...
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Rosalie Pedestrian Crossing

Rosalie Pedestrian Crossing Vote Results   From the 16th of May, to the 7th of June, I ran a community vote on whether I should fund a pedestrian crossing in Rosalie Village....
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26/27 Budget: Continuing Brisbane's Unsustainability

June 25, 2026

Speech by Councillor Seal Chong Wah, to full Brisbane City Council Council Meeting, Thurs 25th Jun 2026 It honestly pains me to give a very similar debate speech on Sustainable City as last year. The Lord Mayor and Schrinner Council Administration are set on turning...

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26/27 Budget: We Need Frequent Citywide Public Transport

June 25, 2026

Speech by Councillor Seal Chong Wah, to full Brisbane City Council Council Meeting, Wed 24th Jun 2026   ‘Keeping Brisbane Moving’. That’s one of this LNP Council’s favourite lines.  ‘Keeping Brisbane Moving’. Brisbane has the worst congestion of Australia’s capital cities, but we’re ‘Keeping Brisbane...

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26/27 Budget: Infrastructure for a Bygone Era

June 25, 2026

Speech by Councillor Seal Chong Wah, to full Brisbane City Council Council Meeting, Thurs 25th Jun 2026 This is a budget for a bygone era.  One before research demonstrated that bikes genuinely reduce congestion and even save governments money [1]. One before research showed that...

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