A big part of my role is advocating within Council to ensure our community's priorities are front and centre. Continuing my full transparency as your Councillor, here are some of my speeches and submissions to get insight into my advocacy:
Flooding
- Flood-proofing stormwater upgrades urgently needed
- High rises in high-risk flood zones
- Reviewing Council’s Cyclone Alfred response
Greenspace and Recreation
- Brisbane City Council reducing greenspace by 290 hectares
- Speeches: 23 October 2024, 30 October 2024, 10 January 2025
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Save Victoria Park / Barrambin
- Speeches: 17 July 2024, 6 February 2025, 14 February 2025, 28 March 2025
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Rehabilitating Mt Coot-Tha Quarry
- Speeches: 17 July 2024, 13 August 2024
Sustainable Transport
- Traffic calming and pedestrian safety
- Securing a Sylvan Rd Bikeway link
- Brisbane – 12th most congested city in the world
- Milton Ferry Services Cut
Sustainable Urban Planning
- 15% deep planting goal
- Our city’s decline in sustainability
- Council’s 75% tax cuts for developers
- Not Anti-development but Better Development
Social Justice