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Massive council tax reductions for developers
July 24, 2024
Last year, the LNP-led Council made big developers richer by cutting their infrastructure fees by up to 75%. They have continued this for the new financial year, but opened it up even further...
Read More ShareOnly $4 million for the Worst Rental Housing Crisis
July 17, 2024
Australia is in the midst of the worst rental housing crisis since the great depression. We are living in a community that is seeing a reducing inclusiveness and equality. We are seeing more homelessness...
Read More ShareDesigning Sylvan Road Bikeway
July 17, 2024
I’m happy to share that, in the Council’s new 24/25 budget, $234 000 has been set aside to design a dedicated active transport link along Sylvan Rd in Toowong. Unfortunately this budgeted amount is...
Read More ShareA Crater in Mt Coot-tha - Disappearing Budget
July 17, 2024
While Victoria Park/Barrambin is under threat by budget cuts and a stadium, there’s another huge area of land that is lacking transparency over its future. The Mt Coot-Tha quarry. The Council administration has been...
Read More ShareVictoria Park/Barrambin under threat
July 17, 2024
Victoria Park Barrambin, which has been called the “green lungs” of our city, is under threat from budget cuts and a proposed mega-stadium. In 2016, Jonathan Sriranginathan, our first Greens Councillor, started calling for Victoria...
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