Brisbane City Council’s Local Government infrastructure plan (LGIP) amendments process has been mired in controversy since it sent letters to some 14,995 property owners across Brisbane concerning draft changes impacting their properties. (See the link to our story below).
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Kurilpa Derby 2023 – Photo Gallery
What a wonderful community event – thanks to the tireless team at West End Community Association and Kurilpa Derby 2023; and to the many volunteers and contributors, to the community groups and musicians. Let’s keep supporting the Derby & WECA.
Government decision on youth detention could doom Human Rights Act in Queensland.
Government decision on youth detention could doom Human Rights Act in Queensland, critics say. When elected, the State Government promised to do better than the Newman government to respect Parliamentary process and Human Rights said Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) CEO Michael Cope. “This week, it has failed to live up to its own…
Triple-A Murri Country – 30 years of innovation and excellence in community media.
On Thursday, 6 April, founding elders, staff and friends of Triple-A Murri Country celebrated its anniversary on the exact date, 30 years ago, of its first broadcast under its own license.
The best way to get to uni is still public transport.
Public transport is an affordable and accessible option for travellers heading to and from campus, with high-frequency buses, trains, ferries and trams providing convenient university connections.
An inclusive vision for Brisbane’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There have been mixed responses locally to the Olympic and Paralympic Games planned for Brisbane in 2023, but most would probably agree that while there are risks, there are also opportunities.
West End Green Bridges: connecting or dividing communities?
The Westender has closely followed Council and community responses to the proposed green bridges program to West End from St Lucia and Toowong, and we provide here a timeline of the process from the announcement until now. There have been several Council information sessions, and politicians and various community and interest groups have run forums…
Acting on student consent in Queensland Schools
Following thousands of allegations of sexual assault reported in response to an online petition, former private school student, Chanel Contos, has been calling for sexual consent education to be addressed in earlier years in Australian schools. Today, Education Minister Grace Grace said the Palaszczuk Government will be examining whether existing education adequately addresses sexual consent…
Release of refugees welcomed, but lack of ongoing Federal Government support “verges on cruelty”.
On Monday 1 March, the Federal Government released 22 people from Kangaroo Point Hotel and three people from Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) into the community. A total of 115 refugees have been released from Melbourne and Brisbane detention centres since 20 January. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) said in a statement that while…