The local West End and South Brisbane community, along with its representatives, have once again been taken by surprise by recent developments concerning the future of the Kurilpa precinct.
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Toowong to West End Green Bridge Prepares for Design Phase Amid Funding Questions.
Last week, Brisbane City Council announced its intention to progress to the detailed design phase and initiate public consultations for the Toowong to West End Green Bridge. However, details regarding funding and the project’s timeline remain uncerta
Local Government Infrastructure Plan amendments. An opportunity for feedback.
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).
People’s Park Lights Up
One of the heart-warming things to have occurred in Boundary Street over the last two or three years has been the love and support for People’s Park and the people who gather there. Regular performances and workshops have enlivened the Park: the planting project by Kurilpa Futures that kicked things off in December 2019; the return of Triple…
These Streets aren’t made for walking
Brendon Donohue is a 27-year-old young man. He is good company, articulate, and funny. He is also blind and a passionate advocate for disability rights. Brendan lives at Common Ground, a government-funding housing project that accommodates many people with impaired vision and impaired mobility. He says he can’t safely cross the road unassisted, which cuts…
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…
RACQ study supports long term community calls for action on cycle safety
Last week the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) released a statement outlining research that it says reveals that up to two-thirds of Brisbane CBD roads popular with cyclists had no safe cycling infrastructure. The RACQ’s Head of Public Policy Dr Rebecca Michael said the research used AusRAP star ratings of infrastructure safety and crash…
98.9FM and Community House tune in at West End’s People’s Park
West End Community House (WECH) and the Indigenous radio station 98.9 FM are collaborating to reenergize People’s Park. Dan Rennie, Manager at 98.9FM, said he approached Kylie Deen at WECH about the station using the kiosk. “Knowing the history of Boundary Street and this space, it felt like it was right for us to come…
Things are changing at People’s Park
Things are changing at People’s Park, have you noticed? After concerns were raised with Council by Pam Bourke of Kurilpa Futures, and referred by them to Gabba Ward Councillor, Jonathan Sri, a range of community groups and representatives, including Kurilpa Futures, West End Community House, Micah Projects, Traders, Police Liaison and Council representatives, have been…