Development
The liveability of our neighbourhood
Queensland’s overall liveability score is among the lowest nationally but there are opportunities to make Brisbane the ideal city: green, safe, and walkable.
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Village Voice brings you the latest news so you can stay up to date about the things that matter to locals. Our featured articles give you a snapshot of what you’ll find in our paper and showcase the most talked-about topics of the month.
Arts and Culture
Fight for future of historic 150-year-old park
As the grand old dame Victoria Park / Barrambin marks 150 years since its establishment artists, families and activists gathered to celebrate.
Arts and Culture
From Bee Gees to bin chickens: hall hits 100
Perched on the roof of Morningside’s 100-year-old School of Arts Hall, a metal ibis stands guard—its beak thrust forward and paintbrush clenched in one wing, it is like a modern-day gargoyle.
Development
The city’s lungs just went private
The government recently revoked Victoria Park’s historic Deeds of Grant in Trust (DoGiT), converting the entire the park to freehold land.
Development
Fortitude Valley’s identity crisis
Fortitude Valley Residents Group says the disconnect between bureaucratic “sustainable growth” and the lived reality of Brunswick Street is reaching a breaking point.
Development
“Time for Plan B”: protesters fight against Victoria Park stadium
Protesters against the planned stadia for Victoria Park are calling for a “Plan B” for the Olympics.
Development
Multi-million-dollar riverfront Newstead residential project Quay completed
Mirvac has completed Quay, a $204 million residential project in Newstead that delivers 135 apartments and more than 2,000 square metres of new public parkland.
Arts and Culture
Why the Valley’s two-speed economy needs an overhaul
The Brisbane City Council’s proposed town planning changes for Fortitude Valley prompt discussion on wider issues. Robert Allen, historian focused on Fortitude Valley, explores some
Arts and Culture
Key Fortitude Valley figures have their say on council’s flagship plan
Brisbane City Council recently announced the biggest update to Fortitude Valley’s planning laws in over a decade and you can have your say.
Development
Toombul rebuild to commence as site changes hands
New owners of Toombul speak exclusively to Mike O’Connor as Irvine Group purchases the site from Mirvac.