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Locals gather to protest homes over hamburgers
Published December 2024 Over 400 people, including Member for Clayfield Tim Nicholls, have lodged their objections to a proposed McDonald’s in Hendra, citing concerns about
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Artfully-designed apartments win Good Design
Published December 2024 How a city precinct develops may be out of the control of the architectural profession, yet the profession does play a significant
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One-of-a-kind enviro-cottage’s market premiere
From the street, what has come to be known as the Spring Hill Enviro-Cottage looks like an unassuming historical Queenslander. Once entering the doorway, though,
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KittyCat changes up for debate
The community feedback period for the Brisbane City Council’s plans to double the frequency of KittyCats closed on November 3. Services would double at kittycat-only
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Preserving our heritage cliff faces
Brisbane is a young city by international standards, and has been experiencing an enormous amount of growth since Expo 88. Inevitably there will be some
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$4 million pledged to Brothers
Brothers Rugby Club has secured a $4 million commitment to fund stages three and four of their upgrades at Crosby Park in Albion from the
The Paradox of the City Plan: regulation when it suits
We delegate the authority to plan our cities to experts; however, in deciding our city’s shape and growth, it is our responsibility to ensure it
No approval for pool – September 2024
You would think that the river belongs to us all so it came as a surprise to many when marketing material promoting the redevelopment of the former Riverside Marine site in Skyring Terrace featured a swimming pool in our river which was markedly absent from the development application.
Newstead Visions
Lately I have been looking at the increasing number of new residential proposals for Teneriffe and Newstead – all of them high rise buildings. At
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New Farm Park: an unlikely housing legacy
Former Brisbane City Councillor for Central Ward, Deputy Mayor and now artist, Dr David Hinchliffe has many memories of New Farm Park. This is an