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Council data shows Gabba Ward misses out on public greenspace, Councillor Sri

Jan Bowman — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:35:09 +0000

On 28 August, Cr Jonathan Sri wrote to the Lord Mayor about analysis provided to the Gabba Ward office on the distribution of accessible parkland across Brisbane City Council Wards. […]

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Community vision for revamped Gabba Station

Jan Bowman — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 02:28:56 +0000

Last month, Councillor for The Gabba, Jonathan Sri invited locals to a Community barbecue to consider the redevelopment of the Gabba train station site as part of the State Government’s […]

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Q&A with Jonathan Sri – Does Riverside Drive need a Masterplan?

Jan Bowman — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 23:35:47 +0000

Recently Councillor for The Gabba, Jonathan Sri, put out a call out on Facebook proposing a collaborative participatory design process for Riverside Drive. The Westender asked Cr Sri what he […]

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Green Bridges to West End get tick of approval, but busses ruled out.

Jan Bowman — Mon, 25 May 2020 22:00:17 +0000

Last week Brisbane City Council released the Initial Consultation outcomes for its Five Green Bridges Program, following a first consultation phase in late 2019. In a prepared statement, Brisbane City […]

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West End still waiting for second CityCat Terminal

Jan Bowman — Sun, 24 May 2020 21:51:06 +0000

In 2015, the Courier Mail reported that then Gabba Ward Councillor, Helen Abrahams, ‘implored’ Lord Mayor Graham Quirk to set aside a portion of the Brisbane City Council budget to […]

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Call for stimulus spending to fund South Brisbane transport study recommendations

Jan Bowman — Tue, 12 May 2020 04:59:36 +0000

In November 2019, the State Government released the South Brisbane Transport and Mobility Study Report. The announcement to undertake this study was made by local member Jacki Trad during a […]

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Council responds to lack of consultation concerns

Jan Bowman — Fri, 08 May 2020 21:58:26 +0000

On Friday the 8th of April The Westender published a story on tree removals in South Brisbane and the apparent lack of community consultation. We indicated that we had asked […]

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Council’s lack of consultation on tree removals angers community

Jan Bowman — Fri, 08 May 2020 07:40:37 +0000

On Thursday the 7th of May, Cr Jonathan Sri raised concerns on Social Media about a Brisbane City Council proposal to remove several fig trees growing in front of the […]

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A state of perpetual crisis – Jonathan Sri talks about the coronavirus pandemic

Jan Bowman — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:35:38 +0000

In this second interview with Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri, we focused on the coronavirus pandemic and began with the role of Brisbane City Council and of Councillors themselves. “I […]

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What will the big swing to Jonathan Sri mean for The Gabba?

Jan Bowman — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:49:39 +0000

Its nearly three weeks since the Brisbane City Council election on 28 March, but the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is yet to complete counting. There is no doubt however […]

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