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Dear neighbours,  I write to you with a renewed sense of hope, strengthened by the solidarity and action I’ve witnessed across our community Over the weekend, I stood alongside more than 50,000 people calling...

Dear neighbours, Last month we marked the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC, a movement born from the fierce fight for Indigenous rights, recognition, and justice. The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,”...

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Dear neighbours, I’m writing after spending the last two weeks at City Hall, and I want to be upfront with you. When I finally received the budget, it was basically an empty shell, just...

Dear neighbour, As many of you know, I’ve been raising concerns since last year’s Council Budget about the neglect and mismanagement of the Story Bridge. Sadly, recent events have confirmed what we feared: under...

Dear neighbours, I greet you with a heavy heart—but also with hope—following the cruel directions issued by the Lord Mayor to Council and QPS regarding Musgrave Park. What I witnessed was some of the...

Dear neighbours, We’re certainly living through a lot right now. In just the past few weeks, Brisbane narrowly missed being hit by a cyclone, western Queensland has been devastated by some of the worst...

Dear Neighbour, I want to thank each and every one of you for helping create such an incredible community. We supported neighbours, friends and vulnerable residents both in preparation and in the aftermath across...

Dear Neighbours, What a wild weekend! The Gabba Ward along with the rest of the region were battered by high winds on Friday and Saturday, with heavy rainfall both Saturday and Sunday. As a...

Dear Neighbours, While Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, the risk of heavy rainfall and flooding remains. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and emergency services are actively monitoring this slow-moving...