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Category: Mapping Brisbane History
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Swiftian Dream: Types of Invasion Fears
Swiftian Dream: Types of Invasion Fears It must have been 3.15 a.m. or so. I was on the street near the water, a little way up the small hill. The noise first made me aware that something was happening. A few shots and shouts. From the sounds I could tell it was…
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Public Transport System of Brisbane: A Conversation with the folk of South-East Queensland
Following Public Message on Public Infrastructure in the Lead Up to 2024 BCC and Queensland Elections, I have had a few conversations and enlightening feedback. One conversation was with a colleague and friend who described the Brisbane City Council (BCC)’s bus over rail policy in the observation that the state government is responsible for…
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BCC Centenary Commemoration 1925-2025
The Letter From Councillor Vicki Howard, Civic Cabinet Chair for Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy, Councillor for Central Ward, to Mr Cole and Dr Buch, 19 December 2023: CAN CO09719-2023 FINAL ****** Reply… 26 December 2023 Hi Simon (Simon Cole, President of the Coopers Plains History Group Inc.), I think,…
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My Message in the End of the 2023 Commemoration Season From 2022 for 2024, and the year after…
Dear friends, This is my message at the end of the 2023 commemoration season for Queensland and Brisbane, and speaks for work of the Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum Inc., in 2024, 2025, and so forth. In 2022 the Forum had an important discussion on how we can “Break the Cycle” of…
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Semantics, Power, and Local Politics in Misunderstanding Urban Sociology
By Neville Buch, Ph.D., MPHA Third Paper, Exploratory, Version for 2023 Sydney TASA Conference Slide 1. Introduction In preparing the publication and presentation papers for the Sydney TASA Conference, at the end of November 2023, this is a third paper, an exploratory pre-look at the arguments, explaining the sociological models in more detail…
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Thinking on the Excuses of the Premier of Queensland
The Correspondence TF-23-1204 – Message for Dr Buch from the Premier (attached): Gmail – TF_23_12404 – Message for Dr Buch In response to my short plea to save The Gabba Community from the pain of losing a primary school and a park, the Premier of Queensland has sent me a two…
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2023-08-28 Plea to the Queensland State Government
28 August 2023 Hon. Steven Miles Minister, State Development PO Box 15009 City East, QLD 4002 RE: The Gabba and Raymond Park Re-development Dear Premier, Deputy Premier, and the Queensland Cabinet, I am writing to you, for the senior members of the Queensland Government, to make a personable plea after listening to…
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Conversation out in the community of the Southern Brisbane region
Dear Councilors and State Members, This is a conversation out in the community of the Southern Brisbane reigion on the Council’s and the State Government’s capacity to think on heritage issues at the standard of contemporary scholarship and education (bcc). The current Liberal-National-led Council and the Labor State Government is not only out of touch with their communities,…
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The Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum Inc.’s Briefing-Submission on the State Government’s South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023 Update (SEQRP).
The Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum Inc.’s Briefing-Submission on the State Government’s South East Queensland Regional Plan 2023 Update (SEQRP). Please read and download the document here. SBSF Briefing on the State SEQ Plan (Final 18 Aug 23)
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SBSF Submission as Feedback on Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct
Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning (the Planning Minister) PO Box 15009, City East, Queensland 4002 Submission as Feedback on Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Precinct Temporary Local Planning Instrument No.1 of 2023 (Brisbane City Council) – DSDILGP Dear Stephen Miles [Planning Minister], cc. Environmental Minister cc. Health Minister Please accept…