Qld Greens support rally to restore funding to HIV group
The Queensland Greens have thrown their support behind a rally happening in Brisbane this evening to proests against the state government's removal of funding from the state's only HIV prevention service working with the gay & lesbian community. The rally is also protesting plans to scrap civil union rights for same sex couples.
Greens support Brisbane protest against secret ASIO rulings being used to lock up refugees
Queensland Greens Convenor, Andrew Bartlett, spoke at a protest today calling for justice for the growing number of refugees, including children, who are being locked up indefinitely due to secret ASIO assessments.
The protest was held outside the Brisbane offices of the Department of Immigration.
Funding cut to HIV prevention body shows religious fundamentalists driving LNP agenda
The Greens have strongly condemned the shock announcement by state Health Minister Lawrence Springborg to unilaterally end funding for Healthy Communities, the community based HIV/AIDS prevention organisation.
Greens vote up over 2 per cent across Brisbane and in South Brisbane by-election
Andrew Bartlett, the Greens Mayoral candidate, thanked the voters of Brisbane for delivering an increase in the Greens vote in the City Council poll.
Greens urge an end to polling day plastic wrap waste
On the eve of Brisbane’s elections, the Greens are proposing to clean up polling day by putting an end to the tens of metres of ‘plastic wrap’ signage used by other parties to smother fences, tennis courts and other spaces at polling booths across the city, in addition to the four posters allowed at each entrance.
Greens by-election and BCC campaign launch
This morning Senator Larissa Waters helped launch the long-term resident and candidate for South Brisbane Jo Bragg, who spoke on the issues that matter to local residents and supported by the Greens. Ms Bragg emphasised how her Green's voice would bring a fresh vision, backed by 20 years of community law service to enable the local residents a say in their own community. She spoke about how South Brisbane residents now have the opportunity to rethink the parliamentary imbalance, the lack of local attention by the old parties who has either taken South Brisbane for granted, or had treated the area as an extension of the city, and therefore allowed inappropriate and out of character development without recourse for locals to have a say in the feel or development of their electorate. Ms Bragg wants her fellow local residents to know she will work hard to be their representative and to ensure good government, accountability for better outcomes for all.
Jo Bragg, Senator Larissa Waters, Andrew Bartlett
Andrew Bartlett
Lord Mayoral Candidate for the Queensland Greens, Andrew Bartlett provided a vision for how Greens in the Brisbane City Council will deliver the true green feel to the city,
Bartlett And Bragg make Green commitments on growth issues
Today the Queensland Greens back the community call for a review of the Local Area Plan in South Brisbane and West End.The Greens have made a number of further committments on growth and development that involve both local government actions and actions by State government.
Last week, Andrew Bartlett, Greens Candidate for Lord Mayor of Brisbane and Jo Bragg, Greens candidate for the South Brisbane by-election, met with David Gill (representing body corporates of Zen. Que & Silhouette) to hear details of the 30 storey Aria development in Edmondstone St. This development was approved next to 4 and 5 storey residential developments without public notification, without community submissions and without any appeal rights.
More details needed on Newman's proposal for South Bank
MORE DETAILS NEEDED ON NEWMAN'S PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH BANK - WILL IT PROVIDE THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND APPEALS FOR SOUTH BANK DEVELOPMENTS?
More details needed on Newman's proposal for South Bank
MORE DETAILS NEEDED ON NEWMAN'S PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH BANK - WILL IT PROVIDE THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND APPEALS FOR SOUTH BANK DEVELOPMENTS?
Bartlett criticises LNP No-Show at Community Forum on Catchments Management
Andrew Bartlett, the Greens candidate for Brisbane Lord Mayor, has criticised the Liberal National Party for failing to send a single representative to the Lord Mayoral candidate forum organised by the Brisbane Catchment Network.
Mr Bartlett said the forum, held yesterday afternoon at Carina, was attended by volunteers from catchment management groups across the Brisbane City area.