Speeches

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about the introduction of the Personalised Public Transport Service for Bellbowrie and Moggill in the Pullenvale Ward. In doing so, I want to thank the Schrinner administration for listening to my community and responding through the provision of this trial service. The need for additional public transport services, […]

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about Brookfield Road in my Ward, and the ongoing issues around traffic safety. Councillors might recall that last year, the speed limit on Brookfield Road approaching the general store was reduced from 60km an hour to 50km and one of the seven SAM signs in my Ward is

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak briefly about Item B – the petition for a footpath on Bielby Road, Kenmore Hills between Advanx St and Morningview Street. This particular part of the Ward is well known to me. For the 29 years we’ve lived at Chapel Hill, my wife and I have walked this

Thank you Chair. I wish to speak about Item C, the petition about the shelter at the Merri- Merri Dog Off-Leash Park at Chapel Hill. I’m pleased to report that this is a story with a happy ending. But it could have easily gone the other way. This is democracy at its best and shows

Mr. Chair, I rise to speak about Mt Coot-tha in the Pullenvale Ward and the Sherwood Arboretum: Page 55, Service 3.3.5.1 From 2020-21, the curation of Sherwood Arboretum will be delivered from this Service – previously delivered within Service 3.3.3.2 – Parks Maintenance and Renewal. This move is to highlight Sherwood Arboretum leading into the

Thank you Mr Chair – It is my pleasure to speak on Transport for Brisbane and in particular, a number initiatives that relate to my Ward of Pullenvale including bus services and PPT,  the Active School and Safer Paths to School programs and the green bridges programme. Let me start with the latter and congratulate

Mr. Chair, I am proud and humbled to speak here today for the first time as the new Councillor representing the Pullenvale Ward, under the banner of the Queensland Liberal National Party. This and Cr. Hutton’s maiden speech next week are being delivered in unique circumstances via videoconference which might be a first in Australian