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A great place to live… but it could be better

June 18, 2018
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By Marnie Wood   Brisbane is a great place to live, work and relax. It’s no wonder our city is growing, with more people than ever wanting to call Brisbane…

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Sorry, we’re closed

April 11, 2018
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By Natalie Rayment   Sorry, Brisbane is closed for future development, please try Ipswich, Logan or Caboolture. That seems to be the message emanating from the closet NIMBY’s in our…

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Do Our Planning Laws Meet the Pub Test?

March 15, 2018
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By Natalie Rayment   Visit any bar this weekend and the debate will no doubt rage over who should open for Australia in the next test match, who will finish…

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It’s All About Give and Take

February 23, 2018
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  By Natalie Rayment   What would you be willing to trade-off to live in the city you want? Would you sacrifice affordability for more greenspace or better transport options…

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Lack of Understanding Leads to Frustration

December 1, 2017
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Plan Your Brisbane Intergenerational Forum with Marnie Wood A lack of understanding of current planning systems is leading to growing frustrations in our local communities. This was evident during the…

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An Open Mind on Privately Owned Open Space

September 22, 2017
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By Natalie Rayment Lazing by the river on a Sunday afternoon in a grassy park. The sun dances on the water. Yet another glorious Spring day in Brisbane. Other people…

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Bulldoze the Orphanage: Pop Culture & the Developer

August 25, 2017
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By Natalie Rayment “We’re on a mission from God!” Elwood Blues proclaims in the 1980 classic film, “The Blues Brothers”.  Their holy mission is to save the orphanage from being…

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GoGet CEO, Tristan Sender, in front of Australia’s largest car share ‘pod’ at Central Park, Sydney. Image: GoGet

Cutting Back on Our Car Parking Addiction

June 27, 2017
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By Natalie Rayment While cutting back on avolattes may help some people get into the housing market faster, real affordability gains can actually be made by cutting back on another…

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We’re Back! Brisbane Ranks in Global Top 25 Cities

June 23, 2017
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By YIMBY Qld While Brisbane performed poorly in last year’s livability benchmarks, the “globally minded metropolis” is back on the list.  Brisbane has ranked 23 on the highly regarded Monocle…

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Battle of the Acronyms

June 9, 2017
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By Natalie Rayment You know acronyms have taken over the English language when the FBI releases a guide to its agents of the thousands of new acronyms and shortenings the…

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“Can I be your neighbour?”

August 3, 2017
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By Natalie Rayment It’s the century of the city, a decade of densification in an urban millennium.  In the space of a New York Minute, cities are growing up fast. …

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Why does ‘Fear of Change’ dominate our cities?

November 25, 2016
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By Natalie Rayment A “tragic street lamp”, “ungainly skeleton” and “a hole-riddled suppository”. This is how protesters once described the proposed Eiffel Tower in the 1880s. There was even a…

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Retirement Living and Innovation: What are your choices?

December 15, 2016
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By Natalie Rayment You’ve lived in this suburb for most of your adult life. Your kids grew up here and your friends are close by. But, the house has become…

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What I Learned from Christchurch

February 1, 2017
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By Jack Briant This post is the first in our “What I Learned from…” travel series based on the experiences of built environment professionals and city enthusiasts as they discover…

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