I am no longer doing a PhD! I decided to drop out of that a few months ago with a view to setting up my own start-up social enterprise rather than simplyRead More…
02Jul/15
01Jul/15
I am not preselecting for Moreton
It is with much difficulty and regret that I make the decision today not to preselect to be the Greens candidate for the seat of Moreton at the next federal election, despiteRead More…
Chemical smell is back in Salisbury Moorooka
The smell is back. I’ve lived in the area for 9 years and am more than happy to live next to the industrial area. All sorts of smells and noises come outRead More…
New Facebook scheduler not showing scheduled posts
Just sent this question to Facebook. I’ll post the answer as soon as I find it out. I am scheduling posts in Facebook and they’re not showing up in the scheduler list.Read More…
04May/15
10 Ways To Make An Ethical Wedding Possible
On June 13 I am marrying the love of my life Brett Hansen. Brett is a gentle, kind, creative, patient, talented man who I look forward to spending the rest of myRead More…
14Apr/15
Wicked Pickets Rally Speech
Wicked Pickets is a community action to remove the sexist, racist and homophobic slogans on Wicked Vans. You can like the Wicked Pickets Facebook page. This particular protest group is based in Brisbane.Read More…
27Mar/15
Working Globally Helps Me Live Locally
I love globalisation. There. I said it. Globalisation’s focus on unfettered economic growth rather unfettered good has given the word a bad name, is all. I think globalisation can be done much betterRead More…
Fed up residents call for relocation of odour emitting industry after 9 months of government neglect
Fed up residents of Salisbury and Moorooka, who have lived with a noxious industrial odour for 9 months, are calling for the relocation of industrial surface coating on plastic away from theRead More…
Noxious odour action group alarmed at bizarre extension given by Council to EGR
As odour continues to overwhelm the Moorooka and Salisbury suburbs, local noxious odour action group is alarmed at the bizarre extension that’s been given by Council to EGR. The Salisbury Moorooka NoxiousRead More…
Newly formed Noxious Odour Action Group calls public meeting
This week a group of concerned Moorooka residents formed the Salisbury Moorooka Noxious Odour Action Group (SM-NOAG) to demand action to stop the solvent odour overpowering the local area. SM-NOAG spokesperson CecRead More…
My naive and sappy open letter to Tony Abbott
Today I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia for the very first time. You can too at http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm. Dear Mr Abbott, I am 37 and have been voting for almostRead More…
It’s like, it’s just I got kinda distracted!
“It’s like, it’s just I got kinda distracted.” Ahhh just channelling some Ani Difranco banter circa Living in Clip. The end of a federal election is always hard. As a Greens candidate,Read More…
Dear LNP. Don’t ban Green Eggs & Ham! From G20 Sam.
Dear LNP, What? During the G20 you’re banning: Kites? Canoes? Face paint? Big placards? Green Eggs & Ham? “You would not like them here or there. You would not like them anywhere!!”Read More…
Coles, don’t force your plastic bags on me.
Today I visited the Coles Woolloongabba store near my workplace to purchase a free-range chicken and some salad items for lunch. At the counter I presented my green bag. Instead of usingRead More…
10Sep/13
Thanks for your support.
Thank you for your support (I thought this photo I took today was very apt!)!! On September 7, 2013 a record number of volunteers supported the Yeerongpilly Greens branch in the seat of Moreton.Read More…
Appalling fundamentalism hits Moreton households
I am absolutely appalled to have discovered that this flyer has been circulating in the Moreton electorate. On his facebook page Malcolm is denying involvement and suggesting people ‘take up any complaintsRead More…
Save Nyanda.
Liberal Party apparatchik (my assumption given the constant raucous applause for everything Malcolm Cole said) were an absolute disgrace in the audience tonight at the Powerhouse forum. A group behind me sighedRead More…
Farewell Norma Nord, peace activist and greens stalwart
All my love to Norma Nord’s family. The amazing Norma passed away last week – aged 98? Norma was a member of the Bayside Branch with me when I first joined theRead More…
Public Forums in Moreton
August 12, 7pm, Diversity Forum – Sunnybank RSL Hall, Organised by a private constituent. All welcome. Free. August 15, 6.30pm, Debate – Shangrila Chinese Restaurant, Organised by Sunnybank Chamber of Commerce. All welcome.Read More…
Greens refugee solution not only compassionate, but practical and proven
I’m a bit cranky. :/ I’m tired of hearing Labor supporters defend Rudd’s asylum seeker policy and framing the Greens policy as idealistic and unrealistic! This is absolutely ludicrous! And utterly falseRead More…