Upcoming Events June 2026
Sunday May 31: From 12:00 NOON
What: Peaceful protest to Save Victoria Park: Not a Done Deal
Where: Victoria Park /Barrambin
Saturday June 06: 10:00AM-1:00PM
What: Celebrate World Environment Day with Parents for Climate Action
Where: Daisy Hill Conservation Park (Enter via Daisy Hill Rd, closest parking will be at P3)
A free community BBQ to celebrate World Environment Day. Please RSVP to them here.
Sunday June 07: 9:00AM – 3:00PM
What: Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF)
Where: Griffith University (Logan Campus), 68 University Drive, Meadowbrook
Held annually, Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF) is the city’s largest event dedicated to sustainability, environmental conservation, and the wonder of nature.
Sunday June 21: 9:00AM – 1:00PM
What: Noosa EV and Electrify Everything Expo
Where: Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa
Queensland’s largest e-transport and electrification event. With 60+ exhibitors, expert insights and the latest innovations, it’s your best chance to explore practical ways to reduce your energy costs, improve efficiency and embrace cleaner energy.
Brisbane 2032: Green Legacy or Greenwashed Spectacle?
What: A talk for the Royal Geographic Society of Queensland by Professor Marcus Foth, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
When: Tuesday, March 03, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Abstract: Brisbane’s successful bid for the 2032 Olympic Games was globally promoted as the world’s first “climate-positive” Olympics. The host organisers used the media to signal this as a supposed turning point in mega-event sustainability. Yet this contractual commitment was later quietly removed from the Olympic Host Contract, replaced by weaker aspirational language with no enforcement mechanisms. Drawing on comparative research with colleagues at Politecnico di Torino and recent developments in Brisbane, this talk examines how sustainability rhetoric, visual spectacle, and governance practices intersect in contemporary Olympic planning. For more information and registration visit: https://rgsq.org.au/event-6555834
2026 – Show Your Support for Victoria Park
How: Join SVP’s first event for 2026 – a morning of Creatives in the Park
When: Saturday 31 January 2026 from 8am-12noon.
Where: Gilchrist Avenue, Victoria Park
Why? Join Save Victoria Park for a meaningful and creative Morning in the Park organised in two sessions: a creative session from 8.00 am and a protest rally from 10.30 am. This is your chance to show you care about the future of Brisbane’s urban greenspace; don’t agree with the privatisation of public assets; and won’t vote for irresponsible government spending on white elephant projects in a blow out Olympics that will saddle Queensland taxpayers with unpaid debts for generations to come.
Click here for further information and registration details.
2025 November Morning in Conversation
Why is the Missing Middle so hard to Find?
A huge thank you to our guest speakers – Professor Paul Burton; Kerrianne Meulman and Maya Glassman for sharing their powerful insights with us on Why the Missing Middle is so hard to find. Please enjoy looking through the presentations so thoughtfully put together for our benefit by these speakers.
Professor Paul Burton
Kerrianne Meulman – Urban Economics and Suburban Futures
Maya Glassman – QSHELTER
Maya kindly alerted us to a Q Shelter program of seminars on the 2032 Housing Legacy. More details are available here. This is a really important topic for all of us.
We were also privileged to hear from Renay Wells from Take Action for Pumicestone Passage and representing other Sunshine Coast organisations. Renay alerted us to a development application that, if approved, will adversely impact the Inter-Urban Green Belt. Submissions to the Minister are due by Monday 8 December. Further details are available here.
Why is the Missing Middle so hard to Find?
Morning in Conversation with SEQCA: Why is the Missing Middle so hard to find?
Most of us agree we need more housing diversity and more affordable housing, but the evidence is that multistorey high density residential tower blocks are less affordable and less liveable than various types of smaller homes in convenient places spread across the city. So why isn’t this type of development happening and how could we find that mythical Missing Middle? Is it really all down to the NIMBY effect (real or imagined) or are there other factors at play and can we change the trajectory?
When: Tuesday, 25/11/2025, 10.30 am -12.30 pm
Where: Room: S07_2.16/2.18, Griffith University, South Bank Graduate Centre
Guest speakers: Professor Burton, Emeritus Professor of Urban Management and Planning; Ms Kerrianne Meulman, Managing Director, Urban Economics and Director, Suburban Futures; Maya Glassman, Policy and Strategic Engagement Lead, Q Shelter.
For registration and additional details, click here.