July 2023 Newsletter
The Committee for Brisbane
An independent, influential voice shaping the future of greater Brisbane since 1957.
Welcome to the Committee for Brisbane monthly newsletter. For more than 60 years, the Committee for Brisbane has been an influential, apolitical organisation that provides strong advocacy in creating a better greater Brisbane.
In this edition we cover outcomes from the Housing Action Lab project, our survey on the Voice referendum and more.??
Please enjoy?the?below?updates and?join the conversation with your colleagues in the comments. Stay up to date with the latest Committee for Brisbane news, events, projects and more by subscribing to our LinkedIn newsletter or visiting our website,?committeeforbrisbane.org.au.
Warm regards,
CEO, Committee for Brisbane
THE BUSINESS OF SPORT: A GLOBAL BRAND VIEW?
Hear from one of the world’s biggest brands – Amazon Web Services (AWS) – at our next event as we discuss the opportunities for sport, business and community that global attention can bring.?
Sponsored by CFB Members Ministry of Sport and The APP Group , our next event on 19 July will hear a keynote address from AWS Principal – Sports Enterprise, Paul Devlin, before he joins a panel to talk about global brands and the opportunities for our city, region and State as they start turning their eyes towards Brisbane and 2032.?
Tickets can be purchased here:?The Business of Sport: a global brand view?
CREATIVE BRISBANE COLLAB. AGM?
The inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Creative Brisbane Collab will be held at The Princess Theatre on Wednesday 19 July.?
The Collab. now has more than 100 members?Our Members — Creative Brisbane Collaboration?who will be asked to elect a new Management Committee at the AGM.?
The Collab. has recorded a number of great outcomes in its first few months, including the establishment of a Parliamentary Friends of Creativity group whose co-Patrons are State MPs Jonty Bush (ALP) and John-Paul Langbroek (LNP).?
THE VOICE: SURVEY OF MEMBERS?
Australia is having a conversation about the Voice referendum and the Committee for Brisbane is surveying its members to ask “how informed are you?”.?
The Committee provides a platform for robust discourse and debate on big ideas and issues shaping our region.?
In late 2023, Australians will have their say in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.?
The Voice to Parliament will be a permanent body to make representations to the Australian Parliament and the Executive Government on legislation and policy of significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.?
In the lead-up to the referendum, the Committee is asking “what do you need to know to be fully informed?”, prior to casting your vote.?
Any CFB Member who would like to participate in the survey – but has not received the survey link – is invited to contact us [email protected]?
COMMITTEES FOR CAPITAL CITIES CEOS MEET?
The CEOs from the Committees for Adelaide ( Sam Dighton ), Brisbane (Barton Green), Melbourne ( Mark Melvin ), Perth ( Paula Rogers ) and Sydney ( Eamon Waterford ) met in Sydney recently for the first time in several years after the interruption of COVID on interstate travel.?
A significant part of the meeting was spent exchanging membership structures, event and income models and relationships with various levels of government.?
The Committees for Brisbane and Sydney presented a proposal for a national project on the “safety of women in public places after dark” that was unanimously endorsed.?
The Committee for Brisbane also presented its new Liveability Indices project (developed with CFB Corporate Leader members Urbis and Ipsos) for consideration, and it was agreed in principle to proceed with the Index as a national project.?
The CEOs agreed that it was appropriate for Australia’s capital cities to start to demand some better attention from governments and, to that end, will explore national (capital city) initiatives together.?
A further meeting is being considered for October.?
领英推荐
HOUSING ACTION LAB PROJECT COMPLETED?
The Committee for Brisbane CEO recently held a briefing for members to close out the two-year Housing Action Lab project that was conducted in partnership with CFB members DBI , PEDDLE THORP and Urbis ; CFB Affiliates Q Shelter and Queensland Council of Social Service( QCOSS ); and Queensland Meals on Wheels Ltd and Brisbane Zero .?
The project outcome – Blueprint for a Homeness Trust – will now be taken forward by QShelter as part of the Games Legacy process.?
Any person interested in reading the Blueprint is invited to seek a copy [email protected]?
Critically, as part of the State Government’s?Elevate 2042: Brisbane 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games Legacy Consultation Paper, under the “Sport, Health and Social Inclusion” section, there is a proposed legacy for:?
Olympic and Paralympic Housing Trust: Explore potential for using the athletes’ villages across the region to help address affordable housing supply.?
This is a particularly rewarding outcome for CFB after we proposed in our (October 2021) Brisbane 2033 Legacy Project, Equity Action Plan:?
There is a home for everyone in south east Queensland, supported by an Olympics and Paralympics Housing Trust that repurposes Games’ infrastructure for social and affordable housing. This may include post-Games building conversions or the sale or leasing of Games’ assets to fund housing programs.?
CFB will remained involved as part of QShelter’s project reference group.?
AFFILIATES AND FRIENDS EOFY EVENT?
More than 40 representatives of Committee for Brisbane Affiliates got together on 30 June for the annual EOFY Affiliates and Friends networking event at (CFB Member) Howard Smith Wharves.?
The bi-annual networking event is a great way for the Committee’s Affiliates to meet and share stories – and there is generally new business and/or relationships developed each time.?
The recent event attracted representatives from:?
40 UNDER 40 GALA AWARDS 2023?
Committee for Brisbane members and friends are invited to attend the inaugural 40 Under 40 Gala Awards, presented by CFB Member InDaily Queensland and The Weekend Edition , to announce Queensland’s inspiring young leaders for 2023.?
Supported by the Committee for Brisbane (a category sponsor), whose Chief Partnership Officer Liana Heath is on the judging panel, the 40 under 40 Awards celebrate the passion, vision and achievements of Queensland young entrepreneurs and leaders.?
The Awards will be held on Thursday, July 20 from 6pm at Brisbane Powerhouse where the 40 finalists will be announced and individual category awards for outstanding achievements presented.?
Julia Spicer, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, who leads the judging panel said, “these awards offer a chance to showcase the great activity that happens and the great drive and ambition that people have at young ages. My vision for the next five years for Queensland is that we continue to look at ways to genuinely engage more Queenslanders to create economic prosperity.”.?
The evening will include a three-course dinner, premium beverages and the opportunity to network with Queensland’s finest young leaders.?
Tickets can be purchased here:?40 Under 40 Gala Awards 2023 | Queensland Tickets, Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite?
BRISBANE OPEN HOUSE IS (JUST ABOUT) OPEN?
Brisbane Open House (a CFB Affiliate) is back? for 2023, with an incredible showcase of the city’s architectural and historically significant treasures open to the public on Saturday and Sunday July 15 and 16.?
The free annual event will open its doors to some of Brisbane’s most iconic and intriguing buildings, giving visitors a unique opportunity to explore the city’s rich architectural heritage.?
80 buildings, spaces, structures and places will be open across greater Brisbane – as well as 13 entertainment activations, five urban precincts, kids’ activities, guided tours and talks, plus the return of our much-loved residential spaces to the program.?
Details of each participating building, tours, transport and more can be found here:?What’s On | Brisbane Open House | Unlock Your City?
?