Advocacy
Advocating for our members
Business South Bank (BSB) continues to be the ‘the voice’ of the wider South Bank precinct. BSB prides itself on:
1. keeping abreast of what is important to its members,
2. keeping members informed on the latest developments, announcements and issues that affect the precinct;
3. looking for collaborative opportunities to move key advocacy topics forward.
What does our advocacy look like?
We connect with our members to understand the important matters affecting the precinct, business & staff
- Annual survey
- Topic specific surveys
- Personal meetings
- Facilitating topic specific forums
- Year-long program of engagement
We advocate on behalf of members to the relevant Government and stakeholder groups
In the past year, BSB has met and held discussions with:
- Deputy Premier
- Minister for State Development and Infrastructure, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing
- Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts
- Minister for Tourism and Sport
- Brisbane Lord Mayor
- Deputy Mayor & Civic Cabinet Chair for Economic Development and the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee
- Civic Cabinet Chair for Transport
- Office of the Minister for Transport and Main Roads
- Shadow Minister for Education, Shadow Minister for the Arts
- Queensland Police Service
- BCC’s City Planning & Economic Development
- Brisbane Economic Development Agency
- Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC)
- Arts Queensland
- Shadow Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation, Shadow Minister for Youth
- Economic Development Queensland
- Queensland Government Architect
- Deputy Director-General, Science Division
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Shadow Minister for Olympic and Paralympic Games Infrastructure and Jobs, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
- Chief Executive, Brisbane City Council
- Civic Cabinet Chair for Environment, Parks and Sustainability, Brisbane City Council
- Brisbane Sustainable Agency
- Property Council of Australia
- Committee for Brisbane
- Queensland Rail
- Translink
Identify and work with stakeholders that have a shared goal
- Business Chamber Queensland
- Brisbane Economic Development Agency
- Committee for Brisbane
- Property Council of Australia
- Small Business Roundtable
- Brisbane Sustainable Agency
During the year BSB kept members informed on the following matters:
- 20-Year Vision for the precinct
- Queen’s Wharf Development/ Neville Bonner Bridge
- South Bank Masterplan
- Brisbane Metro Project
- Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Cross River Rail
- Woolloongabba Priority Development Area
- Kurilpa Sustainable Growth Strategy
- New Performing Arts Venue
- Green Bridges
- Precinct Bus Loop Service
- Road closures
- Parking and transport within the precinct
- Personal safety matters
- Sustainability Initiatives
- Health and wellbeing matters
- Specialised Economic Data
- Lord Mayor’s Small Business Roundtable
Vision South Bank – 20 Year Vision
BSB continues to present and advocate its 20-Year Vision.
The Vision is a collaborative document produced in consultation with 75-member organisations.
Submissions
2024
Submission to Brisbane City Council regarding Brisbane Metro Connection to Airport.
Submission to Economic Development Queensland regarding the Woolloongabba Priority Development Area (PDA).
Submission to South Bank Corporation regarding Grey Street Bikeway and Streetscape Project.
Submission to Queensland Government regarding South Bank Masterplan.
2023
Submission to Queensland Government regarding Kurilpa TLPI.
2022
Submission to Queensland Government regarding the Draft South Bank Masterplan.
Submission to Queensland Government regarding Fare Gates.
Submission to Queensland Government regarding Fare Gates at South Bank station.
2021
Submission to Brisbane City Council regarding City Centre Master Plan Stage 1.