Greater Brisbane is an all-volunteer urbanist collective building a better, fairer city for everyone. We're Brisbane's grassroots YIMBY network and we're part of the national Abundant Housing Network alongside YIMBY Melbourne, Sydney YIMBY and Greater Canberra.
About us
Greater Brisbane is a volunteer grassroots collective of people who love our city and together we're building a Brisbane where everyone is welcome and has the opportunity to live a good life wherever they want. As long as people want to live in our city, we need to build more homes where people want to live.We kicked off in 2023 by renters and young families who felt locked out of the important conversations about their city, who want secure and affordable homes near their friends and families and and who want to see real action on the housing crisis.We are an alternative voice in the media and in public consultations to the better organised but unrepresentative minority opposed to more homes and a better city.We conduct data-driven research on housing, planning, transport and urban affairs. We help our members organise their own neighbourhoods, meet with their local representatives and understand how to influence the forces that shape their city.We host walk-and-talks in neighbourhoods going through renewal, public lectures on emerging issues in urban affairs, election debates on housing policy and sometimes just social catch-ups after work.Greater Brisbane is entirely funded by donations of time and money from our members, especially from our lead organisers who do most of our work.
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Our advocacy
Our impact strategy is mainly through engaging with consultations and inquiries and amplifying our members' views to policymakers at every level of government. Here's some of the advocacy work we’ve delivered — including with our national partners.
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In the news!
When the loudest voices on housing in the media are industry figures or anti-housing activists, the views of everyday renters and young families need to be amplified. We put an unashamedly pro-housing, pro-people message in the news so an unrepresentative minority aren't the only people we hear from.
Our friends and partners
Abundant Housing Network
Australia's grassroots national YIMBY network
Parking Reform Network
International network for equitable parking
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Greater Brisbane acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands we now call Brisbane and their continuing connection to land and community. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.A broken housing system hurts First Nations people more sharply than others and housing equity is a step on the path of justice and reconciliation we have failed to take.We acknowledge that we are on stolen land and that sovereignty was never ceded.This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
