People of #Meanjin / #Magandjin / #Brisbane, it would be great if you could make it tomorrow:
‘Caring for Barrambin’ Day
Saturday, 16th May, 10am onwards
#Barrambin / #VictoriaPark
GIICA plans to fence off most of our biggest inner-city park in about two weeks. Come and show your solidarity with First Nations people fighting to not have their sacred, living country covered in concrete. ✊
More info below and on the SVP website: https://www.savevictoriapark.com/caring-for-barrambin-ymac
Today, and every Friday before June, you can meet other activists at the park, and share some food:
- Every Friday in May
- 4 to 6 pm
- Near barbecues next to the function centre / driving range
Location on OSM: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-27.450752&mlon=153.022503#map=18/-27.450752/153.022503
Here's the announcement on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savevictoriaparkbarrambin/posts/join-us-every-friday-afternoon-in-may-for-a-relaxed-byo-community-get-together-i/1305989191718519/
I'll be there if you want to say hi! 😃
I asked GIICA for plans for the stadium and watersport venues at #Barrambin / #VictoriaPark and this is what they replied:
"While we are unable to provide a detailed map or plans of all buildings and amenities at this time, we have attached an overhead view of the precinct that shows access changes and fence lines from 1 June 2026."
So... they are fencing off most of the park on 1st of June, but can't show us plans of what will be built?
This is the map of what they plan to fence off in June.
Recording the biodiversity of Barrambin / Victoria Park. Started in April 2026 at 569 observations of 224 taxa. This project includes observations from two iNaturalist "places": - the first version of the park extent: https://www.inaturalist.org/places/victoria-park-barrambin-brisbane-australia - another park extent created for this project, based on the OpenStreetMap extent, which includes the section along Victoria Park Road, under the QUT campus. It has a 50 m buffer added to catch observations at the margins of the park, or that end up outside of the park because of position inaccuracy: https://www.inaturalist.org/places/barrambin-victoria-park-extended
I started an iNaturalist project about #Barrambin / Victoria park:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/barrambin-victoria-park
Would be great to have others in #Meanjin / #Magandjin / #Brisbane get out to the park and record more of the biodiversity that can be found there!
Friends of #Meanjin / #Magandjin / #Brisbane and #SEQ! Today is the last day to make an EPBC Act referral submission for the "Brisbane Stadium, National Aquatic Centre and Precinct-related works" that are planned to be built on #Barrambin / Victoria Park for the Olympic Games.
See instructions here: https://www.savevictoriapark.com/epbca
Please, please consider submitting your own to stop a project that will take away a massive amount of the green space left we have left in our city.
Please share widely!
Writing to relevant politicians is one of the most impactful and effective ways you can help save Victoria Park. Politicians rely on public opinion to guide their decisions, and a large volume of correspondence shows them that this issue deeply matters to their constituents. Personal messages demons
Polly Kraisus
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