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ALL WELCOME AT THE WEEKLY PROPERTY OWNERS MEETING

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Valley Chamber
on June 18, 2007
in Community, New Development and VCC News
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meeting-table.pngAll Fortitude Valley property owners are invited to attend the weekly Valley Property Owners Group meeting held Thursday 7.30 – 8.30am at Valley Chamber of Commerce Boardroom, Level 1, 277 Brunswick St Mall, Fortitude Valley (above the Police Beat). Invaluable information is imparted every week from invited speakers or from the Valley Property Group subcommittee.

Previous meeting have been addressed by:
Townplanning
• PMM – Jeff Evans, Director – overview of town planning process
• Deputy Mayor, Councillor & Head of BCC Town Planning, David Hinchliffe
• PMM - Adrienne Cray - Summary report on the property owners survey
Heritage
• BCC Heritage Unit - Mr Laurie Jones
Infrastructure
• Lambert & Rehbein - Car Parking ratios & Infrastructure Charges

Future meetings will cover an overview of the draft Valley Local Plan during public consultation period, Traffic and Transport and Land Tax…will this be a problem?
There are major changes ahead and this is your chance to be involved and stay abreast of the changes and understand who they will benefit or impact you as a Valley property owner. If you cant make every week, all relevant documents are posted on this site in the library for your perusal.

VALLEY CHAMBER ON FRONT FOOT REGARDING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Published
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Valley Chamber
on May 30, 2007
in Community, Press Releases, Safety, VCC News and VEMP
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safety.pngThe Fortitude Valley Chamber of Commerce is leading the charge to improve pedestrian safety in the popular entertainment precinct, after a recent report showed pedestrians were more likely to be hit in inner Brisbane than any other part of the State.

The Chamber, in conjunction with Queensland Police, Brisbane City Council and Valley Community Safety Group, hosted a pedestrian safety night audit at 1am on Sunday, May 27.
The audit included a walk-through of the suburb to identify problem areas and discuss solutions. This is the second safety audit co-ordinated by the Valley Chamber of Commerce with the initial audit undertaken on 26th November 2006.

Spokesperson for the Valley Chamber Safety Group and local business owner Mr Geoff Dick said while crime in the area, both thefts and assaults, had reduced in recent times, accidents involving cars and pedestrians were on the increase.

“The Valley’s popularity is living up to its expectations as Australia’s premier entertainment precinct, particularly during weekends when the area becomes crowded with people visiting restaurants and nightclubs. This, combined with some venues having long lines of people queuing to enter a venue means you have lots of people milling around on footpaths adjoined to busy roads, often late at night.

“We are looking at various measures to improve safety in these areas,” Mr Dick said.
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