David is Councillor for Central Ward, which comprises the suburbs of Spring Hill, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, the Central Business District, Herston, Wilston and parts of Kelvin Grove, Bowen Hills, Windsor, Newmarket and Newstead.
David was first elected to Council in 1988 and was a member of Civic Cabinet from 1991 to 2008.
In 2004 David was elected by Council to the position of Deputy Mayor and Majority Leader, and became Chairperson of the Urban Planning and Economic Development Committee.
Previously, David has worked as a research officer, speech writer and journalist. He is a practising visual artist and has had 30 solo exhibitions.
From 1991 to 2004 David was Chairperson of the Community Policy Committee and from 2004-2008 was Deputy Mayor and Chairperson of Planning Development Assessment and Economic Development.
Artforce Project
David initiated the Artforce project in 1999 which has resulted in over 700 signal boxes painted by members of the public. This project has... 
ON A PERSONAL NOTE
I was born in 1955, so I'm well and truly in the Baby Boomer generation. Born in Toowoomba, I lived for a number of years in New Farm while my...
