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Congestion Busting Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel Brisbane needs another tunnel: Lord Mayor Residents are being strongly urged to voice their support for a new congestion-busting tunnel in Brisbane’s north. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Brisbane is the fastest-growing capital city in Australia and the proposed Gympie Road Bypass Tunnel is critically [...]
Melt 2023MELT Festival, Brisbane’s forward and fearless annual celebration of queer art, artists, allies and ideas is back for an eighth edition with a vibrant and eclectic 2023 program. Featuring ground-breaking home-grown music artists alongside international sensations, provocative and hilarious theatre, exhibitions showcasing exquisite photography, textile art and installations as well as a book launch and [...]
Breakfast Creek Bridge The Breakfast Creek Green Bridge has hit a major construction milestone with the arrival of the 300-tonne steel arch on-site. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said installing the pre-assembled arch would bring the project to 90 per cent completion. “Over the past 11 months, the steel arch bridge [...]
Vicki and NFSS Community Garden Grants Environmental and community groups can now apply for grants between $1000 to $20,000 to help make Brisbane cleaner, greener and more sustainable. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner today opened the latest round of the Cultivating Community Gardens and Environmental grants, which have awarded more than [...]
Better Suburbs Grants Delivered More than 50 clubs, community groups and non-for profit organisations across Brisbane will share in over $400,000 as beneficiaries of the Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants. I'm delighted our local arts organisations continue to receive support from Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to help continue their great work of [...]
Revive the Valley 5 Reviving the Valley 5 - Consultation begins on Valley 5 refresh Council is committed to creating a clean and green city, and our latest project is set to transform a concrete corner in the Valley into an urban paradise. Two distinct concepts for the Valley Five Ways corner [...]
One Million Trees Planned The green and gold runway to Brisbane 2032 is about to become much greener, thanks to a bold new partnership that will see one million more native plants established before the Olympic and Paralympic. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the new partnership with Greening Australia will take [...]
Vicki is Valley Fiesta Join the street party and soak up the atmosphere as Valley Fiesta returns on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 November 2023. Brisbane City Council's biggest annual party returns to the streets of the Valley with outdoor stages featuring a huge line-up of acts including headliners Mallrat, Mildlife and Hatchie supported by the best [...]
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon The Great Gig in the Sky-dome: Pink Floyd comes to Brisbane planetarium in September Brisbane music lovers and stargazers alike can journey around the universe with the Queensland exclusive of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium experience. Lord Mayor [...]
A new plan to fast-track the delivery of thousands of new homes and improve housing affordability in Brisbane has been unveiled by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. Under the Schrinner Council’s new Housing Supply Action Plan, significant financial incentives will be offered to both private and community housing providers to deliver homes sooner. The landmark scheme, as well as [...]
