Residents will get a chance to win from a suite of prizes by signing up to Council’s free weather alert service from August 31. A family trip to Tangalooma Resort, a trailer full of tools and household emergency kits will all be up for grabs to residents who sign up to receive Brisbane Severe [...]
New Busway Access Victoria Park/Barrambin has been delivered making it even easier for residents and visitors to visit Brisbane’s biggest new park. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the new entry from the Herston Busway station was now open, providing direct access from buses to the 64-hectare parkland. “The park continues to be a [...]
Breakfast Creek Gren Bridge Works Begin with a 55-metre barge and 180-metre crane now in place and ready to start piling. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said this was a major milestone in the delivery of a green bridge that would make it easier for people to travel from the northern suburbs to the inner [...]
Flashing awareness signs that remind cyclists and e-mobility riders to slow down have been switched on at two locations as part of a Brisbane-first trial. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the Bicycle Awareness Monitors work the same way as the popular smiling Speed Awareness Monitors which have proven extremely effective in improving driver [...]
A record $1.1 billion has been spent with local businesses in the past 12 months as part of Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner's Brisbane Buy Local Policy. Cr Schrinner said his policy, which was introduced in 2019, ensured at least 80 per cent of the annual procurement spend goes to South East Queensland businesses. [...]
Australia's Largest Citizenship Ceremonies will be held in Brisbane this week. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said 5200 new citizens will be sworn in over two nights on Tuesday and Wednesday to help address the backlog of people waiting following the COVID-19 pandemic. Cr Schrinner said the huge number of people from around the [...]
Brisbane Metro Cultural Centre works will transform the Cultural Centre station and will be just one of the huge benefits of our Brisbane Metro project. More than 10,500 people catch a bus to or from the Cultural Centre every day and this investment will ensure it can cater for future growth as we get [...]
Every day I work with my colleagues to build a better Brisbane and the North West Transport Network Study reinforces that, particularly here on the northside, we know we are growing fast as a city and need to work collaboratively with other levels of government to tackle the infrastructure needed for our Olympics City. [...]
Queen Street Mall turns 40 Queen Street Mall’s reputation as Australia’s best outdoor mall is set to soar thanks to massive investment into new hotel, restaurant, office and transport developments occurring in Brisbane’s CBD. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said 40 years on from being converted from a road, Queen Street Mall continued to attract [...]
MELT Festival returns in 2022 from 10 – 27 November. An unabashed celebration of queer art, artists and ideas – MELT Festival 2022 will feature international music icons headlining the event, alongside national and local performers. Curated by award-winning writer, director and producer Daniel Evans, the 18-day LGBTIQA+ festival will transform Brisbane Powerhouse into a playground of [...]
