Protecting Our Native Wildlife is why the Schrinner Council has awarded almost $65,000 in this year’s round of Native Wildlife Carers Grants. Grants ranging from $500 to $5000 have been awarded to 18 wildlife carers so they can continue protecting and saving our native wildlife. The program supports groups and individuals devoted to rehabilitating sick, [...]
Fortitude Valley donations Recently we have donated more than $170,000 to local charities through the unique partnership I organised with our Brunswick Street Mall tenant - 8848 Momo House. Last year $32,233 was collected – it will be shared evenly between six local charities: • 3rd Space Limited • Brisbane Youth Service Inc • [...]
And the winner is… everyone The Winner Is Everyone in this new vision for Games venues will transform Brisbane into the sporting capital of Australia, a place where people come for the sport and concerts but stay for the sunshine. With the announcements today let's now turn the focus from debate to delivery. [...]
Building Constriction Management Team The past few years have tested our resilience—from lockdowns and job losses to rapid changes in how we live, work, and connect. But now, as we move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, a new chapter is being written in South East Queensland as we all strive for a better city [...]
I am sorry that residents were impacted by last Saturday’s traffic in the New Farm peninsula – it was significant, and I can assure you it was not the intention of the independent traffic engineers, who investigate and approve or reject road closure applications, to cause the traffic that we saw on Saturday. One of [...]
Brisbane Favours the Bold A new campaign is set to inject tens of millions of dollars back into Brisbane’s economy following a $68 million hit to local businesses due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Launched today, the Brisbane Favours the Bold campaign employs notable Brisbane locals including comedian Christian Hull, Traditional Custodian and Djawun Tours [...]
Urban poetry - Vote for Street Art Brisbane residents can now vote on their favourite designs from the annual Artforce competition, which transforms traffic signal boxes into vibrant street artwork. The 84 entries pushed the creativity to new levels, with designs featuring colourful patterns inspired by our suburbs to a kangaroo caricature abseiling [...]
Bust congestion - Clearway Action PlanBust congestion - Clearway Action Plan The Schrinner Council will undertake a review of suburban clearways to bust congestion and keep Brisbane moving across the city - including Central Ward's busy streets. Our Brisbane Clearway Action Plan – Keeping Brisbane Moving initiative will identify locations, where extending [...]
Koala capital of Australia A koala rescued from Brisbane’s south east has been returned to the wild as the very first success case of the Schrinner Council’s Koala Recovery and Resilience Project. The koala, named Fudge, was found in Burbank in November 2024 and was infected with deadly chlamydia, which impacts more [...]
Brisbane Metro bus rapid transit has permanently arrived in Brisbane today with the fully-electric services now running between the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (above) and the University of Queensland (UQ Lakes). This commencement of Brisbane Metro brings the biggest evolution to the bus network in decades, with M2 services boosting capacity by up to [...]
