COMMERCIAL ROAD DRAINAGE UPGRADE - TENERIFFE Start of construction Brisbane City Council will be installing new stormwater drainage infrastructure along Commercial Road from Vernon Terrace to Florence Street, Teneriffe. Works will also enter Chermside Street, Kent Street and Harcourt Street. These works are planned to start early February 2019, and will be complete late 2019, [...]
Council to deliver new gardens information kiosk
Council to deliver new gardens information kiosk Brisbane City Council is partnering with Multiplex to deliver a new information kiosk in the popular City Botanic Gardens, providing a new home for dozens of volunteer guides. Works on the new kiosk are set to begin Monday with completion expected mid-2019. The new kiosk [...]
Summer Safety
Personal safety Brisbane is a safe and vibrant 24-hour city. Our friendly and welcoming attitude, beautiful subtropical lifestyle and culturally diverse population, makes us a great city to visit and live in. Like any big city, crime does happen. The safety of all residents and visitors is a major priority for Brisbane City Council. It's [...]
Enchanted Garden returns to Spring Hill
Due to popular demand we’ve made sure the ultimate Christmas light experience returns to Central Ward with The Enchanted Garden at Roma Street Parkland. It’s bigger and better this year - Set amid winding pathways, towering trees and dense plant-life, The Enchanted Garden [...]
Potential Dog park – Ivory Streert
Do you want a new dog park in #FortitudeValley As more people choose to call our wonderful area home, it’s important we keep pace with the growing community and your expectations. I have been regularly approached by residents who enjoy apartment living but would like Council to identify an area for [...]
Lord Mayor’s Green Heart Photography Competition
Lord Mayor’s Green Heart Photography Competition The annual Lord Mayor’s Green Heart Photography Competition challenges Brisbane residents to capture creative, emotive and inspiring images of our natural environment. This year we want to see how you interpret the theme ‘Colours of Brisbane’ through an environmental lens. Explore your local park, backyard or natural [...]
Council readies residents for pre-summer backyard cleanout
#CentralSpringClean Thousands of Brisbane residents are expected to have a spring cleanout this weekend, with Brisbane City Council cutting green waste costs for residents who ready [...]
City Reach Waterfront Master Plan Opportunities
Brisbane has grown up around the City Reach Waterfront, from its early role as a maritime centre, to the important professional services and lifestyle centre we know today. The City Reach Waterfront Master Plan will set a common vision for the waterfront [...]
New Metro design plans for Victoria Bridge
Dedicated Cycle and pedestrian lanes New Metro design plans for Victoria Bridge Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has unveiled a new design for the ‘green’ Victoria Bridge, converting it to three lanes on-road for Brisbane Metro vehicles and buses with a dedicated off-road cyclist and pedestrian path, following public consultation. The [...]
Waterfront Park Proposed Upgrades
As more people choose to call our wonderful area home, it’s important we keep pace with the growing community and your expectations. Late last year I was approached by residents to make improvements to Newstead’s Waterfront Park and in February I went out and listened to the community about how we could make the part [...]