Bowen Hills news and events
Backing Brisbane Business Schrinner Council Budget keeps business on recovery path The Schrinner Council Budget will slash footpath dining fees in half for thousands of Brisbane cafes and restaurants to help fast-track the city’s COVID-19 recovery, Backing Brisbane Business. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the footpath dining fee discount was an initiative of [...]
e-bikes prepare to hit the streets Brisbane residents and visitors will be able to jump on one of 800 sharable electric bikes from next month as the Electric expansion of e-bikes prepares to hit the streets. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announced Neuron Mobility and Beam Mobility had been awarded the [...]
Local procurement policy delivers $1.8 billion for Local procurement in Brisbane The Schrinner Council has spent more than $1.8 billion with local businesses as part of its buy local procurement policy. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said he introduced a new Local Buy Procurement Policy in mid-2019 to lift the amount of Council spend [...]
FoodFeeWaiversCentralWard Schrinner Council slashes fees to keep Brisbane’s businesses afloat The Schrinner Council has revealed Brisbane’s food businesses have collectively saved more than $6.5 million in fee waivers since the start of the pandemic. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said more than 7000 businesses across 186 suburbs had their food business and [...]
Supporting the LGBTIQ Community Do you identify with the LGBTIQ Community? Would $1,100 help you with your studies? Are you a female student, aged between 16-24 years, living in the Brisbane City Council area, [...]
Stop the State Government REDEVELOPING Roma Street Parkland I’m sure you’d agree that creating new parks and enhancing and maintaining existing parkland is what Brisbane City Council does best. I am so glad that our administration is creating the biggest new park in 50 years in your area with our Council plans to fully [...]
Wrongly binned batteries create fire hazards Bin batteries create fires so Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is warning Brisbane residents to check their bins for ticking time bombs that may unknowingly create dangerous fire risks within the community. Cr Schrinner said 225 tonnes of batteries were wrongly sent to landfill last year, risking fire danger [...]
Clean Up Australia Day This year Brisbane is again proud to be part of Clean Up Australia Day in partnership with sustainability agency CitySmart. Clean Up Australia Day is one of our biggest clean-ups, and we cover a fair bit of ground across the city. Hundreds of clean-up sites are registered by schools, [...]
E-MOBILITY STRATEGY Draft E-MOBILITY STRATEGY Released as Brisbane City Council seeks input from the community and industry on Brisbane’s e-mobility strategy draft to ensure everyone has an opportunity to have their say on Brisbane’s transport future. Council has developed Brisbane’s e-mobility strategy draft to provide guidance to private and public enterprise and support the use [...]
gōng xǐ fā cái – Happy Lunar New Year BrisAsia Festival returns for month-long celebration of Asian culture From dumpling making to lion dancers, a rooftop dance party and weekend food festival, city-wide celebrations will take over Brisbane in February for the ninth annual BrisAsia Festival. The festival, held from the 1-28 February, [...]
