CBD news and events
New Farm Park is blooming marvelous and set to continue to be so for years to come as we announce works to further enhance the New Farm Park rose gardens will start the week commencing 23 April 2018, weather permitting. The New Farm Park rose gardens project forms part of the Lord Mayor’s [...]
Be part of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and join in a once-in-a-generation event at Festival 2018 in Brisbane. Festival 2018 is a free arts and cultural program celebrating and showcasing Brisbane and its stories through performance, visual arts and music from 4-15 April 2018. Festival 2018 extends from South Bank across to the [...]
New riverwalk to transform garden’s edge Along with Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner I have unveiled plans for a new Riverwalk alongside the City Botanic Gardens, that will complete a missing link in a popular pedestrian and cyclist route between the CBD and South Bank. Cr Schrinner said the new Riverwalk would allow thousands [...]
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and I are pleased to announce that our BrisAsia 2018 Festival program has just been released. Our support for this unique arts, craft, and food festival grows and is the centrepiece of our program of city-wide events this Chinese Lunar New Year – The Year of The Dog. Now [...]
With Infrastructure Chairman Cr Cooper at the site for the new on-ramp to the ICB Having a connected, flexible and sustainable transport network means we can easily commute to work, conduct business, access lifestyle and leisure opportunities, and visit family and friends, and is fundamental to maintaining our high quality of life. That’s why we are committed to making [...]
Public and Active Transport Chairman Adrian Schrinner has today announced that the New Farm Park Ferry Terminal is set to benefit from an upgrade to improve accessibility and boost capacity. The terminal upgrade is part of a $52 million investment by Council to continue delivering Australia’s most modern public transport along the [...]
Dear Central Ward I know all of us are committed to making Brisbane the best it can be. The 2016 Australian Census confirms more people than ever are choosing to call Brisbane home and it’s not hard to see why. Brisbane is a city that offers unparalleled lifestyle and leisure options, it’s a city [...]
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today announced a cracker line-up for the 2017 Valley Fiesta, with Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants and hip-hop sensation Fatman Scoop set to star in the event’s 21st edition. Up to 65,000 fans were expected to enjoy a packed program of music across three live stages in the Chinatown and Brunswick [...]
School children will be spoiled for choice these school holidays, with Council serving up more than 500 activities to keep kids off the couch. Parents will be able to rely on Council for boredom-busting ideas with a range of free and low-cost activities on offer for kids [...]
The Brisbane River is poised to benefit from $18 million of on-water infrastructure, with the Lord Mayor releasing designs today for two docking hubs to provide tourist, private and commercial short-term moorings in the inner-city. The hubs at New Farm Park and City Botanic Gardens are the first of ten city and suburban [...]
