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Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon The Great Gig in the Sky-dome: Pink Floyd comes to Brisbane planetarium in September Brisbane music lovers and stargazers alike can journey around the universe with the Queensland exclusive of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium experience. Lord Mayor [...]
A new plan to fast-track the delivery of thousands of new homes and improve housing affordability in Brisbane has been unveiled by Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. Under the Schrinner Council’s new Housing Supply Action Plan, significant financial incentives will be offered to both private and community housing providers to deliver homes sooner. The landmark scheme, as well as [...]
Outdoor Adventure Festival Victoria Park THIS weekend - Calling adventure seekers, nature lovers and those who find solace in the great outdoors - Victoria Park’s inaugural Outdoor Adventure Festival is on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August 2023 from 10am to 5pm. The park will be pulsing with - heart-racing activities, workshops, inspiring conversations, live music [...]
Binkinba 2 A brand-new locally built double-decker CityCat is about to hit the water as part of Council’s investment in delivering better public transport. In service from tomorrow (July 27), Binkinba II is the 28th CityCat constructed, and the third next generation vessel built with upper deck shading to provide relief [...]
Brisbane Lily - Floral Emblem Have Your Say Brisbane’s green thumbs have spoken! The four fragrant front runners to represent Brisbane as the city’s newest floral emblem have now been revealed for public vote. The shortlist of native blooms include: Brisbane Wattle (Acacia fimbriata) Brisbane Lily (Proiphys cunninghamii) Firewheel Tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus) Dwarf [...]
SAMPLE TASTY EATS, TOP DROPS, DJ BEATS AND GOOD TIMES AT NEW PROVIDORE PARK FOODIE FEST Feast, frolic and have fun at Providore Park, Brisbane’s newest gourmet food and drink event, highlighting makers and creators for an alfresco weekend of wining and dining blended with live music and curated activations at the lush Roma [...]
Battery Powered Boat Study Residents and visitors could soon be riding the Brisbane River on battery-powered boats. The 2023-24 Budget includes funding for a special feasibility study into a brand-new, batterypowered vessel – the EVCat. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said he was committed to exploring a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future for [...]
Victoria Park Master Plan unveiled. A wetland, an adventure valley and tens of thousands of trees to create a giant 60 per cent canopy will all be incorporated over the next decade into Brisbane’s biggest new park. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the release of the Victoria Park/Barrambin Master Plan meant the transformation of the [...]
Green waste recycling bin fees will be slashed from July 1 so Brisbane households can cut costs and stay sustainable. Under the Schrinner Council’s $80 million commitment to cost-of-living reduction measures, the annual green waste recycling bin fee will be cut from $93 to $45. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said his Council team was dedicated [...]
Brisbane residents continue to pay less and get more than other councils Brisbane general rates for owner occupiers will increase by just 3.45 per cent on average - less than half the city’s current rate of inflation. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the increase of around $1.50-a-week is far lower than the spiralling cost of [...]
