Central Ward
Brisbane urged to dig deep for Homeless Connect The Schrinner Council is urging Brisbane residents to dig deep and donate essential items to support people in need ahead of the next Homeless Connect event in November. In June, nearly 900 people doing it tough attended Homeless Connect, receiving meals, health checks, haircuts and vital connections [...]
In that moment of August 1914, Australia began our first steps out of the shadow of Empire and into the light of nationhood. The Official Histories note that when the call to arms came, the response of Australians was ‘immediate’, ‘jubilant’, ‘unanimous’, ‘firm’ and ‘unequivocal’. This ANZAC Day we come together as a community to [...]
City Botanic Gardens Lagoon Letting you know that we are rehabilitating Oakman’s Lagoon in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Central Ward, located near the Alice Street entrance. I've organised for these works to improve water usage and quality at the lower lagoon; and to maintain and protect this space for the Brisbane community, [...]
Artforce Force Awards 2025 Some of Brisbane’s best-looking electrical boxes have been recognised in the Lord Mayor's latest Artforce Force Awards. Now in its 26th year, the awards recognise the most outstanding murals that transform Brisbane’s electrical boxes into vibrant street art. I’ve been so impressed by the creativity displayed and how these [...]
Bernadette Peters MELT 2025 Melt Festival is one of Australia’s largest LGBTQIA+ arts festivals and I'm delighted it is right here in Brisbane hosted by the Brisbane City Council Powerhouse. Celebrating queer culture through theatre, music, visual arts and performance, the Festival is hosted annually and it brings together both emerging and established [...]
Sustainable BNE Festival We've organised for one of Brisbane’s favourite sustainability festivals to return to Central Ward this year with a new look and name. Our much-loved community event that teaches residents how to live more affordably and sustainably to protect our incredible lifestyle contributes to accolade as only the second city [...]
Growing Our Urban Canopy Growing Our Urban Canopy is important to me, and as part of the recently completed Howard Smith Wharves cliff remediation project, we are planting 3 trees in Wilson Outlook Reserve in early April to offset cliff face vegetation removal. Three new Illawarra Flame Trees (Brachychiton acerifolius), including one advanced [...]
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. [...]
