Central Ward
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 [...]
Brisbane City Council is upgrading lighting and widening the shared path on the North Brisbane Bikeway from Herston Road to Gilchrist Avenue, Brisbane. Construction has started and is expected to be complete in mid-October, subject to suitable weather and site conditions. The North Brisbane [...]
Last week we announced that the Lord Mayor’s 2017/18 Budget has invested in new infrastructure and leisure and lifestyle projects, to keep Central Ward heading in the right direction. “Together with the Lord Mayor, I’m continuing to tackle traffic congestion on local roads and build smoother streets, with a number of new projects funded [...]
Central Ward Councillor Vicki Howard today has announced plans for a refurbishment of the New Farm Library have been completed and lodged for development approval. Cr Howard said the $2.5 million upgrade would be the first major upgrade of the New Farm Library in more than 20 years. “An upgrade of our beloved [...]
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and I recently announced a $360 million commitment over the next four years to resurface 2000 Brisbane streets, under our Smoother Suburban Streets program. The commitment is a record four year investment into extending the life and quality of Brisbane streets and represents a $70 million funding increase over the current program. This [...]
Council call centre assists in 1.3M enquiries in 2016 Brisbane City Council received more than 1.3 million enquiries through its 24/7 Contact Centre in 2016, with thousands of calls, SMS, website and social media enquiries relating to pets, wheelie bins, and rates. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said Council’s one-stop-shop Contact Centre handled a range of [...]
The Classic City Centre Heritage Trail takes you on a journey through a range of sites and events that have shaped Brisbane's history, including: Brisbane's early convict history 'Great Fire of Brisbane' in the 1860s Brisbane's commercial prosperity in the 1880s Military presence in Brisbane in World War II Brisbane in the 1970s There are [...]
The Howard Smith Wharves redevelopment is transforming an underutilised site to create a new Brisbane landmark. The 3.43 hectare site will be transformed into a riverside precinct with more than 2.7 hectares of public open space, a 164 room hotel, an exhibition centre and restaurants and cafes. It will connect the New Farm Riverwalk and [...]
BrisAsia Festival showcases traditional and contemporary Asian arts and cultural events. Now in its fifth year, the festival is held over three weeks from Friday 27 January-Sunday 19 February 2017 with more than 80 events across the city. The program features some of the finest dance, theatre, music, food, film, talks and visual arts providing [...]
Local book lovers will have more time to enjoy Brisbane's libraries with extended opening hours from February. From Saturday 4 February 2017, all Council libraries across Brisbane will open from 9am to 4pm every Saturday. Follow the link below to find out more about the local libraries in Central Ward.
