Moon Festival Fortitude Valley One of the most auspicious dates on the Asian calendar, Moon Festival Moon Festival Fortitude Valley(or Mooncake Festival), occurs on the date when the moon is at its fullest. The cultural parade is just the start of the colour and fun that is the Moon Festival, a traditional and [...]
Holiday Fun delivered by Vicki Howard There is so much to see and do in our suburbs these school holidays - Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and my teams have organised more than 450 free and affordable activities - there is something for all ages and interests. Because we have the experience and track [...]
CityCats Lifestyle Win CityCats bring 500 per cent passenger increase at Howard Smith Wharves The arrival of CityCats at Howard Smith Wharves has proven popular with a 500 per cent increase in passengers travelling by river from the lifestyle precinct. Almost 20,000 CityCat trips have been made from the Howard Smith Wharves [...]
CCTV cameras for safety CCTV bushland boost after rise in reports at Mount Coot-tha The Schrinner Council has deployed new safety cameras to Mount Coot-tha following a rise in concerning incidents along popular walking trails. The new mobile and fixed cameras are the first in a new “rapid deployment solution” which is part [...]
Back our buses Brisbane The viability of Brisbane’s bus network is under threat from a decade of chronic under-investment by the State Government. Brisbane is growing quickly and unfortunately the State Government’s under-investment in Brisbane’s bus network is making congestion even worse. The State pockets every cent commuters pay for their bus [...]
Adelaide Street King George Square and Unclog Brisbane's Bus Bottleneck Ten bus stops in the King George Square and Queen Street bus stations will undergo significant improvement works so commuters can seamlessly enter and exit Brisbane Metros. Transport Chair Ryan Murphy said the bus stops would be temporarily relocated from 11 December until [...]
Avoid State Bin Tax No time to waste helping Brisbane households avoid State’s “bin tax”: Lord Mayor Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has released a detailed plan to help Brisbane residents avoid the rapidly escalating cost of the State Government’s “bin tax”. The landmark new Towards Zero Waste strategy contains a suite of significant [...]
Enchanted Garden Spring Hill 2023 Christmas comes early with launch of holly-jolly holiday program Dust off the decorations and hang the stockings with care – the countdown to Christmas has begun. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner today announced the return of the annual Christmas in Brisbane program that will fill the CBD [...]
Breakfast Creek Bridge The Breakfast Creek Green Bridge has hit a major construction milestone with the arrival of the 300-tonne steel arch on-site. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said installing the pre-assembled arch would bring the project to 90 per cent completion. “Over the past 11 months, the steel arch bridge [...]
Better Suburbs Grants Delivered More than 50 clubs, community groups and non-for profit organisations across Brisbane will share in over $400,000 as beneficiaries of the Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants. I'm delighted our local arts organisations continue to receive support from Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to help continue their great work of [...]
