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 [...]
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 [...]
CityCats to Howard Smith Wharves - Budget 24/25 - Election Commitments Delivered The 2024-25 Budget confirms our Schrinner Council’s commitments to keep Brisbane moving while taking pressure off household rates and rents. The $4 billion Budget incorporates Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner’s suite of election commitments, including the return of $2 Summer Dips, new [...]
HSW Cliff remediation Map Howard Smith Wharves cliff remediation We will be undertaking works to remediate the Howard Smith Wharves cliffs from late January 2024. Since we created your Howard Smith Wharves lifestyle precinct, I have organised for our teams to proactively manage the cliff face through regular monitoring and maintenance. We [...]
Brisbane City Council will soon commence a major makeover of Wilson’s Outlook Reserve, as part of plans to transform it into an iconic Brisbane lookout. Local Councillor Vicki Howard said the upgrade would connect the reserve to the city’s newest lifestyle destination, with lifts linking Wilson’s Outlook and Bowen Terrace to the Howard [...]
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION - PARKING CHANGES IN FORTITUDE VALLEY AND NEW FARM Brisbane City Council is seeking feedback on proposed works that aim to balance on-street parking demand on Bowen Terrace and neighbouring streets, in preparation for the completion of the Howard Smith Wharves redevelopment in late-2018. Howard Smith Wharves will be a vibrant and [...]
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 [...]
