Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed the names of the up-and-coming Brisbane musicians set to kickstart their careers by taking part in the Schrinner Council’s highly-regarded music program, The QUBE Effect. Cr Schrinner said 24 musicians, including hip hop artists, an indie rock band and solo singers, had been chosen to be part of the QUBE Effect program which has helped launch the careers of some of [...]
Shoppers Returning to Mall Pedestrian traffic in Queen Street Mall has begun bouncing back since mask restrictions were eased earlier this month, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed. Cr Schrinner said the immediate increase in foot traffic was encouraging however the number of people in the city centre still remained well down on [...]
New Ferry Timetables 2021 More weekday CityCats, a trial of NightCats and the introduction of services to the exciting new Howard Smith Wharves terminal will be implemented by the Schrinner Council following a review of Brisbane’s ferry network. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the new and improved ferry services, which would start in [...]
Streamlining street closures for events, investigating more pedestrian crossings and facilitating the conversion of buildings from commercial to residential form part of the Schrinner Council’s blueprint for reviving Brisbane’s city centre. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Brisbane’s CBD had been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Brisbane City Centre Master Plan [...]
The Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships are giving creatives the means to pursue their passions, with artists interested in snaring a share of $100,000 in funding able to access information sessions from tomorrow. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the grants of up to $10,000 for individuals and $30,000 for organisations would help cover the cost [...]
Brisbane is poised to get even greener thanks to major reforms to be introduced by the Schrinner Council which will make it quicker and easier to include rooftop gardens and greenspace on top of new buildings. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed a change to Brisbane’s City Plan would allow for rooftop gardens [...]
The countdown to Christmas in Brisbane is officially on, with Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner launching the 2021 festive program packed with family favourites and set to bring joy to residents and city retailers. With just eight weekends left until Santa arrives, Cr Schrinner encouraged residents to take advantage of all the events on [...]
Women in Business Grant Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has launched the first-ever Women in Business Grant, with $250,000 available to help women business owners grow and develop their companies. “Women have demonstrated how they are innovative, creative and dedicated business leaders so we’re launching these exciting new grants to help them [...]
Breakfast Creek Green Bridge The final design for the Breakfast Creek Green Bridge has been released, with construction of the key piece of Olympics infrastructure to start early next year. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the final design showed how the much-anticipated new bridge would link with an extended Lores Bonney [...]
New Cafes in Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed Brisbane’s economic recovery is gathering pace with more than 850 new cafes, restaurants and other food business opening across the city so far this year. Cr Schrinner said the investment in new food businesses by hundreds of owners shows strong confidence [...]
