400 bushland pockets protected by Council. Four hundred parcels of precious bushland have now been secured by Council to protect Brisbane’s natural habitat for future generations - Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the latest purchase under the Bushland Acquisition Program meant Council had preserved more than 4400 hectares of land since the program began in [...]
Brisbane’s parks and gardens help make Brisbane the city we know and love. Brisbane’s parks and gardens help make Brisbane the city we know and love. From New Farm Park’s stately roses and the city’s biggest new public parkland at Victoria Park / Barrambin, to our riverside Sir Manuel Hornibrook and Catalina parks, [...]
More than 250 roads across Brisbane have been resurfaced by Council since last year’s devastating February flood to ensure motorists get home sooner and safer and Brisbane’s sustainable resurfacing trial continues with bitumen containing a mixture of recycled tyres also being trialled at a number of locations in Brisbane, including Cannon Hill and Eagle Farm. [...]
Did you know that the average Brisbane household throws away $40 worth of food every week? That adds up to over $2000 of wasted food per household per year.1 Save Money Save Food is our free, three-week text challenge, designed to help you save money and food. Participants will receive tips, hacks, videos and recipes [...]
One of Brisbane’s oldest and busiest inner-city thoroughfares will soon be revitalised with work now underway on the Adelaide Street Vision. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the Brisbane Metro project provided the unique opportunity to upgrade the 1.7-kilometre stretch of Adelaide Street between Edward Street and North Quay. “Brisbane Metro will deliver [...]
I'm proud to deliver Lunar New Year 2023 in the heart of Central Ward in Fortitude Valley. As Chairman of Communities, Arts and the Nighttime Economy, I know Fortitude Valley is one of our city’s greatest cultural assets. That's why we continued to invest and deliver more to see and do for residents and visitors. [...]
And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time. Boy George - Band Aid 1984 It’s been a tough year for many local residents and, with the impact of a devastating flood and now a nationwide cost-of-living crisis, it has never [...]
More than $112,000 has been awarded to 37 community groups, non-profit organisations, and Native Wildlife Carers in the first round of the 2022-23 Lord Mayor’s Community Sustainability and Environmental Grants Program. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the funding, awarded through the Cultivating Community Gardens Grants and Native Wildlife Carer Grants, will go towards [...]
It’s just heart breaking people are living on the street, in cars and in tents when there are hundreds of beds sitting empty at Pinkenba. These beds are available right now and can be used as emergency accommodation, particularly for people escaping domestic violence. When we first raised this issue in [...]
Better Suburbs Grants Announced More than $400,000 will be given to Brisbane not-for-profit community organisations as part of the first round of the 2022-23 Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants’ Community Support Category. A total of 49 not-for-profit community organisations were awarded funding in the Community Support category. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the [...]
