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Community Consultation – Naming of Gresham Street Bridge
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Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor MEDIA RELEASE – Automated warning signs for flood-impacted Brisbane roads
The Schrinner Council will begin rolling out new automated warning signs on Brisbane roads frequently impacted by flooding. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Council is investing in the new sign technology to reduce the risk of Brisbane motorists entering flood waters “The ‘if it’s flooded, forget it’ message is one that we are all aware of,” Cr Schrinner
Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor MEDIA RELEASE – Sign up to Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts and chance to win a trip to Tangalooma Resor
Residents will get a chance to win from a suite of prizes by signing up to Council’s free weather alert service from August 31. A family trip to Tangalooma Resort, a trailer full of tools and household emergency kits will all be up for grabs to residents who sign up to receive Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts. Lord Mayor
Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor MEDIA RELEASE – Residents warned to stay alert as swooping season starts
Brisbane residents are being encouraged to stay alert and take precautions with swooping bird season to peak next month. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner today urged residents to report serious swooping incidents as he revealed new warning signs were now being rolled out across Brisbane’s suburbs. The signs and a more stringent approach towards removing highly aggressive birds came
Residents will get a chance to win from a suite of prizes by signing up to Council’s free weather alert service from August 31.
A family trip to Tangalooma Resort, a trailer full of tools and household emergency kits will all be up for grabs to residents who sign up to receive Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the competition was being run by Council following warnings of another season of potentially severe weather. “This is a win-win for
Krista Adams Deputy Mayor MEDIA STATEMENT – Labor/Green alliance’s push for big new property tax rejected by the Schrinner Council
Krista Adams Deputy Mayor MEDIA STATEMENT Last night, the Labor/Green alliance in City Hall was on full display as they worked together to try and introduce a big new property tax in Brisbane. The Labor/Green alliance’s push for a big new property tax was rejected by the Schrinner Council because it would drive up rent, drive up property
Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor MEDIA RELEASE Sign up to Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts and chance to win a trip to Tangalooma Resort
Residents will get a chance to win from a suite of prizes by signing up to Council’s free weather alert service from August 31. A family trip to Tangalooma Resort, a trailer full of tools and household emergency kits will all be up for grabs to residents who sign up to receive Brisbane Severe Weather Alerts. Lord Mayor
INNER SPARK – Brisbane is where big ideas and opportunities come alive
Brisbane is where big ideas and opportunities come alive. We are starting a conversation with the community to spark the brightest of ideas that will help shape the future of our inner city and create new and exciting places alive with opportunity. What would you like Brisbane to look like – in time for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic
The QUBE Effect – Applications for 2023 NOW OPEN
Are you an emerging artist or band? Want to take your music career to the next level? Brisbane City Council’s The QUBE Effect 2023 will provide 24 musical acts the opportunity to take part in a nine-month music development program. Being part of The QUBE Effect will provide you with opportunities to network with and be mentored by some
Cr Andrew Wines Civic Cabinet Chair of Infrastructure MEDIA RELEASE – Study calls for action to address north Brisbane’s growing transport demands
A FEDERALLY-funded study into north Brisbane’s transport needs has warned “network failure” could occur within a decade without significant intervention. Brisbane Civic Cabinet Chair for Infrastructure Andrew Wines said all levels of government must now work together on transport solutions for Brisbane’s north. “This study demonstrates that doing nothing isn’t an option,” Cr Wines. “Brisbane is the fastest
MEDIA STATEMENT: Brisbane Civic Cabinet Chair for Transport Ryan Murphy
Transforming the Cultural Centre station will be just one of the huge benefits of our Brisbane Metro project. More than 10,500 people catch a bus to or from the Cultural Centre every day and this investment will ensure it can cater for future growth as we get ready for Brisbane Metro services to commence in late 2024. Under
Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor MEDIA RELEASE – Record $1.1 billion spent with local businesses
A record $1.1 billion has been spent with local businesses in the past 12 months as part of Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner’s Buy Local Policy. Cr Schrinner said his policy, which was introduced in 2019, ensured at least 80 per cent of the annual procurement spend goes to South East Queensland businesses. “In the past 12 months we