New ‘food and footy’ CityGlider links inner city venues

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced a new maroon ‘food and footy’ CityGlider service, which will link the city’s premium entertainment and sporting destinations.

Running from Paddington to Stones Corner, the distinctive maroon CityGlider will stop at a number of iconic cultur...

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Lord Mayor delivers backflow valves ahead of schedule

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today announced he was getting on and delivering backflow prevention devices ahead of schedule in New Farm and Milton in a bid to reduce localised flooding.

The Lord Mayor said a combination of rubber duck bill valves and metal flap gates would be installed on...

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Lord Mayor recognises Brisbane’s quiet achievers

Lord Mayor recognises Brisbane’s quiet achievers

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has named Mr Scott Glendinning the Citizen of the Year for his tireless work helping people back on their feet during the flood recovery despite the inundation of his own home and business.

The a...

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Smoother drive for West Side motorists

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is delivering another two key suburban road upgrades in Toowong and Indooroopilly as part of his plan to make Brisbane’s roads smoother, safer and less congested.

Local Councillor Peter Matic (Toowong Ward) said Council had started work on a full resurface o...

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De-stress and refresh with Tai Chi in Council Parks

De-stress and refresh with Tai Chi in Council Parks

Local Councillor Peter Matic (Toowong Ward) is inviting residents to try out the final Tai Chi classes of the year in their local park and de-stress ahead of the Christmas rush.

Cr Matic said there was only one more M...

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Lord Mayor names and tests Legacy Way TBMs

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has revealed the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) on the Legacy Way project will be named ‘Annabell’ and ‘Joyce’ in recognition of the city’s war heroes and the ongoing cost of war on families.

Speaking at the commissioning of the first of the two T...

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Riverwalk to be rebuilt as a fixed structure

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today announced that Riverwalk would be rebuilt as a fixed structure above the waterline, not a floating Riverwalk.

He said the fixed structure was the lowest cost option chosen from five designs and would be rebuilt on the same alignment as the previous Riverw...

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Lord Mayor delivers safer footpaths

The number of cracked footpaths in Brisbane has dropped by over 1000 kilometres in just two years thanks to the Lord Mayor’s record investment in footpath maintenance, new figures revealed today.

Council’s latest audit of the city’s footpaths showed the length of footpaths consi...

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Environmental Recovery

It is almost 100 days since the January floods and considerable progress has been made in cleaning up and restoring our city's natural areas and waterways. However, there is still a fair way to go and Brisbane City Council, with the community's assistance, remains committed to rehabilitate these ar...

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Report storm-affected roads and drains to Council

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is encouraging Brisbane residents to let Council know about any issues like potholes and blocked drains that need to be fixed after the weekends torrential rain.

The Lord Mayor said over 100 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours on Saturday afternoon...

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