Have your say on Council’s water vision

Brisbane City Council is asking members of the community to provide feedback on its draft WaterSmart Strategy to help make Brisbane Australia’s most sustainable city.

Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee Chair Peter Matic said the purpose of the WaterSmart Strategy was t...

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Road savings help save City Hall

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has secured a massive $18 million in savings from his record Road Action Program and will now redirect them into saving City Hall.

Cr Newman said these funds would help reduce the burden on Brisbane ratepayers from the $215 million project.

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Brisbane residents to get 25 new buses

Brisbane residents are set to benefit from 25 new buses hitting the road, delivering much needed additional bus services for the people of Brisbane.

Public and Active Transport Chairman Margaret de Wit said Council today accepted the 25 new buses, which should have been put into servi...

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Week one wrap up for Go Between Bridge

Brisbane City Council’s Go Between Bridge was used by over 62700 vehicles in its first week of operation.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the result was a solid start, especially given the first week of operation was during school holidays, which is a much quieter time on Brisbane r...

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Lighting completed on Toowong pathway

Council has completed construction on new overhead lighting in Oakman Park, Toowong.

The $220,000 project was part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s $100 million investment in Brisbane’s cycle network, which includes the provision of new shared paths, missing links, lighting, improv...

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City of London demands more war and terror to save nature

They said it: The mass death and destruction of war is great for nature conservation, enthused the City of London’s house organ The Economist magazine in its latest edition.

Under the title: “Biodiversity down the barrel of a gun”, The Economist “Green.view” column on 8th F...

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Brisbane trail bike riders to get new home

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Premier Anna Bligh today announced a major trail bike park would be built south west of Brisbane as part of a plan to stop illegal riding in the city’s bushland suburbs.

Cr Newman said the plan to establish South East Queensland’s first dedicated tra...

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Council Warns of Hoax Intruders

Brisbane City Council is warning residents on Brisbane’s south side to beware of hoax callers posing as Council officers or contractors, who are attempting to gain access to people’s homes.

A number of fake visits have been made on homes in the Upper Mount Gravatt area, where a ma...

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