Cr Hinchliffe’s Howard Smith Wharves backflips

Labor Opposition Councillor David Hinchliffe has been condemned for misleading residents on Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s plans for the redevelopment of the Howard Smith Wharves.

Finance, Economic Development and Administration Chairman Adrian Schrinner said Cr Hinchliffe had been su...

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More embarrassment for Labor on HSW

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled Labor’s long-held plans for a hotel and residential apartments at Howard Smith Wharves.

Cr Newman produced a hard copy of Labor’s Brisbane City Centre Planning Strategy which clearly outlines their plan to develop the area.

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Labor Councillor caught out again

Figures released by Brisbane City Council today show that Councillor Abrahams has been caught out again being loose with the truth on parking meters.

On television news last night, Cr Abrahams said “90 per cent of them (residents) have already got a parking fine because of these met...

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Council commits to new renewable energy plant

Brisbane City Council is looking to buy its electricity from a supplier who will build a renewable energy plant in Queensland.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Civic Cabinet yesterday gave the green light to the procurement of GreenPower from a supplier who will need to commit to build...

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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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Council seeks broadband at no cost to ratepayers

Brisbane residents could soon have access to next generation broadband at no cost to ratepayers under a proposal being investigated by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman.

The Lord Mayor said Council was in discussions with a UK company that is seeking to put broadband fibre optic into the cit...

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Twenty years of Cabinet Minutes released to public

Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has released 20 years of Council Cabinet minutes to the public.

Ten years worth of Civic Cabinet minutes (2000 – 2010) were released last week after undergoing the required legal and privacy checks.

A further ten years of Civic Cabi...

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Council protects heritage properties

Brisbane City Council intends to add another 61 historic properties across the city to its Heritage Register to ensure they are safeguarded for the future.

Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said investigations had revealed a raft of homes, schools, ...

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Toowong Ward Budget 2009/2010

Listed below is the funding for Toowong Ward:


Local Drainage Construction

Oxford Street, Paddington $485,000
Ranley Grove, Paddington $340,000

Major Drainage Construction

Ada Street, Paddington $1,475,000
Alexandra Str...

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Cat Registration 1 July 2009

From 1 July there are new requirements for cat and dog owners.

The State Government has passed new requirements for dog and cat owners. Brisbane City Council is responsible for administering the new requirements.

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New garbage deal cuts waste emissions

Brisbane’s inefficient split system garbage trucks will be gone in less than two years under a new household waste collection deal awarded by the Brisbane City Council.

The deal, worth about $200 million over eight years, will see the old ‘Euro 2’ emissions garbage trucks replac...

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Onya Woolies, c’mon Coles

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today praised supermarket giant Woolworths for introducing a trolley lock system in a bid to stop trolleys being abandoned on city streets.

Brisbane City Council has collected over 4000 abandoned trolleys from Brisbane’s streets in recent months, including...

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CBD to go 40 km/hr

SPEED limits in Brisbane’s CBD are to be reduced from 50km/h to 40 km/h in the interests of public safety, Civic Cabinet announced today.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Cabinet voted unanimously to the 10km/h reduction after a survey of key transport stakeholders and the public fou...

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Brisbane homes to get free energy audit

Brisbane residents can get the $50 ClimateSmart Home Service energy audit for nothing, under a new Brisbane City Council Green Heart CitySmart rebate scheme.
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the aim of the rebate was to encourage more Brisbane residents to take part in the ClimateSmart initiat...

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Hurry for Green Rebates

Residents are urged to hurry, if they want to take advantage of the $400 Brisbane City Council Solar Hot Water rebate.
 
Environment and Parks Chair Peter Matic said about 300 rebates were left from the 1500 rebates budgeted this financial year, available without means testing.
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