Sign up now for extra green waste service

Councillor Margaret de Wit is offering western suburbs residents an extra bin for green waste such as grass clippings and garden rubbish to reduce waste to landfill and protect the environment.

The voluntary user-pays service, to operate fortnightly, will be rolled out from April. Wes...

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The Hut - ready for business

COMMUNITY HALL FOR HIRE. The Hut, at 47 Fleming Rd. Chapel Hill, is available for hire by community groups for meetings, workshops etc. Facilities include off-street parking, seating for up to 60 people, new modern kitchen, large attractive verandah for refreshments, visual projection facilities, to...

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Brisbane gets express CityCat services

Brisbane is about to get its first express CityCat service.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman unveiled the first of Brisbane’s new-look CityCat ferries, which has been coloured pink in honour of the fight against breast cancer.

The Lord Mayor teamed up with the National Brea...

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BCC makes roads safer for schools

Brisbane City Council is continuing to make the roads around Brisbane schools safer with another 16 schools chosen for $2 million of safety improvements for the year 2011 – 12.

Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chair Graham Quirk said Civic Cabinet had approved the schools to be targ...

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New work to start on State’s worst road

Queensland’s worst road – Gap Creek Road from Kenmore to The Gap – will be a ‘No through Road’ from January 4 as work begins in earnest on a $14 million safety upgrade.

Acting Lord Mayor Jane Prentice asked people to be patient while Council completed the next stage of road ...

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Coronation Drive Overpass Opens

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has announced that the fully-completed Coronation Drive overpass will open to traffic, two months ahead of schedule.

The Lord Mayor said the $63 million overpass would allow motorists travelling outbound along Coronation Drive to bypass the Go Between Brid...

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Creek Ranger Program Really Cleans Up

Council's Creek Ranger Program has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to the environment by winning two major awards.

The Creek Ranger team has won the Local Government Landcare Partnership award at the 2009 Queensland Landcare Awards and a Lord Mayor's Award for Excelle...

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