Lord Mayor fights to save historic home

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has fought against a move to demolish an historic pre-1900 home in Kangaroo Point that had been overlooked by the previous Soorley administration’s flawed Brisbane City Plan 2000.

Councillors from both sides of politics voted to save the property from deve...

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Council Grants Program Round One 2010/11 opens

The following grant programs are now open:

- Environmental Grants (closes 30 August 2010)
- Native Wildlife Carer Funding (closes 30 August 2010)
- Cultivating Community Gardens Grant (closes 30 August 2010)
- Community Support Funding (closes 6 September 2010)
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Lord Mayor to release 20 years of Cabinet Minutes

Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will release 20 years of Council Cabinet minutes to the public within weeks.

The move follows a ruling from the State Ombudsman which overturned Council's long held custom that Civic Cabinet minutes were confidential.

Cr Newman, whose...

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One book, many stories about Brisbane

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman launched a revamped version of the popular annual One Book Many Brisbanes anthology of short stories – now in its fifth year.

The Lord Mayor launched the competition in 2005, which encourages amateur authors to submit short fiction stories about Brisbane....

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Tip Shop

Brisbane City Council now has its very first 'Tip Shop' at Acacia Ridge, which sells everything from second-hand building materials to pre-loved furniture and other household items like toys, bikes and barbeques collected from Council's four dumps. Council is hoping to recover about 90kg of items pe...

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Art Bites - Bookings are now open

Art Bites is a free arts workshop that will run through June. This initiative of the Brisbane City Council is designed to:
- provide art and cultural activities to 'come and try' for all ages.
- offer experiences in a wide range of art forms.
- build an audience that recognises ...

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Calling all Senior Superstars

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman called on Brisbane residents over 55 years old to audition for the chance to be crowned the 2010 Senior Superstar.

The Lord Mayor said the popular Brisbane City Council event was Australia’s largest talent quest for over 55’s. He said auditions would be...

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Council helps over 800 homeless

Brisbane City Council was able to help more than 800 homeless or at risk people at its Homeless Connect event at the RNA showgrounds on 11 May, 2010.

It was the eighth to be held since Lord Mayor Campbell Newman first introduced the bi-annual event in 2006 to provide Brisbane’s home...

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Lord Mayor unveils new mega recycling bins and trucks

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman unveiled a mega recycling bin and a fleet of green waste recycling trucks to further improve recycling opportunities for Brisbane residents and businesses and deliver on his commitment to reduce landfill.

On site at Council’s new Brisbane Tip Shop at Acac...

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Robert Redford at Planetarium

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has reopened the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium after a $750,000 upgrade with a new space show narrated by Hollywood star Robert Redford.

The Planetarium at Mt Coot-tha has gone from strength to strength since Labor Councillors tried to close the facility a...

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New cubby house for Newmarket kids

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will build a new safer cubby house for kids who play in Spencer Park at Newmarket, after experts found their existing cubbyhouse was unsafe.

The Lord Mayor said Brisbane City Council would fund the project from its Central Ward Parks Trust Fund, which has $4...

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Senior Superstar

When the curtain goes up each year on Australia's largest established talent contest for seniors, Senior Superstar - the talent and energy of Brisbane's over 55s goes on show with spectacular fun and energy.

Whether it be a Frank Sinatra rendition, a classic from Les Miserables, high ...

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Council offsets 120,000 tonnes of carbon

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has embraced the ‘Make Earth Hour every hour’ concept and is offsetting about 120,000 tonnes of carbon emissions (CO2e) from Brisbane City Council vehicles this year.

Council will be observing Earth Hour by turning off the lights on landmarks such as the...

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10,000 Brisbane homes sign up to early warning alerts

Almost 10,000 Brisbane households have signed up to the Australian Early Warning Network since Lord Mayor Campbell Newman launched the free service for residents at the beginning of summer.

Council partnered with the Australian Early Warning Network in December last year to offer resi...

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Supermarkets go wonky on trolleys

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have turned their backs on Brisbane’s abandoned trolleys, refusing to pay for the return of the shopping carts at a public tender.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council was left with no option but to sell the trolleys for scrap after the sup...

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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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Lord Mayor unveils new Council Chambers

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman unveiled the new Council Chambers at 157 Ann Street where Council will sit for the next three years.

The finishing touches are being put to the $1.5 million Council Chambers ahead of the first Council meeting of the year tomorrow.

The Lord May...

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Monument to honour tunnel workers unveiled

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman unveiled a monument to the 12,000 men and women who toiled since 2006 to build Brisbane's largest infrastructure project.

Cr Newman dedicated a plaque on a 4.6 tonne chunk of Brisbane tuff stone as a lasting legacy to the workers who made the project a reali...

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Huge response to CPR in libraries

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is doubling the number of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) lessons at Brisbane City Council libraries following a huge public response to last month’s announcement of 12-month pilot.

Under the pilot, Council is offering Brisbane residents free CPR sessi...

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Rates Assist - New Periodic Debit Form

From 1 October 2009 a new feature will provide ratepayers with more options to pay their rate account through direct debit. To do so, ratepayers must have a cheque or savings account with an electronic banking facility and then simply complete an application form, this form is available from the War...

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Help Save City Hall

Brisbane City Council is about to start work on a major project to restore City Hall. To help fund this project, Council has partnered with the National Trust of Queensland to establish the National Trust Brisbane City Hall Appeal. Together we're asking all Brisbane residents to help save City Hall ...

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Companies sign on to save City Hall

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled the first batch of companies that will help Brisbane City Council’s $215 million mission to save the iconic City Hall.

Cr Newman today signed up HBO+EMTB Australia (architecture), TannerGHD (heritage architecture), Aurecon Australia (structu...

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Council aids ratepayers in need

Brisbane City Council’s Independent Rates Relief Tribunal continues to come to the aid of people unable to pay their rates bill, Finance Chairman Adrian Schrinner said today.

Council will next week approve over $37,000 to assist 15 ratepayers based on the recommendation of the IRRT....

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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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