Council’s 16th City Cat launch showcases Indigenous art

Queensland’s indigenous heritage will be showcased when Brisbane’s 16th CityCat takes its maiden voyage on Thursday July 1.

The CityCat, named Gootcha, the Indigenous term for the place now known as Toowong, will be decorated with artwork by award-winning contemporary artist Judy ...

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6.5m bus passengers in May

Brisbane City Council buses carried about 6.5 million passengers in May 2010 – an increase of about 446,000 passengers on the same period last year.

Brisbane now has well over 1000 buses in its fleet thanks to Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s record commitment of 500 new air-conditio...

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Kenmore South SS wins April ‘Golden Boot’

Kenmore South State School has won the ‘Golden Boot’ award after scoring the biggest increase in students walking and riding to school in April 2010.

Local Councillor Margaret De Wit (Pullenvale Ward) congratulated Kenmore South on winning the award - which is contested by 21 scho...

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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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Lord Mayor halfway to record 500 buses

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman unveiled his 250th bus and confirmed he was on track to deliver a record 500 new buses this term.

The 250th bus was the first of its type to be built exclusively at the Brisbane City Council’s brand new bus factory at Eagle Farm.

It brings ...

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Superbus heralds new era in public transport

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled Council’s new super-sized rigid bus, with 1.6 times the capacity of a standard bus to boost Brisbane’s bus network capacity.
Cr Newman said the 14.5-metre bus, manufactured by Scania, had environmentally friendly, low emission diesel engines and w...

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CityCats to resume night voyages

Brisbane’s CityCat and ferry fleet will resume night-time operations tomorrow evening, but will still operate at a reduced speed, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today.
Night operations were ceased after debris from flooding to the west of Brisbane came downstream after recent storms and fl...

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Ten Trip Saver tickets destined for discontinuation

Commencing today, Ten Trip Saver tickets will no longer be available for purchase in accordance with Translink services.
Existing Ten Trip Saver tickets may be used until the new year,
offically discarding the Ten Trip Saver ticket system on 1 January 2009.
If you are in possess...

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