Incorporating the suburbs of Aspley, Bald Hills, Bracken Ridge, Carseldine, Fitzgibbon and Zillmere
Applications for 2023 Lord Mayor’s Multicultural Business Scholarship Program are now open and will remain open until the 31 March 2023 (more information via Council website). There are more than 80 business scholarship placements on offer for Brisbane residents from...
More than 11,500 Brisbane residents have added a compost bin or worm farm to their home under Council’s compost rebate program. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the program was making a real difference when it comes to making Brisbane households cleaner and greener....
The search has begun for a new floral emblem that perfectly represents Brisbane almost 100 years after the city council was first formed. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the current emblem, the red poinsettia, was first chosen in 1930, but it was now time to look for...
We had an incredible number of people who ‘stepped up’ to ‘clean up’ at Clean Up Australia Day with over 80 locals doing their bit to make a real difference for our environment. It was great to see so many young families getting involved and also both Bracken Ridge...
More than 250 people from refugee backgrounds were officially welcomed to Brisbane at the Lord Mayor’s Refugee Welcome Ceremony, held at City Hall on 1 March. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said this event, which is now in its 16th year, highlights Council’s longstanding...
Local artists are taking to a new kind of canvas, with the winners of this year’s Artforce Brisbane Awards announced on Tuesday 28 February. Now in its 24th year, the 2023 participant works were showcased at City Hall, highlighting the 79 traffic signal boxes and...
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is urging Brisbane residents to ensure batteries and other flammables are disposed of safely follow a spike in dump and garbage truck fires of more than 75 per cent. Cr Schrinner said residents incorrectly putting batteries and flammables...
More than 250 roads across Brisbane have been resurfaced by Council since last year’s devastating February flood to ensure motorists get home sooner and safer. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said a trial of bitumen containing a mixture of recycled tyres is also being...
Beekeepers, hat makers, lawyers, and Christmas tree farmers are among the diverse group of female business owners receiving Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grants in 2023. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced 52 women-led businesses will share in a pool of...