2010/11 Council Budget

Budget at a glance

• Total budget $2.79 billion
• Capital works funding $1.015 billion
• Roads and associated transport funding $981.5 million
• Public transport funding $204.5 million
• 96 per cent of buses to be air conditioned by 2010-11
• $126 million to improve and maintain parks
• Expected savings of up to $68 million from working smarter and more efficiently
• Record environment funding $362 million
• $127 million to reduce flooding
• Average net rate increase $56.72 per annum for residential owner occupiers
• Pensioner rates rebates up five per cent to $785 per annum for full pension

Budget Media Releases

Lord Mayor continues record road funding

Record cycling funds to tackle congestion

Budget continues lowest rates in SEQ

Brisbane 'gets eyes in the suburbs'

Council does even more to tackle congestion

Sustainability a top priority

Budget to address flooding

Record spend on library books

$115 million for Brisbane parks

Better public transport with more funding for buses and CityCats

Shrewd financial management to save $68 million

Extra funds to stop litter and reduce waste

$3.3 million secures Brisbane’s festivals

Budget speech

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman's 2010/11 Budget Speech

Budget Newsletter

2010/11 Budget Newsletter - Part 1

2010/11 Budget Newsletter - Part 2