http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/ Lord Mayor of Brisbane Campbell Newman Articles http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11738 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11738 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced that Forest Lake had been named Brisbane’s most ‘Spotless Suburb’. Last year the Lord Mayor launched the Spotless Suburbs competition in conjunction with Keep Australia Beautiful and SITA Environmental Solutions to get local communities interested in keeping their local suburbs clean and tidy. Cr Newman said 19 suburbs and the community groups representing them were... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11737 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11737 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Local Councillor Peter Matic today announced that they had entered into negotiations to buy the old Milton Tennis Centre and turn it into a massive suburban park. Cr Newman confirmed that Council had begun negotiating with developer Kevin Seymour to acquire the site at 315 Milton Road for park purposes. “The former Milton Tennis Centre site provides a rare opportunity to secure a site of this size... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11736 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11736 Three times the forecast number of households in greater Brisbane have signed up for the EzyGreen energy reduction program in its first two weeks of operation. Parks and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said at midnight last night 21,163 homes within the greater Brisbane area had signed up to the new EzyGreen energy reduction program. “The overwhelming response to EzyGreen shows that Brisbane residents are committed to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11706 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11706 Brisbane City Council will re-open Gap Creek Road today following the completion of works to seal the road. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said that $11.5 million has been spent to upgrade the road and improve motorist safety, a saving of $2.8 million on the initial budget estimate. “This upgrade to Gap Creek Road means it is now a road that everybody can use safely and enjoy” Cr Newman said. “The safety of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11708 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11708 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched a brand new service allowing easier access for visitors and residents to visit Council’s website on their mobile phones. Brisbane City Council’s free www.brisbanecity.mobi is the country’s largest and most comprehensive council-initiated mobile phone service available on all internet enabled ‘smart’ phones. Cr Newman said the new service ensured... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11707 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11707 Brisbane City Council is asking members of the community to provide feedback on its draft WaterSmart Strategy to help make Brisbane Australia’s most sustainable city. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Committee Chair Peter Matic said the purpose of the WaterSmart Strategy was to map out ideas and outcomes to ensure Brisbane’s water resources were sustainably managed in the long-term. “Water is not only... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11683 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11683 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled state-of-the-art 3D technology that will allow residents to play an active role in planning for the city’s growth. Cr Newman said Virtual Brisbane would allow better analysis of future growth within the CBD and a 5km inner city radius now and into suburbs undergoing neighbourhood planning by the end of next year. “Virtual Brisbane will enable better planning, development and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11676 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11676 Brisbane residents are set to benefit from 25 new buses hitting the road, delivering much needed additional bus services for the people of Brisbane. Public and Active Transport Chairman Margaret de Wit said Council today accepted the 25 new buses, which should have been put into service in the 2009-10 financial year as per the 3G contract. “These 25 buses should have been put on the road last financial year as promised,”... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11569 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11569 Brisbane City Council has released research showing that residents and businesses in Brisbane overwhelmingly want some form of action taken on smoking in Queen Street Mall. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council recently undertook research into community attitudes on smoking in Queen Street Mall after receiving a large amount of correspondence from residents and stakeholders relating to the issue. “The research has shown that... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11567 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11567 Brisbane City Council’s Go Between Bridge was used by over 62700 vehicles in its first week of operation. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the result was a solid start, especially given the first week of operation was during school holidays, which is a much quieter time on Brisbane roads. “During the first week of operations, 62762 vehicles used the Go Between Bridge,” Cr Newman said. “We are very... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11568 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11568 Brisbane’s iconic Queen Street Mall was transformed into “Green Street Mall” today to mark the opening of registrations for the new $20 million EzyGreen Energy Reduction Program launched jointly with the State Government. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and acting Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk jointly launched the program that is designed to take the hassle out of saving on energy... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11563 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11563 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will deliver a new neighbourhood plan for the suburbs Taringa and St Lucia. Neighbourhood Planning Chairman Amanda Cooper said the St Lucia/Taringa Neighbourhood Plan was one of five new plans the Lord Mayor planned to roll out in the next year. Cr Cooper said these suburbs were chosen because of their close proximity to public transport and quality open space and community facilities like the University of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11343 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11343 Chinatown will have its own Asian fresh farmers markets starting tomorrow as the next stage of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s plan to bring the Mall back to life. The Chinatown Mall recently underwent a major $8 million overhaul after it became unsafe for pedestrians due to a decade of neglect by the previous Labor administration. Finance Chair Adrian Schrinner said the Valley Malls Advisory Committee (VMAC), which is responsible... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11342 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11342 Brisbane bus patronage hit a new record of 77 million in 2009/10 after almost 5 million more passengers jumped on a Brisbane City Council bus last year. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is currently over half way through delivering a record 500 new buses over four years on top of the 337 buses that he delivered in his first term in office. Cr Newman today revealed that a record 77,193,510 passengers travelled on Brisbane City Council buses in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11327 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11327 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will soon begin rolling out infrared cameras on all CityCat ferries that will help spot rowers on the river in low light. Cr Newman instigated a trial of the technology in April last year based on recommendations handed down by the Lord Mayor’s Taskforce on River Safety, which he set up in 2008 after a rowboat and CityCat collided on the Brisbane River. The Lord Mayor said the trial had been a success... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11323 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11323 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11089 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11089 More than $9 million over three years has been committed in the Lord Mayor’s 2010-11 Budget to establishing an expert unit to reduce traffic congestion in Brisbane. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the Congestion Reduction Unit (CRU) would strengthen the current resources available to Council and other traffic and transport agencies in monitoring Brisbane’s road network and reducing traffic congestion. The CRU will... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11333 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11333 Brisbane City Council’s Willawong Bus Depot has taken out the state's highest sustainable architecture award at this year’s Australian Institute of Architecture Queensland Awards. The $44.5 million facility was awarded the 'Harry S. Marks Award for Sustainable Architecture' last week. Public and Active Transport Chairman Margaret de Wit said winning the award reaffirmed Council’s commitment to delivering... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11305 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11305 Brisbane residents could soon have access to next generation broadband at no cost to ratepayers under a proposal being investigated by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman. The Lord Mayor said Council was in discussions with a UK company that is seeking to put broadband fibre optic into the city using sewer pipes. “The sooner the people of Brisbane can get this infrastructure the better,” he said. “Council’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11306 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11306 In the early hours of tomorrow morning (Monday), Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will welcome the first traffic on the Go Between Bridge. The Go Between Bridge links Milton to South Brisbane and provides four additional vehicle lanes across the Brisbane River, as well as dedicated pedestrian and cycle paths. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the opening of Go Between Bridge was an exciting milestone. “After many years to get the project... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11282 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11282 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 Watson. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will co-launch the new vessel with Brisbane Elder Valda Coolwell. Elder Uncle Joe Kirk will deliver a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11097 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11097 The future of Brisbane’s vibrant and diverse festival scene has been secured with a $3.3 million commitment in this year’s Council budget. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said he was committed to making Brisbane a culturally diverse place to live. “Brisbane is a vibrant city with opportunities for all residents, workers and visitors to participate in cultural and recreational activities,” he... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11096 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11096 The Lord Mayor is providing additional capacity for residents to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste in this year’s budget. $10 million has been set aside for the rollout of additional recycling bins in homes as well as expanded recycling services for businesses and residents living in unit blocks. Brisbane residents will be able to recycle even more with the new 340 litre, larger recycling bin service or a second 240 litre... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11095 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11095 Brisbane City Council today announced an expected $68 million in savings for Brisbane ratepayers based on an operational review. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the savings have come from implementing recommendations from the Securing 2026 Operational Sustainability Review, completed late last year. “We’re committed to working harder and smarter for ratepayers to improve operational efficiency and cut the excess from... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11094 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11094 Two new CityCats and another 125 new buses highlight Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s commitment to providing a modern fleet of transport infrastructure to help tackle traffic congestion. We are: Delivering 125 equivalent new buses (500 new buses this term) Continuing the expansion of the CityCat fleet to a total of 18 this financial year Delivering the Sherwood Road bus depot to enable a larger bus fleet and more... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11093 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11093 Parks across Brisbane will receive around $115 million dollars worth of improvements in Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s latest budget – a 23.3 per cent increase on last year’s budget. The $115 million dollars will go towards maintaining and improving trees, expanding our parks network, new parklands, shelter and playground upgrades and a Wifi trial. More than $11 million is allocated to maintaining and improving... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11092 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11092 Avid readers are set to benefit from the Lord Mayor’s 2010-11 Budget with a special focus on library spending. The Lord Mayor will spend a record $3.726 million on library books and reference materials in this year’s budget - an increase of 107 percent on last year’s spend. Brisbane City Council Libraries will benefit from a total $52.36 million in spending with more than $3.48 million spent on a major... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11091 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11091 Half a million dollars will be spent investigating new ways to ensure residents are better protected and prepared when it floods in Brisbane. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council had delivered on a number of the recommendations handed down by the Lord Mayor’s Taskforce on Suburban Flooding in 2005 such as making flood level reports and overland flow flood maps freely available. Cr Newman said the $500,000 would be used to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11090 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11090 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is delivering on his vision for Brisbane to be Australia’s most sustainable city with increased funding to more than $213 million in this year’s budget. In a first for the city of Brisbane, Council will buy all of its electricity from renewable sources in 2010-11. Cr Newman said Council will also continue to offset 100 percent of emissions from its bus and vehicle fleets, saving 126,000 tonnes... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11088 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11088 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is offering $1000 in cash prizes each month for Brisbane residents who put their hands up to be Council’s “eyes in the suburbs”. The Lord Mayor will announce in this year’s budget on Wednesday that residents who report maintenance issues like pot holes, graffiti or cracked footpaths would go into the draw to win one of 10 monthly cash prizes of $100 in 2010-11. Cr Newman... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11087 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11087 Brisbane is on track to again deliver the lowest rates in South East Queensland this year. The average owner occupier rates increase of 5.04 per cent equates to around $56.72 per annum or $1.09 per week extra in rates for owner occupiers. In unveiling his $2.79 billion budget, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council’s focus was on providing value for money, protecting the great Brisbane lifestyle and continuing to get on with the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11086 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11086 Brisbane will become a world leader in investing in new bikeways with a record $16.9 million in 2010-11 to connect existing bikeways and expand the city’s increasingly popular network of cycling routes. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the Budget committed nearly $46 million to active transport initiatives, like local bikeway improvements and the roll out of Australia’s first European bike hire scheme -... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11085 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11085 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will continue to invest record dollars into Brisbane roads this year. The Lord Mayor said the second-half of 2010 would see two major infrastructure milestones – the completion of the Go Between Bridge linking Milton and South Brisbane and the start of construction on the Northern Link tunnel between Toowong and the Inner City Bypass. “We’re currently in the midst of one of the most... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11081 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11081 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has announced the appointment of the Queensland Government’s Co-ordinator General Colin Jensen as Brisbane City Council’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr Jensen has been the Coordinator-General and Director-General of the Department of Infrastructure and Planning since September 2007. Cr Newman said with over two decades experience in Government, Mr Jensen had a solid understanding of how an... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11070 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11070 Deputy Mayor Councillor Graham Quirk has launched an exhibition exploring the history of the city’s road bridges, on the 145th anniversary of Brisbane’s inaugural river crossing, the first Victoria Bridge. Cross-town Connections celebrates Brisbane's five city road bridges - Victoria Bridge, William Jolly Bridge, Story Bridge, Captain Cook Bridge and the soon to be opened Go Between Bridge. The exhibition can be viewed... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11069 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11069 Brisbane residents will have the opportunity to cut their household bills while helping the environment with the rollout of a new $20 million energy reduction program. The Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council today jointly launched the EzyGreen energy reduction scheme, which offers residents GreenPowerTM and a range of energy saving options, including discounted solar hot water and power systems. The State Government will... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11050 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11050 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has found a home for the original Shingle Inn in the restored City Hall from 2012. Cr Newman today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Shingle Inn owners, the Bellchambers family, to transfer ownership to the people of Brisbane. “There are so many people that have fond memories of both places that Council and the Bellchambers family saw it is an ideal fit,” he said. “Both... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11049 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11049 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has given 77,000 Brisbane residents the chance to waive their library fines by donating a can of food during an amnesty until the end of June. Cr Newman said Council would be waiving more $1.4 million in return for the donations that will be given to Foodbank to distribute to welfare agencies and needy families. “These people should take a can of tinned food to one of Council’s 32 libraries... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11024 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11024 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced that another 83 hectares of green space would be protected from future development as part of his record Bushland Acquisition program. Tonight’s Council meeting approved the protection of three blocks of land totalling about 33 hectares at Upper Kedron (20 hectares), Kholo (10 hectares) and Brighton (3 hectares) All three blocks are part of the Lord Mayor’s commitment to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11023 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11023 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announced today that Council will embark on a neighbourhood plan for parts of Murrarie, Cannon Hill and Morningside. The draft plan will link up with Council’s planning work being undertaken as part of the Bulimba Neighbourhood Plan. Cr Newman said this announcement delivers on his commitment for a River Gateway Neighbourhood Plan. “We’ve included this area under this plan so... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10980 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10980 In an Australian first, Brisbane City Council’s bus fleet has been awarded the Australian Lung Foundation’s inaugural Green Leaf Award. The prestigious award recognises Council’s use of Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EEV) as part of its ongoing commitment to improving Brisbane’s air quality. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the 500 additional buses his administration had promised to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11025 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=11025 Council has released the draft Neighbourhood Plan for the Richlands Wacol Corridor that supports jobs growth by dividing the area into precincts. The plan facilitates industrial expansion on the western side of the Centenary Motorway with commercial, retail, and residential areas east of the motorway. Neighbourhood Planning Chairman Amanda Cooper said the planning area had been divided into Wacol Industrial, Richlands Central and Richlands... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10940 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10940 Brisbane City Council is inviting Brisbane residents to celebrate all things Greek at the Paniyiri Greek Festival at Musgrave Park over three fun-filled days from Friday May 21 through to Sunday May 23 2010. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Brisbane City Council was pleased to join the 25,000-strong Greek community in South East Queensland in celebrating the festival’s 34th successful year. “It’s wonderful to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10935 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10935 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has cut the $2.70 one way toll for the Go Between Bridge to $1.50 until next year as a result of a $42 million saving by Council in construction costs. Cr Newman said the toll would rise to $2.00 for six months until 30 June 2011. The toll would then rise to $2.35 plus CPI. The cross river bridge – linking South Brisbane to Milton – is nearing completion and due to open by... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10916 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10916 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled the draft parkland design plan for Howard Smith Wharves. The exciting design features a cliff top cantilevered walkway, aligned to provide spectacular river, city and parkland views. Situated under the Story Bridge, the 3.52 hectare site was initially a quarry, but operated as a cargo wharf until the 1960s. Queensland Water police used it as a base until the 1980s, but the site has remained derelict... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10897 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10897 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman officially acknowledged acceptance of bids for the Northern Link Tunnel when tenders closed today. The three consortia vying to design, build and operate the 5km Northern Link tunnel, submitted their bids for the Northern Link project under tight security before the midday deadline. The three bid teams – Northern Direct, LBRJV and Transcity – have spent five months developing detailed and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10872 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10872 Brisbane City Council is offering the city’s homeless a free flu-shot, blankets and a hot meal today as part of its annual winter Homeless Connect event at the RNA showgrounds. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman introduced the bi-annual event in 2006 to provide Brisbane’s homeless with free access to vital services that they might not normally have. Families and Communities Chairman Geraldine Knapp said this included haircuts,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10871 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10871 Brisbane residents can now order a green waste bin for $30 – a reduction from the initial establishment fee of $55. A $16.25 fee will also be charged to residents through their quarterly rates notice for the collection of the service. Residents who have already ordered the Green Waste Recycling Service will be billed the start up fee of $30 via their rates notice once the collection service starts in their quadrant. The... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10842 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10842 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled a jumbo 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 Acacia Ridge, the Lord Mayor showcased the new larger 340 litre recycling bins for residents, new dedicated trucks for waste collection and the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10814 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10814 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has announced two new CityCat terminals will be built at Teneriffe and Northshore Hamilton in a bid to reduce congestion and provide safe and efficient public transport. The Northshore Hamilton terminal will be operating from 2012 at no cost to ratepayers while the cost of the Teneriffe terminal will be offset by about a third from local development contributions. Cr Newman said commuters would also benefit from... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10808 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10808 Council is inviting residents, businesses and community groups in the City’s inner northern suburbs to have their say on the future of the area by providing feedback on the draft Mitchelton Centre Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning Chairman Amanda Cooper said the community would be able to make comments on the draft Plan until May 28 and have their say about what is proposed for their area. “The draft Mitchelton... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10762 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10762 Council is inviting the Chermside Centre business community to share their ideas on the proposed Neighbourhood Plan at a breakfast seminar to be held on May 7 at the Kedron Wavell Services Club. Neighbourhood Planning Chairman Amanda Cooper said this was a great opportunity for local businesses to get involved in the planning process. “We want business owners to tell us what factors we must consider in drafting the Plan to ensure... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10749 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10749 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s Northern Link tunnel has been given the green light to proceed after the Coordinator-General approved the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) report. The approval takes the project another step closer to construction on the 5km road tunnel which will link the Western Freeway at Toowong and the Inner City Bypass (ICB) at Kelvin Grove. Cr Newman said the decision was further... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10701 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10701 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is putting 20 life saving defibrillators across Brisbane in case someone has a heart attack. The units, which each cost about $3600, will be mounted in busy public places, and areas where there is a risk of people having heart arrhythmia or irregular heart beats. The Lord Mayor said he was funding the scheme after the Federal Government withdrew its financial backing of defibrillators last year, despite the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10697 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10697 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 the previous Administration tried to close the facility about 10 years ago as part of cost-cutting measures. Since then the Can-Do team has invested heavily in the Planetarium, which is now home to the most... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10667 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10667 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 cubby house was unsafe. The Lord Mayor said Brisbane City Council would fund the project from its Central Ward Parks Trust Fund, which has $437,000 for playground equipment in parks such as this. The Ward Parks Trust Fund is funded by developers who set aside money for parks infrastructure as each... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10651 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10651 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Premier Anna Bligh have unveiled Brisbane’s first 24 hour high-frequency bus service. The new CityGlider service started on Sunday, 11 April and will be free for the rest of the month. The Lord Mayor said people could catch one of the buses on a continuous loop between West End and Teneriffe 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays and 18 hours a day the rest of the week. “CityGlider is... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10589 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10589 A subtropical boulevard and a 4000 sq m park are key features of the Lutwyche Road Corridor Neighbourhood Plan passed by Brisbane City Council today. Neighbourhood Planning Chairman Amanda Cooper said the plan would provide a mix of housing densities and types within walking distance to services and public transport. “Council has listened to community views that major growth occur near transport corridors like the Northern... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10556 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10556 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 Story Bridge, William Jolly Bridge, Victoria Bridge, Brisbane Planetarium and Brisbane Powerhouse during Earth Hour from 8.30pm tomorrow... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10557 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10557 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is inviting residents to take part in free guided tours of City Hall to inspect the restoration work and celebrate its 80th birthday next month. The Lord Mayor said City Hall was a landmark symbol of the city and encouraged local residents to join in the celebrations at King George Square from 7am to 2pm on Thursday, 8 April 2010. “City Hall is described as ‘the People’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10533 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10533 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman officially unveiled the Museum of Brisbane’s new home today ahead of its doors reopening to the public tomorrow (Friday March 26). The Lord Mayor said the Museum was relocated to its new home at 157 Ann St late last year due to restoration works to save City Hall and would feature a brand new mezzanine art gallery. Cr Newman said the renovations took about three months and cost about $2 million. This... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10501 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10501 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has given the green light to traffic lights in Eagle Street to improve safety for 6000 pedestrians in one of the city’s busiest office precincts. The Lord Mayor said the crossing was part of Council’s broader vision to create high quality and well connected public spaces while planning for the future growth of the city centre. “These new traffic lights will improve mobility for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10568 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10568 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has opened a $2.7 million shared pathway at Tarragindi, as part of his plan to quadruple spending on pedestrian and cycleway infrastructure. Cr Newman said the pathway, which provides a link to the Pacific Motorway V1 Bikeway and key destinations around Salisbury, Nathan and Tarragindi, was part of Council’s $100 million investment in active travel infrastructure. “This will provide a direct... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10494 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10494 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 residents access to free early weather warning alerts via SMS to mobiles, email, voicemail and web alerts. A total of 9,333 households across Brisbane City... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10377 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10377 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced that the CLEM7 tunnel will open to vehicles late Monday night or in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The CLEM7 is a 4.8 kilometre tolled tunnel linking Bowen Hills in the city’s north and Woolloongabba to the south and will allow motorists to bypass up to 24 sets of traffic lights. The Lord Mayor said the tunnel would begin opening in sections late Monday night and was expected to be... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10359 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10359 Six out of 10 of Brisbane’s most congested bus routes involve services that start on the city’s outer suburbs, latest figures have revealed. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today challenged TransLink to fix the problem of buses that were funded by Brisbane ratepayers being filled by people from out of town. Brisbane’s most congested bus route in November last year was the 333 which ran from Chermside to the CBD, but... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10569 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10569 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is offering 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 with the first collections to start in July. The rollout would take about six months, with suburbs in southern Brisbane the first to receive their bins. The Lord Mayor said... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10287 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10287 Brisbane City Council this week approved amendments in the draft Milton Station Neighbourhood Plan to include the office park on Coronation Drive and a new urban common. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chairman Amanda Cooper said the inclusion of the commercial precinct expanded on the original plan that gained positive feedback and support at the end of last year. “Generally the community supports growth in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10136 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10136 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is a step closer to delivering on his election promise to revitalise the inner city’s Eastern Corridor with the plan to guide development in the area approved by Council this week. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee Chairman Amanda Cooper said the draft Eastern Corridor Neighbourhood Plan balanced the needs of the community with forecast growth and the need to re-energise some... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10054 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10054 Brisbane is about to get its first express CityCat service. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today 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 Breast Cancer Foundation to launch Brisbane’s 15th CityCat ‘Kuluwin’, the first of five new CityCat ferries this term. Each City Cat... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10027 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10027 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched a new star rating system for food safety audits under the Eat Safe Brisbane program. The program has been developed by Brisbane City Council in consultation with industry bodies, including Queensland Hotels Association, Clubs Queensland, Restaurant and Catering Queensland, and Baking Industry Association Queensland since August 2009. The Lord Mayor said businesses will be audited under the same Food... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10004 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10004 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s $8 million redevelopment of Chinatown Mall is complete. The Lord Mayor today officially opened the new-look mall to the public amidst Brisbane’s 2010 Chinese New Year Celebrations, for which Council chipped in $50,000. Cr Newman said he was excited to see Chinatown Mall finished after a number of unexpected issues dragged construction on longer-than-expected. He said he was confident local... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10012 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=10012 Brisbane City Council has made significant amendments to the draft Sherwood/Graceville District Neighbourhood Plan after feedback from the community. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee Chair Cr Amanda Cooper said these changes included reducing the footprint for higher density development and increased protection for character homes. She said the new plan reduced the development footprint for the Corinda Centre... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9904 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9904 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today 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 Mayor said the new Chambers were purpose built, with the building to be used as office space after City Hall was reopened in three years time. “Space inside the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9903 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9903 More than 43,000 new trees have been planted at the Tinchi Tamba Wetlands in Brisbane’s north as part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s Two Million Trees initiative. The Lord Mayor today revealed that Council had saved 15 hectares of rare vegetation at the wetlands site, which is popular for bushwalking and wildlife spotting. Cr Newman said the wetland had significant biodiversity value and was important to preserve for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9862 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9862 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has invited the people of Brisbane to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk through the CLEM7 tunnel on Sunday, 28 February. Cr Newman said the public would be able to walk into Brisbane’s first road tunnel between Woolloongabba and Bowen Hills and stand 60m below the Brisbane River. “The CLEM7 Open Day will be a great day for Brisbane residents and a fantastic way to thank them... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9861 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9861 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today 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 to about 580 the number of buses delivered by the Lord Mayor since 2004. The Lord Mayor said the new bus build facility was good news for people waiting for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9843 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9843 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has overseen the delivery of Australia's largest single span aluminium bridge at Jindalee today. Cr Newman said the 52 metre bridge was a joint venture with the State Government to deliver the $4 million Jindalee Bikeway project. "This massive bridge is part of my Can Do team’s quadrupling of spending on new bikeways to a record $100 million over four years," Cr Newman... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9796 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9796 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman last night announced the winners of his 2010 Australia Day Awards. The Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Awards honour the achievements of those who significantly improve the lives of others and contribute to the vision of a harmonious Brisbane. The were 22 awards handed out across nine categories at last night’s ceremony, which was held at the Rydges at South Bank due to restoration works to save... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9717 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9717 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 targeted under Council’s Safe School Travel (SafeST) program today. “We’re committed to improving road safety for students,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9721 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9721 After an uninterrupted stretch of 79 years, City Hall will close on January 1 to make way for vital restoration work to save one of Brisbane’s most important heritage buildings. Meanwhile, the colourful story of City Hall will be told in a major three-part television documentary series to air just days after the doors to the iconic building are shut. Soul of Brisbane will air on Channel Nine on January 3 at 6.30pm, and will offer... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9720 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9720 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 today asked people to be patient while Council completed the next stage of road works over the next four months. Cr Prentice said Gap Creek Road was voted ‘Queensland’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9719 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9719 Two whole buses have been freed up each peak hour a result of the King George Square Cycle Centre (KGSCC) opening. Acting Lord Mayor Jane Prentice said a Griffith University report found that about 80 per cent of the Cycle Centre’s 200 person membership switched from motorised modes of transport to cycling as a direct result of it opening. Cr Prentice said that included a 73 per cent switch from public... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9718 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9718 Brisbane City Council has launched a free early warning weather system to alert people to the danger of damaging storms, floods and other serious events such as bushfires. The Brisbane Early Warning Alert Service will run for 12 months on a trial basis. Acting Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said people could register with Council to receive warnings via SMS to mobiles, email, voicemail (to landlines) and web alerts by logging onto... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9632 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9632 Brisbane City Council is reminding residents to recycle their Christmas wrapping after the amount of waste ending up landfill fell by 44 kilograms per person last year. City Business Chair David McLachlan said Brisbane residents had done a great job and urged them to not to let recycling become a good habit they let lapse at Christmas. “Along with the cheer and joy, Christmas also brings a lot of rubbish like wrapping paper, cards... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9593 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9593 Brisbane City Council continued a long-held Christmas tradition today with the judging of its annual Christmas bus decorating competition. The event, which is in its thirteenth year, was held atop the newly-completed Coronation Drive Overpass, with buses from each of Council’s eight bus depots competing. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman was on hand to help pick the winning bus, which went to the staff at the Garden City bus depot in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9592 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9592 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has announced that the fully-completed Coronation Drive overpass will open to traffic tomorrow, 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 Bridge intersection and would officially open to traffic at 1am tomorrow (Saturday, December 19). “This will mean a smoother drive for motorists... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9590 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9590 Brisbane City Council and the State Government have joined forces to plan for the future of Australia’s fastest growing state capital to the year 2031. ‘River City Blueprint’ is a planning project focused on Brisbane’s inner five kilometres, integrating 80 significant plans and addressing our living, working and lifestyle needs. It will address the growth and coordination issues of the area providing... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9588 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9588 Christmas shoppers are being encouraged to head down to the shop at the Museum of Brisbane (MoB) ahead of its temporary closure on Christmas Eve. With about 10 days to go to Christmas and City Hall’s closure for vital restoration work, the MoB shop is offering special mark-downs on gifts. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said it could be 6 to 12 months before people could shop at the store again while a new home was found for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9560 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9560 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today 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 reality. The boulder, which was excavated during construction of the tunnel, will forever stand in Captain Burke Park at Kangaroo Point, exactly 52 metres... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9558 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9558 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is transforming Brisbane’s old heritage tram substations into a new network of studios and workshops for the city’s emerging artists. The Lord Mayor is calling for Expressions of Interest from non-profit organisations to manage the first of 18 art studios created from a former substation in Wooloowin. Kedron Substation No. 8 on Kedron Park Road will be the fourth similar space in Brisbane that... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9557 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9557 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched a videoconferencing project designed to forge closer links between schools in Brisbane and those in our international sister cities. Cr Newman flicked the switch on the ‘teleclassroom’ initiative which saw students from Indooroopilly State School come face-to-face with their counterparts 6500km away at Fudong Elementary School in Brisbane’s sister city of Kaohsiung,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9496 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9496 Brisbane’s needy will receive a record amount of money from the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust Christmas Appeal this year. The over $92,000 in money and food vouchers is the highest amount given by the Christmas Appeal since it started in 2004. Over $87,000 in financial grants and $5500 in Foodbank vouchers was dished out today by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman to 52 charities at Foodbank... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9486 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9486 Brisbane City Council intends to add another 61 historic properties across the city to its Heritage Register to ensure they are safeguarded for the future. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said investigations had revealed a raft of homes, schools, shops, laneways, and even a retaining wall that provided an important insight into Brisbane’s past and needed to be protected. Among the proposed... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9487 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9487 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced a short list of three tenderers to bid for the right to build and operate the 5km Northern Link tunnel, from Toowong to Kelvin Grove. The short listed bid teams of Northern Direct, Transcity and the Leighton Baulderstone Razel Joint Venture (LBRJV) have until May 2010 to complete detailed and fully costed bids from which Council would chose a ‘preferred bidder’ to build the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9422 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9422 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has unveiled the first fully completed section of the CLEM7 tunnel, from Bowen Hills to Woolloongabba. And the Lord Mayor today announced that the public could also see the almost-finished tunnel, which is 90 per cent complete and due to open early next year. Cr Newman said the Brisbane City Council would begin free weekend bus tours of the tunnel for the public, from next Sunday (December 13) until... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9423 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9423 Brisbane schools and libraries will be the temporary home of a collection of gifts from our international sister cities when City Hall closes for renovations in December 2009. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the gifts, previously housed in City Hall, will be distributed to schools to display and teach students about Brisbane’s relationships with international cities. “Rather than lock these fascinating cultural artefacts... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9424 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9424 Some of the most spectacular photographic images of the Australian night sky are now on display at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. They are part of the touring exhibition ‘Winning sky photographs: the David Malin Awards 2009’, which features winners and selected entries from the annual photography competition named after world-renowned astronomy photographer Dr David Malin. City Business Chair David McLachlan said... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9397 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9397 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 sessions in 16 of its libraries from now till November next year. The Lord Mayor said a third of the courses announced were now fully booked, prompting... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9395 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9395 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s Go Between Bridge now spans the Brisbane River after the final section of concrete was poured on the bridge deck today. Cr Newman said the 300 metre long deck for the bridge, which links Milton and South Brisbane, actually consisted of two separate decks, which took eight months to construct. Special machinery, known as a Modular Form Traveller, was used to hold the bridge in place as workers installed... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9391 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9391 The city’s botanic garden cafes are set to receive a makeover in January and February next year, following the end of the current café leases. Brisbane City Council is making use of the current lessee’s announcement it will cease operations in January 2010 to get in and carry out the work. Council will rebuild decks and stairs and carry out guttering and roof work before the cafes are reopened on March 10,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9348 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9348 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Premier Anna Bligh today announced a major trail bike park would be built south west of Brisbane as part of a plan to stop illegal riding in the city’s bushland suburbs. Cr Newman said the plan to establish South East Queensland’s first dedicated trail bike facility was a joint venture between the State Government and the SEQ Council of Mayors. Cr Newman, the Council of Mayors chairman,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9349 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9349 People may notice several buildings turn a shade of blue tonight as an important lighting event to usher out Brisbane’s 150th birthday spreads its way around the city. Major Brisbane landmarks including City Hall, King George Square, Queen Street Mall, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, and the Story Bridge will be bathed in blue light from today in a nod to a pivotal event in Brisbane’s and Queensland’s history. The... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9334 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9334 Brisbane City Council has put the finishing touches on Australia’s largest “green” Christmas tree ahead of tonight’s lighting-up ceremony. The 21.2m tree might be grey but its green credentials are generated by 15 solar panels mounted in its 3m high star which powers its 16,000 low-voltage twinkling coloured bulbs. The tree has returned to its traditional home in the redesigned King George Square... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9333 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9333 Brisbane residents have reaffirmed their love of the River City in a new Brisbane City Council survey released this week. An overwhelming 92 per cent of respondents to council’s 2009 Community Attitudes Survey would recommend Brisbane as a place to live, and in a ringing endorsement, 82 per cent said they would rather live in Brisbane than any other Australian city. The survey of 400 random residents showed that their perception... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9559 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9559 Brisbane City Council is handing out $100,000 worth of grants to environment groups as part of its push to make Brisbane Australia’s most sustainable city. Council’s Civic Cabinet this week approved the first round of funding from the Brisbane City Council Environmental Grants Program for 2009/10. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said 36 grants totalling $100,203.68 were awarded across three... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9305 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9305 They are on nearly every street corner across Brisbane and thanks to a landmark painting competition, award-winning designs are coming to a street near you. Brisbane City Council’s Artforce power box painting competition has once again produced a new wave of talent at the 2009 Artforce Awards, announced last night at the Powerhouse. The longstanding Brisbane City Council program allows people to paint traffic signal boxes normally... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9283 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9283 If you live in Forest Lake in Brisbane’s South or The Gap in Brisbane’s West, you could be among the city’s most environmental households, according to the latest Brisbane City Council sustainability figures. Council has named Brisbane’s top 10 greenest suburbs, revealing which of the city’s neighbourhoods are the most environmentally-conscious. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman congratulated top... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9282 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9282 An annual charity campaign that feeds and gives Christmas cheer to about 50 small Brisbane Charities beneath the philanthropic radar kicks off today. The Christmas Appeal of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust will be launched by Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman and Lord Mayor Campbell Newman together with 20 mums and babies from charity Young Parent Program (YPP). YPP’s Christmas Craft Day – where the 2009 Christmas... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9215 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9215 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled Council’s brand new $19 million bus build facility at Eagle Farm, with work starting on the first of hundreds of new buses to start rolling out by February. The Lord Mayor said the 2.65ha TradeCoast Central facility – which Council owns in a joint venture with Volgren – had the capacity to deliver 150 new buses a year for Brisbane City Council and other bus... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9186 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9186 Brisbane City Council will offer free CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) sessions in 16 of its libraries as a pilot program from December this year for a period of 12 months. Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said Council had partnered with community organisation and local ambulance committee ‘CPR Awareness’ to deliver this vital service free of charge to people. “Knowledge of CPR can be... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9164 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9164 Brisbane City Council is set to allow the removal of ‘nuisance’ trees on public land that endanger public safety, or pose a risk to property, as part of a major policy overhaul. However Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the proposed new policy, to go before Civic Cabinet on Monday, would not allow the removal of public trees for private views, or simply to eliminate litter or if the trees overshadowed private... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9125 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9125 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will today launch Brisbane’s Christmas Season, unveiling a Queen Street Mall transformed into a Christmas wonderland and announcing details of the Christmas countdown. There are only 51 sleeps to go, with the Myer Christmas Parade and Windows and Santaland Launch kicking off the festive program on Friday November 6 followed by the David Jones Christmas Concert on Saturday November... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9119 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9119 Brisbane needs its residents to help plan the city’s future, is the clear message from Brisbane City Council from today. Council has today launched an unprecedented call to action to get residents involved in planning for the future of their suburb and city. The campaign – including across the board radio and online ads - explains why Brisbane needs to plan for the future now and asks the community to have their... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9080 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9080 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has revealed the areas of Brisbane most prone to flooding from overland water flows. Brisbane City Council has developed new technology to help people identify flooding dangers and take appropriate action to protect their assets. The Lord Mayor said there were 28,651 properties in Brisbane that were subject to overland flow. However he added that many of those properties might simply have water that flows through... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9081 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9081 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced the winners of his fifth annual Photographic Awards, which this year paid tribute to a city in celebration. The Lord Mayor said the entries celebrated the year’s events from Riverfire, Brisbane150 and Australia Day to just a typical Saturday afternoon in the CBD. John Stewart of Oxley scooped the top award in the Open Category for Queen Street performers; Tristian Lewis of Deagon took out... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9109 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9109 Brisbane City Council has bolstered protection of homes from industrial development in Acacia Ridge and Archerfield under the new draft Neighbourhood Plan for the area. A record 2.1 hectares of land will now have to be amalgamated by industrial developers on sites next to existing industrial development. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said the Neighbourhood Plan had been shaped by the 39 public submissions received during the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9029 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9029 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has delivered on another major suburban road project with the completion of the $6.7 million Scrub Road extension project in Brisbane’s east. The project, another in the Lord Mayor’s Road Action Program to improve safety, accessibility and congestion, was delivered on time and $1.8 million under budget. As with all Road Action Program savings, the surplus money will be directed towards the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9045 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9045 Young women suffering from drug abuse and prostitution are set to receive a helping hand, thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust. The newest HOPE Foundation outreach van will be launched tomorrow with the help of Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman to kick off a new campaign, ‘Hope on the Streets’. The Lady Mayoress said the Trust recognised the campaign could help toward stopping the cycle of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9010 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9010 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled Council’s $350,000 restoration of the Old Windmill at Spring Hill – Queensland’s oldest surviving building. The restoration is part of Connecting Brisbane - a $2 million joint project between Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government celebrating the 150th anniversary of Brisbane’s declaration as a municipality and Queensland’s separation... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9005 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9005 Brisbane City Council is urging residents to get ready for the summer storm season, ahead of the first free storm drop-off weekend on October 24-25. Families and Communities Chair Geraldine Knapp said the time before storms struck was the best time to ‘Be FloodWise’ and clear properties of dangerous debris. “Brisbane knows only too well nature can be unpredictable and devastating, so it’s vital... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8994 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8994 Brisbane City Council has called on the development industry to help save the heritage-listed Howard Smith Wharves site on the Brisbane River and create a world class parkland. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said it was a rare opportunity to transform one of the city’s last disused riverfront sites into an exciting riverside destination. “We want innovative people to share their vision for transforming this heritage site... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8973 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8973 Brisbane residents are being encouraged to get on their bike and ride to work tomorrow. Public and Active Transport Chair Jane Prentice said National Ride to Work Day – on Wednesday October 14 – was a great incentive to discover the benefits of cycling as a serious mode of transport. “The Lord Mayor is spending $100 million over four years on building better bikeways for Brisbane,” Cr Prentice... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8950 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8950 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman delivered on another key election commitment today with the opening of the $20 million Wolston Road industrial connection in Brisbane’s southwest. The project involved constructing the 1 kilometre missing section of Wolston Road between Wacol Station Road and the Sumner Park Industrial Estate. The road, part of the Lord Mayor’s unprecedented Road Action Program, came in on time and on... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8967 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8967 Residents along the Lutwyche Road corridor will have the chance to determine their own future as Council embarks on a new planning scheme for the area, Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said today. Cr Cooper said the community would work with Council planners and urban design experts to help develop the Lutwyche Road Corridor Neighbourhood Plan. Discussions will focus on how to improve the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8945 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8945 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched the countdown to Brisbane’s annual Valley Fiesta festival, where more than 60 acts from around the world will perform later this month. Local and international artists from Australia, Asia, America and the United Kingdom will appear across the festival’s three stages between Friday October 23 and Sunday October 25. The Lord Mayor said this year’s Fiesta will have much... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8946 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8946 Brisbane City Council has joined forces with the Queensland Writers Centre to support the development of new and emerging writers in Brisbane. The fifth One Book Many Brisbanes short story competition will include a three-day literary master class for 20 lucky writers conducted by the Queensland Writers Centre. Chair of Families and Communities Geraldine Knapp announced the new format was the first time this level of professional... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8884 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8884 Legendary Brisbane band The Go-Betweens have received permanent recognition from the people of Brisbane – the renaming of the Hale Street Link in their honour. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the Go Between Bridge won a competition to rename the Hale Street Link, receiving 31.53 per cent of the vote, more than twice the runner-up. “The people have spoken and I think it’s a fitting tribute to a band that helped... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8923 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8923 Increased building heights, a vibrant Park Road destination and a new urban common are some of the proposals under the draft Milton Station Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper invited residents, land and business owners, and community groups to comment on the draft plan during the statutory public notification between October 9 and November 27. People can write a submission in response to the draft plan, which can... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8886 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8886 Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice is look forward to a bumper turnout at the 2009 Chinese Moon Festival in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley this weekend. Cr Prentice said the festivities – to be held in the TC Bierne Building that links the ChinaTown and Brunswick Street malls – will start on Saturday (October 3) and wrap-up Sunday (October 4) and include a mix of modern and tradition Chinese... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8551 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8551 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has launched the Brisbane 150 Stories book, as part of the city’s Brisbane 150 Celebrations. With a story for each year from 1859 to 2009, the book features Brisbane’s social history through the personalities and events of the past 150 years. On September 6, 150 years ago, Brisbane won the fight to govern its own affairs and was declared an independent municipality ahead of the creation of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8887 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8887 Brisbane City Council is calling for nominations from individuals and organisations keen to form the steering group for one of Brisbane’s oldest parks. Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said the Davies Park Master Plan Community Reference Group enabled people to play an important role in shaping the park’s future. Council staff will attend West End Markets on October 10 to provide information about... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8888 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8888 Brisbane’s biggest charity barbecue has scooped Australian Idol Guy Sebastian to headline the main stage at Riparian Plaza on Friday October 16. Guy is in town to promote pre-sales of his latest album ahead of its official launch. Last year over 4000 office workers and local residents snagged a barbie lunch pack at the Big City BBQ and kicked back to enjoy the entertainment. Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman said this year’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8856 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8856 Brisbane City Council has won the 2009 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Qld) Award for Design Excellence. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s $24 million Brisbane Foreshore Parklands Project beat 40 other entries across the private and public sectors across the country to scoop the top gong. Acting Lord Mayor and Chair for Infrastructure Graham Quirk said the Brisbane Foreshore Parklands had enhanced the waterfront... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8818 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8818 Brisbane City Council is calling on residents, business owners and community groups in the Indooroopilly Centre to help shape the future of their area by contributing to the new Indooroopilly Centre Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee Chair Amanda Cooper said Council was now calling for community members to make up the Indooroopilly Centre community planning team. The Neighbourhood Plan will... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8868 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8868 Thirty Chermside residents have now been chosen to help shape the future of the suburb, Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said The Chermside Centre Neighbourhood Plan planning team will meet for the first time on September 23 to restart the preliminary planning for the area. Cr Cooper said the Neighbourhood Plan had attracted a good response to the planning information workshops and nominations for the Community Planning... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8795 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8795 A familiar presence has returned to King George Square, as part of Brisbane City Council’s $28 million King George Square redevelopment project. The six-metre tall King George V Memorial has reclaimed its position joining the two lions, which returned earlier this week. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said the equestrian statue remained within the off-bounds construction area in the square, but its homecoming marked the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8772 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8772 Brisbane City Council has carried out more than 1000 inspections to tackle overcrowding in Brisbane homes since raids started in July last year. Deputy Mayor and Macgregor Ward Cr Graham Quirk said Council had issued over 180 enforcement or show cause notices in that time. “In the last month we conducted 105 inspections, issued 12 compliance notices and identified another 179 amenity issues,” Cr Quirk... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8829 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8829 The Lord Mayor’s Community Trust High Tea on October 9 at City Hall is all about vintage. Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman said a ‘Vintage Hollywood Glamour’ fashion parade and a vintage marketplace could send Brisbane’s retro shopaholics to heaven. The fashion parade will feature 18 glamorous outfits from Paddington’s Retro Metro Collection charting changing dress trends from the 1920s to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8767 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8767 Time is running out for residents to put their stamp on Brisbane and name the Hale Street Link bridge. Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chair Graham Quirk said entries would close on Sunday September 20. About 3500 votes have been received for the 11 shortlisted names since they were announced on September 2. The shortlist is Oodgeroo, Anzac, Milne Bay, Eric Abraham, Go Between, JD Lang, Neville Bonner, Charles Chauvel, Reconciliation... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8754 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8754 Brisbane will take on Sydney in a Lord Mayor’s XI battle to mark the year Brisbane broke from southern rule in one of the final events of the Brisbane150 celebrations. Queensland Bulls Captain Chris Simpson will lead the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s XI against a Sydney Lord Mayor’s XI featuring Twenty20 whiz kid David Warner in a free Twenty20 match at Allan Border field this Sunday. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8753 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8753 Brisbane City Council pools will reopen for summer on Saturday September 19 after a five-month break. Southside and Westside residents will enjoy $2 million of improvements completed over the break at Hibiscus, Acacia Ridge, Runcorn and Bellbowrie pools. New water play features, water-efficiency upgrades and general refurbishment will benefit swimmers. Manly residents will get a further $1.8 million in improvements next month including a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8752 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8752 More bus passengers used Brisbane City Council buses last month than any other August on record, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. Brisbane’s bus patronage broke the 6 million mark last month – over half a million people more than August 2008. The 6,380,540 passengers who caught a Brisbane Transport bus last month surpassed the figure of 5,803,399 recorded in August 2008, an increase of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8705 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8705 Children using school routes this afternoon will not be affected by the snap strike at Bowen Hills bus depot, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said this afternoon. Cr Prentice said alternative arrangements had been made to ensure all pupils and students were able to catch their regular school run. “Making sure that children get home safely this afternoon was our main priority and I am happy we’ve been... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8671 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8671 Brisbane City Council is set to finance the Northern Link tunnel itself – with funding from the Queensland Government – rather than wait for the world economic crisis to clear and confidence to return to financial markets. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today revealed the plan, for Council to build a 5km tunnel from the Western Freeway at Toowong to the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, had support from the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8668 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8668 Both nature and recreation lovers have agreed there needed to be a balance between recreation and preservation in Brisbane’s natural areas, Environment and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said today. Two surveys, which have been published online by Brisbane City Council, showed the 3,136 respondents supported bushland protection, but also thought people should be encouraged to visit and enjoy outdoor... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8667 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8667 Brisbane City Council’s Creek Catchment Ranger Program has scooped a major gong at the 2009 Queensland State Landcare Awards. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council beat all other contestants across the State for the ‘Local Government Landcare Partnership’ award, including the other finalist Whitsunday Regional Council. Brisbane has now secured its place in the Australian National Landcare Awards and will be... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8666 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8666 One hundred Mitchelton and Grovely school children will roll up their sleeves and team up with Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and McDowall Ward Councillor Norm Wyndham to green the city. The Mitchelton and Grovely State School pupils will plant a massive 640 trees and shrubs as part of Brisbane City Council’s 2 Million Trees project in Everton Park. The Lord Mayor said the Teralba Park planting site adjoined popular playing fields,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8635 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8635 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today unveiled the shortlist for the Hale Street Link’s new name, with suggestions including prominent citizens, war heroes and Brisbane musical legends. Cr Newman launched a campaign to name the Hale Street Link, which will become Brisbane’s first new general traffic bridge in 24 years when its four lanes open next year. The Lord Mayor said a shortlist of 11 names – 10 suggestions... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8632 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8632 Brisbane City Council’s bus depots are helping commuters to get into the spirit for Brisbane’s 150th birthday by dressing up some of the city’s buses. Staff from seven of Council’s eight depots competed in a competition outside City Hall today, with the team from Carina coming out on top with a bus decorated with native Australian plants and flowers and scale model of the Storey Bridge. Other... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8631 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8631 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has delivered on another vital local road upgrade with the completion of the Bracken Ridge Road stage one upgrade. Cr Newman said construction started last October and involved increasing capacity from two to four lanes between Lot and Barfoot Sts. Traffic lights were also installed at the Bracken Ridge Rd/Gateway Motorway on/off ramp intersection. The $15.9 million project was been completed on time and within... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8634 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8634 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is beefing up Brisbane City Council’s warnings about the danger of asbestos. Council already has a lot of information on its website, however ratepayers will be able to find out more ways to protect themselves, particularly during renovations. Council tonight also moved to get information packs about the safe handling of asbestos into all hardware stores in Brisbane. “Asbestos is fine if left... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8633 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8633 Brisbane City Council will investigate the establishment of a Brisbane Museum of Multiculturalism and Indigenous History, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today. The announcement came as Brisbane celebrates its 150th birthday this year. The Lord Mayor said Council would launch a feasibility study into the project, which would scope possible locations and analyse costs. “The 150th anniversary is a perfect time to announce this... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8630 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8630 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched a special edition envelope and postmark for Brisbane residents to collect as a mark of the city’s 150th birthday. Australia Post has released 25,000 envelopes with a specially designed Brisbane150 commemoration motif that will be sold in all Brisbane post offices for the next six weeks. All mail posted from within Brisbane over that period will also be stamped with a limited edition... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8605 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8605 A $2.5 million master plan to reinvent Burnett Lane as a vibrant shopping and dining strip was announced by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today. The project is part of Brisbane City Council’s $3.1 million Vibrant Laneways and Small Spaces program to breathe new life into forgotten CBD spaces. Council has consulted for six months with property owners to draft the master plan. The Lord Mayor said the Burnett Lane revitalisation was... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8515 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8515 Brisbane City Council’s proposed Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan promotes a European alfresco culture, giving people more dining and entertainment options. From today until October 9, people can comment on the draft Neighbourhood Plan which can be accessed at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/fortitudevalley, Central ward office, Green Square and Brisbane Square customer service centres or by calling 3403 8888. Talk-to-a-planner... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8447 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8447 Smokers in the city will be told to “Butt it, then bin it” on Thursday August 27. This is Brisbane City Council’s message as part of ‘Butt Free Brisbane’ day, a special crackdown on cigarette butt littering under the national Keep Australia Beautiful Week (August 24 - 28). Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said butt litter hotspots on Ann, Albert and Creek Streets, at the Queen Street Mall, and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8444 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8444 The two 4000-tonne Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that dug the Clem Jones Tunnel have been removed from the construction site in a process that took over three months. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today released time-lapse vision of the dismantling of the TBMs, each worth $50 million, and unveiled a new 70-tonne sculpture designed to filter sunlight for vehicles using the tunnel. The TBMs, dubbed Matilda and Florence, took about 18 months to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8443 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8443 Brisbane’s bus patronage broke the 7 million mark last month – over 200,000 people more than the same month last year, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. The 7,088,791 passengers who caught a Brisbane Transport bus last month surpassed the figure of 6,853,760 recorded in July 2008, an increase of 235,031 (3.43 per cent). It was the third time monthly patronage on Council buses has surpassed 7... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8441 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8441 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has revealed the first proposed locations for Brisbane’s groundbreaking bike hire scheme, as both CityCycle and the 24-hour CityGlider bus rapid transit system prepare for launch next year. Cr Newman said the first phase of the CityCycle bike hire scheme was expected to include a network of nearly 90 bike stations in and around the city. “CityCycle is designed for short trips – the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8442 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8442 Brisbane City Council is channelling stormwater through specially created gardens to remove nutrients and deposits before they reach the waterways. Environment and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said the move could improve the health of our marine life. “Council is building low-lying pocket gardens in car parks, roundabouts, and close to roads – anywhere connected to the city’s drains,” Cr Matic... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8401 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8401 Two notorious south-side traffic black spots will be fixed this financial year in a partnership between Brisbane City Council and the Federal Government, Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chairman Graham Quirk said today. Cr Quirk said the intersection of Beenleigh and Stones Rds at Sunnybank would receive a $530,000 upgrade, while $460,000 would be spent on the Compton and Gowan Rd intersection at Calamvale. Brisbane City Council workers... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8700 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8700 The arches of the William Jolly Bridge have been transformed into Brisbane’s largest public artwork to help commemorate the city’s 150th birthday. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper officially unveiled the project on Sunday night as part of Brisbane City Council’s joint $2 million Connecting Brisbane project with the State Government, as well as Council’s Brisbane150 celebrations marking the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8389 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8389 A dozen images will be beamed across the face of Brisbane’s oldest bridge as part of a stunning visual arts project to commemorate the city’s past, present and future. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper will tonight trial the designs for the William Jolly Bridge Creative Lighting Project that will be showcased at an official launch on September 5. The project is part of Brisbane City Council’s joint... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8384 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8384 It is less than a month until the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Brisbane, when our beautiful city earned the right to govern itself as an independent municipality. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will today at 10am announce a free day of celebration to mark the milestone occasion on September 6. The announcement will be made at the Maritime Museum with a single round of fire from the historic cannon, which is fired on special occasions... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8392 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8392 Brisbane City Council has this week signed off on the start of a new Neighbourhood Plan that will involve the community in planning for the future of the Ascot/Hamilton/Hendra Racecourse precinct. The area covers the two race tracks of Eagle Farm and Doomben, the Stables precinct of Hendra, and is adjacent to Brisbane Airport and close to Australia Trade Coast. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said Racecourse precinct has... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8372 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8372 The Farmer Wants a Dance is the theme of Saturday’s City Meets Country Ekka Ball organised by the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust, the last at City Hall before the historic building reopens after major restoration. Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman today previewed preparations for the ball with RNA Future Directions Committee Chairman Bryce Camm and Board Member Ben Poschelk. The Lady Mayoress taste-tested a batch of the famous... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8371 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8371 Brisbane City Council has become the first local government in Australia to use satellite technology to target where trees should be planted to shade the city. The technology allows Council to pinpoint the hottest spots of the city down to individual streets. More than 10,000 street trees will shade the city’s hottest streets, parks and bikeways over the next 12 months, based on maps generated from heat and cool-spot... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8342 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8342 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 (structural engineering), Davis Langdon Australia (quantity surveying) and Thinc Projects Australia (project management) to the important project. “I... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8341 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8341 Families and Communities Services Chairman Geraldine Knapp announced the grand finalists for Brisbane City Council’s Senior Superstar competition today after two “red hot” semi finals over the weekend. The competition’s 26 semi-finalists played to packed houses over the weekend - with audiences totalling about 700 for the two sessions. Six people were chosen from each of the two semi-finals... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8527 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8527 Brisbane City Council is developing a new Neighbourhood Plan for the major centre of Mount Gravatt, which holds significant local and regional importance. The Mount Gravatt Corridor Neighbourhood Plan covers a major transport and growth corridor, with strong links both to the city via Logan Road and the M1, and also to the Port of Brisbane along the Gateway Motorway. It was one of five new Neighbourhood Plans announced in Lord Mayor... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8445 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8445 Brisbane City Council is bringing another 200 buses to the city’s southern suburbs as part of a move to establish a bus depot on industrial land at Sherwood. Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said Council would purchase an industrial site on Sherwood Road at the Rocklea/Sherwood border – to save it from industrial development. The site has been a vacant eyesore since a major warehouse fire in 2007. Cr... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8343 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8343 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched the inaugural Brisbane Black History Month arts program to celebrate the city’s Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander culture. Black History Month will run until September 6 and is made up of 30 cultural events led by Indigenous elders, traditional dancers, authors, narrators, artists and academics. An exclusive Brisbane exhibition on Michael Aird’s photographic book Brisbane... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8370 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8370 Brisbane City Council’s proposed Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan could introduce a revolution in European footpath dining to Brisbane streets and laneways. People will be able to see and comment on the draft Neighbourhood Plan between August 21 and October 9, when it goes out to public consultation, and speak one-on-one to planners on September 4 and 14 between 11am and 2pm, both days. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8369 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8369 Brisbane City Council will push ahead with precinct planning in Chermside Centre, following approval by full Council. Chermside Centre is one of five Neighbourhood Plans announced in Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s 2009-2010 Budget. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said Council had worked closely with the community since 2007 to develop a vision for Chermside, but had been asked to put planning on hold while the State... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8327 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8327 Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper has officially unveiled Brisbane City Council’s $2.6 million revitalisation of King Edward Park and the heritage-listed Jacob’s Ladder stairs. The project is part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s Vibrant Laneways and Small Spaces and Inhabit programs – which are helping to breathe new life into Brisbane’s tired and hidden spaces. Cr Cooper said the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8307 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8307 Brisbane’s newest weapon against drug and alcohol addiction will be launched today by Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman at a school in Brisbane’s south west. Many more thousands of primary school children can now benefit from early drugs and alcohol education, thanks to the brand new Life Education mobile classroom. The Lady Mayoress, who is Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust, said non-profit organisation Life... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8326 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8326 A Neighbourhood Plan for a rural and extensive environmental corridor through Willawong, Pallara, Larapinta and Heathwood has taken a step forward this week. Brisbane City Council’s Civic Cabinet signed off on the boundaries for the Lower Oxley Neighbourhood Plan to cover an area of 3200 hectares located largely between Oxley Creek to the east and Blunder Creek to the west. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said the Plan... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8310 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8310 Brisbane City Council will on Sunday screen one of the defining works of the silent film genre, accompanied by the organ, for the 18th Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said it would be the last time an organ concert was held at City Hall before a $215 million restoration closed the historic building for the next few years. The Willis organ was constructed in 1891 in England and has been... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8302 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8302 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has encouraged people to help Brisbane City Council name the Hale Street Link bridge, with time set to run out in four days. The Name That Bridge campaign, which sought public input into the name for Brisbane’s latest inner city vehicle bridge, had already received over 1000 comments and suggestions. “Since we launched the campaign on July 13, it has generated a lot of discussion and debate,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8301 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8301 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will reduce the speed limit at Nundah Village to 40km/h as his campaign to improve pedestrian safety in the suburbs gathers steam. Hot on the heels of a speed reduction at Sandgate Village, and similar reductions in Brisbane’s CBD and Oxford St, Bulimba, Cr Newman today said Nundah would also benefit from slower speeds. “A slower speed limit through Nundah Village will hopefully result in a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8300 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8300 Deputy Mayor Graham Quirk has launched the latest model of Traffic Response Units (TRUs) to help clear accidents and reduce traffic congestion on Brisbane roads. Dubbed the TRU Max, the two new trucks are fitted with innovative technology not used in any other state in Australia that enables them to effectively manage traffic around incident scenes. The new TRU Max vehicles are funded as a joint project by Brisbane City Council and the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8295 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8295 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has unveiled the newly refurbished Banyo library – its first upgrade since it opened 28 years ago. Some key features of the $1.1 million makeover are a second meeting room and an adjoining ‘reading deck’, which is a veranda overlooking the park next door. Cr Newman said the upgrade would provide library patrons and community groups with more room, and also meant they could enjoy the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8265 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8265 Brisbane’s needy will get a welcome boost on Wednesday when Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman receives $38,000 from St John’s Cathedral. The funds were collected from the Loaves and Fishes event in May, which raised funds for St John’s Cathedral refurbishment and other worthy causes. The event’s tagline was “Now we have a roof over our head, let’s help others put a roof over... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8251 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8251 Brisbane City Council is installing new, safer bike racks at the South Bank Institute of Technology to cater for the growing popularity of cycling among its students. The three new racks will be located along Colchester Street and would hold about six bikes each. Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said this was one way Council was helping to increase South Bank’s appeal to cyclists and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8250 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8250 European footpath dining and community festivals could fill Woolloongabba’s antiques precinct, thanks to a Brisbane City Council revamp along Logan Road as part of the Woolloongabba Centre Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper today marked the completion of the first stage of the $3 million Woolloongabba Urban Centre Improvement Project (UCIP). Council has created a cul-de-sac at the northern end of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8218 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8218 The Lady Mayoress will tonight present the funds from her Devine Charity House sale to Brisbane charities at a City Hall ceremony. Mrs Newman is Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust which received $350,000 from the proceeds of the three-bedroom house in Ningi near Bribie Island. “I’m really pleased to be able to present this money to Brisbane charities who will go on to help so many people in need across... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8216 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8216 Brisbane City Council’s revitalisation plan for Dowse Lagoon at Sandgate has been met with a huge tick of approval, with a community survey showing overwhelming support. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chairman Peter Matic said more than 300 people took the time to give feedback on the plans over two rounds of consultation. “Every single initiative that we’ve come up with through our discussions with the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8215 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8215 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today named Corinda as Brisbane’s cleanest suburb as part of his inaugural ‘Spotless Suburb’ competition. Corinda, in Brisbane’s southwest ward of Tennyson, beat 26 other suburbs in a contest backed by Keep Australian Beautiful that began in May this year. The Lord Mayor asked each Councillor to nominate two groups from their wards who were dedicated to keep major areas... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8217 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8217 Brisbane’s bus patronage reached 5.7 million last month – the most ever recorded for June and nearly 400,000 people more than the same month last year, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. The 5,715,290 passengers who caught a Brisbane Transport bus last month surpassed the figure of 5,320,526 recorded in June 2008, an increase of 394,764 (7.4 per cent). It also beat the previous June record of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8198 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8198 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today turned the sod on what will be the first public rowing club to be built on the banks of the Brisbane River in close to a century. The $3 million Centenary Rowing Club facility – which includes a clubhouse and boatshed – has received a $500,000 election commitment from the Lord Mayor. The club was started in 2001 as a way for all Brisbane students to take up the sport regardless of the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8195 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8195 Residents in Chelmer, Corinda, Tennyson, Sherwood and Graceville are invited to shape the Sherwood Graceville District Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper is encouraging residents to raise questions at the next Brisbane City Council preliminary information session for the draft Neighbourhood Plan. Consultation for the plan first kicked off in August 2007. Two information sessions will be held on August 6 at the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8177 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8177 Brisbane City Council has chosen Inala as the pilot for a new social event for Brisbane’s over 50s, providing a one-stop-shop for culture, music and free community services. Families and Communities Chair Geraldine Knapp said the first ‘Seniors Connect’ event would take place on July 28 at the Inala Community Hall and could become a blueprint for all the other Seniors Connect events across... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8174 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8174 Brisbane City Council is the major sponsor for a national soccer tournament for homeless people committed to achieving positive social change. The Big Issue Street Soccer National Championships will be held in Brisbane for the first time this year on July 19 and joins Council’s Homeless Connect event and RecLink programs in responding to homelessness in Brisbane. Forty-eight inspiring men and women representing each of the five... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8176 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8176 Brisbane City Council has reached out across the world and drawn together 72 established Brisbane artists to act as a new resource to the city’s emerging artists. Each one of the 72 has previously received the Lord Mayor’s Fellowship Grant in their early careers and went on to establish themselves all over Australia and the world. For Lord Mayor Campbell Newman the move is about positioning Brisbane culturally and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8159 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8159 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has today appointed 21 international students to ‘write home’ about Brisbane, in the latest bid to promote the city on the world stage. The ‘Brisbane Student Ambassadors’ are from countries like Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Japan and represent 18 of Brisbane’s largest source markets which is a billion dollar industry for Brisbane’s economy. Aged 18 to 45... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8156 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8156 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today cut the ribbon on a new dual carriageway section of Wynnum Rd at Wynnum West, which came in an incredible $1.35 million under budget. Cr Newman said motorists would have some welcome relief thanks to the doubling of capacity along the busy road, which was part of his unprecedented Road Action Program. The ongoing Road Action Program was tackling congestion by upgrading the city’s 21 worst congested... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8155 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8155 A new prize will recognise the achievements of women who have improved the sustainability of Brisbane’s urban environment. Brisbane City Council has added a touch of ‘green’ to this year’s Women in Development Excellence Awards by supporting an innovative new category to encourage sustainable development. The new award takes the total on the night up to eight and is an initiative of Lord Mayor... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8157 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8157 Brisbane City Council’s plan to develop small spaces will not be restricted to bars, Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment chair Amanda Cooper said today. Cr Cooper said it was great that would-be bar operators were rallying behind Council’s longstanding plan to activate laneways and small spaces, but called on them to broaden the scope of the debate to include other possible uses. “These spaces... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8138 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8138 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is calling on the city to nominate its top residents, as he launches his search for winners of the Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Awards. A total of eight awards including Citizen of the Year, Senior Citizen of the Year, and Young Citizen of the Year are now open for nominations until November 13, 2009. The Lord Mayor said some of the 72 extraordinary Brisbanites recognised to date for their outstanding... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8129 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8129 Brisbane residents will have the unique opportunity to name a major new piece of infrastructure, with Lord Mayor Campbell Newman inviting people to make submissions to the Hale Street Link – Name That Bridge campaign. The bridge over the Brisbane River, from Milton and South Brisbane, will be open next year. The Lord Mayor said it was time that people gave it a proper name. “In 2007, Council re-named the North South... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8137 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8137 The boundaries for a new Brisbane City Council Neighbourhood Plan covering one of Brisbane’s fastest-growing corridors were announced today. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said the Toowong Auchenflower Neighbourhood Plan incorporated the CBD-to-Indooroopilly growth corridor. Roughly bounded by the river, Lang Parade and Roy Street, Milton Road, Jephson Street, and a boundary just south of Toowong Station, the area... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8158 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8158 Brisbane City Council has delivered its second bikeway on the southside in a week with the opening of Stage One of the $2.7 million Tarragindi Bikeway. The project is part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s record $100 million spend on cycling and pedestrian infrastructure over four years. The 1.5 kilometre stage runs between Canfield Street (Nathan) and Pope Street (Tarragindi) and includes 700 metres of on-road bicycle route and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8094 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8094 Brisbane City Council has injected a massive $2.1 million into Brisbane Festival 2009 (September 12 - October 3) to make this year’s celebrations the city’s biggest yet. Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp will tonight help launch the new Festival Program in West End - a new annual format converging both the biannual Brisbane Festival and Riverfestival into just one mega festival - running over 22... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8092 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8092 Motorbike riders will move more freely across the inner-city when Brisbane City Council boosts inner-city parking spaces for motorbikes from 455 to 501. Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chairman Graham Quirk said the increase was in footpath spaces only and would occur from mid-August under Council’s plan to manage space in the inner city. “This increase is about widening the footprint for motorbike parking out from the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8049 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8049 Small, boutique bars could soon appear throughout Fortitude Valley after Brisbane City Council agreed to make it easier to gain approval. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said the Fortitude Valley Neighbourhood Plan, which was still being drafted, would be altered to make it easier for small bars to flourish. “The current City Plan does not limit the creation of these small bars, but there are... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8048 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8048 Brisbane City Council has announced the locations for the next 300 free immunisation sessions for infants and schoolchildren. Fourteen clinics will offer immunisation from July to December for Hepatitis B, Chicken Pox, Diphtheria, Tetanus, whooping cough, rubella and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said Council’s free clinic visits were one of Council’s most popular... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7952 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7952 A damning report into the Bligh Government’s handling of traffic congestion has said the State Government should learn a thing or two from the Brisbane City Council. In a report to Queensland Parliament, State Auditor-General Glenn Poole found South East Queensland’s urban transport network was ‘labouring under an ineffective mish-mash of State Government strategies to tackle traffic... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8011 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8011 Brisbane City Council has boosted the annual World Refugee Day Community Festival by kicking in a huge $50,000 towards the Annerley event on Sunday. Council’s financial contribution to this event – which last year drew 10,000 people - outstrips the State Government’s $30,000 and has enabled this year’s event to continue to support the community. A 17 nationality team soccer tournament, volleyball... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8079 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8079 Property improvements such as house extensions and subdivisions just got cheaper, thanks to Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s $3.4 billion 2009-2010 budget. Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said the 25 per cent discount on RiskSMART fees for low-risk developments would be increased to 30 per cent. RiskSMART is a five day Council approval process for low-risk development. Cr Cooper said a greater number of RiskSMART... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8009 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8009 Brisbane City Council is getting on with the job of protecting one of Brisbane’s most recognised natural icons with the launch of three public workshops under the Mt Coot-tha Master Plan. Environment Chair Peter Matic said the Master Plan was about establishing a shared vision for Mt Coot-tha and its multiple attractions over the next 20 years. "We want to explore with people in some detail the different aspects of Mt... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8008 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8008 Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice has called on the State Government to live up to its commitment to take control of the Queen Street Bus Station. As part of Brisbane City Council’s agreement to allow the Inner Northern Busway (INB) to be built beneath King George Square, the State Government was to take ownership of the Queen Street Bus Station so it could control all CBD assets. But they have so far refused to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8135 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8135 Residents in Brisbane’s inner north could enjoy new barbecue and picnic facilities and dog agility equipment in a major park, under the Albion Neighbourhood Plan. Brisbane City Council has got on with the job of kicking off a new Crosby Park Master Plan after residents said they wanted more recreational amenity in the area. Council is calling for feedback on what residents want to see in Crosby Park via an online survey at... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8010 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8010 Brisbane City Council will offer financial assistance to help relocate parents from the Kindercraft child care centre in City Hall, when the heritage building is closed for repair. Council finance chair Adrian Schrinner said Council would pay money directly to parents after an attempt to broker a deal to relocate the centre with parent group C&K failed. Cr Schrinner said Council wanted to relocate C&K’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7982 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7982 A three-bedroom house in Ningi near Bribie Island will this weekend help thousands of people in need when it is auctioned for charity by Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman. The Lady Mayoress, Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust, said this was the third year a house had been built by Devine to raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust. “This is a beautiful house positioned in a great natural setting on a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8019 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=8019 Brisbane City Council’s second development industry briefing arrives hot on the heels of a record $3.4 billion budget hand-down, which includes $107 million for planning and development. The July 17 industry briefing will set out how Brisbane intends to become Australia’s best city for development assessment through a budget that seeks to protect and create jobs in the development industry. Property developers, town... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7939 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7939 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has announced the start of construction on the third stage of works on Wynnum Road – another key project in his record Road Action Program. Cr Newman today turned the sod on the $13.95 million project – which will widen the stretch between Stanton Road and Thornlake Court from five lanes to six. He said the work would help improve traffic flows from the Gateway Motorway through to bay-side... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7936 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7936 Residents are being urged to do their bit to limit backyard mozzie breeding, after recent heavy rains and storms. Council’s $3.5 million mosquito management program has been stepped-up to target about 3,000 public area breeding hotspots each week to limit the spread of mozzies. Family and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said that residents also needed to play a role in limiting breeding activity around their homes this... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7935 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7935 Brisbane City Council’s Civic Cabinet has today approved the allocation of over $612,000 in grants to help Brisbane school children and residents enjoy first-class sport and rec facilities. Under the School Sport and Recreation Facility Upgrade Program, about 40 schools applied for funding from across the city. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said schools needed things like shade, irrigation, tennis court resurfacing and new turf to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7934 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7934 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has dished out the latest round of community funding, ensuring the combined boost of over $838,000 in cash for Brisbane’s community groups. Families and Communities Chair Geraldine Knapp said about 50 local projects had received funding through the second round of his biannual Community Grants Program - this year valued at over $1.7 million. “This is just one of the ways we’re helping... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7928 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7928 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will introduce permanent bulk-recycling collections to Brisbane’s inner city - for the first time in Brisbane City Council history - as part of his record $3.4 billion budget. City Business Chair Cr David McLachlan today hailed the Lord Mayor’s 10-month CBD bulk recycling trial as a success. Cr McLachlan said the new service allowed all CBD units that had the space for bulk recycling to make... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7927 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7927 Brisbane City Council is delivering free home tutoring to families with children aged 9-17 years - and assisting parents in the financial squeeze. Online sessions available through its library website have been ramped up from 250 sessions a month to 725 to meet demand from both primary and high school students. ‘YourTutor’ is a one-on-one tutoring session that covers the Maths, Science and English curriculum for children... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7861 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7861 Five Neighbourhood Plans will be started across Brisbane this year, as Council grapples with State Government demands to made room for more people. The new Neighbourhood Plans – for Mount Gravatt Central, Indooroopilly, Racecourse precinct/ Hendra/ Doomben, Lower Oxley Creek, and Toowong/ Auchenflower – brings to 25 the total number of Neighbourhood Plans across Brisbane. The total cost of planning in Brisbane is $107... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7860 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7860 Brisbane City Council today announced a citywide rates increase of 6.35 per cent which is anticipated to be the lowest rates increase in South East Queensland this year. The modest increase – of which 35 per cent was due to State Government water charges – would equate to an increase of $116 a year for the average household. It occurred against a backdrop of record investment in roads and public transport infrastructure... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7858 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7858 Ratepayers are to be offered new green waste bins, and an extra recycling bin. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the new bins were not compulsory, and would be provided on a user-pays basis from July 1, 2010. The new green waste bins would cost $55, plus an annual collection fee of $65 - or about $2.50 for each fortnightly pick-up. The additional yellow top recycling bins would cost $55, with no pickup fee. Council would this year introduce... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7857 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7857 Brisbane will have 12 graffiti clean up teams at a cost of $2 million as Lord Mayor Campbell Newman ramps up Council’s get-tough approach against vandalism. A further $320,000 has been allocated for two new teams. The Lord Mayor has tripled the number of graffiti squads from 4 to 12 since his election. “Since October last year our teams have removed about 130,000 square metres of graffiti – that’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7856 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7856 Brisbane is to get its next great recreational parkland with work to begin on the Karawatha Forest Environment Centre. The centre will be built over the next three years in the middle of the 900ha Karawatha Forest, at a cost of $17 million. In addition, over $2.5 million would be spent on park upgrades at neighbourhood parks right across the city. More than $1.6 million will be spent over four years upgrading park shelters and $295,000 will... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7855 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7855 A new rapid transit bus service to rival light rail will be launched in Brisbane’s CBD next year as part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s massive $164 million public transport investment in 2009/10. Dubbed the ‘City Glider’, the service will link West End, South Brisbane, the CBD, Fortitude Valley and Newstead, helping reduce vehicle congestion in the inner-city. The glider, which will be formally... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7850 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7850 Brisbane's State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers will get up to $500 a year volunteering to help the community during wild weather. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has included annual ‘thank you’ payments in a bid to keep SES workers in training and ready to render assistance. Council would also match any SES fundraising on a dollar for dollar basis, and provide $300,000 for an IT system upgrade to enable the SES to better... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7849 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7849 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is taking the politics out of footpaths by putting councillors in charge of footpath funding for their local area. At least $23 million will be allocated to footpaths over the next 12 months – about $8 million more than this year – with the additional revenue to be funded from increased fines. Council currently spends about $14.2 million on footpaths, including $1 million for new footpaths each... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7848 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7848 Brisbane’s transport infrastructure network will receive a record $1.12 billion capital injection this financial year to get Brisbane moving. Both the CLEM7 tunnel, from Woolloongabba to Bowen Hills, and the Hale Street Link bridge, from Milton to South Brisbane, will open in 2010, heralding the first new river crossing for Brisbane in 20 years. Eleven new major road projects will begin as part of the Lord Mayor’s Road... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7847 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7847 Spending on the environment has increased by almost 30 per cent to $192 million (up from $150 million last year). Sustainability remains Council’s top priority with plans for more trees; more land to be saved from development; and more rebates for projects to reduce household carbon footprints. Funding for new trees increased by 22 per cent to $6.1 million (up from $5 million last year). Council plans to plant two million trees... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7846 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7846 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has taken the significant step towards saving City Hall – delivering the 80 year-old icon a $30.5 million shot in the arm in this year’s budget. About $18 million of the funding comes from the city’s coffers, with the remainder from the Federal Government ($10 million), voluntary donations and fundraisers “We are getting on with the job of saving this beautiful heritage... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7837 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7837 Teenagers at risk of homelessness could scoop scholarships in Certificate IV Youth Work, thanks to a $40,000 boost from the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust. Trust Chair Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman will today present Kelvin Grove based outreach charity Teen Challenge with a donation for its Youth Scholarships for Young Homeless People. “These scholarships are an amazing head start in life for young people aged between 18 and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7835 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7835 Brisbane’s bus patronage reached 6.13 million passengers last month, eclipsing last May by over a quarter of a million, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. That increase was despite massive disruptions to services during last month’s floods. The 6,127,668 passengers who caught a Brisbane Transport bus last month surpassed the figure of 5,853,838 recorded in May 2008, which was an increase of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7842 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7842 A key part of the vision for the Jacob’s Ladder revitalisation will be realised today on Wickham Terrace, as part of Brisbane City Council's Vibrant Laneways project that seeks to bring new life to neglected spaces. When completed, Jacob’s Ladder will include a new outdoor plaza and a revitalised parkland space, representing a new destination for workers and visitors to the city. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7838 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7838 New therapy rooms will be built at Kenmore charity SPACE (Specialised Programs and Community Endeavours) under a $100,000 boost from Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman. The Lady Mayoress, Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust, will today present SPACE with the major grant under her annual giving program as part of an Open Day. “We’re very proud to support SPACE in the establishment of a multifaceted quality of life... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7813 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7813 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has released detailed design plans to upgrade the worst local government road in Queensland – Gap Creek Rd between Kenmore Hills and The Gap. Council will spend $14 million upgrading the 4.8 kilometre stretch of road, including the problem 1.1 kilometre gravel section of road that passes through Mt Coot-tha Forest. “Gap Creek Road is at the top of the RACQ’s worst local government... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7785 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7785 Brisbane City Council is encouraging the people of Bulimba, Balmoral, Hawthorne and Morningside to sign up to a team that will help shape the area’s future. Over 70 people have so far registered interest in joining the Community Planning Team, with a deadline of June 19 looming. More than 100 people attended the seven information sessions held from mid May, with just one session now remaining on June 11. Neighbourhood Planning... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7759 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7759 Construction on a new south-side bikeway has been fast-tracked, with work on Stage 2 of the Tarragindi shared pathway set to begin next Tuesday, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. The project is part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s four year, $100 million commitment for new bikeway infrastructure that will benefit the community by providing an important link in Brisbane’s bicycle and pedestrian... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7757 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7757 Brisbane City Council libraries are currently brimming with older generations learning how to sign up to the social networking revolution, Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp revealed today. Some 331 people attended sessions on how to use online communication tools such as Facebook and YouTube between January and March this year, with 64 percent of participants keen to take on more training. The average age of attendees... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7758 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7758 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is giving $100,000 for warning lights to be installed on rowing boats in the Brisbane River, in a bid to make the sport of rowing safer. The grant will fund more than half of the $176,000 cost to provide 1100 lights to club and school rowers who train within the bounds of Council’s ferry network. The lighting, which was a recommendation of the Lord Mayor’s River Safety Taskforce, will be... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7740 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7740 Maroon has dominated Brisbane City Council’s bus decorating competition – Council’s own State of Origin battle in the lead up to tonight’s opening rugby league match. The decorated buses lined Adelaide Street today, with Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announcing the victorious all-maroon team from Council’s Willawong bus depot. “State of Origin is a key date in Brisbane’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7679 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7679 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will be on hand to wave off the first ever competitors in this Saturday’s Coot-tha Classic, hailed as Brisbane’s biggest annual motor sport event. The Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland-event has been modelled on the earliest recorded motor sport events held on One Tree Hill, Mt Coot-tha, in 1916. Now, after an absence of more than 90 years, about 200 historic cars and motorbikes will... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7663 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7663 Brisbane City Council helped ease life on the streets for a record number of people, with more than 1200 guests visiting the sixth ‘Homeless Connect’ event at City Hall. The free Council event offers a variety of vital services, including accommodation assistance, hair cuts, meals, clothes, legal advice and medical care. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said this year’s event had received double the number of guests... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7650 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7650 Tunnelling for the CLEM7 between Bowen Hills and Woolloongabba is complete after the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) broke through at the southern end this morning. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said it took ‘Matilda’, the 4000-tonne, $50 million TBM, almost 18 months to bore a hole 12.4 metres in diameter and up to 60m below the surface. Matilda arrived at Woolloongabba just over five weeks after her sister TBM,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7631 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7631 The floods may have receded, but Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Brisbane City Council would continue to focus its efforts on coordinating flood relief and the enormous clean up effort following recent severe weather. Up to 320mm of rain fell in a 24 hour period in some parts of Brisbane, causing the worst flooding seen since 1974. “Brisbane has faced one of its worst natural disasters in many years and it has taken an enormous... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7613 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7613 Brisbane’s inefficient split system garbage trucks will be gone in less than two years under a new household waste collection deal awarded by the Brisbane City Council. The deal, worth about $200 million over eight years, will see the old ‘Euro 2’ emissions garbage trucks replaced with new environmentally-friendly ‘Euro 4’ vehicles by 2010. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman congratulated Sita... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7598 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7598 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today praised supermarket giant Woolworths for introducing a trolley lock system in a bid to stop trolleys being abandoned on city streets. Brisbane City Council has collected over 4000 abandoned trolleys from Brisbane’s streets in recent months, including 1500 trolleys in one month alone. The majority of the trolleys were from Coles (1890) and Woolworths (1516) while Aldi (which already has coin locks)... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7577 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7577 Australians are dumping electronic waste faster than general waste - the trend is the focus of an innovation debate in Brisbane today. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the problem was a hefty 312,930 tonnes of electronic equipment disposed in landfill each year (ABS). “eWaste is accumulating three times faster than general waste, but only 15 per cent is recycled, according to the ABS,” Cr Newman said. “Yet, 95... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7574 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7574 The missing link in Brisbane’s popular RiverWalk shared pathway will soon be filled, with the design of the new Cutters Landing section ready to go to tender, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. The project, which continues the existing RiverWalk pathway at Teneriffe past the Powerhouse and into New Farm Park, is part of Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s record $100 million four year commitment for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7573 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7573 Work on the Hale Street Link bridge has been going for a year, bringing Brisbane a step closer to reduced traffic congestion, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today. The $370 million project is one of the Lord Mayor’s major ‘TransApex’ bridge and tunnel projects, designed to create a ring road bypass system around Brisbane’s CBD. Hale St Link, from Milton to South Brisbane, will be Brisbane’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7559 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7559 Free flu jabs will be offered at Brisbane City Council’s Homeless Connect one-day event on Wednesday May 27 for the very first time, just as winter approaches. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Council had also enlisted the help of St Vincent de Paul Society this year to help collect and distribute charitable donations for the event. “Homeless Connect is two days of the year when the city’s homeless can access... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7506 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7506 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has recruited an impressive list of high profile Brisbane personalities to help raise funds to save Brisbane’s iconic and much-loved City Hall. Cr Newman announced the City Hall Heritage Conservation Appeal Committee members today, including former Australian cricketer Ian Healy, former federal minister Con Sciacca, radio identity Jamie Dunn and former newsreader Marie-Louise Thiele. “We need... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9729 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=9729 Brisbane City Council will collect your unwanted mangoes for free. City Business Chairman David McLachlan today said that Council recognised a small number of residences had had problems disposing of an unseasonably large amount of fruit falling from trees around the city. “Residents can take their mangoes to one of Council’s four transfer stations for free without having to use their tip vouchers,” Cr... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7578 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7578 Brisbane City Council is encouraging residents to take advantage of the opportunity to help write the rules that will guide the city’s growth before submissions close on 22 May. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said public comment on the Statement of Proposals, which is the first of three stages of the City Plan 2000 review, was due to close within weeks.   “Our city is changing and we need to reassess our needs... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7572 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7572 Brisbane City Council’s new and improved Planning and Building website is the most clicked link on Council’s homepage – with visits already up 153 percent. The site was officially launched last month as part of the Lord Mayor’s commitment to making Brisbane City Council Australia’s most efficient development assessment authority. Council’s new Planning and Building website is a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7505 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7505 Brisbane’s bus patronage record has been smashed, with over 7.3 million passengers choosing to use Brisbane City Council buses in April alone, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. The 7,300,900 passengers surpassed the previous record of 7,081,453, which was set a year earlier in April 2008. Cr Prentice said the record showed that Brisbane commuters were voting with their feet. “Bus services in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7435 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7435 Brisbane’s Deputy Mayor Graham Quirk has thanked the Federal Government for a $10 million donation to kick start the fundraising campaign to Save City Hall. Cr Quirk today joined Federal Environment and Heritage Minister Peter Garrett for the announcement of funding in Brisbane. The funding injection comes as Brisbane City Council moves to establish a fundraising trust to raise public funds to support the restoration of City... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7411 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7411 Brisbane City Council has temporarily suspended pedestrian access on a segment of the Bicentennial Bikeway, after a series of near misses with cyclists. Public and Active Chairman Jane Prentice today said the path area between Cribb St and Park Rd Milton would be cyclists only. The Bicentennial Bikeway Upgrade project is part of the Lord Mayor’s $100 million investment in shared cycle paths for Brisbane – a quadrupling... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7410 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7410 Mitchelton residents will have the chance to determine their own future when Council holds master planning workshops later this month, Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said today. Cr Cooper said the community would work with Council planners and urban design experts to help develop the Mitchelton Centre Neighbourhood Plan. Discussions will focus on how to improve the area’s transport and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7409 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7409 Brisbane City Council will help preserve the city’s unique buildings by doubling the Heritage Incentive Scheme (HIS) grant available to not-for-profit organisations. Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said Council recognised it was difficult for non-profit organisations to fund conservation projects on their heritage-listed properties. She said Council had doubled its grant allocation from 20 to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7284 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7284 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today kick-started the construction of a new $19 million bus-building facility at Eagle Farm that will deliver hundreds of new buses to Brisbane’s streets. The Lord Mayor said the joint venture between Brisbane City Council and Volgren would help him deliver on his pledge of 500 new buses this Council term. The 2.65ha site at TradeCoast Central, Eagle Farm, would build 150 buses a year for Brisbane City... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7283 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7283 Up to 200 young people could be supported through a new Brisbane Youth Service pilot program, made possible through the donation of $200,000 from the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust. Chair of the Trust, Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman, said ‘Turn a Life’ was a Brisbane Youth Service trial designed to provide key goods and services to help people in need get back on track. “There are so many things in life we... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7275 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7275 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has challenged major supermarket chains to get serious about shopping trolleys after Council collected 1500 abandoned trolleys in the past month. Cr Newman described the situation as “unacceptable” and said supermarkets and shopping centres had to do more to prevent trolleys becoming environmental and safety hazards. “These shopping trolleys end up in our creeks and rivers and are... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7273 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7273 Brisbane City Council has given one of Fortitude Valley’s drabbest areas a much-needed facelift with the help of a world-renowned artist. Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp last night launched a mural painted by world-renowned Sardinian artist Giorgio Polo. The mural - and the services of Polo – were gifts from the Italian region of Sardinia to the City of Brisbane and runs the length of Barry Parade... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7248 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7248 Bus passengers are being picked up outside Fortitude Valley train station after a breakthrough with the Rail Tram and Bus Union, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. Stops 211 and 212 were closed in September last year to divert buses away from the Valley Fiveways after the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) raised concerns that buses were routinely stuck in the intersection during heavy congestion periods. Cr Prentice... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7247 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7247 Brisbane City Council will help launch Australia’s largest free green festival today, as part of its goal to make Brisbane Australia’s greenest city.   Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the pre-launch of Greenfest 2009 at Council’s Green Heart CitySmart Neighbourhood Fair at Taringa would give people a preview of the three-day sustainable lifestyle festival (June 5-7).   Cr Newman said Council... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7213 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7213 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has unveiled Brisbane’s 14th CityCat ferry and announced a trial of infrared cameras to spot rowers on the river. Valued at $3.1 million, the Mahreel – the indigenous name for Spring Hill – is the 6th CityCat to be launched by the Cr Newman since his election in 2004. The Lord Mayor will further expand the fleet to 19 by 2012. Cr Newman said the Mahreel will be part of a three-month... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7198 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7198 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has officially ruled out Toowong connections for the Northern Link tunnel. The decision means that Northern Link will now run straight through from the Western Freeway to the Inner City Bypass, with no exit or entry points in between. Cr Newman said Council had listened to community concern about the ramps during the EIS process, which had been strongly argued by Toowong Councillor Peter Matic. “Both Cr... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7194 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7194 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today announced the five winning entries selected to feature in this year’s special B150 edition of Council’s One Book Many Brisbanes anthology. A mixture of published and unpublished writers feature in the annual compilation of short stories – which has been incorporated into Council’s celebration of Brisbane’s 150th birthday. Cr Newman congratulated this... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7182 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7182 Brisbane has its first new bus depot in 15 years after Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today opened a $56 million facility at Willawong, in Brisbane’s south-west. The Lord Mayor also unveiled Brisbane City Council’s 1000th active bus, reinforcing its position as Australia’s second largest bus fleet, behind Sydney’s State Transit Authority. Cr Newman said the Willawong bus depot would provide bus parking,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7178 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7178 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is today calling for unusual performance venues - from butcher shops to florists – for this year’s Fête de la Musique Brisbane on Sunday 21 June. The Lord Mayor said Fête de la Musique Brisbane was a free music festival, by the people for the people, designed to fill the city’s streets with live music. Registrations open today for performers and venues and close on... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7150 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7150 Brisbane’s buses are more popular with commuters than ever, with a near-record 6.8 million passengers recorded in March, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. That was almost a million more passengers than the 5.86 million who travelled on Brisbane City Council buses in March, 2008. The record monthly patronage figure still stands at 7.08 million, in April, 2008. The month included the single busiest week... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7149 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7149 Brisbane City Council has released the proposed alignment for the $100 million Telegraph Rd rail crossing, but Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chairman Graham Quirk said the project would not proceed without State funding. Cr Quirk said the proposed alignment would reduce bottlenecks, improve traffic movements and provide benefits for motorists, public transport, cyclists and pedestrians on Telegraph Rd and the local road network throughout... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7134 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7134 Chinatown Mall’s $8 million redevelopment will be supported by a Brisbane City Council marketing campaign, aimed at encouraging people to visit during construction. Economic Development Chairman Jane Prentice said the extensive redevelopment, which starts next week, had been fast-tracked to ensure it would be ready in time for the Valley Fiesta in September. Australian construction firm ADCO has been appointed to bring to life... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7125 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7125 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today erected the first of 170 new speed limit signs in the CBD, as the new 40km/h speed limit takes effect this Easter long weekend. Cr Newman said the 10km/h reduction came after a survey of key transport stakeholders and the public found two-thirds (68 percent of respondents) support. There were just 27 per cent against the proposal. The new limit will be enforced from next Tuesday on all inner-city streets... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7098 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7098 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is today calling on the construction industry to step forward for the $200m job of restoring City Hall. An industry briefing is to be held in the Ithaca Hall of City Hall at 8:30am today to equip architects, major contractors and builders with the information they need for the upcoming expressions of interest stage. The Lord Mayor said he was pushing ahead with the largest restoration project ever undertaken by an... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7052 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7052 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s dedication to protecting and promoting Moreton Bay has seen him renew Council’s $11,000 commitment to the Moreton Bay Taskforce. With last month’s devastating oil spill still fresh in peoples’ minds Cr Newman said there was no more important time than now to be giving the bay a helping hand. “Brisbane has a great love for Moreton Bay and its 30 beaches, beautiful... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7049 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7049 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will today officially open the new $8.5m state-of-the-art Brisbane City Council swimming pool worth at Mt Gravatt East. Cr Newman said Brisbane’s 19th public pool - the second on the Southside in 13 years - was built for energy and water efficiency, and to cater to Brisbane’s ageing demographic. The site includes a 25m outdoor heated lap pool, 25m indoor heated leisure-therapy pool, studio... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7036 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=7036 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will today deliver a brand new $80,000 super truck to the SES as part of his promise to improve the crisis response of the highly valued SES. The Lord Mayor will hand over the keys of the custom-built seven-seater truck, which seats two more people than standard trucks. Council’s $600,000 investment in the SES is part of an emergency upgrade in response to the November storms that wreaked havoc in The... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6979 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6979 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has urged Brisbane residents and businesses to join the global Earth Hour phenomenon tomorrow night. Cr Newman, Earth Hour’s official Brisbane ambassador, said thousands of Queenslanders were expected to take part in Earth Hour, building on the success of last year’s event. “Last year, 60 per cent of Brisbane residents turned off their lights for Earth Hour, along with 900 CBD... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6948 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6948 The last of the 38,000 concrete tiles which will line the CLEM7 tunnel under the Brisbane River are ready – signalling another major step forward for the project. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today poured the final batch of the concrete lining segments at RiverCity Motorway’s $20 million pre-cast facility at Eagle Farm. The tiles are installed inside the Clem Jones Tunnel at a rate of 180 per day by the giant tunnel boring... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6947 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6947 Time is running out for residents to nominate for Brisbane City Council’s Mt Coot-tha Master Plan Community Visioning Group before Monday, 30 March. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said members of the Visioning Group would play a key role in the development of a 20-year master plan to make one Mt Coot-tha Brisbane’s premier eco-destination. “This is a great opportunity to be involved in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6902 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6902 The seventh Asia Pacific Cities Summit was launched at Brisbane’s first State of the Capital event today by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman. The biennial summit, Brisbane City Council’s signature international event, will be held in Incheon City, Korea from September 15 to 17. The Lord Mayor said the international event was one of Asia Pacific’s most important trade and economic forums, attended by the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6891 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6891 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman’s transformation of Brisbane into Australia’s most cycle-friendly city has been recognised as “bold” and “visionary” by the industry’s peak body. Cr Newman was presented with the Cycling Promotion Award of the Year for Special Initiatives at the National Bicycling Achievement Awards in Canberra today. The award recognises special contributions... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6859 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6859 Brisbane’s bus full figures remained at less than one per cent in February, despite the anticipated demand brought on by the start of university, Public and Active Transport chairman Jane Prentice said today. Cr Prentice said of the 207,751 services in February, just 1925 (0.92 per cent) reported full for part of the journey. “We always expected the figures to rise once university went back, but the fact remains... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6845 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6845 Brisbane residents will be able to identify their valuables with unique ‘microdots’ after Lord Mayor Campbell Newman delivered on another election commitment today. Microdots are microscopic labels that carry unique serial numbers invisible to the naked eye, identifying the owners of lost or stolen property. The solution can be applied to any item with a spray can or cotton buds and dries into a hard, microscopically... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6815 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6815 Cyanide, arsenic and ‘Sheila-Shine’ shoe polish were just some of the toxic treasures collected during Brisbane City Council’s free hazardous waste collections last year.     City Business Chair David McLachlan said this year’s hazardous waste program would kick off on Saturday at Council’s Ferny Grove Transfer Station.   Cr McLachlan said it would be... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6814 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6814 Brisbane City Council is calling on people to put aside their unwanted electronic items, such as laptops and mobile phones, for 2009’s first e-waste recycling weekend. City Business Chair Cr David McLachlan said on March 6 and 7 between 9am and 4pm people would have the opportunity to drop off and recycle their electrical equipment responsibly at locations across the city. Northgate SIMS recycling, Rochedale landfill, Newmarket... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6816 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6816 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is keeping residents safe by offering free self-defence and personal safety classes, as part of a commitment to increase Brisbane’s safety. At the launch of the program today, the Lord Mayor said successful techniques to counter the most common causes of assault would be taught for free across Brisbane. Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Lord Mayor urged women to sign up to the free... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6813 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6813 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has received a national award for his delivery of vital infrastructure to the City of Brisbane. Cr Newman was last night awarded the prestigious Chairman’s Award at the National Infrastructure Awards in Sydney, held by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA), Australia’s peak infrastructure body. IPA Chairman Mark Birrell said the Lord Mayor cut “a unique figure because of his... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6788 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6788 One of the CLEM7 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has just a kilometre to go before it completes its 4.3km journey from Bowen Hills to Woolloongabba, Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chairman Graham Quirk said today. Cr Quirk said Florence, the 4000-tonne TBM excavating the southbound tunnel, broke a record last month when it travelled 142 metres in one week (February 16-22). “The tunnelers are going great guns under the streets of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6704 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6704 More than 1000 school kids from will take to about 70 locations along the city’s waterways this Friday, as part of the national Schools Clean Up Australia Day initiative. Nominated clean up sites are creeks across the city including Oxley, Indooroopilly, Cubberla, Bulimba, Moggill, Enoggera, Kedron and Wolston. Brisbane City Council will launch its 2009 Catchment Kids program at the event, an initiative that empowers children to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6712 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6712 An Olympic Pole Vaulter, Swimmer, Boxer, High Jumper and Paralympian Power Lifter today helped launch Council’s latest employment scheme offering paid traineeships to elite athletes. Finance and Administration Chair Adrian Schrinner said the scheme offered Olympians and Paralympians part-time traineeships and employment within their chosen Council area. “We Australians are proud of our Olympic athletes and their... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6701 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6701 Speed limits in Brisbane’s CBD are to be reduced from 50km/h to 40 km/h in the interests of public safety, Civic Cabinet announced today. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said Cabinet voted unanimously to the 10km/h reduction after a survey of key transport stakeholders and the public found two-thirds (68 percent of respondents) supported it. There were just 27 per cent were against the proposal. The biggest single reason given by the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6687 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6687 Thousands of students will head to City Hall for Brisbane City Council’s International Students Civic Welcome this Sunday. The event is part of a strategy to nurture the international student market, which is worth $1.3bn per year to the Brisbane economy. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the welcome was one of City Hall’s biggest events of the year and last year attracted a crowd of 2,200. The event was recommended by... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6682 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6682 Brisbane City Council has approved twice the number of household and business development applications that it usually does in a year – due to its new approvals process. Development Assessment Chair Amanda Cooper said 325 applications had been received to date this financial year - a 100 per cent increase on last year. Cr Cooper said Council’s new RiskSMART processing scheme enabled Council to approve most minor... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6680 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6680 Brisbane City Council received a mountain of input last night when it invited a range of community stakeholders to lay a foundation for the future of Mt Coot-tha. The mountain’s iconic Botanic Gardens played host to a workshop engaging the business, environment, community, tourism, cultural, sport and recreation sectors. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chairman Peter Matic said the night was a great way to uncover ways to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6681 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6681 Brisbane City Council could prioritise development applications for nursing homes as part of a raft of possible measures to stop the drift of elderly people to the outskirts of the city. Civic Cabinet today publicly released an independent report from the Lord Mayor’s Taskforce into Retirement and Aged Care which reviewed housing and the provision of services for older people in the city. The report would be out for public comment... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6659 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6659 The next time you receive a letter about changes to your street or suburb, it could well have the Olympic touch to it – thanks to a new Council employment scheme. Finance and Administration Chair Adrian Schrinner said the new scheme offered current and future Olympic athletes part-time traineeships and employment within Council. “The initiative gives our Olympians the flexibility to continue training and competing at the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6654 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6654 Twenty Brisbane City Council staff are being despatched to North Queensland to assist Queensland Health with the Dengue Fever outbreak. Families and Community Services Chair Geraldine Knapp said Queensland Health had requested experienced environmental health officers and field officers on a rotation basis, together with mosquito control equipment. The council officers - with over 100 years combined experience - will assist with household... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6630 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6630 Readers checking The Courier-Mail’s personal ads may come across unusual Valentine’s Day messages declaring a special “green” love for Brisbane today. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the messages were part of Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart CitySmart campaign and provided a sneak preview of a new campaign. “The day many of us declare our love for those we love has to be a good... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6597 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6597 Brisbane is set to play host to 50 students from the Middle East as part of an exchange worth $200,000 to the local economy, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announced today. The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) plans to send 50 students, years 10 and 11, to Brisbane for six weeks this year in the hope of generating new education opportunities between the two cities. Cr Newman, who has just returned from signing a sister city agreement with the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6585 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6585 Brisbane’s bus full figures have fallen for the fifth consecutive month, with just 0.34 per cent of trips reporting a full load in January, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. Cr Prentice said of 238,891 trips in the five-week reporting period (December 27 to January 30), 803 reported full for a section of the journey. It was an improvement on the 0.52 per cent reported in December, 0.71 per cent in... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6581 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6581 Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel program has resulted in a dramatic reduction in car trips and greenhouse gases, according to the latest results. The equivalent of about 130 cars a year were removed from the road (RACQ average kilometre estimates) or two million vehicle kilometres, and 550 tonnes of CO2 cut from the atmosphere. Public and Active Transport Chairman Councillor Jane Prentice said the achievements from the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6575 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6575 Brisbane City Council will provide $200,000 to help communities devastated by the natural disasters that hit north Queensland and Victoria. Acting Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today announced that Brisbane City Council would donate $100,000 to each of the affected regions. Cr Quirk said Civic Cabinet agreed to give $100,000 directly to Councils affected by flooding in north Queensland. Another $100,000 would be donated to the Australian Red... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6565 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6565 Brisbane’s hidden and under-utilised CBD spaces are set to come alive with colour and activity, as the Brisbane City Council Vibrant Laneways project gets underway. Larger than life Arnaldo Pomodoro sculptures, a bustling lane with cafes and specialist retailers, and a CBD-first water harvesting feature are a few of the things in store. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Amanda Cooper said activity had begun beneath Turbot Street... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6526 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6526 Brisbane City Council wants to know what you think about mountain biking in Brisbane. Environment, Parks and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic today announced Council had launched an on-line consultation between February 6 and April 24. Cr Matic said the survey would help establish what people wanted from green and open spaces and whether mountain biking would be suitable for these spaces. Currently bike riding is only permitted within Mt... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6489 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6489 Brisbane City Council’s weeklong World Wetlands Day celebration culminates in a world music festival this weekend. Environment and Sustainability Chair Peter Matic said the WMMWa World Wetlands Festival helped raise awareness of the importance of wetlands to migratory wader birds. “Around 40,000 migratory wader birds visit Moreton Bay each year from around the world, helping to enhance Brisbane’s... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6480 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6480 Brisbane City Council’s eighth Sister City partnership has net its first goal with the signing of a 15-year Thiess Services waste contract with the Abu Dhabi Government in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said the Thiess Services contract, valued at AUD $467m or AED 1.1bn (Arabian Emirate Dirham), was a fantastic way to mark the start of the Brisbane-Abu Dhabi Sister City relationship. “This is... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6456 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6456 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has welcomed Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Brisbane’s newest Sister City. Sister City agreements are formal strategic arrangements to promote and advance the economic development and social infrastructure of each sister city to the mutual benefit of both cities.  Cr Newman and Abu Dhabi City Municipality General Manager H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei signed the Agreement in Abu... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6443 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6443 The long-awaited Rocklea Freight Study has identified a new road link as a possible key in helping to improve the transportation of freight around the suburbs of Sherwood and Yeerongpilly, Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chair Graham Quirk said today. Cr Quirk said the new transportation study was a Council review of both existing and future freight operations in and around Venner Rd, Fairfield Rd and Ipswich Rd. A central recommendation of... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6435 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6435 The CLEM7 tunnel is one step closer to completion, with important resurfacing work to begin Sunday on the Pacific Motorway, Deputy Mayor and Infrastructure Chair Graham Quirk said today. Work will begin between Juliette St and Hawthorne St from 8pm on Sunday (February 1). Cr Graham Quirk said the resurfacing would contribute to the completion of a significant milestone for the CLEM7 tunnel project. “The resurfacing will enable... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6390 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6390 Brisbane residents are being reminded to minimise potential mosquito breeding grounds in their backyard to reduce the spread of Dengue fever to Brisbane.  Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said recent rain and king tides had increased the number of mosquito breeding sites across the city. "Mosquitoes carrying Dengue fever have not been detected in Brisbane in over 50 years – and that’s the way we want to keep... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6385 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6385 The Year of the Ox starts with four days of celebrations from Monday in Fortitude Valley’s Chinatown Mall, Economic Development Chairman Cr Jane Prentice said today. Cr Prentice said Chinese New Year on January 26 was the biggest celebration on the Chinese calendar, designed to usher in a new year of good luck and prosperity. “The festivities kick off with an un-missable opening ceremony, the lion dance and Chinese... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6384 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6384 Brisbane City Council wants residents, businesses and community groups in the Bracken Ridge area to have their say on the future of their suburbs by contributing to the new Bracken Ridge and District Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Planning Chair Cr Amanda Cooper said the public could make formal submissions between 28 January and 13 March to make their views heard. Issues the Bracken Ridge and District Neighbourhood Plan will consider... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6374 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6374 Brisbane cyclists will be able to access free bicycles at 150 locations from St Lucia to Newstead in Australia’s first bike hire scheme, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said today. The Lord Mayor today put pen to paper on a 20 year contract with JCDecaux for the installation, operation and maintenance of the innovative new bicycle scheme. “This is an Australian first and an exciting new development for Brisbane,” he... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6373 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6373 Brisbane City Council’s first free plants of the year are now on offer across the city, with your rates notice. Acting Chair of Environment and Sustainability Cr Norm Wyndham said ratepayers could present their rates notice at any Customer Service Centre, library or Ward office to obtain the authorisation card for garden centres. “Residents can choose plants from over 30 different species, including flowering... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6364 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6364 Brisbane City Council is calling on Brisbane to help Clean Up Australia as part of Ian Kiernan’s 2009 nationwide campaign. Brisbane businesses, schools and individuals can get involved on three organised days with a Business Clean Up Day on February 24, a Schools Clean Up Day on February 27, and a general Clean Up Day on March 1. Brisbane City Council Clean Up Chairman Cr Norm Wyndham said Brisbane had a reputation for... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6348 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6348 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will announce the winners of his 2009 Australia Day Awards at a ceremony in Brisbane City Hall tonight, ahead of Australia Day weekend. The Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Awards recognise the achievements of those who significantly improve the lives of others and contribute to the vision of a strong and harmonious community. Cr Newman said there were many things to celebrate about Brisbane, but it was the... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6346 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6346 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 was capable of carrying up to 98 passengers. “These buses represent the latest in bus technology and will significantly boost... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6330 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6330 Brisbane City Council is harnessing social networking technology for its Neighbourhood Planning process, as the next development in public consultation. An online chat room has been created for residents to share their thoughts, view comments made by other locals, and discuss ideas relating to the specific planning issues that will shape the South Brisbane Riverside Neighbourhood Plan. The website is the latest communication channel in a... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6329 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6329 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman will today turn the sod on another multi-million dollar road project as part of his $1.2 billion Road Action Plan to ease traffic congestion. The $21.2 million (Stage 1) Tilley Road extension will provide a new 1.3km link between Manly West and Wynnum West, and improved local access to schools, shops and services. Tilley Road is just one of 13 major road projects and intersection upgrades worth $128 million that... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6325 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6325 The Year of the Ox will start with four days of celebrations in Fortitude Valley’s Chinatown Mall, Economic Development Chairman Cr Jane Prentice said today. Cr Prentice said Chinese New Year on January 26 was the biggest celebration on the Chinese calendar, designed to usher in a new year of good luck and prosperity. “Chinatown Mall in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley will come alive with sound and colour for four... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6322 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6322 Lord Mayor Campbell Newman today launched the first new road project in his $1.2 billion investment in local roads, with construction starting on the Wolston Rd connection at Wacol. The new $21.9 million Wolston Rd connection project is the first new road to be constructed in the Lord Mayor’s Road Action Program. Cr Newman, who officiated at a sod-turning ceremony this morning, said the project involved constructing a new two lane... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6307 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6307 Improved services have seen Brisbane’s bus full figures fall again, with one-half of one per cent of trips reporting a full load in December, Public and Active Transport Chairman Jane Prentice said today. Cr Prentice said of 191,257 trips in the four-week reporting period (November 29 to December 29), 985 reported full for a section of the journey, equating to just 0.52 per cent. It was an improvement on the 0.71 per cent reported... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6301 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6301 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 initiative. He said the Queensland Government’s ClimateSmart home energy audit would not cost Brisbane homeowners a cent, with Council reimbursing... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=5944 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=5944 Thousands of toys will be donated to Brisbane charities at a warehouse in Colmslie, as part of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust (LMCT) Christmas Gifts Appeal on Wednesday. More than $72,000 in cash and food vouchers will also go to over 40 charities, during a presentation by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman. The Lord Mayor said The Trust’s Christmas Toys and Grants program was a popular and... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6043 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6043 A new fundraising cookbook demonstrates Brisbane can do as well as New York, Manhattan or Devonshire - when it comes to favourite recipes. The Lady Mayoress Cookbook containing 52 Jan Power, Peter Hackworth and Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman recipes was launched by the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust in partnership with St.George Bank today. Trust Chair Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman said nearly every recipe drew on a Brisbane place name or... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6042 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6042 The homely cookbook has joined the ranks of fun runs, themed balls, and celebrity calendars - with the launch of the latest Lord Mayor's Community Trust fundraiser. The Trust has launched The Lady Mayoress Cookbook – a unique collection of 52 recipes from Jan Power, Peter Hackworth and Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman - presented in partnership with St.George Bank. Trust Chair Mrs Newman said the year-long project to create her limited... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6010 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6010 The stories of four Brisbane women are intimately woven into The Lady Mayoress Cookbook – a fundraising recipe book launched today by the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust in partnership with St.George Bank. The fundraising cookbook is a project by Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman and inspired by a previous 1938 book by the then Lady Mayoress, Mrs Martha Jones. “Mrs Jones was the wife of one of the first lord mayors,... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6044 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=6044 Beyond Blue and Scripture Union have been named as the two beneficiaries of the popular City Meets Country Ball held at City Hall at Ekka time. Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust, Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman, said the two charities would be presented with their cheques along with biannual grant round charities at City Hall on Friday 17 November. “The Trust funds frontline charities that make a long term difference... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=5184 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=5184 Lord Mayor's Community Trust - Supporting Brisbane's Charities Kedron-based non-profit organization Young Parents Program is to receive a truck load of new child care, BBQ and office equipment through the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust. Trust Deputy Chair and Marchant Ward Councillor Fiona King said Young Parents Program was a support service for first-time pregnant mums aged 19 or under. Cr King said the Trust would deliver porta... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=4718 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=4718 Lord Mayor's Community Trust - Supporting Brisbane's Charities This year’s Ekka festivities will have an extra element of style, with the inaugural City Meets Country Ball to be held at City Hall on Saturday, August 9. Lady Mayoress Lisa Newman said the Ball, organised by Lord Mayor’s Community Trust (LMCT), would add a touch of glamour and style to Ekka Week. “The Ekka is all about rural Queensland coming to... http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=4706 http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=4706 Lord Mayor's Community Trust - Supporting Brisbane's Charities Kids up to six years of age severely impacted by abuse or neglect will get a much-anticipated sensory room allowing them to play and forget their worries, thanks to a donation from the Lord Mayor’s Community Trust today. 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