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Get fit for free this Summer in Brisbane

16 February, 2015 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is refreshing Brisbane residents exercise routines with Council’s Active Parks program in more than 50 local parks across Brisbane. The Lord Mayor said residents could take part in a range of activities, from aqua fitness classes and gardening workshops, to the more a... Read more

Voting now open for Brisbane's Recycling Art Competition

16 February, 2015 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has announced voting is now open in Council’s third annual Recycling Art Competition, with 14 artworks on display for public voting. The Lord Mayor said the Recycling Art Competition is an opportunity for local artists to get creative with recycled materials and showc... Read more

Lord Mayor honours Brisbane’s outstanding citizens

23 January, 2015 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has extended his gratitude to the 2015 Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Awards winners and nominees at a ceremony held at City Hall last night. The Lord Mayor said the awards recognised Brisbane residents who have significantly improved the lives of individuals and communiti... Read more

Lord Mayor to swear-in 620 new citizens from 75 countries at City Hall on Monday

23 January, 2015 City Hall will host Queensland’s largest Australia Day citizenship ceremony on Monday with 620 people from 75 countries expected to become new citizens. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, who will conduct the swearing-in ceremony, said there were 95 new citizens being sworn-in from India, 86 from the U... Read more

Higher than normal tides expected

20 January, 2015 WEATHER UPDATE: From Wednesday, 21 January 2015 through to Saturday, 24 January 2015, Brisbane is expected to experience higher than normal high tides. An alert service email and SMS will be distributed to registered residents within the impacted areas to advise of the upcoming higher than normal... Read more

Council's Library Amnesty collects 20t of canned food

19 January, 2015 Brisbane Lifestyle Chairman Councillor Krista Adams is thanking residents for supporting Council’s 2014 Library Amnesty, which saw approximately 20 tonnes of canned food donated. Cr Adams said the annual Library Amnesty initiative offered library members the opportunity to have their outstand... Read more

Farmers Market coming to Lone Pine this February

16 January, 2015 With the desire to bring freshly grown produce to the local community, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and Moggill Markets join forces to create the 'Fig Tree Farmers Market'. Launching on Wednesday, 4th February 2015, weekly markets will be held at Lone ... Read more

Storm clean-up continues

05 December, 2014 Residents in storm-affected households are reminded that free waste disposal at Council’s four transfer stations are available today, Saturday and Sunday. If residents are unable to access a transfer station, they are encouraged to secure any waste on the kerbside as much as possible to minim... Read more

See Brisbane's Christmas Lights by Council bus

01 December, 2014 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is inviting residents to enjoy the sparkle of this year’s Christmas lights on a Council bus tour journeying through the city’s most spectacularly lit suburbs. The Lord Mayor said the Council Christmas lights bus tours would run nightly and would showcase some of... Read more

IGA Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols

01 December, 2014 Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is helping to bring in the festive season with Brisbane’s premier Christmas celebration, the IGA Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. The Lord Mayor said this year’s event would light up Riverstage with performances from some of Australia’s most renowned s... Read more

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