Posted on Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Local residents will soon have access to Brisbane's newest Council library, when the Carindale Library reopens in Westfield Carindale on 29 March.Cr Schrinner said the new $4 million library was expected to be opened in late March to coincide with the completion of the shopping centre extension. “Th... ... more
Posted on Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today released a 20 year plan for Brisbane that will see the city capitalise on the global expansion of the resources sector to double its economy and support an additional 343,000 jobs by 2031. The Brisbane Economic Development Plan 2012 – 2031 outlines how Brisbane can driv... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 9 February 2012
Council’s Pine Mountain Road recycling facility is saving ratepayers money as well as helping reduce Brisbane’s carbon footprint through sustainable operations. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said Pine Mountain recycles approximately 50,000 tonnes of asphalt each year, which is then used in the maintenance... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 5 February 2012
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk today planted the milestone two millionth tree in Council’s 2 Million Trees Program, delivering his commitment a month ahead of schedule. The Lord Mayor said Council had invested in planting trees in Brisbane’s parks, open spaces and even disused landfill sites to help prote... ... more
Posted on Friday, 3 February 2012
It’s taken 12 months of hard lobbying, but the State Government has finally caved into public pressure and agreed to build a park n ride near Westfield Carindale. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk received a letter from Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk this week advising she was willing to enter into... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 2 February 2012
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has welcomed an independent report that says Brisbane will grow faster than any other ‘mature’ world city by 2020. Cr Qurik said the report by Jones Lang La Salle "A New World of Cities: Redefining the Real Estate Investment Map" provides further evidence that Brisbane is on ... ... more