Brisbane news

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is opening up a new world of opportunity for the burgeoning number of entrepreneurs operating in Brisbane’s suburbs.

Venues, businesses and artists hit hard by the pandemic are set to benefit from a two-week music festival being backed by the Schrinner Council Team.

After a year of uncertainty, lockdowns and travel restrictions, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is encouraging Queenslanders to go in the draw to receive one of 30,000 tourism vouchers to put towards an unforgettable getaway to their state’s capital.

More than 50 Brisbane restaurants and bars will be serving up dining deals as part of a two-week campaign to reignite the city’s dining scene.

Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart Fair will treat residents to free native plants, Brisbane’s leading sustainability experts and practical ways to live an eco-friendlier life when it returns to Chermside on Sunday 30 May.

With thousands of reports of abandoned vehicles in Brisbane every year, Council is cleaning up the streets and making the unclaimed cars available to the public via auction.

History buffs can wind the clock back to Brisbane’s past with two new outdoor Heritage Trails now open, which for the very first time will offer QR codes that unlock even more stories.

Brisbane City Council is helping to take the guesswork out of entertaining the kids these school holidays, with more than 400 free and low-cost activities available in Brisbane, running until 18 April.

You could score yourself one of 300 limited edition artworks as part of a one-off augmented reality treasure hunt series by Brisbane City Council’s Sunny Side Up Outdoor Gallery, supported by Arts Queensland.

If you’ve wondered what it’s like to live inside the Walter Taylor Bridge in Brisbane’s South, consider your curiosity satisfied because free tours inside the quirky lodgings have restarted.

Brisbane is powering ahead to become Australia’s first capital city with an e-mobility strategy, following a successful three-month consultation period that attracted more than 900 responses.

Brisbane’s seniors are dancing, painting and pedalling across Brisbane in great numbers, however some are still cautious about jumping on board free public transport to travel to their activities.

Public and Active Transport Chair Ryan Murphy is calling on Brisbane to get back on board buses, ferries and CityCats and help build back the confidence in public transport that was lost due to the pandemic.

Construction of Queensland’s first ‘dark supermarket’ is set to start next month, with Brisbane City Council approving the mega grocery delivery facility in Rochedale, which is set to create more than 600 jobs.

The International Olympic Committee has overnight named Brisbane as the preferred host for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The announcement comes just days before the SEQ Mayors mark six years since initiating the push to host the Games.