Cr Schrinner said on Thursday night that he had listened to residents and,with"strong advocacy"from local councillors,it was clear the community wanted to"protect"Mt Coot-tha.
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"Since becoming lord mayor,I’ve read many of the submissions and received a briefing from the CEO that shows council’s initial $1 million investment in this project could double as a result of legal fees from the court appeal,"he said.
"Council has advised[project contractor] Zipline Australia that we will be withdrawing our support for the project including any objection to the legal appeal before the Planning and Environment Court.
"I’ve made it clear that I am going to be a champion for our precious green spaces and this is proof that I’m 100 per cent serious."
A community group,the Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance,had lodged the appeal after the council approved the development in March.
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The state government,which also had to provide approval to the council's land use management plan for the land held in trust at Mt Coot-tha,had said it wouldwait until the appeal was finalised before making a final decision.
Zipline Australia,a Brisbane company,had already received $300,000 of a planned $1 million council contribution.
The balance,council said,would be directed back to Mt Coot-tha upgrades,such as walking trails.
“The Star Entertainment Group have plans to build a zipline across the Brisbane River from the Queen’s Wharf project to South Bank and that’s a proposal I’d be keen to have a ride on,” Cr Schrinner said.
“I'm up for bungy-jumping,I'd go on a zipline,I'd go abseiling - these are the sorts of things I'd be up for,but not at Mt Coot-tha.”
In recent days,several LNP councillors had shared photos of themselves talking to Cr Schrinner about community views on the subject,with councillors Peter Matic and Kate Richards both posting on social media within an hour of each other that they were taking community views to the new lord mayor.
Outgoing councillor Julian Simmonds had also flagged that he had been"vocal"in bringing community opinions to the lord mayor about the zipline.