The spike in reports of illegal dumping came with hundreds of fines issued by the council.
Fewer complaints were made to Brisbane City Council about noisy dogs,construction or refrigerators and airconditioners.
The popular New Farm riverwalk will see some disruptions as it is ripped up and replaced.
Vulnerable people will be able to arrange to have big items collected for free following backlash to the scrapping of kerbside collection.
'Minor change'development applications can be fast-tracked by builders and developers in the coming months.
Public transport committee chair Ryan Murphy confirmed the council had budgeted nearly $400,000 in marketing for Brisbane Metro in the coming financial year.
A volunteer tourism project will be scrapped by the newly-renamed Brisbane Economic Development Agency.
Brisbane's popular kerbside collection scheme,dumped for two years to claw back cash in a coronavirus-hit budget,could return sooner if the council books take an upward turn.
The fee hike is the first in seven years,lord mayor Adrian Schrinner said.
A council spokeswoman denied the move was an indication the council had privatised any part of the city's cemeteries.
The School of Arts on Ann Street has been closed to the public for years.