Brisbane council to reconsider scrapping of kerbside collections

Brisbane council to reconsider scrapping of kerbside collections

Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner defends cutting the program to save $13 million,as 1500 people add their names to a petition calling for its reinstatement.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Brisbane Marketing renamed and repurposed in wake of COVID-19

Brisbane Marketing renamed and repurposed in wake of COVID-19

Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner says council's marketing agency now needs to focus on domestic economic development opportunities.

  • byLucy Stone
Brisbane green bridge scrapped as council seeks another location

Brisbane green bridge scrapped as council seeks another location

Residents never warmed to the green bridge,one of five that lord mayor Adrian Schrinner committed to in his first budget last year.

  • byLucy Stone
Brisbane Metro costs blow out to $1.2 billion

Brisbane Metro costs blow out to $1.2 billion

The LNP administration's signature public transport project has added $300 million to its budget due to shifting priorities.

  • byLucy Stone
'People rely on that':Calls for kerbside council collection return

'People rely on that':Calls for kerbside council collection return

Brisbane City Council's Labor opposition has launched a petition to reinstate the popular hard rubbish program,which has been suspended for two years as part of budget saving measures.

  • byMatt Dennien
'Budget of half-measures'not enough for coronavirus response:Labor

'Budget of half-measures'not enough for coronavirus response:Labor

Opposition leader Jared Cassidy has criticised the lord mayor's budget,saying it doesn't do enough for residents in hard times.

  • byLucy Stone
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Brisbane City Council budget at a glance:Winners and losers

Brisbane City Council budget at a glance:Winners and losers

Brisbane City Council's popular kerbside collection program will be suspended for two years.

  • byMatt Dennien
Six-month rates freeze as Brisbane budget braces for impact

Six-month rates freeze as Brisbane budget braces for impact

Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner has handed down his second budget,losing $142 million in revenue.

  • byLucy Stone
Brisbane council's coronavirus-hit budget to be released on Wednesday
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Brisbane council's coronavirus-hit budget to be released on Wednesday

The council has kept quiet about any rate hikes,changes to fees or cuts to services in the upcoming budget.

  • byLucy Stone
Electoral Commission staff to be grilled on slow election count

Electoral Commission staff to be grilled on slow election count

Key Electoral Commission Queensland staff will give evidence to a parliamentary committee on Monday why council and byelection results were so slow to appear.

  • byTony Moore
BrisBetter left unsaid until after coronavirus passes:Schrinner

BrisBetter left unsaid until after coronavirus passes:Schrinner

A $4 million marketing campaign for Brisbane City Council's budget,criticised as an LNP promotion ahead of the council elections,won't immediately return.

  • byLucy Stone