-- Tabled Dedicated to a better Brisbane Incorporah:t1. by leave SEPTEMBER EDITION 2011 '-----~~~"-----------_. A message from Lord Mayor Graham Quirk Under my administration, Council is building a transport system that will keep Brisbane moving for generations to come. Recently, work commenced on Go Between Bridge, Clem? Tunnel Legacy Way, Council's newest tunnel and Airport Link are also part of the project that will link the Western TransApex vision. II Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, cutting We're also pressing ahead with a travel time by as much as 44%. massive expansion of our public transport network. In this Council Aside from the obvious commuter term, we will build 500 new buses for benefits and congestion relief on Brisbane roads, invest $100 million in Coronation Drive and Milton Road, bikeway infrastructure and by 2012, this project will provide 5000 jobs the CityCat fleet will have grown to for Brisbane residents and deliver 19 ferries. $10.5 billion in economic benefits for our city. You can keep up-to-date by visiting my Facebook page or my website at Legacy Way forms an important part www.grahamquirk.com.au. of TransApex - our ambitious plan for a network of major road projects Graham Quirk that will keep Brisbane moving. The LORD MAYOR Do you know someone who has made Brisbane a better place to be? Nominate them now for an award. • Citizen of the Year • Australia Day Sports Award ~ 2012 ~ • Senior Citizen of the Year • Australia Day Achievement Awards Australia Day • Young Citizen ofthe Year • Lord Mayor's Green Heart Award LORD • Community Event ofthe Year • Lord Mayor's Green Heart Event MAYOR'S • Australia Day Cultural/Arts Award • Lord Mayor's Green Heart Youth Award For information on how to nominate visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au AUSTRALIA or call Council on 3403 8888. DAYAWARDS Nominations close 5pm Friday 11 November 2011. Council delivers value for money Mt Gravatt In the 2011112 Budget, Council introduced one of the lowest rate Park now rises in 35 years. While still keeping rates low, Council continues to deliver its core services in the revitalised suburbs with record investment in road resurfacing and new footpaths. As part of Council's Neighbourhood Enhancement Council has also provided added support for local pensioners with the increase program, Mt Gravatt Park has in pensioner rates rebates as well as increasing the total rate and water rebate been revitalised. ceiling for full pensioners and part pensioners. The $90,000 upgrade of the park Council is committed to delivering value for money for Brisbane residents - this involved the installation of a new is proven by the achievement of the lowest rate rise in the SEQ region with an youth playground and additional average increase of only $21.33. seating in the park. 2011-12 South-East Queensland Urban Councils The upgrade follows other Average Net Rates and Charges $ increase works completed by Council at Mt Gravatt Park last year, $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 including a new younger children's playground, a new pathway and a picnic table with shelter. Logan - $75.05 The installation of these latest facilities will add to the appeal of the park as a community space to Ipswich - $60.85 be enjoyed by residents. The projects are part of the Redland - $56.95 wider Mt Gravatt Corridor Neighbourhood Plan and are a direct result of the community Moreton Bay - $50.89 consultation Council has undertaken with residents as part ofthis process. Sunshine Coast - $46.04 For more information on the Mt Gravatt Corridor Gold Coast­ Neighbourhood Plan visit $21.99 www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ neighbourhoodplanning Brisbane ­ or phone 3403 8888. $21.33 Summit a winner for Brisbane The 2011 Asia Pacific Cities Summit in July continues to have an impact on Brisbane's economy with a number of major business deals being signed in the weeks following the event. The biennial summit is about creating and exchanging ideas and providing an opportunity for Brisbane companies to do business internationally. Summit keynote speaker and former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, praised Brisbane's flood recovery and was impressed by the way our city has bounced back in a short period of time. The strong message of recovery delivered during the summit enhanced Brisbane's reputation with more than 1100 delegates from 115 cities around the world. Significant business agreements signed during the Summit are set to deliver considerable, ongoing economic benefits for Brisbane, with the value already estimated at over $6.5 million. The summit, along with major sporting events in July, attracted 35,000 visitors to Brisbane with hotel occupancy rates hitting close to 100%. Kaohsiung, one of Brisbane's nine sister cities, will host the 2013 Asia Pacific Cities Summit. 2 I I City mall smoke-free Residents and visitors to Brisbane can breathe easier because Queen Street Mall is now a smoke-free zone. People who smoke in the mall will be CityCat network still growing asked to immediately 'butt out' in line with the Smoke-Free Brisbane's CityCat network is set to extend further down the Brisbane Places Local Law.* River with construction of the Northshore Hamilton terminal set for completion in early October. The new terminal, funded and constructed The law was introduced on by the Urban Land Development Authority, will be controlled and 1 September after Council operated by Council and will include: responded to overwhelming community support for a • a sheltered gangway and waiting area with room for 24 seats total smoking ban in the mall. • non-slip gangway and pontoon flooring Council expects the ban to • a pontoon that will accommodate two CityCats at the same time reduce the amount of cigarette • sustainability measures, including recycled building materials, a butt litter in the mall and make rainwater tank and solar panels along the length of the gangway. it a more pleasant place to The terminal will bring with it a new timetable with more frequent services shop, work and gather for the including a Northshore Hamilton Riverside Shuttle, operating hourly from 50 million people who visit Monday to Friday during peak hours, and running between Northshore every year. Hamilton and Apollo Road, then express to the Riverside terminal. Look out for 'no smoking' Residents are invited to a community event on Sunday 2 October from signage at all mall entry points 1Oam to 1pm to celebrate the opening of the new terminal and the launch and throughout the mall. of new CityCat services. For CityCat and CityFerry timetables visit www.translink.com.au. * A fine of$200 will only be issued if two requests are ignored. Council recently started construction on the new Teneriffe terminal which will bring Brisbane's iconic CityCats to Teneriffe for the first time. The terminal will be open by the end of the year. The new West End Ferry Terminal opened recently, and River Plaza Ferry Terminal was reopened Your suburb_-. and renamed Maritime Museum. The reopening of the two terminals marks the full restoration of Brisbane's CityCat and CityFerry network Carindale following January's flood. was named in the 1980s, For more information on Brisbane's CityCat Terminal Expansion project derived from the adjoining contact the project team on [email protected]. suburb of Carina. Large items collection from your kerbside Now that kerbside collection is an nnual service, it's a great opportunity for you to dispose of unwanted larae houserold :+erns You'll receive a flyer in the mail two weeks prior to the kerbside collection commencing in your suburb, listing the items that are acceptable for collection. Before your scheduled collection you can check Council's online Recycling Services Directory listing organisations including charities that can help you find a new home for your good secondhand items and save them from landfill. On the weekend prior to collection, neatly stack items near the kerb (piles should be no larger than two cubic metres). Take doors off fridges and cupboards and please don't leave out sharp or dangerous objects. Metal items will be collected separately for recycling. For more information and to access Council's Recycling Services Directory visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/waste and click on the Recycling link, or call 3403 8888. 3 DESIGN CONCEPT B- F~ed Stfuctu1e, on the original alignment, with an opening for veuels, moorings on lhe bank . DESIGN CONCEPT C ­ Donations fixed structure, <loser to the bank than the original RiverWaHr,with moorings onlhe ouler edge " - DESIGti CONCEPT E •••••••• Re-designoftheOfiglnillflOiltin9RiverWalkontheOfiginatill;gn~t still needed .c Bellbowrie Kindergarten Have your say on Riverwalk and Preschool Association, Western Districts Community Residents can comment on the five options Council has put and Sporting Club at Chelmer, forward for rebuilding Riverwalk after the devastating flood in Metropolitan Districts Netball January caused sections to wash away. Association, Corinda Horse and Pony Club, and the Eastern The five options range from a fully floating walkway to more economical Suburbs Football Club at alternatives such as a fixed boardwalk or retaining wall. Coorparoo are among the 19 organisations to receive help so Community feedback, along with other factors such as cost, environment, far from the generous donations constructability and flood impacts will be considered by Council when of Brisbane residents to the Lord choosing the preferred design. All five concepts will be designed with flood Mayor's Community Disaster resistance in mind. Relief Appeal Fund. The project will be funded by the Federal and State Governments at a cost More funds are still needed to of up to $75 million. Council can only use these funds to rebuild a riverwalk, allow flood cleanup work to not for any other project.