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I am seeking your feedback on naming the footbridge at Rafting Ground Park, Pullenvale, in honour of Emeritus Professor Ludvik Bass who passed away in late 2022. The Bass family has lived in Pullenvale since moving  from Kenmore in 1976. In the early days, the family frequently picnicked in the park and the children often rode

I have received requests from residents asking for Council to consider installing a small dog off-leash area into Booker Place Park.  I am therefore undertaking community consultation to hear the views of local residents before making a decision. Here is an example of how the small DOLA would fit within the existing Dog Park. Please

Council has released its draft Mountain Bike Concept Plan for Mount Coot-tha and is inviting residents to provide their feedback.  The draft plan caters for a mix of walking and properly maintained mountain bike tracks to ensure residents can use the mountain while at the same time ensuring the preservation and conservation of the environment

Following the recent flood, SeqWater has announced it is planning to bring forward construction of the new vehicle bridge to replace the existing Mt. Crosby Weir Bridge. The contract for the new bridge was recently awarded to BMD Constructions, with work expected to begin in the coming months and completed before the end of 2023.

The Schrinner Council is celebrating 30 years of the Bushland Acquisition Programme which began in the Pullenvale Ward with the purchase of 495 Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Mt Coot-tha by then Lord Mayor, Sallyanne Atkinson. Over that time, Council has invested about $350 million in protecting 392 individual sites, totalling more than 4320 hectares of

Our Habitat Brisbane officers are committed to protecting our unique flora and fauna across the city. We have large tracts of intact bushland within the Pullenvale Ward so I asked them recently to identify particular species in various locations that could benefit from the installation of nesting boxes. I’m advised locally there is an array

Member for Ryan Julian Simmonds together with Councillor for Pullenvale Ward Greg Adermann have unveiled plans for the new community facility at 98 Brookfield Road, Kenmore. Architects bureau proberts have done a concept design with funding secured by Cr. Adermann following consultation with the Kenmore Men’s Shed, Kenmore Bridge Club and e-Waste Connection on their

Funds have been secured in the 2021 /22 Schrinner Council budget to extend the Personalised Public Transport trial at Bellbowrie and Moggill for another six months. The route has been realigned to include the new Moggill Village Shopping Centre (see image) and the number of services reduced to meet demand for when it is most

Good news regarding kerbside collection in the eastern part of the Pullenvale Ward. Council has been advising residents of Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Chapel Hill, Brookfield and Upper Brookfield that their first collection following the resumption of kerbside collection would be in June 2022. After receiving a large number of enquiries from local residents, I made