Brisbane City Council Budget Summary 2018-19
It is an honour for me to present the 2018-19 Brisbane City Council Budget.
Brisbane continues to be a great place to live, work and relax – it's a safe, vibrant, sustainable and prosperous city, valued for its relaxed subtropical lifestyle and leisure opportunities.
This Budget is underpinned by our five-point plan presented to residents in March 2016.
• Continuing to take action on traffic congestion.
• Delivering modern public and active transport systems.
• A clean, green and sustainable city.
• Building our local economy and creating new jobs for the future.
• Increasing the leisure and lifestyle opportunities in our city.
This Budget is centred on achieving the key principles of Mobility, Liveability and Sustainability. By focusing on these, we will be able to offer the services that residents demand and the choices that a New World City should have.
Our Mobility pIedge is demonstrated by this Administration's flagship commitment – Brisbane Metro. The $944 million Metro project will change the way people move and connect in our city and with the recent $300 million commitment from the Australian Government, it is now fully funded.
A liveable city is more than just new jobs and better roads. It is about creating new lifestyle and leisure opportunities in our suburbs. This Budget will support Brisbane's Liveability with more major events and local markets, and better facilities and venues for all ages to enjoy, with more things to see and do.
This Budget will support Sustainability by delivering more sporting and community parks. My commitment as Lord Mayor is to improve more than 2100 parks across Brisbane and deliver more parks and greenspace. All residents whether city or suburb based will be able to enjoy the new lifestyle and leisure opportunities these greenspaces provide.
This Budget proves that together we have achieved a lot, but there's more to be done. We are improving quality of life for residents while ensuring our city has the services and infrastructure to meet the needs of future generations and keep Brisbane heading in the right direction.
Graham Quirk
LORD MAYOR
At a Glance
$968.3 M Reducing Traffic Congestion
$717.3 M Public and Active Transport
$630.3 M Clean, Green and Sustainable
$439.9 MEconomic Development
$351 M Lifestyle and Leisure
Creating new lifestyle and leisure opportunities
A liveable city is about more than just new jobs and better roads. More leisure options mean exciting events and vibrant markets, with better facilities and venues for all ages.
$75.2 M Libraries
$10.6 M River Hubs
$166,000 Lord Mayor's Children's Concerts
$23.6 M Aquatic Centres
$830,000 School of Arts Refurbishment
$133,000 Supporting Historical Organisations
Building smoother streets and tackling traffic congestion
Taking real action on traffic congestion, while delivering smoother suburban streets, means getting residents home quicker and safer with more travel options.
$90 M Road Resurfacing
$35.6 M Telegraph Road Corridor
$96.4 M Kingsford Smith Drive
$22.2 M Green Camp Road
$39 M Wynnum Road Corridor
$1.1 M ICB Corridor Improvements
Building our local economy while creating new jobs
Supporting small business and nurturing innovation means a strong economy with more jobs right across Brisbane.
$6.9 MAttracting Tourism and Major Events
$247,000Free Wi-Fi to Suburban Centres
$4 M Mall Improvements
$1.2 M Youth Employment
$1.7 M Business Hotline
$4 MCrimePrevention
Delivering Australia’s most modern public and active transport
World-class public transport means more buses for the suburbs, fewer cars on the road and quicker, more comfortable trips and more travel optionsfor residents.
$33.9 M 60 New Buses
$126.5 M Public TransportSubsidy
$4.5 M New CityCat
$43.8 M Bikeways
$39.9 M Brisbane Metro
$959,000 New SpeedyCatExpress Services
Keeping Brisbane clean, green and sustainable
Keeping Brisbane clean and green is all about making our city liveable and sustainable for our children and their children to follow.
$15.2 M Recycling Initiatives
$154.6 M New and Upgraded Parks
$2.6 M Northern Suburbs Environment Centre
$105.3 M Flood Resilience
$34.5 MBushland Acquisition
$5 M Oxley Creek Transformation
Total rate updates
2.5% Average annualincrease to total rates(owner-occupied households)
$10 Average quarterlyincrease to total rates(owner-occupied households)
$0.77 Average weeklyincrease to total rates(owner-occupied households)
Rebate updates
$1,015 Full Pension Rebate(excluding water) increase from $990
$474Part Pension Rebate(excluding water) increase from $462
– Only Council in SEQ to provide pensioner water remission
– 38,285 pensioner households/properties receive a water remissions rebate
– One of the most generous remission schemes in Australia
$4.5 M, Festivals and Events
$2 M, Start-ups and Innovation
$2.2 M, New Sport and Community Parks
$19.3 M, Ferry Terminal Upgrades
$20.6 M, Suburban Intersections
Brisbane City Council GPO Box 1434 Brisbane Qld 4001
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