Cr Sandy Landers

An aerial mosquito treatment is planned for Thursday 11 January and is likely to extend into Friday 12 January.

The aerial mosquito treatment will be undertaken by helicopter, commencing around 11am, covering areas including Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Bald Hills, Brighton, Boondall Wetlands, Brisbane Airport and further South (weather conditions permitting).🚁

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This is a beautiful read and one close to our community’s heart. Update on Guide Dog Davey’s training. Davey was named in honour of Police Senior Constable, Dave Masters who died while serving and protecting our community 💙 🙏 🦮

Guide Dogs Australia
Queensland Police Service

Have you had your say on the future of Brisbane's quarries?

The transformation of Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha and Pine Mountain quarries is an opportunity to shape the future of our city and we want to hear all of your big, bold ideas for their future use.

Visit our Council website to have your say: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/mt-coot-tha-precinct/quarries-visioning-project

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. May the new year bring you closer to your goals and fill your life with love and happiness. Let’s wish for an even better 2024.

The Lord Mayor's New Year's Eve Fireworks are free tonight at 8:30pm and midnight 🎆

Find the best spots to view the dazzling firework display or discover some other budget friendly ways to bring in the new year: https://bnecouncil.cc/4axo5a0

Traffic and parking changes for New Years Eve Fireworks at Southbank Parklands: https://bnecouncil.cc/479jxn5

Some of the best vantage points to watch tonight’s fireworks display include

💥South Bank Parklands
💥Clem Jones Promenade
💥River Quay
💥Cultural Forecourt
💥Riverside Green

Public transport will be free from 8pm on New Year’s Eve until 5.30am on New Year’s Day. 🚍🚊⛴

Head to Tranlink’s website to plan your route ahead of time. https://translink.com.au

Aerial mosquito treatment by helicopter is planned to commence 7:00am Friday 29 December and may extend into Saturday 30 December.

It will cover areas including Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Bald Hills, Brighton, Boondall Wetlands, Brisbane Airport, Port of Brisbane, Pinkenba, Tingalpa, Hemmant and along Bulimba and Tingalpa Creeks as well as Mud Island, St Helena Island and Green Island, weather permitting.

You can protect yourself from mosquitoes by:
• limiting your time outdoors around dawn and dusk
• applying mosquito repellents regularly
• wearing loose fitting, light coloured protective clothing when outdoors
• screening doors and windows or using mosquito nets or air-conditioning
• using mosquito coils and lanterns.

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🌿 FREE GREEN WASTE DROP OFF 🌿

FREE GREEN WASTE DROP OFF

To help with the clean up after recent severe storms we’re providing a citywide free green waste drop off from today until the end of 2023.

Resource Recovery Centres:
- 360 Sherbrooke Road, Willawong,
- 1372 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach
- 101 Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove
- 728 Tilley Road, Chandler, (opposite the Sleeman Sports Complex)

Council and SES crews will also continue clearing the streets and footpaths in impacted areas.

A huge thank you to the hard-working Council and SES teams that have been working around the clock to clean up our suburbs and keep our communities safe.

If you see something that needs our attention, please report it by contacting Council on 3403 8888 or the SES on 132 500.

Today is a time of reflection and on behalf of our community I thank emergency services and frontline workers, volunteers and particularly our first responders helping those affected by recent storms and further north by cyclone Jasper.

Thank you to our volunteers who have rallied in recent weeks and today to make Christmas a time of giving for everyone in our community.

We take time to remember loved ones no longer with us and reach out to those who can’t be with us.

From my family to yours I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas ⭐️

Aerial mosquito treatment by helicopter is planned to commence 7:00am Saturday 23 December.

It will cover areas including Tinchi Tamba Wetlands, Bald Hills and Brighton, weather permitting.

You can protect yourself from mosquitoes by:
limiting your time outdoors around dawn and dusk
applying mosquito repellents regularly
wearing loose fitting, light coloured protective clothing when outdoors
screening doors and windows or using mosquito nets or air-conditioning
using mosquito coils and lanterns.


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Sandgate Mums

My little friend Sophie has been busy baking on the school holidays with her mum Cate and kindly made us some delicious morning tea ☕️

Thank you for the Christmas cheer Sophie and stopping by. Lulu loved the cuddles. 🐾 ❤️

Thank you also to the Sutton family for my gorgeous Christmas tree earings and Riwhi and Indi for dropping off some Christmas treats as well. Feeling the love ❤️⭐️

Our office will close for Christmas at 4.30pm today and return on Wednesday the 10th of January at 9am. Please contact Council’s 24/7 Contact Centre on 3403 8888 for any urgent requests.

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year. 🎄

Meet some of our community’s wonderful volunteers. Today they are making sure that everyone gets to feel the love and spirit of Christmas at the SANDBAG Christmas gathering. They have put together a wonderful lunch, carols and activities for over 100 people.

Thank you to all the residents and local businesses that have also supported this event. I made sure there is a Lions Christmas Cake for the volunteers to enjoy with a cuppa at the end of the day when they finally put their feet up ⭐️

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄

4 Voices

The Christmas cheer continues with Lions Christmas cake deliveries to our retirement villages.

I love catching up with our seniors who have so much wisdom to offer. They also know how to have fun with Hugh telling me about their Christmas gatherings and Cathie shared the fun tour of the village they will do after their Christmas event where they will see everyones decorated houses and light displays. 🎄

They can teach us a lot about building communities 🤗

I know you will all join me in wishing them all a very Merry Christmas ⭐️

Golden Downs Retirement Village
Ironbark by Hometown Australia

✨🎄 Join the 'Home for Christmas' Adoption Sale by Animal Welfare League Queensland 🐶😺 From 12 to 24 December. AWLQ invites everyone to spread festive cheer by adopting a furry friend. 🏠💕 AWLQ aims to find loving homes for all animals available for adoption.

Special Christmas adoption pricing: Cats only $29 (usually $180) 🐱 and dogs just $99 (down from $400) 🐕 Every adoption is a lifeline for these animals, ensuring they find a happy home before Santa's visit. Visit www.homeforchristmas.com.au to view animals available for adoption. 🎅

🐾 Can't adopt? Consider fostering instead! Check out www.awlqld.com.au/fostering for more info.

Spreading some Christmas cheer to our frontline workers by delivering Lions Christmas cakes today🎄

Spare a thought for the many emergency service workers who will be working during the festive season. ⭐️

We thank all the amazing men and women who keep us safe all year round 🙏

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Bracken Ridge Lion's Train Day

Some of our wonderful local volunteers are selling Lions Christmas Cakes and puddings today at Bracken Ridge Plaza. Funds raised help Bracken Ridge Lions to support others in need and also go towards medical research. 🔬

They will be there until 1pm or until sold out. Make sure you give them a wave and say thank you for all the work they do for our community 🙏🎄

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Santa came to Bracken Ridge Lions’ Volunteers Christmas Party today 👏🎉🎅 🎄

It was lovely to spend some time relaxing with each other and the families of our fantastic volunteers. Always good to have some train time but great to celebrate another big year of bringing joy to children and raising funds to support others in need.

We look forward to continuing the tradition in 2024 for our community who support us to support others 🙏

Bracken Ridge Lion's Train Day Bracken Ridge Central Lions Club Jonathon Twartz

I stopped by the Bramble Bay Women’s Shed this morning for a cuppa and to drop of some beautiful woodworking/project books the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner had been given by a friend. These books were pre loved and treasured and it was so lovely to find a new home for them that I’m sure the previous owner would have been very happy about. 📚

Days like today really emphasise the need to get the shed sealed to make it a more workable space and we are looking for volunteers who may be kind enough to lend their time, skills and resources to make this happen. If you are able to assist you can email [email protected] or contact my office at [email protected]

Thank you to the PM village at Bald Hills for providing a home to the group 🙏

If you have been looking to join a group and learn more about building and creating please contact the ladies for more information. They are a fantastic bunch of ladies and very welcoming. 🤗🩷

Bramble Bay Women’s Shed Inc
PM Aged Care

Wonderful to have a relaxing morning with the Bald Hills Bushies to celebrate Christmas and take the opportunity to thank Col for his extra efforts volunteering at Barungwarra. If you would like more information go to http://www.baldhillsbushies.org/

Thank you to all the amazing and passionate locals who make the magic happen 🙏👏🪴

Bald Hills & Surrounds Community

Congratulations to Aspley 'Devils' Rugby League Football Club Inc.

Aspley Devils is about more than rugby league. It is a community that supports our community and helps keep our kids active and healthy. Thank you to all the volunteers who continue to show their support and make this club even stronger.

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Aspley East State School
Aspley State High School

Thank you to the talented performers who brought us another wonderful night at the Bracken Ridge Christmas Carols. You never disappoint to bring us the Christmas spirit. ⭐️ Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and I are very proud to support this very special annual event in the calendar 🙏 🎄

Bracken Ridge Baptist Church

Thank you to our amazing Brisbane SES volunteers who have been deployed to Cairns. Stay safe everyone 🙏

Brisbane SES Northern Group
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner

Enjoy Your Day!!

I met with local, Margie Williams this morning and learnt about her journey to raise mental health awareness. Margie is working on initiatives and workshops to bring people together and improve well being physically, emotionally and mentally. If you would like to know more go to www.enjoyyrday.com.au or email [email protected]

“Faith, Hope & Love, A New Day, New Beginnings”

Enjoy yr day , own it.

It’s a hive of activity down at SANDBAG today and all of Santa’s elves/community volunteers are busy wrapping presents and running Christmas activities for the kids.

If you live in the 4017 area or are already engaged with SANDBAG, you can join in the magic until 7pm and choose a donated gift 🧸 and get it wrapped by the wonderful volunteers🎁

Thank you to the many volunteers and well done to the youngest volunteers who are helping the young ones with Christmas craft and biscuit decorating 👏👏👏

📌Santa will be there again from 4pm today

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Congratulations to all the volunteers who received their 10 year service certificates today at the Sailability Shorncliffe Christmas party and thank you for volunteers. I was thrilled to be able to attend on behalf of the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and thank all of the amazing volunteers who provide on water activities for people with disabilities of all ages. Whether it’s a sail in a dinghy or a ride on the pontoon boat these wonderful locals ensure that everyone can enjoy our beautiful waterways right here on our doorstep.

They are always looking for new volunteers to help out during school terms and operate each Monday from 8am till 1pm from the Qld Cruising Yacht Club, 69 Sinbad Street, Shorncliffe.

You don’t need to be able to sail, but you do need to have a boat licence to operate the power boats. Regardless there are many other ways you can contribute.

For more information call Peter Kearney on 0487 396 069 or email [email protected]

Thank you to The Sands Social for a fantastic lunch 👏

Lord Mayor's Charitable Trust

📢 REMINDER 📢
The last community consultation drop-in session for the State Government's Gateway Motorway and Bruce Highway Upgrade (GMBHU) is being held tomorrow, Tuesday 12 December from 9am to 12pm at Bracken Ridge Hall on Bracken Street, Bracken Ridge (opposite Bracken Ridge Library).

You can also call 1800 607 755 or email [email protected] to have your say. Community consultation closes on 21 December 2023.

https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/gateway-motorway-bracken-ridge-to-pine-river-upgrade

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It’s the last Bracken Ridge Lion's Train Day for 2023 today at McPherson Park, Bracken Ridge 🚂

Rumour has it that a special visitor that might like sleighs more than trains will be making an appearance around 10.30am 🎅

The famous Lions Christmas cakes and puddings will also be on sale. Funds raised go towards our community and Lions Medical research 🔬

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Three Wise Monkeys Cafe
Bracken Ridge Scouts
Bracken Ridge Lions Club
MAXI Coffee

Had the honour of drawing the Christmas raffle this morning at the Ironbark Christmas Fair and picked up a Chilli plant, Gluten free ginger cake and Christmas earings (great work Emerson 👏) from the market stalls while I was there. All handmade by some very clever locals 👏 Thank you to the residents for a great community event 🙏🪴 🍰 🎄

Early train day this month, tomorrow the 10th of December 🚂. Thank you to Bracken Ridge Scouts who will be running the sausage sizzle. So much to see and do this weekend in Bracken Ridge Ward!!

Bracken Ridge Lion's Train Day