Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has announced the Brisbane council will not receive any funding for its proposed green bridge, despite never being formally asked.
This came as Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner announced the 5-10 year vision of the proposed bridge project which was meant to bridge the gap between Kangaroo point and the city’s botanic gardens.
In this plan he announced a third of the funding would come from the state government.
Treasurer Dick stated the reason for denying the council money is that “Brisbane City Council is Queensland’s richest council, and is getting richer, having just jacked up rates by 3.75 per cent.”