Councillor Newman said the event was a great opportunity for local residents to have their say on issues affecting the local community.

The Mobile Office will be held between 10 am and 12 noon near the food court on the upper level.

Councillor Schrinner said it was great that the Lord Mayor was always willing to set aside time in his busy schedule to visit the local area.

"The Lord Mayor loves chatting to people and is out and about at shopping centres and community events across the city on most weekends," Cr Schrinner said.

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Councillor Adrian Schrinner said the special equipment would serve as a custom-made obstacle course for dogs and included a range of unique features such as:

• Dog agility walk involving raised paw-shaped step pads
• 1.8m long bone-shaped balance beam
• 6 bone-shaped weave poles (0.9m high)
• "Burning building" with a window for dogs to jump through
• Jump walls (set of 3 at different heights)
• 3.6m dog walk ramp with a tunnel underneath

Cr Schrinner is inviting residents and dog owners to the theme park's official opening on Sunday, 30 May between 9am and 11am.

"This is a very unique dog park, which I know will be very popular with local dog-lovers," he said.

"They say every dog has their day and that day is Sunday 30 May," Cr Schrinner said.

According to Councillor Schrinner, the special themed equipment was manufacturer from recycled plastic here in Southeast Queensland.

"Not only is the theme park great for dogs, it's also great for the environment by making use of recycled materials."

Cr Schrinner said that a number of local dog-related businesses will be setting-up stalls on the day and there'll be a FREE sausage sizzle too.

The Cribb Road Dog Park is located at UBD Map 182, Reference D15.

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The property situated at 565 Prout Road, Burbank is close to the Leslie Harrison Dam and will become part of a regional wildlife corridor extending from the Bayside Parklands to Daisy Hill State Forest.

Councillor Adrian Schrinner said the Lord Mayor was now more than halfway towards delivering his election promise to buy back 500 hectares of bushland over four years.

“ This corridor is all part of Council’s plan to keep Brisbane’s green cover above 40 per cent.” Cr Schrinner said.

So far this financial year, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has purchased and protected 108 hectares of bush and parkland, including a number of properties in Burbank and Chandler.

Since the Bushland Acquisition Program began, $96 million has been spent across Brisbane saving bushland, including $43 million locally in the Chandler Ward.

The Chandler Ward forms a key part of our city’s green belt and we are continuing to invest in protecting and expanding the network of local conservation parks, Cr Schrinner said.

“Local suburbs like Chandler, Burbank, Gumdale, and Belmont are the green lungs of our city.”

“They help keep our air clean and they provide a home for wildlife such as Koalas, Wallabies and countless other native animals and birds,” he said.

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Councillor Adrian Schrinner said the school had the highest active travel participation rate of all schools across Brisbane in March with around 82% of students either walking, riding their bikes, carpooling or catching the bus to school each week.

“Congratulations to the students, their parents and teachers who participated in this wonderful program. There are so many benefits with children learning about road rules and safety as well as encouraging students to be fit and healthy.”

Councillor Schrinner presented Rochedale State School students with the award at a School assembly in April.

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Wednesday 26th May 2010, 9am - 12pm,
Carina Leagues Club, Creek Rd & Stanley Rd, Carina, 4152.

Presentations by:

Detective Senior Constable Graeme Edwards,
Qld Police Service, Fraud Squad.

Dr. Cassandra Cross,
Qld Police Service, Research Analyst, Crime Prevention Unit.

Ms. Melissa Clarke,
Bank Manager, Westpac Bank, Carindale.

Mr. Chris Moffat,
Director, SuperGeek.

Morning Tea will be provided.

To register your bookings please contact the
Carindale PCYC on (07) 3324 9652.

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The first aid kids will be available for members of St John’s Ambulance to use at community events in the local area.

The 12 additional kits bring a much-needed boost to the supply as previously one large kit had to be shared amongst all community events.

“I was delighted to support this request from St John’s Carindale and I hope the kits will help save lives,” Councillor Schrinner said.

“I would like to congratulate St John’s Ambulance Carindale on receiving the funds for this extremely worthwhile initiative and thank them for their valuable contribution to our local community,” he said.

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Local Councillor Adrian Schrinner said Council was building a new 650 metre shared pathway and two bridges linking an existing bikepath in Edwards Park (adjacent to Piccadilly Place) to Scrub Road.

He said the Piccadilly Place pathway had for a long time been cut off by Bulimba Creek, however local residents would now be able to ride straight through to Scrub Road via a 56 metre steel bridge and a 13.5 metre culvert crossing across the creek.

It would then link up the back entrance to the Citipointe Christian College, he said.

Cr Schrinner said the $1.85 million Bulimba Creek Bikeway project was part of the Lord Mayor’ s quadrupling of spending on new bikeways to a record $100 million this term.

Cr Schrinner said construction on the bikeway was expected to finish in mid 2010.

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