Brisbane’s multicultural festivals: The council announced a 25 per cent funding increase for multicultural festivals. Finance chair Fiona Cunningham said it would help 128 festivals in the next year, but did not have a figure on the overall expected cost.

Losers

People who buy an inner-city apartment after October 1: A new rating category will apply to anyone buying an inner-city unit from October 1. This will not apply to existing unit and apartment owners. The minimum general rate will increase by $25 a quarter. Back in 2008, about 200 angry unit owners confronted former lord mayor Campbell Newman in King George Square over his plan to make inner-city unit owners pay a heftier rates share.

Residents of Bowen Hills: Some people are going to have a bigger rates hike than others. People who own property in Bowen Hills are set to get an 8.4 per cent rates increase, equating to a $143 increase. But owner-occupiers in a residential property will get increases capped at 7.5 per cent.

People who don’t want a green bin: People living in houses will automatically receive a green bin unless they opt out, while those in apartments must opt in if they want a green bin. However, they will still pay the extra $49.62 – the cost of a green bin under the current program.

People who pay for street parking: Parking fees are going up. For example, the hourly rate to park at a three-hour meter on a weekday in the inner-city traffic zone one was $6.15. That will increase to $6.35.

Year-round swimmers: Adult entry to council swimming pools will increase from $6.65 to $6.90, and children from $4.95 to $5.15. But the council will return its $2 summer dips entry for adults and children from December 1 to February 28. And there’ll also be upgrades to Newmarket, Runcorn, Parkinson and the Valley.

Mount Coot-tha environment advocates: Council set aside $33.4 million in its 2025-26 budget for the city’s botanical garden and significant parks, flagging “enhancements” to Mount Coot-tha as its key project. Schrinner said the long-term master plan would investigate “new opportunities for activities and attractions”, including pop-up cafes and light shows. However, the plans have raised concerns over the environmental impact of construction, as well as loss of public green space.