Urban Renewal Brisbane

For more than 20 years, Brisbane City Council’s Urban Renewal Brisbane (URB) program has been breathing new life into derelict, forgotten parts of Brisbane, helping to sustainably manage the growth of Australia’s New World City. 

Experience the Riverfront Revival CityCat Tour

Much of Brisbane’s most significant change over the last 20 years has occurred along the riverfront and can be experienced aboard a CityCat. Enjoy the Riverfront Revival CityCat tour – an interactive guide to the transformation of Brisbane’s river edge.

Urban renewal planning areas

Established in 1991 as the Urban Renewal Taskforce, URB began its activities in Brisbane’s inner north-east targeting five suburbs (730 hectares) for renewal – Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Teneriffe, Newstead and Bowen Hills. Today, these suburbs offer some of the city’s most desirable and iconic destinations.

Urban renewal plans have now been generated for more than 1000 hectares of prime inner-city land. Current planning areas include:

• City Centre Master Plan
• City Centre
• Eastern Corridor
• Fortitude Valley
• Kangaroo Point South
• Milton
• Newstead and Teneriffe
  
• South Brisbane
• Taringa-St Lucia
• Toombul and Nundah
• Toowong and Auchenflower
  
• Woolloongabba Centre
• Yeerongpilly

About Urban Renewal Brisbane

Urban Renewal Brisbane achieves results through building strong partnerships with developers, the community, local business and other levels of government. URB:

• manages growth by planning for high growth areas
• increases housing and employment opportunities
• improves public transport
• provides more open space and public river access
• provides strategic advice and is proactive towards investment opportunities

To learn more about Urban Renewal Brisbane, you can download the Urban Renewal 20 Year Celebrations Magazine (PDF - 6.22MB)*

Community engagement framework

Urban Renewal Brisbane uses a community engagement framework when developing neighbourhood plans or undertaking projects. This allows a consistent but flexible approach and ensures that the views of the community are heard by Council.  

The Urban Renewal Brisbane Community Engagement Framework:

• reinforces Council’s commitment to quality community engagement
• integrates the community into plan-making and project management processes
• maintains transparency and flexibility
• clarifies processes to internal and external stakeholders
• allows for tailored responses to local issues
• provides best practice community for Urban Renewal Brisbane partners
• simplifies the planning and budgeting of community engagement activities 

Download the Urban Renewal Brisbane Community Engagement Framework (PDF - 789kb).

More information

For more information, you can:

• email the Urban Renewal Team
• contact Council 
• write to:
  
    Urban Renewal Brisbane
    GPO Box 1434
    Brisbane Qld 4001