Council rips down anti-zipline signs

Brisbane City Council has defended tearing down anti-zipline signs even though one was tied to a homeowner’s front fence.

Ross Kapitzke, John Griffiths, Graham Evans, Rachel Griffiths, Jan Keay, Debra Shimada, Alan Lee, Bron Raftery, Maria Miller, Peter Hale, Jules Moreton, Emma Markwell. Anti-zipline signs similar to these have been ripped down by Council. Picture: AAP/Josh Woning

Brisbane City Council has defended tearing down anti-zipline signs even though an Indooroopilly resident claimed one was tied to her front fence.

A Taringa Pde, Indooroopilly resident said a council officer tore down a stop-the-zipline sign from her fence, even though a fence is deemed private property.

The Hut Environmental and Community Association (THECA) also had a sign removed from land it leases from council on Fleming Rd, Chapel Hill.

THECA was later told the placement of the signs was a breach of its tenancy agreement, as section 7.5D stated that Council tenants must not display any signs or notices without prior written approval.

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The claims came as Lord Mayor Graham Quirk told a council meeting that he had a mandate to go ahead with his controversial Mt Coot-tha zipline project, despite massive public opposition, because it was an election promise and the LNP had won the 2016 election.

But that was despite no details being known about the project at the time.

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“We made it very clear at the time that we would be putting $1 million on the table in relation to it (the zipline),” Cr Quirk said during the council’s February 5 meeting.

“There was a subsequent democratic opportunity for people to exercise their view about this and this administration and the policies it was presenting at that election and the result was what you see in this chamber today (the LNP’s overwhelming majority),” he said.

A BCC spokeswoman said Council was investigating signage along Kirkdale and Fleming roads, Chapel Hill.

The Kirkdale Rd sign had been placed over a road marker and so was removed.

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