No butts ... change is on the way

NEWS

Residents and businesses in Brisbane overwhelmingly want some form of action taken on smoking in Queen Street Mall, a city council survey has shown.

And Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says council will now have to act on some form of restriction on smoking in the mall.
“However, the issue is not clear cut. The broader population would like a total ban, but mall users and businesses support the introduction of designated smoking areas,” he said.
The research clearly showed doing nothing was no longer an option,” Cr Newman said. “Therefore I’m now throwing it out there for the whole of Brisbane to have their say.”
Council has put two options forward for the community to comment on. These are:
1. Designated smoking zones in Queen Street Mall; or
2. A complete smoking ban in Queen Street Mall,
For more information or to have your say, please visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or call 3403 8888.