16 Facts About Adrian Schrinner

Adrian Jurgen Schrinner was born on 1977 and is the current Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

Adrian Schrinner was first elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in 2005 and became a member of Civic Cabinet three years later.

Adrian Schrinner has advocated for Federal and State Government investment in road and transport infrastructure, a new Queensland trial of Daylight Saving Time and the opening of the Federal Government's empty Pinkenba Quarantine Facility for emergency accommodation during the Queensland housing crisis.

Adrian Schrinner was elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in the 2005 by-election when the previous councillor Michael Caltabiano was elected to state parliament.

Adrian Schrinner succeeded Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor following Quirk's resignation in 2019.

In 2023, Adrian Schrinner announced a plan to rehabilitate the city's two barren quarries at Mt Coot-tha and Mt Gravatt into green and recreational spaces.

In 2022, Adrian Schrinner announced a Suburbs First Guarantee, which would direct at least 80 per cent of all Council investment to be spent in Brisbane's suburbs.

In 2019, Adrian Schrinner announced a pedestrian and cycle bridge-building program.

Since Adrian Schrinner took office, work on the electric "Brisbane Metro" articulated bus project has progressed with the first Brisbane Metro bus vehicle clocking up enough kilometres to travel between Brisbane and Sydney several times over during rigorous testing.

Adrian Schrinner has discussed opportunities to expand Brisbane Metro east to Capalaba, north to Chermside and to Brisbane Airport with support from other levels of government.

Adrian Schrinner has supported the replacement of the Indooroopilly roundabout on Moggill Road with an overpass.

In March 2025, Adrian Schrinner announced that homeless individuals living in Brisbane's parks would have a 24-hour window to move on, after which their tents would be seized and removed.

Adrian Schrinner insisted that anyone currently residing in Brisbane's parks was "choosing to be homeless" as the homeless population had been offered crisis housing during preparations for Cyclone Alfred.

Adrian Schrinner was raised in Brisbane's south-eastern suburbs by German father Jurgen and Australian mother Beryl.

An aviation enthusiast, Adrian Schrinner began working in his family's small cleaning business to fund flying lessons.

Adrian Schrinner completed a Bachelor of Arts through the University of Queensland while working as a cleaner and delivery driver.