More than $3.1 billion was splashed in the 2018-19 Brisbane City Council budget handed down on Wednesday.

Lord mayor Graham Quirk described the budget as a "perfect 10", but not everyone was a winner.

Winners

Owners of flood-prone homes can access up to $50,000 to flood-proof their homes.

CityCat users may be able to travel on one of the 100 new SpeedyCat services a week from September, at an investment of $68 million. Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk delivers the 2018 Brisbane City Council budget. Credit:Lucy Stone

Visitors to council pools will see a wave of upgrades across several council-owned pools including Langlands Park Memorial Pool, Sandgate and South Brisbane aquatic centres, as well as new children’s aqua parks at Keperra and Runcorn.

Families with children will be able to enjoy free school holiday concerts at Brisbane City Hall, just as seniors have enjoyed them for the past 70 years.

Cyclists will have greater ease of access around the city with $43 million to cycleways around the city and botanic gardens.

Windsor and Rocklea residents will get new sports and community parks as part of a $2.2 million 2018-19 budget commitment.

Losers

Brisbane ratepayers have been hit with a 2.5 per cent rate rise, or $40 a year.

Council fees and charges will also rise by 2.5 per cent.

South eastern Brisbane suburbs such as Upper Mount Gravatt, Carindale and Sunnybank Hills cop rates rises of between 5 per cent and 6 per cent.

Commercial rates will rise by 4.1 per cent, with Cr Quirk saying he was confident industry could support the rise.

Construction has slowed and the projected financial revenue likewise is expected to drop for the next two years, but Cr Quirk said he expected that to ease later on.

Join us and lord mayor Graham Quirk on our Facebook page at 3pm Thursday for a live discussion on the budget.