Maiwar Greens MP Michael Berkman was vocal in his opposition to the project, saying he represented community views that the project would impinge on public land, and be a privatisation of a community amenity. Loading The zipline, projected to cost $1.14 million over four years, would have provided a 1.5-kilometre experience from the top of Mt Coot-tha west of the lookout and across JC Slaughter Falls, including a skywalk and 335-metre canopy suspension bridge. The project had also included a guided Indigenous history walk, as part of a total $11 million Mt Coot-tha upgrade promised by the LNP before the last council election. Cr Schrinner flagged his concern about the project before stepping into the role of lord mayor this week, saying his first priority after being sworn in was seeking briefings from council chief executive Colin Jensen on the project.

Cr Schrinner said on Thursday night that he had listened to residents and, with "strong advocacy" from local councillors, it was clear the community wanted to "protect" Mt Coot-tha. Loading "Since becoming lord mayor, I’ve read many of the submissions and received a briefing from the CEO that shows council’s initial $1 million investment in this project could double as a result of legal fees from the court appeal," he said. "Council has advised [project contractor] Zipline Australia that we will be withdrawing our support for the project including any objection to the legal appeal before the Planning and Environment Court. "I’ve made it clear that I am going to be a champion for our precious green spaces and this is proof that I’m 100 per cent serious."

A community group, the Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance, had lodged the appeal after the council approved the development in March. Loading The state government, which also had to provide approval to the council's land use management plan for the land held in trust at Mt Coot-tha, had said it would wait until the appeal was finalised before making a final decision. Zipline Australia, a Brisbane company, had already received $300,000 of a planned $1 million council contribution. The balance, council said, would be directed back to Mt Coot-tha upgrades, such as walking trails.

“The Star Entertainment Group have plans to build a zipline across the Brisbane River from the Queen’s Wharf project to South Bank and that’s a proposal I’d be keen to have a ride on,” Cr Schrinner said. “I'm up for bungy-jumping, I'd go on a zipline, I'd go abseiling - these are the sorts of things I'd be up for, but not at Mt Coot-tha.” The Mt Coot-tha zipline would have also included a "skywalk". Credit:Brisbane City Council In recent days, several LNP councillors had shared photos of themselves talking to Cr Schrinner about community views on the subject, with councillors Peter Matic and Kate Richards both posting on social media within an hour of each other that they were taking community views to the new lord mayor. Outgoing councillor Julian Simmonds had also flagged that he had been "vocal" in bringing community opinions to the lord mayor about the zipline.