Last month newly installed Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner put the kibosh on the controversial Mt Coot-tha Zipline development after a public backlash.

The final act in the long running saga has now played out with the Brisbane City Council formally withdrawing its defence in a Planning and Environment Court challenge against the project.

Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance president Dr Peter Hale says the community can finally breathe a sigh of relief that the zipline is dead and buried

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