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Council seat Region Year estab. Area [1] (km 2) Population [2] Notes Map (2021) (2022) City of Brisbane: Brisbane: South East Queensland: 1924 1,343: 1,264,024 1,284,698 Capital city of Queensland. Administers the central portion of the South East Queensland agglomeration The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of:
The Commission recommended Queensland's 156 councils be reduced to 72, 32 Aboriginal and island councils will be reduced to 14, and as a result, 724 fewer elected council representatives. [ 23 ] The recommendations divided Queensland's mayors and sparked angry campaigns and protests against the reforms. [ 24 ]
2020 Queensland local elections: Morningside Ward [5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Kara Cook 10,677 47.9 −0.3 Liberal National: Toby Moore 8,242 36.9 −4.2 Greens: Rolf Kuelsen 3,390 15.2 +4.5 Total formal votes 22,309 Informal votes 445 Turnout: 22,754 Two-party-preferred result Labor: Kara Cook 12,543 59.7 +3.8 Liberal National: Toby ...
The 2024 Queensland local elections were held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors and councils of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The original scheduled elections date of 30 March 2024 was moved ahead to 16 March to avoid clashing with Easter holidays .
The Brisbane City Council operates under the City of Brisbane Act 2010, while other local governments in Queensland are governed by the Local Government Act 2009. Council meetings are held at Level 2, City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City [ 15 ] every Tuesday at 2pm except during recess and holiday periods.
Main article: Local government areas of Queensland Local government areas (municipalities, shires and divisions) in Queensland, March 1902 The local government areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia are the defined areas within which legally constituted local government authorities, known as councils, have responsibilities to provide local services. Determining the size and shape of the local ...
The powers of mayors vary as well; for example, mayors in Queensland have broad executive functions, whereas mayors in New South Wales are essentially ceremonial figureheads who can only exercise power at the discretion of the council. Most of the capital city LGAs administer only the central business districts and nearby central suburbs.
The Sunshine Coast contains a number of urban centres, each with a contiguous urban area and a central business district, which for planning and amenity purposes are maintained on separate plans by the Regional Council and treated as discrete sub-regions by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. They are: Caloundra Sub-Region; Kawana Waters Sub ...