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Brisbane City Council (BCC, also known as Council) is the local government of the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland.The largest local government in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisdiction includes 26 wards and 27 elected councillors covering 1,338 km 2 (517 sq mi).
Until 2007 it was known as the Brisbane Administration Centre (BAC), and served as the administrative headquarters for the Brisbane City Council. When originally opened in the 1930s the Brisbane City Hall was intended to house all of the council's office staff, as well as councillors, together with public meeting rooms.
The motto of the City of Brisbane is Meliora sequimur, Latin for We aim for better things. The council's corporate slogan is Dedicated to a better Brisbane. The city's colours are blue and gold. Its corporate logo was introduced in 1982 in preparation for the Commonwealth Games hosted in Brisbane that year. It features a stylised version of ...
2004 Brisbane City Council election: McDowall Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal: Norm Wyndham 8,989 50.06 Labor: Rita Collins 7,458 41.53 Greens: Dennis Delalande 1,510 8.41 Total formal votes 17,957 98.34 Informal votes 303 1.66 Turnout: 18,260 89.19 Two-party-preferred result Liberal: Norm Wyndham 9,190 54.05 Labor: Rita Collins 7,813 ...
Tracey Price (born 1974) [1] is a lawyer, businesswoman, mediator and Labor's Lord Mayoral Candidate for the 2024 Brisbane City Council Election. [2] Price is a member of the Labor Left. [2] She was identified as a potential contender in June, [3] and endorsed as the party's mayoral candidate on 4 August 2023, after winning a preselection ...
Calamvale Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Calamvale, Algester, Drewvale, Heathwood, Parkinson, Stretton, Larapinta, Karawatha, and part of Forest Lake. [2] The ward is currently represented by Emily Kim of the Labor Party. [3] Calamvale replaced Parkinson Ward, which itself replaced Acacia Ridge Ward. [4] [5]
2004 Brisbane City Council election: Morningside Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Shayne Sutton: 8,248 43.10 Liberal: Maurice Lane 7,366 38.49 Greens: Rob Wilson 2,405 12.57 Independent: Simeon Adams 1,116 5.83 Total formal votes 19,135 97.86 Informal votes 419 2.14 Turnout: 19,554 84.32 Two-party-preferred result Labor: Shayne Sutton ...
2004 Brisbane City Council election: Wynnum Manly Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Peter Cumming: 9,925 47.06 Liberal: Jeremy Knight 7,622 36.14 Independent: Paul Brooks 3,544 16.80 Total formal votes 21,091 97.65 Informal votes 508 2.35 Turnout: 21,599 88.91 Two-party-preferred result Labor: Peter Cumming: 10,385 55.79 Liberal: Jeremy ...