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unusual facts about Brisbane City Council



Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha

A commemorative dedication plaque from Brisbane City Council and the Japan Association for the 1988 Leisure Exposition and a welcome gate with calligraphy on a dedication tablet above the gate by then Prime Minister of Japan Noboru Takeshita greets visitors to the Garden at the entrance to the Garden.

Emerald Tower, Brisbane

The Brisbane City Council, however, were unable to stop the development, as the building complied with all regulations and zoning requirements, and so the Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman, asked the state government to stop the project.

Moorooka, Queensland

The Moorvale Shopping district hosts office for the Brisbane City Council Councillor for Moorooka Ward Steve Griffiths, and State Government of Queensland Member for Yeerongpilly, Carl Judge MP.

Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre

In 2007, AMP Capital lodged a development application to expand the centre, which was later approved by Brisbane City Council.

North Pine Dam

The North Pine Dam opened on 12 August 1976 by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane City Council, Alderman Frank Sleeman.

Save Our Waterways Now

In 1994 Brian Hallinan, Brisbane City Council Alderman for The Gap Ward, created SOWN by bringing together the environmental activists and interested residents as a project of Men of the Trees.


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Brisbane Tramway Museum

The newest tram in the collection is No. 554 a "Four Motor" tram built by the Brisbane City Council after the Paddington tram depot fire, and which entered service in 1964.

Samuel Wagan Watson

In the late 1990s the Brisbane City Council set up a project to raise awareness of the Boondall Wetlands.