Talk:Brisbane City Council

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[edit] Why does this page need attention?

The most noticeable part of the article when it is first presented to you is the long list of amalgamated cities, shires and towns that made up the city. This section should be put further down the article under a History subhedding. Also, many people I have presented this article to have never seen the BCC Flag before - it is rarely used. Should it be used here? There also needs to be some work on Council's structure (Transport, Works, etc) and they're current projects, such as council's vision for 2010. Mathieumcguire 09:35, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I agree that the list of cities, shires etc should be further down the page, perhaps in a tabulated form so that it doesn't take up so much space. However, regarding the flag, I am certainly familiar with it, and it is always displayed at City Hall. It should be included, as it is still an official symbol of Brisbane, and is certainly part of its history. Artorius 09:57, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just attempted to tabulate the pre-1925 council info, but wasn't too successful -- somebody who's more familiar with Wiki table markup might be able to help. I agree that it's a little cumbersome at the moment (because of all that white space to the right of the list!) -- ideally what I would like would be for three columns of lists, each headed with "Cities", "Towns" and "Shires" in bold. As for the flag, Artorius is correct, it is flown every day in King George Square and also in City Plaza outside the Brisbane Administration Centre. [1] has an official list of council emblems. I'll add a list of council departments too. --Humehwy 08:30, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)

For what it's worth, the flag also flies at the Victoria Bridge entrance to the Queen Street Bus Station and at the McWhirter's end of the Brunswick Street Mall in the Valley. --Humehwy 05:28, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

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deputymayor	Councillor [[David Hinchliffe (Australian politician)|David Hinchliffe]]
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