‘Not many people took us seriously’: How Queensland mayors drove Games win
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The inside story of Brisbane’s under-the-radar bid for the 2032 Olympic Games.
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Like any good origin story, Brisbane 2032 begins with a band of underdogs and a long-shot premise.
There are villains and disappointments, too, and a plot thread going back to 1986, when Brisbane and a young-gun consultant named John Coates polled a bitter third behind Barcelona and Paris in the race to host the 1992 Games.
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Brisbane rates, water charges up 26 per cent since 2004
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Brisbane residents are paying an average of 26 per cent more – after inflation – for their combined annual council rates and water utilities bills since the LNP took charge of Brisbane City Council’s budget in 2004, a
Brisbane Times analysis shows.
The largest portion of the jump – 15 per cent – has come since Queensland Urban Utilities took over water and sewerage charges from the council in 2010, driven largely by state bulk water fees.
Significant growth is set to take the number of properties paying Brisbane City Council rates to about 520,000 this financial year.
Brisbane rates, water charges up 26 per cent since Newman’s first council budget
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Brisbane residents are paying an average of 26 per cent more – after inflation – for their combined annual council rates and water utilities bills since the LNP took charge of Brisbane City Council’s budget in 2004, a
Brisbane Times analysis shows.
The largest portion of the jump – 15 per cent – has come since Queensland Urban Utilities took over water and sewerage charges from the council in 2010, driven largely by state bulk water fees.
Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing The Honourable Grace Grace
A harness racing industry veteran and an infrastructure expert are new members of the state’s peak racing industry body, the Racing Queensland Board.
Racing Minister Grace Grace announced the appointment of Jodie Jones and Christopher Edwards today, replacing outgoing members, former Queensland Harness Racing Board member Margaret Reynolds and former Channel 7 executive and Sheffield Shield cricketer Max Walters OAM.
“Ms Jones brings more than 30 years’ harness racing experience to the Board as an owner and breeder of standardbreds and a Board member of Harness Racing Australia,” Ms Grace said.