Still going past 100.
ANZAC Day 2022 and it's pouring rain but a parking spot around the Mater Hospital at South Brisbane and nearby Southbank is still well nigh impossible. With just a bit of luck, there is a gap between the trees and despite the yellow I have managed to stop a brief moment for Jenny to get a quick shot of the rather elaborate clock tower of the old South Brisbane Town Hall* Gotcha!
Here is its history if you want to know. Unlike most other Australian cities, all of the original separate councils in the Brisbane area were amalgamated way back into one large body known as the Brisbane City Council. At one stage, it presided over the largest local government area in the world and despite losing segments of its responsibilities over the years since the 1970's, such as electricity and sewage/water it is still a massive entity and generally regarded as a success. The people in its contact centre are amazing and I don't even know one of them! Queensland amalgamated many shire councils in more recent years, cutting out unnecessary bureaucracy and improving efficiency and despite some grumblings, it has been a success in my view. We banana benders are rather good at that, even the Upper House of Parliament was done away with during the early 20th century, a mob of overpaid, underdone politicians that, despite a few political stumbles along the way, we have never missed.
*See the article below for more details of the above and also the official name of this stately building.
Still going past 100.
ANZAC Day 2022 and it's pouring rain but a parking spot around the Mater Hospital at South Brisbane and nearby Southbank is still well nigh impossible. With just a bit of luck, there is a gap between the trees and despite the yellow I have managed to stop a brief moment for Jenny to get a quick shot of the rather elaborate clock tower of the old South Brisbane Town Hall* Gotcha!
Here is its history if you want to know. Unlike most other Australian cities, all of the original separate councils in the Brisbane area were amalgamated way back into one large body known as the Brisbane City Council. At one stage, it presided over the largest local government area in the world and despite losing segments of its responsibilities over the years since the 1970's, such as electricity and sewage/water it is still a massive entity and generally regarded as a success. The people in its contact centre are amazing and I don't even know one of them! Queensland amalgamated many shire councils in more recent years, cutting out unnecessary bureaucracy and improving efficiency and despite some grumblings, it has been a success in my view. We banana benders are rather good at that, even the Upper House of Parliament was done away with during the early 20th century, a mob of overpaid, underdone politicians that, despite a few political stumbles along the way, we have never missed.
*See the article below for more details of the above and also the official name of this stately building.