4 h. ago Lord Mayor says new Visy site plans still allow for ‘South Bank 2.0’

Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed in his state party colleagues’ plans for the riverside Visy recycling factory at South Brisbane, despite being a vocal supporter of the former Labor government’s now-abandoned vision for the site.

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3 d. ago Rinehart’s $250 million development unveiled as Zempilas rules out heritage call conflict

Planning documents show former lord mayor Basil Zempilas’ move to drop a 120-year-old home from a City of Perth heritage survey is a key justification in billionaire Gina Rinehart’s bid to demolish it.

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5 d. ago ‘Election day fail’: Long queues at polling booths in inner Melbourne

Some voters said they faced a wait of up to two hours to cast their ballot, prompting Melbourne’s Lord Mayor to lash the Australian Electoral Commission for failing democracy following similar problems in 2022 and 2023.

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1 week ago Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

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2 w. ago Zempilas apologises for campaign content on Perth lord mayor Facebook page

The opposition leader had been ordered to issue a public apology in the council chamber after the minor breach of local government rules.

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4 w. ago Brisbane residents asked to name theatre being built at South Bank

The new theatre under construction at QPAC in Brisbane will make the venue Australia's largest performing arts centre under one roof. Source: Lendlease

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4 w. ago Would you call it Glasshouse? Public to choose name for Brisbane theatre from four ideas

As construction nears completion on the $175 million theatre, Queenslanders have been invited to help name it.

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4 w. ago Would you call it Glasshouse? Public given name choices for new South Bank theatre

As construction nears completion on the $175 million theatre, Queenslanders have been invited to help name it.

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