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Event - Saturday, 4 October 2025 at 2:00 pm

Location: Queen Alexandra Home Community Centre, 347 Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo, Brisbane

Subject: The Centenary of the City of Greater Brisbane
Speakers: Ron Baker OAM, Jeff Brunne & Paul Barry

They will tell the story of how our great city became the largest Local Government Authority in Australia with the amalgamation of 20 Towns and Shires in 1925 forming what is now the City of Brisbane.

Previous meetings.....

August 2025

Brett Mason spoke of the rescue in WW11 of the future US President John F Kennedy

June 2025

Joe Kelly MP discussed the happenings in the Greenslopes Electorate.

April 2025

Dr Janis Hanley spoke about the Chinese presence in Coorparoo and its surrounds.

February 2025

Mark Baker spoke about Service stations in suburban Brisbane.

2024 Meetings.....

December 2024

Former politician Pat Comben AM spoke on “Temperance League in Queensland “

October 2024

A virtual tour of historic New Farm conducted by President Ron Baker OAM

August 2024

Dr Deb Jordan spoke on Women’s suffrage in Queensland

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