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• Area
:1,144km²
• Region : Queensland State, Australia
• Population : 1,620,000
• Local Time : GMT + 1
• Official Language : English
• Currency : Australia Dollar
• Characteristics :
- The capital of Queensland
- Well-developed in fishery, automobile parts and manufacturing
industries
- An international City which founded the Asia Pacific Cities Summit
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Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, is a cosmopolitan
and lively city that is home to many different types of scenery,
including skyscrapers, parkland and even an artificial beach.
Brisbane is a river city, although close to the coast, with
the Brisbane River running through it. It is surrounded by hills
and full of bridges. Brisbane also gives easy access to a number
of attractions as well as the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Brisbane offers loads of tourist accommodation available, including
hostels, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and campsites. Most
of the accommodation and restaurants can be found in the cities'
inner suburbs.
The majority of the hostels can be found in East Brisbane, Fortitude
Valley, New Farm, Paddington, Petrie Terrace and the West End.
The hotels are situated around Gregory Terrace, Main Street
and Wickham Street. The main transit centre can be found on
Roma Street, there is also a large mall on Queen Street.
In its early stages the city grew as the agricultural and mining
industries grew, until it eventually developed into the cultural
and cafe filled city that it is today. It is also the third
largest city in Australia with a population of about 1.6 million.
Brisbane is a great place to cycle, with wonderful tracks near
and along the river. If you get tired along the way you can
always hop on a bus or the City Cat (avoiding rush hour when
you won't be allowed on). You can hire bikes from Brisbane Bicycle
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South
Bank Parklands: An arbour of bougainvillea provides a one-kilometre
walkway through the length of Brisbane's South Bank parklands. It
is considered the defining symbol of the arts, entertainment and leisure
precinct across the river from the city's central business district.
In 1988 this was the site of the World Expo. South Bank is said to
be recognised internationally as one of the most successful redeveloped
World Expo sites in the world and is used by other Expo cities as
the benchmark for creating a premier destination.
Today, South Bank is in fact the one place in Brisbane where visitors
can find most of the city's attractions in close proximity to one
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Mt.
Coot-tha: Mt Coot-tha offers wonderful views of the city
and surrounding areas from its lookout 8 km West of the city. You can
see as far as the Glass House Mountains to the North, Gold Coast hinterland
to the South and Moreton and Stradbroke Islands to the East. Mt Coot-tha
is also a great place for walking. There are various trails giving
spectacular views of the scenery, and an Aboriginal art Trail where
you can see tree carvings and rock paintings.
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At the foot of the mountain are the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, containing around 20,000 species of plants. You can visit the gardens everyday from 8:30am - 5:30pm and join a tour at 11:00am or 1:00pm (not Sunday). As well as rainforest and tropical dome, you will also find the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium with afternoon shows between Wednesday - Sunday.
When the 4th APCS was held in Brisbane between October 20 and 22, 2003, Mr. Gi-chan Goo, Vice Mayor of Daejeon Metropolitan City and Mr. Tim Quinn, Lord Mayor of Brisbane planted a Magnolia tree at the botanic gardens of Mt. Coot-tha in Brisbane, commemorating the sister city relationship between Daejeon and Brisbane.
You can get to Mt. Coot-tha on bus number 471 which leaves from the corner of Adelaide and Albert Streets between 9:15am and 3:15pm, with the last returning bus at 3:50pm. The bus drops you off at the base of the mountain so be prepared for an uphill trek. Alternatively hop on the City Heights Tour leaving at 2:00pm from Adelaide Street in the city. |
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Bay: Named by Captain Cook after the Earl of Morton, Moreton
Bay is Brisbane's shorefront - a vast expanse of water
sheltered by the major sand islands of Bribie, Moreton and North Stradbroke
and sprinkled with scores of smaller islands that create a labyrinth
of waterways and form stepping stones to the Gold Coast. |
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Bay offers visitors a host of attractions and activities - the charm
of established seaside bayside resorts; National Parks that preserve
the tracts of wilderness on the islands; holiday resorts that attract
not just humans but dolphins and birds; a rich history of Aboriginal
culture; heritage precincts that evoke the images of yesteryear; and
waters that are a joy to sail, fish, swim, dive or just relax by.
It's little wonder that Moreton Bay has a special place in the hearts
of Brisbane locals. |
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| March 1997 |
Parliamentary vice mayor and his suite visited Brisbane |
| June 1997 |
Attended Mayor's Meeting for Science Cities Across the World |
| Febrary 1998 |
Chief of International Cooperation Division and delegation visited Brisbane and discusse international exchange |
| September 1998 |
Attended the Inaugural General Meeting of WTA (Tim Quinn, vice mayor) |
| March 1999 |
Attended the second conference「APCS」(Daejeon mayor) |
| July 1999 |
Informationization Representative and delegation visited「Call Center」 |
| August 1999 |
The delegation to induce Techno Mart visited Brisbane |
| November 1999 |
Attended First WTA Daejeon Technomart (8 companies) |
| September 2000 |
Tim Quinn, vice mayor visited Daejeon |
| October 2000 |
Attended the second General Meeting of WTA (Tim Quinn, vice mayor) |
| March 2000 |
Exchanged an Intention for Relationship papers in Brisbane |
| June 2002 |
Signed Sister City Relationship Agreement (Daejeon City Hall Conference Room) |
| June 2002 |
Attended the Sister City Mayor Meeting (vice mayor and 3 others) |
| October 2003 |
Attended the mayor conference of 2003 APCS |
| October 2003 |
Participated in the 1st Sister City Youths Social Meeting (8 people) |
| August 2004 |
Dispatch to our city’s government official to Brisbane (4 months) |
| October 2004 |
Brisbane's Chairman of Sister Cities visited Daejeon City hall and donated books. |
| October 2004 |
Rotary Club establishment of sisterhood relationship, economic interchange conference among private enterprises |
| July 24~29. 2006 |
Our city representative group participated the 5th Brisbane WTA general assembly
- Number of person : 12 persons including mayor
- Major contents
· Election of the 5th chairman of WTA (Mayor Park, Seonghyo)
· Confirmation of holding the 10th anniversary general assembly in 2008 in Daejeon
· WTA joint cooperation project operation under the cooperation with UNESCO
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| Oct. 19. 2006 |
Kim, Jinseong, the chairman of Brisbane sister city, visited the mayor |
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