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Redcliffe City Council Queensland
First Settlement City
Population: • Density:	52,965 (June 2005 est) 1390.2/km²
Established:	1824
Postcode:	4019, 4020, 4021, 4022
Area:	38.1 km²
Time zone:	AEST (UTC+10)
Property Value:	AUD $298,875 [1]
Mayor:	Cr Allan Sutherland
Location:	23 km from Brisbane CBD
State District:	Redcliffe, Murrumba
Federal Division:	Petrie
Website: http://www.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/
LGAs around Redcliffe City Council Caboolture Deception Bay Moreton Bay Pine Rivers Redcliffe City Council Moreton Bay Brisbane Bramble Bay Moreton Bay

Redcliffe City Council is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. It is in the northern part of the County of Stanley. The council area covers the suburbs of Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate, Redcliffe, Rothwell, Scarborough and Woody Point.

Contents 1 Council structure 1.1 Elected representatives 1.2 Corporate management 2 Council services 3 History of the council 4 Sister cities 5 Surrounding local governments 6 References 7 External links

The Redcliffe City Council consists of one Mayor and seven Councillors. Not based on Divisions, the Mayor and Councillors represent the entire city, elected every four years by popular vote.

• Mayor Cr Allan Sutherland
  Served since 1994, elected Mayor 2004
• Cr Rita Smith, Deputy Mayor
  Served since 1997
• Cr Elaine Dobra
  Elected 2004
• Cr Rae Frawley
  Elected 2004
• Cr James Houghton
  Former Alderman 1973-1976, re-elected 2004
• Cr Peter Houston
  Former Alderman 1985-1988 and 1991-1994, re-elected 1997
• Cr Andrew Jones
  Elected 2004
• Cr Koliana Winchester
  Elected 2005

• Chief Executive Officer, Bob Holmes
  Legal Services, Internal Audit, Organisational Development, Public Relations, Tourism, Events
• Corporate Services Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Daryl Hitzman
  Finance and Administration, Human Resources, Information Systems
• Community and Cultural Services Director, Darryl Baker
  Library, Art Gallery, Cultural Centre, Museum, Community Development, Community Safety, Recreation and Parks
• Infrastructure and Works Director, Michael Kahler
  Waste Management, Water and Sewerage, Asset Management, Infrastructure, Traffic, Survey and Land Information
• Development and Environment Services, Director Chris Warren
  Development Services, Building Services, Environment Services, Public Health, Regulatory Services, Animal and Vector Control

The Council has an annual budget of approximately $62.5 million (2004/05)^[2] with works involving such areas as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, water and sewerage, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, library services, public health and animal control, and business and tourism support.

Edmund MacDonnell was appointed as the initial chairman of the Redcliffe Divisional Board in 1888. The Redcliffe Shire Council replaced this board in 1902, then known as the Redcliffe Town Council in 1921. Finally, the Redcliffe City Council was established in 1959.

Redcliffe City Council, on behalf of the City of Redcliffe, has two Sister City arrangements:^[3]

• Japan – Sanyō-Onoda, Yamaguchi
• Australia – Winton, Queensland

Redcliffe is immediately north of the Brisbane City Council area, connected from Clontarf to Brighton via the historic Hornibrook Bridge and Houghton Highway. Pine Rivers Shire Council is to the south-west of the peninsula, and Caboolture Shire Council to the north-west.

1. ^ Redcliffe, city-wide average, 2005 calendar year
2. ^ Redcliffe City Council (2005). "Redcliffe City Council Annual Report 2004/2005" (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
3. ^ Council A-Z Services (HTML). Redcliffe City Council (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.

• Redcliffe City Council
• Local Government Directory – Redcliffe City Council profile
• Google Maps satellite image of the peninsula