This free, all-ages event will be held at Brisbane City Hall on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, from 10am to 4pm. It commemorates the monumental 1925 amalgamation when the Brisbane City Council replaced 20 local authorities, including the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane, and various towns and shires. It's designed to be a fun and informative day out for families, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about Brisbane's past and present. This day presents an invaluable educational opportunity, directly aligning with historical studies and offering rich engagement with primary and secondary source material. Key educational highlights include: • Explore Historic Displays: The Sherwood Room will feature display boards, video footage, photographs, historical maps, posters, and ephemera tracing Brisbane's evolution from scattered townships to the unified city. Volunteers from local history groups will be present to answer questions and share insights into early history, including details about past local authorities. • "Step Back to 1925": Knowledgeable experts from public transport history groups, RACQ, utility companies, Queensland Police, the Town Crier, and the House Detective will present fascinating information on everyday life in Brisbane a century ago, covering transport, housing, amenities, and shopping. • Engage with Community History & Storytelling: Learn about Brisbane's vibrant multiculturalism through representatives from various ethnic communities, many in national dress, sharing their lived experiences of arriving and living in Brisbane over the last 100 years. Interactive activities like "Borrow A Brissy: Stories Across Cultures" will offer unique opportunities to learn about diverse cultures. • "Journey From the Past to the Future": Discover the thousands of years of stories of First Nations peoples through digital presentations and original art. Oral History Queensland will invite visitors to share their treasured experiences growing up in Brisbane, contributing to a collective oral history. • Guided Tours: Brisbane Greeters will offer one-hour walking tours of the CBD, departing from King George Square, with special "I Spy" tours designed for family groups with children aged 5-13, encouraging discovery of historical clues in the urban landscape. The Museum of Brisbane will also offer scheduled tours of interesting parts of City Hall, including the clock tower (bookings essential). For more details, please visit: https://www.greaterbrisbanecentenary.com.au/.
