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In January 2011, suburbs near the Brisbane River, including the CBD, experienced major flooding as a result of Toowoomba floodwaters flowing through the Lockyer valley and into the Wivenhoe Dam and into the city itself.<ref>http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/news.html</ref>
In January 2011, suburbs near the Brisbane River, including the CBD, experienced major flooding as a result of Toowoomba floodwaters flowing through the Lockyer valley and into the Wivenhoe Dam and into the city itself.<ref>http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/news.html</ref>
==Name==
The city was named after Ayrshire-born [[Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet]] (1773-1860). The surname is from [[French]] ''briser'' ("break") + [[Middle English]] ''bane'' ("bone").
==Sports==
==Sports==
Brisbane is home to the Brisbane Lions [[Australian Rules Football]] team as well as teams in the National Rugby League competition and the Queensland Reds Super Rugby (Union) franchise. There is a tennis court named after [[Patrick Rafter|Pat Rafter]] in Brisbane.
Brisbane is home to the Brisbane Lions [[Australian Rules Football]] team as well as teams in the National Rugby League competition and the Queensland Reds Super Rugby (Union) franchise. There is a tennis court named after [[Patrick Rafter|Pat Rafter]] in Brisbane.