Labor's lord mayoral candidate has called on Brisbane City Council to scrap the Living in Brisbane newsletter, delivered to every household in the city, to immediately save ratepayers more than $1 million.

Ray Smith said it was time to rule out the full-colour council brochure because it did not provide any news to ratepayers.

The latest edition of the Living In Brisbane newsletter.

The brochure costs $1.12 million a year and is delivered to Brisbane residents every month.

"From day one I will stop that glossy Living in Brisbane brochure [if elected lord mayor]," Mr Smith said.