November 28, 2019 – Community, Featured

Brisbane Marketing has launched its new campaign – Nothing’s Changed. Everything’s Different, a new integrated campaign designed to drive visitation and increased visitor spend in Brisbane.

The campaign will run until mid-December, with the television commercial live from today along with outdoor, print and digital executions around the Brisbane region.

The campaign captures the essence of how Brisbane has evolved as a visitor destination, while the things that epitomise the city – locals’ friendliness, outdoor lifestyle, lack of pretention and relaxed pace of life – have not changed. For more information – Click here

November 14, 2019 – Community, Featured

Public consultation for the Future South Bank Master Plan is now open. The Future South Bank Master Plan will build on what visitors love, while keeping South Bank’s iconic elements. There will be many opportunities throughout the master planning process for businesses, industry and the community to have their say.

– Future South Bank website – online survey and mapping tool that allows people to make comments about what they love about South Bank, suggest improvements and provide their ideas for the future.

– Email: [email protected]

– Phone 1800 370 571

– Social media via Facebook @southbankcorporation or on Instagram at @futuresouthbank.

– Future South Bank Hub – 133 Grey Street, under the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The Future South Bank hub is where the master planning team will be available  to listen to feedback and provide information on the master planning process. For opening hours click here.

For more information – Click here

November 14, 2019 – Community, Featured

Brisbane City Council has proposed five new green bridge – two of these will connect to the West End Precinct:

 1. Toowong to West End: Archer St, Toowong to Orleigh Park, near Forbes Street in West End.
2.  St Lucia to West End: Corner of Keith Street and Macquire St in St Lucia to the Southern End of Boundary Street in West End.

Have your say by completing a online survey before Friday 6 December 2019. Or by:
– attending a community information sessions
– Phone the Brisbane project team on 1800 318 166
– emailing the project team
– writing to: Green Bridges for Brisbane City Projects Office Brisbane City Council GPO Box 1434 Brisbane Qld 4001.

For more information – Click here
For the proposed locations – Click here

November 14, 2019 – Community, Featured

The expansion of West End State School is officially underway with the first sod of Stage 1 completed last week.

Stage 1 which is expected to be finished in mid 2020 will deliver a three story learning centre featuring 18 learning spaces, outdoor landscaped areas and a new pickup/drop off zone.

For more information – Click here

October 31, 2019 – Community, Featured

Destination Brisbane Consortium has awarded preferred contractor status to Fitzgerald Constructions Australia for the construction of the Neville Bonner Bridge that will provide a pedestrian link between Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort development and South Bank.

Works will commence at South Bank between the Wheel of Brisbane and the river’s edge around March 2020 with the bridge structure expected to be connected with the development in April 2021.

Along with this announcement, Queen’s Wharf Brisbane has opened the new public open space – Waterline Park. The rejuvenated riverfront includes a 500 meter section of upgraded Bicentennial Bikeway, an above-water Mangrove and new recreational facilities beneath the Riverside Expressway.

For more information – Click here

October 4, 2019 – Community, Featured

Last night, at a Business South Bank event, new Brisbane Festival Artistic Director, Louise Bezzina announced that the festival hub would remain in the South Bank precinct.  The Brisbane Festival hub has traditionally been located in the Cultural Forecourt but due to impending construction taking place in the precinct, the forecourt will not be available.

Louise announced that following talks with South Bank Corporation and City Parklands Services a new venue had been found.

The 2020 event will be themed BOLDLY BRISBANE.