Talk:Brisbane
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What are sister cities? They're mentioned in the article but not explained. —seav
- See Sister city. Short answer: the term "sister city" means nothing at all to 99% of the residents of the cities involved. It's just something organised between local goverments as a feelgood exercise. I guess it allows mayors to travel overseas at taxpayers' expense. I'm not being too cynical, am I? :) -- Tim Starling 13:16 24 Jun 2003 (UTC)
There is already a link to HUMBUG on the UQ page. That is good enough. It is not really required on Brisbane as well. - Gaz 16:28, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) (a HUMBUGger)
- Yes, even I have to agree with this Robertbrockway 6:14 Apr 22 2005 (UTC) (founder of HUMBUG)
Did the hottest maximum temperature record change this year ? Julianp 03:59, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
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Inaccuracy in Population
The article should not confuse the pouplate of the City of Brisbane with the Metropolitan area. The City itself is 900,000 - still the largest in Australia. The metropolitan area contains other cities (Logan, Ipswich, Redland and a few other shires).<ANON entry>
well... you must be just the person to update the page! Erich 13:30, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
A Brief Word on Sporting Teams
I've just reverted an addition listing a series of state rugby league teams based in and around Brisbane. This was done on the assumption that the "sporting teams" we're talking about are actually the ones which play in the national competitions (such as the Broncos, Reds, Bulls etc etc), rather than every single team in any level of competition. BigHaz 03:47, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Removed sections
I've moved these sections here temporarily because a lot of it reads like apartment advertising, a lot of it is factually incorrect (regarding skyscrapers at least, I noticed), but something can probably be salvaged from it. T.PK 06:46, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- == Quick Notes ==
Just some quick notes on the city of Brisbane, Australia - the good points.
- Possibly the cleanest city in Australia.
- Mass Transit facilities including; a massive Bus service, suburb-to-suburb world class Train links, several Taxi services, CityCat's, Boats and Ferries and also Bike/Pedestrian walkways.
- Several 3-5 star Apartments and Hotels including; the largest Apartment in the world currently being buil - the Aurora Tower.
- Close to many Theme Parks and attractions; Botanical Gardens, Alma Park Zoo, Dream World, Sea World, Movie World, Wet n Wild, Kodak Beach, South Bank Parklands and Roma Street Parklands.
- Easy accessible stadiums including; Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), ANZ Stadium, the GABBA, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane Convention Centre, South Bank Piazza and Ballymore.
- Mass shopping centres/malls scattered around Brisbane and also in the City including; Queen Street Mall, Queens Plaza, Myer Centre, Wintergarden Centre, Brookside, Toombul, Indooroopily Westfield, Redbank Plaza, Sunnybank, Toowong etc.
- == Land Marks ==
- Storey Bridge. - A steel constructed bridge based on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, Canada. One of the most beautiful bridges once lit-up at night time and with a touch of fireworks.
- Central Plaza 1 - essentially Brisbane & Queensland's tallest Office building with 48 stories and sits at 175m. With it's Unique looks, Central Plaza 1 is Brisbane trademark when viewing the skyline of the city. Central Plaza 1 will lose it's title as Brisbane's tallest building in early 2005 once the Riparian Plaza is finished building.
- Waterfront Place - is Brisbane's second tallest building, it is a venue for many Saturday-to-Sunday markets, Restaurants, Nightclubs and coffee shops. The building sit's close to the Brisbane river, and holds commercial organisations within.
- Riverside Centre - Home to Brisbane's office of the Australian Stock Exchange, it sits close to the Brisbane River and like the Waterfront Place holds restaurants and markets.
- Aurora Tower - Will be one of the tallest Residential buildings in the world, and will beat Riparian's title of Brisbane's tallest building, but it will not be Queensland's tallest because of the Gold Coast's Q1 building which is currently the tallest in the world and has just finished construction. The Aurora Tower is a 5 star Residential Hotel with Apartments and Penthouses rising into the thousands of dollars with millionaire views of Brisbane.
- Riparian Plaza - Will become Brisbane's tallest building. The skyscraper will be built in front of Central Plaza 1 and beside the Riverside Centre next to the river. It's built for both Residential and Commercial, 53 levels of pure comfort, and also Penthouses.
- State Law Building - Only 128m tall, the State Law Building remains one of Brisbane's most historic buildings. After it's refurbishment in 1995 where the top piece of the building was added, the building these days is known to many Brisbane locals as Gotham City.
- Brisbane City Hall - From 1930 to the 1960's, the Brisbane City Hall was the tallest building in the city and the most expensive in Australia until the Sydney Opera House was built. The City hall can be seen from the sky's as a Gold Mark in the centre of the Brisbane city, it's unique design is why it's a natural attraction for tourists all over the world. It has four clock dials which sit 180 feet above the tower base, the City hall is currently Heritage listed. The City Hall is one reason why many call Brisbane City as "Bris-Vegas", because if you were to go down a couple of blocks you will find the golden palace of the Treasury Casino. Also, Brisbane is a construction zone for another skyscraper that is due to be developed in mid 2005, the Casino Towers will be built for all of Brisbane including a residential apartment.
- Suncorp Stadium - Hugely recognised stadium which has just been redeveloped into one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world. A host for the Rugby 2003 World Cup, it also is the home of Rugby League powerhouse the Brisbane Broncos and the Queensland Lions.
- ==Buildings Under Construction==
Brisbane is one of Australia's fastest growing cities in population, and also has plenty of area around the CBD to construct many buildings, may it be residential or commercial. Here are a few:
- Riparian Plaza - The Riparian Plaza will become the tallest skyscraper in Brisbane City on completion but will concede the title to the Aurora Tower. Riparian Plaza will be a staggering 200m tall with a 20m pinnacle point. The building will be used for commerce or residential use and for the money breakers it will have plenty of Penthouses for superb views and 5-star luxury.
- Aurora Tower - Nearly completed, but once it is it will become a national importance concerning the Brisbane Skyline and it is also a trademark. The tallest building in Brisbane and one of the tallest Residential Hotels in the world along with the Gold Coast's Q1, it also boasts luxurious 5-star views and rooms at a very pricey rate.
- Festival Towers - Structural height of approximately 135m with 42 floors will not make the residents of this apartment happy, it will be the looks. The Festival Towers due completion in late 2005, but it will be worth the wait seeing this as one of Brisbane's finest looking towers.
- Casino Towers - These towers will sit at 129m tall and will contain Residential apartments. A grand total of 207 apartments with penthouses and large balconies. Casino Towers is the future and the benchmark when it is coming to world class apartments, a simply must see on completition.
- Metropole Apartments - A height of 120m tall, the Metropole Apartments holds residential status and amongst completition it will hold a Sky Garden including a BBQ area.
- Observatory Tower - This building will hold a commercial status down the bottom end of the building, a carpark and a podium whilst the rest will contain residential storeys.
- Brisbane Square - Twin 45 storey residential towers and will be occupied by the City Council on 20 floors.
botanic gardens
Is the empty link to "Brisbane botanical gardens" the same as the Brisbane City Botanical Gardens linked to in the entry above it? Fix it by either writing a new article or identifying by full name as above without link. Gene Nygaard 04:55, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Article provided. $eti
-al (renamed both 'Botanical' pages to 'Botanic', updated links as needed) Will expand after sleep... Sendai2ci
media list
This was added to the article, I moved it to talk so it wasn't cluttering up the page, it may also contains some useful information--nixie 06:17, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Television Stations
- ABQ-2 NATIONAL
- BTQ-7 COMMERICAL
- QTQ-9 COMMERICAL
- TVQ-10 COMMERICAL
- SBS-28 COMMERICAL
- BRIZ-31 COMMUNITY
- AM Radio Dial
- 612 4QR Brisbane NATIONAL 50K
- 693 4KQ Brisbane COMMERICAL 5K
- 747 4QS Toowoomba NATIONAL 10K
- 792 RADIO NATIONAL Brisbane NATIONAL 25K
- 864 4GR Toowoomba COMMERICAL 2K
- 882 4BH Brisbane COMMERICAL 1K
- 936 NEWS RADIO Brisbane NATIONAL 10K
- 1008 4TAB Brisbane COMMERICAL 5K
- 1116 4BC Brisbane COMMERICAL 5K
- 1197 SWITCH 1197 AM Brisbane COMMUNITY 1K
- 1296 4RPH Brisbane COMMUNITY 5K
- 1620 RADIO 2 Brisbane COMMERICAL
- 1638 RADIO 16 NTC Brisbane COMMERICAL
- 1701 RADIO BRISVAANI 1701 AM Brisbane COMMUNITY
- FM Radio Dial
- 87.8 VISION-FM Manly Brisbane COMMUNITY 1 Watt
- 88.0 PLANETRADIO Brisbane COMMUNITY
- 88.5 ABC CLASSIC FM Gold Coast NATIONAL 26K
- 88.7 ABC CLASSIC FM Sunshine Coast NATIONAL 20K
- 89.3 4CRB Gold Coast COMMUNITY 25K
- 89.5 JJJ Sunshine Coast NATIONAL 20K
- 89.7 4TAB Beaudesert COMMERICAL 5K
- 90.1 RADIO NATIONAL Gold Coast NATIONAL 26K
- 90.3 COAST-FM Sunshine Coast NATIONAL 20K
- 90.5 REBELFM Beaudesert COMMERICAL 5K
- 90.9 SEA-FM Gold Coast COMMERICAL 25K
- 91.1 HOT 91 Sunshine Coast COMMERICAL 10K
- 91.5 TOOWOOMBA COUNTRY-FM Toowoomba COMMERICAL 1K
- 91.7 COAST-FM Gold Coast NATIONAL 26K
- 91.9 SEA-FM Sunshine Coast COMMERICAL 10K
- 92.1 THE BREEZE Beaudesert COMMERICAL 5K
- 92.5 GOLD-FM Gold Coast COMMERICAL 25K
- 92.7 MIX-FM Sunshine Coast COMMERICAL 10K
- 92.9 RADIO92.9 THE LIGHT Toowoomba COMMUNITY 4K
- 93.3 SBS RADIO Brisbane SBS 96K
- 94.1 RADIO HOPE ISLAND Hope Island COMMUNITY 25K
- 94.5 ABC-RR Northern Rivers NATIONAL 100K
- 94.9 RIVER949 Ipswich COMMERICAL 50K
- 95.3 ABC CLASSIC FM Northern Rivers NATIONAL 100K
- 95.7 NEWS RADIO Gold Coast NATIONAL 26K
- 96.1 JJJ Northern Rivers NATIONAL 100K
- 96.5 FAMILY-FM Brisbane COMMUNITY 12K
- 96.9 RADIO NATIONAL Northern Rivers NATIONAL 100K
- 97.3 97.3FM Brisbane COMMERICAL 12K
- 97.7 JJJ Gold Coast NATIONAL 26K
- 98.1 4EBFM Brisbane COMMUNITY 12K
- 98.9 4AAA Brisbane COMMUNITY 9500
- 99.5 REBELFM Mount Tamborine COMMERICAL 250w
- 99.7 99FM Redcliffe COMMUNITY 2K
- 100.3 BAY-FM Wynnum Redlands COMMUNITY 4K
- 100.7 CFM Toowoomba COMMERICAL 10K
- 101.1 RADIO LOGAN Logan City COMMUNITY 4K
- 101.5 4OUR-FM Caboolture COMMUNITY 3K
- 101.7 ABC CLASSIC FM Southern Downs NATIONAL 80K
- 102.1 4ZZZ Brisbane COMMUNITY 12K
- 102.7 4DDB Toowoomba COMMUNITY 4K
- 102.9 HOT TOMATO Gold Coast COMMERICAL 25K
- 103.3 JJJ Southern Downs NATIONAL 80K
- 103.7 4MBS-FM Brisbane COMMUNITY 12K
- 104.1 JJJ Darling Downs NATIONAL 100K
- 104.5 TRIPLE M Brisbane COMMERICAL 12K
- 104.9 ABC-RR Southern Downs NATIONAL 80K
- 104.9 SUNSHINE-FM Sunshine Coast COMMUNITY 3K
- 105.3 B105 Brisbane COMMERICAL 12K
- 105.7 RADIO NATIONAL Toowoomba NATIONAL 100K
- 106.1 ABC CLASSIC FM Brisbane NATIONAL 96K
- 106.5 RADIO NATIONAL Southern Downs NATIONAL 80K
- 106.5 RHEMA FM Sunshine Coast COMMUNITY 1K
- 106.9 NOVA 106.9 Brisbane COMMERICAL 12K
- 107.3 LIFEFM Gold Coast COMMUNITY 10K
- 107.3 ABC CLASSIC FM Toowoomba NATIONAL 100K
- 107.7 JJJ Brisbane NATIONAL 96K
city of Ipswich was intended to be the capital of Queensland
I was always taught that Redcliffe was the original choice. Redcliffe was the first city settled in Qld but Brisbane was chosen due to its accessibility for large ships (thanks to the Brisbane River).
From here...
http://www.margatebiz.com.au/redcliff.html
"Redcliffe was proposed initially as the capital of Queensland, but lacked a suitable deep water entry for large ships and so Brisbane was chosen as the capital instead."