Or you could read this page: www.oystercard.com

The Translink smart card system looks nigh on identical to London's, so it's worth a read.

Londons seems to always charge you single fares.

Ours would be different due to our already in place zoning system.

http://www.pftc.com.au/pftc/news/view_news.asp?news_id=675

QUEENSLAND TO HOST SPIELBERG’S LATEST PRODUCTION

26 April 2007


Arts Minister Rod Welford today welcomed Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks'' multi-million dollar international television production The Pacific to Queensland.

"This is another fantastic achievement for our local film industry for Queensland to be chosen as the backdrop for this big budget television series," Mr Welford said.

"This mini-series about America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific in World War II is set to be the largest budget television series made globally in 2007-08.

"Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are co-executive producing the project and this is the first time either of them has worked in Australia. Their decision to film in Queensland is testament to the State's strong filming history, which includes war epics such as The Thin Red Line and The Great Raid.

"Queensland competed fiercely with Hawaii for the production, specifically for the beach and jungle scenes. Our locations, their accessibility and the assistance of Government agencies was a major factor in securing the series, which is expected to be as highly regarded as its predecessor, Band of Brothers."

The 10-episode series is an HBO Films production in association with Playtone and DreamWorks Television. It is scheduled to be filmed north of Port Douglas in the far north in the second half of this year, with pre-production currently underway.

"This will create local jobs and significant economic benefits for the region, which has recently hosted part of the filming of the major film, Fool's Gold," Mr Welford said.

"As with that production, the Government's Pacific Film and Television Commission has been instrumental in attracting The Pacific to Queensland. It played a major role in facilitating stakeholder meetings with key State Government agencies and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority."

Production expenditure in Queensland is estimated to be equivalent to that of a major feature film and the state's locations will feature in many of the episodes. Melbourne will also feature as a principal location for the series.

Mini-series co-executive producer Tony To said The Pacific would provide significant business opportunities and create local employment prospects.

He said the production was environmentally committed to the region and was pursuing a re-vegetation offset program where through services of independent organisations such as Far North Queensland Natural Resource Management Ltd, potential sites would be identified for re-vegetation/rehabilitation.

"The re-vegetation offset program will operate in conjunction with the production," Mr To said.

"We will work closely with the community to design outcomes that secure training and long-term employment opportunities, together with high quality natural resource management."

Yay!

:cheers: :banana: :bash:
:tiasd::dance:

:guns1: ??

............

It's not really that big of a deal at all. Most of it will be in Melbourne, with location work in North Qld.

in todays fin rev, theres an article about sydney firm DBREEF want to start on a big office tower in Brisbane.

I'm a little disapointed about this one. (I know you'll go on about us expecting so much), but It is probably the largest single lot in the CBD, it is in the middle of the CBD, they are harping on about how little space in the CBD there is, how low the vacancy rates are, how the tower will be needed well before they can complete it!

This site could handle 100 storeys, and all they manage is 23, :gaah: I mean the current carpark is 11 storeys I think!!! :rant:

I'm a little disapointed about this one. (I know you'll go on about us expecting so much), but It is probably the largest single lot in the CBD, it is in the middle of the CBD, they are harping on about how little space in the CBD there is, how low the vacancy rates are, how the tower will be needed well before they can complete it!

This site could handle 100 storeys, and all they manage is 23, :gaah: I mean the current carpark is 11 storeys I think!!! :rant:

I agree. Same as I said about Trinity tower on Albert Street, I am concerned that underdevelopment of CBD sites will run us out of available land in the future. Looks like we have some smaller developers trying to make quick money out of the current office space shortage. Not looking to the long term at all.

Hope council will take a longer term view when these proposals are submitted.

^^The problem is there is no way under the city plan the council can knock back a development because it is too small. This I think needs to change and I believe that a tower under 25 storeys in most areas of the CBD needs to become Impact Assessable.

Disappointing news for all of us.

It really is disappointing.

Watch for a new QR office tower in the city - coming soon.... No more can i say.

Watch for a new QR office tower in the city - coming soon.... No more can i say.

Will it be near Central or Roma Street? Will it involve the demolition of any exisiting building e.g. current QR office towers on Turbot Street? Is it on that site next to Central where the railway lines are exposed? How tall? So many questions!!!

Watch for a new QR office tower in the city - coming soon.... No more can i say.


i dont care if its short, as long as the current towers go

i dont care if its short, as long as the current towers go

agreed!!!

Watch for a new QR office tower in the city - coming soon.... No more can i say.

Will it be a new tower at South Brisbane Station??

J

^^ interesting

Will it be bigger than Burj Dubai?

Will it be a new tower at South Brisbane Station??

J

Where at South Brisbane Station?

I used to work in Rail Centre 1 and both it and Rail Centre 2 are well beyond their expiry date!

Both buildings are too small for QR's activities as they have staff dotted all over the city and inner-city suburbs!

I wonder if they will build a grand new building over the rail line airspace at the Creek Street end of Central station.

This one will be interesting to hear about...

Its being designed for the central station site. With no demolition of existing buildings.

I used to work in Rail Centre 1 and both it and Rail Centre 2 are well beyond their expiry date!

Both buildings are too small for QR's activities as they have staff dotted all over the city and inner-city suburbs!

I wonder if they will build a grand new building over the rail line airspace at the Creek Street end of Central station.

This one will be interesting to hear about...

I reckon that's what it will be. While I'm generally against building over stations and think that the proper solution to the mess that is central would be to remove all buildings the buildings over the lines I think a building here could provide a good band aid solution to a dead messy and unatractive bit if town.

I reckon that's what it will be. While I'm generally against building over stations and think that the proper solution to the mess that is central would be to remove all buildings the buildings over the lines I think a building here could provide a good band aid solution to a dead messy and unatractive bit if town.

The plans ive seen are not for a building over the rail lines, but at another location in the QR compound.

The plans ive seen are not for a building over the rail lines, but at another location in the QR compound.

Hmmmm http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=-27.465979,153.026022&spn=0.002723,0.004233&z=18

I know Translink are moving out of the building on the other side of Turbot Street. Maybe here, although it was said that no demolition would occur. By looking at Google Earth, there are no open space that isn't parkland or over the railway lines.

^^ yes indeed we are ;)

Is it the site next to the carpark on wickham terrace?

^^ yes indeed we are ;)

Do you work at Translink?

The plans ive seen are not for a building over the rail lines, but at another location in the QR compound.
Redevelopment of the carpark into a tower with public parking beneath?

i reckon we totally need a new central station design from platform to the office towers above. it is well out of date

Do you work at Translink?

hmmmmmm

huh?

Well?

i reckon we totally need a new central station design from platform to the office towers above. it is well out of date

I agree, I think the entire complex needs to be rebuilt.

Cul, do we need to start a new thread or can we go to 1000 posts?

I would like Central redesigned and possibly moved elsewhere. It soo old fashioned and its a pain in the neck to get from one platform to another.

^^There is no point moving a station of that size anywhere. Too expensive.

I would like Central redesigned and possibly moved elsewhere. It soo old fashioned and its a pain in the neck to get from one platform to another.

Where the hell are you gonna move it to???

What is on top of central BTW? If there is nothing there, then the whole station could be rebuilt.

I would like Central redesigned and possibly moved elsewhere.

Caboolture maybe? It's called Central for a good reason - its as close to the centre of the CBD as it can be while remaining on the rail line.

What is on top of central BTW? If there is nothing there, then the whole station could be rebuilt.

The Sofitel Hotel and the QR Rail Centre.

Passion for Keith and Nic (http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,23739,21721416-3102,00.html)

NICOLE Kidman wants to buy a home in Brisbane after country music superstar husband Keith Urban took her on a special tour of the city yesterday.

The couple went on a driving tour of Urban's old haunts, including a look at Red Hill's Normanby Hotel where he performed one of his first gigs.
And being famous multi-millionaires didn't stop them from another local tradition – they headed up to Mount Coot-tha for a steamy kiss in their car.

"We made out on Mount Coot-tha," Urban told fans in a backstage meet and greet before his show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall last night.

"Nic said she would love to buy a house in Brisbane," he added.

Kidman today heads to north Queensland to film the Baz Luhrmann war epic Australia after supporting Urban on the Brisbane leg of his national tour.

She was an enthusiastic front-row fan for Urban as he continued his comeback from a recent stint in a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol addiction.

He thanked fans for their support over the past six months and paid tribute to Kidman, who friends said was proud of her husband's performance on stage.

At their wedding last year, he serenaded her with his song Making Memories Of Us, and she blushed as he performed their song again.

"She looked like she was going to crawl into the black curtain, she was so embarrassed," a concertgoer said.

Caboolture-raised Urban played in Brisbane – on Friday and again last night – for the first time in two years and received a raucous hometown reception, with his actor wife cheering him on.

Urban, who is supported by The Waifs, will perform in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on his Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World tour.

He and Kidman drove in together to the concert venue on Brisbane's northside with Urban at the wheel of a black Mercedes-Benz.

The couple stayed at the Stamford Plaza Hotel on the Brisbane River in the CBD, an establishment that regularly hosts celebrities.

Kidman and fellow Australian acting star Hugh Jackman will be based for the next few weeks in Bowen, where filming for Australia is scheduled to start tomorrow.

Hundreds of crew members as well as body doubles have converged on Bowen.

The foreshore has been transformed into 1930s pre-war Darwin, with buildings undergoing major facelifts and red dirt covering roads.

Director Luhrmann has insisted the Bowen residents, some of whom will be extras, "are making this film together with us".

City to reveal urban plan (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21732406-3102,00.html)

RESIDENTS of key Brisbane centres will today discover how many more homes they can expect in their neighbourhoods with the release of City Hall's 20-year plan for growth.

The controversial document will detail how Brisbane will cope with an expected influx of more than 200,000 people over the next two decades.
The Local Growth Management Plan will spell out Brisbane City Council's solution for squeezing an additional 145,000 dwellings into the city, the majority within Brisbane's existing built-up locations.

However, all references to building height proposals have been removed after the draft document caused alarm when it was revealed it contained plans for 20-storey apartment buildings in the suburbs.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said height provisions would instead be negotiated when council consulted with the community over more detailed suburban plans.

"It certainly talks about where growth will occur and the sorts of dwelling targets that we're after, but that has to be thrashed out on a detailed basis when we do the neighbourhood planning," he said.

Cr Newman was confident the plan would meet State Government growth targets even without specifying height targets for suburban apartment towers.

"It sets out a vision of putting new dwellings in some key growth centres around Brisbane, in the centre of the city as well and along key public transport corridors," he said.

Deputy Mayor David Hinchliffe said the document was the most important to be produced by council this term.

He said the latest version had a greater focus on urban renewal in areas such as Bowen Hills and Woolloongabba and development around the State Government's planned rail line in the city's southwest.

Cr Hinchliffe said council estimated it could fit the bulk of the proposed new homes into the town centres, transport corridors and urban renewal centres.

"more than 200,000 people over the next two decades." ?

isnt that an extreme understatement?

^^This is the BCC area and not the rest of SE QLD. This would be pretty close I'd imagine.

Brisbane CC was growing at almost 19,000 people/per year only a year or 2 back (might be about 15,000 now), so 10,000/year is a bit of an understatement, unless they forsee it to slow down.

Interesting that they have removed the reference to heights, but are specifying a target for dwellings. The height will be agreed at a later date with community consultation. Perhaps they'll then try and push through the 20 story height saying 'how else can we possibly meet the dwelling target'.

And maybe Brisbane population growth will slow down a bit as the last empty land in BCC area is currently being developed. Some of the growth will just move into neighbouring shires.

City to reveal urban plan (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21732406-3102,00.html)

RESIDENTS of key Brisbane centres will today discover how many more homes they can expect in their neighbourhoods with the release of City Hall's 20-year plan for growth.

TV news services reported that the BCC wants feedback, I can't find anything on their site about feedback for this, where is it?

Fairly neutral on development around suburban t'port hubs, but really would like to see each suburb adjoining the city have a minimum density condition and encouragement of very high density there. Southside of the river too surrounding the CBD as well eg. K'roo Pt, Gabba, Sth Bris.

Another article:

Brisbane growth areas revealed
Georgina Robinson | May 15, 2007 - 2:58PM (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/brisbane-growth-areas-revealed/2007/05/15/1178995137399.html)

Rochedale, the Oxley Wedge and the new Northshore development at Hamilton will be sites for some of the region's population increases over the next 20 years.

Through the CityShape Plan, which outlines Brisbane's growth areas to meet the requirements of the South East Queensland Regional Plan, Brisbane City Council today revealed Rochedale and the Oxley Wedge as new living areas that would accommodate an extra 13,000 people each in 6000 dwellings.

The yet to be built Northshore development at Hamilton will house nearly 11,000 people in about 5000 units and villas.

The first city and city-fringe areas to be targeted for development over the next five years include the CBD, Milton, Kelvin Grove, the Valley, West End and Woollongabba.

At the same time, middle ring suburbs like Albion, Bulimba, Everton Park and suburbs along the Eastern Busway will also be developed.

Further out, developments in Rochedale, Acacia Ridge, the Australia Trade Coast, Bracken Ridge and Wynnum will also get underway.

Of existing residential areas, Upper Mt Gravatt will see the biggest change; it is expected to house 7800 people in 5000 new dwellings.

More than 6300 people will be accommodated in 5400 CBD dwellings and another 5000 people will come to Carindale and Chermside.

Other "principal activity centres" include the Valley (4900 people) and Indooroopilly (3500).

Peel Street in South Brisbane will have an influx of 4000 people and Woolloongabba will house 3,800 people.

The CityShape Plan, which sets guidelines for the next 20 years, meets about 85 per cent of the target of 125,000 new dwellings required by the State Government.

The remaining 15 per cent, or 25,000 dwellings, will be met using a range of options.

These include possible changes to areas that are protected from demolition, release of extra state-owned land for residential development and by using dual occupancy as a way of increasing densities in existing neighbourhoods.

The plan identifies "growth corridors" as another way of accommodating population growth.

Thirteen thousand people are expected to move to areas along the Indooroopilly, Toombul and proposed Darra to Richlands railway lines, along the proposed Eastern and Northern Busways and along the Southern Busway to Greenslopes.

The CityShape strategy will be endorsed by councillors this afternoon and go out for a 30 day public consultation period.

It will then be sent to the State Government for possible modification and come back to council later this year.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t90/Brizbane2/3d%20Model/07-05-16theast.jpg
View of city from Eastern suburbs.
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View of city from southern suburbs.

Green - Approved
Red - Proposed.
Blue - Under construction
Meriton is tallest of the red buildings

Great work B2!! Any chance of a bigger image?

For all those interested:

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE:995008273:pc=PC_2582

Some good news in there for me. :cheers:

www.pftc.com.au
DAY-BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD

16 May 2007

A Queensland feature film by two local filmmakers has attracted international star Ethan Hawke to the lead role for one of the biggest budget films to come out of Australia.

After receiving international acclaim in 2003 for their debut zombie feature Undead, Brisbane brothers Michael and Peter Spierig are getting their teeth into their latest project and drawing plenty of blood.

Daybreakers is the writing duo's follow-up feature about a plague that transforms a majority of the world's population into vampires. Hawke will play a starring role in the story that centres around two brothers and the different paths they take to solve the crisis.

The Spierigs recently completed the final draft of the script in LA working closely with Lionsgate International and the producers were able to attract interest from Hawke to star. Ethan Hawke is best known for his roles in Dead Poets Society, cult classic Reality Bites and more recently Fast Food Nation.

"The LA trip was great and a huge learning curve for us. We had the classic Hollywood rewrite experience locked in a hotel room for three weeks with our computer! We are delighted with the results and the script is now ready," Peter Spierig said.

Daybreakers is being produced by Australian Chris Brown and Bryan and Sean Furst from the US with Todd Fellman as co-producer. It has a distribution deal with Lionsgate International. Brown and Fellman secured production investment from the Queensland Government's Pacific Film and Television Commission (PFTC) and the Film Finance Corporation.

PFTC Head of Production, Henry Tefay, said the Spierigs had shown an unrelenting passion for their craft and had a sheer determination to make things happen.

"Michael and Peter have a unique vision that was quite evident in Undead," he said.

"Their new film is more ambitious and will exercise their considerable cinematic skill. But aside from their filmmaking ability, writing a screenplay that triggers a major Hollywood deal is an extraordinary feat."

The Spierigs said they were Queensland film makers who wanted to make commercial films in Queensland citing the crews and facilities and the talent as among the best in the world.

Daybreakers commences production in July 2007.

www.pftc.com.au
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

18 May 2007


Hollywood continues its love affair with Queensland with Arts Minister Rod Welford today welcoming another multi-million dollar international production to the state.


Based on Wendy Orr's award-winning book, Nim's Island, it will star Oscar winner Jodie Foster and Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin of Little Miss Sunshine fame in the lead roles.


"Film and television production in Queensland is booming at the moment and it's great our state has been chosen as the backdrop for this fantasy/adventure movie," Mr Welford said.


"The incentives we offer are continuing to bring first class international projects to Queensland and the economic impact of feature films continues to grow.


"Nim's Island with production expenditure of many millions of dollars, will see continued economic development for the state."


Mr Welford said this was the first major feature film that Walden Media, the production company behind the Narnia films, had shot in Queensland.


"The Government's Pacific Film and Television Commission has worked on developing a relationship with Walden Media for over a year and now that work has paid off," he said.


"Nim's Island is the second international film project I've been proud to announce in the space of four weeks. It's also the second project made by a studio that hasn't filmed in Queensland before."


Mr Welford said the latest project Nim's Island would use tropical and island locations in Far North Queensland as well as the first class facilities at Warner Studios on the Gold Coast, including the new water tank which was constructed in late 2006.


"I would like to extend a warm welcome to the writers and directors of Nim's Island, husband and wife Mark Levin (Little Manhattan, The Wonder Years) and Jennifer Flackett (Wimbledon), and producer Paula Mazur," Mr Welford said


The film began pre-production in early May and will start principal photography in early July for 10 weeks. The film is expected to open in the United States in April 2008.


Mr Welford said Queensland was currently experiencing a production boom with a number of major projects scheduled to begin filming before the end of the year including HBO's The Pacific, local feature film Daybreakers and Dreamworks' The Ruins.

What is it with the Friday Prime Site section in the Courier Mail? 2 really big news stories this week about huge buildings in Brisbane, and there is not a peep about it in Prime Site, this seems to happen a lot.

Has anyone here been to this years Paniyiri? I went today in the afternoon. It was fun, we walked through the main sideshow area. All the rides looked either boring or scary.
Actually one of the rides there broke down when people were on it, and it was one where people were hung upside down, and thats the position they were in when it broke down. They had to manually put the things down so people could get off, the scary thing is that they immediately let more people on!!!

The food there was nice, honey puffs = YUMM!

I know some of the colours are not updated. And that some smaller proposals are missing. Nevertheless...
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t90/Brizbane2/3d%20Model/07-05-19th.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t90/Brizbane2/3d%20Model/07-05-19thb.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t90/Brizbane2/3d%20Model/07-05-19thc.jpg
Gee, Vision seems to have been built right in the middle of the big carpark shed

^^ Great work Brizbane2 :okay:

In this weekend's Financial Review 18-20 May '07, in the liftout "Life & Leisure", there is a 2 page article on Brisbane's South Bank.

On the 2nd page of the article, there is a render and info of a proposed hotel known as "Collins Place" - a thread I just made for it:

Project: Proposed Collins Place project on South Bank (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=13254121#post13254121)

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City told, transport the key
Shannon Molloy | May 18, 2007 (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/transport-the-key-city-told/2007/05/21/1179601292075.html)

If planners and developers focused on transport as a critical element in their developments, Brisbane's congestion and housing affordability woes could be solved, according to one property researcher.

Making transport central to urban planning and property development and increasing population density around transport hubs would produce more viable services, researcher Colleen Coyne said.

Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) were integral to accommodating the projected growth of one million people in southeast Queensland by 2026, she said.

But TODs aren't completely foreign to Brisbane - Kelvin Grove's urban village is an example of a harmonious inner city urban renewal.

The project has created a mix of uses, including university buildings, office and retail space and is integrated with the surrounding social and market housing community.

Ms Coyne pointed to the Canadian city of Vancouver as an example of successful smart growth, calling the city a "beacon for Brisbane".

"After 20 years of pursuing smart growth policies, downtown Vancouver now has 40,000 people living in mixed-use neighbourhoods with no one more than three blocks from a transit route," Ms Coyne said.

The key is creating a more compact urban form, with a focus on privacy and view, pedestrian-friendly mixed-used environments and underground parking so public transport stations have direct proximity to communities, she said.

Another issue of importance was ensuring residential and retail uses provided actual street frontages.

TODs would help reduce vehicle kilometres because of smart public transport options, and evidence has shown demand for parking can also be 15 to 30 per cent less, Ms Coyne said.

"I do not envisage we would go from a car-dependent community to one where private car parking would not be provided.

"However there are examples of medium density developments adjoining a railway station that have proven attractive to young couples, enabling them to become a one-car, rather than two-car family.

"(This cuts) the cost of owning and operating a car and (gains) the convenience of public transport for at least some of the trip."

At an industry conference on the Gold Coast recently, former QUT lecturer Professor Gordon Holden gave his critique of South-East Queensland.

He criticised older retail centres such as Indooroopilly and Chermside for their "big box" appearance and failure to engage with surrounding communities.

Surfers Paradise was praised for its linkages with natural assets - in contrast to Brisbane where the freeway system separates the city from the river, while South Bank precinct was applauded for its variety of uses and strong physical and visual links with the river.

Ms Coyne said TODs had many benefits and were critical to achieving the objectives of the state government's South-East Queensland Regional Plan.

"In the future we can expect to see examples of TODs in projects such as... a mixed-used project over Milton railway station, including 200 apartments, a 127-room hotel, 13,500sqm of office space and 3000sqm of retail.

"The behavioural changes people need to adopt to make TODs successful will take time, so it could take five to 15 years for the community benefits of smart growth policies to be fully appreciated."

farking TODs. How about we just make the whole city a TOD by densifying and then it will become even more sustainable that way. TODs plus other crap vs a PT orientated city... hmm, how about they think a bit further than TODs

I personally think TODs are the way you start. If you start going high density all over the place you can end up with severe traffic congestion in areas with PT, and you also end up with people annoyed that a 10 storey tower was built along their street.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3425/riverside2eaglest480quexl0.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3425/riverside2eaglest480quexl0.jpg

^^
very nice

Awesome work malt, love it.

I see a gap between Customs house and Riverside ;)

peter beattie just announced winner of high court law competition is Architectus, lets hope it is not another boring conservative box like their GOMA

Citimark tower sells for $55m
Fiona Cameron
May 31, 2007

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21821993-25658,00.html

QUEENSLAND developer Citimark is understood to be finalising the sale of its CBD office tower overlooking the Brisbane river in a deal worth about $55 million.
The sale of Citimark's 179 North Quay building - the former Magistrates' Courts - had been struck on a yield of less than 6 per cent, according to industry sources.

The buyer's identity is not known, but a German pension fund and GE Real Estate were understood to be frontrunners for the 16-level tower, with one party in due dilligence, sources said.

Agents CB Richard Ellis and Knight Frank began marketing the property early this year, but both declined comment yesterday.

The $15 million refurbishment, undertaken by Hutchinson Builders, was designed to open up the tower's views to the river and to convert the 8642sqm of office space to an A-grade rating.

Citimark bought the building from the Queensland Government for $7 million in late 2005. The company owns an adjoining site, where it is developing the 177-apartment Evolution high-rise tower. Citimark joint managing director Angus Johnson did not return calls yesterday and GE Real Estate could not be contacted last night.

Last year, Citimark joint managing director Robert Pullar said the company had considered amalgamating the two sites and rebuilding, but good pre-sales in Evolution and the demand for office space in the tight Brisbane market had convinced it to proceed with a refurbishment of 179 North Quay.

The work was designed to bring the foyer and lifts to a "five-star" standard. All but one floor was leased when the refurbishment was completed early this year, with tenants including the state Government and the Queensland Police Union.

This month CB Richard Ellis announced it had leased the top floor and taken signage rights, after no space was available for the commercial property agency to expand at Waterfront Place.

Hotel room boom for city
Tourism and conferences drive growth
From Sunday Mail 03/06/07
Brisbane is set for a hotel bonanza with four major new hotels approved for the CDB.
The city's hotel market is one of the strongest in Australia with a consistent occupancy rate of about 80 per cent.
But there had been gowing concerns whether the number of rooms would cope with the influx of tourists and corporate business the state is experiencing.
Developers stepped in and Brisbane City Council has approved the four new hotels. Council officials say more are on the way.
Deputy Mayor David Hinchcliffe welcomed the hotel applications and said it was a sign of the strong tourism and corporate market in the ciy that last week hosted the Australian Tourism Exchange, Australia's biggest tourism and trade event.
'Brisbane has become more and more of a tourist centre and there is a huge amount of corporate activity in the city', he said.
A 72-storey building with potential for a 90-room hotel, has been approved for 51 Elizabeth St. The building, which will be called Empire Square, is being developed by Metacap constructions.
At 480 Queen St, developers APH have the go-ahead for a 69-level commercial office, five-star hotel and luxury residences with a project value of $650 million.
The hotel on the site of the Red Cross huilding will be Brisbane's tallest skyscraper.
A 20 storey $72 million building with the potential for a 273 room hotel is being built by developer Terry Sierlis and his Infinia company at 40 Elizabeth St.
A 30 storey boutique hotel to be built by Mr Sterlis has been approved at 156 Roma St, next to the Transcontinental Hotel.
Mr Sierlis said he and other developers had identified a gap in the Brisbane market.
'We hope to get started on both buildings soon, but it is incredibly hard to get builders and we are still looking for operators to run them,' he said.
'People go a bit crazy during a boom like this and there are a lot of hotels being built,' he said.
Industry sources say there are half a dozen other new hotel projects seeking approval from Brisbane Sity Council, including a boutique hotel in Milton.
Developers Devine plan a 'six star' luxury hotel on the corner of Alice and Albert streets overlooking the City Botanic Gardens. The Sultan of Brunei is also said to be considering a six-star hotel overlooking the gardens.

^^ How randon the the Sultan of Brunie is looking at land in Brisbane!
^^ Also what the f**k are Devine doing with plans for a six star hotel?!?!

We got em all :P


*A 72-storey building with potential for a 90-room hotel, has been approved for 51 Elizabeth St. The building, which will be called Empire Square, is being developed by Metacap constructions.
(http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=457527)

*At 480 Queen St, developers APH have the go-ahead for a 69-level commercial office, five-star hotel and luxury residences with a project value of $650 million. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=457523)

*A 20 storey $72 million building with the potential for a 273 room hotel is being built by developer Terry Sierlis and his Infinia company at 40 Elizabeth St. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=153235)

*A 30 storey boutique hotel to be built by Mr Sterlis has been approved at 156 Roma St, next to the Transcontinental Hotel.
Mr Sierlis said he and other developers had identified a gap in the Brisbane market.
(http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=394507)

*Developers Devine plan a 'six star' luxury hotel on the corner of Alice and Albert streets overlooking the City Botanic Gardens. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=440283)

*The Sultan of Brunei is also said to be considering a six-star hotel overlooking the gardens. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=478887)

I read in the paper the other day that Gucci is planning a shop in the Commonwealth bank centre on Edward St - any other news on that. Will they lease space in their foyer facing LV?

I read in the paper the other day that Gucci is planning a shop in the Commonwealth bank centre on Edward St - any other news on that. Will they lease space in their foyer facing LV?

God I hope so!!! :)

What's wrong with K.Mart

here is a pic I found of a highrise going up in Brisbane.....don't think it's brand new??? the time says 12.55...... http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3779/m204mediumbf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ looks about 1972.

mispost.

Did Brisbane used to have a BP building? and i can't see the clock on top of the suncorp building:(
rirwi4

^^It's there ontop of the SGIO building!

Is the building under construction in the pic above the same building next to Evolution that just got a refurb?

Yeah it looks like it! I was wondering what it was.

^^ it's the old magistrates court building.

which is the building beside evolution, so yes you guys are correct

YES YES! It's all true.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/musicforhumanrights/artists/images/artist_no_doubt.jpg About It!!!!!!!!!!!

^^ lol?

btw, that old pic of brissie is amazing! If someone ask me to say where that was i'd have no idea! It just shows how far we have come! It would be interesting to see a pic of sydney or melbourne at the time as well just to use as a comparison of which city has grown the fastest(skyscraper wise that is)?
rirwi4

Does anyone know how expensive the land in Norwell is at the moment? My parents have just bought a massive farm there for investment and production use. He wouldn't tell me how much he paid for it...

Norwell is just North of Gold Coast.

10ha would go for around $6million with a decent house at a guess. Without the house...pretty much the same I'd imagine. The area will always be rural and it is between Brisbane and the Gold Coast very close to the Freeway. Great location.

The property has two rivers on each side & is not that far from ocean and Gold Coast Freeway.

It's much bigger than 10ha. I can guestimate it's like a multiple farm.

So the land value will steadily increase over the next few decades?

Sorry, i don't know much about SEQ real estate.

It's hard to say. It is fertile land outside of the Urban Footprint, therefore it can never be developed on. It is a very good location though for farming because it is very close to both cities on a very good road link. Being on the riversides I would imagine would help slightly. Have a bit of a look on whereis.com and google earth to get a bit of an idea.

Other than that I don't know.

Here's the location on google maps.

http://maps.google.com/maps?um=1&tab=wl&q=Norwell%2CAustralia

I see quite a big development happening on the East. Canal housing development?

Not that far from Gold Coast either.

If you give me the address Miliux (PM me), I can tell you how much they paid for it - I'm in property.

^^
PM sent.

Tell me, tell me...

Was I close?

39 hectares, with lots of sand. Still need the residential zoning though, and needs to be able to argue urban consolidation on a transport line.

It was a recent purchase, so the value hasn't been recorded in database.

19.87 hectare with canals on two sides. Not far from Freeway.


Gotta check with my father if he bought the adjacent farm as well.

This is his third farm. He owns one in Texas, QLD; Coominya, QLD, and now this.

Was I close?
Nope. :)

Are these two projects old news??

Devine Ltd

Devine Ltd has purchased a 4900 sqm development site in the Brisbane suburb of Herston, with plans to develop an office building.

Devine is planning to develop an A-grade office building on the site, located at 15 Butterfield Street.

The building will comprise 11,000 sqm of office space with 3000 sqm floorplates. According to Devine, the floorplates will be some of the largest on offer in Brisbane and will cater to current high demand.

Development approval is already in place for the project.

Construction is due to commence early next year and will be completed by Devine's in-house construction division by the end of 2008.

As yet, no architect has been formally appointed to the project.

The development site is located opposite the Royal Brisbane Hospital and future tenants will have access to parking in the hospital carpark as well as good access to the Inner City Bypass.


Consolidated Properties Group

Consolidated Properties Group (CPG) is planning to develop a 20 level A-grade office tower in Brisbane following the purchase of the QICT Building.

The developer will construct the new 22,000 sqm building, which will have 1000-1200 sqm floorplates, on the corner of Albert and Margaret Streets.

The appointed builder for the project is Hutchinson Builders while the appointed architect is Donovan Hill Architects.

A CPG spokesperson said that it was the company's intent that the fit-out of the building would also be carried out by Hutchinson, however this will depend on the contractor that future tenants select.

The group has appointed Jones Land LaSalle as the sole leasing agent and no pre-commitments have yet been achieved.

Commenced on the building is expected to commence in September this year, with completion slated for early 2009.

CPG has confirmed that it will submit a development application to council within the next two weeks.

I dare say Devine have the realistic potential to actually do a decent job with this site if they engage ML architects and budget pending.. However the site comprises of a few lots and the main lot is 3091m2 as is so i don't see how they could have a floor plate of a similar size. I doubt council would 'support' such a massive block There currently exists a typical two building 10 story residential approval, designed by Cottee Parker and that has a fair bit of distance between the two buildings, not only because they are residential but id say to break up the form.

And the mighty Maroons take the series with a 10-6 win over the blues at Telstra Stadium!!!!! They're first win at Telstra Stadium ever.

fuccccckikkkkiinggg wooooooooooo!!!!!!! Queenslander!!!!!

There is an article in City News saying that "the chairman of the largest communications network in the middle-east wants to build a glamorous 6 star hotel on elizabeth street". do we know about this?

No we don't and I read it as well. It is the Heritage Building opposite Queens Park. Probably a good spot for it.

The article mentions that it would have a small number of rooms and, given that it is a heritage listed building, this implies that it will be an internal reconfiguration of the building.

Here you go... Wonder why its going to have a skylounge if its not that high??
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m173/soulvisionQ2/citynews2.jpg

Cheers to the one who posts a photo of the building. I can't remember which one this is.:ohno:

It's sits right next door to Casino Towers opposite the park near the Casino. It's an older looking building with a gym downstairs and offices on each of the floors.

Nice place for a 6 star hotel, but there is no carparking for that site. Its only carparking is from either Casino Towers or the Casino itself.

The building, located at 171 George Street, was formerly known as the Family Services Building. Now called Promoseven House.

The gym closed last year and has been replaced by more offices.

The previous building on the site of Casino Towers, Morcom House, provided parking in it's basement for 171 . At the time of Devine's purchase of Morcom House, both buildings were owned by Ross Nielson Properties. One of the conditions of sale was that parking for 171 would continue to be provided. This was done by means of a volumetric subdivision of the Casino Towers carpark, which means that these spaces are actually owned by 171. Interestingly, the spaces are not in one group but are scattered throughout the carpark. Access for service vehicles is provided to 171 through a roller door in the wall of the carpark.

There are also a number of spaces owned by Telstra.

man isnt that a heritage building?

Translink tickets are going up next month I think it is. 10c I think for one way. 10 trip savers are going up by 80c.

man isnt that a heritage building?

yes

Grocon takes a $34m stake in developer CP1
Maurice Dunlevy
June 19, 2007 (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21928067-25658,00.html)

MELBOURNE'S Grollo family has strengthened its foothold in booming Queensland by taking a $34 million stake in publicly listed property development company CP1.
CP1's major shareholder, the billion-dollar diversified financial services group City Pacific, has sold a 17.9 per cent stake to the Grollos in a play that brings the Melbourne-based builders and developers into a strategic alliance with CP1.

CP1 is exposed to a combination of industrial, commercial and residential developments, but its largest is a $650 million marina project at Martha Cove on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

Although initially troubled by construction and planning delays, the 1150-home development, which has 20ha of waterways, recently set a local house price record through a $3.45 million off-the-plan sale.

Based in Melbourne, Grocon has grown to become Australia's largest private building and development group.

It was founded by brothers Bruno and Rino Grollo more than 50 years ago, and while Rino Grollo has gone his own way, Grocon continues to be involved in high-rise projects that include Melbourne's tallest building, Eureka Tower, and Sydney's tallest, the World Tower.

Grocon has made substantial inroads into the Sydney market during the past decade, but booming southeast Queensland has always been the next frontier for Daniel Grollo.

Grocon already has two Queensland projects, an apartment building on the Gold Coast known as Soul, and a Brisbane apartment project known as Vision.

The Vision tower will be Brisbane's tallest apartment building.

Mr Grollo said the CP1 alliance would take the form of a construction services agreement that would focus on development opportunities that suited Grocon's expertise in mixed-use building projects and high-rise construction.

The Grollos' 17.9 per cent share, held by a Grocon-related entity, will also give it two positions on the CP1 board.

All up, City Pacific has sold a 19.9 per cent interest in CP1 in two transactions worth about $38 million which will be completed before June 30.

The additional 2 per cent has been sold to an undisclosed third party.

The implied price of the CP1 holding was 80c, compared with a market value of only 74c.

City Pacific remains CP1's largest shareholder, controlling a 30.6 per cent stake in a group that has a market cap of more than $170 million.

City Pacific's share price closed yesterday down 4c to $4, while CP1 was down 2c to 70.5c.

The Los Angeles shot in today's web page avatar seems like a representation of what Brisbane's sklyine may resemble in a few years, particularly with the sprawl of city lights behind the buildings...:)

The Los Angeles shot in today's web page avatar seems like a representation of what Brisbane's sklyine may resemble in a few years, particularly with the sprawl of city lights behind the buildings...:)

jesus, dont wish that on us.

I'm not sure if this has been posted but in last weeks CM there was a report about Council approving a policy of assistance including about $600 000 in grants to help with the set up of retail in Brisbane's unused alleyways. I dont know any more details

Perhaps they listened to feedback regarding the future use of the CBD as that is one of the projects that I expressed a desire for. Hope it works out - it works well in Melbourne...

That would be so cool! Would really add some more life to the city, and give it a busier/bigger feel. It works so well in Melbourne, why not here?

I'm not sure if this has been posted but in last weeks CM there was a report about Council approving a policy of assistance including about $600 000 in grants to help with the set up of retail in Brisbane's unused alleyways. I dont know any more details

Perhaps they listened to feedback regarding the future use of the CBD as that is one of the projects that I expressed a desire for. Hope it works out - it works well in Melbourne...

Im bored and my G/F just told me a story about how Goodna was named. I don't know if this is well known or not but its the first time Ive heard it -but apparently in 1823 when Sir John Oxley sailed up the Brisbane River and he came to the area, he turned to his first mate and said "what do you think of this spot - good" to which he replied - "na". From that day forward the area has been known as Goodna. Amazing eh

Here is a counter story to tell your G/F

The indigenous writer Tyson Yunkaporta recalls the story of the settlement of Goodna, in western Brisbane. As the white settlers evicted the Aborigines, they asked what they called the area. "Goona" was the reply. Only later did the settlers discover goona was the Aboriginal word for shit, forcing maps, signs and deeds to be changed.
"The 'founding fathers' decided to insert an extra letter to give the name a new, positive feel, and renamed the area Goodna," Yunkaporta says.

http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/2007/01/laughing_at_the_powerful.html

^^ Ha ha. In that case, it's probably about time it's renamed back to Goona.

insomnia should never be wasted...stuff from the census data:

Area - number of occupied apartments 2006 (change since 2001)
Brisbane City (remainder) – 2,272 (+1,624)
Fortitude Valley – 2,583 (+1,347)
Brisbane City (inner) – 1,845 (+ 1,327)
Newstead – 2,228 (+988)
Kangaroo Point – 3,065 (+877)
Spring Hill – 1,920 (+ 811)
South Brisbane – 1,630 (+665)
Bowen Hills – 658 (+403)
New Farm – 4,058 (+308)
West End – 1,435 (+196)

Centre in $140m upgrade plan

JULY 11: The Mt Ommaney Centre will undergo a $140million upgrade as part of a plan unveiled last week.

AMP Capital Shopping Centres property development manager Stephen Beer announced the move at the Centenary and Districts Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast on July 4.

Mr Beer said AMP Capital, who owns the Dandenong Rd centre, would lodge a development application with Brisbane City Council ``in the next four or six weeks''.

He said the main retail centre would be 40 per cent bigger than the existing 31,000sqm site.

Mr Beer said the southwest's population boom meant there was a demand for a more modern shopping destination in the region.

``With the DFO opening in Jindalee, a Woolworths in Darra and proposals for shopping centres in Richlands it can be seen that there is a lot of competition in a small area in our market,'' Mr Beer said.

He said the single-storey development would include a town square with cafes, restaurants and possibly a cinema.

The new-look centre would open in May/June 2009 with engineering works starting in December this year and building works commencing in January 2008.

``We're not proposing a cinema at this stage. The town square involves leisure mainly cafes and restaurants,'' he said.

``A cinema is not off the radar. We're in ongoing dialogues with a cinema operator but we don't have one at the moment.''

Mr Beer said major retailers for the expanded centre would be announced in September or October.

He said car parks would increase from 2100 to 2500, including 2000 undercover parks.

BEATTIE'S SMART STATE VISION FOR AUSTRALIA’S KNOWLEDGE CITY

http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52957

Premier Peter Beattie today unveiled his vision to turn the Smart State capital into Australia’s Knowledge City, with a network of precincts linked by a series of pedestrian bridges, making Brisbane one of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in the world.

The vision centres on linking South Bank and the CBD with Kelvin Grove and Bulimba through four cross-river pedestrian bridges, inner-city pedestrian links and a light rail network that would stretch from South Brisbane to New Farm and possibly Bowen Hills.[b]

Mr Beattie said a new report - Smart Cities: rethinking the city centre - produced by the Smart State Council highlighted the need for the current fragmented approach to planning the future shape of the CBD and the inner-city to end.

“Great cities don’t have dead ends. My vision is to establish a Knowledge Corridor that will bring Brisbane’s world-class learning and cultural facilities closer to the people of the city,” Mr Beattie said.

“The Smart State Council, which I established to provide high level external advice to Government on Smart State issues and trends, has produced a detailed report on how we can enhance the State’s capital and connect the lifestyle hubs of the city.

“The central part of the strategy is a series of three pedestrian ‘spines’ that will link areas of high-density residential development and the major workplace centres with educational, cultural, shopping, lifestyle and entertainment facilities,” he said.

[b]Deputy Premier Anna Bligh said a new pedestrian bridge would be built between the burgeoning Bulimba and New Farm precincts. Another would link Kangaroo Point and New Farm, complementing plans for the Tank St Bridge and the proposed link between the CBD and Kangaroo Point.

“These spines will make recreation a central part of city life by linking Brisbane’s three major parks, the Botanic Gardens, New Farm Park and Roma St Parkland with an open space network through the city centre,” Ms Bligh said.

“It will also link some of the city’s most popular shopping and dining precincts, including Oxford Street, James Street and Fortitude Valley, the city, South Bank, West End and Paddington.

“Together with existing facilities such as South Bank and the New Farm Riverwalk, this plan will transform Brisbane into one of the world’s great walking and cycling cities and reflect our sub-tropical, health-orientated lifestyle.”

The Government will spend $3.5 million over three years drawing up a Smart City Master Plan, which will better coordinate around 30 separate city planning projects by delivering a single, integrated plan for the state’s capital.

The Government will also establish a high-level body of planning, architectural and urban design experts to advise on the design of major infrastructure recommended by the master plan, which the Government plans to implement over the next 10-15 years.

“The development of the Master Plan will be done in consultation with the Brisbane City Council and we will continue to actively consult the community on our vision for the Knowledge City,” she said.

Mr Beattie urged Brisbane residents to provide feedback on the Smart City vision.

“The Deputy Premier and I will take this proposal back to Cabinet at the end of August and I urge people to have their say on the concept.

“The Knowledge City will be a fitting capital for our Smart State,” he said.

To access an electronic copy of the Smart Cities: rethinking the city centre report, or to provide feedback visit www.smartstate.qld.gov.au

Hard copies of the report are available by calling 1800 021 818.

Community submissions will close Monday, 13 August 2007.

:) Trams back in Brisbane
Emma Chalmers and Margaret Wenham
July 16, 2007 12:00am


TRAMS will return to Brisbane streets as part of the biggest overhaul of the city and its transport network yet.

The city council and State Government have agreed light rail will be the key to managing Brisbane's predicted massive growth over the next 15 years.
They have committed to the Smart City overhaul, which also will see five new river crossings, office developments in suburban areas and the revitalisation of urban areas.

The combined approval means the plan can proceed without the political interference that dogged previous attempts to modernise the city and manage population growth.

Premier Peter Beattie last night told The Courier-Mail the State Government was committed to both the scheme and its cost.

Mr Beattie said a combination of State Government funds and private sector investment would be needed over the next 10 to 15 years.

"If we don't do this now then the quality of life we enjoy will be diminished and we believe we can actually improve it," Mr Beattie said.

"We're guiding this over 10 to 15 years so we have time to fund this, we have time to budget for this."

The plan follows intensive infrastructure changes made over the past five years including traffic tunnels; plans for a duplication of the Gateway Bridge; new hospital precincts at Woolloongabba and Buranda; Kelvin Grove's urban village; the Portside residential and cruise ship development; the water pipeline from the Gold Coast to Toowoomba; and the Goodna bypass.

A Federal Government plan to audit available Commonwealth land for residential release also could see a new housing development at Bulimba.

Announcing the details of the new transport links yesterday, Mr Beattie said about three years of planning would be needed but one section of the plan – the Tank Street Bridge – already was under way.

City Hall estimates the light-rail system will cost $250 million but Mr Beattie said the total figure would not be known until the route was chosen.

The light-rail network – likely to be the biggest in Australia after Melbourne – will link South Brisbane to New Farm and possibly Bowen Hills.

It could be extended because Brisbane's Southeast Busway, the under-construction Inner Northern Busway and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge, linking Dutton Park to St Lucia, can all take light rail.

At the centre of the Smart City plan is the goal to link the University of Queensland with South Bank, the Queensland University of Technology's Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses and the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

Three pedestrian "spines" running through the city will join four new pedestrian and cycling bridges – in addition to the Tank Street bridge – linking West End, Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point and Bulimba with the CBD.

The pedestrian bridge attached to the Victoria Bridge will be privately funded in the North Bank development and the Tank Street bridge has already been funded with $63.3 million.

The Government estimates the other three proposed bridges will cost $80 million each.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said he welcomed the move, which backed the ideas put forward in Brisbane City Council's 2006 CBD masterplan.

"There's no monopoly on good ideas and I'm just pleased (Mr Beattie's) talking about funding, as I understand it, light rail in Brisbane and also some new pedestrian and cycling bridges," Cr Newman said.

"That's exactly what council wants to see happen."

Cr Newman said City Hall was conducting a mass transit study and would take the results to the State Government in September for funding.

His rival for City Hall, Labor's mayoral candidate Greg Rowell, fumbled his commentary on the plan.

"Well it's welcome isn't it. It's a great contribution to Sydney, ah to Brisbane," he told Channel 7.

State Opposition transport spokesman Tim Nicholls accused Mr Beattie of plagiarising council's masterplan to distract people from the water and health crises.

"This work has all been done before," Mr Nicholls said.

"The Premier just needs to get on and fund the plan."

Brisbane tram services ended on April 13,1969.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...007200,00.html

Should move now to buy real estate along the route.

Virgin Blue lands new $61m HQ

Florence Chong | The Australian | July 17, 2007

VIRGIN Blue has bought a new corporate headquarters in Brisbane for $61 million, paving the way for further expansion in Australia.

Since Virgin Blue was established in Brisbane in 1999, its operations and team had increased significantly, chief executive officer Brett Godfrey said.

"We have more than outgrown our current premises," Mr Godfrey said.

"This is a significant investment in providing our people with a contemporary working environment, which reflects our brand and future direction."

The new building is in Bowen Hills, on the outskirts of Brisbane's central business district.

It is to be completed next year and will provide 12,400 square metres of space in a campus-style development.

The new accommodation would increase the space occupied by the airline by more than a third.

Virgin Blue spokeswoman Heather Jeffery said: "We conducted a thorough review of the property options in Brisbane to find a long-term location with proximity to the CBD and airport."

Virgin Blue had grown to a three-airline group, carrying 15 million passengers per annum to 22 domestic and eight international destinations.

She said that soon there would be a fourth operation, with Virgin Blue due to begin trans-Pacific long-haul services late next year.

She said airline staff were now located in three buildings but would be consolidated in the head office next year.

Most of Virgin Blue's staff are based in Brisbane.

The project is the first commercial project to be undertaken by the Gold Coast-based, predominantly residential developer Sunland Group.

Sunland managing director Sahba Abedian said that following the sale, the company would continue to expand in the Brisbane CBD market.

i presume they mean that virgin have bought a building in green square?

No because Green Square wasn't developed by Sunland and Green Square isn't Bowen Hills.

The Virgin Sunland building is already under construction. It is on Edmonstone St Bowen Hills.

really? have we any renders? i havnt heard anything about it?!

No renders but the construction is upto second level.

really? have we any renders? i havnt heard anything about it?!

it's 3 levels.....

Isn't Edmondstone St in South Brisbane?

^
it's on Edmondstone Road, not street.

Sunland.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/701/11627479iv7.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5228/54460294le8.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6730/80216308lr2.jpg
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5161/58157324bh0.jpg

it looks like there's less space then the current building they're in?!

USS Kittyhawk arriving in Brisbane (yesterday), pics from the Courier Mail.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2015/kitty2cm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6573/kitty1ye0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The IBM center is getting an upgrade (http://www.propertylook.com.au/listing/default.asp?lk=87320)

Anyone seen the new Holden Ad filmed in Brisbane!! It's Pretty cool

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PTNdTszWpl4

Does any one have any info on the site at Newstead on Breakfast Creek Rd opposite Porsche? They have dismantled the car yards there and what ever they will be building should be large as it is a massive site.

AUGUST 1: Construction on the $155million redevelopment of Westfield North Lakes is ahead of schedule.

A Woolworths supermarket, Big W, an additional 100 specialty shops and a new 700-seat food court will open on October 25 in the expanded centre, says centre manager Mandy Poynton.

``The North Lakes area has experienced exceptional growth since the centre opened in 2003 and Westfield is proud to be able to deliver an expanded retail offer to suit the needs of our customers,'' Ms Poynton said.

``We're pleased to announce the opening of many popular retailers that our customers have been inquiring about including Mathers for Shoes, Colorado, Bras n' Things, Priceline, Dick Smith Electronics, Angus and Robertson, Dymocks and Wizz Kids, who will be returning, along with homewares and general merchandise retailers.''

Other retailers set to open in Westfield North Lakes are Dan Murphy's and Myer, which will open a two-level department store in 2008.

The food court will offer an increased range including McDonald's, KFC and the return of Subway and Red Rooster.

``There will be a strong focus on families in the centre with a kids play area adjacent to the food court and more interactive play equipment in the malls,'' Ms Poynton said.

``Three new parents' rooms with state-of-the-art facilities will be available for parents.''

Westfield North Lakes will have more than 170 specialty retailers with car parking for 3500 cars when the newly-developed centre opens.

The centre expansion is expected to create about 500 new jobs.

A new off-ramp is being constructed on the southbound lanes of the Bruce Highway.


Quest Community Newspapers

Anyone seen the new Holden Ad filmed in Brisbane!! It's Pretty cool

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PTNdTszWpl4

Also the new ford focus ad, filmed ontop of the Wickham Tce Council Carpark.

Other Ads I've noticed Brisbane in:
- Neurofen
- Codral Cold & Flu

New ad for Bond Uni is shot all around Brisbane too.

Subway (and I have noticed a few others that I can't remember at the moment)

Having failed to get far in the War on Drugs or the War on Terror, the authorities have now started the War on J-Walkers here in Brisbane, out on Elizabeth St by Borders entry. There is a policeman hiding behind the column with a stop watch zapping J-Walkers, and anyone slow. Ugly butt of a guy as well. Could not see what the people being done for were doing wrong. They just crossed at the back of the crowd, that was all.

What, like zapping them with a frickin laser beam?

http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/upload/2007/04/dr.evil.laser.jpg

Ive seen that guy too - he could be a moral crazy guy with a police uniform. But then again since there have been deaths from J walking recently in the CBD Im not surprised the police are out there booking people with a $30 fine.

He's got an electronic stop watch thing and hides behind the column. And he's really ugly.

Does anyone know the exact rules on Jaywalking?

Can you only cross at street lights and zebra crossings, or is it only illegal to cross at a certain distance from a legal crossing point?

If you start crossing on the flashing red, are you breaking the law?

^^
If you -

Cross the road against a red light (flashing or otherwise);
Cross within 20m of traffic lights (not the oft published 10);
Cross without taking the most direct route.

Having failed to get far in the War on Drugs or the War on Terror, the authorities have now started the War on J-Walkers here in Brisbane, out on Elizabeth St by Borders entry. There is a policeman hiding behind the column with a stop watch zapping J-Walkers, and anyone slow. Ugly butt of a guy as well. Could not see what the people being done for were doing wrong. They just crossed at the back of the crowd, that was all.

They must be coming back. They were out in force at the start of the year (or maybe it was last year) under the banner of an operation (had a name, just can't remember it). At that time it was because an overwhelming number of pedestrian vs car accidents were caused by the pedestrian (not the car). But yeah, as Redress said there have been a couple of deaths in the city in the last month or so from J-walking, the daughter of one of my mum's workmates was killed on Elizabeth street a few weeks ago.

He's got an electronic stop watch thing and hides behind the column. And he's really ugly.:lol:

Gosh, I'd be booked for sure.

I just love it how there are more pedestrians in the CBD than ever before, and following a spate of accidents involving pedestrians they just focus on booking people for jaywalking. I know they're bandying about proposals for more mid-block crossings etc, but how about we start with making crossings last longer? There've been countless times where I've gone across the crossing on front of Borders with the red man flashing simply because I was at the rear of a throng of people. Same goes with the multiple fatalities at the Melbourne St / Grey St intersection in South Brisbane - pedestrians there get the extremely short end of the stick. If anywhere needs an underpass or overpass that intersection should be at the top of the list - two lanes of traffic, three lanes of buses and crossings that last barely 30 seconds. I'm not trying to sound like a raving pedestrian rights activist (I use an even mix of buses, walking, riding and driving) but it should be pedestrians that have precedence in the CBD.

Whew! That fells better.

Well certainly pedestrians have the right away in alot of instances, but they must abide by road rules. J Walking is just incredibly dumb, and accounts for the vast majority of accidents where pedestrians are hit in the cbd. I support the police 100% in enforcing this law. There is no excuse to J walking. It's caused by arrogance, attitude and laziness. What's another 30 seconds to your trip and following the rules? No one's important enough to break the law and put yourself and others indanger by causing yourself to be hit, or a car to avoid you by swirving into others.

The footpath was cut off. They had to go over the road.

The girl ticketed at the crossing lights was at the end of the crowd and could not have gone much faster.

Then I guess she'll wait for the next green man next time hopefully then won't she.

Let me put it this way - when I walk from West End to the City and obey the lights every time (and there are a lot down Melbourne St), it takes anywhere between 35-40 minutes to walk approximately 2km. When I walk against the signals, just crossing the road when there are breaks in traffic (except at Melbourne St/Grey St - I'm not that mad!) it takes 20 minutes. Sure, that's fine when you're going for a Sunday stroll, but when you're trying to get to work in the most environmentally and physically friendly way, it's incredibly frustrating to have to wait at every set of lights for two or three minutes. Multiply that by the six sets between Boundary St and the Victoria Bridge, and you have one frustrated puppy.

You can cross a road, providing there are no cars and you've thoroughly checked both ways and have a clear line of view, if you are no less that 100 meters away from either a zebra crossing or a let of traffic lights. Anything other than this is J Walking.

I thought it was 20m. Seem to have heard that from a few sources. And also 30m.

Not that i'm aware of. My partner was recently in the Police, and apparantly it's judged by 100m.

Then I guess she'll wait for the next green man next time hopefully then won't she.

fuck the green man.
Ill cross whenever I want to cross.

If you walk out in front of a car and get hit, then your retarded.
If you cannot judge time/distance then you shouldnt be out alone. BLAH

I've often wondered why there is not a pedestrian arcade running under elizabeth st at the albert st intersection. run it straight from queens plaza to that arcade diagonally opposite which runs to the train station.

Not that i'm aware of. My partner was recently in the Police, and apparantly it's judged by 100m.

Nope - link (http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=53303)

They pull out a tape measure for every j walker

20m is about the width of most corner buildings in the CBD (not shops but buildings). Where the schoolgirl crossed was technically legal, but she still had to watch out for cars and if you're not crossing at an intersection, you lose your right of way.

The footpath was blocked, they had to cross. There was a bus in the way. The cars roar away from the lights at the intersection. She didn't have a change.

I'd be very careful doing it by 20m if I were you haha. Just try it infront of a Police officer, as last time I heard it was 100m. It may have changed though

I'd be very careful doing it by 20m if I were you haha. Just try it infront of a Police officer, as last time I heard it was 100m. It may have changed though

The Police Ministers statement that Orfeo posted a link to above says 20 metres.

Who in their right mind is going to walk 100m up the road, wait at the lights, then walk 100m back down the road again just to get basically back where they started? If the road is about 15m wide, why add another 200m onto that? And then the same distance again to get back again?

Who in their right mind would have a problem walking an extra 100 m, OR use the traffic lights. Some people whinge about an extra 2 minutes to their journey. How ridiculous. I wish they'd listen to themselves.

Who in their right mind would have a problem walking an extra 100 m, OR use the traffic lights. Some people whinge about an extra 2 minutes to their journey. How ridiculous. I wish they'd listen to themselves.

Ok, but let's compare it to a similar situation in a car. Say you walk at 5km.h and drive at 60km/h. Based on walking an extra 100m down to a set of lights and then back 100m, that equates to driving 2.4km (1.2km each way) out of your way to get to the other side of the road. Wouldn't that frustrate you just a little?

You can't compare apples with oranges, especially as while on foot youhave so many options available to you. All these arguements aside, I still have a major problem with people whinging over getting tickets for J walking. In my mind there is no excuse. An extra minute or so? Thats nice, here's a $30 fine. You're lucky it's not a trip to hospital.

Huh. As the street is full of people crossing it all the time I would presume that that means most people. For an answer.

My original point, though, was that pedestrians get shafted in the CBD. Surely there are enough people moving around on foot to justify longer crossing times at lights and more mid-block crossings. The CBD shouldn't, in my opinion, be seen as the domain of vehicular traffic only. Other cities have realised this and have provided plenty of overpasses, underpasses and long pedestrian tunnels to allow free movement around the city for pedestrians that doesn't impact too much on traffic. Brisbane's only just starting to realise that it's a big city too, and that it needs the systems in place to deal with that fact.

Who in their right mind would have a problem walking an extra 100 m, OR use the traffic lights. Some people whinge about an extra 2 minutes to their journey. How ridiculous. I wish they'd listen to themselves.

15 m as opposed to 215m in the example above...

That's a 1433% increase...

Maybe if you were walking for 20 minutes and had to add an extra 2 you would be ok with it. But adding an extra 2 minutes to your 5 second walk is a bit different.

Who in their right mind would have a problem walking an extra 100 m, OR use the traffic lights. Some people whinge about an extra 2 minutes to their journey. How ridiculous. I wish they'd listen to themselves.

Lol - I take the 'frogger' option every time..

A dude who works with me lives in the brick apartments (corner margaret and albert st.) behind the yellow building next to Quay West. He said he has signed a contract with Devine to sell his apartment on the condition that they buy out the entire building, and that about 80% of the owners have agreed to this.

A dude who works with me lives in the brick apartments (corner margaret and albert st.) behind the yellow building next to Quay West. He said he has signed a contract with Devine to sell his apartment on the condition that they buy out the entire building, and that about 80% of the owners have agreed to this.

There are still some owners holding out because we haven't been given a fair market price. Or rather the penthouse is overvalued at $2.4M...

good, less devine the better

good, less devine the better

I agree, their buildings are cheap concrete boxes that deteriorate quickly. Take River City for example - they've already repainted the grey strips down the sides of the building and it's only 4 years old!

Unfortunately Devine have already bought out next door (Carrington Apartments) - they want the two sites to build "twin towers" - 1 being the 6 star hotel facing the park, and the other (on the Camelot Court Apartments site) being solely apartments.

The irony for me is that I live in a Devine building :nuts:

Interesting:

Qld economy 'way out in front'
Gabrielle Dunlevy | August 8, 2007 - 5:12PM (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/qld-economy-way-out-in-front/2007/08/08/1186530436685.html)


Queensland's economy continues to out-perform the rest of the country.

It grew at an annual rate of 6.6 per cent in real terms in the March quarter.

Queensland Treasurer Anna Bligh today told parliament that state accounts showed the highest rate of growth in eight years - more than double the 2.8 per cent recorded in the rest of Australia over the same period.

She said total investment rose 15.5 per cent over the year to March, reaching more than $16.2 billion.

"This is a staggering seven times the national rate of investment," Ms Bligh said.

The investment surge was not confined to any one sector, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing a one per cent increase in retail turnover in June, five times the national growth figure of 0.2 per cent.

In the dwelling sector, there were 3,603 new approvals in June, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the nation's approvals.

The state's workforce grew 4.7 per cent over the year to June, more than double the 2.2 per cent recorded across Australia, cutting Queensland's monthly unemployment rate to 3.4 per cent in that month.

Ms Bligh said labour productivity in Queensland grew by 2.2 per cent a year between 1997-98 and 2005-06, above the national rate of 1.6 per cent.

"Many critics who are jealous of Queensland's economic success claim that our performance is merely the result of population growth," Ms Bligh said.

"Serious commentators, however, understand the role that productivity has played in transforming the state economy over the past decade.

"This productivity surge has been the main driver of better material living standards for Queenslanders through higher incomes, more stable prices and more jobs generated."

^ Yep Queensland kicked ass in the last quarter.....but WA did better :P

March Quarter
QLD: 1.5%
NSW 1.1%
VIC: 0.6%
WA: 2.3%

The "Search" function has a glitch. Sorry if this has been posted before. It was on the Buchan Group (http://www.buchan.com.au) site, Rugby Plaza...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/BuchanRugbyPlaza.jpg

The "Search" function has a glitch. Sorry if this has been posted before. It was on the Buchan Group (http://www.buchan.com.au) site, Rugby Plaza...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/BuchanRugbyPlaza.jpg



That looks quite nice. Where is it?

That looks quite nice. Where is it?

In front of Emirates.

J

Excellent, it looks quite nice. More public alfresco style areas on the river. Sadly this one looks like a membership only facility though.. Am I right?

^^

Worked on the preliminaries for that, I have a funny feeling the projects been canned, or put off.

Intersting cos the Rugby Club spent a bit of money on theur current place not so long ago - so perhaps leases aren't getting renewed along the pier there.

anyone got images of the valley metro proposal as mentioned in the city news today?

anyone got images of the valley metro proposal as mentioned in the city news today?

Look on the 15 stories or under thread (even though its 19).


J

^^

Worked on the preliminaries for that, I have a funny feeling the projects been canned, or put off.

Intersting cos the Rugby Club spent a bit of money on theur current place not so long ago - so perhaps leases aren't getting renewed along the pier there.

I remember at one stage they were going to sell the site as five exclusive town house-style development

They want to get a move on as the Rugby Club is in the Eagle St Pier which is being demolished eventually.

They want to get a move on as the Rugby Club is in the Eagle St Pier which is being demolished eventually.


Well perhaps that's why it may not be going ahead now. That'd make sense. Isn't Stockland looking at demolition within 2-3 years?

Spoke with a few contacts, rugby thing has been canned. I have the plans for the townhouse development proposed before there aswell, they would have been way cool. Looks like a few murmurings are going on down that way still though.

Does anyone know anything about the Planning and Development section of the BCC site? Its slow to the point of being un-useable basically every time I try to use it (mostly saturdays but its the same at other times). Just wondering if anyone knows what the story is? We have web applications and hosting pretty well sorted out these days so this shouldn't happen.

:poke:

Been like that since Friday arvo, pissing me off too.

The irony for me is that I live in a Devine building :nuts:

Casino Towers? (based on your mention of a drilling rig at back of Empire Square site last weekend)

Casino Towers? (based on your mention of a drilling rig at back of Empire Square site last weekend)

Yep.

Devine's finish quality gets better with ever building, but it's nowhere near the 'luxury' the described in their advertising material. :down:

Yep.

Devine's finish quality gets better with ever building, but it's nowhere near the 'luxury' the described in their advertising material. :down:

As a fellow resident I think Casino Towers in terms of finish is 3 to 4 star quality in a 5 star location (particularly the river facing units).

You also get what you pay for. Casino Towers are a reasonable price for a reasonable product. For a luxury product...expect a luxury price!

This is reasonably good news! :)

Brisbane wages surge ahead
Article from: MX | Anna Edwards of mX | August 14, 2007 04:28pm | link (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22244214-952,00.html)

THE salary gap between the capital cities has closed, with Brisbane's average yearly salaries catching up to, and in some industries overtaking, Sydney and Melbourne.

No longer do Brisbane professionals have to give up their sun-soaked lifestyle in search of
better money.

According to an annual salary survey by recruitment company Hays, the mining and
resource boom in Queensland, coupled with a nationwide skills shortage, means the state’s
employers have had to start raising salaries and introducing employer incentives to retain local
employees and entice workers from other states.

Jobs in information technology in Brisbane now earned more money than other states, with
an IT manager position paying an average of $120,000 compared with $115,000 in Sydney
and $110,000 in Melbourne.

Marketing wages in Brisbane jumped 5.8 per cent in the past year, compared with just a 1 per
cent jump in Sydney and Melbourne.

A top marketing professional in Brisbane or Melbourne can expect a wage of $200,000.

Civil and structural engineers were also closing the gap between states, with Brisbane
and Sydney workers earning up to $120,000, compared with $100,000 in Melbourne.

The biggest growth area in the state was human resources, Hays Queensland regional
director Paula Kirwan said.

These days a graduate HR professional could ask for an average wage of $45,000 and those at
the top of their careers could command $200,000.

You also get what you pay for. Casino Towers are a reasonable price for a reasonable product. For a luxury product...expect a luxury price!

Agreed. The standard of finishes and equipment in the Vision display apartments was exceptional, with prices to match.

From Mainroads

We have three innovative designs to mark Queensland's border entrance on the $543 million Tugun Bypass and we want you to choose the winning one.

The three designs had to take into account height limits of the nearby Gold Coast Airport, road safety requirements and having a marker in time for the Bypass opening in mid-2008.

The 3 designs

http://www.surveymonkey.com/_resources/5327804/fc2f5b23-041e-409b-9ec4-7cb0a992f511.jpg
http://www.surveymonkey.com/_resources/5327804/51f60b4c-3b96-4f1e-9f45-d52214ce4071.jpg
http://www.surveymonkey.com/_resources/5327804/3d7e3c64-c4e1-40c1-9358-b6a90ab588bd.jpg


You can have your say on the Mainroads sponsored survey;
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Lsf_2bVTXjDj3pA086YyGPQQ_3d_3d

^^ dont know what they all represent but the first one is looking most interesting. what do they symbolise and it they say QUEENSLAND & NEW SOUTH WALES on it?

Innovative???? Hardly.

Out of those boring designs, I prefer the 1st and 3rd.

Exactly...I think they could come up with something more interesting!

wtf? innovative? Poles!?

I agree, hardly inspirational or memorable designs to behold as you cross into Queensland. The first one is alright for a cheap 'hey your here' sort of thing.

Why not a big finger pointing south? I'd vote for that.

1st and 3rd still look like significant hazards should one come off the tarmac.

they should put the movie world gates over the highway

hahaha

the first one.

The other 2 are just... poles.... pathetic!

What about a portal or tardis of some kind with flashing lights

All 3 options are trashy. The City gateway on Citylink is much better, or even the northern lights on the Hume Freeway north of Melbourne.

it's easy to see that the first option is the one they will go with and well the other two are just there for the sake of "giving people a choice and this is what the people chose"...

They are all pretty ordinary, but really, who cares it's just the QLD/NSW state border...
Why don't they put a giant Cockroach on the NSW side and a giant Cane Toad on the QLD side? :-) haha. Tourists will be wondering, wtf!?

Something with wood, metal, and LED lights for affect would be a bit more sophisticated. I mean, those proposals are pretty amatuer, says 'fark mate your in QLD now, crack open a beer'.

I propose a pile of tinnies when entering queensland and a pile of latte mugs for when entering nsw.

Something with wood, metal, and LED lights for affect would be a bit more sophisticated. I mean, those proposals are pretty amatuer, says 'fark mate your in QLD now, crack open a beer'.

I initially thought about lights, but I don't think that would be easy as the road is right next to the Airport.

We don't need anything, especially that crap. Poles in the ground ala Melbourne style motorways is nothing to be proud of.

This is the development schedule from a PDF on www.gpt.com.au - Only publically released 15 Aug 2007, so interesting to see 545 Queen included but only valued @ $110 million.

2007 Mid Year Results Presentation (http://www.gpt.com.au/gpt/main.nsf/images/pdf_Mid-Year_Results_FINAL.pdf/$file/pdf_Mid-Year_Results_FINAL.pdf)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/BrisbaneConstructionSchedule.jpg

That's quite a bit for a relatively minimal refurbishment. I'm surprised Q Centre is so far off though, but good that 77 Eagle St (aka Riverside II) is scheduled for end of year start,

Now here's a doozy - Devine have lodged a DA (A001899204) for 141 Ann St, upon which currently sits the Ann St Presbyterian Church.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z212/s359999/AnnSt.jpg
There aren't any documents up yet - but what in the hell could they be planning for a permanent heritage site?:wtf:

Now here's a doozy - Devine have lodged a DA (A001899204) for 141 Ann St, upon which currently sits the Ann St Presbyterian Church.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z212/s359999/AnnSt.jpg
There aren't any documents up yet - but what in the hell could they be planning for a permanent heritage site?:wtf:

Could be a conversion to office space or something similar.

Or 102 apartments.

I don't suppose they're wanting to turn it into a high end restaurant? Oh na, this is Devine, they'll kit it out in cheap carpet and plasterboard and flog it off with 50+ shoeboxes inside.

From http://www.questnews.com.au/article/2007/08/22/19846_city_news.html

Draining the life out of our dams
AUGUST 23:

South-East Queensland’s dam levels continue to fall, with a bleak outlook for rain in coming months increasing the anxiety of the area’s burgeoning population.

The issue of climate change is making headlines around the world, but the problem is exacerbated in South-East Queensland with a population explosion putting extra strain on already stressed natural resources.

The region’s dam levels have dropped dramatically in the past 12 months, with the current levels at 16.74 per cent.

And there is little relief in sight, with scientists at the Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence saying the rainfall outlook for Queensland in the coming months is “uncertain”.

The centre’s August Climate Outlook report states that the main indicator of rainfall, the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), is fluctuating wildly. The Climate Outlook report says: “For there to be an overall widespread and sustained improvement in probabilities of above-average rainfall across Queensland, the SOI would have to ‘lock-in’ to positive values for one month to the next.

“Currently with the SOI fluctuating around a neutral average-state, the rainfall outlook for the coming months across Queensland is uncertain.”

The report also highlighted the volatility of local temperatures with the hottest autumn on record followed by minimum temperatures in June being three to six degrees below average.

The pressure population growth places pressure on water resources and climate change is especially a problem in the southeast. The State Government’s population update, released in March, stated in the year to June, 2006, that South-East Queensland’s population grew by 51,000, to more than 2.7 million more than the increases in South Australia and Western Australia in that period.

The State’s Planning Information and Forecasting unit predicts the region’s population will be 3.6 million in 2026 that means almost 900 extra people calling South-East Queensland home every week for the next 20 years.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics predicts Queensland will replace Victoria as the second-most populated state by 2041.

I don't know if this has been posted yet or not. One of those infrastructural high-tech business 'n cultural towns that seem to be popping up in & around Brisbane. There was a 1/2 page ad in today's Fin Rev for it. Seems to have a lot going on & planned.

Metroplex on Gateway (http://www.metroplex.com.au/metroplex-gateway/index.htm) &

The Metroplex Way (http://www.metroplex.com.au/metroplex-westgate/introduction.htm)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/MetroplexWayRenderB.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/MetroplexWayRenderA.jpg

http://www.metroplex.com.au/metroplex-gateway/images/heros/location.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/MetroplexMapA.jpg

ive been down there a few times.
Its already a lowrise office park...
The head office for the company i work for is based there.

Same here. Alot of businesses and reputable companies are situated in quite nice, low bearing, offices out here, and yu're close to the Gateway and airport. Sort of a smaller scale sillicon valley

i think you're a bit confused muse :)

metroplex on gateway (at murrarie) has already been developed and is nearly all sold out.. it looks pretty swish for an industrial park!!

metroplex on westgate is a new development at wacol which will be the same style of swanky industrial-office park.. but it wont start being constructed for another year or so.

i think you're a bit confused muse :)

metroplex on gateway (at murrarie) has already been developed and is nearly all sold out.. it looks pretty swish for an industrial park!!

metroplex on westgate is a new development at wacol which will be the same style of swanky industrial-office park.. but it wont start being constructed for another year or so.Not confused, but that is what was in the Fin Rev ie Metroplex on Gateway. Just reporting what I saw. Why then only sketchy renders instead of actual photos on the website? Now I'm confused.

Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre Redevlopment plans
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/masterview/modules/documentmaster/viewdocumentftp.aspx?key=pDGvyFzSN3aTCFZpGIs3amwHi2fcu2vJzMR4osLn%2bw%2bdB1mBEYcmWhv6IRjOBOYz


From Quest Newspapers

Plans for the $145 million upgrade of Mt Ommaney Centre are one step closer to fruition after owner AMP Capital Investors lodged a development application with Brisbane City Council this month.
The development application proposes to increase the Dandenong Rd centre by 45 percent to include major retailers, Target, a relocated and enlarged Coles and an additional 65 speciality shops.
AMP Capital head of retail development Louise Mason said although the centre currently had discount department stores Big W and Kmart, company research identified a need for a Target store.
``It won't create an overload of discount department stores because Big W, Kmart and Target all trade to a slightly different market,'' Ms Mason said.
``Our market research identified a demand for the three to be operating within one centre.''
The plans also include a food court, an indoor/outdoor area and an additional 400 car spaces.
Ms Mason said at this point a cinema operator had not been secured.
``We're talking to cinema operators but the issue really is with cinema operators deciding where their future is with the growth of home theatre,'' she said.
Pending the development application approval, the upgrade project is expected to take 18 months, starting as early as December this year.
The new revitalised centre is expected to be fully operational by June 2009.
AMP Capital Shopping Centres property development manager Stephen Beer first made the announcement for the centre's expansion plans at the Centenary and Districts Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast on July 4.
Mr Beer said the southwest's population boom meant there was a demand for a more modern shopping destination in the region.

please delete

New DA up. This is for a site that wraps around the Hungry Jacks on the Mall.

Application number: A001906022

New DA up. This is for a site that wraps around the Hungry Jacks on the Mall.

Application number: A001906022

I thought that building that hungrys is in is heritage listed

New DA up. This is for a site that wraps around the Hungry Jacks on the Mall.

Application number: A001906022

whats it proposing?

Anyone get Fridays City News? New da for Emerald.I can't send pics.

30 story office bldg.A thorny one according to the powers that be.

Address given is 461 Ann Street

^^
Already a thread on it - 550 Queen St.

I noticed some signs this morning at Kangaroo Point, between Dockside Towers and the Bradfield Highway, at the old A-1 driver training buildings. They are advertising two 20ish storey towers with a name like Garden Towers.

I noticed some signs this morning at Kangaroo Point, between Dockside Towers and the Bradfield Highway, at the old A-1 driver training buildings. They are advertising two 20ish storey towers with a name like Garden Towers.Located:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15247336#post15247336

http://www.circus3d.com/

The Sunday Mail

A QUEENSLAND company has created a virtual Brisbane which is being used by governments and local developers to take a sneak preview at the city of tomorrow.

In the virtual world, billion-dollar projects can be built in a matter of months, allowing developers and town planners to interact with projects in 3D before they sign on the dotted line.

Brisbane company Urban Circus has also recently completed "building" 30km of Sunshine Coast stretching from Caloundra to Maroochydore using the computer game technology.

"It allows our clients to walk around the buildings they want to build, to view them from any angle, to walk inside them and look out on the city from inside a building that doesn't exist yet," explains company director Dr Ben Guy. "We can do pretty much anything in the environment. We have built the entire local government area of Brisbane. That's around 120,000sq km."

The cyber-Brisbane is accurate to within a matter of metres within a 6km radius of the central business district, while the area outside that is less accurate.

Users can walk through Queen Street Mall and look at shopfronts. They even can take a cyber CityCat along the river.

But if the virtual day trippers really fancy a thrill, they can fly above Brisbane's highrises like Superman or swoop under the Story Bridge with the click of a mouse.

"This is an entirely interactive environment. It operates in real time and we are using some of the really sexy technology you see in computer games to recreate Brisbane as accurately as we possibly can," says Dr Guy.

"You can get in a car and drive around the city if you want. You can fly above the city and land in your own back yard. It's really down to your own imagination."

The virtual city has been created using government records, satellite images and through the company's own digital imaging.

Urban Circus recently worked with the State Government on the Hale Street Bridge project.

havnt people from here made similar things?! ripped off i say.

this one is probably more accurate n the city extent might be more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/DevineBrisbaneAFRArticleA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/DevineBrisbaneAFRArticleB.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/DevineBrisbaneAFRArticleC.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/DevineBrisbaneAFRArticleE.jpg

butterfield street. theyd wanna watch out for the northern busway plowing through there very soon. surely they know of this. i think the busway has a preserved corridor behind the BP so im thinking they may be resuming the florist and cab depot

No, the site is on the other side of the florist. Its already cleared and ready to be developed. Was originally planned for a 10 and 8 storey apartment complex.

There is a sign at the front of Gabba Central saying that the Coles there will be opening on the 24th September, 6 days away

I can't find the thread on 145 Ann Street (actually the da is 141 Ann).

A001899204-There's pictures and things.

Something I've been thinking about, why does the roof structure on 111 George, not count towards it total height?

The Oaks North Quay (on the river next to the William Jolly Bridge) has become the Park Regis North Quay.

Hey, has anyone lived in or been in cathedral place? Is there anything wrong with it? the apartments there seem to be sooo cheap. Its a devine development right?