THE Brisbane Channel

Brisbane Is Rethinking Its Best-Known Places

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Could Streets Beach be replaced as part of South Bank’s next chapter? Brisbane is rethinking some of its best-known places - from its riverside swimming lagoon to the Wynnum–Manly–Lota foreshores and the historic Victory Hotel.

Topics: Brisbane’s familiar places, reconsidered · What stays—and what changes—on our waterfronts? · How far could Metro go? · Flooded roads and a lightning-damaged runway · House prices fell. Has housing become easier? · A 51-storey addition above a historic pub

Brisbane is Changing How the City Works

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Brisbane isn’t keeping the same hours - or moving in quite the same ways - it once did. This week, we look at plans for a city that works better before sunrise and after dark; what new research really tells us about Queensland’s e-bike and e-scooter boom; whether smaller Metro vehicles could bring more frequent public transport to the suburbs; and what happens if the state forces Wyllie Park’s homeless campsite to close.

Topics: Brisbane is changing how the city works · When Brisbane really wakes up · Peak hour is moving · Why earlier events keep crowds out · Beyond Brisbane City · Can we escape last place?

Brisbane Has Some Ideas. We Have Some Questions.

12K views · 2w ago · 27:03

Bars on CityCats, a record housing pipeline and Olympic plans still awaiting approval: this week, we look beyond the announcements to what they could mean for everyday life across Greater Brisbane. Also: fuel prices and airport parking profits, proposed changes to council representation, child-safety reforms and the children affected, pressure on Queensland’s prisons, platypus detections and promising Brisbane medical research.

Topics: Nice idea, but... · CityCat bars: what would it take? · Can we be Brisbane’s smartest “venue”? · Housing: when do cranes become homes? · New precincts—and who pays for the stadium? · Getting around Brisbane: why the premium?

Brisbane Is Being Reimagined—but Who Is It For?

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Brisbane’s familiar places are being reconsidered—but how will the changes work for the people who live here? This week on THE Brisbane Weekly, Toombul’s proposed return and new plans for Wintergarden sit alongside 397 approved Milton apartments with no resident parking. We look at what those changes could offer, the practical questions they raise, and whether steady asking rents and cheaper granny-flat charges offer some breathing room.

Topics: Familiar Places, New Possibilities · Keeping Visitor Bays for Visitors | TerraFuse · Can More Housing Ease the Rental Squeeze? · Sporting Ambitions—and the Practical Questions · Flood Maps, Real Risks and a River Clean-up · Refreshing Your Home | YB Painting Services

Brisbane's Big Decisions are Hitting Home

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The Story Bridge will close to ordinary road traffic for up to three weeks this summer — and tolls on alternative routes won’t be waived. What could that mean for the 100,000 vehicles that normally cross it each day?

Topics: When big decisions hit home · Story Bridge closure: the detour and the cost · Brisbane home values retreat from the peak · Why subscribing matters · Victim Assist: claims up, payments down · Who will give the School of Arts a future?

Brisbane's Plans Are Starting to Meet Reality | THE Brisbane Weekly 38

22K views · 1mo ago · 33:29

Queensland Rail now has a timeframe for restoring South East Queensland’s full train timetable — but several other transport projects are facing much less certain futures.

Topics: When Will Brisbane’s Trains Be Back to Normal? · Why the Airtrain Buyback Failed · Does Holmview Station’s Rebuild Stack Up? · Will the Coomera Connector Reach Logan by 2032? · Why Are Brisbane Bus Stops Missing Shelters? · Is New Farm Really Australia’s Coolest Neighbourhood?

Brisbane’s Next Growth Wave Is Going UP

24K views · 1mo ago · 30:38

Brisbane is being asked to grow up—literally—as plans for much taller neighbourhoods move forward while transport, services and household budgets try to keep pace. This week, we unpack what proposed 50-storey height limits in Bowen Hills could actually deliver, along with separate changes around Carindale, Indooroopilly and Nundah.

Topics: Brisbane is growing up—literally · 23 days of major rail closures · Brisbane Airport’s new departure area · Could Bowen Hills reach 50 storeys? · Taller buildings in three suburban centres · Who can use the Wyllie Park campground?

Can Brisbane Deliver on Its Big Plans? | Greater Brisbane Update

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Can Brisbane keep up with its own ambitions? The Queensland Government has selected five development groups to deliver almost 2,200 homes at Northshore Hamilton—but there’s no requirement for affordable housing or completion before 2032.

Topics: Can Brisbane keep up with its ambitions? · Almost 2,200 homes planned for Northshore Hamilton · TerraFuse: Is your apartment building EV-ready? · Brisbane library staffing concerns · International opposition to Rockhampton Olympic rowing · Twelve-storey hotels proposed on suburban pub sites

Greater Brisbane: Big Decisions, Unanswered Questions

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Guest: Greater Brisbane

Queensland is preparing to buy up to 630 new diesel buses, replacing the former zero-emission procurement policy and prompting questions about long-term costs, pollution and whether electric suppliers should’ve been allowed to compete.

Topics: Greater Brisbane: change on every front · Queensland chooses diesel for up to 630 buses · Riverfire ferry strike goes ahead · New e-bike and e-scooter licence rules · Could Airtrain fares fall to 50 cents? · Why rejected stadium designs remain hidden

Brisbane Is Being Rebuilt — But What Is It Becoming?

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Guest: Brisbane Is Being Rebuilt

Greater Brisbane is being rebuilt around us, but are the developments, public spaces and homes emerging across the region taking the shape we want? Waterfront Brisbane’s expected completion has slipped to late 2029, adding another year to a project that began with a 2027 target.

Topics: What is Greater Brisbane becoming? · Why Waterfront Brisbane has slipped to late 2029 · Albert Street reopens after nearly 7 years · Why Brisbane’s rail lines now have numbers · How Brisbane’s 1-bedroom median reached $670,000 · Inside Macleay Island’s permanent yurt

Brisbane After Dark: What Needs to Change Before 2032? | J.C. Collins

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Guests: J.C. Collins, Brisbane After Dark

What should Brisbane feel like after dark—and what needs to change before the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games? Adam sits down with John “J.C.” Collins, Queensland’s first Nightlife Economy Commissioner, whose experience includes touring the world with Powderfinger and operating Brisbane venues including The Triffid and Fortitude Music Hall.

Topics: Brisbane after dark: what must change? · From Powderfinger to Nightlife Commissioner · What overseas nightlife gets right · What actually counts as nightlife? · What J.C. heard across Queensland · What makes a great nightlife precinct?

Smaller Blocks, Taller Towers. Change is here!

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Brisbane’s housing market has recorded its second consecutive monthly fall—just as Brisbane City Council approves major planning changes allowing some lots as small as 120 square metres. A separate draft plan could bring towers of up to 30 storeys to Upper Mount Gravatt. But creating development capacity doesn’t guarantee that new homes will actually be built, or that supporting infrastructure will keep pace.

Topics: Brisbane’s biggest changes this week · Brisbane home values turn down · Council approves lots as small as 120m2 · The driveway bigger than Brisbane’s future lots · Ballymore gets certainty—football still waits · Birkdale whitewater decision back under scrutiny

8,000 Homes, a Homeless Camp and a $2.5M Bet

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Moreton Bay Council says its proposed 60-site campground at Wyllie Park will provide a safer and more dignified place for people sleeping rough. But the Queensland Government says it was blindsided and has serious concerns about the plan.

Topics: Three big questions across Greater Brisbane · Moreton Bay’s controversial campground · A permanent alternative: the Youth Foyer · Is public transport actually faster? · Can AI spot swimmers in trouble? · Kedron Brook’s $85 million vision

It's time to build something better

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THE Brisbane Channel has always been about exploring Greater Brisbane and trying to understand this place more deeply. Now, I’d like to see what could happen if that exploration involved more perspectives, more skills and more people.

What Brisbane’s New Olympic Precinct Plan Doesn’t Tell Us

14K views · 2mo ago · 26:24

Brisbane’s Olympic precinct finally has a masterplan—but we still don’t know what the wider transformation will cost, which connections will be ready for 2032 or exactly how vehicles will reach the proposed stadium. We also examine what happens after households are evicted from public housing, new data identifying almost 1,000 Brisbane families experiencing homelessness, another ferry stoppage and Airtrain’s multimillion-dollar court action over 50-cent fares.

Topics: The Olympic vision—and the questions it leaves behind · What the Victoria Park masterplan still doesn’t answer · Evicted from public housing—then what? · Why Brisbane’s ferries stopped again · Airtrain’s $6 million fight over 50-cent fares · Can Brisbane really add 50,000 homes?