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Brisbane
About Brisbane
Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland and one of Australia's fastest growing cities. The city is located close to the Pacific Ocean on the Brisbane River between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland. The greater Brisbane region lies on the low lying coastal plain with several creeks finding its way through the city. Brisbane is an excellent starting point to discover Australia’s Gold Coast and Sunshine CoastLocal highlights
Explore the city
- See South Bank Parklands on the site of 1988 World Expo with its Riverside Walkway and year around festivals
- Brisbane City Hall and King George Square
- Take the CityCat-a high speed ferry service along the Brisbane River and a great way to see the city
- Try the Story Bridge Adventure Climb-one of the few legally climbable bridges in the world
- Rock-climbing cliffs near Kangaroo Point
- The Roma Street Parkland-a subtropical garden in the heart of the city.
- Mt. Coot-tha Forest Park with bush walks. The Mt Coot-tha Aboriginal Art Trail features contemporary Australian Aboriginal art
- Mount Coot with the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and great views over the city
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary the world's largest koala sanctuary
- See the Shrine of Remembrance
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- Visit the Queensland Cultural Centre with the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
- Boggo Road Gaol Museum-a heritage listed site of collections from prisoners
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- Customs House on the river in the center
Highlights in the vicinity
- The Maiala National Park Walking Track-a comfortable short walk through dense subtropical rainforest with a waterfall and lookout
- North Stradbroke Island-the North Gorge walk with spectacular scenery overlooking the ocean and good opportunities to see dolphins, turtles and (from June to November) whales
- Lamington National Park with 160 km of walking tracks that take you to gorges, waterfalls and lookouts
- Mt Barney with wild and rugged bush walking and spectacular sheer ridges for experienced bush walkers and rock climbers
- See the Gold Coast with Surfers Paradise
- Dreamworld theme park in the western Gold Coast
- Wet ‘n’ Wild Water World exciting water park
- Seaworld-theme park
- Mt. Tamborine National Park
- Moreton Bay Islands and the Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort with dugongs, dolphins, sea turtles, sea cucumbers and stingrays
- Moreton Bay Marine Park
- If you have the time take a tour on the 1700 km Bruce Highway. It will take you to most cities on the Queensland coast
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 1.77 Million
- Timezone: UTC +10
- Weather: subtropical climate with hot, humid summers. Mean day-time temperatures in the 30 °C with peaks of 40 °C. Summer thunderstorms with hailstones and torrential rains are common. Mild winters with mean temperatures between 20 and 25 °C.
- The emergency police tel. nr.: 000 (112 on cell phone)
Local transport
- Taxis with Yellow Cabs and White Cabs (same rates)
- Bus
- City Train
- City ferries: the CityCat provides high speed ferry service along the Brisbane River
- Car: freeways to the Gold Coast and the rest of the State. The Gateway Arterial Road (toll road) avoids Brisbane’s inner city traffic.
- Bicycle-there are 27 km of bicycle pathways on both sides of the river
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Brisbane Airport with international and domestic connections
- Train: Direct connections to Sydney. Queensland Rail services to most cities in Queensland.
- Car: the 1700 km Bruce Highway takes you to most cities on the Queensland coast
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