The Italian Club of Brisbane will be remembered in the design of a 15-storey residential building planned to replace the club in Teneriffe. The second stage of Cavcorp’s Le Bain development on 10-20 Wyandra Street will be known as “Italian Club” to honour the owner of the site, the ANFE Italian Club, and its support…
Could the Gold Coast’s Home of the Arts precinct be giving Chevron Island a ‘new lease of life’?
John Pernell says HOTA and the green bridge are the catalyst for the revitalisation. (ABC Gold Coast: Julie Clift) It is no secret that Chevron Island on the Gold Coast has been on struggle street in recent years. In early 2020, it was described as a ghost town, and when COVID-19 took hold in Australia windows along the…
Locations of Brisbane’s third, fourth new green bridges revealed
The third and fourth planned green bridges across the Brisbane River will connect West End and the old ABC site in Toowong, as well as Orleigh Park in West End and Guyatt Park in St Lucia. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner revealed the chosen construction sites on Tuesday morning, with the new river crossings to cater…
Federal funding for Gold Coast Light Rail
The Gold Coast Light Rail project will receive $126.6 million in federal funding to create more jobs, boost investment and improve local transport connections. Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the additional funding for Stage 3 of the project would help to ensure more Gold…
Funding lifeline for delayed Broadbeach to Burleigh light rail
The next stage of the Gold Coast light rail, linking Broadbeach and Burleigh, will secure a $126 million federal rescue package when the budget is handed down on Tuesday. A contract dispute between the Queensland government and builders, John Holland Group, has triggered delays and a budget blowout on the light rail extension. Stage three…
Cross River Rail tunnel has now pushed under the Brisbane River
The first of the two giant Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) excavating Brisbane’s Cross River Rail’s twin tunnels has now carved its way beneath the river, and is moving northwards under the CBD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the successful under river crossing by TBM Else is a major milestone for this transformational project. “Else was now…