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These tropical Queenslanders are designed this way to allow cool
breezes to flow underneath in warmer weather , but they can also help
protect from the occaisional flash flooding brisbane used to experience
in its early days.
These houses are called Queenslanders (the even more grand ones are
called Grand Colonials) and they are quite unique to Australia's north,
though many are now being built in to provide additional living space,
the Queenslanders give Brisbane architecture a startling point of
difference for those more used to brick and terrace houses.
Although beautiful to behold, these houses are not for everyone,
many (if not all) new residences being built in Brisbane are two story
brick/stucco dwellings.
 Brisbane City Hall The Brisbane City Council area is one of (if not
the) largest municpal council areas in the world, brisbane is a spread
out city and although the past ten years have seen a resurgence in
inner-city living, most people live some distance from the CBD.
This can be quite charming in some areas as you can live 30 minutes
from a major city and still enjoy acreage living. You can sometimes
find cows and horses residing in areas that would surprise anybody
moving to Brisbane from other large cities.
While the sprawl continues and many of these places are being
progressively built out, it's still possible to buy two or three acre
lots for prices you would pay for an inner-city apartment in
Australia's southern cities.
Brisbane is about to get even bigger, the Gold Coast, only an hour from Brisbane to the south, Ipswich, about 45 minutes to the west and even the Sunshine Coast
to the north are quickly merging into one large urban area which the
town planners say will one day eclipse Sydney and Melbourne as
Australia's largest population center.
Exploring South-East QueenslandThe Gold Coast lies to the south and the Sunshine Coast to the north, making Brisbane an ideal launching pad for an Australian holiday.
As a gateway to the Whitsunday Islands, Cairns, and the Daintree
Rainforest area in the Far North, the Queensland coast marks the first
leg of many traveller's around Australia trip taking in Darwin and the
Kakadu in the Nother Territory, Broome in northern Western Australia,
Perth, across the Great Australian Bight to Adelaide, Melbourne and
then back to Brisbane via Sydney.
You don't have to travel that far from Brisbane to experience the
wonder of the Australian landscape though. The Pacific Highway leads
you south to the Gold Coast and its well-known surf beaches . While the
Gold Coast hinterland area provides access to some of the World's
Heritage listed rainforest.
Travelling north you'll find the picturesque scenery of the
Glasshouse Mountains and the quaint simplicity of Bribie Island which
offers the first surf beach to the north. Continue travelling north and
you'll hit the popular holiday region of the Sunshine Coast including the hustle and bustle of Noosa's chic holiday resorts.
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Brisbane Shopping
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Chermside Shopping Centre (Westfields) is a huge shopping centre on Brisbane's north side at Hamilton Road, Chermside. Here's a list of retail outlets you'll find there.
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Fun Stuff
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When looking to dine out in Brisbane, it is helpful to understand the different
precincts for
restaurants in Brisbane.
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