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  1. weevil

    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Important to note that none of the groups listed are actually the recognised traditional owners of the land. The Turrbal Association Inc. have taken no formal public position for or against the stadium. They did, however, sign a Cultural Heritage Agreement to allow the initial site...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    This is the official 'disturbance footprint' for the project. Disturbance might mean ripped up all the way down to, you might hear construction noise from here. I thought for a moment that the red squiggly bit pointing out the left-hand side might be part of my heralded QUT event bus station...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Remember kids, don’t believe everything you read on social media. Always check your facts against the authoritative sources: Victoria Park / Barrambin Environmental Assessment Report Victoria Park / Barrambin Targeted Ecological Assessment Report Brisbane (Victoria Park) Stadium, National...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Oh, oh, pick me, pick me, can I respond on their behalf? How about this: Taking into account the removal of the Driving range complex, the loss of public green space will be at very worst minimal. The "natural" look of the park was designed in 1931. Workers hand-dug the fairways and bunkers...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    They really do look super exciting. You have the feeling that if they can pull a lot of this off, Brisbane will be a fundamentally different and better city post-Olympics. Sure as hell makes you think what a catastrophically bad choice QSAC would have been.
  7. weevil

    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Wow, I’ve not seen this before, two “Future active transport bridges” In the Roma Street strategy, they are saying “Investigate the potential for pedestrian and cyclist bridges”. But the Olympics are making them a priority. Both bridges are clearly in the DP’s graphic. So it’s not just a...
  8. weevil

    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Sorry for the confusion when I said "The high-powered devices", I specifically meant e-scooters. I know nothing about e-bikes. But as I said, the massively overpowered e-scooters are currently perfectly legal to buy and sell in Queensland there is no maximum wattage. It's just super easy to...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    The high-powered devices are perfectly legal when sold, but they are a YouTube video and a screwdriver away from being unlocked. Crackdowns on e-scooters cost far more to implement than any “revenue” they bring in. The media loves pumping “revenue-raising” stories because they trigger people...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Yeah, the lack of walking connections is one of the key aspects the green grid is supposed to address. It needs to prioritise pedestrians and make walking an attractive option for people. Isolated, skinny, bendy little footpaths right alongside mega-busy roads and loads of crossings that...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    The #1 and #2 community picks for 2032 legacy are both about walkability, which pretty much says everything. Extensions to Metro and other bus networks etc., are great and all. But the Green Grid is what will change the whole feel of Brisbane forever.
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Oh yeah, I'm positive your entire red dot zone will have bombs dropped on it. That entire route to Ekka Station / King Street will be as wide, direct and flat as humanly possible. Also, keeping in mind that according to the renders, the second ICB footbridge will be where the blue box is...
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    Yeah, that whole stretch needs to be blown up, or we are going to end up with two great precincts right next to each other with a toilet in between. Pending a tunnel they could complete from scratch in six years, I’m not sure what they are going to do. There just isn’t room for the pedestrian...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    The old "You build us a fancy station, and we'll gift you some land to build fancy apartments" public-private partnership. TMR have five of them on the boil atm. I doubt there is time left for any mega new games-focused P-P-P infrastructure announcements like this. But I'm hopeful that there...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Yeah, that’s not at all to dismiss the cultural significance of Barrambin. It is real and deserves genuine respect. The statutory consultation process with the legally recognised traditional owners is progressing. Blaklash is there specifically to guide First Nations engagement through the...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Just for some perspective on how completely out of touch with reality some of the discussion is. Here is a picture from Herston to the Brisbane CBD across Victoria Park, looking south, circa 1936. See the city hall clock tower off in the distance. Herston Rd is in the immediate foreground...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Which is a bit awkward because the formal, legally recognised representatives of the traditional custodians of Victoria Park are engaged in an active consultation process with GIICA as we speak. They have already signed one Cultural Heritage Agreement and are working on a second.
  26. weevil

    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    We are due the big announcment about transport and connectivity (spoiler alert a lot of people are going to be walking) in the next few weeks. But I don't think tomorrow is that.
  27. weevil

    Women's Footy 2026 Brisbane Lions AFLW - General Thread

    Yeah, the middle in particular is where they just won't be able to match it skill wise. But bet against them at your peril.
  28. weevil

    Women's Footy 2026 Brisbane Lions AFLW - General Thread

    They do have some really good players but on paper they would get smashed. 100% guaranteed though that the Irish girls would be insanely ferocious and could well beat us on that alone. Would be spectacular and I could see the game resulting in multiple players missing multiple weeks in...
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    News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

    Because it was a golf course, the space between the park and QUT was always a hard boundary. Now that it’s going to be a legitimate park with excellent connectivity, the new QUT Master Plan emphasises reorienting the university to make the park a major gateway...
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