Massive Brisbane Update for October! So much happening!

[@HazyHerbivore]

typical, "we'll sack hundreds and sell off assets but don't touch our executive bonuses!"

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@HazyHerbivore Yep!

[@TheDunnskies]

As someone thats moved interstate a few years ago, I really love being able to keep up to date with all things going on in my home city. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Cheers! Where are you living now?

[@TheDunnskies]

@@BrisbaneChannel I spent the past 3 years living in Tasmania before making the move to Melbourne earlier this year, but my family all still live in Brisbane so it'll always be home to me.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I imagine Brisbane, Melbourne, and anywhere in Tasmania would each be wildly different. Any favourite out of the three?

[@TheDunnskies]

@@BrisbaneChannel I'd say Melbourne and Brisbane aren't too dissimilar and Tasmania certainly was a bit of a culture shock. Melbourne would have to be my favourite and I think the weather has a lot to do with that as it doesn't get to the same unbearable temperatures.

[@s.a.m.9837]

As an urban planning student in Brisbane, the planning situation in Logan is frankly embarrassing. I had to do a review of public tranpsort to Yarrabilba and that place is going to be creating clogged highways for decades to come. 70000 person masterplan community and the Quuendland government thought 30 busses a week (0 on Sundays) should cover it. I found lendlease reports admitting they weren't meeting the government transport guidlines. Its so painful to know that current projects still being built RIGHT NOW are failing so badly.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

At least it's among the new planned routes, but not sure how adequate the network will be, even with the changes.

[@CalamarCat]

Cant believe Ive only just found this channel. Excellent wrap up! I didn't even know half those things had happened. Better than any news station - subscribing for sure.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Cheers, and welcome!

[@stefanmokrzecki16]

We love your updates! Thanks for the channel and the work you put into the updates.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Glad you're enjoying them!

[@OldFellaDave]

LOL, the Salisbury to Beaudesert Line has been 'planned', 'talked about', 'studied' etc for about 60 years now without a single centimetre of track ever laid. So yeah, why not throw another $20 Million at it to 'study' the idea AGAIN and STILL not lay a single centimetre of new track. Those 60 000 odd cars queued up on Beaudesert Road, Johnson Road, Ipswich Road, Compton Road, Calam Road, Mains Road, the Gateway Motorway and South East Freeway twice a day, for hours, can just keep queuing ... every day ... like they have the past 30 years ...

[@_NicBP]

OldFellaDave, currently in land resumption phase for the new corridor, according to the latest info I'd received last year. The reason for the plan on plan is because plans have had to change a few times, due to corridor ownership/lease change, etc, and evolving housing development plans.

[@electro_sykes]

Rail corridors we need after cross river rail. Doomben line upgrade and extension to Hamilton. A branch line to the new Caboolture west development (spurring off the North coast line somewhere betweeen Burpengary and Morayfield). Springfield line extension to Ripley. Sunshine Coast line to Maroochydore. NWTC link between Alderley and Strathpine, Salisbury to Beaudesert rail link, the metro expansion, G:Link to Coolangatta, Gold Coast-Logan fast rail, Murrarie to Capalaba Rail Link. Upgrade of Cleveland line including duplication and metro to take over the P456 bus in the western suburbs as well as the great circle bus route which operates as a radial loop line between major suburban areas. This is my SEQ transport plan. In addition a DMU shuttle service between Toowoomba and Brisbane (Like a V/line type service). It would also replace the rosewood line shuttle and after Ipswich be express into Brisbane stopping only at Darra.

[@ikt123]

can't believe frogs hollow didn't win :(

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Not gonna lie, I wanted Frog's Hollow too.

[@robotword]

I didn't know about this naming competition. Would've voted Frog Hollow

[@electro_sykes]

I would prefer it to be called Albert Plaza and then we can call the pedestrianised part of Albert street above the station, Albert Plaza. There we go, Albert Plaza.

[@YAKOMOCLOUDS]

@@BrisbaneChannel Me too

[@ShaggyBNE]

I'm confident they'll go to Meanjin if the mobs come to an agreement on the spelling/pronunciation.

[@pasilinnosto6712]

Ipswich railway can wait. I’ve looked out my window for 5 years at empty bus stops in Springfield lake without ever seeing a bus go by.

[@andybaillie9939]

WOW! So impressed with your channel that I made the effort to sign in, just so that I could 👍 and subscribe! Look forward to more updates.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I appreciate it!

[@downundabrotha]

Logan Reserve is booming atm and so much housing albeit sardine like are being constructed. Main Issue there is no public transport throughout.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

My wife has worked there a few times, and I can see it would be hard to survive there without a car.

[@electro_sykes]

They are about to make the same mistake with developing Warra (Caboolture west)

[@garolyes]

Thanks for this information. I’m a new resident of Brisbane and I was looking for news, latest updates and data that allows me to better understand current city planning and life style. So this channel has been quite useful.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

That's great to hear!

[@apoletestry3766]

I really want the Albert Station to be called Frog's Hollow.

[@timschapel5111]

Appreciate the infrastructure updates

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Good to hear.

[@SIRROM12]

Loving these update videos

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Good to hear!

[@MrBlompod]

Thanks for all your work it’s great 🥰

[@BrisbaneChannel]

You're welcome and thanks!

[@Matt_JJz]

I really hope that the Ripely and Beaudesert rail expansions are done before 2032 (preferably sooner), as they are badly needed. As well as a heavy rail connection to Chermside (and beyond) and Hamilton. As well as hopefully the new stadium will be at either Hamilton and Victoria park and plenty of housing will be built to deal with the upcoming housing demand.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

All things that would be nice.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

I will be SHOCKED if the Ripley extension is even done in our lifetimes! Look at how long we had to wait for the Redcliffe Peninsular line- our great grandparents were crying out for it!!

[@lumpyjoe21]

Hi I’m Daniel and I love your videos, keep up the good work

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Hi Daniel. Thanks!

[@kapparill]

gonna take a while for redlands ity council to get the car centricism sorted out here, especially around capalaba

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I'm trying to make the channel more inclusive of all of Greater Brisbane, so it's good to about the situation from locals in the other LGAs. Redland City Council is one of the two that I haven't managed to connect with yet. But I can be persistent...

[@electro_sykes]

I think we need a rail spur line from Murrarie to Capalaba. Could even serve the Olympic venues at chandler

[@kapparill]

@@electro_sykes I have thought this for a while. there is also the corridor to Cleveland which was identified a while ago as some potential transport corridor now with simply a pathway

[@edsmith4160]

Like to see you do something on Baycats which is being looked at as a public transport option like Citycats linking Bribie Island with Redcliffe and Brisbane.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Thanks, I'll look into it.

[@electro_sykes]

Should start in the city, express to Hamilton, then cruise terminal, then out to all the islands and Redcliffe

[@I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST]

Hello from America, thank you for this update. I love Australia, but haven't visited QLD yet. Hoping to visit that part of Oz sometime.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I hope you do. What other Aussie spots have you been to so far?

[@I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST]

@@BrisbaneChannel So far I have seen Sydney, Newcastle and Katoombah. All very nice areas.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I lived in Sydney back in the day. Yes, great places to visit for sure.

[@salokin444]

Mate love your video's, it's good that someone puts the effort to tell us news whats happening around this awesome city

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@salokin444 Thanks for appreciating the effort!

[@haley5154]

just FYI anyone else looking to get E-Mobilty rebate, it is now closed for application :(

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Wow, that was quick!

[@SteveMack]

A lot to take in this month!

[@BaileyStephens_2002]

You can tell that. It’s ready for its grand opening and the elevator are testing.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Too much! And I didn't put everything in. Hey, when does that video of yours come out?

[@SteveMack]

Well, the very first topics, I have personal experience with, and I know for a fact that in the long ago days of wolston park; there absolutely was abuse! Not that every psych nurse (which basically I was, but different title by the time I came along) perpetrated such things, but it was very common...I saw milder incidences of it, in my time at the Basil stafford centre & ALS', years after the then CJC Fitzgerald enquiry. For some years after I left; I pondered making a documentary on it all, as I still knew some veterans of the service, but I've now pretty well gone off the idea. Video will be out Sunday, haven't decided on the time yet. Going to re-edit it slightly and shoot a short extra test segment today. ​@@BrisbaneChannel

[@raniapretorius139]

Great Job!!!

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Cheers!

[@Mumbaikar4ever]

please do weekly... like your videos

[@MostlyReading]

Consider joining to support this excellent channel! :)

[@BrisbaneChannel]

We'll see what happens. Still working out if weekly would be more or less taxing, as this one took two full days to make, not including collecting the stories.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

I cannot believe you had to trigger me again with the Frog's Hollow debacle lol. i will, now on forevermore always refer to ASS as Frog's Hollow as only locals will know, kind of like Vulture Street Station!

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I feel more and more like an actual local every day doing this channel, as I become more familiar with the local stuff. Still can't adopt a true Brisbane local's time schedule or participate in the "what school did you go to?" talk, though.

[@electro_sykes]

Or how locals call Uptown the Myer centre

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

@@BrisbaneChannel haha, the true sign of a local is if they ask you 'north or south side' (ie of the river) lol

[@aussiejubes]

Oh 😞 that photo of the koalas was actually the push i needed to delete reddit. I kept seeing sad or infuriating animal photos i didn't want to see & that one sent me over the edge. I guess i can cry over it again. I don't know how much positive effect things like that can have when powers beyond our control keep destroying their habitats & forcing them to cross increasingly busy roads etc. That photo wont stop development. It just make me feel extremely sad & powerless. (I know it's meant to make drivers slow down & pay attention, but they're the snallest part of the problem.)

[@BrisbaneChannel]

It's easy to feel low looking at a lot of those things. I think though, that there's still a lot of people doing good things, even if their impact is less than the ones doing things that are harmful. The more we can feed the narrative with the things that improve the world we live in, the better it can be. A little candle might not be able to light an entire stadium, but I'd rather focus on the candle than the rest of the darkness. And I'll do everything to protect my own flame. Who knows, I may be able to use it to ignite the candles of one or two people around me. Terrible analogy (words and I are not best friends), but you'd get what I'm trying to say.

[@aussiejubes]

@BrisbaneChannel animals cruelty & harm will turn me nihilistic in a second. I can find the positives in most other situations, but the futility of making the whole world care about animals makes me want to send a meteor & get us over with 😂 I know that's dramatic lol, it is what it is. But I am a helper, I work & volunteer in thr community, I'm a kind person, I give back, I care, I share & all that jazz. I burnt myself out being zero waste, & I have no problems drinking through soggy paper straws. I do believe that if we all do our bit to improve the world it adds up, I just know that when it comes to animals not enough people will ever care. Doesn't mean we shouldn't try, it just means I shouldn't be on reddit hehehehe. I love what you're doing on here Adam, very exciting! Don't listen to Debbie Downer!

[@NickStevens-o7n]

The destruction of their habit continues unabated with patronising BS from developers and local government about protection measures. Very sad.

[@aussiejubes]

@@NickStevens-o7n I know 😞

[@harmonyrose856]

The E-Mobility Rebate Scheme is now closed. The Scheme opened on 23 September 2024 and was hugely popular, closing on Friday 25 October 2024.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@harmonyrose856 I'm not surprised it was quickly exhausted. I just hope the majority who claimed it were first time users, not just people upgrading.

[@djsUltra]

Have you heard anything about the Murarrie recreation reserve development? They've got to be done soon surely.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Do you mean the cycle park? I haven't heard anything, but they usually only send out details once it's about a week from completion. I may send a quick message next month for a progress update.

[@djsUltra]

@@BrisbaneChannel Yep that's the one. Thanks, that would be cool

[@Robert-xs2mv]

ASS? Albert Street Station? Really?

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

The ass of the city, bwahahahaha! I can see it now in the future "Meet me at the ass hole!"

[@aussiejubes]

😂 wow how does this stuff pass through the marketing team lol.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I wonder if the person who gave the red light to the "metro" name got headhunted by the state govt?

[@pauldiezel4584]

Agree. They need to stop changing names all the time. Half of Brisbane suburbs already have indigenous names and I would want them to stay the same as well.

[@henrygreenwood7982]

Drivers are so pampered. God forbid we have drive slow to look out for wild life. As if we’re not in a climate controlled rolling lounge room with an engine.

[@Sue.e.e]

WTF?

[@henrygreenwood7982]

@@Sue.e.e Drivers are up in arms at every road safety measure, if it adds a few seconds to their trip. But only because their convenience is compromised.

[@Sue.e.e]

I live in Redlands. Would not go to this hospital. Luckily we have mater private next door.

[@chiefgaming8163]

As someone living in Ipswich, we really do need more funding for road and transport infrastructure. I moved to Ipswich in 2013 and it feels like there's only been a handful of road upgrades in the past decade. Most of the city comes to a crawl during school pickip times. The roads around the Cunningham in Ripley/Flinders View are a shocker. It can take upwards of 15 minutes to get through a set of traffic lights and across the bridge over the highway. I believe what Ipswich council and the mayor are doing with the campaign is great. Give Ipswich more love.

[@billjameson1254]

Man, sounds like you guys need alternatives to driving, then, 'cause you're not getting out of it with more lanes..

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I'm looking forward to getting to know the situation in Ipswich a little more into the future. Covering such a large area presents a massive challenge, but my hopes are that all 5 Greater Brisbane LGAs are covered equally well on this channel. Not something that's the case yet, but that's the goal.

[@Secretlyanothername]

LOL, you just need to make it safer for kids and their parents to walk and cycle to schools. That will get thousands of cars off the roads

[@AmaliSaid-xz1dr]

Hi Brisbane, Melbourne thinks, its better than Queensland.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Hi. Sorry, I didn't quite understand the message. Are you saying Melbourne is better than Queensland because Melbourne thinks? Or something else?

[@pauldiezel4584]

All parties fiddle at the edges of homelessness but never address the 2 main causes - mass immigration and tax breaks. Homelessness is just going to keep growing.

[@FirmNo]

I aim to leave Brisbane before the olympics. Ain’t no way I’m living here with an extra couple million people getting around and stupid rent prices

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Any ideas on where to so far?

[@LebaneseCedarTree]

Hey, what is your nationality other than Australian?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

My mother's side is Austalian for many generations, but is of Irish, Scottish, and Italian origin. My father (who I never had much to do with) had an Egyptian mother and an American father. My mother said she wasn't sure, but had a feeling the father was African American.

[@electro_sykes]

Cool. My Mum is Australian from North Queensland and my dad is from Yorkshire, UK, but I have some Scottish, English roots and also on my mums side if you go back far enough, also some indigenous roots.

[@acde9355]

We urgently need more modern rail infrastructure since the earlier we build it, the cheaper it will cost.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Good point.

[@electro_sykes]

Remind me to ring up my mates in China. They can probably give us a 14 line subway system by 2032

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

@@electro_sykes lol they'd be dead serious about doing that too! I moved to Shenzhen when I was working in China in 2011- went to look at apartments, particularly along the public transport corridor, by the time I actually moved in 2 weeks later 5 "brand new" subway lines opened lol!

[@Secretlyanothername]

Disappointed about Felons. This was an important new piece of semi-public space that's being closed up forever.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

If the plans are anything to go by, it won't be closed up forever, as there's a lot of public space being integrated in the design. They're also saying that Felons will become a part of the hotel.

[@growdaddy4281]

Womp womp. Move all the homeless people out of Brisbane and relocate them to Mt Isa. 🤠

[@FirmNo]

Please don’t call the aboriginals traditional owners.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@FirmNo What do you suggest? The first residents?

[@billjameson1254]

It's ridiculous this whole "aboriginal name of-" which serves ZERO purpose. They make something up, argue about it, and eventually cough up a weird name. Whereas "Albert st. station" is clear enough. "Where is Albert St. Station? It's on Albert St." Easy!

[@electro_sykes]

Albert Plaza. We call the pedestrianised Albert street, Albert plaza

[@billjameson1254]

@@electro_sykes Neat, same principle at play, you kinda get the idea.

[@JohnSmith-qi6pm]

We voted no. They can call it whatever they want in the future, it will always be Albert St. Just like it will always be Fraser Island.

[@ash-ok6dr]

Brisbane actually overwhelmingly voted yes lol so try again john

[@JohnSmith-qi6pm]

@@ash-ok6dr Inner city lefty losers aren't indicative of the entire state. 69% of us said no. But thanks for playing Ash.

[@Secretlyanothername]

"Always" been Fraser? It's been K'gari a lot longer than you have ever known.

[@electro_sykes]

Call it Albert plaza

[@tonyw8001]

Stop with this bs traditional owners bs The English took it fair and square

[@BrisbaneChannel]

However you view colonisation and the ethics of that, I wouldn't say guns vs spears is fair and square. It's kinda like being proud you won an arm wrestle with a three year-old.

[@electro_sykes]

Personally, I think names is costly and too confusing especially when that money should go into actually improving services and quality of life for indigenous communities and helping them out. Unemployment rates especially is much higher in indigenous communities so I think the government should focus on that. Renaming places is just a band aid to the real problem here.