Expo 88 Promotional Film (1980s) - Queensland Premier's Department

World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.
Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of the film.
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[@cheeseburgertim1694]

I was 16 at the time living in Brisbane, had the 6 month seasonal pass to Expo 88 What a fantastic time to be living, all my friends had the seasonal passes too so every Friday and Saturday nights we would be at Expo, usually in the theme park on the other side of the train line. If not there was always a concert playing at Expo 88 we would be at. My best memory was the Icehouse concert, it was on a Friday night the same day we were returning from the annual year 11 high school week long camp. I googled it, it was on 29 July 1988 - great times, not like the over regulated toilet this country has become now. I'm moving to the U.S. to live in a few months and I cannot wait to see that back of this country.

[@debonidaniel]

Waits for the 2032 Summer Olympics.

[@bigbadbyrnes]

What a time to be alive

[@TheAxelay]

1980's Australia looks to be a dream realm to be alive in...I was only 10 back in 1988 (now 43...) and I was in melbourne back then and we tried to celebrate Expo 88 to the best we can including Bicentennial Day as well. How I wish I was my current age back in that time but I guess I have to make do with the hell that is 2022+ Thanks for this upload as it's an Australia which I don't think I'll ever see again now.

[@QueenslandStateArchives]

We have plenty to look forward to Matthew. Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is only 10 years away!

[@TheAxelay]

@@QueenslandStateArchives , I hope you are right?! I really do and I just don't also mean outside those gaming events either, cheers.

[@davidhanifin2692]

Hey Matthew, I too was 10 in 1988 and went to expo with my grandma who has since passed on. I still live in Brisbane.

[@Rainer_ow]

@@davidhanifin2692 I’m 15 right now but I know my dad went. So I can’t really talk about it

[@bernicecox5960]

@@QueenslandStateArchives I wish the State Government would get big events for a city like Townsville, largest outside SEQ, about time it was put in the limelight.

[@Bims-t5b]

I really like how the 80s cameras made things look it’s just really appealing to me especially how it contrasts with the blues of the sky and the water wow it really looks awesome

[@peterkirgan2921]

A great time ! Saw John Farnham performing on the Riverstage as well as the Party boys drinking 4X cans on the hill !!!

[@ShadowArchive]

amazing video, thank you for the upload.

[@QueenslandStateArchives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pasirantala2799]

Im from Finland and in 1986 november i was 26y and fly to Australia- Sydney to Brisbane by Greyhound. I get cheap motel room near EXPO building site. Im concrete tecnichian and that buildin site interested me- so i just walk there and found concrete station and concrete laboratory! There was nice labtecnician and he ask me to stay work in lab. Alas- i have tourist visa and must get back home ... after trip to Cairns and Weipa i fly back Finland. Is that Expo area still there?

[@mmmail1969]

Southbank kzbin.info/www/bejne/imranmmNfrSUgZo&ab_channel=DarylPritchardVideos

[@debonidaniel]

Some places still is still exists.But Brisbane is near a update for the 2032 Summer Olympics.

[@wilsonsothernames]

Expo area is now Southbank parklands which is free to walk around amoungst the plants / shops and go for a swim. Most buildings got demolished except for the pubs Plough Inn and Ship Inn . Good to hear your story

[@wilsonsothernames]

See another you tube film by IBIS Channel 32 called World Expo 88 Then and Now

[@Bims-t5b]

Wait who is the narrarator guy and also what type of film was this shot on cuz I love this type of film cuz it looks beautiful in my opinion

[@AllainEdwards]

Look at that young Alan McGirvan.

[@74Spartan]

It’s funny, Brisbane had so much more going for it compared to now.

[@debonidaniel]

Some of these institutional videos were a premier to 2032 Summer Olympics.

[@uqadvancement]

I would like to use some of this footage. Is this possible?

[@QueenslandStateArchives]

The records at QSA are owned by the transferring agency. Please email us at [e-mail] with the item number ITM2749913, and we'll provide more information.

[@j.y.1515]

Four oceans? I am quite sure it's only 3 oceans that surround Australia.

[@IntrospectorGeneral]

Three oceans and four seas. He fluffed his lines.

[@gregsmith451]

Who is the host?

[@Lana_Warwick]

Excluding the John Farnham concert, the Aboriginal Dreamtime show, in the Rainbow Serpent Theater, is the only thing I remember about Expo.

[@carcaridon]

72 degrees Fahrenheit????? WTF Rob Brough

[@PJZombie]

Well, you don't advertise overseas in the USA using the Metric system seeing they didn't use it!!

[@shannonh6653]

In 1988 aboriginal people hadn’t arrived yet by the looks of things.

[@mmmail1969]

Odd, they had a considerable presence at World Expo...but you keep woking on!

[@shannonh6653]

@@mmmail1969 just absent from the advertising.

[@mmmail1969]

@@shannonh6653 yeahhh...nahhhh....

[@ElusiveTy]

Always something to complain about, aye?

[@xr6lad]

3% of the population mate. Do you think we should condescendingly include them in everything like some circus act?