The Mt Coot-tha Quarry Will Be Transformed Into... | An Interview with Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner

[@gerryatrix74]

If it's a success it will be template for many more quarries. Go Brisbane!

[@barry2585]

Here’s a radical idea. Put a dome over it, and make the inside a replica of a moon or mars station, providing an interactive experience of the future. Done well, it would be unique, and hence a major tourist attraction.

[@sgntbilco]

I sense, my council rates going up again. I had the same feeling when they announced the Olympics for Brisbane.

[@MelPikos]

Rates will probably just go up whether this happens or not, right. Just one of life's inevitabilities?

[@PjRjHj]

When Brisbane formally bid for the Olympics, i did play around with a fantasy concept of the Mt Coot-tha quarry being the site of a mostly temporary Olympic Stadium, with tiers layed over earthen terracing. Post Games the temporary tiers are removed and the terraces become an extension to the botanical gardens. Leaving a 10000 seat athletics facility and new HQ for Qld Athletics and/or the AIS. A really stunning, and unique venue could be build there. Alas the area isn't serviced by rail. Any spur-line would at an insurmountable anount to total cost.

[@williammaxwell1919]

Anything "tourist" development on Coot-Tha needs to include better and more regular public transport, both to Coot-Tha and between the different "attractions" that doesn't include a magical-mystery-tour on a BCC Translink bus

[@jasonhalil2591]

Idiot

[@MelPikos]

Agree!

[@louisaparkinson]

I’m so excited for developments on Pine Mountain Road’s quarry!

[@MelPikos]

I am too!!

[@electro_sykes]

@@MelPikos I would love to see the Southern Hemispheres largest mountain bike track there. it could be use to the olympics

[@liamthompson9342]

Great interview and report. It's refreshing to see something with a positive tone these days. I hope they retain the terracing in the quarry. It's interesting and would be a nod to it's former use.

[@amalpaul3103]

My opinion would be to use both quarries for parks and stuff and use vic park as the site for the new Olympic stadium. Close to all forms of transport, near the city, etc and would be the perfect place for a 100k seats stadium. Think futuristic and build a big stadium rather than converting gabba from 50 k seats to 55k

[@HelenOHanlon-n9s]

We have a lot of wildlife in both areas good to use for them.

[@forthecreators4604]

Giant amphitheater, bring back gladiator battles.

[@MelPikos]

Love this!

[@Tarquinthetyrant]

Hell yeah

[@momohmoseray5393]

Amphitheatre would be cool

[@briananderson7285]

Turn them into water storage, pump water there before wet season, might minimise some flood damage.

[@MelPikos]

I've seen other ex-quarries around the world be used for city water supply purposes, this could be something!

[@briananderson7285]

@@MelPikos Have a look into the Bradfeild water scheme.

[@MelPikos]

I've made a video about that already ;) kzbin.infoX9ODC-Cc3eg

[@briananderson7285]

@@MelPikos I will take a look thanks.

[@aussiegardener5703]

I love the idea of public green spaces. I think we should avoid creating it into a park for cheap thrills with zip lines and other theme park junk. The grounds should highlight the natural beauty of our corner of Earth. We should use the opportunity to create something truly beautiful. I think something like the Garden of Eden and that park in Singapore are the best examples for us to draw inspiration from for this development. I am against rides and slides etc because frankly it's a short sighted and immature idea, there are parks with children's play sets if that's your thing.

[@paulandary080965]

...WE NEED WATERFALL GARDEN WALKS...A 5 STAR HOTEL...A STAGE....TROPICAL HUTS...

[@stuart2006rats]

How about returning it back to the way it was?

[@MelPikos]

Replacing all the rock might be tricky! :P But returning to green space that's usable by the public would be great

[@Matt_JJz]

It is good to dedicate the inner city to beautiful attractions for both residents and tourists rather than industrial as it really does hurt the beauty of cities. Hopefully we can make good use of these quarries as well as developing the land around it.

[@MelPikos]

100% agree!

[@stephendutton2279]

MT Coothera Quarry could be filled in and become a site for more homes and strata titled apartments . A new Highschool and primary school , shopping centre and a library and public outdoor activities centre . Hotels may also be built here . City metro would be rolled out to offer locals access to public transport. A tafe college could also be built here .

[@lis819]

Yeah…let’s have some more carparks! More luxury units? Anything that will line the council’s pockets….

[@momohmoseray5393]

It would cool to have garden by the bay or like a cool shopping center underground shopping

[@trojanthedog]

People are sick of being educated by governments. The Mt Coot-tha quarry already has the shape of an amphitheatre. A ancient style entertainment amphitheatre, ( remember they have perfect acoustics so little to no amplification needed), would place Brisbane towards the top of the artistic excellence list world wide.

[@strikers1985]

Brownstone in Portland! Brisbane needs something like that I feel.

[@MelPikos]

Definitely would be pretty cool! And great to cool off in these 38 degree days!

[@MCPA1]

Why were Mt Coot-tha Protection Alliance comments removed from this site? We are a volunteer community group.

[@MelPikos]

From which site? This video? We haven't removed any comments from this video...

[@Retromansite]

Mixed facilities with the world’s biggest underground car park 😉

[@natashasomerville7304]

Love the idea of modelling on Singapore. Maybe also incorporate a new stadium for the Olympics so they leave the Gabba alone!

[@MelPikos]

That could be a cool idea!! Send it in!

[@akwawka]

The Mt Coot-tha quarry site would be a perfect location for one of Mr. Duddon's nuclear reactors.

[@mjames1506]

Skifield and alpine park.

[@MelPikos]

An indoor ski field sounds pretty expensive... not sure if the funds are there to build that!

[@peterhofland1862]

Mixed use for recreation plus a music bowl would be amazing but the costs would have to include a significant public transport link plus improved road access.

[@qakk2000]

Now. You know where to build the Olympic stadium 😂

[@MelPikos]

The hole is certainly big enough, ha ha

[@KeithHeinrich]

How about we let them revert to bushland instead of turning them into "something". Anything built in those places is going to require transport connections and parking which kind of defeats the purpose of the location.

[@djadzyh3787]

Best comment , agree with you

[@Rancid_One]

First check with UNESCO , EPA & Native Title .. The Rainbow Serpent must be feed first .

[@maxplanck9055]

You can recycle asphalt on site and re lay asphalt all in one vehicle using the existing asphalt on the road, common sense standard road renewal ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@shuanggao5126]

Building affordable housing would be nice.

[@ralphsimpson4593]

Nuclear waste dump. Tourists are fascinated by Chernobyl. Imagine 2 headed bin chickens, mega toads, real killer koalas. Maybe a gain of function bioscience lab for developing the next pandemic virus.

[@daverei1211]

Easy win for an Olympic venue…. Right time, right cost…Just saying

[@RossCrawford-gm6ij]

Turn it into a surf wave pool, the waves at Streets Beach Southbank suck😉

[@MelPikos]

Hahah!! Love that!

[@ondoogy]

Ampitheatre.

[@ppmppm7010]

Just leave it alone lock it up and forget about money

[@MelPikos]

Seems like a waste to just leave it alone, potentially also dangerous too, a giant hole in the ground...

[@saraferry9072]

🤪 *promosm*

[@rmar127]

Pine mountain is in Ipswich, not Brisbane

[@MelPikos]

Pine Mountain Quarry is on Pine Mountain Road in Mt Gravatt, Brisbane :) Pine Mountain, Ipswich is a different place

[@stuart2006rats]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@jameswoodbridge668]

Someone doesn't get out much@@stuart2006rats

[@djadzyh3787]

Bra ya mad compare to Singapore gardens by the bay. No way would Brisbane ever have the budget like that. Also gardens by the bay is right next to the CBD and next to Marina Bay Sands casino. Your dreaming to compare that to quarries in middle of nowhere. Brisbane floundering just on cost of a stadium let alone a gardens by the bay equivalent . Your joking bro