This ONE THING Brisbane LACKS!

[@kendalldad]

Will be visiting Brisbane from the states for the New Year and so enjoy learning about the city on your channel. I'm really excited to explore Brisbane and you have helped to understand the area, its transportation and attractions. Keep up the great work!

[@HyperHorse]

@@kendalldad You will have more fun if you visit Sydney and Melbourne. And you'll spend less time sweating your ass off while also cursing the high humidity and high dew point. Last summer was hell for me.

[@kendalldad]

@HyperHorse Been to Sydney. Looking forward to Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Next trip Melbourne. I really love Australian hospitality and the people.

[@frizzy60]

​@@kendalldadas mentioned before New Year is the wrong time to visit Brisbane. The weather is hot as hell with high temperatures and even higher humidity and frequent tropical thunderstorms in the afternoons and evenings with numerous storms very severe

[@kendalldad]

@frizzy60 I just moved from Florida so I know about humidity and tropical weather. Brisbane is cool next to Miami. I plan on spending time at the beach so warm weather suits me fine. I'm ecstatic to be coming.

[@HyperHorse]

@@kendalldad Don't waste your time with the Gold Coast. I would suggest you visit the Whitsundays and the Sunshine Coast, especially Noosa.

[@KetoJesus]

A big Ibis facing off against a big bush turkey, big cane toad, and big mozzie.

[@hogey74]

With some minah birds pestering the lot!

[@JDBlunderbuss]

The big traffic jam? The big housing defecit? The big closed music venue?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Haha.

[@electro_sykes]

@@BrisbaneChannel I have an idea for the 2032 games. We could use the Brisbane river for the opening ceromony. Like Paris did. But less controversal of course. People can viw from stands at South Bank as well as the riverside Expressway and Victoria Bridge, the Queens Wharf Bridge and the Queens wharf viewing deck. And also around the corner at howard street wharves and storey bridge. Like Riverfire but as the opening ceromony for the olympics. We can spread spectators along the river so could be easier too

[@Eclipse_Co]

Everyone should be asking not what Brisbane (cbd) lacks, but what greater Brisbane lacks (infrastructure). As most people who commute there, are normally stuck in traffic or on a bus or train for ages. It's those who keep the city running. Brisbane was never meant to be a 15 minute city.

[@bandita2068]

All I see is 20km long trains of giant Jeeps/UTEs/SUVs with one single person in them... so a giant Monster Truck would fit well, as that is what people use to go to to local coffee shop every day...

[@EvolvedBonobo]

From having attended a few council meetings, it seems the city is trying to reduce people driving by investing in public transit infrastructure like more CityCat stops, train stations, cross river rail, Brisbane Metro, etc. Why not just drive to your closest rail or bus station and take public transit into the city?

[@darrenhaines1]

@@EvolvedBonoboBrisbane has pretty much the worst off peak frequency of any capital. Peak is also not the greatest

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

@@EvolvedBonobo these new projects only cover the government's precious 5-10km radios around the city. Beyond that there are still major public transport deserts that have been neglected, such as McDowall- Eaton's Hill/ Warner. And when there are incidents on the rail line- i'm on the Redcliffe Peninsular line, there are no buses when the trains are stopped as an alternative.

[@Dim-yz6wk]

👌

[@jacksonmunro7503]

Whomever ranked Brisbane traffic as the worst in Australia has never been to Sydney or Melbourne 😂

[@blazing_cycler]

i am not australian, but i think a big thing brisbane should have could be its (maybe) mascot, brisbane could have a giant statue of bluey

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I was waiting for someone to suggest that.

[@brunoleitemilkie]

Instead of an underground bus there should be a more developed metro in the same place. Trams should back to our street. Also I still think Brissy is missing a well-known dish. Something very typical. (I have no idea what it could be)

[@mikeyhau]

Ibis pies.

[@clintanson]

@@mikeyhauwasn’t the Lamington invented here?! 🤔

[@aussiejubes]

Omg no. Driving around trams is the most nerve wracking thing ever. I do not want to have to do that here lol. I refuse to drive in Melbourne.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

@@mikeyhau bit tough lol!

[@Lifts_QWERTY]

Our transport is terrible. Also if we are going to host the olympics, we better start cleaning our river now 😂. But all jokes aside, the one thing we lack is landmarks. Paris is clever using its landmark spaces to host games. That is what Brisbane needs.

[@electro_sykes]

i don't want the olympics. Not because of the half arsed plans, but because of the security threats already happening in paris at the moment. Do we really want to let these kinds of people from all over the world in to trash our beautiful laidback city.

[@Lifts_QWERTY]

@@electro_sykesI agree. Even we’re struggling with security in Australia. It was only a few months ago when two horrible attacks happened in Sydney.

[@GizmosBushEscapes]

Personally i reckon Brisbane lacks nothing .but it was fun to ponder this topic

[@shantishanti1949]

Social housing for older 60+ people ? That’s definitely lacking - selling far too many cheap vans to people who cannot afford a rental and some in their 70s - we need to look after older Australians with simple one bed safe social housing - not a tent in Musgrave Park or a cheap van.

[@shantishanti1949]

Yes - The BIG bin chicken !! The Ibis 😂

[@aussiestallion69]

A majority of restaurants that open after 8:30pm!

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I'm with you on that. But in hindsight, I should have made the thing Brisbane lacked to be affordable housing, especially for those on lower incomes.

[@DericMa]

A big bin chicken is good but I have an idea what Brisbane is missing, it’s a train city loop! This will allow both residents and visitors to easily and confidently travel around Brisbane. At the moment we have one big CBD area but I’ll be good to expand it to the surrounding areas. It seems that if I want to go to south bank for example I feel there is no easy way to get around using public transport so I end up staying the whole day there. I’ll be good to spend the morning in Southbank then train it to CBD for brunch and then to new farm in the afternoon using 1 train loop.

[@lukea1980]

I absolutely love your channel but the traffic report was absolute tripe. After moving from Sydney one of the biggest things I absolutely love is that the traffic is sooooo much better. And to say Brissie has worse traffic than Bangkok is just crazy. Brissie is chilled and friendly. The one thing we lack is heritage buildings but I can live with that.

[@TheProteanGeek]

We did have the Big Boot. It was big for a boot but I guess it isn't all that big. I had to Google it when you said that we don't have a big anything. Is it still not back up somewhere yet? I saw it was taken down a few years ago.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I think they put it back up this year, but I'd need to look into that to confirm.

[@ronkumar1093]

Funny I thought of the Ibis before you just mentioned it haha. It is iconic

[@darbeeroyal8503]

Love your work Adam. I immediately thought of those damn flying foxes, but the Bin Chicken is a great idea as well. Keep up the good work mate. 😎 👍🏼 ⛳

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Thanks. Just today I sat in a training session with an organisation that rescues and rehabilitates the bats when they're injured. Every time I mention the video in the works I'm reminded of how hated the bats are!

[@EvolvedBonobo]

But Brisbane has the big Brisbane sign? Prawn place has big prawn. Potato place has big potato. Pineapple place has big pineapple. And Brisbane place has big Brisbane (sign) 😂 ... but, yes, I do like the massive ibis! ... or maybe a giant magpie.

[@IBISChannel32]

We approve of this idea.

[@adamski-l5w]

A proper Metro. That is what we really lack. And no the BRT we are misnaming as a Metro is not it. At $400m per km, which is what I think the Sydney metro cost, we should just start doing that. Yes it is expensive. Very expensive. But we need to remember that these are assets that last for centuries. So going into debt for an asset that will be productive for 100 plus years is good. I don’t think new underground roads are any cheaper. And let’s be honest those roads will be clogged up within 10 years or so of opening and won’t last as long as Metro 🚇 infrastructure does. We’re a 2 car family but even we have to admit that road congestion is strangling the city. And the metro doesn’t have to be in my part of the city. I’d like it to be of course but wherever is the best location is fine. Any corridor we put it in will reduce the number of cars on the roads. So even car drivers will benefit.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@adamski-l5w Absolutely!

[@todretex]

It lacks parks in some areas. Places to do sprints, fly kites/drones…. Just flat land. I go to Whites Hill which is my favourite. But imo there could be more open land spaces.

[@philipg6463]

What Brisbane lacks is people with vision and parliamentarians with balls. We desperetly need an iconic building, perhaps a grand observation tower..think what Paris would be without the Eifel tower and Toronto without the CN tower or even Sydney without the opera house, that sort of thing. A big ibis wont cut it. We still have time to build till the Olympics, thats if they sort out the staduims mess first in time. We have once in a lifetime opportunity here, lets take advantage of that.

[@paulfri1569]

Yes agree. Plus they fluked it getting the Olympics and the government treats it just like a political football.. We're run by total imbeciles with no vision.

[@devarmont87]

Hows about fix the motorways and build more tunnels for leaving Brisbane before we waste money on an observation tower Brisbane needs 5 lane motorways

[@SacredGroundsAustralia]

Awesome video, very funny, it was a difficult challenge but I agree Brisbane should have something huge (thats not my butt) lol

[@snowcrazed1]

Dude, big bush turkey, or bush stone curlew

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@snowcrazed1 Honestly, I'm team curlew, but the bin chicken seems to be the people's choice.

[@paulfri1569]

Big ibus and bush turkey 🦃 would be a hit 🎯

[@shantishanti1949]

Seriously though - Brisbane lacks Social Housing for older people 65+ usually single, mostly female. We cannot have homeless people who have worked sometimes their lives in low paid jobs and then divorce or illness has them living in a tent in Musgrave Park. Sorry simple one bed housing for single homeless over 65 or 60 is needed and urgently. They have no chance of gaining employment to pay rent even if rental properties were available- start looking after Australians - please. ❤🙏🙏

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@shantishanti1949 Agreed. Currently preparing for an exploration of homelessness in Brisbane.

[@shantishanti1949]

@@BrisbaneChannel I added to my comment between your reply. It’s just so tragic, in my work I have old men and women buying a cheap van to live in - unbelievable in Australia - we need to build social housing - it’s so very sad. 😢😢

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@shantishanti1949 It really is.

[@samshepherd26]

Big ibis is a good idea but what about a giant bottle of xxxx, the tallest tallie of beer ever.

[@chriswatson7965]

For me the thing it lacks is a quality import-retail infrastructure. I am often having to order things from interstate. This is particularly noticeable for bicycle parts where most of what I buy has to be ordered out of Melbourne.

[@TyroneMarchant]

I reckon a 50% air and 50% percent subterranean and water Ferris wheel 🛞 on the Brisbane River and it's so big you can cross the river on it

[@SteveMack]

Let the giant bin chicken mascot be put forth to the Olympic committee!🤣😉👍

[@t-rocks1960]

Sharks with Lasers !!! amazing, I'm in..

[@TravelWithBek]

Haha love it!

[@TheDoctor394]

If Brisbane gets The Big Ibis, there would forever be an argument over whether it should be called that or called The Big Bin Chicken. And that's a bit of a tongue twister.

[@Dan-r214]

The sculpture would HAVE to be perched atop a big bin and there would be no debate about what we would call it.

[@frenchgrama]

Unfortunately the main thing Brisbane lacks is something that is impossible to do anything about - it's a short, tolerable summer - the heat and humidity up here lasts 6 months!!!! It's unbearable and we are locked in our air-conditioned houses like prisoners for those disgusting 6 months... half of the year - and our lives - are totally wasted indoors, the only time it's safe to go outdoors in Brisbane is from May till September, after that it's not nice at all...

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Some like it hot, some don't. I personally don't mind it. It's way too cold for me at the moment, so I'm looking forward to the spring, and even summer!

[@rameshtronics]

Good one mate

[@footballfanforestUK7778]

Do you get any snow in Brisbane or within 1-2 hours of the city?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

No, the closest snow is down around the New South Wales-Victoria border. Maybe 9 or ten hours' drive, I guess.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

If you squint and turn your head 45 degrees you might make out some snow in Stanthorpe, about 3 hours away on the QLD border. Might.

[@ACDZ123]

Perth has the big cactus 🌵 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I didn't know that! The one I saw recently that was interesting was the big ant. I forgot to include it in the video.

[@ACDZ123]

@BrisbaneChannel the cactus in Perth is controversial. Some love it some hate it...I HATE IT 🤣 and it's not even that big. So ,where's the big ant 🐜?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

The one I saw was the big meat ant in Augathella, outback Queensland. When I searched for the town name, I discovered there's quite a few big ants in different Australian towns.

[@Ifbdndkdjddndn]

Heya UK here I’m into uni next year and really want to set Brisbane as my end goal to move and start a family. Want to get into a policy or social job. Reckon it’s worth it?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

It really depends on what you want in a city and life in general.

[@Ifbdndkdjddndn]

@@BrisbaneChannelwant a more laid back type of living and I’ve heard Brisbane is great for starting a family

[@Ifbdndkdjddndn]

Plus the balance between work and home life

[@Sue.e.e]

Love the ibis. Since Brisbane is known for wild koalas, a big koala would be great to see. 🐨 We have many here in Cleveland. 😊

[@primoultimo4272]

only one question left... where would you put the big ibis?

[@Sue.e.e]

Beside the BRISBANE sign. 😀

[@alecw6978]

Which Reddit thread did you post on?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

This one: www.reddit.com/r/brisbane/comments/1e8f8p4/one_thing/

[@woodvineandco]

Doesn't every Australian city have bull sharks in their rivers? 😂

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I couldn't find a definitive answer to that after a very quick search, but I can say that it seems Sydney and Perth also do. Based on the info I found that said they tend to be in tropical and sub-tropical areas, it's unlikely they'd be as far south as Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart, and I can say with 100% certainty they don't have them in Canberra!

[@paulh6521]

the letter B

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Hang on, I thought we had a giant sugarcane (George St)?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

???

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

@@BrisbaneChannel haha, that new-is government tower we have now!

[@paulfri1569]

Lacks smaller community or interaction hubs..

[@kenjackson4116]

Kind of odd about Brisbane or at least whole Australia when there an event its just the whole craft scenario theater thing. Not really i would ever call that festivals other then sort of boring events designs lol. How come tourist don't even stay longer in Brisbane but they do in the other states cities ? a tourist would prob last 2 or 3 days and then they want to leave. Maybe its why there's not much to do. Other then looking at houses by houses suburbs by suburbs which is all to me all the same thing. Not everyone likes the beach and not everyone likes boring museums. The museum in Brisbane is rather boring been to it and it was small and when i came back 4 years later it was still the same old boring things. Empty spaces in between showing a blade from the ancient originals and so on... Brisbane city is beautiful but it does not have that tourism feel to it. and eventually you would want to move out to another state city there. i feel that eventually once u lived too long the whole vibes becomes slightly sleepy at times. plus ridiculous rules as well and far too sensitive Australians. Ah they have children at a park don't film.. aaah don't smoke passing this area its a hazard to pedestrians and so on. Far too sensitive and stupid rules. Brisbane looks big when you stand there at the start of the video where the sign says Brisbane. But really the city looks super tiny when your in it. It just looks wide from there because the side river but that still doesn't mean its a very big city. Its still small at least its not as bad as tiny as Adelaide city still 2024 been that small. Canberra city looks nothing like a city other then a small town. Boring

[@geoffscott5066]

Melbourne has one, so does Sydney - why does Brissy not have a zoo?

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@geoffscott5066 We have a zoo for native animals - Lone Pine. And Australia Zoo is just up the road on the Sunshine Coast.

[@p1mason]

The big eshay

[@TheAbeKane]

I vote a Grevillea banksia ent

[@michaelrobinson9255]

THE BIG IBIS

[@pasilinnosto6712]

The big Ibis

[@MrDredd1966]

It definitely needs a new stadium for the Olympics and AFL and cricket afterwards, not spending 1.6 billion doing up a relic stadium, only to tear it down after the Olympics!!

[@paulfri1569]

Everything is so half arsed up here. No wonder it's outdated by the time it's built 😢

[@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl]

good one haha

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl Cheers. Looking forward to seeing yours...

[@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl]

@@BrisbaneChannel mines a long lecture 😂😂

[@divarachelenvy]

yes the bin chicken lol.

[@PK-999]

Charm? Culture? Class? :) Sorry, couldn’t help myself

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I do think it has it's own kind of charm. But still made me laugh.

[@bradbriggs5347]

You should be sorry

[@PK-999]

@@bradbriggs5347 Lived in Brisbane for half a century I’m sorry enough :)

[@HyperHorse]

Brisbane lacks a lot of things. That's why I'll be moving back to Sydney.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@HyperHorse What would you say are the main things it's lacking? I always felt it has much the same as other places, just not so much of any of it.

[@HyperHorse]

@@BrisbaneChannel Properly decent public transport. Not enough trees in most suburban streets. Not enough decent food courts. Not enough green space overall. Sydney overall has way better shopping. Brisbane is not multicultural enough. I hate the narrow gauge trains. The Brisbane CBD needs a major overhaul. A lot of the streets haven't been resurfaced for a while and all the new buildings seem to be government buildings. What about some new buildings for retail and commercial space?! There's a lot of action near Eagle street but the Myer Centre needs a new lease on life. I would like to see an expansion of the Botanical Gardens. Argh. Brisbane just isn't as scenic as Sydney is. Being a harbour city is a special thing. I think there's only around 6 in the world. Edit: I asked CHATGPT and there's actually over 30 harbour cities in the world.

[@snowcrazed1]

Adios, won't miss you

[@Jonodaboss]

@@HyperHorsea lot of your points are redundant. If you look at what is being built currently they all fall into the categories you’ve listed so while it may not be to your standard today even in a couple of months we have the new casino with plenty of new retail coming, cross river rail and metro system coming shortly. There are plans for Uptown as well. Brisbane is an emerging city while Sydney is established. In terms of diversity there are many immigrants choosing Brisbane. So your only real point is that it’s not a harbour city but it never will be so if that’s what you prefer it’s the only point of difference, give Brisbane more time and it will meet your other needs. If you are referring to the botanic gardens in the CBD please tell me how that could be expanded, that is literally impossible. As for green spaces and trees in suburbs that would depend where you live definitely, there are suburbs where this need is met as well so you may need to be more specific. In terms of scenery Sydney is surrounded by waterways and has iconic buildings, past that it’s not much different in the CBD plus you have to be very wealthy to live in a scenic area in Sydney so only the really rich are in these areas, not sure if you are one of those super wealthy people? Good for you if you are.

[@paulfri1569]

​​@@HyperHorseBrisbane has enough Parks 😅😅

[@hesh2892]

Sydney has a invisible gay vibe that enforces attitudes. Sydney is also a morning city..other than some ethnic areas . How about Brisbane in these 2 aspects ?😮

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Not sure what you mean by an invisible gay vibe, but Brisbane is more of a morning city than Sydney. By a lot!

[@hesh2892]

@BrisbaneChannel Mardi Gras Gay parade is #1 parade in Sydney by numbers. So yeah..there is that influence in inner sydney. Perth is morning and night city...was there 8 years. Cairns also felt like that. Asian cities are also like that. Strathfield in Sydney where I am , is busy up to 12 at night

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Not Brisbane, that's for sure! Things close down pretty early overall.

[@hesh2892]

@@BrisbaneChannel OK.. no worries 🖐

[@aussiestallion69]

Oh seriously a big anything? Please get out of the big country town mentality.

[@BrisbaneChannel]

Of course I'm not serious about that. I just wanted to do a video that wasn't so serious for once, I'm surprised you're the first person to raise the point that "big things" are very much a regional town kind of thing.

[@Bims-t5b]

I didn’t know that they were doing another twisted visions challenge there’s been 3 of them now it should stop but it’s cool Jack sim is here

[@BrisbaneChannel]

I think they're going to continue for quite some time. I probably won't be in the next one though, but maybe again down the track.

[@Bims-t5b]

@@BrisbaneChannel nice Adam yeh I reckon they should stop now tho

[@BrisbaneChannel]

@@Bims-t5b Why is that?

[@Bims-t5b]

I feel as tho there’s been enough of those btw I’m 13