Queen’s Wharf on track to open by end 2023 as embattled Star Entertainment battles demons

The glitzy Sky Deck at the $3.6bn Queen’s Wharf Precinct is on track to open this year, with the first look revealing sweeping city views. SEE THE PHOTOS

The glitzy Sky Deck at the $3.6bn Queen’s Wharf Precinct is on track to open by the end of 2023, with the first look from Brisbane’s impending “tourist magnet” revealing sweeping city views.

Positioned 100m above ground the Sky Deck will be open 24/7 to the public, with promise of a 250m-long open-air rooftop with restaurants and bars and capacity for 1500 people.

Views from the public Sky Deck level of the Queen’s Wharf development. Picture: Steve Pohlner

“It will come to rival Australia’s most photographed iconic locations, such as the Sydney Opera House or Melbourne’s laneways, offering spectacular backdrops of Brisbane for snaps and social media posts, day and night,” Star Entertainment chief executive Robbie Cooke said.

The behind-the-scenes look at the megaproject comes months after the gambling giant were deemed unsuitable to hold its casino licences in Queensland in light of a damning inquiry, with the government giving it until the end of 2023 to get its house in order.

Views from the public Sky Deck level of the Queen’s Wharf development. Picture: Steve Pohlner

ASX-listed Star has also watched its share price tumble 65 per cent in value in the last 6 months amid the crackdown on casino compliance nationwide which included the company being found unsuitable to hold a licence in New South Wales.

Mr Cooke said there was “no ducking it” that Star has had challenges.

“We’re leaning in to that,” he said.

“We are on the path to regaining our suitability when working closely with regulators.

“But that is completely separate though to (the Queen’s Wharf project) … and we continue to focus on delivering this for Brisbane.”

An artist's impression of the Sky Deck once it is completed. Picture: Supplied

When complete Queen’s Wharf will have four luxury hotels, more than 50 bars and restaurants, about 1,500 residential apartments and more than 12 football fields of public space.