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The abandoned Pinkenba State School in Brisbane.

Pickleball plan for historic Brisbane school site on brink of ruin

Seventeen years after the last students left, the heritage-listed but decrepit Pinkenba State School site could be transformed into a racquet sport centre.

  • Sean Parnell

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The canopy pictured in March 2011, when the Chinatown Mall renovation was completed.

Brisbane’s missing Chinatown shade canopy gone for good

Barely a decade after Brisbane City Council installed a shade canopy in Fortitude Valley’s Chinatown Mall, it was considered in too poor a condition to remain.

  • Cameron Atfield
A render of the proposed development at Howard Smith Wharves submitted to Brisbane City Council in September 2024.

Questions over Howard Smith Wharves plan as developers push into river

A popular stretch of the Brisbane River is being transformed, but an ambitious redevelopment project may need changes before it is approved.

  • Sean Parnell
Residents in parts of Brisbane and Ipswich have reported an earthy, dirt-like taste to their tap water in recent days.

SEQ residents claim upset stomachs after changes to drinking water

Changes to the taste and smell of tap water in parts of the south-east have left some residents feeling unwell. Authorities say there’s no cause for alarm.  

  • Courtney Kruk
The Lord Mayor’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Brisbane.

Where to see New Year’s Eve fireworks in Brisbane and SEQ

Say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025 with fireworks across the city and beyond. Here’s everything you need to know.

  • Nick Dent
Goldfields’ planned 18-storey commercial tower at 88 Robertson Street, Fortitude Valley

‘Last piece of James Street puzzle’: Plans for Fortitude Valley office tower

A Melbourne-based developer has submitted plans to build what it claimed would be Brisbane’s best office tower outside the CBD.

  • Cameron Atfield
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The Gabba outfield was under water at one point as drenching rain forced groundsmen to put covers on the pitch.

Grab your brolly Brisbane, wet weather’s on the way amid a soggy summer ahead

Brisbane City Council has warned residents to “prepare for the worst”, as the bureau forecasts rain early in the week and a wetter-than-average summer.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Kangaroo Point Bridge opened on Sunday after three years of construction, becoming the tallest bridge in Queensland.

Kangaroo Point Bridge opens, but St Lucia to West End crossing axed

Queensland’s tallest bridge opened on Sunday, but Brisbane council announced another of its initial five crossings would be scrapped.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Concept designs and artists’ impressions from the Brisbane City Council’s Graceville Parklands precinct plan created in 2022.

Federal grant injects $1.4 million into Brisbane riverside park upgrade

The federal government announced on Saturday $11.7 million of funding for projects in Queensland’s south-east – including a riverside park in Brisbane’s west.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The new flood map for Brisbane, as outlined in the City Plan 2024.

‘Lines drawn across our front yard’: New flood zones to cost some homeowners

The Brisbane City Council has changed the status of several thousand properties – with some new additions meaning higher insurance premiums.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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