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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

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Story Bridge Adventure Climb takes climbers to the top of Brisbane’s famous bridge.

12 things you must do in Kangaroo Point

With the opening of the new bridge, the spotlight is back on this historic inner-city suburb – a hub for eating, drinking and adventuring. Here is your Brisbane Times guide to Kangaroo Point.

  • Nick Dent
When the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge opens on December 15 an adjoining dedicated bike and pedestrian path will be several years away.

From river to road: Why the new Kangaroo Point Bridge has no Riverwalk

The Kangaroo Point Bridge opens this weekend, but those hoping for a riverside route from Brisbane’s east into the CBD will be left waiting.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The tower would dominate the Kangaroo Point skyline.

New plan for tower to overshadow historic Shafston House

Brisbane’s historic Shafston House would be dwarfed by a huge new residential tower that, if approved, would dominate the Kangaroo Point skyline.

  • Cameron Atfield
Katie Panaretto spent six weeks in a wheelchair after a car ran her over while she was riding in the city’s inner east.

The pool, pontoon and politics blocking a complete Kangaroo Point Riverwalk

Four years of Riverwalk planning has been scrapped, but cyclists and pedestrians say they need better active transport options in the city’s inner east.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Sunsets in Kangaroo Point.

Where to find Brisbane’s best rooftop bars

This city lends itself to a bar in the sky and, thankfully, we have some very good ones. Here’s what to tick off on your next afternoon out.

  • Matt Shea
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The view from Highgate Hill, now the population centre of Greater Brisbane.

Why the centre of Greater Brisbane shifted 80 metres in a year

As more people settled in Greater Brisbane, its population centre was also on the move.

  • Sean Parnell
The Prawnster restaurant at Dockside Marina.

‘Location is a technicality’: Prawnster vows to continue trading

The future of one of Brisbane’s most popular seafood restaurants remains in doubt after the Supreme Court upheld the termination of its lease.

  • Matt Shea
Progress on the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge as of September 2023, with more than half of the span laid.

Kangaroo Point bridge build hits halfway mark – and $100m cost overrun

While the cost of the pedestrian, cycle and scooter link to the CBD has risen again, the bridge is still expected to be finished next year.

  • Matt Dennien
Render of proposed residential development at 26 Cairns Street, Kangaroo Point.

‘Floating’ tower planned for heritage inner-city dock site

A tower on 20-metre stilts proposed for the site of an old dry dock at Kangaroo Point would be twice the allowed height under local zoning laws.

  • Cameron Atfield

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