Media Release : Destination Brisbane Consortium

Australia is a very diverse, multi-cultural nation with the majority of the population having migrated from Asia, Africa and Europe. Almost every single home in Australia has a television and almost every single Australian watches free-to-air television daily.

Foreign and domestic tourism is an important component contributing to Australia’s economy. The major tourist attraction sites in Australia include the coastal towns of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. The nation is known worldwide for beautiful tourist attraction sites such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, Outback- a vast interior wilderness desert and wild sanctuaries like kangaroos and duck-billed platypuses (Buckley, etal, 2000, pp.27-45).

On the other hand, the Sydney Light Rail brings some disadvantages to society and the environment. The construction has caused many local businesses to close due to the interruption caused by blocked roads affecting access and parking, thereby losing customers resulting in a decline in sales. In Appendix 3, David said the Bourke Street Bakery has ‘suffered a considerable loss of customers’, and others such as Book Kitchen in Surry Hills have closed. The light rail has evidently affected residents and businesses, however in Sydney Olympic Park, following the development, the longer term benefit means businesses are now positively impacted by extra customers and more residents. Many individuals and businesses have moved due to the disruption of construction, noise and blocked roads, causing more traffic and congestion, seen in I.6.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the most iconic monuments in Australia, making it have a large effect on its society and the Australian government. Due to the installation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, tourism and shipping soared in Sydney causing revenue to increase in the city of Sydney. The New South Wales Government Website quotes that “It is arguably one of the most dramatically placed bridges in the world.” The bridge was built during the great Australian depression and was the lifeblood of the floundering NSW economy. The Sydney Harbour Bridge improved safety in the travel to and from the city, this was because of the 75 ferries carrying vehicles per hour. Ever since it’s opening, the Bridge has been an icon for Sydney and Australia,

(https://environment.ehp.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602400) The quarry and the ridge of cliffs are now public park reserves. Abseiling and rock climbing are now one of most adventurous things the Kangaroo Point Cliffs are used for. Just adjacent to the banks of the Brisbane River, people of Brisbane get to enjoy on a riverside walkway, picnic area and other recreational sports on the Kangaroo Point Cliffs. The Kangaroo Point Cliff also holds an aesthetic significance to the Brisbane City. The Queensland government's website describes the Kangaroo Point Cliffs in words such as ‘the dramatic presence in the riverscape and townscape, floodlit at night, the Kangaroo Point Cliffs are an important visual landmark forming a backdrop to many views and vistas of the

The real impact regarding local residents and businesses on Cronulla beach is their influence on the government as well as their input and suggestions on points of improvement for the Beach. After all, these are the people that are going to be affected the most from any changes occurring. For example the sea wall at Cronulla Beach is not the most attractive thing, yes it is highly beneficial but the local residents and businesses that have to look at it all the time, may not be as pleased as the government is with the idea. It also needs to be taken into consideration that future development doesn’t impact on their property value, access to the beach or coastal views.

Between 2000 and 2016 Australia underwent the most dramatic mining increase because the Victorian gold rush. Investment in the sector, widely defined, quadrupled. The additionally fuelled growth in a huge vary of industries servicing the sector, in particular engineering construction and business services.

The Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games’ (DTESB) Tourism Investment Attraction Unit is working with Tourism and Event’s Queensland to identify opportunities to leverage off regional events organised to capitalise on interest in the Commonwealth Games. DTESB will take advantage of all opportunities to encourage investors to personally experience Tropical North Queensland’s tourism experiences.

Prime Minister Tony Abbot has recently confirmed a second airport for Sydney, piling up tens of millions of dollars to pay for the infrastructure in Badgerys’s Creek. Abbot did this because he felt a need of a second airport in Sydney’s west, even though it would make only a slight benefit as when we look at the population of Badgerys’s Creek, only some 4000 people, it would make very little difference to the airport in Sydney. Mr Abbot also believes that it would open up near 60,000 jobs once the airport is fully functional

Good morning fellow students I am the head of construction and I will be talking about the Wynnem road upgrades. This is going to be effecting a vast amount of people all across Brisbane. This means the government will be buying and demolishing homes as soon as they come on sale. I strongly believe that the widening of Wynnem road should go ahead. The barricades have been put on and the plans have been reveled after first thought of upgrading in 2011. It is due to complete in 2020. The upgrade will provide interim measures to improve traffic efficiency and safety along Wynnum Road between Canning Bridge and Riding Road in Norman park.

Negative impact 1: Since the project was announced, there have been many different opinions about whether or not Elizabeth Quay is a good idea. In July of 2012, it was found that 41% of the population of Perth was for Elizabeth Quay, while 36% did not think it was a good idea. Interestingly, it was found that liberal and green supporters were more in favour of the project than labor supporters. Many of those not in favour of the project believe that it does little for Australian heritage and that it isn’t worth the disruption of traffic that would be caused by the closing of Riverside drive during the building period. It is also thought that many people in Perth are in fear of change; that they want it to stay the same sleepy town that it had been in the past. But in opposition to this, supporters of the project have rightly stated that Perth is the fastest growing city in Australia, and change is inevitable to support all the requirements of a large population.

Wyong Shire Council (2015e). Final Snapshot of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan. Retrieved from wyong.nsw.gov.au website:

The suburb of Ringwood has been made a top priority by the Victorian Government in their blueprint for Melbourne’s growth and expansion. As a result, Ringwood as an area has been designated a Metropolitan Activity Centre, which puts it at the top of the priority list outwith the city centre.

Destination Brisbane Consortium today announced DBC and Queensland Government will develop the new Queen's Wharf Brisbane mega-casino and resort from 2017 to 2022.

The construction industry in Australia has over the recent three years provided increased employment thereby improving the economic financial performance. This has been fueled primarily by middle market construction firms. However, forecast shows that the total non-residential construction would fall between 2014 and 2016 due to falling levels of investment on project activities. The economic deficits incurred in the construction industry would be offset by investments in the telecommunication and commercial construction, especially in apartment building.