Brisbane River

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and is a amazing and modern city set on the Brisbane River. The Brisbane river flows northeast for some 345km and goes through the Brisbane City and Moreton bay. Brisbane is located in South-East Queensland and is the third largest city in Australia. In the past, Brisbane has had many catastrophic floods in the past including the great flood of 1893 and 1974. The subtropical climate in Brisbane is mostly effected by El Niño and La Niña. El Niño and La Niña is

distinctive, sinuous curves of the Brisbane River, you know you’re home. The river is why our city is here. Its waters carved the landscape out of ancient rock and laid down fertile flood plains. It’s a highway and an obstacle to passage. Even in modern times, there are Brisbanites who rarely venture across the river to suburbs on the other side. A source of food and water, transport, communication and recreation over millennia; life-giving, life-taking. The Brisbane River has many stories. This is one

Introduction Brisbane is an amazing city. I believe this because there are many amazing opportunities and different experiences that you could experience in your personal and professional life. I for one have had some amazing experiences in Brisbane, e.g. (Ride a bicycle across many different bridges in the CBD of Brisbane, I have also Toured on a Segway through Southbank, eaten at many delicious Asian restaurants and visited many of 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). This is a research report of a field trip carried out in the city of Brisbane to conduct a sustainability audit on tourism at the Brisbane River to evaluate the current practices

are one of the most iconic places that highlight Brisbane city’s history along with the Brisbane City Hall and Story Bridge. These cliffs were known by Aborigines even before European settlers arrived in Brisbane. The development around the Kangaroo Point Cliff was started in the 1900s when roads were developed around the cliff. Today, the Kangaroo Point Cliff offers many adventurous activities such as rock climbing, kayaking on the Brisbane River, Segway tours, bike riding around the garden etc

Moreton Bay and Tangalooma is a local government area located in the North of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland and South of the Sunshine Coast. Tangalooma is a resort on the West side of Moreton Bay. Tangalooma lies on the eastern shore of Moreton Bay. Tangalooma and Moreton Bay is very well known for its attractions of dolphin feeding, sand dunes, and wreck diving. Moreton Bay covers 98% of the island, with white sandy beaches which line the island’s ocean side which is perfect

about Brisbane While Brisbane is not as famous as its southern siblings like Sydney and Melbourne, it has possibly the best things to offer to its residents and visitors. Brisbane has a balance of nature and urbanisation which visitors will surely fall in love with. It is one of the cities that is ideal to live in with your love ones. From the stunning architectures to lovely parks and beaches, you can say that Brisbane could be your forever homeland. Here are some things about Brisbane that will

park/reserve/organisation. Breakfast Creek is a major tributary of the Brisbane river and is about a 10 minute walk from my house and although this part of the river is located in an inner city suburb it is teaming with life. Living on the bank and in the water are many species of native flora and fauna but of particular note are thousands of flying foxes roosting in the trees during the day and silently flying out at dusk. However, the entire river system and catchment areas are under threat from introduced

This essay will discuss Donovan Hill’s Queensland State Library; it’s relationship to their architectural style and its involvement with the community by using diagrams and discussion. Donovan Hill is a Brisbane based firm established in 1992. Their style highlights the value in creating smaller individual experiences throughout the spatial programming whilst also not being governed by climate but using it to their advantage. Donovan Hill is well known for their design of the outdoor room in C-House

anticipation, leading up to the exciting climatic victory. In this poem, women and children are marginalised. The bushman riders are men and during those times the women and children stayed at home while the men worked during the day. “The Man from Snowy River” is a ballad which reinforces the typical Australian Identity, as the rough and tough man who is willing to take risks and challenges. The hero in this poem is brave, resourceful and thrill-seeking, displaying the qualities that Russell Ward describes