Lockdown city.
As of Tuesday 29 June at 6.00pm, South East Queensland and also the Townsville and Magnetic Island regions of North Queensland have entered an initial three day snap lockdown as the state battles to get under control four different COVID clusters, one of which is of the more transmissible Delta variant. There are also current lockdowns in place for a large breakout around Sydney and also in Perth and Darwin. Given the challenges Melbourne has faced during the pandemic with a number of lengthy lockdowns, they are free of cases at the moment and we hope it will remain that way.
Last week, things looked pretty normal downstream of the Victoria Bridge in central Brisbane where lots of cranes signal some ambitious developments along the Brisbane River.
The Victoria Bridge itself has now gone car less as it is readied for the new Metro bus network and more pedestrians. Looking downstream, the cranes on the left are the major Queens Wharf casino, hotel and entertainment complex which is being built on the site of former government offices. Many of these including the state government executive are now housed in the large building just beyond, despite the sign on the top for a large superannuation (retirement savings) company. Brisbane's Central Business District is out of shot on the left.
There are more cranes on the right hand side beside Southbank Parklands and these are on barges in the river and involved in a new pedestrian bridge that will link Queen's Wharf with Southbank. The bridge will be named after Neville Bonner (1922-1999) who was the first Australian aboriginal person to become a Federal parliamentarian. In the distance, the new underground Cross River rail line will pass well below the water.
New pedestrian bridges are very popular in Brisbane right now with two more "green bridges" as they like to call them planned for Kangaroo Point to the City and another down near Newstead.
Lockdown city.
As of Tuesday 29 June at 6.00pm, South East Queensland and also the Townsville and Magnetic Island regions of North Queensland have entered an initial three day snap lockdown as the state battles to get under control four different COVID clusters, one of which is of the more transmissible Delta variant. There are also current lockdowns in place for a large breakout around Sydney and also in Perth and Darwin. Given the challenges Melbourne has faced during the pandemic with a number of lengthy lockdowns, they are free of cases at the moment and we hope it will remain that way.
Last week, things looked pretty normal downstream of the Victoria Bridge in central Brisbane where lots of cranes signal some ambitious developments along the Brisbane River.
The Victoria Bridge itself has now gone car less as it is readied for the new Metro bus network and more pedestrians. Looking downstream, the cranes on the left are the major Queens Wharf casino, hotel and entertainment complex which is being built on the site of former government offices. Many of these including the state government executive are now housed in the large building just beyond, despite the sign on the top for a large superannuation (retirement savings) company. Brisbane's Central Business District is out of shot on the left.
There are more cranes on the right hand side beside Southbank Parklands and these are on barges in the river and involved in a new pedestrian bridge that will link Queen's Wharf with Southbank. The bridge will be named after Neville Bonner (1922-1999) who was the first Australian aboriginal person to become a Federal parliamentarian. In the distance, the new underground Cross River rail line will pass well below the water.
New pedestrian bridges are very popular in Brisbane right now with two more "green bridges" as they like to call them planned for Kangaroo Point to the City and another down near Newstead.