Insights
- Author: BNE2025
- 21 January 2021
- 5 minute read
Project update January 2021
Brisbane's biggest projects rolled on throughout the second half of 2020, helping the economy when it needed it most - here's a progress snapshot. - Author: Chris Lynn
- By Chris Lynn
- 23 December 2020
- 3 minute read
Gabba's new opportunity centre of attention
There is no debate about the most famous piece of grass in Queensland. It's smack-bang in the middle of the Gabba. - Author: Jason Akermanis
- By Jason Akermanis
- 23 October 2020
- 3 minute read
Journey back to Brisbane paved in gold
As a kid growing up I was enthralled by the story of King Solomon’s gold and the legendary lost mine of Ophir. Apart from his immense wealth, Solomon was a wise leader. - Author: Harvey Lister
- By Harvey Lister
- 21 August 2020
- 3 minute read
Path to recovery is at our feet
As many cities around the world have ground to a halt, the post-pandemic path to recovery may well be at our feet. - Author: BNE2025
- 23 July 2020
- 5 minute read
Mid-year project update 2020
Project update… A look at the progress of the major projects transforming Brisbane as at July 2020. - Author: Julie Hornibrook
- By Julie Hornibrook
- 6 July 2020
- 2 minute read
Story Bridge – 80 years connecting Brisbane
Its 12,000 tonnes of steel has been the centrepiece of Brisbane's skyline for eight decades, proudly standing as a testament to the vision and capacity of the people who believed in it and built it. - Author: Jon Davies
- By Jon Davies
- 8 June 2020
- 4 minute read
How construction can drive a post-virus Brisbane
Let's fast forward to Brisbane in 2025 … the chaos wrought by COVID-19 seems such a long time ago. So too are the snide references to 'Bris Vegas'. - Author: BNE2025
- 21 February 2020
- 5 minute read
Project update February 2020
Project update… A look at the progress of the major projects transforming Brisbane as at February 2020. - Author: John Sharpe
- By John Sharpe
- 13 January 2020
- 4 minute read
Bridging the gap to Brisbane's future
I am standing on top of Story Bridge and taking in a spectacular view of the heart and soul of Australia's third biggest city. Sweeping before me are the symbols of Brisbane's progress from penal settlement nearly 200 years ago to vibrant international metropolis today. - Author: John Collins
- By John Collins
- 26 November 2019
- 3 minute read
Thriving creative heart gives musicians a reason to stay
Australia’s music industry has its headline night this week when the ARIA Awards are held in Sydney. - Author: Clark Keating
- By Clark Keating
- 12 September 2019
- 3 minute read
Unforgettable memories underpin dynamic vision for Gabba
Big matches, big moments, big crowds. Unforgettable memories. This has been the Gabba for more than 120 years. - Author: David Fagan
- By David Fagan
- 14 August 2019
- 3 minute read
A right royal show, our own and our way
It’s just 10 days out of a calendar of 365 but the 10 days of the Ekka are a bookmark in the lives of Queenslanders. - Author: Julie Earle-Levine
- By Julie Earle-Levine
- 7 August 2019
- 2 minute read
A New Yorker's love letter to her home town of Brisbane
The Brisbane River is dotted with zippy CityCat ferries, markets, museums and bustling restaurants and bars on this perfect sunshiney day – a stark contrast to grey New York City, from where I’ve just flown. - Author: BNE2025
- 15 July 2019
- 5 minute read
Mid-year project update
A look at the progress of the major projects transforming Brisbane. - Author: Matt Condon
- By Matt Condon
- 29 June 2019
- 2 minute read
The gamechangers making 'old Brisbane' Australia's most exciting city
On a warm Saturday morning on December 1, 1923, dignitaries and common folk alike gathered in Newstead Park, just north of the Brisbane CBD, to kick off celebrations for the centenary of the city’s founding. - Author: Kylie Lang
- By Kylie Lang
- 13 May 2019
- 2 minute read
Tasting is believing: The remarkable dining transformation of my home town
It’s taken a while, suffering through food fads and bad wine, but I can honestly say that Brisbane’s dining scene has finally come of age, and there are more exciting times ahead. - Author: Darius Boyd
- By Darius Boyd
- 3 May 2019
- 2 minute read
The changing face of my Brisbane
There have been a few versions of the Brisbane that I have come to know and love.
