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Record unit sales in Brisbane

11 September 2015 In: Property, Brisbane, Queensland, General

Brisbane has witnessed a boom in apartment sales over the past three months. A record 2,277 new apartments have been sold across 86 projects in the city in the three months to June. The previous high was 1,541 sales in the last three months of 2014. Buyers have been flocking to Brisbane this year and the city has seen growth in both property values and rental returns, outperforming the capital city hot-spots of Sydney and…

Australia home rents falling

10 September 2015 In: Property, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Victoria, Tasmania, General

The cost of renting a house in Australia has fallen by 1% and across the country combined rent is increasing at its slowest on record. Rent inflation is slowing down as the construction boom brings tens of thousands of new homes onto the market in Australia’s capital cities. And in three major cities rental costs have fallen in the past 12 months, in one case by over 10%. Sydney, at $592 per week, remains the…

Biggest bike ride in Australia

05 September 2015 In: Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Sport, General

More than 7,000 cycle enthusiasts are due to take to the streets of Melbourne, Hobart and Brisbane in Australia for a massive night time bike ride event, Ride the Night. The unique event, from midnight Jan 30 2016, will see thousands of participants across all three capital cities pedal from midnight to dawn past some their city’s most iconic landmarks. All funds raised for Ride the Night will support the work of not-for-profit Youth Support…

Hugh Jackman to tour Australia

25 August 2015 In: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Entertainment, General

Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is to swap the big screen for the stage in Australia and an all-singing, all-dancing musical show. The Australian actor is to tour five Australian cities with an arena show called Broadway to Oz that will feature his favourite songs. Starting in Melbourne on 24 November, the tour will also visit Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The Sydney-born star of hit movies such as X-Men and Les Misérables said he has…

China Eastern fly to Brisbane

25 August 2015 In: Travel, Brisbane, General

China Eastern is to launch direct flights between Brisbane and Shanghai from January 2016. The airline, that has an arrangement with Quantas, plans an initial three flights per week on the Shanghai-Brisbane route beginning January 16. The flights will feature Airbus A330-200 jets, the latest version of which offers 30 fully-flat business class seats. The airline also says it plans to boost its Sydney-Shanghai and Melbourne-Shanghai services and to operate these twice a day between…

Brisbane boasts ‘Bar of the Year’

20 August 2015 In: Travel, Brisbane, Queensland, Entertainment, General

A boozer in Brisbane has been voted the best bar in Australia. The Gresham in Brisbane was voted Bar of The year in the annual Australian Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards for its old-world charm, comprehensive range of whisky’s and cocktails and its’ award-winning bartenders. The venue has also been nominated for eight top honours at next month’s Australian Bartender Magazine Awards. A string of venues, restaurants and bars across Queensland have won top awards. Crosstown…

Brisbane seeks ‘smart city’ status

18 August 2015 In: Brisbane, Technology, General

Council officials in Brisbane are seeking to create a city-wide network that will monitor and analyse the city’s population and its’ everyday activities. Brisbane City Council wants to join the likes of Barcelona, Toronto and Rio De Janeiro and be a ‘smart city’, with officials able to collect and analyse real time data to improve ‘liveability’. The Council’s new ‘CitySmart’ project aims to transform Brisbane into Australia’s most sustainable city, including plans for a city-wide…

Brisbane drivers ‘least efficient’

14 August 2015 In: Travel, Brisbane, General

Motorists in Brisbane are being urged to drive more efficiently in order to save money and protect the environment. The call comes as average petrol prices in the city have increased to around $1.35 per litre. A new study reveals that 95% of Brisbane road users fail to drive efficiently, a habit that costs them money and does little to aid the environment. 59% of Brisbane drivers polled in a survey by fuel company Caltex…

87% rise in Brisbane apartments

11 August 2015 In: Property, Brisbane, General

More than $1 billion worth of new apartments are set to be built in Brisbane following a record number of recent land sales. The sale of sites for new developments will see around 5,300 new apartments planned for construction in the city, a 300% rise compared to the average over the past decade. The value of these development site sales across Brisbane rose by 87% in the past 12 months, boosted by a recent $445…

Qantas launch new Brisbane flights

11 August 2015 In: Travel, Brisbane, General

Qantas is to launch new passenger services between Wellington and Brisbane to cope with growing holiday traffic. The new service will see 72 additional flights operating to and from Brisbane over the busy summer holiday season. The new service will also offer flight connections to Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Los Angeles. Wellington Airport has seen a 15% rise in international traffic this year and operators have responded. The new Qantas route to Brisbane is…

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