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australia / Brisbane
related: City, Queensland, Australia Wildlife, Australia Links flickr: [|queensland] editing: [|Brisbane]


 * Brisbane** is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland. The central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River.

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Recommended Listening
[] - [|@612brisbane]

[|989fm] - [|@989fmcountry]

[] - [|@radio4eb]

[|Life on the River] - A sound voyage along the Brisbane River. On the way we travel with Solo Kayakers and take a ride on the paddle-wheeler past historic Kangaroo Point and new riverside developments.

[|The future of heritage] - What's the value of heritage?

[|Learn to say G'day in an indigenous language] - In its three year history Brisbane's [|Clancestry Festival] has become an important celebration of First Nations people bringing together indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. https://www.facebook.com/Clancestry/

Flickr Groups
[|Brisbane_Traffic Signal Boxes] [|Brisbane] [|Brisbane Birds] [|Brisbane's Edible Gardening] [|Historic Brisbane] [|Wildlife of Brisbane] [|2011 Brisbane Floods] [|Brisie]

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Facebook
[|BrisbaneCityCouncil] https://www.facebook.com/Clancestry

News
[|Brisbane Times] - [|@brisbanetimes] [|Courier Mail] - [|@couriermail]

Twitter
[|@brisbanecityqld] [|@BrisPARKingDay] [|@brisbanetimes] [|@BrisFestival] [|@food_connect] [|@612brisbane] https://twitter.com/qldmuseum

[|Current time in Brisbane] [|If it is 4pm in Brisbane, what time is it elsewhere?]
 * References**

Art
[|Your guide to the Arts in Brisbane] [|GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art)] - [|exhibitions] [|@QUT] [|@QUTArtMuseum]

Music
[|@QSOrchestra]

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Parks
[|Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre] opened in 1996 and is managed by Brisbane City Council. Boondall Wetlands lies at the edge of Moreton Bay and includes more than 1,100 hectares of tidal flats, mangroves, salt marshes, melaleuca wetlands, casuarina forests, grasslands, open forests, woodlands and estuarine environments.

[|Chermside Hills Reserve] [|Map]

[|Reserves, wetlands, parklands and forests] https://twitter.com/brisbanecityqld

Sports
[] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_Park [|Brisbane Lions] [] [] [] []

Baseball
[|Brisbane Bandits] [|@BrisbaneBandits] [|Holloway_Field] https://www.facebook.com/pages/AFA-Stadium-At-Holloway-Field/809674429082658

Tourism Portals
[] - [|@visitbrisbane]

Transportation
For visitors arriving by air, Brisbane’s international and domestic airports are approximately 20 kilometers north east of the Central Business District (CBD). From the airport, visitors can reach the CBD by taxi, [|airport transfers] or [|Airtrain] Brisbane’s efficient transport network makes it easy for visitors to find their way about the city. Visit [|TransLink] to plan your public transport trips in and around the city. http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/public-transport/citycat-ferry-services

Botanic Gardens
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha are Queensland's premier subtropical botanic gardens. (known as 'Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens' before 1994). Entry to the gardens is free.

Established: 1970, Area: 52 ha Location: Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong [|www.anbg.gov.au/chabg/bg-dir/019.html] []

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Our Brisbane] [|Ideas Festival] [|Backpack Brisbane] [|Brisbane City Life] [|Brisbane Guide] [|Brisbane Rainforest Action] [|Brisbane Airport] [|Air Train] [|Riverbend Books] [|Yuinart.com] https://www.library.uq.edu.au

Cycling
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Features
Must Do Brisbane [|outback-birding-and-other-wildlife-viewing-in-8-days-from-brisbane]

Where to eat
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Cafes
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[|Koala crisis]- Conservationists believe North Stradbroke Island could become a Noah's Ark for koalas. In a recent koala census, researchers estimated between 300 and 1,000 koalas live on the island. [|Life Matters at the North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum] [] [|Radio National Marvellous Regional Museums competition] [|North Stradbroke Island Historical Society Museum] [|North Stradbroke Island - Wikipedia] [] [] [|@LINESintheSAND1] [|Lines-in-the-Sand-North-Stradbroke-Island] [] [|Sense of Place: Katie Noonan on Queensland's Stradbroke Island] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZbsYOizLM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oodgeroo_Noonuccal
 * North Stradbroke Island**

[|@LINESintheSAND1] [] []
 * June 27-29** [|LINES in the SAND Arts Festival] at North Stradbroke Island. This year’s festival features ephemeral art, performance, film, workshops, environment forum and other spontaneous happenings.

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Wikipedia
[|Brisbane]

Apps
[|Brisbane Map and Walking Tours]

[|Aussie Way]
 * Hotels**

editing
[|Brisbane] [|Queensland]

Events
June 22 State of Origin, Suncorp Stadium, Kickoff [|8:17]


 * September 16** [|Brisbane park(ing) day]

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 * October 11-12** [|Open House]

[|#gomatalks]. [|@QAGOMA]
 * July** [|Goma Talks]


 * September** [|Brisbane Writers Festival]

Buzzword Bingo
Bats - **Brisbane** - Brisbane River - [|Brisvegas] - Caxton Street - Flood - [|Jagera] - Koala - North Stradbroke Island - Queensland - Riverfire - Rugby - Suncorp - [|Turrbal] - Victoria Bridge - Windmill

Suburbs
Sunnybank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnybank,_Queensland

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