The Queensland Government is set to conduct market soundings on two
major projects for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in the
Gabba and Brisbane Live Arena.
A student tower designed by Cox Architecture located in Brisbane’s CBD has been submitted to local council by developers Citiplan and Brookfield, catering for an undersupply of accommodation within the river city.
Service station oversupply looms in south-east Queensland as servos replace corner shops
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The service station industry is booming across South East Queensland.
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Dozens of new service stations are popping up across south-east Queensland as the fuel industry continues to expand into the space once filled by corner shops.
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Experts say fuel companies are reinventing their offering, adding convenience and food to fuel
Land supply is now drying up for new service stations across Brisbane
Across 2019-20, Brisbane City Council accepted nearly 50 development applications for new or upgraded service stations and in the same timeframe approved more than 30.
Brisbane City Council development applications flooded with public submissions that may not be properly made
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Impact-assessable development in Brisbane allows the community to lodge public submissions about the application.
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Development applications lodged with Brisbane City Council are being flooded with proforma submissions in a bid to sway the council s decision to approve or reject applications, but submitters may be wasting their time.
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Some developments can receive hundreds of submissions
Experts say the system isn t perfect but provides democratic input for residents
While one social policy and digital technology expert warns the online system could be susceptible to bots or spamming, urban planners say many submissions don t meet the criteria for consideration at all.
Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point a case study in high density development
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Rapid development in Kangaroo Point has led to the suburb s tin-and-timber heritage dwarfed by slick apartment towers.
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A push for Brisbane to avoid urban sprawl by boosting inner-city density is rapidly changing some of the city s oldest suburbs, sparking concerns heritage is being lost and infrastructure is not keeping pace.
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Now dominated by apartment towers for inner-city workers, the suburb has changed dramatically
Residents are concerned it is changing too quickly without enough infrastructure
Kangaroo Point is one such suburb, where residents fighting to slow the speedy rise of towering apartment blocks feel left out of the planning process as they watch their homes change for good.