The Newstead kindness hunt will begin a city-wide day of gratitude. On Sunday, 25 October, Urban Climb Newstead will host the start of Brisbane’s first Kindness Treasure Hunt. The free event will bring 250 children and their families together. It will encourage them to take kindness out into the city. Read: Green Beacon To Close Teneriffe […]

The South Bank kindness hunt will bring a warm finish to the riverfront this month. On Sunday, 25 October, 250 Brisbane children and their families will join the city’s first Kindness Treasure Hunt. The free event will begin in Newstead and end at South Bank Parklands. It aims to encourage kindness, gratitude and community spirit. Read: […]

Property developer Goldfields has started work on a 16-storey office tower in Fortitude Valley’s James Street precinct, a project topped by a dining and events space that looks out over the Brisbane River. Read: Brisbane CBD Block Could Gain a Sloping Shopping Lane, Public Garden and 290 Apartments A Ceremony on the Site Photo Credit: […]

New Farm-based Olivia Blondeau, co-founder of EAU Bags, will share the story behind the growing handbag label at Brisbane Powerhouse, as she and her sister Claudine pursue plans to expand into the US market. Read: New Farm Couple Turns $10k into Multi-Million Dollar Jewellery Business The sisters launched EAU Bags in 2022 with an […]

Bluey and Bingo are heading back to South Bank, where the Heeler family's next stage adventure will unfold at QPAC's Glasshouse Theatre. The Brisbane precinct has already featured in their animated world, along with the nearby Wheel of Brisbane. Read: South Bank Parkrun Keeps The Riverfront Moving Every Saturday Running from 13 to 24 January […]

Brisbane Pride Fair Day will return to New Farm Park on Saturday, 24 October, bringing live entertainment, community stalls, food, and LGBTQIA+ celebrations back to the riverside park for the first time since 2022. Read: Brisbane Pride and Melt Festival Unite for Massive New Farm Celebration The annual event will run from 10am to […]

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has added another Brisbane office building to her property portfolio, purchasing a three-storey Spring Hill property for approximately $8 million that is set to become One Nation's new national headquarters. Read: Work Starts on $280 Million Fortitude Valley Office Tower With Rooftop Dining Space The building […]

Green Beacon Brewing is preparing to close its Teneriffe brewpub, ending a 13-year chapter for one of Brisbane’s craft beer pioneers. Read: Do Craft Beer and Axe-Throwing Mix? This Company in Newstead Thinks So! Staff confirmed the venue’s final day of trade will be 30 October 2026. The future of the wider Green Beacon brand […]

All Hallows' School in Fortitude Valley is among Queensland Catholic education employers involved in a workplace ballot taking place without agreement between the employers and the education union on key conditions. The dispute involves reproductive health leave, salaries and workloads, with employees being asked to decide whether to endorse the […]

New Farm parkrun gives the neighbourhood a simple Saturday reset. New Farm parkrun starts at 7am every week in New Farm Park. It is free, friendly and open to walkers, joggers, runners, volunteers and spectators. Read: New Farm’s Bel Air Redevelopment Moves Ahead After Brisbane City Approval That matters more than it sounds. People […]

South Bank parkrun has become part of the weekend rhythm at South Bank. It is free, friendly and open to everyone. It starts at 7am every Saturday. That early start suits the quiet mood beside the river. Read: South Brisbane Hub to Bring Free Health Care and Housing Help Under One Roof People walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. That […]

IFM Investors has lodged plans to redevelop half a city block in the Brisbane CBD, adding 290 apartments, a 240-room hotel, an office tower and a public garden, all linked by a shop-lined walkway between Queen Street Mall and Elizabeth Street. Read: Brisbane School of Arts Building Enters New Chapter as CBD Property Goes to Tender A Slope […]

Brisbane’s St John’s Cathedral will be transformed into a candlelit concert venue for Halloween, with haunting classical compositions, horror film themes and familiar popular music performed by live string quartets beneath the cathedral’s towering Gothic architecture. Read: The Old Hilton on Queen Street Mall Is Being Rebuilt, With a […]

More than 8,000 Oktoberfest revellers are expected at the Brisbane Showgrounds this weekend, bringing a major festival to Newstead’s doorstep as construction continues on the neighbouring Bowen Hills landmark. Read: First Look at Brisbane Showgrounds’ $287.5 Million Transformation Oktoberfest in the Gardens returns on Saturday, 10 […]

Newstead is getting a self-serve gelato shop from LUMA Gelato, a Mooloolaba business that calls itself Australia's first luxury self-serve gelato concept, at LIV Anura on Skyring Terrace. Read: Breakfast Creek Bridge Mural Showcases Brisbane Artist’s Vision For 2032 A Sunshine Coast Name Arrives in Newstead Photo Credit: Luma Gelato […]

Brisbane’s Melt Festival is returning to the city this October, with a giant pink Rubber Duck to float along the Brisbane River as part of the 2026 program. The 15-metre, five-storey-high artwork is a new pink edition of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s internationally recognised Rubber Duck. Read: Brisbane Pride and Melt Festival Unite […]

The Story Bridge is facing a projected $3.6 billion renewal cost over the next two decades, as Brisbane prepares for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and works towards securing funding for the ageing landmark. Read: Kangaroo Point Motorists Advised Ahead Of Story Bridge Closure $135 Million Committed Ahead Of 2032 Brisbane […]

For regular visitors to Orleigh Park, the fencing near the dog off-leash area has been a conspicuous feature of the riverfront landscape for months. The excavation work behind it has now finished, but the enclosure is staying a little longer while the disturbed ground recovers. Read: The West End Park Where Aboriginal Girls Were Once Sent Into […]

Closing Boundary Street for a “derby” sounds as though West End is preparing for a race. Come Sunday afternoon, however, the traffic will be making way for bicycles, scooters, skates and whatever other wheeled creations people manage to bring with them. Read: How Boundary Street in West End and Spring Hill Got Its Name That looseness is […]

Buried in Brisbane City Council’s development records for West End is an approved application at 111 Boundary Street for two uses that stand out among the site’s apartments, shops and restaurants: community use and theatre. Read: Frozen Legacy in West End: A Century of Ice Cream Dreams at Peters Factory Anyone looking for a theatre at […]