I have been keeping my eye on this project and new building ever since it started, just like this very tame water dragon lizard on the South Bank side of the Brisbane River. I have been interested mainly because it was a good paying job and my son did some of his electrical apprentice there. It has been on going for years now and there was a lot of issues with all the planning and development which seems to be the norm nowadays. Casino developments are not always that popular but they bring in money and jobs as well as all the social issues.
The lizard hung around long enough for me to get a close up as well.
From memory part of the planning issues was that the government wanted the casino project to pay for and build a new pedestrian foot bridge linking the Central business District to South Bank. It looks like they came up with a win/win scenario. A nice new bridge connecting all the tourist places on the south side of the river right to the casino and city center. This was our first time on the bridge.
It was named after one of the only Aboriginal Senators I have never known that used to be in our Government. He always had that big hair style.
Level 23 on the The Star Casino is the sky deck, totally free to access. Not the highest building in town but still a great view. I was surprised we did not have to pay some entry fee. The Building had a bit of a feeling like the Marina Bay Sands building in Singapore but on a smaller scale.
The South East freeway heading down to the Gold Coast.
The man made South Bank Beach complex on the old world Expo site. definitely shows how dirty the Brisbane river is looking.
Now I know why they called it the sky deck. Just the shortest of steps onto to the glass floor is unsettling.
There are two residentials towers as part of this building.
Looking to the north and Mt Cootha.
The two towers from the city side.
We used this little trip into town to do some shopping and some lunch as well.
I had a tuna pokie bowl with some sea weed.
We walked through the botanical gardens market on the way back to the car.
Bye from Brisbane for now.
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