The site of a glass factory in Brisbane’s inner city is set to be transformed into a new riverfront precinct that could feature thousands of homes, as well as entertainment spaces.<\/p>\n
The Queensland government will go to market on Friday to find private sector proponents to overhaul and redevelop the 7.1-hectare, partially flood-prone South Brisbane property.<\/p>\n
The Visy glass factory, situated on a parcel of land on Montague Road, was purchased by the former Labor government in 2022 for $165 million.<\/p>\n
Labor had intended to use the site for an international broadcast centre during the 2032 Games, but the incumbent LNP government has scrapped those plans.<\/p>\n
Instead, the LNP wants the industrial site, which is located on the Brisbane River close to South Bank, turned into a new mixed-use precinct.<\/p>\n
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The state government, which has released its own renders, says construction on the South Brisbane site could begin in 2027. (Supplied: Queensland government)<\/p>\n
The government said construction could begin from March 2027 and suggested the site could feature over 4,000 homes, as well as “event lawns” and promenades.<\/p>\n
The government has released its own renders of the site, featuring high-rise buildings, green space near the river, and a swimming pool.<\/p>\n
A temporary local planning instrument was established in the precinct in 2023 and was recently renewed by the state.<\/p>\n
It allows residential buildings in the area to reach CBD-style heights of 274 metres, which is the aviation safety limit for Brisbane.<\/p>\n
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David Crisafulli says the site is “one of the last golden stretches of riverfront”. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)<\/p>\n
Premier David Crisafulli described the government’s plans as a “once in a generation moment” to reshape the inner-city.<\/p>\n
“We’re unlocking one of the last golden stretches of riverfront to create a world-class legacy precinct that all Queenslanders can be proud of,” he said.<\/p>\n
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner also backed the government’s plan for the site \u2014 and said more than 5,000 homes were already planned for the Kurilpa area.<\/p>\n
“This builds on our plan to transform this area into one of Brisbane’s most liveable communities,” he said.Games authority flagged potential for precinct on ‘valuable’ land<\/p>\n
The government has tasked Economic Development Queensland to shortlist the proposals put forward to redevelop the property.<\/p>\n
In its 100-day review, the Games Independent Infrastructure and Co-ordination Authority (GIICA) raised concerns with the previous plan to build a temporary international broadcast centre.<\/p>\n
It said further work was needed to identify the optimal site to house the world’s media during the Games.<\/p>\n
“Based on the cost challenges identified by Brisbane 2032, the status of this project remains unresolved,” the report said.<\/p>\n
GIICA described the Visy site as a “valuable” parcel of land \u2014 and suggested it could be use in other ways, such as hosting a temporary competition venue.<\/p>\n
“Further work will be carried out by Brisbane 2032 to identify the best use of this land,” the GIICA report said<\/p>\n
“Ultimately, it is anticipated the site would be redeveloped following the Games to deliver a high-quality, mixed-use precinct complemented by open space and community facilities.”<\/p>\n
Last week, the government also sought expressions of interest from the private sector for plans to redevelop Woolloongabba with a 17,000-seat indoor arena.<\/p>\n
It also wants the private sector to put forward plans to overhaul the Gabba site once it is torn down after the 2032 Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The site of a glass factory in Brisbane’s inner city is set to be transformed into a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,651,49865,133724,44,14932,15878,133723,133722],"class_list":["post-219122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-brisbane","tag-david-crisafulli","tag-montague-road","tag-news","tag-olympic-games","tag-queensland-government","tag-south-brisbane","tag-visy-glass-factory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}