Brisbane Travel Guide
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Brisbane is the world’s third largest single municipality after Los Angeles and New York and Australia’s fastest-growing capital city. Famous for its balmy weather and al fresco lifestyle, it offers the very best in food, wine, arts, entertainment and major sporting events. Brisbane was considered a big country town until it reinvented itself as the cosmopolitan host for the 1986 Commonwealth Games and the 1988 World Expo. Originally the home of the Jagera and Turrbal Aboriginal clans, Brisbane’s European history dates back to 1823 when John Oxley first explored the area. Like other eastern seaboard cities, Brisbane started out as a penal colony until free settlers pushed for the end of the convict settlement and the opening up of the area in 1837.
The centrepiece of the city is the Brisbane River, which winds its way through the CBD and suburbs. A pleasant way to
see the city is to take a trip on the
CityCat ferry. Brisbane is also the centre of a region renowned for its beach, river, rainforest and mountain experiences. Just a one-hour drive from the CBD is the lush country hinterland, mountains and forests of south-east Queensland and the magnificent beaches of the
Sunshine Coast and
Gold Coast. Brisbane’s own aquatic playground,
Moreton Bay and islands, is the perfect place for watersports.
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Geographic Location
Brisbane is a city of small hills sprawling along both banks of the serpentine Brisbane River. It is bounded by Brisbane Forest Park to the west and Moreton Bay to the east, with some of Australia’s most magnificent surf beaches just a one hour drive south and north.
Population
1.8 million
Climate
Brisbane has a balmy, subtropical climate with an average daily summer temperature of 29°C and an average daily winter temperature of 15°C.
Major Attractions
South Bank Parklands, Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery, Botanical Gardens, CityCat ferries, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Mount Coot-tha, Moreton Bay islands, markets, restaurants and cafes.