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Hours cutback ‘will mean club closures’

Significant licensed venue closures would follow any State Government decision to scale back opening hours, an industry leader warns.

Valley Liquor Accord chairman Danny Blair told The Independent: “If it comes back to a 2am or 3am closure, you will see half the clubs in the Valley close down over the next 12 months.
“The young kids don’t come out to 1am. It’s a lot different from when I was young.” It would be a cultural shift for them if they had to come out earlier, said Mr Blair, who added that research had shown that it took two years before such a shift in behaviour became the norm.

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It’s a mall speedway

Rat-running motorists are using the new Chinatown Mall as a shortcut to the city, putting the lives of mall visitors at risk.

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Many changes in decade ahead

The next decade will hold many changes for the real estate industry, according to a survey of PRDnationwide agents.

Most PRDnationwide agents polled said there will be less face-to-face contact with agents, more reliance on technology and more international buyers thanks to travel times to Australia reducing.

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Teneriffe festival on way

The recent awarding of “suburb” status to leafy Teneriffe is to be celebrated soon with the inaugural Teneriffe Festival.

Some vigorous and enthusiastic local steering committee meetings have begun planning for the celebrations – after all, it took a very long time and a lot of local agitation before the suburban status was finally given.
The Indie is told the committee membership is collectively very representative and impressive. And although it’s still very early days, July 3 has been earmarked for the inaugural Teneriffe Festival. We’ll keep readers informed as plans for the big event unfold. But in the meantime, keep Saturday July 3 free!

Red Cross café needs new home

Closure of City Hall for major structural repairs means the popular Red Cross night café for homeless young people is looking for a new home.
Currently housed in the basement of City Hall, the café has put out a call to business and property owners in the CBD for a new space, preferably close to the Queen Street mall.

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Lord Mayor is 'meter-mad' - Hinchliffe

City Hall is making so much money out of its massive parking meter rollout that it can’t be bothered policing the inner-city's two-hour limit on Saturdays, the local Labor councillor claims.

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Helping hand for home renters

Residents in central Brisbane who are trying to rent a home in the private rental market are being given a helping hand thanks to a Queensland Government initiative.

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