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Brisbane Tourism

About the Brisbane Region

Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia, as well as the capital and most populous city of of Queensland. It is set close to the Pacific Ocean, on the Brisbane River in south-eastern Queensland.

The city is named in honour of Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales from 1821–1825. The original settlement grew from a penal colony established at his direction in 1824 at Redcliffe, 28 km to the north. The colony was moved to the current location of the Brisbane CBD in 1825, and free settlers were permitted from 1842. It was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony, in 1859.

Popular recreational areas include the South Bank Parklands, the Roma Street Parkland, the Mount Coot-tha state forest (which includes a lookout over the city), the Brisbane Botanic Gardens which includes the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium and the ''Tsuki-yama-chisen'' Japanese Garden.

Other attractions are Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane Forest Park, the rock-climbing cliffs which are located at the southern approach to the Storey Bridge at Kangaroo Point, and the extensive bicycle pathways which line both sides of the river east and west of the city centre.

Another new Brisbane attraction is the Story Bridge Adventure Climb. The Storey Bridge is one of only three legally climbable bridges in the world. The latest addition to Brisbane tourism is the $750 million Portside Wharf.

Major cultural events in Brisbane include the Ekka (the Royal Queensland Show), held annually in August, and the Riverfestival, held annually in September at South Bank Parklands and surrounding areas. The Paniyiri festival at Musgrave Park (corner of Russell and Edmonstone Streets, South Brisbane) an annual Greek cultural festival held on the first weekend in May. Also in Musgrave Park, the Brisbane Medieval Fayre and Tournament is held each June.

List of Towns in the Brisbane Region

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ANNERLEY | BARDON | BOONDALL | BRIBIE ISLAND | BRIBIE ISLAND NORTH | BRISBANE | BROOKWATER | CLEAR MOUNTAIN | FORTITUDE VALLEY | HAMILTON | IPSWICH | KANGAROO POINT | KURWONGBAH | LOGAN CENTRAL | MACLEAY ISLAND | MILTON | MOUNT COTTON | MOUNT GLORIOUS | NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND | PADDINGTON | REDCLIFFE | ROCKLEA | RUSSELL ISLAND | SAMFORD | SCARBOROUGH | SLACKS CREEK | SOUTH BRISBANE | SPRINGWOOD | TOOWONG | WOOLLOONGABBA | WOORIM

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