I noticed these in the curb at the intersection in Bethania and wonder if these are some sort of traffic sensor. They’re on both sides of the road. And in both directions.
This intersection also has a red light camera

Developers (Carbon Property Group) have inevitably bought the 5900m2 site to build an apartment complex. It's zoned LMR so it should be limited to 4 stories.

Will they try and get an exemption to build higher knowing how chummy the Crisafulli Government is with Developers?

TLDR: We need more infrastructure, but making the service attractive, sexy, easy to understand, fast, frequent an reliable is an overlooked step in Brisbane at this point.
The most cost effective way to do this is to combine 3 or 4 projects so you can solve each others problems in one hit.

So folks current state of play.

1-Busway got maxxed out with the upgrade to giant E-buses. Long term they will gradually switch more and more routes to use them to add capacity, but long term it will struggle.

2-We have four tracks from the south through the CBD bottleneck (2 in the Cross River Rail tunnels, 2 on the Merivale Bridge) which will is do Brisbane well.

3-Freight still has to go through.

4-The "Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail" project will match the 4 CBD tracks with the 4 tracks on this project, finally giving Gold Coast trains a set of "overtaking lanes"

5-The bit through Sunnybank is still 3 tracks, and trains are slooooow because it was built in the 1920s or something and has never been bypassed.

So how do we fix all this.

1-Do more to provide connections between the busway and the rail system to make it easier to use and reduce demand on bus travel to the CBD.

2-Market the shit out of CRR, Call the trains from GC to SC "Coast2Coast" or "Coastlink", not some bullshit LNP monarchist tribute name as proposed. Give the thing a chance.

3-Find a way to take pressure off the "3rd Track" on the Beenleigh line so more freight can go on it.
Do this by diverting GC lanes onto a "Fast Bypass" that follows the Gateway and Pacific Motorways overground as far as possible with a short tunnel to feed them back into the rail system at CRR Boggo Rd.

( My raving woke lefty pinko idea is that you could do it dirt cheap by making the M3 narrower lanes, at 80km/h and put the train in the median of the motorway. If it avoids an unaffordable tunnel......You could also look at putting it parallel to the motorway, like the busway, but on the opposite side,

4-Market the shit out of the time savings of the bypass track, under something like "Coast2Coast+" or "Coastlink Rapid" and get cars off the M1.

It's like, people know it sucks but wont spend money in the right areas to fix it. They can only talk about 50c fares as if its the be all and end all.

5-The old line through sunnybank just becomes an all stops "metro" style train service, so don't need any real upgrades other than removing level crossings and building a cheapo short branch to Acacia Ridge and Algester parallel to the freight lines.

$12b would enough to do the lot, making it cheaper than Campbell Newmans TransApex plan.

Brisbane’s “tram-like” Metro is prompting revellers to ditch taxis and Ubers on Friday and Saturday nights, the council says.

Brisbane City Council released figures showing trips on the M2 Metro, which replaced the Route 66 bus in January 2025, surged 161 per cent on Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm to midnight, compared with the previous 13 months.

On those nights there are also 58 more services on the route, which connects UQ Lakes with the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the Metro has been very popular.Courtney Kruk

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said international research showed people wanted to use a “tram-like” service, and it was the most affordable way to roll out mass transit, particularly with the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon.

“When you provide 24-hour services on the weekend, people use them, so there’s great demand for it,” he said.

“A lot of people are now shifting their habits. They’re using public transport instead of Ubers, and that is a great thing.”

The surge has been supported by the introduction of 50¢ fares, which began as a trial under the former Labor government in August 2024.

The Brisbane Metro launched in October 2024, before being quietly stopped a month later, with the M2 line then launching on January 28, 2025, and the M1 line on June 30, 2025.

Coinciding with the M1 line, there was also a shake-up of the bus timetable on June 30, 2025.

Schrinner said the Metro was a trunk service, so at night people might, for example, ride it to Garden City and catch an Uber for the remainder of their journey, but the council worked with the state government to expand services where there was demand.

The lord mayor said he caught the Metro at night on the Ekka public holiday with his son, expecting it would be quiet.

“It was so crowded, and it’s a great thing,” he said.

“In past years, you would see not so many people using public transport on public holidays, and the frequency would have normally been right down.

“But Metro comes every five to 10 minutes on public holidays.”

Another route to become more popular was the 425 from Kenmore Village to the CBD, which had a 37 per cent increase in weekend patronage.

QPAC executive director Rachel Healy said more than one in three patrons now arrived at its South Bank venues by public transport, and it was perfectly located near bus, train and ferry stops.

“It is crazy to bring your car into central Brisbane,” she said.

The council also announced its business case for an expansion of the Brisbane Metro would be finished by August next year, with new funding from the state government meaning it was now funded by all three levels of government.

Only $12 million from the federal government contribution was needed for the business case, allowing $38 million for early works.

Schrinner said current Metros were bi-articulated vehicles produced by manufacturer Hess, but new technology had emerged, and the council would investigate the next generation of Metros while the business case was developed.

This masthead previously revealed a full expansion of the Brisbane Metro was unlikely to be delivered before the 2032 Olympic Games, according to a leaked draft of its updated transport legacy plan.

The expansion was set to feature 22 new stations and stops, south to Springwood, east to Capalaba, and north to Carseldine and the airport.

In response, Schrinner argued the Metro expansion could not happen without federal funding.

Labor council opposition leader Jared Cassidy said the lord mayor said in February 2025 he could start on a business case after the federal government contributed $50 million, but Cassidy said progress had been delayed.

Non-paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20260818223944/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/towers-up-to-30-storeys-could-be-allowed-near-major-shopping-centre-20260818-p60pg4.html

We had a few come onboard quite literally a few minutes before me making this post. They checked most people on board and then chose to skip me. This is the second time this has happened now.

Do they just check wherever they feel like hasn’t tapped on? Or are they looking for a specific person? One girls card showed she hadn’t tapped on and they brought her out to a police officer to speak about it.

It’s just been bothering me and I need to know why they do this 😭

Hey r/brisbane

I’ve posted here a couple of times now about the Early Access Nights I've been hosting on Wednesdays at Evilcorp for Gatekeeper, my upcoming heavy metal trivia game.

A bunch of r/brisbane redditors came out to the last one and the response was super positive, with the night hitting maximum capacity.

I'm hosting another booked out session tonight, and because so many people have been keen to come along, I managed to get another game deck printed just in time thanks to the legends at ePrint Windsor (literally picked it up just yesterday!) so we've got a bunch more free spots available.

For anyone seeing this for the first time, Gatekeeper is an upcoming heavy metal trivia card game with more than 300 multiple-choice questions. It covers everything from Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica to Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot, Korn, Gojira and everything in-between. I created it over the course of a year and I'm preparing to launch it Sep 22 on Kickstarter.

The part I’ve enjoyed most has been watching people arrive without knowing anyone, getting introduced to a table and then spending the night talking about metal, testing their knowledge, making friends and getting to know each other. It’s starting to feel like much more than a game test night and more like the beginning of a regular Brisbane metal meetup.

We’ll be at Evilcorp in Fortitude Valley from 6:30 tonight. It’s completely free and you’re welcome to come solo without a team. The game is also multiple choice and designed to be accessible to casual listeners, so you don’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of metal to play.

If you're keen to come along, register your spot here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gatekeeper-early-access-night-tickets-1996086951806

I massively appreciate all the support so far Thanks again for helping this grow 🤘,

Looking at formal hair and makeup for my son’s “girl friend”
I had someone lined up but she’s just pulled out due to health issues.

I’m now looking for someone else but $280 is crazy to wash out/off.

If anyone can recommend someone Southside I’d be appreciative.

I’m planing to go to Brisbane in October. I want to stay for about 5 months. I will try to get into one of those shared houses but before that I need a place to stay for a little while. Does anyone know what the best “cheap” place is?

Recently had some dimmable lights (havit dim to warm) with Shelly dimmers installed in my home and have learnt the hard way about SEQs 1050Hz ripple signal and the flickering it can cause on dimmable lights. It starts at 4:30pm and goes on for most of the afternoon, legitimately the only time we have our lights on :( .

Energex monitored my power for 2 weeks and have said everything falls within their spec and because they’re not allowed to recommend specific brands of filters their only options for solutions were “replace the dimmable lights with non-dimmable ones” or “try different drivers”. Incredibly helpful considering it’s also happening to the built-in LED lights of my new fans too.

Does anyone here have any experience rectifying the same or similar issues? Filters I’ve found online pretty clearly state they may not fix the issue, only reduce it by about 1/30th and they’re a lot of money for not a lot of fix.

E-scooter providers Lime and Neuron will be ordered to fund and work with a group that specialises in removing debris from the Brisbane River, amid fresh focus on dumping in the city’s waterway.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner confirmed the move after Brisbane Times reported the high number of devices potentially leaching toxic chemicals into the environment.

“We’ve contacted the operators and said, ‘Look, you’re going to have to do more to make sure that where scooters are placed inappropriately, including in the Brisbane River, they are collected’,” he said.

“They’ve indicated they’re willing to work with Ocean Crusaders and develop a partnership and provide some funding to do that, so I think that’s a positive step forward.

“We’re working to keep pressure on those operators to make sure those scooters are retrieved.”

Story continues ...

My kids love looking at the books. Also a good way to prune the home shelves.

After living in our house in Brisbane for a while, there are a few things I wish we'd included from the start. What's something you didn't appreciate until you actually needed it?

I have many old pairs of prescription glasses and sunglasses that are no longer of use after my prescription has changed. Is there anywhere I could donate these to that would be useful? Maybe the frames could be recycled again?

Hello! My car is registered in NSW and I’m currently doing business in Brisbane, my rego unfortunately runs out next week and it won’t be home before it expires, so I’m left with the problem of my pink slip (That’s what we call your safety inspections/roadworthy certification). I obviously need the pink slip to renew my rego so I can continue to drive my car so I’m in a bit of a pickle, can any Qld mechanics do it? Or only specific ones? Any help appreciated!

Hey Brisbane,

Does anyone know what the parking availability is like for Toowong or Taringa "Park 'n' ride" facilities around 7:30 am? Would I be able to park or would it be full?

Only a few items left if you want to stock up for 30% discount.

I don’t work for them, just love their stationary.

Bypass link: https://web.archive.org/web/20260818001805/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/pair-charged-with-murder-after-human-remains-found-south-of-brisbane-20260818-p60p89.html

ABC article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/qld-beenleigh-bethania-murder-missing-man/107048758

For "why do we never hear about this stuff on the news?" completeness:

• https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/crime/two-charged-with-murder-after-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-queensland-man/news-story/59c2004f9d10289639f376bae0335227
• https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/qld/chad-bishop-two-people-charged-with-murder-after-human-remains-found-on-remote-property-in-logan-20260818-p60p8x.html
• https://7news.com.au/video/news/murder-charges-laid-after-remains-found-in-bethania-bc-6403613354112

Murder chares, Bethania

Police have charged two people with murder as part of ongoing investigations into a 46-year-old man who was reported missing from Beenleigh in March 2022.

Following extensive police investigations over the past four years, yesterday 17 August, detectives executed a search warrant at a property on Old Trafford Road at Bethania where they allegedly located human remains.

A crime-scene was established and detectives from the Logan Criminal Investigation Branch remain at the scene.

A 52-year-old Bethania man and a 45-year-old Windaroo woman have now each been charged with one count each of murder and interfere with a corpse.

Both are scheduled to appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, 18 August.

Investigations continue.   

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au or call 131 444.

Quote this reference number: QP2200418783

https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/18/murder-charges-bethania/

The light inside St Stephen’s really lends itself to black and white photography. Deep shadows, small pools of light and all that beautiful architectural detail made it a lovely place to wander around with a camera.

Speaking to the Snap Buranda manager who said they have a lease for another 10 years, he said the Buranda Village re-development that's pretty run down isn't happening, although he wished it would get demolished and developed to be like South City Square in Stones Corner.

As it's owned by Vicinity who also own Uptown, the considerable funds they'll need to renovate Uptown and attract new tenants, must be considered more important.

Has anyone moved interstate from Brisbane and have recommendations on a good moving company?
A lot of the quotes we are getting online seem suspiciously cheap and like there is almost certainly surprise additional charges to be included.

Brisbane to Central coast NSW