Queen's Wharf Brisbane

In November 2015, the Queensland Government entered into a contract with Destination Brisbane Consortium to develop the $3.6B Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Integrated Resort Development. This truly world-class tourism precinct sits in the heart of the Brisbane Central Business District.

Destination Brisbane Consortium is a joint venture led by The Star Entertainment Group and their Hong–Kong-based partners, Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

The Queensland Government is working in partnership with Destination Brisbane Consortium to deliver economic growth for Queensland. The project will create thousands of jobs during construction and 8,000 jobs when fully operational.

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane will elevate Brisbane as a tourism, leisure and entertainment destination ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The revitalised precinct provides improved facilities for community use and public events. It’s set to showcase Brisbane to locals, and interstate and international visitors.

The Queen's Wharf Brisbane (QWB) precinct marks where European settlement of Brisbane started over 190 years ago. The Queen's Wharf Brisbane area is a hub that connects parts of the city. This includes the Botanic Gardens, the Queen Street Mall, the Cultural Precinct, South Bank, the Parliamentary Precinct and the Brisbane River.

The redevelopment area is state-owned land. It’s located between the Brisbane River and George Street and between Alice and Queen streets. The area contains state-owned heritage buildings, former government buildings and previously underutilised riverfront land under the Riverside Expressway.

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is a unique and vibrant destination. It attracts visitors and investment, reconnects the activity of the CBD to the river, restores and celebrates Brisbane's heritage, and integrates high quality public spaces.

Upon completion, Queen's Wharf Brisbane will:

• become an internationally recognised precinct with world class sustainable urban design, architecture and heritage
• redefine public access and transport connections into, through and around the CBD, South Bank, Cultural Precinct and the Botanic Gardens
• transform and activate public realm areas highlighting Brisbane’s European settlement history
• promote community events and diverse activities throughout the precinct, down to the river's edge and beyond.

World-class tourism benefits

• Public spaces
  • more than the equivalent of 12 football fields of redeveloped and enhanced public spaces
  • a new pedestrian bridge to South Bank, the Neville Bonner Bridge
  • an iconic signature 'Arc' building, including a spectacular feature Sky Deck (from a height of more than 100 metres), with restaurants and bars fully accessible to the public
• A moonlight cinema
• High-end dining and retail precincts (around 50 restaurants, cafes and bars)
• Hotels and residential
  • four new luxury hotels (some 1,000 new premier hotel rooms)
  • two residential towers (approximately 1,800 residential apartments)

Gaming facilities

Brisbane's former Treasury Casino closed in August 2024. It has been replaced by a new purpose-built facility within Queen's Wharf Brisbane. The old Treasury Casino building will be repurposed into tertiary educational use with publicly accessible spaces.

The new Star Casino within Queen's Wharf Brisbane is less than 5% of the overall development and is comparable to other developments in Australia and globally. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation is responsible for all suitability and probity requirements for the new casino.

Senator Neville Bonner legacy

The Neville Bonner pedestrian bridge opened in August 2024. It links both sides of the Brisbane River, forming a greater connection between the popular South Bank and Cultural Arts precinct to Queen's Wharf Brisbane.

The Neville Bonner 'bust' -- larger-than-life bronze sculpture designed by the late John Elliot more than 20 years ago -- has been relocated to sit at the northern end of the bridge.

Bicentenial Bikeway

The Bicentennial Bikeway, under the Riverside Expressway, is used by many cyclists and pedestrians. Significant upgrades and realignments have occurred over the course of the development. Improvements include the high-quality end-of-trip facilities for staff, residents and visitors to the precinct.

Cyclists are encouraged to stay up to date by subscribing to the developer’s updates and monthly newsletter on the developer’s website or follow the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Facebook page.

Heritage buildings and public spaces

Queen's Wharf Brisbane presents an opportunity to preserve, re-purpose and celebrate Brisbane's 11 heritage locations within the precinct. Destination Brisbane Consortium is responsible for improving and maintaining these.

No heritage building in the precinct is being demolished. Substantial upgrade works to these buildings are underway to preserve, repurpose and activate Brisbane’s architectural history.

Of the nine heritage buildings and two heritage places within the precinct:

• three buildings (Commissariat Store, Public Services Club, Old State Library Building) remain occupied and in use
• three buildings (Printery Building, DPI Building and Harris Terrace) have been restored and will be activated with tenants
• two buildings (Old Treasury Building, Land Administration Building) will be repurposed into tertiary and hotel use
• one building (Mansions Building) has been secured and will be revitalised as part of the new Mansions Precinct
• one of the heritage places (Queen's gardens) has remained open to the public during construction.
• the other heritage place (Miller Park) has been transformed to provide access to the riverline while retaining existing heritage elements in the park. Visitors to Miller Park will find heritage interpretations that reference Brisbane's European settlement history.

Heritage buildings and places feature strongly throughout Queen’s Wharf Brisbane. The restoration of these assets preserves Brisbane’s rich history while futureproofing the buildings for other uses including cultural, retail, dining, hotel and tertiary spaces.

Progress in motion

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