About Brisbane

About Brisbane | Getting Around Brisbane |
Social Program and Brisbane's largest event Riverfire

Brisbane is Queensland 's contemporary urban capital and Australia 's fastest growing state. Brisbane 's downtown heartland offers a tantalising blend of dining, shopping, nightlife and culture.

Refuel on five continents of culinary choice, from trendy sidewalk cafes and authentic noodle bars to hip restaurants and up-market establishments. Brisbane is Australia 's emerging retail lion, with 2000+ shops, all the major department stores, favourite emporiums, and fashion houses unique to Queensland . Fortitude Valley, is downtown's creative hub offering hip fashion boutiques, groovy galleries and slick restaurants together with Chinese herbalists, gourmet grocers and outdoor markets for a kaleidoscopic cultural encounter.

Brisbane 's warm climate and endless sunny days deliver an outdoor lifestyle like no other. Riverside walkways combine with lush parks, tropical gardens and an inner city beach, to make getting around downtown Brisbane a scenic delight. Brisbane is price competitive, classically attractive, yet bursting with the best modern styling.

Much to the surprised delight of visitors, Brisbane 's nightlife offerings are diverse, top quality and ever-changing. After dark, catch an international performance, visit our 24 hour city casino, cruise the river, or get seriously cool at downtown's funky mix of nightclubs and live music venues.

Brisbane 's surrounding regions boast a feast of spectacular experiences. Within an hour of downtown Brisbane you can refresh in World Heritage listed rainforest, laze on sun-drenched beaches, explore the untouched charm of country towns, head south to the Gold Coast or north to the Sunshine Coast (home to the Crocodile Hunter), cuddle koalas or hand feed dolphins in the wild.

Brisbane is the nation's most centrally located capital city in relation to Australia 's major tourism drawcards including the Great Barrier Reef , Cape York , the Daintree and Uluru. This is supported by our reliable air, rail and road transport systems.

Click on the link below to be directed to Ourbrisbane.com

http://www.brisbanemarketing.com.au/aboutbrisbane/default.html

Getting Around

The Sofitel Brisbane is in the heart of Brisbane City and accessible by most forms of public transport.

Trains
The venue is located above Central Train Station, which is the main train station in Brisbane City. Most trains traveling into Brisbane will stop at Central Station. For timetable and fare information visit http://www.transinfo.com.au/qt/TransLin.nsf/index/trainservices or calk Trans info on 13 12 30.

Buses
A large number of buses stop outside or within the vicinity of Central Station. A free city loop bus also operates every 10 minutes within the city centre and stops on Ann Street outside central station. For more information on timetables and fares visit http://www.transinfo.com.au/qt/translin.nsf/index/busservices or call Trans Info on 13 12 30.

Taxis
Black & White Cabs – 131 008
Yellow Taxis (includes silver service taxis) – 131 924

Brisbane Air Train
Brisbane Air Train operates from domestic and international terminals directly to Central Station (Sofitel) and Roma Street Station (Holiday Inn). Trains depart every 20-30 minutes (please see attached timetable) and take 20 minutes to arrive at the airport. It is recommended that all delegates traveling to the airport on Saturday 1 September catch the Air Train due to traffic constraints from the RiverFire Festival. For more information visit http://www.airtrain.com.au/ or call Trans Info on 131 230 or email reservations@airtrain.com.au
Single trip $12, Return trip $22

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