Posted by admin on 27 July 2010
I today attended the monthly Gabba Business Association meeting which featured guest speakers Mr Gary Lee (Planning Manager of the Urban Development Authority) and Mr Luke Franzmann (Project Director of Cross River Rail). It was a chance for members to hear first hand about the changes that are going to occur in the Gabba in the coming years.
Most of the information that was covered in the meeting has already been widely reported in the media or on the websites of each organisation but if you haven’t had a chance to see it already you can access it through these links.
http://www.crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/
http://www.ulda.qld.gov.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=34
Probably of all the information we received on the evening the largest note of conjecture from the members was in regards to proposed road changes to allow a greater area of the Go Print site to be developed. The concern was that the planners hadn’t thoroughly thought through the ramifications of traffic movement in the area and that the proposed changes would make travelling through the Gabba during peak times more congested in the future. It will be interesting to see if the UDA takes any notice of these objections and come up with a better solution.
Tags: Brisbane Cross River Rail Project, Main Street Woolloongabba, Stanley Street Brisbane, Stanley Street Woolloongabba, Urban Land Development Authority, Vulture Street Brisbane, Vulture Street Woolloongabba
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Posted by admin on 28 May 2010
As the Bees Nees’ specialist in Woolloongabba I spend as lot of time in the suburb’s apartment buildings. In this series of posts on Woolloongabba apartments I’ve profiled some of them to give you a taste of life in this exciting suburb!
Gabba Central – 803 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba
| Number of apartments |
274 |
| Developer |
Barron Properties |
| Size and previous land use |
7516m2 (almost 2 acres); Pub and second hand shops |
| Builder |
Covecorp |
| Architects |
Ferro/ Muller |
| Year of completion |
2007 – stage 1 and 2008 stage 2 |
| Amenities |
Retail village with Coles supermarket, Jetts 24 hour gym, shops including the world-famous Purple Gorilla Burgers, lap pool and a resort style pool, gym, viewing deck level 7, media room, under ground secure parking |
| Other comments |
One of Brisbane’s largest residential communities there’s 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments – mostly 2 bedroom designs, over 4 towers, all 7 storeys. Not all apartments in Gabba Central have been created equal and there’s a big variety of floorplans including several 2-storey designs (which are fairly unique in Brisbane’s inner city). The development is directly across the street from the Gabba Cricket Ground. |
| Recent sales |
2 bed, 2bath, 1 car sold for $440,000 in March 2010; 1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car sold for $340,000 in February 2010. For an estimate of the current sale price of your apartment please call Tracey Green on 0400 792040 or email traceyg@beesnees.com.au |
| Current rents |
2bed, 2 bath 1 car was rented for $490 per week in March 2010 ; For an over the phone estimate of current rents in Gabba Central please call our Property Management team on 07 3214 6899 or email info@beesnees.com.au |
| Views and aspect? |
Varies according to location within the four towers. Some are inward facing while others have a good view towards the city or across the Gabba sportsfields. |
| Are pets allowed? |
With approval in writing from the body corporate committee. |
The developer's artist's impression
The completed Gabba Central Apartments
the kitchen of a Gabba Central apartment
The Gabba Central apartments have good quality finishes
Do you live in the Gabba Central apartments? Tell us what you think – we’d love to hear your comments!
For more info or an estimate on the current market price of your Gabba Central apartment please call our team
Tags: Gabba Central Apartments, sporting fields Woolloongabba, Stanley Street Woolloongabba, the Gabba Brisbane, Woolloongabba apartments
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Posted by admin on 20 May 2010
You can’t write about the Gabba without at least mentioning the suburb’s most prominent feature, which of course is “The Gabba”. There would be very few Australians who would be unaware that it’s Brisbane’s cricket and AFL stadium (at least among the blokes anyway) so I’ll try to provide some interesting facts and trivia for you to impress your mates with!
The land for The Gabba was set aside for use as a cricket ground in 1895, though it was another 36 years before Australia played a test match there. Probably the most famous moment in The Gabba’s history would be the first ever tied test which was between Australia and the West Indies in the summer of 1960/61. The image of the deciding run-out (pictured) is one of the best known cricketing images of all time.
In Test cricket the average runs per wicket at The Gabba is 31.82, while the average runs per over is 3.1. The biggest individual innings was 226 by Don Bradman in 1931/32 and the highest team innings was 645 by Australia verse England in 1946/47.
I could give the best test bowling figures for an innings and a match but as they are both held by a certain Kiwi all rounder from the mid 80’s it’s actually against Bees Nees company policy to do so!
Tags: Brisbane Lions, Gabba Cricket Ground Brisbane, sporting fields Woolloongabba, Stanley Street Woolloongabba, Vulture Street Woolloongabba
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