William Davis is a reporter at Brisbane Times.
The hotel was sold in 2021 for about $70 million. Amid a shortage of hotels in Brisbane, its owners are now seeking a lot more.
“When a club closes, the community doesn’t just lose a venue – it loses community connection and reinvestment in its grassroots.”
“We have a number of witness versions, and they don’t clearly explain what brought about this death,” detective inspector Phil Hurst said.
“There was a lot of fear … definitely I didn’t expect such extreme measures.”
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“Do not let stupidity shorten your life … driving into flood water can have fatal consequences.”
Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone barrels towards the Queensland coastline, with an updated map from the weather bureau, emergency crews sent north and communities starting evacuations or hunkering down.
“If a category 5 system crosses the coast in this location, it’ll be the first time that’s happened in over 100 years,” the Queensland premier said.
The Triffid music venue previously went to court to have the design plans altered.
A 18-year-old girl died at the scene on Sunday, and another hiker has since succumbed to injuries in hospital.