Archive for January, 2007

Painted Traffic Signal Box outside Mater Hospital, Annerley Rd, Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 070114

One great thing about Brisbane is that the Brisbane City Council encourages artists to paint the ugly grey Traffic Signal Boxes - so you get some great splashes of colour on the roadside.

Read more to see a bigger version of this picture, and to find out more about the Traffic Signal Boxes in Brisbane.
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Lightbulb 070111

A few weeks ago, I helped Brisbane organic/blues project Lightbulb record the ‘Transition‘ EP.

Read more to see bigger photos, and to listen to the 4 songs on the EP.

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FJ Holdens at Jiving the FJ classic car exhibition, Australia Day, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 070126-2

Face Painting, Australia Day, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 070126

Fireworks, Australia Day, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 070126-14

I got to Southbank for the Australia Day celebrations at about 3 pm, and managed to get photos of sheep-pups, Bollywood Dancing, children in Welsh costume, singers, crowds, fireworks and more.

There are over 100 photos and lots of details about the day…all you have to do is keep reading…

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Watching the game at Streets Beach, South Bank - The Ashes 2006-7 - First Test - Atmosphere in town, outside the Gabba, and watching the game on a big screen at the 'beach' in Southbank.

Friday January 26th is Australia Day, the 219th anniversary of the day that European settlers landed at Sydney Cove.

It’s a public holiday all around Australia, and there will be a lot of activities at Southbank. I’ll be there taking photos for a big report that I will publish on Monday (it will take me all weekend to get it just right).

The picture at the top of this article is of the artificial beach at Southbank.You can click on the picture to see it on the flickr photo-sharing website, or to see a map showing exactly where I took it.
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The Witness Box, Daniel Templeman, Griffith University, Southbank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 070115

This sculpture at Southbank is called “Witness Box”, by Daniel Templeman. It is at the south end of Southbank - if you click on the photo, you will get taken to where it is stored on flickr, and you can see a map of where the sculpture is.

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