FAQs
SB2.0 Key Questions & Answers
Is wanting South Bank 2.0 anti-housing or NIMBYism?
South Bank 1.0 has seven apartment buildings with over 1,200 residents. Read more here
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If you want South Bank 2.0, you want a mix of housing, parklands and recreation facilities. What’s the right mix? That should be for the community to decide, just as South Bank 1.0 was decided by the community. Brisbane knows what we need.
Can’t private developers provide green space?
Private developers provide green space that you can access when you’re supporting their retail and hospitality tenants. There’s a reason why no-one brings a picnic to West Village (private land) and lots of people bring a picnic to South Bank (public land). Developers can provide green space, but it needs to pass a profit test not a public interest test.
Shouldn’t the State Government sell South Bank 2.0 for budget repair?
There are lots of options available to the government. We think the South Bank model is the best because the organisation that runs South Bank needs to keep the land delivering for all Brisbane residents. South Bank continues to deliver economic returns to the State Government in perpetuity not just a once-off.
Don’t private developers know how to build on flood plains now?
Private developers know how to better build on flood plains but we can’t evacuate all residents of a 90 storey building quickly when a flood hits. For example, it takes 1 William Street 2.5 hours to evacuate and it’s only 44 storeys. Residents in high towers on a flood plain will face lockdown and be unable to leave.
Isn’t it a waste to build playing fields on expensive land and have it locked up on the weekends?
South Bank 2.0 needs to be planned with an understanding the type of housing Brisbane is currently building - apartments with little access to green space. For example, the postcode of 4101 could house up to 150,000 people by 2050, with the vast majority being apartment dwellers. If the Brisbane community was allowed to get involved in planning it, we’ll find innovative solutions so everyone can access public spaces when they need it.
Isn’t this just a local issue?
South Bank is visited by 14million visitors a year. Meanwhile, 600 people a week are moving to Brisbane. How many people will want to visit South Bank in 2050? We need South Bank 2.0.