Community engagement

The Queensland Government began community consultation on Queen's Wharf Brisbane in May 2013. This engagement included:

  • online surveys
  • community reference groups
  • formal public consultations
  • industry engagement with key property, heritage and development bodies
  • interactive workshops
  • regional showcase
  • social media
  • monthly newsletters
  • print and online advertisements
  • a dedicated project shop front open weekdays to the community
  • engagement with the Indigenous community
  • Statutory submissions

The project developer, Destination Brisbane Consortium, is engaging with industry and the community throughout the project. Visit the Queen's Wharf Brisbane website or  Queen's Wharf Brisbane Facebook page, or visit the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Visitor Centre on the corner of Alice and George Streets, Brisbane for more information about these activities.

Key dates, actions and engagement activities

A timeline of the ongoing community consultation for the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane project.

  • DateAction
    16 June 2021 Ministerial media statement – The first section of the Neville Bonner Bridge positioned at South Bank
    7 October 2021Ministerial media statement – Neville Bonner Bridge pedestrian bridge decking more than 30 per cent complete
  • DateAction
    February 2020 Opening of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Visitor Centre
  • DateAction
    5 April 2019Media event for Indigenous story telling elements with DBC  on Mangrove Walk with Traditional Owners
    8 and 9 May 2019The Australian Industry Group and Brisbane Airport Corporation: Empowering the Regions showcase event in Townsville and Cairns
    10 May 2019Media event for Time Capsule placed in Waterline Park with DBC
    10 May 2019Civil Contractors Federation Queensland State Conference
    14 May 2019Queensland University of Technology Property Development unit guest speaker at Gardens Point Campus
    4 and 5 June 2019The Australian Industry Group and Brisbane Airport Corporation: Empowering the Regions showcase event in Rockhampton and Gladstone.
    23 June 2019Ministerial Media Statement – Media event for first crane installed on the Queen’s Wharf site with DBC.
    24 July 2019The Australian Industry Group and Brisbane Airport Corporation: Empowering the Regions showcase event in Mackay
    31 July 2019Ministerial Media Statement - Media event on announcement of the contractor to build Brisbane’s Neville Bonner pedestrian bridge to be awarded in the coming months. (Ministerial Media Statement)
    7 August 2019Media event on the 80m barge the ‘Darwin’ in the Brisbane River to build new public space for QWB
    20 August 2019Ministerial Media Statement – Three tower cranes installed on the QWB site.
    27 August 2019The Australian Industry Group and Brisbane Airport Corporation: Empower the Regions showcase event in Bundaberg
    17 September 2019Office of the Coordinator-General Quarterly update on QWB.
    23 October 2019Media event on the announcement of Fitzgerald Construction Australia to build the Neville Bonner Pedestrian Bridge (Ministerial Media Statement)
    30 October 2019Opening of QWB Stage 1 – Foreshore South; Waterline Park, upgraded Bicentennial Bikeway, Mangrove Walk.
    22 November 2019Government Valuers-General presentation and RMS presentation on QWB
  • DateAction
    6 February 2018Edison Street tubes media event with Destination Brisbane Consortium
    13 February 2018Timber Queensland event in Brisbane
    22 February 2018The Australian Industry Group members event in Brisbane
    3 March 201Ministerial Media Statement – advising new Queensland Police Service memorial to be located in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens (formerly situated in QWB precinct)
    9 March 2018Civil Contractors Federation Queensland State Conference
    3 May 2018Engineers Australia breakfast event in Brisbane
    6-12 May 2018Beef Week in Rockhampton
    15 May 2018Queensland University of Technology Property Development Unit guest lecture at Gardens Point Campus
    14 June 2018Diaphragm-wall media event with DBC
    19 June 2018Thinking Beyond the Borders conference in Cairns
    20 July 2018National Community for Engagement Infrastructure Forum in Melbourne
    9 August 2018CSQ VIP Industry Insights Launch
    7 September 2018Trades Industry Conference 2018
    10 December 201QLD Bus Industry Council
  • DateAction
    1 January 2017Site handover media event with the Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC) and Royal Historical Society of Queensland
    17 February 2017Major Projects Series in Bundaberg
    5 April 2017Queensland Public Sector Young Leaders Conference in Brisbane
    10 April 2017Billboard tells Queen's Wharf jobs story media event with DBC.
    15 August 2017Gaming, Wagering and Racing Australia Summit in Sydney
    30 August 2017Regional Projects Forum in South East Queensland West
    1 September 2017Regional Projects Forum in Mackay Isaac Whitsunday
    September to 19 October 2017DBC Plan of Development (PoD) application public notification submission period on Economic Development Queensland website.
    15 September 2017Australian Steel Conference on the Gold Coast
    25 October 2017Australian Institute of Building Queensland CPD event in Brisbane
    27 October 2017CEDA Tourism event in Brisbane
    31 October 2017Far North Queensland Regional Projects Forum in Cairns
    3 November 2017Dedication of new Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies Memorial in Roma Street Parkland (formerly situated in QWB precinct)
  • DateAction
    3 December 2015 to 11 February 2016Call for submissions on the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015.
    9 February 2016Institute of Quarrying Australia's Queensland branch event.
    17 February 2016Public Briefing – Examination of the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015 with the Queensland Government Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee.
    23 February 2016 to 18 March 2016Call for submissions on the Brisbane Casino Agreement Amendment Bill 2016.
    25 February 2016The Brisbane Club lunch on Queen's Wharf Brisbane.
    16 March 2016Public Briefing – Examination of the Brisbane Casino Agreement Amendment Bill 2016 with the Queensland Government Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources Committee.
    18 March 2016Civil Contractors Federation Conference.
    17 April 2016Ministerial media statement – announcing relocation of the statue of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Queen's Place to Government House Queensland.
    19 April 2016Queensland Parliament debate of the Brisbane Casino Agreement Amendment Bill 2016 and the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015.
    19 April 2016Ministerial media statement – advising that Queensland Parliament today passed the Brisbane Casino Agreement Amendment Bill 2016 and the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015.
    7 June 2016Moreton Bay Major Project Forum.
    9 June 2016Commerce Caboolture presentation on QWB.
    12 June 2016Department of State Development Major Projects Series on QWB.
    15 June 2016Toowoomba & Surat Basin Enterprise presentation on QWB
    18 August 2016Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Future Cities Summit
    26 August 2016Mackay Regional Major Projects Briefing
    6 September 2016Regional Major Projects Forum on the Gold Coast
    7 September 2016Rockhampton Major Project Series on QWB
    4 October 2016Major Projects Series in Townsville
    6 October 2016Wide Bay Burnett Regional Economic Development Growth Forum
    20 October 2016Major Projects Series in Ipswich
    26 October 2016Smart Cities Conference in Sydney
    27 October 2016Major Projects Series on the Gold Coast
    23 to 25 November 2016Engineers Australia Conference
    3 December 2016Commenced a call for submissions on the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Bill 2015.
    10 December 2016Executive Building Farewell
  • DateAction
    December 2013 to July 2015QWB display and shopfront open weekdays. Opening times were advertised by social media, website, monthly update, at industry events, etc.
    21 July 2015Ministerial media statement to announce the preferred proponent.
    7 August to 21 September 2015Public notification of the proposed development scheme for the QWB Priority Development Area (the submission period).
    18 August 2015Information session #1 on the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning's Queen's Wharf Brisbane Proposed Development Scheme.
    2 September 2015Information session #2 on the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning's Queen's Wharf Brisbane Proposed Development Scheme.
    3 September 2015Infrastructure Association of Queensland (IAQ) Queen's Wharf Brisbane breakfast.
    14 September 2015Information session #3 on the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning's Queen's Wharf Brisbane Proposed Development Scheme.
    14 October 2015Property Council of Australia Queen's Wharf Brisbane event.
    21 October 2015CitySmart briefing on Queen's Wharf Brisbane.
    13 November 2015FutureNet - Transforming Queen's Wharf: what do the cards hold for Northbank?
    16 November 2015Ministerial media statement announcing contractual close.
    25 November 2015Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Queen's Wharf Brisbane update.
    1 and 2 December 2015Queensland Infrastructure Projects Conference.
  • DateAction
    March to June 2014QWB street banners hung around the precinct to showcase the site.
    5 March 2014Ministerial media statement announcing how many parties had registered their interest in QWB.
    1 April 2014Ministerial media statement announcing which parties had submitted formal Expressions of Interests for QWB.
    12 April 2014An open information session held in South Brisbane for the Brisbane Indigenous community.
    April to May 2014Series of one-on-one meetings were held with the Brisbane Indigenous community
    28 May 2014Ministerial media statement announcing final four proponents for QWB.
    July to October 2014Interactive workshops held between the State and final two proponents in which they met with key stakeholders.
    17 July 2014QWB presentation at a Brisbane Development Association breakfast (PDF, 7.1MB).
    18 September 2014QWB  at the State's Major Projects Conference (PDF, 6.9MB).
    14 October 2014QWB video published on YouTube.
    22 December 2014Final two design concepts released to the community.
  • DateAction
    11 April to 3 May 2013The QWB project team participated in the Brisbane Ideas Fiesta 2013 in which residents, visitors and businesses were invited to share their ideas for imaging the future of our city centre.
    22 May 2013Ministerial media statement released to advise that the State will engage with the community, Brisbane City Council and the property and development industry to determine their visions for the precinct.
    May 2013Commenced discussions with peak property and development bodies, including the Property Council of Australia, Brisbane Development Association and the National Trust.
    19 June 2013Launched 'Have Your Say' online survey
    June to September 2013Community events held in the Brisbane CBD to give the public the opportunity to talk to the project team (announced via a Ministerial media statement)
    July 2013The State hosted three community reference groups on the project.
    July to August 2013Project officers were located in the Brisbane City Council library, Reddacliff Place and Queen Street Mall who also handed out around 3000 information cards (announced via a Ministerial media statement).
    5 August 2013The QWB project team participated in the Bridge to Bridge, River to Ridge Urban Design Workshop which formed the QWB’s Vision and Objectives.
    August 2013Project officers attended Ekka to discuss the project with the community (announced via a Ministerial media statement).
    26 August 2013Ministerial media statement announcing closure of public consultation activities.
    September 2013The State commissioned an external consultant to undertake an independent review and analysis (PDF, 276.7KB) of the findings from the consultation activities.
    October 2013The State engaged an external consultant to undertake a second online survey with the Brisbane community to further understand what residents would prefer to have in the precinct in the future.
    21 November 2013Ministerial media statement to announce that the Government Precinct Redevelopment had been renamed Queen's Wharf Brisbane.
    November 2013Commencement of the QWB  monthly update. Published online and distributed to the community, tenants and industry. Individuals could also subscribe to receive the monthly updates.
    November 2013Commencement of the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Facebook page.
    December 2013Interstate and international advertising announcing that the Registration of Interest process had commenced. QWB display and shop front in George St open to the public for community consultation (until July 2015)
    2013International market sounding undertaken.
  • DateAction
    29 May 2012Queen's Wharf Brisbane  (QWB) - formerly Government Precinct Redevelopmentproject launched via Ministerial media statement.
    30 May 2012Ministerial media statement released announcing support for the project.

Community engagement

Community engagement activities of Queen’s Wharf Brisbane.

Last updated: 24 May 2023