Brisbane holds its own as an international tourism destination, but maybe we can do even better.
Is there a type of tourist attraction which just seems to be flat-out missing from Brisbane streets? What attraction would see more people travel to Brisbane?
Put on your Minister for Tourism hat and share your ideas.
What is currently missing is a genuinely outrageous local and internationally represented Fringe Theatre Festival.
The B09 Under The Radar is not a Fringe in the sense that the Adelaide, Edinburgh, Toronto, etc etc Fringe Festivals are. Under the Radar is part of the official Brisbane Festival, curated by the powers-that-be, full of interesting stuff but not the kind of mayhem mixed with magic one gets at a genuine, uncurated, madcap happening that results when the artists themselves just rock up and make it happen.
So what are you waiting for, Brisbane? Venues willing to host independent, fringe theatre for little or no cost?
I can assure you, they do exist. Contact me…
Southbank needs to go all the way and put an “outback experience” attraction right next to the “beach” and the “rainforest”.
We need a zoo – like taronga, Melbourne, Adelaide etc . The closest you get is an hours drive north or south and all privately owned. From a tourist point of view…families and overseas tourists this is an essential drawcard