If you are in Brisbane pencil (or press) Saturday 6th October into your diaries.

Brisbane Open House is on again and we really enjoyed it last year. A variety of public and private historic and modern buildings and institutions open their doors for one day only for you to have a peek at what goes on.

If you are the nosey type like me it's great !!


Here's a shot from last year of the the special Aboriginal court in the Brisbane Magistrates court that uses collaborative Aboriginal elder and western justice combined:


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And my eldest taking his moment in the chair of the standard courtroom to yell out GUILTY to the tour guide


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I also got to spend an interesting time with the warm and congenial Grand Master of the Masons and family in the Queensland Grand Lodge...he almost recruited me until he found out I was an atheist


The City Hall is open for the day which is currently undergoing huge renovation and restoration. From the photos I've seen it's going to be fantastic.

I recommend you plan ahead as there are so many things to see and only short period to race around. Here's the list of buildings:

CITY CENTRAL

Albert Street Uniting Church
All Saints’ Church Wickham Terrace
Arkhefield Studio + Populous Architects
Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane Square
Customs House
Donovan Hill Studio
Lutheran Church of St Andrew the Apostle
MacArthur Museum
Masonic Memorial Temple
Mercy Heritage Centre
National Australia Bank
ONE ONE ONE Eagle Street
Service Reservoirs
St Andrew's Uniting Church
St John's Cathedral
Tattersall's Club
Tara House - Irish Club
Wesley House IV
Windmill
Wintergarden

CITY WEST

Brisbane Supreme & District Court
Conrad Gargett Architecture Studio (400 George Street)
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Brisbane
Kurilpa Bridge
Roma Street Fire Station
Santos Place
Victoria Barracks

CITY EAST

Commissariat Store Museum
National Trust House
Old Government House
Parliament House
Treasury Heritage Hotel

SOUTH BANK

Gallery of Modern Art
Griffith Film School
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Queensland Maritime Museum
Queensland Museum & Sciencentre
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Somerville House
South Brisbane Town Hall
State Library of Queensland

NORTH

AECOM - North Tower HQ
Cardno - Green Square (North Tower)
HASSELL Studio
News Queensland Media Centre
Riddel Architecture Studio
St Joseph's College

SUBURBS

Bisley Place House

For more and to sign up for updates: http://www.brisbaneopenhouse.com.au/

Nothing on the Southside then?

Heh, you're right...can you open your place

No, but if you want to take some more local pictures to add to your family album and show Brisbane at its best, why don't you pop out to Sunnybank?

Inala's nice this time of year.

Was there a few months back though this is all I got...can you just pop along McCullough St and get some better one's ...best thing about living down that way I'm guessing:


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It's yours...report back tomorrow

will the prisons be open too?

Campbell did that last week...

What about the runways at the airport?

i'd like to be incarcerated for a day or two.

Who's carcerated?

check Mrs Thesaurus

Mrs? I thought his name was Theo?