Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane Opens Amid Licensing Issues
Published on August 29, 2024
The staged opening of Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf has arrived, with the Star Grand Hotel and casino, Sky Deck viewing platform, events centre, and bike path attracting around 10,000 visitors on its opening day. The nearby Neville Bonner Bridge also opened on Aug, 29, ready to connect pedestrians from South Bank to Queen’s Wharf. It’s taken eight years and multiple delays for the project to come to partial fruition, and while some have touted the project as a boon for Brisbane, there has been some concern about The Star’s history of non-compliance in its capacity as a casino. ‘Hero of Tourism’ Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) CEO Anthony Ryan called the precinct a “game-changer” and “the new hero of Queensland tourism.”...