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Visit ‘Australia’s River City’ by water

River Access Network Brisbane City Council has been busy in the last 24 months adding new recreational pontoons called ‘River Recreational Hubs’ under the banner of the River Access Network to the Brisbane River and are over and above existing public pontoons on the river. tinyurl.com/y3xm28to The River Hubs offer access to both private and commercial vessels (primarily local ferries and tour operators) with the private vessels using the floating pontoon finger berths and the commercial vessels using the T-head-style outer berth. Refer to the River Access Network map for a full view of the access points for recreational vessels from Hamilton to St Lucia. tinyurl.com/y5ajq3dc While all the river hubs provide excellent access to attractions in and around Brisbane, the City Botanic Gardens hub , located right in the CBD, has direct access to various dining precincts along the riverfront and is also only a short walk into the main high-end shopping areas in Edward and Queen Streets. The inner ‘finger’ berths permit a stay of up to two hours with no bookings required and are intended for passive and recreation craft of up to 25 tonnes. The outer dock stay limit is 30 minutes. tinyurl.com/y5ojyz8d

To visit South Bank by tender, there are public berthing areas for pick-up of drop-off located along this stretch of the river. Make a request to book a pontoon through an online form.

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Before travelling on the Brisbane River, please read through the Brisbane River Code of Conduct from Maritime Safety Queensland. msq.qld.gov.au/Waterways/Safe-on-water- conduct-on-the-Brisbane-River

Right: completing construction of the new City Botanic Gardens river hub in December 2019.

Late afternoon view towards Mt Coot-tha and the hills of Brisbane Forest Park, the winding river enclosing trendy New Farm and the green expanse of New Farm Park; on the point, the Brisbane Powerhouse arts venue also has its own river hub.

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