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Brisbane is located in the south-east corner of Queensland, Australia - on the winding Brisbane River and close to the surfing beaches of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

It is one of those rare cities built around people and lifestyle. Queenslanders enjoy a beautiful climate and a relaxed, outdoors lifestyle to suit. Alfresco cafes, parks, riverside walks and the central pedestrian mall give the city a very human scale.

A curiosity for many visitors are our "Queenslander" style homes. With their corrugated iron roof, weatherboard walls and sprawling verandas, they are often set high on stumps or poles. You'll find all sizes from quaint cottages to elegant homesteads.

Within an hour of the city centre are the fishing and sailing waters of Moreton Bay, scenic country drives, the subtropical rainforest of Springbrook National Park and the Gold Coast.

Brisbane, Australia's fastest growing city, is becoming a major cultural, business, sporting and scientific centre in the Asia Pacific region.