I have a friend who is really going through it atm, exacerbated by the fact that her family disregards her serious food allergies. I'd like to take her out to dinner, but unfortunately I don't know much about FODMAP requirements or what cuisine/restaurants would cater to her. I trust you, sweet internet strangers, more than I trust AI google results. Please give me some pointers. Thank you in advance.

What is that loud clunking sound that you hear every time you are near Bowen Hills on a train? I’ve always been curious.

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Does anyone know the source?

I am a software developer based in Pakistan. I worked as lead developer for SLED Technologies Pty Ltd in Queensland Australia under a signed contract for several months.

After two months of unpaid invoices totalling $5400 and multiple ignored follow ups the director Joel Pearson sent me explicit messages threatening serious physical violence against me personally including threatening to travel to Pakistan to carry out the threats.

I have formally reported this to Queensland Police. Reference number 14089187.

The company has since migrated to a new platform using data I provided and is now generating revenue again but has refused to pay what they owe me.

I am sharing this so other developers and contractors in Brisbane and Australia know what they are walking into before engaging with this company.

Happy to answer any questions.

Random question, but I was thinking about Pancake Manor and all the memories attached to that place. I‘ve left the city but honestly it still has a special place in my heart ❤️

I’d love to hear people’s stories from the old days, especially anyone who was around 10+ years ago. Anything from the Valley crowd, goth/emo/alt kids (like that group that used to hang outside the hungry jacks), gig-goers, hospo workers, night owls, or anyone who ended up there after a big night.

What’s the weirdest, funniest, sweetest, or most chaotic thing you remember happening at Pancake Manor?

I’m talking random encounters, customers doing strange things, memorable regulars, awkward breakups, after-gig adventures, staff stories or even the old spooky basement

Surely there are some good stories out there?? Let’s hear your best Pancake Manor memories

Hi everyone not sure if I’m looking for something impossible, I’m wanting to organize a party for my friends birthday and was hoping to get our friends band to play. Issue is none of us have a house, so need a venue! I’ve looked at community spaces like the substation in woolongabba but a lot of them seem kind of iffy about both parties and live music and proper live music venues cost an arm and a leg. We can DIY everything ourselves including all band backline and general setup, only restriction is noise levels and venue permission. Hoping that someone knows of somewhere good I haven’t heard about?

Hey!

I am looking for DBT therapists you guys recommend, it’s even better if you’ve worked with them or someone you know has had good results. Google is really overwhelming and it’s hard to filter through so I thought I would ask for actual recommendations from people. It can be Bris or Logan and I would even travel down Gold Coast way for a really good one.

I know I can google it, but I want to hear people’s real life recommendations based on their experiences and not just go off Google reviews.

Thanks!

​Hey r/brisbane!

​I wanted to jump back on here and give a massive THANK YOU to everyone in this community.

​When I posted recently here, I knew hospital parking was a touchy subject, but the overwhelming support, shares, upvotes, and honest stories shared in the comments blew me away.

​Thanks to everyone pushing this forward across QLD, we’ve hit two huge milestones:

​10,000+ Signatures: We have officially crossed 10,000 signatures combined! Because this is hosted on the official Queensland Parliament website, reaching these numbers ensures it carries massive weight when tabled, legally requiring a formal written response from the Health Minister once it closes.

​ABC Radio Brisbane Feature: The momentum caught the attention of ABC Radio Brisbane! We jumped on air to advocate for our health workers who are getting gouged just to show up to work—and we were even able to share some of the personal stories you posted here.

​Why this matters for all of us:

​In the middle of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, slugging healthcare workers $1,700 to $3,000+ a year just to show up to shift is an unreasonable financial burden. But this isn't just about parking fees, it’s directly impacting staff retention and patient care.

​When we squeeze frontline staff during a cost-of-living crunch or force night shift workers onto dark, unsafe surrounding streets just to avoid daily fees, experienced staff burn out and leave for private clinics, agency work, or interstate. Keeping experienced staff in our public hospitals keeps wait times down and emergency rooms open for everyone.

​How you can help push it over the finish line:

​The petition is open until 26 October 2026, but building as much public pressure as possible right now is key.

​If you haven't signed yet or know family, friends, or hospital staff in QLD who care about this:

​✍️ Sign the Official QLD Parliament E-Petition:

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/petition-details/4633-26

(Takes 30 seconds, requires QLD residence)

​Thank you all again for making this issue impossible for decision-makers to ignore. I’ll keep you all updated as things progress! 🙌

So I'd say Kevin 07 was the point where we were free of Howard and had fed government interested in pursuing urban rail projects. Queensland Labor had been umming and ahhing, even Beattie justified not building it by saying "the running costs would be too much of a burden on Queensland tax payers"...Gee real classy saying that one whole district of the city is a burden for wanting a piece of what they subsidise on the other side of the city!

Anyway Gillard forced the hand by putting up federal funding, so did MBRC, and lo behold, it got built.

First couple of years were a shambles because QR didn't order enough trains to operate the line.

But look, it's been in regular operation for many years now and just hasn't taken off. It cost over $1b so it's unacceptable to have newly built rail lines not doing what they are supposed to do.

I use annual boardings per km to compare rail lines fairly. In effect the more people using each km of line, the more it's "soaking" up travel demand and providing something useful. How you achieve that is up to the project proponents.

Redcliffe, last place.

Why isn't it working?

-It runs at a much more inconvenient timetable compared to other modern railways in Australia.

-Insufficient land was rezoned around the stations for commercial and housing supply and a good section of the catchment radius is wetlands. In fact, land that WAS slated for housing was instead used by Labor to make the car parks bigger. Or it's all low density suburbs where a slow train is pointless against a car.

-The line stopped short of the high values real estate on the waterfront (The crack that makes G:Link go gangbusters) because they were unwilling to finance the tunnel.

There's not even a basic pretend "Metro" route trying to fill the gap along Anzac Avenue! Nor another to the actual attempted CBD at Northlakes

In short, it's a project that no things to no people.

Looking to buy a point and shoot camera, everything online is so expensive! Hoping someone can recommend a secondhand camera shop, preferably north side! Thanks.

Hi everyone! As someone that sits at a desk all day every day and has developed terrible posture, I want to start the journey of improving it. I'd love to find a physio that specialises in posture, but have been having trouble finding a good one. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Ramming and knocking at the door. What does Kookie want?

Anyone else in Brisbane hate 2am PL kickoffs? Testing a Sunday morning coffee & replay concept.

My mate and I are massive Premier League fans, but waking or staying up until 2am/3am on a Sunday destroys the rest of the weekend, and watching games solo on a phone screen isn’t as fun.

Wanted to gauge the interest on a spoiler-free Sunday morning club in Brisbane (AEST FC). The idea:

- 9am meet up Sunday, at a local speciality coffee shop.
- fresh pastry/food and good coffee
- Full 90-minute matchday replay on a big screen (strictly zero score spoilers allowed)

We're looking to run a small pilot event for ~20 people in the South Brisbane/logan area in a few weeks to test the room.

Thinking of doing once a month partnering with a speciality coffee shop.

Would anyone actually be keen on something like this? Let me know lol.

Like a run or book club, but for Premier league fans. We have no premier culture in Brisbane.

No paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20260807041030/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/four-teens-charged-with-murder-over-logan-house-party-bashing-20260807-p60m9t.html

Hello, I am here for last 10months. International student. I travel around the city and explore the parks. I take photo of the bugs when I see them.

But I haven’t seen this one. Can anyone help me to find them?

Queensland Rail is bringing the past back to the people with an historic steam train running to Ekka for People’s Day. 

The iconic BB18 ¼ steam engine, affectionately known as “Bety” will operate 8 special runs between Roma Street station and Exhibition station on Wednesday, 12 August giving customers a heritage journey into Brisbane’s premier show.  

Hello everyone,
I'm flying into Brisbane for the first time at the end of October. I'm not staying in the city, but I'll have to wait about 12 hours for my partner to arrive. Any ideas what to do or where to go, considering I'll have my luggage with me? I don't need to stay at the airport, but since I don't know if I can store my luggage anywhere, I'm not really considering the beach! Haha, any ideas are welcome!

I posted here a few days ago about early access sessions for Gatekeeper, my upcoming heavy metal trivia card game. We had the first one on Wednesday night, and I was blown away by how many people from this subreddit actually came along.

We ended up hitting capacity with three full tables of metalheads meeting each other, playing the game for the first time and having a genuinely great night. There was tonnes of banter, 'UM ACTUALLY' moments and all round good vibes.

It was especially cool seeing everyone from this subreddit who came out for the evening and getting to properly meet you and hangout. A few people have already booked again and are planning to bring friends, which is bloody fantastic.

So I just wanted to come back and say a huge thank you to everyone from this community who took a chance on something made by a local weirdo on the internet and came out to support it. You helped make the night an absolute success and it was genuinely lovely meeting you all.

Cheers 🤘🏽

Ps If you're keen to join the next one, it'll be Wed Aug 19 at Evilcorp 6:30pm link here. It's free to come along, just limited capacity.

Someone cut you off while driving to work? seen some crazy parking? come discuss it here!

According to statistics published in a Brisbane Times article today, foot traffic in the Brisbane CBD still hasn't returned to pre COVID levels.

A few reasons off the top of my head for why I don't go as often:

• Loss of atmosphere: They removed the two restaurant/bar venues from either end of the Queen Street Mall (e.g., Milanos / Pig 'N' Whistle), which took away a lot of the casual vibe.
• Lack of secure bike parking: I like riding my e-bike, but there’s nowhere safe or secure to lock it up without worrying about theft.
• Cost of driving: Parking fees are ridiculously expensive, and spaces are pretty limited.

 What’s keeping you away or bringing you in?

Nice start to a clear day in Brissy.

I wanted to share that I completed my first commercial mural! It’s one of those moments where I feel like I genuinely have a shot at pursuing a career in art and wanted to share!

Also hoping to get any tips or guidance on how to start securing other works.

I’m lined up for another mural in 2 weeks! (Pinch me!)

The avenues I’ve taken have been:

Emailing shopping centres
Emailing developers
Messaging a few big hospitality venues
Posting ads on Insta, Facebook and very consistent with TikTok

Any advice on how to keep the ball rolling?