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South Bank Parklands, BrisbaneSouth Bank Parklands is an area of parkland created on reclaimed industrial land for the 1988 Expo that was held in Brisbane. It is on the south bank of the Brisbane River, directly opposite the CBD, at the northern end of the suburb of South Brisbane. The parklands are connected to the CBD by the Goodwill Bridge at the southern end, and the Victoria Bridge at the northern end. The parklands are home to many restaurants, play areas, picnic areas and a humanmade beach. It features an outdoor market on Saturdays. More than 5 million people visit the parklands each year. Southbank is a Domestic & International Tourism Powerhouse of Brisbane, Australia. The Beach A feature of the parkland is its humanmade beach. It is 2000 square metres of free-formed concrete construction. Nearly half of the lagoon area sits on reclaimed land that was once the Brisbane River. The 4000 cubic metres of sand surrounding the beach is sourced from Rous Channel in Moreton Bay. Every year the beach is topped up with an additional 70 tonnes of sand to ensure that it is kept in pristine condition. South Bank Beach facts: - Designed by: Desmond Brookes International
- Landscape Architect: Media 5
- Constructed by: Fletcher Jennings Construction and Water and Industrial Engineering
- Construction Commenced: February 1991
- Construction Completed: April 1992
- Awards:
- 1999 Moreton Bay region's cleanest beach in the Keep Australia Beautiful Council's Clean Beach Challenge.
- 2001 Environmental Protection Agencys Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beach Challenge, Friendliest Beach Award
The beach area comprises a lagoon with enough water to fill five Olympic swimming pools, with sand beaches, palm trees, rocky creeks and subtropical trees and exotic plantings. The beach is patrolled seven days a week by lifeguards. The lagoon contains chlorinated fresh water that is recirculated every six hours at up to 125 litres per second. Water for the beach is pumped through two large sand filters and chemically treated before being pumped back into the pools. Dredge pump and self-propelled sifting machines clean the adjoining pools. External link History of South Bank
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