I've been to the new casino and it is pretty average. Not impressed with the whole Queen's Wharf precinct really, although a fair bit wasn't open. It's big and cost a lot but the whole vibe wasn't good. The outlook thing on the top is nice, but can't get a seat usually or it is booked for private functions. Try going to Howard Smith Wharf's on a weekend - can't get near the placeAnd the new star casino in brisbane looks like it's about to go bust
After having lived there, I can see why people call brisbane "brisvegas" in jest. It's just so unremarkable in every way. I mean there's nothing wrong with it, but there's nothing noteworthy either.Not impressed with the whole Queen's Wharf precinct really, although a fair bit wasn't open
Just to expand on this, anyone getting promo's in their email inboxes about all sorts of sales? Companies trying to keep some kind of turnover in the post-christmas slump.Retail's been in structural decline ever since the internet was invented. But at the moment it's a seasonality thing on account of summer being when people spend their money doing things.
You haven't been to Perth, have you?After having lived there, I can see why people call brisbane "brisvegas" in jest. It's just so unremarkable in every way. I mean there's nothing wrong with it, but there's nothing noteworthy either.
The most forgettable city I've ever been to.
having grown up in Brisbane calling it jest , might be rather generous , derision comes to my mind ,After having lived there, I can see why people call brisbane "brisvegas" in jest. It's just so unremarkable in every way. I mean there's nothing wrong with it, but there's nothing noteworthy either.
The most forgettable city I've ever been to.
Nah perth's way better. Brisbane's too far inland to even really have accessible beaches. Not to mention the trek up/down the coast is so much more noteworthy in perth. With brisbane you either head down to the gold coast (which is memorable but for all the wrong reasons) or up to the sunshine coast (where every person you see is a retiree) and that's it. North of the sunshine coast is a wasteland and south of the gold coast gets you to byron bay (bong head central).You haven't been to Perth, have you?
There is a self-promotional ad on Ch 7 regularly, "The best Channel in the World Ever",Nah perth's way better. Brisbane's too far inland to even really have accessible beaches. Not to mention the trek up/down the coast is so much more noteworthy in perth. With brisbane you either head down to the gold coast (which is memorable but for all the wrong reasons) or up to the sunshine coast (where every person you see is a retiree) and that's it. North of the sunshine coast is a wasteland and south of the gold coast gets you to byron bay (bong head central).
Otherwise you head inland to toowoomba and omfg, what a hole...
But with perth, the entire coastline (north or south) is absolutely gorgeous and the beaches are right on the cbd's doorstep. The nightlife leaves a bit to be desired (not least of all because all the young people are out working FIFO) but that's really only on par with brisbane so it doesn't lose any points (relatively speaking) there.
Eh there's some good/memorable places on the east coast, brisbane just isn't one of them.There is a self-promotional ad on Ch 7 regularly, "The best Channel in the World Ever",
To Me and She Who is Never Wrong "Perth is the Best Place in the World Ever".
Everyone has their likes and dislikes, ours is anything East of the WA/SA Border.
When it comes to that lot over there we don't exist.
@over9k Many years ago we spent some time in Qld and Brisvages didn't impress one little bit.Eh there's some good/memorable places on the east coast, brisbane just isn't one of them.
have never been overly impressed with the Gold Coast , and my father resisted buying a block of land on the North Coast for 50 pounds ( circa 1965 ) they call that place now Coolum Beach )@over9k Many years ago we spent some time in Qld and Brisvages didn't impress one little bit.
Wasn't that wrapped in the Gold or Sunshine Coast areas ether.
Certain areas of the Gold Coast are OK for 1 day visits, I don't think I would like to live there though. It's full of crime and flogs.have never been overly impressed with the Gold Coast , and my father resisted buying a block of land on the North Coast for 50 pounds ( circa 1965 ) they call that place now Coolum Beach )
more of a bush-land ( and/or well above sea level ) person myself
and i can't leave Sydney soon enough when i have to go there
i used to have ( distant ) relatives that lived in Southport and Coolangatta in the 1950s/1980s , i assume they have all passed away , nowCertain areas of the Gold Coast are OK for 1 day visits, I don't think I would like to live there though. It's full of crime and flogs.
My father bought a farm in the Tweed Heads area in the early 60s, the govt forced him to sell because they said they were going to put a road through the centre of his block, but instead developed the land for houses.
Other relatives bought a block on the oceanfront at Southport at the end of where Smith Street is now. The council later purchased the land after it was zoned for a park, it sat vacant for 20 years and then they rezoned it to build highrises on it.
depending on their heritage , they may have family memories of hyper-inflation where squillions turn into dollars in weekshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...alian-retirees-aren-t-spending-their-pensions
Yep, noticed this with the parents and their friends - they've started fretting about money despite having squillions in the bank.
Not sure how generational it is or an age thing or flashbacks to the "recession we had to have" or a combination of all three.
No increase of income vs increase of expenses and uncertainty: you tighten.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...alian-retirees-aren-t-spending-their-pensions
Yep, noticed this with the parents and their friends - they've started fretting about money despite having squillions in the bank.
Not sure how generational it is or an age thing or flashbacks to the "recession we had to have" or a combination of all three.
none so blind , as those who do not want to see ( an old proverb )No increase of income vs increase of expenses and uncertainty: you tighten.
If you do not as a habit, you are broke by the time you retired
Inflation is still double digit for us this year
Petrol, insurance premiums ( medical, car, home), rates and fee/taxes, entertainment ( cafe, restaurant, travels)
And the above capture 90% of our expenses: we are roughly self-sufficient food, utilities.. so yes far more careful than when working
Plus RE going down/ not increasing.so less of the feeling of being a Rockefeller
Add the sxxt governments and their economic impact everyone but blind Freddy can see...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...alian-retirees-aren-t-spending-their-pensions
Yep, noticed this with the parents and their friends - they've started fretting about money despite having squillions in the bank.
Not sure how generational it is or an age thing or flashbacks to the "recession we had to have" or a combination of all three.
@Dona Ferentes So will this mean in the future for substandard product from China????View attachment 192568
Oceania Glass has collapsed into administration, less than a year after dumping complaint
Australia’s only maker of architectural glass, Oceania Glass, has been placed in administration with 260 jobs on the line less than a year after warning China was dumping cheap products here.
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Australia’s largest glass maker and only maker of architectural glass, Oceania Glass, has been placed in administration less than a year after successfully arguing China and Thailand were dumping cheap glass into the Australian market.
Grant Thornton’s Lisa Gibb, Said Jahani and Matt Byrnes have been installed as administrators of the Dandenong-based company and will continue to run it while they assess the state of the business.
A current debt position has not been released by the administrators, however the company’s most recent annual report, for the year ended March 31, 2024, indicates at that time it had borrowings of $48.7m and overall liabilities of $118.8.m.
The company turned over $181.7m in that financial year, down from $207.9m, and employed 259 people.
Oceania lost $1.2m in that year, compared with a profit of $6.3m the previous year. The company is owned by private equity investors Crescent Capital Partners.
Oceania specialises in float glass, coated glass and laminated glass, and has distribution centres across Australia.
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