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South Bank Parklands, opened to the public on 20 June , 1992 , is an area of parkland created on the site of Expo '88 , which was held in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . __TOC__ SOUTH BANK PARKLANDS South Bank Parklands are on the south bank of the Brisbane River , at South Bank , directly opposite the CBD , at the northern end of the suburb of South Brisbane . The parklands are connected to the Brisbane CBD by the Victoria Bridge at the northern end — and connected to both the Queensland University Of Technology and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens by the Goodwill Bridge at the southern end. The parklands have extensive gardens and water features, as well as an arbour which stretches from the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to the Goodwill Bridge. The parklands are home to many restaurants, shops, play areas, picnic areas, a cinema and an artificial beach. The parklands feature an outdoor market on Fridays (5pm-10pm), Saturdays (11am-5pm) and Sundays (9am-5pm). Around 11 million people visit South Bank each year, with approximately 98% of Brisbane residents having visited the parkland at some point. The South Bank Parklands are close to both the : Cultural Centre Busway Station — near the South Brisbane Station : South Bank Busway Station — near the South Bank Station THE SOUTH BANK PARKLANDS BEACH A feature of the parkland is its human-made 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:
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. PHOTOS OF SOUTH BANK PARKLANDS |
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