Hey Brisbane, over the past 30 days I walked the length of every trainline, totalling roughly 570km.

I did this as an attempt to raise money for The Cancer Council. I did this without walking on any train tracks, just footpaths and roads.

Here are some stats/opinions:

- Longest line: Sunshine Coast (143km)

- Shortest line: Doomben (11km)

- Hilliest Line: Sunshine Coast

- Flattest Line: Airport

- Favourite line to walk: Redcliffe Peninsula

- Most visited station: Brisbane Central (10 times)

- Number of blisters: 4

- Number of kids doing wheelies seen: 7

If you're interested in seeing more, you can check out the Instagram @fredos.trainline.trek

If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I'll happily answer :)

Hi everyone,

There was a post here about 8 months ago talking about a GP named Venkata Ramesh Nandamuri who has been charged with rape, sexual assault, and attempting to pervert the course of justice and breach of bail. This is just a PSA for anyone who has heard of or been to Optimum Men's Health Clinic in Fortitude Valley. He is operating under a slightly altered name as "Ram Nanda" (also in HotDoc) so that his name doesn't come up with the charges when searched online. It's a men's clinic because he's not allowed female patients in accordance with the Health Ombudsman!

My husband and I went to his clinic recently unknowingly and only found out when he sent an email that had his full name and I googled it. We are absolutely never returning and I wanted to let everyone know because this is very deceitful and I'm not sure is even allowed for him to shorten his name like that. I've included some links below -

Health Ombudsman:

https://www.oho.qld.gov.au/protective-orders/venkata-ramesh-nandamuri

From December 2025:

https://www.ntnews.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=NTWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ntnews.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Fbrisbane-gp-venkata-ramesh-nandamuri-accused-of-rape-breach-of-bail-in-jail-on-remand%2Fnews-story%2F0e076117ae5e3ab13db1ad361d145f02&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium

A couple of weeks ago:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.couriermail.com.au/health/brisbane-gp-facing-rape-charge-wins-bail-variation/news-story/838a734f2e71117cf97c1ea2580789d5%3famp

HotDoc Profile:

https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/fortitude-valley-QLD-4006/optimum-mens-health-clinic/doctors/dr-ram-nanda

Happy evening all, I hope the day has been kind to you, and the evening has brought some respite to your mind and body.

We all know a very thick fog bank descended upon us. I didn't realize how thick and heavy it was until my bus arrived at Cultural Centre Station. This is the thickest fog I've seen in a while. It basically just smothered the entire city.

But I thought it also made the bridges and the whole atmosphere at Southbank really surreal. And when you combine this with the stillness and silence of the pre-dawn day, I began feeling seriously strong Silent Hill vibes.

Standing under the Neville Bonner Bridge just on my lonesome in the night and fog felt eerie and I was always glad when the runners passed me by.

Here are some photos I took in the fog. Hopefully they give an idea of how different the city looked this morning.

Wishing a good evening and a great Friday.

Fog around the city this morning.

I'm looking at this from the inner north above Slutwytche Road. I'm thinking it's reminiscent of a "good sky day" in Beijing. The interesting thing is that this is about 10-15minutes from the CBD as the car drives on a good car day.

This wouldn't be any different under a state ALP government, looking to cut costs.

July 23, 2026

The seating capacity of Brisbane's NAC could be slashed for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games as pressures mount on the $7.1B venue budget. Earmarked as the world's best, it was promised by the state government in 2025 to have a more than 25000 seating capacity for the Games, with a legacy capacity of 8000 when the games are over.

However several people familiar with the project say temporary seating during the Olympic and Paralympic Games could be axed to keep the cost of building the Spring Hill venue, which must be funded from the $7.1B infrastructure program – down.

Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Jarrod Bleijie on Wednesday didn't say if the NAC's seating capacity would be reduced. 'Capacity has been detailed in the Delivery Plan, but obviously, as you'd appreciate, we're going through a process with GIICA at the moment for all the venues. We did ask them to look at the costings, because when you appoint architects and designers, they have to do it within budget. We've been abundantly clear on that. This design trio will develop an iconic new home for high performance aquatic athletes, as well as a legacy for community sport'.

Any reduced NAC capacity would come despite swimming being Australia's flagship Olympic sport and Los Angeles transforming SoFi Stadium into the biggest-ever 38000-seat temporary arena for the 2028 Games. New artist impressions reveal the venue will feature a stunning roofline imitating water and wind.

ARM Architecture and NH Architecture, in partnership with Arkhefield, will design and deliver the iconic swimming and water sports centre. It'll have new pools, a gym, high-performance centre and office spaces to complement the existing outdoor pools and amenities of the heritage-listed Centenary Pool.

ARM delivered Perth's RAC Arena and the redevelopment of Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, while NH Architecture delivered one of the nation's best sport and entertainment precincts, Melbourne Park. Arkhefield is responsible for South Bank's River Quay and the Waterfront Brisbane development. Four building contractors have been short-listed to deliver the National Aquatic Centre and they'll have until the end of the month to submit offers. The shortlist will be halved before a successful builder is selected by early 2027.

The NAC was proposed by Swimming Australia during GIICA's 100-day venue review, but was ultimately rejected by GIICA as not fit-for-purpose for Olympic and Paralympic aquatics competition.

GIICA warned the Spring Hill site's topography presented significant construction challenges while an independent assessment concluded costs were likely to be considerably higher than outlined in the proposal. It's understood the topography of the site and location of a 33KV electrical cable beneath it has already challenged planners. The state government sent GIICA back to the drawing board earlier this year to change the NAC's design due to cost pressures.

We moved into our place here in Brisbane nearly two years ago and only really know one neighbour by name. Growing up it felt like everyone knew everyone. Has that changed where you live?

Hi Brissy,

Off the back of yesterday's post about CellOPark being generally bad, it reminded me to share the update I received from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on the 29th May, 2026. Screenshots attached.

I submitted the complaint on the 15th January 2025, regarding the emails received from CellOPark about transitioning to OPark, their backtrack, and my concerns about my data security. Namely, that my personal and credit card details were present in the OPark app upon following the details in the email from CellOPark to sign in.

As part of the complaint to OAIC, I provided details of the timeline, situation, my concerns, and full emails from CellOPark and my responses to them, requesting confirmation that my data was safe (with evidence of this) and a proper explanation for the circumstances.

OAIC's email after almost 1.5 years essentially told me they didn't believe there was cause for them to investigate further as they didn't believe there had been a data breach, but said I was welcome to provide more information if I wanted them to continue investigating.

Look, I will admit that's where I called it. I cared enough to submit the complaint, but after 1.5 years, it's a lot of admin to re-find everything I would have needed to continue to dispute this.

Just wanted to share the update in case anyone else was interested or tried this avenue too.

Privatised parking with dodgy vendors sucks.

Somebody painted a Lime scooter grey.

Hi. So I am considering buying a two-bedrooms flat in Brisbane next year on a single income. My salary is near 100K a year. I have two teen kids. I won't be a first time buyer. Has anyone bought recently an apartment on a single income around 100k? How did it go? Were you easily approved for a bank loan or you faced some difficulty? How much over the price of the apartment was your offer so you could get accepted?

Hey guys!
If this post isn’t suitable please suggest alternatives as I can’t figure out where to post.

Anyone in Brisbane been bitten by our wonderful paralysis ticks and developed a bite wound that looks like this? I got bitten almost a month ago now and this is tonight.

Any good places to go in brisbane to get tested for any tick diseases? My GP is closed til monday. :)

You know the one, a fresh bun, iceberg lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, bbq sauce, a homemade /style pattie, beetroot and of course crunchy chips covered in chicken salt. Preferably under $15 for the plain burger, no chips.

Maybe cheese, carrot, a fried egg and pineapple for those hungrier days!

Where can I find this? Too many American style burgers abound.

Hi all. I'm looking to take my Dad on a City Cat adventure for his birthday on Monday. He's 85 and I hope it will make a nice day out for us... but I have questions. I checked online but seem to have trust issues and I would appreciate any advice from City Cat users.

BATHROOMS

Do City Cats have bathrooms? He's on medications that mean this could be an issue.

PARKING and START POINT

We are coming from the northside... I was hoping to park at Toowong or West End and go from there but we are open to suggestions. He can't walk too far so I am aware I may need to drop him off and walk back to him after parking. If anyone has any tips about parking or which terminals would be a good starting point I'm all ears.

SNACKS and STOPS

If anyone has any "must do" coffee/snack/lunch spots near any ferry stops- or any stops worth disembarking from for other reasons then fire away please.

Usually I would have time to do a reconnaissance mission and see for myself but that hasn't worked out this time.

I welcome and tips and suggestions.

Thanks

It was a bit foggy this morning.

Maybe you thought it wasn't great at first but now you'd happily live there. Which suburb surprised you?

Hi Reddit! I have two tickets to see the Silversun Pickups at the tivoli tomorrow on the 24th of July. I broke a toe earlier this week so cannot attend. Wondering if anyone would like to buy these tockets for this sold out show that will no doubt excellent.

Tickets are 99$ (same as I paid for them) each, and I would prefer to sell the two together. They arw etickets but they can be securely transferred to another person with a ticketmaster account.

If you are interested please comment here to mesage me directly.

Severe social anxiety here and I generally avoid making calls to anyone/hotlines in general. Just wondering if they could end up calling 000 on me, or could they track my location? I want help, I’m ok to be admitted but at the same time I’m afraid they’ll take me too seriously lol

At the same time could I ask if patients are usually admitted at the hospital they go to the emergency department at? Or do they transfer you to the hospital that serves the area you’re located in? I work at the MH services at the hospital I live nearby hence I’d like to not be admitted there.