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THERE ARE A FEW NEW BRISBANE
TOURS YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE
WHILE IN TOWN:
Walk Brisbane
Whether you enjoy architecture, art, restaurants, stories, design,
history, gardens, coffee or just want to get to know the City better,
Walk Brisbane has a tour to suit. For foodies, the Laneways Café Tour
(Bean, Coffee Iconic and Felix in Burnett Lane) and the Sundowners
in the City tours are a must. Their new Small Bars of the Valley tour
takes guests on a three-hour bar tour of Fortitude Valley’s finest
establishments. www.walkbrisbane.com
HerStory
A revealing local journey and significant tale indeed. Get to know your
famous guide, novelist Rosa Caroline Praed (1851 – 1935), a woman
well ahead of her time and one of Australia’s most prolific authors. She
returns with her quick wit and social commentary, revealing a deeper
insight into the experience of local women through Brisbane’s HerStory.
From her perspective, strolling Brisbane together, you will discover
many of the extraordinary female characters who have contributed to
our city’s soul. Learn how challenges were faced and how innovation
has been achieved across the spectrum … marriage, science, politics,
education, employment and careers, transport, religion, cultural
awareness perspectives, the arts … all will be upturned!
BlackCard
Explore Brisbane with local Aboriginal tour guides as you walk
together in the footsteps of their ancestors through the heart of
Meeanjin (Brisbane City). BlackCard offers three different walking
tours in the heart of Brisbane city that provide a rare opportunity to
learn more about Brisbane’s Aboriginal history through the guides’
storytelling. Visiting significant spots like the Southbank Cultural
Precinct and Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition
Centre and other public art sites, tours range from 90 minutes to
three hours, with prices starting from $55.
www.theblackcard.com.au/tours
GOVLINK » ISSUE 2 2018