| Howard Smith Wharves | |
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 Howard Smith Wharves, 2019 | |
| Location | Boundary Street, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′47″S 153°02′13″E / 27.463°S 153.0369°E |
| Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | c. 1934–1940s circa |
| Official name | Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane Central Wharves |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 4 February 1997 |
| Reference no. | 601781 |
| Significant period | c. 1935–1960s (historical) 1930s–1940s (fabric) |
| Significant components | wharf/dock/quay, views to, bridge/viaduct – road, natural feature – cliff, pylon/s, air raid shelter, pile/s, shed – storage, views from, docking/loading facility, office/administration building |
  Location of Howard Smith Wharves in Queensland | |
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| Location | Fortitude Valley Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Brisbane City Council | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | RiverCity Ferries | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 321208 | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Howard Smith Wharves is a heritage-listed wharf on the Brisbane River at Boundary Street, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1939 to 1942. It is also known as Brisbane Central Wharves. The 3.5-hectare (8.6-acre) site is one of the most culturally and historically significant riverfront locations in Brisbane. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 February 1997.[1]
In 2009, Brisbane City Council proposed an extensive commercial development of the site that includes hotel, sport and entertainment facilities in new or refurbished old buildings. This plan was rejected by the local community which resulted in a revised plan incorporating greater public space and less commercial development. The revised plan was then rejected by the Queensland Government over concerns with flooding.
In 2013, Brisbane City Council again requested proposals from interested parties to redevelop the site. In 2014, a preferred candidate was named, and in 2015, a development application for the design was approved. This new redeveloped site was opened in late 2018.[2][3]
A new ferry terminal on the RiverCity Ferries network opened at the site in 2020.[4][5] It is served by CityHopper ferry services and Cross River ferry services to Holman Street.
- ^ "Howard Smith Wharves (entry 601781)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Howard Smith Wharves Revitalisation Project". Brisbane City Council. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Howard Smith Wharves". Hutchinson Builders. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Brisbane to get new inner-city ferry terminal". Brisbane Times. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Stone, Lucy (17 December 2019). "Construction timeline for Howard Smith Wharves ferry terminal". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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