Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

'l'he Courie r Mail 5 January 1977 She will tral'el by lnunch down the Bris– bane Rll'er from Too– v.iong to a alte near the Victoria Bridge, whrre she 11·111 switch on a floating fountain. The rtoodltt lountnln wtll send Jets or "'Rtcr to 75 metres. Secondn ry Jet s will shoot wnter nbout 30 metres. Actlvat.lon or the foun– tain will commcmorntc the Queen's slh-rr Jubilee Australlnn tour. First t\'Ork on Ihe South BrtshRne complex. a prcpnrntor.v rnntract ~·hlch pRl'rs the wnr rnr mRJor bulldln, rontrncts. 9,•n!, M II rtr.ri Inst. ,vrn r. Qucr nslRttrt bu llrtinq C"''' rRclors E. /\. Wnt ts Pt )' . I, t d .. won the Sl.200,000 Rtntc On ·prn– ment. contrAcl. The cont rnct O\'ol\'C th• demolition nf s<Jm~ bud<lin~s. construe ton or beginning Ten • lffl • nt Tenders for the first major construction of the $47 million riverside cultural complex at South Brisbane are expected to be called before the end of the month. Ch:1irmnn or LIie pl. n– t1i 11g nncl cst:dJli!ih lllt!lll CO lH 111 I l L(• C fur Ihr– Q tl CC 11 s 1 n net CHI lira! CchLrc. Sir D,wld 1\1111r, s, cl 1hc calllng or ten – ders for t,hc pMJl'!cL w :LS im11tl11c11t.. ''file flr:,,l :,t,n,H' would include t lie ro11Mru ,urn or the u·t ~nllery, 1111t11w– riurn rtlld l'C.1.illllll'Ul\l nnd part or the flln:m \Vork nlrc.ldy unrit..•r– wnr on thf" n.1\·rn1dl· "il!1' WMi ]H'l•lunlnary cJr ,ri 1~. IJen11t1f1c.,1 lnn :\IHI lltC" er,, •lion of II fount.1111 'l'lt\· fountnh1. \\ntl'h \''ill M'llll J1•t• .-, nf \\'al PJ' tlb(UIL 4i'J lllctre,~ lll~h \\"I tll . condtll) ' JCl,', to n hout O lllC' l'C'S, wlll Uc rnmplc-tC'rl for t,hp \'IMt or t lt<" Queen Io Ur1:-;hllnl' In • l :1r h . Shr- wl ll n,·ti\'nl-<' tile fl on t..ln 1oun1nt11 to opf'n tl1t· 111 •-t p ,rt L'f 1llr r11l• t 11r t.l r om11lf•-..:-, aw l 1(1 f O 'll!W"'ll!Or.11 c lll't' :,,l(\'t.:r pt bill.~ !:::. r U n 1 u l ,a1q •:tt 111: ( ,tl lll llJ-lpr> \\ ;l , ,l\\'llll lng \1 I i .d lt•n· ·1r11 ... l ,Ip• 1>n ,, .d for I hr rt c,lllrrr pLtfll1111J.: t.,11fnrl' fll{'t•l !11 • t,o 1,,,,s op r n1111n,·11c!t1• t i,J ll.'i r,11 llli' IC'!lcl~r;, LO ht"' (' llil"rl He sai,t thnt the art gnllcry should be opcr– nt111 hy H>80. The second slnqr, Ute J)Cl'f(tr/11111[; arts COllllJICX, wn.s plnnncct to he opern– t m g by 1!.181, t ile 111Ul'iOUIII third stng • hy 1982 anct th fmal stu .;c, the lihrHry by IDU3, ' ' Co sts und1111Utcd tv Will ll\C1'4"U. b ' t.114"11 ,·• !-:-1r Dn\'ltl s111d, ··out on v !'.\II 11 111crrn'-<'·'- w-111 be clu~c MJlt{\' 1,1, 1nfl,1tton.'' "1/tc G o\ (ll'l\lllCllt h i\ mutlt\ It q111tC' clcur t-0 m tl111l t.lH:' Ct'llll'l' woul,j br• lmllL 011 u rn-,t :.I rnrl r, lJ;lSt>rl on o cto l:'r J.);.1 •· r11r,· 1r:ill~c tl1at 11,. Jl.1111>11 \Vtll 1nr n•11."-'' 11!1., l... ,t 1111,11• 1 (UHi \\'Ill ,U.."C('i>/ !h.tl , hlll nnl 011~· ol!l('r 1, 111• ol c·o-.t Jm•n•,1:,c!) U('Cil\1 ~ \\'(' nn• ,1 ,1J • ,11-! with 1till,1tll111, I '.\·1t·1hl llf' 1111f1tir tn 1111 h pr,jr11 ,,f1 c1):'lt on thl' 1·•1iupl1•tt•d cnmptc,,, ~111I