LNP: Fountains

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Brisbane news: Mayor Graham Quirk pledges to install fountain in Brisbane River

NEW fountains will be built in King George Square and in the suburbs under a $6 million election pledge from Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, as new details emerge about a proposed fountain in the middle of the Brisbane River.

A $3 million water feature will be built in King George Square, while two other fountains were promised for Dowse Lagoon at Sandgate and the lake at Forest Lake.

Cr Quirk also revealed plans for a $2 million river-based fountain just east of the Victoria Bridge, which he said would be built later this year as money was allocated to it in last year's budget.

"It will have 12 jets with varying designs of those jets throughout the course of the day," he said.

King George Square had a controversial $28 million re-design in 2009 which saw greenery and the fountain removed ...

More > http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/council-elections/brisbane-news-mayor-graham-quirk-pledges-to-install-fountain-in-brisbane-river/news-story/f864fef5afbd38c50cb4fa7c8ac1a8f0

[aldonius]

KGS desperately needs some water features and more shade.

[#Metro]

This is getting silly.

FOUNTAINS?

FIX THE BUS NETWORK GRAHAM!!

[ozbob]

It is becoming a campaign tragedy of comic mega proportions 

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk wants to spend $6m on water features to build Brisbane into "new world city" #7News pic.twitter.com/y6kp3qe9VT

— 7 News Queensland (@7NewsQueensland) February 15, 2016

[red dragin]

KGS desperately needs some water features and more shade.

Agreed on the shade aspect!

If people really want to see a fountain in the middle of a body of water, there is one in Roma St Parklands that's already working (except today )

[verbatim9]

Apparently fountains are returning as the last ones didnt recycle water. The new ones are very water and energy efficient and dont have to be turned off, unlike the old ones.

[verbatim9]

KGS desperately needs some water features and more shade.

I like those mini water features that come out of the footpath. You could have those either side of KGS to buffer the noise from Adelaide and Ann st.

[Gazza]

How do fountains buffer noise?

[verbatim9]

They do it in the Netherlands to drown out traffic noise. Same applies anywhere as the traffic and pedestrian noise becomes loader and loader the fountains become higher and more powerful acting as a sound barrier.

[ozbob]

It is becoming a campaign tragedy of comic mega proportions 

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk wants to spend $6m on water features to build Brisbane into "new world city" #7News pic.twitter.com/y6kp3qe9VT

— 7 News Queensland (@7NewsQueensland) February 15, 2016

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Mark Bailey MP ‏@MarkBaileyMP 6h

.While back flows still needed to reduce flooding in Fairfield, @TeamQuirk wasting $6m on fountains! @CrNicJ @Rod4Bris @7NewsQueensland

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Nicole Johnston ‏@CrNicJ 6h

@MarkBaileyMP @teamquirk @Rod4Bris @7NewsQueensland I'm just shocked at the waste and wrong priorities. $6m would pay for backflow valves