The Mt Coot-tha Quarry could undergo a transformation for the community to use as a local destination.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said there was potential to transform them into tourism,environmental and recreational destinations.
“Just like the desolate industrial precinct on the banks of the Brisbane River was transformed into South Bank after Expo ’88,these two quarries present similar opportunities,” he said.
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“Brisbane needs more experiences to grow our tourism economy and the Mt Coot-tha and Pine Mountain quarries could one day become destinations people from across the world want to see.”
Schrinner said the Eden Project in the United Kingdom and Gardens by the Bay in Singapore are great examples of what Mt Coot-tha could be transformed into while Tasmania’s Blue Derby mountain bike trails could suit Pine Mountain Quarry.
“I’m genuinely excited our community will be able to help shape the future of our quarries and we want everyone to have their say to help us make Brisbane even better,” he said.
Mt Coot-tha Quarry has served Brisbane residents for more than a century and still supplies an estimated 96 per cent of asphalt aggregate for Brisbane roads.