Brisbane Expo 88 site - after the deluge

Hi there, well it's now Saturday 15th January - three days after the peak - and the River is now officially subsiding. Today has been designated 'official clean-up' day and all over Brisbane people are donning their rubber boots and gloves and sunscreen to help in the effort. Public transport has returned to a Saturday time table today, after a few days of disruption, and some of the inner city bridges remain blocked from traffic. Access to South Bank Parklands - the former World Expo '88 site - and South Brisbane Railway station is limited, as most of South Bank, South Brisbane, and West End is flood affected.

As I've been trawling the net, I've found some more World Expo '88 heritage images taken during the flood.

First one here is of riverside sculpture "Man and Matter" by Peter D Cole, which was commissioned for the Expo's riverside boardwalk. It was re-located to the riverside boardwalk at Kangaroo Point, just nearby South Bank Parklands, at the conclusion of the Expo. Here the several figures can be seen 'walking on water'....

Photo courtesy of Griffith University friend Douglas Pacheco's Facebook stream.

Second photo is of the famous Wheel of Brisbane, at the former Expo site itself, whose base has been flooded with water. Water from the River inundated most of the riverside walk of South Bank, and also Street's Beach (the artificial sand beach at South Bank) was also affected.

The Queensland Cultural Centre nearby was also affected, but it's lucky that the Nepal Peace Pagoda from Expo, just next to the Wheel, just didn't 'float away'. I have yet to visit the Pagoda as most of South Bank is closed off, but I'm hoping that the inside of the Pagoda - where we host a special World Expo '88 commemorative display - has not been affected.

I'll post more photos of the South Bank site and Expo '88 heritage items during the flood as they become available.

Photo courtesy of icestorm77's Twitter feed.