Getting there – Love Is___.

For all general questions about the Love Is___. event (September 9, 2011), please visit the FAQs page.

This year’s state event will be held at the Riverstage is located within the Central Business District. It is situated next to the Brisbane River and within the City Botanic Gardens. This information is from the Riverstage page.

Travelling to events

Public transport is recommended due to the lack of public car parking near the venue.

By bus

There are bus stops on Alice Street outside the City Botanic Gardens.

To get to Riverstage from Alice Street:

1. Enter the City Botanic Gardens main entrance (opposite Albert Street) and follow the main path through the Gardens.
2. Continue past the City Gardens Cafe. This path will take you to the top of the Riverstage complex.

Visit the TransLink website for bus timetables.

By train

To get to the City Botanic Gardens you can stop at either:

• South Bank Railway Station

To get to Riverstage from this station:

1. Follow the signs to the Maritime Museum/Goodwill Bridge.
2. Cross the Goodwill Bridge. This will take you to the bottom of the Riverstage complex and the gate entrance.

The distance from the rail station to Riverstage is approximately 1.1 kilometres and walking time is approximately 20 minutes.

• Central Station

To get to Riverstage from this station:

1. Exit out onto Ann Street and walk down to Edward Street (the end of Edward Street becomes Alice Street).
2. Follow Alice Street to the City Botanic Gardens main entrance (opposite Albert Street) and follow the main path through the gardens.
3. Continue past the City Gardens Cafe. This path will take you to the top of the Riverstage complex.

The distance from the rail station to Riverstage is approximately 2 kilometres and walking time is approximately 25 minutes.

By car

1. Travel up Alice Street, Brisbane (past the City Botanic Gardens).
2. Once you pass Government House, keep in the far left lane.
3. Exit left at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) sign into Gardens Point Road, before you reach the Riverside Expressway. Follow this road as it runs beside QUT.
4. You will reach a roundabout with a tree in the centre. Following the roundabout is a pedestrian/car shared zone. Immediately after this, on your right, is the Riverstage driveway.

During an event, the road will be closed from the roundabout. The roundabout becomes a pick-up/drop-off zone.

Car or Bus parking

There is no parking at Riverstage. However, you can park at South Bank and take a short stroll over the Goodwill Bridge to Riverstage.