Taxpayers fork out millions to remove former floating restaurant Drift from Brisbane River

Taxpayers have forked out $3.8 million to remove a flood-damaged restaurant from Brisbane's Bicentennial Bikeway and river after it was damaged in this year's floods.The 200-tonne structure was pushed up onto the Bicentennial Bikeway during flooding earlier this year

The state government in March instructed the Queensland Reconstruction Authority to use its powers to remove itThe structure of the former floating restaurant known as Drift was swept onto the Bicentennial Bikeway during the late February floods., under the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act, which had only been exercised once before following the 2011 floods.

The state government in late March said an independent engineering report had found serious safety issues with the structure, warning "in its current state, the pontoon is considered to be at risk of immediate and sudden collapse". Workers in April began cutting the structure into several sections in order to remove it from the bikeway.

cbdbug Risky building or mine? Govts should require a cleanup bond as part of the DA

Drift...!!!!!!!!! 😂🤣😂

What happened to the insurance ?

Well if it was dealt with promptly at the very start instead of argybargy finger pointing, it probably would have cost a lot less.

The owner obviously played the State Govt like a fiddle. qldpol

can we stop using the term 'fork out'. it reminds me of muppets with tonnes of cash, tiresomely complaining that they do not have a cent. 🐤🐤🐤 just putting it out there

mmm... so the owner doesn't pay? of course not! the taxpayer always seems to pay in the end don't they... 🙄

The name - checks out

Did the floating restaurant not have insurance?

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