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Starts 08/29/2024 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Star Grand Hotel, the new Star Brisbane casino... opened on 29 August 2024".

Start: Aug 29, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Star Brisbane Opens at Queen's Wharf

The first phase of Queen's Wharf Brisbane, the AUD $3.6BN riverside district built around the historic Queen's Wharf site, opened to the public as Star Brisbane.

The first phase of Queen's Wharf Brisbane, the $3.6 billion precinct, opened Thursday, August 29, 2024, as the first of a multi-phased reveal^[2]
Phase one included 7.5 hectares of public space, the Neville Bonner Bridge to South Bank, Sky Deck, Miller Park, and The Star Grand with 340 hotel rooms, an event centre with a 1,440-seat ballroom, dining and the casino floor (subject to regulatory approvals)^[2]
Later phases bring the Dorsett and Rosewood hotel tower, luxury retail, heritage buildings and a gymnasium^[2]
The district spans 26 hectares of land and water, is led by the Destination Brisbane Consortium, and aims to draw over 1.5 million extra tourists and create over 8,000 jobs^[3]
Excavation removed almost half a million cubic metres for a five-storey basement car park, finished in 2019^[3]

Cost A$3.6B

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Happened as dated, per the source: "The Star Grand Hotel, the new Star Brisbane casino... opened on 29 August 2024".
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Queen's Wharf Brisbane - Opening Date Announced
queenswharfbrisbane.com.au· Published Jun 1, 2024· 4% of score
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