2008-08-05T19:16:00.001-07:00

.... University Of Queensland Gardens and Lakes as at July 2008 .....

..... Photos taken by Ken Aitken in July 2008 ....
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..... There is a Ferry Cat which picks the students
from the West End Ferry Terminal
and takes them up the river to University
Of Queensland Terminal. The University is five
minutes up the hill where you enter the
near the Student Union Buildings .....
See the Website on the new Ferry Cat
which now joins the whole
of Brisbane by the River ....
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..... Brisbane's new Eleanor Schonell Bridge
is Australia's first pedestrian, cycle and
bus bridge. The A$55 million bridge is
designed to carry buses, cyclists, pedestrians
and emergency service vehicles .......
Read more about it at this website.

Eleanor Schonell, after whom the bridge was named,
was a noted teacher, academic and author.
Her pioneering work with disabled children
established an international reputation for
the University of Queensland.

..... Walking back to the Student Union buildings .....

...... the view over the third lake
from a different position ........

...... the view over the third lake
with the reflections of trees and clouds
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...... Ibis feeding on the edges of the third lake ....

...... Wood ducks feeding in the grass beside the lakes ....

....... the view over the third
lake with its footbridge ........

...... the lake with the fountain (view pdf at 100%)
in the third of threelakes on Campus ...

..... A white crane with its reflection
feeding on the edge of the first lake .....

..... there are three lakes on campus you
can now wander down amongst ..... absolutely beautiful !!!
with waterbirds, trees, reflections and wildlife .....

..... the main student path going down
to the new Eleanor Schonell Bridge .....

..... The soft ball diamond on the left of

the main student path .....

See the location of this new oval at ....

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University of Queensland Gardens and Lakes in July 2008