Young families perused organic beetroots and exotic mushrooms at Brisbane’s newest farmer’s market on a recent weekend, showing no sign of being bothered that they were shopping in the shadow of one of Australia’s largest slaughterhouses.
This all turned sour after Mr Irvine bought the sprawling block of land directly across the road from ACC, infuriating the Lee family, who feared the lifestyle businesses proposed would jeopardise the critical industrial zoning. The market was yet another inappropriate lifestyle development threatening to squeeze out businesses with enormous investments in industrial operations, he said.
“Our advice is that the event is lawful in this location, and it is upsetting that one complaint is stifling an entire community’s access to a safe event.”The modification to its frequency has infuriated supporters of the market and led to some asking why the two can’t just get along. “And then you ask yourself ‘how long are we here for?’ Because we’ve got to spend about $15 million every year on the facility just to be at business as usual,” Mr Lee said.
Property Council Queensland executive director Jess Caire warned Brisbane’s industrial land supply would be exhausted within 10 to 15 years.