50-842: The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a plaque on Fortitude Valley 's Walk of Fame in the Brunswick Street Mall . The 2006 Q Song Awards winners. The 2007 Q Song Awards took place on 14 August 2007. The winners are listed below. The 2008 Q Song Awards took place in August 2008 at The Tivoli in Fortitude Valley . The event
100-826: A growing population in the area. It was Brisbane's first new inner city school in more than 50 years, built vertically to fit in with the increased population density of the suburb. A Primitive Methodist church opened in October 1861 in Windmill Street (now McLachlan Street). All Hallows' School opened on 1 November 1861 by the Sisters of Mercy in the Dean's Cottage beside the Catholic Cathedral (now Old St Stephen's Church ) in Adelaide Street in
150-638: A new school building in Ivory Street opening onto Hope Street at the rear. The new school opened in January 1889. In 1952 Brisbane City Council announced that it would be undertaking work in Ivory Street as part of a solution to eliminate traffic bottlenecks and St Patrick's School was one of the affected properties. In 1955 the school buildings were relocated to the church grounds in Morgan Street. The school closed on 19 November 1982. 1891 saw
200-543: A number of parks, including: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means
250-402: A piece of land in Fortitude Valley and supporters of the Fortitude Valley site pointed out that it would allow stronger foundations compared to the swampy site proposed at Adelaide Street in the existing commercial district. However, a petition was raised in support of the Adelaide Street site and with the support of Charles Moffatt Jenkinson , the mayor of Brisbane in 1914, it was chosen over
300-435: A population of 9,708 people. Fortitude Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Chinatown Mall is a pedestrian street which occupies all of Duncan Street opened in 1987 as the first step to the revitalisation of Fortitudes Valley's entertainment district. The Mall runs parallel to Brunswick Street Mall, and connects Wickham Street and Ann Street. The 1990s saw the development of Fortitude Valley into
350-534: A smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996
400-769: A taxi home are set up at various strategic points and enable easy access without the need to hail a cab. Fortitude Valley has five locations with these ranks on Friday and Saturday night. Funding for this free service is provided by the Brisbane City Council, the Queensland State Government and the Taxi Council of Queensland. These secure ranks are staffed by taxi supervisors and security guards to ensure commuters an orderly and safe environment whilst they wait for service. A 'Chaplain' service also operates where some people might be suffering
450-655: A thriving live music scene and nightclub district. In 1991, the Brunswick Street pedestrian shopping mall was established. Thereafter, the Brisbane City Council led a concerted urban renewal campaign, encouraging high density residential development around the suburb. In 2012, around 50,000 people head to Fortitude Valley's clubs, pubs and restaurants each weekend night. Around 30 venues are licensed to trade until 3:00 am. In 1999, residents' complaints about neighbouring clubs' live music threatened
500-493: Is a Catholic faith based private school in Fortitude Valley. It is said to be Queensland's oldest secondary school. There were no government secondary schools in Fortitude Valley (the nearest was Kelvin Grove State College ) until the start of 2020 when the new Fortitude Valley State Secondary College opened. Bigsound is an annual three-day music conference, industry showcase and festival taking place across
550-854: Is a private secondary school (Years 7 to 12), run as a democratic community school with full input from parents, teachers and students. It opened in July 2021 and in 2024 catered to caters to 60 students in Years 7 to 10. There is one government High School in the Valley - Fortitude Valley State Secondary College. This school was opened in 2020 on the same grounds as the old Fortitude Valley State Primary School. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School (in Spring Hill ) and New Farm State School (in New Farm ). All Hallows' School
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#1732797638246600-724: Is excited to begin the application process for the QMAs, and celebrate the new timing of the Awards moving to the annual date of March in 2015. We wanted to ensure that the finalists and winners were given the uncompromised attention that they deserve." The 2015 QMA Awards took place on 30 March 2015 at Brisbane Powerhouse and hosted by Sarah Howells and Fred Leone. 22 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. The 2016 QMA Awards took place on 21 March 2016 at Brisbane Powerhouse and hosted by Gen Fricker . The winners are listed below. The 2017 QMA Awards took place on 27 March 2017 at
650-472: Is home to a range of cafes, restaurants, boutique stores, luxury hotels, and James Street Palace Cinemas. The Calile Hotel is situated on James Street, and houses boutique stores and restaurants. Angelorum College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 377 St Pauls Terrace ( 27°27′20″S 153°01′58″E / 27.4556°S 153.0327°E / -27.4556; 153.0327 ( Angelorum College ) ). In 2017,
700-652: Is one of the hubs of Brisbane's nightlife, renowned for its nightclubs, bars and adult entertainment. Fortitude Valley is built upon a low-lying marshy flat, immediately northeast of the Brisbane central business district . Originally inhabited by the Meanjin peoples of the Turrbal and Jagera/Yuggera Indigenous groups. Later on, Scottish immigrants from the ship Fortitude arrived in Brisbane in 1849 in hopes to take
750-422: Is to manage the impacts of music noise on residents and businesses without compromising the viability of the entertainment industry in Fortitude Valley. That resulted in 2005 in Fortitude Valley becoming Australia's first "Special Entertainment Precinct", designed to protect both live music and new residents through planning restrictions. The Special Entertainment Precinct status exempts entertainment venues within
800-530: The 2016 census , Fortitude Valley had a population of 6,978 people, 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. The median age of the Fortitude Valley population was 31 years, 7 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 4.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.7% of the population. 46.1% of people living in Fortitude Valley were born in Australia, compared to
850-691: The Brisbane Powerhouse . 24 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. The 2018 QMA Awards took place on 14 May 2018 at the Royal International Convention Centre , Brisbane. 23 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. The 2019 QMA Awards took place on 19 March 2019 at the Royal International Convention Centre , Brisbane. The event was hosted by Patience Hodgson and Mel Buttle . 23 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. The 2020 QMA Awards took place on 3 March 2020 at
900-785: The Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane and included performances from The night featured performances from Jaguar Jonze , Cub Sport , Nat Dunn , Busby Marou and Order Sixty6. The winners are listed below. The 2021 QMAs took place at the Fortitude Music Hall on 5 May 2021. The winners are listed below. The 2022 QMAs were held at Fortitude Music Hall on 29 March 2022. the nominees were announced on 24 February 2022. The winners are listed below. The 2023 QMA's occurred on 28 March 2023 at The Fortitude Music Hall. The winners are listed below. The 2024 QMA's took place on 17 April 2024 at The Fortitude Music Hall. The event
950-1149: The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
1000-485: The Old Museum Building, Brisbane . The event was hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Howells. It featured performances from Elixir featuring Katie Noonan, Emma Louise, The Medics, DZ Deathrays, Streamer Bendy and the students from Brisbane's Aboriginal Centre of Performing Arts . The winners are listed below. The 2012 QMA Awards took place on 14 August 2012 at the Old Museum Building, Brisbane . The event
1050-498: The 1970s. Big Gay Day is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride festival held over one day in and around the Wickham Hotel in Fortitude Valley. The celebration raises money for LGBTQIA+ groups such as GLWA and Open Doors. Previous entertainment has included various local and international DJ's, performers such as Marcia Hines , Melanie C and TV Rock as well as drag shows. The Commercial Swimming Club trains at
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#17327976382461100-531: The Brisbane town centre. It was the first secondary school for girls in Queensland. Needing more space to accommodate a growing school they moved on 1 November 1863 to the house Adderton on Duncan's Hill in Fortitude Valley. In 1862 the Jireh Baptist Church opened in Fortitude Valley. A Primitive Methodist church opened at 483 Brunswick Street on Sunday 15 October 1876. A post office
1150-556: The Foresters' Arms Hotel near the corner of Ann and Brunswick Streets, diagonally opposite the Royal George Hotel. The first purpose-built school opened at 95 Brookes Street on 12 August 1867. In 1874 an additional building was erected at 99 Brookes Street and the school was split into two separate departments - Fortitude Valley Boys' State School, and Fortitude Valley Girls' and Infants' State School. The year 1887 witnessed
1200-665: The Fortitude Valley site. Jenkinson committed the council to that decision by selling the site in Fortitude Valley to the Catholic Church for the construction of the Holy Name Cathedral (a project that, although commenced, made little progress and was eventually abandoned). From the early 1900s through to the 1960s, the thriving shopping precinct was dominated by McWhirters , Beirne's and, later, Overells' department stores. The Overells Building
1250-641: The Infants' School merged with the Fortitude Valley State School. The school closed in December 2013 due to low student numbers, despite a prolonged campaign by parents and students to keep it open. The Queensland Government argued that there was another school only 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away that could accommodate the students. However, it was reopened in January 2020 as Fortitude Valley State Secondary College in response to
1300-537: The Valley Fiesta include Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, Katie Noonan , Tim Rogers , Butterfingers , Evermore and The Preatures on the Brunswick Street Mall stage and Nick Skitz and End Of Fashion at surrounding venues. The International Jazz Festival replaced the biennial Valley Jazz Festival in 2013. The festival is put on by Jazz Queensland. It is 5 five day festival generally held during
1350-477: The Valley Pool and has produced many Olympic and World Champions. In October 1991, artist Jack Karlson was arrested at a Fortitude Valley Chinese restaurant for unknown reasons, which was filmed by Chris Reason as part of a news report. Karlson proclaimed during his arrest that the arrest was Democracy Manifest . The video and Karlson became a popular internet meme in the years thereafter. There are
1400-645: The Valley as a hub of commerce from the late 1890s. In the late 19th century, commercial activities in Brisbane were divided along religious lines, with Protestant shopkeepers setting up along Queen and Adelaide Streets in the central business district, and shops operated by Roman Catholics in Stanley Street , South Brisbane . However, in the 1893 Brisbane flood (and again in 1897), major floods wiped out many shops in South Brisbane, and owners in that area decided to move and set up operations north of
1450-764: The area from the amplified noise requirements of the Liquor Act 1992 , and allows council to manage amplified music noise under the Amplified Music Venues Local Law 2006. But it also requires new residential and accommodation development construction to achieve a minimum noise reduction of 25 decibels in the 63 hertz frequency band. The Fortitude Valley Drink Safe Precinct was a two-year-long trial starting in December 2010. Trials also took place in Surfers Paradise and Townsville . After one year club owners responded positively to
1500-737: The closure of the Empire Hotel and the Press Club, two established venues. Musicians and their fans revolted through the "Save the Music" campaign and, 20,000 signatures later, petitioned Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government to address the emerging problem. The Brisbane City Council commenced the development of a Valley Music Harmony Plan in July 2002. The aim of the Valley Music Harmony Plan
1550-705: The closure of the tram network in 1969 sounded the death knell for Fortitude Valley, with a gradual decrease in customers. David Jones closed its Valley store in the 1970s and Myer closed its doors in the early 1990s. In 2010, the Music Industry College opened at 458 Wickham Street with 27 students. In 2014 the college relocated to its own premises at 38 Berwick Street. In 2017, the Angelorum College opened at 377 St Pauls Terrace as an independent Catholic school, established by families who had previously been home schooling their children. In
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1600-549: The effects of excess drugs or alcohol and need some care and attention in a safe place rather than on a bench or footpath. The combination of these services have reputedly assisted in reducing the incidents of fights, disputes and arrests especially between the hours of midnight and 5 am on weekends. On 24 August 2007, a 40 km/h (25 mph) speed limit was introduced to parts of Wickham Street, Ann Street, McLachlan Street and Warner Street. The speed limit applies between 10 pm and 6 am from Friday to Sunday night. The speed limit
1650-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1700-450: The first week of June. Straight Out of Brisbane was formed in 2002 by a group of emerging artists who wanted to create new opportunities in Queensland's independent cultural sector. The festival is not-for-profit artist-run event that features workshops, performances, exhibitions, screenings, live music and public art. The festival has been held every year up until 2007. Fortitude Valley Football Club, also simply known as " Valleys ", were
1750-459: The land, enticed by Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp in York's Hollow waterholes in the vicinity of today's Victoria Park , Herston , Queensland. A number of the immigrants moved on and settled the suburb, naming it after the ship on which they arrived. Fortitude Valley National School opened on 4 March 1861 in a hall attached to
1800-517: The largest non-CBD shopping precinct in Australia through the 1950s and 1960s. Between 1923 and 1948 mixed gender opportunity classes for the intellectually impaired and handicapped were conducted at the boys' school. In 1951 the Fortitude Valley Opportunity School was approved and operated as a separate entity in its own right shortly afterwards. The school closed in 1961. The rise of suburban shopping centres and
1850-432: The national average of 66.7; the next most common countries of birth were India 4.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, England 3.2%, Brazil 2.4% and Colombia 2.2%. 65.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Spanish 3.5%, Mandarin 2.7%, Portuguese 2.3%, Hindi 1.8% and Korean 1.8%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.8% and Catholic 18.0%. In the 2021 census , Fortitude Valley had
1900-530: The numerous live venues in the suburb's entertainment precinct, usually in the first week of September. The event includes both performances by artists and bands, such as Stand Atlantic and Alex the Astronaut , and speeches by keynote industry specialists or experts. The Valley Fiesta is an annual three-day event featuring free live music, market stalls, food and drink from many local restaurants and cafés, and other entertainment. Artists that have performed at
1950-543: The oldest surviving rugby league team in Brisbane until their demise in 1995. In 2002, Valleys entered a partnership with another former Brisbane rugby league team, Brothers . Playing under the name Brothers-Valleys until changing their name to Brothers Diehards for the 2004 season. Valley's Juniors are still active members of the QRL South East Division having been based at Emerson Park in Grange since
2000-510: The opening of a further new school building for boys at 85 Brookes Street and in 1888 the Girls' and Infants' School was split again to create Fortitude Valley Girls' State School, and Fortitude Valley Infants' State School. In 1950 the Boys' and the Girls' campuses were amalgamated as the Fortitude Valley State School on the site of the former 1887 boys' school which was demolished in 1948/49. In 1951,
2050-408: The river in an area free of flooding. The area they chose was Fortitude Valley. By that time Brisbane's horse-drawn tram system already centred on Fortitude Valley, making it the logical choice to establish a shopping precinct. Fortitude Valley was also strongly advocated as the location of a new town hall in what became known as "the battle of the sites". Brisbane Town Council already purchased
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2100-541: The school had an enrolment of 35 students with 4 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Music Industry College is a private secondary (11-12) school for boys and girls at 38-42 Berwick Street ( 27°27′32″S 153°02′13″E / 27.4588°S 153.0369°E / -27.4588; 153.0369 ( Music Industry College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Humanitas High School
2150-503: The train line extended from the Brisbane central business district (the area around Queen Street ) into Fortitude Valley, and Thomas Beirne opened a business on Brunswick Street . His business thrived and, after extension, he travelled to England in 1896, leaving his manager of two years, James McWhirter , in charge. Soon after his return, McWhirter established a competing drapery business opposite Beirne's in 1898. Beirne and McWhirter became keen rivals and are credited with establishing
2200-649: The trial. Statistics released in May 2012 showed arrests, evictions and tickets for liquor infringements have declined. Transport for Brisbane operates buses to, from and through Fortitude Valley. Fortitude Valley railway station serves all suburban and interurban lines, including Airport line service to Brisbane Airport . The station has four platforms and is located in Zone 1 of the Translink integrated public transport system. Secure taxi ranks to enable patrons to catch
2250-464: Was completed in 1907. They were ultimately bought out by the Myer , David Jones and Waltons chains respectively with Overells being bought by Walton in 1956. Woolworths and Coles supermarkets and a host of smaller shops also flourished in the precinct during this period. Owing to its proximity to the central business district and the close concentration of public transport in the area, the Valley became
2300-558: Was established in 1887. St Patrick's Catholic Church was built in Wickham Street by Father James Hanly, uphill from the Prince Consort Hotel . St Patrick's Convent School was established later at the Wickham Street site. Both were wooden structures. In 1882, the congregation moved to a new (and still current) St Patrick's Church in Morgan Street. On 5 December 1887, Cardinal Moran laid the foundation stone for
2350-461: Was hosted by Katie Noonan and Sarah Howells . The winners are listed below. The 2013 QMA Awards took place on 13 August 2013 at Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane. 21 awards were distributed. The winners are listed below. There were no awards in 2014, resetting the date cycle. The awards were moved from August to March for 2015, and awards are given for released in the preceding year. In October 2014, Executive Officer for QMusic Denise Foley said "QMusic
2400-525: Was hosted by Myf Warhurst and Michael Tuahine. The winners are listed below. Fortitude Valley, Queensland Download coordinates as: Fortitude Valley (often called "The Valley" by local residents) is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland , Australia . In the 2021 census , Fortitude Valley had a population of 9,708 people. The suburb features two pedestrian malls at Brunswick Street Mall and Chinatown , and
2450-406: Was hosted by Richard Fidler and Vijay Khurana . The winners are listed below. The winners are listed below. Major awards Genre awards People's Choice Award The 2010 Q Song Awards took place on 10 August 2010 at The Tivoli in Fortitude Valley. The event was hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Howells. The winners are listed below. The 2011 QMA Awards took place on 16 August 2011 at
2500-418: Was introduced following safety audits of the Fortitude Valley identifying pedestrian-vehicle conflict as a major issue. Fortitude Valley's James Street is a retail and lifestyle precinct, beaming with lush tropical tree coverage and vines. While redeveloped and repurposed, Fortitude Valley's James Street precinct pays homage to its industrial past, while also celebrating contemporary Brisbane. The neighbourhood
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