Moora Park — Attraction in Brisbane City

In March 2012, Brisbane City Council closed the pier to public access, due to safety concerns associated with the condition of the structure. A number of the pier’s piles, headstocks and girders were inspected and found to be in such poor condition that the risk of structural failure was too high to allow the pier to remain open for public use.

Following the consideration of a number of interim repair options, the Lord Mayor announced at the end of May 2012 that the pier would be renewed, with up to $20 million to be invested in the renewal. In November 2012, the Lord Mayor announced that $760,000 in funding would be fast-tracked to ensure the detailed design was completed by mid-2013 instead of June 2014.

The pier removal works commenced in mid November 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and is now complete. The pier was officially opened to the public on Friday 25 March 2016 in conjunction with the Bluewater Festival.

Design of the renewed pier The design of the renewed Shorncliffe Pier was released in mid-2013. The new structure is the same length, same width and on the same alignment as the existing pier. Some elements have been updated to ensure it can be enjoyed by more people for the next 100 years.

The renewed pier design includes:

a concrete and steel substructure timber joists, decking, handrails and rotunda a larger rotunda a larger hammerhead at the end a lower platform at the end of the pier. The renewed pier also includes:

four fish cleaning stations four water fountains 20 light poles seven bins six safety ladders four benches fourteen seats two picnic tables a flag pole for yacht races. Shorncliffe Pier Conservation Management Plan Council developed its approach to the project in accordance with the principles and methods of the Burra Charter. As part of this process, Council developed the Shorncliffe Pier Conservation Management Plan. The plan helped to guide Council during the design of the pier to ensure the historical and community significance was maintained.

The plan was a guiding document for the conservation and management of the pier as an important heritage element within the cultural heritage place of the Bramble Bay Foreshores. The process of developing the plan allowed Council to consider any short and long term community, social and environmental effects of development and to consider alternatives to the use of non-renewable natural resources. The conservation policies included in the Plan were observed to protect the cultural significance of the pier during the renewal.

The plan included:

history of the pier (including a picture timeline) design and causes of decay and failure environmental factors considered summary of the cultural significance of the pier conservation actions and principles Bramble Bay Foreshores, Sandgate Conservation Management Study Site Report recent repair...

Moora Park is a beautifully presented parkland area located at 65 Park Parade, Shorncliffe QLD 4017.

A fantastic family-friendly park situated above the Shornecliff Pier precinct, there is plenty of green space around for large & small family gatherings.

Adequate shelted areas are available for days when it may be too hot or if the weather is wet & miserable 🤔

Excellent BBQ facilities are onsite as well as great seated areas around the park.

There is limited onsite parking available at the top end of Moora Park.

Street parking is available around the local area.

The Shornecliff Pier is within walking distance of the park.

Elvy's Cafe is located just across the road from Moora Park. This is a great place for coffee & other types of refreshments.

They also provide a range of light meals. Great meeting place for cyclists & the locals for breakfast 😋 👌

Moora Park is located on two levels, one level on the grounds close to Shornecliff Pier, the other being a large grassed area where the Rotunda building is located.

Both areas of Moora Park have toilets, which are convenient for everyone, including people with disabilities.

Well worth the the time to spend some quality...

My family and I visited this park yesterday on what was a gorgeous and sunny Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, the facilities (toilets, picnic tables and benches) as well as the seating along the pathways was very dirty and unkempt. The 6+ toilets were disgusting by 2pm and there was absolutely no toilet paper in any cubicle. Several of the cubicles had been locked (by persons unknown?) and that left only two that could be accessed. One of these two was a filthy and urine soaked mess which was quite sickening to have to use. The pathways were covered in large chip bark pieces and small wood logs which meant that little ones were unable and unwilling to walk barefooted as it was hurting their feet. One particular path had quite amount of wet dirt/soil washed down from the hillside above that also needed to be attended to. Such a beautiful location but was let down by the lack of weekend maintenance of the park facilities. Seriously, no toilet paper at all and even the soap dispensers had been empty for some time. Lift your game Brisbane...