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Brisbane has 24 exciting adventures for you to take a part in, from puzzle trails, to choose your adventures, to interactive flora and fauna tales.

Will you choose become the apprentice of death, the sidekick of a rather dim Hero or fight off a zombie invasion? Or maybe you’ll choose to be a pirate captain, become the assistant of a Private Investigator to solve a heist, or rid Sandgate of a cursed ship?

Only one thing is for certain, it’s your adventure.

Find out more about the adventures by clicking on the images below:


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Many thanks to the Brisbane City Council’s Street Reads project, which allows you to take part in exciting adventures around Brisbane CBD and Suburbs via the Story City App. We are happy to welcome as part of these stories two award-winning writers to our Team, Isobelle Carmody and Kim Wilkins!

THE OMICRON – By Isobelle Carmody: G RATING

Written & Narrated by: Isobelle Carmody, Art by: Gabriel Cunnett

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Can you hear me? Good. You are in great danger…

No, you don’t get to read the fine print, that’s not how quests work. A hero always commits to the path before understanding it… You are one of the chosen, quested to collect omicron to stop the invasion of our world. Will your choices make you THE Chosen One? Or will Brisbane, and the world, fall to the affected?

This adventure starts at the entry to Post Office Lane opposite Post Office Square in Brisbane. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Innovation Award.

9 FATHOM DEEP – By Kim Wilkins and Joseph Diskett: PG RATING

Written by: Kim Wilkins and Joseph Diskett, Art by: Gabriel Cunnett and Emily Craven, Sound Design by: Joseph Diskett

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A water revenant has pulled itself from the Brisbane River. Can you help Queensland’s least competent superheros protect the city from this undead monster?

You’ve found yourself a waiter gig at Customs House but something seems odd about these party-goers, is that woman’s skin slightly green? And you swear you just saw a flicker of flames in that man’s eyes. It’s not until a monster crawls out of the Brisbane River that you know for sure that this is a room full of superheros. But only you can help them out of this crisis. Will you plead for the life of the creature? Or will you send him back to the watery depths from whence he came?

This adventure starts at Customs House on Eagle Street. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Innovation Award.

THE CURSE OF THE BRAMBLE SPIRIT (Sandgate): G RATING

Written by: Kahli Scott, Art by: Clare Neal, Music by: Schae

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A ghost ship has been sighted in Bramble Bay. It’s up to you to save Sandgate from inheriting its curse.

You are a seasoned Ghost Hunter, trained to remove destructive and restless spirits. But this next case in Sandgate will test you to the limit. A cursed ghost ship, known as the Bramble Spirit, is sailing the waters of Bramble Bay. How did it meet its doom? Why is it here? How will you send it on its way before it’s too late? It’s up to you to battle paranormal forces and save Sandgate from the ship’s deadly curse.’

This adventure starts at the Sandgate train station. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

DEATH WORKS: TRAINING DAY: PG RATING

Written by: Trent Jamieson, Art by: Nancy Brown, Music by: Christopher Healey

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Brisbane’s a lot weirder than you think it is, and you thought you knew it all. You’re a Pomp, short for Psychopomp, which means you help souls into the afterlife. Well, you’re supposed to, see it’s your first day on the job. And the big lady herself is giving you your training! You’re in for an adventure when you realise that it’s not just about sending souls to the afterlife. You’ll face Stirrers, Undead Dinosaurs, and see the Underworld itself. And, whether you stick with the job or not, your idea of the city will never be the same again. Training Day is a spin off from Trent Jaimeson’s Death Works stories, of which there have been three novels so far, all of them set in Brisbane and published through Orbit Books.

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

ESCAPE OF BLOGGO – CREATURE OF THE MAIWAR (Dutton Park): M15+ RATING

Written by: Jason Theodosis, Art by: Clare Neal, Music by: Schae

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A monster is on the loose. Will you help him? Or plot his capture?

You’re a journalist, researching a story in the Dutton Park Ecosciences precinct when all hell breaks loose. Bloggo, the deadly swamp creature born in the flood of ’74, has escaped. The safety of Dutton Park, nay, Brisbane, is in your hands as you’re thrown in to a game of tug-of-war; mind versus heart; logic versus intuition. Whichever wins, you’ll be confronted by an adventure that will have you questioning: who should you trust? Who should you help?

This adventure starts at the Boggo Rd Jail in Dutton Park. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

THE GREAT ‘GABBA MYSTERY (Woolloongabba): PG RATING

Written by: Meg Vann, Art by: Clare Neal, Music by: Schae

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There’s a heist in progress under your very eyes. Catch the thief and solve the case!

You have responded to a job ad as a local Private Investigator, but your interview goes awry when you witness a crime in progress in Woolloongabba’s vintage heart. Equipped only with your wits and a police radio, it’s up to you to help P.I Street catch the thief, in this glamourous noir adventure. Get ready for getaway cars, gangsters, goddesses and aliens – this mystery in the heart of the ‘Gabba Precinct, where pretty meets ugly and sport meets art, will test all your deductive skills. Will you save the day and land the job?

This adventure starts at the Police Beat at 6 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

GUARDIAN OF THE NEXUS: STEP INTO THE GAME : G RATING

Written by: Tom Dullemond, Art by: Madonna Barraclough, Music by: Time Keeper Music

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You are uploading your avatar into the Nexus Brisbane Virtual City Simulator, just another traveller checking out cyberspace. But something is seriously wrong. You’ll be racing against time to work with or against two escaped A.I.s while the very buildings of Brisbane are transformed around you. Will you choose the path of chaos or order?

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

THE HAUNTED FALLS (J.C. Slaughter Falls Mt Coot-tha): G RATING

Written by: Nick Manning, Art by: Nick Manning and Emily Craven, Music by: Schae

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Can you help the ghost bride solve the mystery of her death?

You’ve gone for a relaxing bush hike but something is amiss, a ghost dressed in a bridal gown appears before you. She needs your help to discover her killer. Will you be able to solve the mystery? Or is the ghostly bride destined to wander J.C. Slaughter Falls for eternity?

This adventure begins at the J.C. Slaughter Falls carpark at the base of Mt Coot-tha. This adventure is not a choose your own, but a puzzle trail, which requires you to solve clues to unlock the mystery.

THE (HERO’S) APPRENTICE: G RATING

Written by: Lauren Sherrit, Art by: Nancy Brown, Music by: Christopher Healey

Every Hero needs an Apprentice, and this time you’ve been picked. Your Quest, should you choose to accept it, is to take back South Bank from the evil claws of the Dark Legion, all the while avoiding a ferocious band of avian spies and decoding the riddles provided by Oracles stationed around the cultural precint, who may or may not point you in the right direction. Will you choose to team up with the brawny and brave yet not-so-brainy Hero and head into Dark Legion territory, or will you run the other direction trying to avoid all this unwanted attention? Either way, you’ll find South Bank a changed place as you encounter adventure at every turn.

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

A PIRATE CAPTAIN: PG RATING

Written by: Jody MacGregor, Art by: Madonna Barraclough, Music by: Time Keeper Music

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YOU are a notorious buccaneer whose ship is docked in Brisbane while you prepare to outfit her for your next voyage. Pirates face danger on land as well as at sea, and in gathering skilled crewmates and vital equipment you’ll need to race against enemies including your rival, the dastardly Captain Neckbeard. Grab your pirate patch and start an adventure. Yo-ho!

Dressing up in costume for this adventure is highly recommended!

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

STRANGE DAZE: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: M15+ RATING

Written by: Tamara Pratt, Art by: Nancy Brown, Music by: Christopher Healey

Brisbane is renowned for its art pieces. You’re keen to achieve High Distinctions in your next Uni assignment, but the shoppers in the mall have taken a strange turn, as if they’ve stumbled off the set of The Walking Dead. Brisbane has been infected. As zombies hustle through the streets, you’ll need to decide: Who will you help, who will you abandon, and how will you escape alive? Brisbane has never been so panic-stricken, and you’ll need to learn the art of survival if you don’t want to become one of the living dead.

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.

RISE OF THE ROACHES: M15+ RATING

Written by: Gary Kemble, Art by: Madonna Barraclough, Music by: Time Keeper Music

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Brisbane is about to be over-run with mutant brain-eating cockroaches, and you’re at Ground Zero. Can you rally the defence of the city? Can you derail the nefarious plans of the shadowy consortium behind the invasion? First you need to survive. Strap yourself in for an adventure that crosses Matthew Reilly with Mutant cockroaches!

This adventure starts at Reddacliff Place in Brisbane’s CBD. This story was funded thanks to the Brisbane City Council Street Reads Project.


THE INFECTED (Mt Coot-tha): PG RATING

Written by: Ben Carey, Art by: Clare Neal, Music by: Schae

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Brisbane has been infected with a deadly disease! It is up to you to find the ingredients to make the cure.

You’ve been under quarantine in your home for the past four days. But this morning your Uncle Frederick burst through the door and said he needed your help to cure the disease. Luckily, the Brisbane Botanic Gardens aren’t too far away and they are teeming with medicinal plants. Unluckily, the Gardens are also crawling with infected. The clock is ticking; can you create a cure in time?

This adventure starts outside the Planetarium at the Mount Coot-tha Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Thanks to the Brisbane City Council’s Botanic Gardens in Mt Coot-tha for funding this adventure in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens!

Learn about the flora of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens while finding a cure for a deadly virus that has taken over Brisbane…


RUMOURS UNCUT (Salisbury): PG RATING

Written by: Pauline Yates, Art and production by: Joseph Diskett, Narration by: Kevin Powe

You’re a myth buster, determined to prove whether the rumour of a hidden WWII ammunition stash in Salisbury, Brisbane, is fact or fiction. But is the search for the truth worth your life?

A rumour circulates Salisbury that caches of ammunition were supposedly buried by soldiers during World War Two. Nobody knows where and that’s what you’re here to find out. But your plan to update your progress on your Facebook page, Rumours Uncut, is hampered by a rival who wants to steal your glory, and a ghost who leads you astray. And why are you questioned by a soldier in a suburb that hasn’t known military activity since the war ended? Is the rumour of buried ammunition a cover for a bigger secret? What else was hidden in Salisbury that was never meant to be found?

This adventure starts outside Reload Espresso Bar on Chrome Street, Salisbury, Brisbane.

Thanks to Moorooka Ward’s Councillor Steve Griffiths, you can take part in this exciting real-life choose-your-own-thriller! Written by a local Brisbane author, you’re going to discover more about this sleepy suburban corner of Brisbane and you ever bargained for!


MASTER OF TIME (Brisbane City Botanic Gardens): RATED G

Written by: Lauren Sherritt, Videos by: Ai3D, Music by: Christopher Healey, Narration by: Kevin Powe, Artwork by: Ai3D

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As a self-described ‘master of time’, you’re confident in your ability to meet a deadline or succeed at a schedule. But lately there never seems to be enough time, so you’re on the hunt to learn how you can bottle time, reuse it, and maybe even sell it. Fame and fortune are just around the corner if you do!

You’ve been invited to the gardens by a mysterious guide, who promises to teach you the secrets of mastering time where the city meets nature. Will you be able to use those secrets to create a method to bottle time?

This adventure starts at the edge of QUT Garden’s Point, on the intersection between Main Drive and Musgrave Lane.

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This adventure was a collaboration between QUT Landscape Architecture, with videos and design by Ai3D and production/story by Story City.

We hope you enjoy this adventure as a celebration of 50 years of Landscape Architecture education at QUT. You too can be a Master of Time through the design of landscape and space. Imagine creating gardens and recreational spaces that can slow down time, speed it up, or create long-lasting memories for people many years after they had seen them.

Whether it be the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, New York’s Central Park, or the gardens of the Palace of Versailles in France, all were the work of landscape architects. Graduates of Landscape Architecture courses like the ones found at QUT, are working in Australia and overseas, and have participated in humanitarian projects in countries like Vietnam where they help vulnerable families in flood prone areas of the Mekong Delta create sustainable designs for the waterfront homes and businesses (see the video here).

So, if you’re interested in a design career combining art and science to create long-lasting and meaningful outdoor places, that can change people’s lives, then check out the information on QUT’s Landscape architecture courses at the link in the bottom of this page and become a master of time and space: QUT Landscape Architecture website.


Thanks to the Brisbane City Council’s Creeks and Waterways Outdoor Reads project you are able to take part in 8 exciting adventures around 3 of Brisbane’s parks:

  • 7th Brigade Park (Chermside),
  • JC Slaughter Falls (Mt Coot-tha) and
  • Hanlon Park (Greenslopes)

Will you choose to take on the puzzle trail in each park, go on a nature adventure, or explore the park’s history and indigenous culture? The stories lead you around the park as you choose an adventure and learn more about Brisbane’s natural environment and waterways too!

Puzzle Trails

These interactive adventures require you to solve puzzles to move onto the next bit of the story.

SPY ACADEMY: by Nick Manning (Hanlon Park): G RATING

A covert spy agency has recruited you to join its rank – if you’re good enough. Can you pass the initiation tests at their top-secret training ground?

OPERATION: LAUNCH CODE! by Nick Manning (Kids – 7th Brigade Park): G RATING

You are Brisbane’s last hope against alien invasion. Hidden under the park is a secret missile facility. Help decipher the launch codes and save Brisbane!

AGENT 82: by Nick Manning (Adults – 7th Brigade Park): PG RATING

You are Brisbane’s last hope against alien invasion. Hidden under the park is a secret missile facility. Help decipher the launch codes and save Brisbane!

Historical Adventures

ALIEN ENCOUNTER: by Eileen O’Hely (Indigenous History, J.C. Slaughter Falls) PG RATING

Learn about Aboriginal art and culture as you help a marooned alien search for her spaceship!

WAR TIMES: by Eileen O’Hely (Historical Fiction, 7th Brigade Park): G RATING

You thought you were out for a day in 7th Brigade Park but instead you find yourself travelling through time to train as a soldier in World War II. Will you be able to navigate your way through these crazy time fluctuations, or will you get trapped in a military conflict far from home?

MONKEY BUSINESS: by Eileen O’Hely (Historical Fiction, Hanlon Park): G RATING

A group of circus monkeys have escaped the local vet! Or have they? Learn about Brisbane’s history whilst helping a rather crazy vet capture the escapees.

Children’s Flora & Fauna Trails

Keep an eye out for the Easter eggs scattered throughout these tales via hyperlinks. Each one lets you know a little more about the flora and fauna that surround you on these adventures.

FRIEND OR FOE? AN EXPRESSS TRIP: by Lee McGowan (Hanlon Park): G RATING

Join the wood creatures on their way to the swing park, if you can make it without being eaten, obviously! If you live to tell it, you might learn about the native plants and animals.

SURF’S UP IN JC SLAUGHTER FALLS: by Lee McGowan (JC Slaughter Falls): G RATING

Join the wood creatures for a surf – or a sail. There are some dangers though so be careful. If you make it, you might be able to build a boat and share what you learn about the native plants and animals.

WATCH OUT FOR THE WEED FEET: by Lee McGowan (7th Brigade Park): G RATING

Your peaceful walk with three wood creatures isn’t completely ruined when two of them are kidnapped. During the rescue you’ll create your own wood creature and learn about the native plants and animals