A River with a City Problem

Fri 6 May 2022

Kurilpa Scout Hall

Brisbane as a Storied City

#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Maiwar was here first, but what happened that allowed two cities to grow on its banks? And what can we do to better live with our river? Historian Margaret Cook brings the story of Brisbane's relationship with its river to Yeronga, a suburb greatly affected by flooding in 2011.

#Artist

Margaret Cook

Margaret Cook is the author of A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods (UQP 2019) which was shortlisted for two awards. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Queensland and is a Research Fellow at the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University.