Redcliffe Central Business District

The Redcliffe central business district (CBD), is the retail, business and commercial hub of the both the suburb of Redcliffe and the Redcliffe City area. Bordered to the north by Klingner Road, to the east by Moreton Bay, the south by Anzac Avenue (with future development extending to MacDonnell Road) and to the west by Humpybong Creek.
The area was first visited in 1799 by Matthew Flinders and became established as the business centre of the region since the late 1800s when the entire Peninsula and its suburbs became tourist hotspots. The biggest trades within the CBD are retail, which incorporates the majority of Redcliffe Parade, tourism, which has flourised in recent years thanks to the introduction of a visitor information centre, the Brisbane whale watching at the Redcliffe Jetty, and its locality to Suttons Beach, Moreton Bay and holiday apartments. Small business and hospitality make up the majority of remaining centres within the district. Key buildings in the area include the Redcliffe & Bayside Quest newspaper headquarters, Moreton Bay Regional Council (Redcliffe office), Redcliffe Police Station & holding centre, Redcliffe Courthouse, major banking branches, the Bluewater Square shopping centre, and several offices accommodating key political representatives of Redcliffe.
Due to the construction of both Kippa-Ring Village Shopping Centre & the Peninsula Fair Shopping Centre in 1974 and 1989 respectively, the Redcliffe CBD has suffered significant battles with competition from Kippa-Ring due to its centralised location. In more recent years, the development of North Lakes, has further diminished life in the CBD and Moreton Bay Regional Council has proposed many options to sustain further life in the district.
Between late 2009 and late 2011, the CBD has gone under significant redevelopment as part of the 20 million dollar 'Redcliffe Rejuvenation Project' with expected works completed on November 27, 2011. This facelift, combined with the removal of several older buildings has been a key factor in the revival of the CBD since it's decline over the last 20 years. The area's main shopping strip is also undergoing significant development with proposed constructions of mixed commercial, retail, office and apartment buildings replacing dated buildings which don't offer much room for improvement.

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