BURSTDespite fears of climbers ‘barfing’ on traffic and the city’s reputation taking a hit, experts don’t think the proposal is actually unsafe
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People in Brisbane may soon be one step closer to having a bevvy atop the city’s famous bridge – but not everyone is cracking open the champagne. The city council is expected to greenlight a plan on Tuesday morning that would allow the Story Bridge Adventure Climb company to seek a permit from regulators to serve alcohol to customers who scale the peaks of its steel trusses that rise 80 metres above sea level.
The proposal has sparked “what do you think?” headlines and drawn the ire of radio pundits in the river city.
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