Opinions split over proposal for radical high-octane flying fox on Brisbane River

A wheelchair-accessible flying fox could be built over the Brisbane River under a proposal for the high-octane attraction in the Queensland capital.

The idea is proposed by Brisbane tourism identity John “Sharpey” Sharpe, who explained the attraction would connect Kangaroo Point and the city.

Adventurers would be harnessed to two wires and sent over the river. Guests would then have the opportunity to return back over the Kangaroo Point Bridge.

The idea was first floated in 2004 but will now go through formal processes for funding as part of the Queensland government’s Destination 2045 Tourism Icons Investment Fund.

The fund has $80 million to allocate to approved projects.

Sharpe is also the brains behind Story Bridge Climb, Riverlife, and Brisbane Powerhouse’s Vertigo restaurant.

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