I didn't know you lived in Brisbane. Nice place, huge city with a town feel, although it's getting bigger now, 5 million people or there abouts, and it's tone is changing.
Ya spent a year there living across from Bulimba. Great city, had great times there. Travelled up the coast for around a month too which was a real highlight. Did Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin too and spent three or four months back packing around SE Asia. Unreal memories.
Interesting you say that Brisbane 's tone is changing, I probably picked a good time to be there then.
RE: The aftermath and smallness