Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Paddington
Retro Metro
(27 Latrobe Tce; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun)
A highlight of Paddington's boutique-lined
main street, Retro Metro stocks a brilliant selection of vintage gear: cowboy boots, suits,
cocktail dresses, handbags, jewellery, vinyl, '80s rock T-shirts, sunglasses, vases, ashtrays
and other interesting knick-knackery. It has a clearance shop (actually a garage) down the
street at 297 Given Tce.
CLOTHING
Paddington Antique Centre
MAP
ANTIQUES
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.paddingtonantiquecentre.com.au
;
167 Latrobe Tce; 10am-5pm)
The city's biggest antique em-
porium is inside a 1929 theatre, with over 50 dealers selling all manner of historic treas-
ure/trash: clothes, jewellery, dolls, books, '60s Hawaiian shirts, lamps, musical instru-
ments, toys, WWII German helmets…
Information
EMERGENCY
Ambulance, Fire, Police
( 000)
Brisbane's police HQ is at 200 Roma St in the city. There's
another 24-hour station at the corner of Wickham St and Brookes St in Fortitude Valley.
13 11 14;
www.lifeline.org.au
)
Crisis counselling.
Lifeline
(
13 11 11;
www.racq.com.au
)
Automotive roadside assistance.
RACQ
(
INTERNET ACCESS
Wireless internet access is widely available at many hotels, cafes and hostels (including
Global Gossip outlets at several of the big backpackers), though the concept of
free
wi-fi
hasn't really caught on everywhere.
Brisbane Square Library
(
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
/
; 266 George St; 9am-6pm Mon-Thu, 9am-7pm Fri,
10am-3pm Sat & Sun)
Free internet terminals and wi-fi access.
8.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat)
Cheap downtown terminals.
IYSC
(Level 1, 150 Adelaide St;
State Library of Queensland
(
www.slq.qld.gov.au
; Stanley Pl, South Bank;
10am-8pm Mon-Thu, 10am-5pm Fri-
Sun)
Quick 20-minute terminals or free wi-fi.
