High spirits: Brisbane city council votes to allow climbers to drink alcohol atop the Story Bridge
by Joe Hinchliffe from on (#6STJ2)
Despite fears of 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 are one step closer to having a bevvy atop the city's famous bridge - but not everyone is cracking open the champagne.
The Brisbane city council has greenlit a plan that would allow the Story Bridge Adventure Climb company to seek a permit from alcohol regulators to serve alcohol to customers who scale the peaks of its steel trusses that rise 80 metres above sea level.
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