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Brisbane’s inner-city economy is increasingly diversifying beyond office and retail, with the arts and culture and education sectors key drivers of activity, according to the latest snapshot from the Committee for Brisbane. But the not-for-profit advocacy organisation, which counts dozens of large businesses and government entities as members, raised concern that transport remained a weakness for the city centre, with 50c fares failing to make a dent in congestion. The annual Inner City Vitality Report breaks Brisbane’s centre down into seven precincts: Brisbane City, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill, Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point, and for the first time, the “Olympic Precinct” around Victoria Park. Chief executive Jen Williams told this masthead before the release of the report on Thursday that each area was starting to specialise, with growth in the arts and culture sector particularly strong in Fortitude Valley and South Brisbane.
