Bluey's Brisbane

After days of torrential rain and what meteorologists termed a rain bomb, many parts of Brisbane went under as the Brisbane River and many suburban creeks flooded.It's the most severe flooding in Brisbane since 2011, but this time around what caught many locals out was just how fast the water rose.Lou lives in the suburb of Oxley which is in Brisbane's south west - it was devastated by the floods in 2011, and while I couldn't get in to speak to her in person because of the flooding, I managed to get her on the phone to chat about what Oxley was going through.There were plenty of good news stories as well, like the cows rescued from a shed roof by a group of kayakers.Bonus fact - Oxley is one of Dave McCormack aka Bandit Heeler's favourite Brissy suburbs - we know because he dropped that factoid when we got the chance to interview him last year. You can listen to that episode here.Making a donation to GIVIT is the best way to support flood victims in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

If you love Bluey your social media feed has probably been filled with snaps of people outside the for real life Heeler house in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington.Paddington and its neighbouring suburb of Red Hill feature heavily on Bluey, with the iconic vistas of steep hills dotted with the timber and tin of traditional Queenslander cottages.Donna Dyson is an academic focusing on literacy in early childhood, and a children's author and composer. Her music has won a number of awards including being named APRA ASA Australian Songwriter of the Year.Donna has lived in Paddington for over 20 years, and has seen the suburb change from a working class suburb, to the elite, inner city haven for professionals that the area has become.She lives in a Queenslander that dates back to 1884, in a street that is heritage listed, and she shares what life in Paddington is like.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

In a quiet street of inner city Brisbane the Heeler house has been brought to life by Airbnb and BBC Studios.The house is found in the same part of Brisbane that much of Bluey is set in - it's in Paddington very close to the suburban border with Red Hill.It was amazing to see the house but it was also fantastic to catch up with some of the key people behind the scenes of bringing the Heeler house to life.We spoke to Bluey producer Sam Moor, Susan Wheeldon who is the Australian Country Manager for Airbnb, Madeleine Jelfs who is a senior marketing manager with BBC Studios. We also spoke to Michael from the Bluey Locations Instagram page to see what he thought of the house.To find out how you can have a Bluey super fan weekend in the Heeler House go to https://airbnb.com.au/blueyBluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

Winton isn't just the cheeky little bulldog on Bluey, it's an outback town with a heap of Aussie history on tap and it's also the dinosaur capital of Queensland.Winton is also the birthplace and childhood home of Bluey creator Joe Brumm.Lou jumped onto the first ever Winton Day Trip aboard Alliance Airlines and spoke to everyone behind the scenes of Winton tourism; Winton Mayor Gavin Baskett, David Elliott and Jessie from Australian Age of Dinosaurs as well as Jenny Elliott from the Waltzing Matilda Centre.Winton is an amazing place for a Bluey Day Out, not only can you dig up bones like Bandit, but some of the dinosaurs that are being processed in the Australian Age of Dinosaurs lab are named Bob, Trixie and Mackenzie - do those names sound familiar?Here's all the info on how you can have a Bluey Day Out in Winton, and why it should be a must do in '22.Find out more about Alliance Airlines 2022 Winton Day Trips here. (Confirmed dates for 2022 are April 9, July 9 and August 13 - flights depart from Brisbane).Plan your trip to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs here. More info on the Dig-a-Dino Experience is here.Book your tickets and discover what's on offer at the Waltzing Matilda Centre.Don't forget to check out the Winton Musical Fence.The version of Waltzing Matilda at the end of the podcast is by John Williamson from his 'Mates on the Road' album.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

Today we've set the card table up in what may be the smallest park in Brisbane - Trammies Corner, just across the road from The Java Lounge cafe, which was the setting for episodes such as 'Dance Mode' and 'Favourite Thing'.Paddington was also featured in the season 3 episode 'Curry Quest' with the Paddington Water Tower spotted in the park scenes.In this episode we'll chat all things Paddington and find out from Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner what he loves about Bluey, and what Brisbane landmark he'd like to see shown on the show.We also talk to Donna Dyson, who is an APRA ASA Australian Songwriter of the Year winner, founder of the kids music label Spotty Kites, and an expert in early childhood education and children's literacy. She's also called Paddington home for over two decades, so we'll find out how the suburb has changed, and what life is like living in a 140 year old Queenslander cottage.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

In the Chest episode Bingo adds a special player to Bandit's chess game called Charleville.The Queensland town of Charleville lies on the banks of the Warrego River, and is around 700 kilometres west of Brisbane. It's not the first outback town to be name checked in Bluey, with Winton, the dinosaur capital of Australia, getting their own doggy character.In Charleville there's plenty of Bluey related activities on offer and Lou's explored the town on her epic road trip.You can get your Sleepytime on and discover more about the universe at the Cosmos Centre.If you're a Bob Bilby fan get up close and personal with Australia's most elusive marsupial at the Charleville Bilby Experience.And if you want to go full Rusty and play Army - you can find out what life was like in this strategic military post at the WWII Secret Base.Find out more about experiencing Charleville here. If you're heading to Charleville, you'll want to click the above links and pre-book so you don't miss out.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

In the mid-90's the alternative music revolution was well underway, and Brisbane bands like Regurgitator, Screamfeeder, Powderfinger and Custard (featuring one future Bandit Heeler) were taking Brisbane to the world.And 25 years before Bluey had international audiences swooning over Queenslander houses and the steep hills of Brisbane's inner city, writer Nick Earls had readers the world over falling in love with the River City when he released the smash hit Zigzag Street, which was set in Red Hill.Lou sat down with Nick to chat about all things Red Hill and Nick's efforts at renovating a Queenslander workers cottage which featured a three sided dunny.Empires is the new novel by Nick Earls and you can pick it up here.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

For over 30 years the Variety Bash has seen Aussies take to the outback in unique vehicles to raise money for the children’s charity Variety.It’s all about giving a hand to kids in need – whether through disability or disadvantage.The Bash kicks off in Longreach on November 6th and along the way will be visiting schools, with the cars and the teams bringing lots of fun and smiles to kids in the outback.One car that will be bringing much joy will be Russell Gray and his Bluey themed vehicle – Russell has recreated the Heeler’s Queenslander house and attached it to a classic Holden 1 tonne ute.If you'd like to support Russell and his co-driver Rob with a donation you can do that here.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

It's a very exciting time for us Bluey fans with a brand new episode of Bluey dropping this weekend in Australia for Father's Day.So ahead of brand new Bluey, we ditched the card table, and jumped aboard the wagon with Mary Bolling and Kate McMahon from the Gotta Be Done podcast, yep that's the OG Bluey podcasts for a chat about all things Bluey, Brisbane and why grown adults obsess over a family of talking dogs from Brisbane!We want to say a big thank you to Mary and Kate for letting us share the chat with you, because they did all the work and we just cam along for the ride and all the fun!So if you haven't already - make sure you find the Gotta Be Done podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and give them a follow on Facebook or Instagram. They have recapped every single episode of Bluey, which is amazing in and of itself, plus they have some great chats with Joe Brumm, Joff Bush and our Queen Melanie Zanetti!Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

First a couple of disclaimers - this is not a sponsored episode, and the current advice as we hit publish on this episode is for people in Brisbane and south east Queensland to limit non-essential travel to regional Queensland.Recently Lou was in Blackall where Bluey and Bingo will be heading in just a few weeks.Hopefully things will settle down in the next few days and those of us in the city might be able to head west to the Better in Blackall Festival, because they're still good to go!Running from August 19 to 22, the festival is showing off the best that Blackall has to offer with local grazing plates, sunset food and wine tastings, street parties, art and cultural displays, plus Bluey and Bingo will be appearing live!Lou visited Blackall and spoke to Jaimee-lee Prow, who was part of the committee that has brought Bluey and Bingo to the outback. She also discovered more of what you can do in Blackall, which is roughly halfway between Charleville and Longreach.So find your inner grey nomad and head west on a road trip, or for information about flights to Blackall check out the QANTAs website.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane