In the dark, dripping tunnels that spread like veins beneath these cities, Australia’s drain explorers have founded a new society: an anarchic commune of daredevils and maverick cartographers, which exists almost like a protest against the nanny state above. None of these rules are enforced underground, however. Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph paints Australia as a place where, “You can’t smoke, you can’t boo at the footy … you can’t get drunk in a pub, you can’t drink a shot after midnight, you can’t take your dog in the car without a special harness…” "Australia is increasingly becoming a nanny state," said New South Wales Senator Leyonhjelm, quoted in a BBC article where he explained how bureaucracy and regulation was stifling the country’s “adventurous spirit.” While Australia may rank third worldwide according to a mid-2016 ‘Quality of Life’ index, this underworld nevertheless presents certain opportunities which are lacking on the surface. Their construction began during the Victorian period – a subterranean relief system of tubes and falls and sluice gates, with some chambers reaching as much as 2.7 metres in height. Like many Australian cities, the underside of Brisbane features an extensive network of storm drains. "Playing in drains is like playing hara-kiri,” he said.įor the most part public opinion echoed that sentiment certainly, for the uninitiated, playing in drains must seem like a pastime worthy of mention in the widely-shared November 2012 public safety video produced by Metro Trains Melbourne: ‘ Dumb Ways to Die.’ In the wake of the tragedy, Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Graham Quirk urged citizens to stay away from these places. Her partner was not so fortunate his body was recovered from the water several hours later.
They were caught in a flash flood however, a sudden storm that caused the water level to rise with lethal speed.Īccording to the Brisbane Times, the woman escaped around 4pm and raised the alarm.
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He called himself ‘Descent’ – a self-described urban explorer – and on that particular day had ventured down to the underground with his partner, to kayak through a series of flooded storm drains. On 21 March 2015, a man died in stone tunnels beneath the streets of Brisbane, Australia.
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