QUEENSLAND.- Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh announced the arts heart of Queensland, the Cultural Centre at South Bank, will reopen to the public on Wednesday, February 16, after it was closed due to flood damage. “Since flood waters inundated the lower-lying facilities of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Queensland Museum South Bank, Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Queensland and Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), a team of contractors and staff have been working round-the-clock to get the Centre reopened,” the Premier said. “The collections were kept safe and secure from floodwaters but all of the five buildings sustained minor damage, particularly to the complex electrical and mechanical systems. “With more than 3.9 million visits recorded across the precinct annually, we wanted to make sure these buildings and their