The Royal Exchange Hotel, or 'RE' as it is known locally is a popular pub at the centre of Toowong, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 on High Street.

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The Royal Exchange Hotel is a popular with local office workers and also University of Queensland

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

 students due to its proximity to the university. 'I would rather be at the RE' is the tag line used in advertising. This 'tag line' came about because of the hit song 'Counting the Beat', by The Swingers, which was sung many times in the Beer Garden by the then locals (around 1979, and of whom I was one) using the altered lyrics, "At the RE, At the RE, there ain't no place I'd rather be", instead of the song's lyrics of "Thinking about just you and me, la da de de, there ain't no place I'd rather be
La da de da, la da de da, la da de da, la da de da," etc. The student population make up the majority of night time patrons with several events aimed at students.

The historic building has developed problems and with no major renovations in recent years and it may degrade further. In the early part of 2007 the Royal Exchange building was re-roofed, and also had a new paint job. Also in 2007 the pub was featured in the locally produced movie, All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane

All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane

All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane is a 2007 Australian Romance-Comedy film by upcoming Director Louise Alston and written by Stephen Vagg...

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External links

• Some historic shots of the Royal Exchange Hotel