0 ▁metres ▁long ▁but ▁this ▁extended ▁by ▁another ▁ 9 1 . 5 ▁m ▁to ▁allow ▁fer ries ▁to ▁dock ▁at ▁low ▁t ide . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁to ll ▁was ▁collected ▁at ▁the ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁pier . ▁Fer ry ▁services ▁had ▁mixed ▁commercial ▁success . ▁The ▁last ▁fer ry ▁to ▁Br is b ane ▁ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁pier ▁hous ed ▁an ▁am usement ▁parl our ▁including ▁g aming ▁machines ▁and ▁an ▁open ▁air ▁picture ▁theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Queensland ' s ▁first ▁women ▁lif esa vers , ▁the ▁Sand gate ▁Lad ies ▁Life ▁S aving ▁Club , ▁used ▁bath ing ▁sh eds ▁at ▁the ▁pier . ▁ ▁The ▁pier ▁still ▁stands ▁reaching ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁bay ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁later . ▁The ▁pier ▁is ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Glad stone ▁y acht ▁race ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁element ▁in ▁many ▁photograph s ▁and ▁pieces ▁of ▁art ▁circul ating ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁art ▁gall eries . ▁With ▁views ▁of ▁Red cl iffe ▁pen ins ula , ▁the ▁Bo ond all ▁W et lands , ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁Islands ▁and ▁the ▁Sh orn cl iffe ▁cl iffs , ▁the ▁pier ▁is ▁a ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁na ut ical ▁landscape ▁of ▁this ▁north side ▁Br is b ane ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁pier ▁was ▁ref urb ished ▁and ▁rep