I had this afternoon off work. YAY. After relaxing for a few hours I felt a lot more awake and decided to take my bike out for a test run. I managed to find the bike path and it is only 15min away. There is also an on road bike path (runs parallel to the road) for most of the way, but this is often filled with parked cars.
Before taking off I found out that it was actually legal in Queensland to ride your bike on the footpath as long as you gave way to pedestrians.
There is some helpful information at our brisbane
Maps of the bikepaths can be found on the Brisbane City Council Website