UQ is ~2.5 km from the city centre, as the crow flys. 
Location of the QT Lab. Building 7, Parnell & Building 6, Physics Annexe.
Physics buildings at bottom right, outlined in red. Brisbane city is in the background. 
Physics buildings centre, outlined in red. Mt Cootha and the Brisbane State Forest are in the background.
GoogleEarth: The QT Lab is at the centre of the University of Queensland main campus, in Brisbane / Meanjin, Australia (an alternative view of Australia preferred by some of our Kiwi friends).