morno, I know what part of Bris-Vegas you got the uber to, and how far that place is from Bris-Vegas airport. There is a toll, and it's a pain in the arse to avoid. I know Mick needs to have the last word on all things aviation, you not so much but when it comes to saving more than a few pineapples on an airfare I'd drive half an hour longer to do it. And I'll also do it to avoid paying tolls to parasite thieves that charge me twice as much because I drive a 'commercial vehicle' privately owned.
Do a price check on fares from Bris to Melb verse Cooly to Melb when REX are discounting fares out of the Goldy. It can be $260 one way as opposed to $90. If the same thing happens out of Maroochy, then people will do it.