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Goodna
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodna had a population of 10,461 people. Geography Goodna is from the Brisbane central business district, being just outside the Brisbane City Council area. Located as a centre point between Brisbane and Ipswich, it was designated by the Queensland Government in the SEQ Plan as a major activity centre, a transport oriented development centre and as an economic activity centre. The Brisbane River runs to the north of Goodna. Goodna Boat Ramp is one of the only boat ramps on the Brisbane River and is part of the Brisbane River Canoe Trail. There are extensive old Jacaranda, Poinciana, Hoop Pine and Mango trees throughout the area. Parks are widespread with over 14 individual parks to be found and free electric barbecue facilities at the major ones. Names of some of the major parks include: Evan Marginson Sportsground, Richardson Park, Leslie Park, Kippen Park, Norma Mulvihill Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodna Railway Station, Brisbane
Goodna railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Goodna. It opened in 1874 at the same time the line opened. Goodna is served by City network services operating from Caboolture and Bowen Hills to Ipswich and Rosewood. The station underwent repair work in 2011 to compensate flood damage to signalling and station amenities after the platform became completely submerged underwater during the 2011 floods. Services Goodna is served by trains operating to and from Ipswich and Rosewood. Most city-bound services run to Caboolture and Nambour, with some morning peak trains terminating at Bowen Hills. Some afternoon inbound services on weekdays run to Kippa-Ring Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kippa-Ring had a population of 9,790 people. Geography Kippa-Ring is located in the centre of the Redcliffe Peninsula, by road west of Redcliffe and by road .... Goodna is tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich () is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich began in 1827 as a mining settlement. History Early history Ipswich according to The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld,: 1866-1939), Thursday 18 January 1934, Page 13 was tribally known as Coodjirar meaning place of the Red Stemmed Gum Tree in the Yugararpul language. Jagara (also known as Jagera, Yagara, and Yuggara) and Yugarabul (also known as Ugarapul and Yuggerabul) are Australian Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland. There is some uncertainty over the status of Jagara as a language, dialect or perhaps a group or clan within the local government boundaries of Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Regional C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane in 1823. The penal colony of Moreton Bay later adopted the same name, eventually becoming the present city of Brisbane. The river is a tidal estuary and the water is brackish from its mouth through the majority of the Brisbane metropolitan area westward to the Mount Crosby Weir. The river is wide and navigable throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area. The river travels from Mount Stanley. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane. The waterway is a habitat for the rare Queensland lungfish, Brisbane River cod (extinct), and bull sharks. Early travellers along the waterway admired the natural beauty, abundant fish and rich vegetation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redbank, Queensland
Redbank is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redbank had a population of 1,834 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west by Six Mile Creek, to the north-west, north, and north-east by the Brisbane River, to the east by Goodna Creek, and to the south-west by another segment of Goodna Creek. The Ipswich Motorway enters the locality from the east (Goodna) and exits to the west ( Riverview). The Main Line railway runs parallel but north of the motorway with two railway stations in the suburb: * Redbank railway station, providing passengers services () * Redbank Workshops railway station, on a spur line serving the Redbank Railway Workshops () The land use north of the railway line through to the river is a mix of industrial, commercial and agricultural use. The Redbank Railway Workshops being a major industry in the suburb. The land between the railway line and the motorway is predominantly residential. The land south of the motorway is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gailes, Queensland
Gailes is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Gailes had a population of 1,828 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Ipswich Motorway and the Main Line railway and to the west by Woogaroo Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. The land use is predominantly residential with a small amount of undeveloped bushland in the south-west of the locality. History In 1823 explorer John Oxley named a local high point ''Dingo Hill'' () which became the local name for the area. This led to a local railway siding to also be named Dingo Hill. On 16 September 1925, the Dingo Hill railway siding was upgraded and renamedGailes railway station (), after the Western Gailes Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. The suburb of Gailes takes its name from the railway station. The name ''Gailes'' means "overgrown by bog-myrth". Suburban boundary changes in 1986 resulted in the Gailes railway station now being within the suburb of Wacol in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moggill, Queensland
Moggill is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moggill had a population of 4,641 people. Geography Moggill is about by from the Brisbane GPO. The Brisbane River bounds the suburb to the east, south and west with two of its reaches: * Cockatoo Reach () * Redbank Reach () Priors Pocket is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the suburb (). It is also known as Toocoobah. It was gazetted on16 August 1975 and was named Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior, who was an early land holder freeholder in the area. It comprises a mixture of small-lot and acreage residential homes along with a small number of remaining farms. Moggill is located in the Parish of Moggill within the County of Stanley, Queensland. History Garumngar (also known as Dalla, Garumga. See also Wakka Wakka related languages/dialects) is a language of the Upper Brisbane River catchment. The Garumngar language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Ipswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacol, Queensland
Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wacol had a population of 3,761 people. Geography Wacol is bounded to the west by the Brisbane River and to the north loosely by Wolston Creek. It is south-west of the Brisbane central business district. The Brisbane-Ipswich railway line enters the suburb from the north-east ( Darra), via Wacol railway station in the centre of the locality () and Gailes railway station in the south-west of the locality (), before exiting to the south-west (Goodna / Gailes). The suburb includes the undeveloped Cockatoo Island () in the Brisbane River. Termination Hill is a peak in the south of the suburb (). History Termination Hill was named by explorer John Oxley at the termination point of his first voyage up the Brisbane River in December 1823. Wolston House was opened in 1852. Still intact today the building is the only surviving early Brisbane River settlement. The building was planned to be demolish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys. History Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich City Council
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas. Geography The City of Ipswich is centrally located in the South East Queensland region of Australia. Ipswich governs the outer western portion of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area, Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane CBD. To the east is the City of Brisbane local government area, and to the west are the rural and agricultural areas of the Brisbane, Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys. History Ipswich is the second-oldest local government area in Queensland, after Brisbane. On 16 November 1859, after the enactment of the Municipalities Act of 1858 in New South Wales, a petition containing 91 signatures was received by the Governor of New South Wales seeking to have Ipswich, which at the time had 3,000 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camira, Queensland
Camira is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Camira had a population of 7,414 people. Geography Camira is located approximately from Brisbane CBD, near Springfield Lakes. History The origin of the suburb name is from an Aboriginal word meaning windy. Camira State School opened on 29 January 1974. At the Camira had a population of 7,391 people. In the Camira had a population of 7,414 people. Education Camira State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 184-202 Old Logan Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 617 students with 42 teachers (40 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Amenities The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library A bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellbird Park, Queensland
Bellbird Park is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Bellbird Park had a population of 6,736 people. History Kruger State School opened 23 January 1978 at Kruger Road at Redbank Plains, but suburb boundary changes means it is now in Bellbird Park. In the 2011 census, Bellbird Park had a population of 5,031 people. In the Bellbird Park had a population of 6,736 people. Bellbird Park State Secondary College opened in January 2017 for an initial intake of Year 7 students and by 2022 will be offering Year 7 through to Year 12. Heritage Study The Ipswich City Council's expanded heritage study identified the farmhouse ''Langley'' at 83 Johnstone Street as having significant cultural heritage. It was built for pioneers Alfred and Edith Josey in 1886. Education Kruger State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kruger Parade (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 972 students with 69 teachers (66 full-time equivalent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacaranda
''Jacaranda'' is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The generic name is also used as the common name. The species ''Jacaranda mimosifolia'' has achieved a cosmopolitan distribution due to introductions, to the extent that it has entered popular culture. It can be found growing wild in Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, southern Africa, China, and Australia. Etymology The name is of South American (more specifically Tupi-Guarani) origin, meaning fragrant. The word ''jacaranda'' was described in ''A supplement to Mr. Chambers's Cyclopædia'', 1st ed., (1753) as "a name given by some authors to the tree the wood of which is the log-wood, used in dyeing and medicine" and as being of Tupi-Guarani origin, by way of Portuguese. Although not consistent with the Guarani source, one common pronunciation of the name in English is given by . Description The species are shrubs to large tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
