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Moorooka Ward
The Moorooka Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering Moorooka, Acacia Ridge, Archerfield, Coopers Plains, Nathan, Pallara, Rocklea, Salisbury, Willawong, and parts of Durack and Oxley Oxley may refer to: Places Australia Australian Capital Territory * Oxley, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia Queensland *Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia ** Oxley railway station, Brisba .... Councillors for Moorooka Ward Results References City of Brisbane wards {{Brisbane-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
The Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), commonly known as Queensland Labor or as just Labor inside Queensland, is the state branch of the Australian Labor Party in the state of Queensland. It has functioned in the state since the 1880s. History Trade unionists in Queensland had begun attempting to secure parliamentary representation as early as the mid-1880s. William McNaughton Galloway, the president of the Seamen's Union, mounted an unsuccessful campaign as an independent in an 1886 by-election. A Workers' Political Reform Association was founded to nominate candidates for the 1888 election, at which the Brisbane Trades and Labor Council endorsed six candidates. Thomas Glassey won the seat of Bundamba at that election, becoming the first self-identified "labor" MP in Queensland. The Queensland Provincial Council of the Australian Labor Federation was formed in 1889 in an attempt to unite Labor campaign efforts. Tommy Ryan won the seat of Barcoo for the labour mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallara, Queensland
Pallara is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pallara had a population of 511 people. Geography Pallara is by road south of the Brisbane GPO. History The name ''Pallara'' means ''flat land'' and is derived from a non-local Aboriginal word spelt with only one "l". The suburb is relatively undeveloped with electricity supply only reaching Pallara in 1961. Ritchie Road State School opened on 24 August 1959. The name was later changed to Pallara State School. In 1997, the Pallara Parklands were opened on a remediated dump. In the , the population of Pallara was 511, 49.3% female and 50.7% male. The median age of the Pallara population was 48 years of age, 10 years above the Australian median. 69.2% of people living in Pallara were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%. 69.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.7% and Catholic 20.3%. Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bailey (politician)
Mark Craig Bailey is an Australian politician currently serving as the Minister for Transport and Main Roads of Queensland. He has also served as the Labor member for Miller (formerly Yeerongpilly) in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. Early life Bailey was a high school teacher in history and drama and has worked in transport, gambling, liquor and racing policy for the Queensland state government. Political career Bailey was elected to Brisbane City Council in 1994, representing the ward of Moorooka during the Soorley Administration until his resignation in 2003. Member of Parliament At the 2015 election he won the seat of Yeerongpilly from the LNP with a 14.7% swing, making it a safe Labor seat. He was sworn in as Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and Minister for Energy and Water Supply in the Palaszczuk Ministry on 16 February 2015. On 8 December 2015, Biofuels was added to his portfolio. Ahead of the 2017 election Yeerongpilly was aboli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxley, Queensland
Oxley is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Oxley had a population of 8,336 people. Oxley is located approximately from the Brisbane CBD, but it is from the Brisbane GPO by road. The suburb contains a mix of residential and industrial land. Geography Oxley is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek flows along the eastern edge. In the east the environment is shaped by flood plains which experience major flooding and flash-flooding. Western parts of the suburb are characterised by rolling hills with clay-laden soils. The suburb is traversed by the Ipswich Motorway connecting Oxley to Rocklea to the east and Darra to the west. Oxley Road connects Oxley to Corinda to the north and continues south across the Ipswich Motorway with the name Blunder Road to Durack, Seventeen Mile Rocks Road connects Oxley to the west to Seventeen Mile Rocks and Darra. Oxley is separated from Fig Tree Pocket by the Brisbane River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durack, Queensland
Durack is an outer south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Durack had a population of 7,487 people. Geography Durack is south-west of the Brisbane GPO. History Durack is named after Michael Durack, one of the original landholders of the area at Archerfield pastoral station. It was given this name in 1976 from a naming competition in a local newspaper. Serviceton State School opened on 27 January 1959. On 1 January 2001, it was renamed Durack State School. Inala State High School opened on 30 January 1962. It closed on 15 December 1995 to amalgamate with Richlands State High School to create Glenala State High School on the Inala State High School site. Despite the name, Inala State High School was in Durack on the north-east corner of Glenala Road and Hampton Street (). Brisbane Muslim School opened in Buranda in 2002. In 2005, the school moved to Durack and was renamed Australian International Islamic College. At the , Durack had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willawong, Queensland
Willawong is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Willawong had a population of 177 people. Geography Willawong is by road south of the Brisbane GPO. The suburb's boundary is mostly defined by the course of the two creeks, Oxley Creek and Blunder Creek. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor is aligned along the eastern edge of the suburb. History The suburb of Willawong was officially created and named by the Queensland Places Names Board in 1970. ''Willawong'' is an Aboriginal word meaning ''the junction of two creeks''. During the 1974 Brisbane flood, most of the suburb was inundated. In 1983, local residents in Willawong and nearby suburbs began a campaign to stop sand mining in the area. Willawong once contained a toxic waste dump, which was closed in 1998. In the , the population of Willawong was 192, 45.8% female and 54.2% male. The median age of the Willawong population was 40 years, 3 years above the Australian media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salisbury, Queensland
Salisbury is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Salisbury had a population of 6,290 people. Geography Salisbury is by road south of the Brisbane GPO. Toohey Mountain and Toohey Mountain Reserve is located on the north east boundary of the suburb. Today, Salisbury is an established residential and industrial area, with substantial park lands in the north. History Salisbury was named after the residence of William Coote, an early Brisbane engineer, architect, journalist and political figure, who lived in the area. It is presumed to refer to Salisbury in England. The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 which included the Salisbury railway station to service the area. Rocklea started to develop before Salisbury, with the Logan Railway estate auctioned on 2 May 1885, advertising that the estate was near Salisbury railway station. On 20 July 1912, The main Salisbury Township Estate, Salisbury located off Main Road (now known as Lilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocklea, Queensland
Rocklea is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rocklea had a population of 1,595 people. Geography Rocklea is located 9 kilometres south of the city. The west of the suburb is bordered by the Oxley Creek. The suburb's name is derived from the Rocky Waterholes in the area. It is also at one end of the Ipswich Motorway; Ipswich Road continues north from the Ipswich Motorway, through Moorooka and into the Brisbane central business district. The Beenleigh railway line passes through the suburb which is serviced by Rocklea railway station. Rocklea is a mostly industrial suburb, being the home to many large firms from a range industries. History The locality was originally called Rocky Waterholes Creek. It was renamed Rocklea after a town in Dorset, England, with the opening of the Beenleigh railway line in 1884 as it was felt the original name was too long. The suburb was once the centre of the Shire of Yeerongpilly, which was established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan, Queensland
Nathan is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , it had a population of 1,085. Geography Nathan is home to Toohey Forest Conservation Park, Griffith University's Nathan campus and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre which hosted the opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The Queensland Academy of Sport currently uses the facilities located at the stadium. The Mount Gravatt Cemetery is part of Nathan. Nathan remains sparsely populated, with much of the park and university campus being filled with eucalypt forest, grass trees, banksia and leptospermum. Local fauna include tawny frogmouths, powerful owl, hoary wattled bats, sugar gliders, greater gliders, squirrel gliders, flying foxes and possums. Surrounding suburbs include MacGregor, Robertson, Salisbury, Coopers Plains, Tarragindi, Holland Park and Upper Mount Gravatt. The Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium is located in the suburb along Mains Road. History The Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorooka, Queensland
Moorooka is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moorooka had a population of 10,368 people. Geography Moorooka is by road south of Brisbane's central business district. Ipswich Road enters the suburb from the north ( Annerley) and exits to the south-west (Rocklea). Beaudesert Road splits from Ipswich Road within the suburb and exits to the south (Rocklea). The Gold Coast railway line passes along part of the western boundary of the suburb, which is serviced by the Moorooka railway station (). The neighbourhood of Moorvale is located around the intersection of Beaudesert Road and Mayfield Road (. The suburb has mixed uses - large areas, particularly in the elevated eastern side of the suburb are residential. The lower, western side of the suburb is dominated by retail, particularly motor vehicle dealerships along Ipswich Road, known popularly throughout Brisbane as the "Magic Mile", light industry and warehouses. Many of the houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coopers Plains, Queensland
Coopers Plains is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coopers Plains had a population of 5,483 people. Geography Coopers Plains is south-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is home to the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital. History The locality was originally called Cowper's Plains. It was probably named by Patrick Logan after Dr Henry Cowper, Assistant Surgeon-in-Charge at the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1823 to 1832. A convict settlement was established at Cowper's Plains in 1828. The name was corrupted and by 1860 the area was known as Cooper's Plains. By 1877 it was known as Coopers Plains. The first post office opened in 1876. In October 1884, 275 allotments of "Flemington Estate" were advertised for sale by T. Howling& Co. A map advertising the sale states that the estate was close to the Coopers Plains Railway Station and that coaches passed the estate every day. Coopers Plains railway station on the South Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archerfield, Queensland
Archerfield is a mixed-use southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Archerfield had a population of 544 people. Geography Archerfield is bounded by Oxley Creek to the west and by Beaudesert Road to the east. Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport in the centre and south-west of the suburb (). Most of the rest of the suburb is industrial except for two areas of residential use, one in the north of the suburb and one in the east. History Archerfield was named after the 14,000-acre Archerfield pastoral station, acquired in 1881 by Michael Durack b 1846 - 1894, an Australian pastoralist and pioneer. Archerfield Airport originally served as the major airport for Brisbane. The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield. During World War II the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific. On 8 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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