Bellbowrie is a suburb in the

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, Australia. In the Bellbowrie had a population of 5,462 people. Bellbowrie is on the northern side of the Brisbane River and lies west-southwest of Brisbane's city centre. It is a rapidly developing semi-rural area due to Brisbane's growth heading in a westwards direction.

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the north by Pullen Pullen Creek and to the east by the Brisbane River with two of its reaches: * Pullen Reach (downstream ) *Goggs Reach (upstream )

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, which bisects the suburb, is a main thoroughfare for traffic passing from

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to central

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. Commuters may use the Moggill Ferry to gain access to Moggill Road as an alternative to the

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. Neighbouring suburbs include:

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, Pinjarra Hills and Anstead. The streetscape in Bellbowrie benefits from the provision of underground power and there are few power poles to be seen. Bellbowrie is part of the Pullenvale Ward for

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Elections as well as the seat of Moggill for state elections and the seat of Ryan for federal elections.

History

The name ''Bellbowrie'' is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the

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area in

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) meaning ''flowering gum'', possibly referring to the red gum. It was named on 4 November 1972 and bounded on 11 August 1975. The initial subdivisions in the area were commenced in the early 1970s. Development slowed in the aftermath of the

1974 Brisbane flood In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. The cyclone that produ ...

which saw much of the eastern, lower-lying areas of the suburb badly inundated with water. Since the construction of the Wivenhoe Dam in the 1980s the fear of floods was reduced and development increased. Many acreage owners are subdividing their properties and as a consequence, significant areas of bushland are being cleared. The boundaries of the suburb were extended on 13 December 1990 to include land previously in Anstead. Several new housing estates began development in 2001 on land that used to be pineapple farms. In the

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, the Brisbane River rose significantly and some small areas of Bellbowrie were flooded. However, of greater concern was the inundation of access roads to the area, isolating a number of suburbs including Bellbowrie including the loss of electricity and telecommunications and a shortage of food with the supermarket inundated. The Uniting Church acted as an evacuation centre for those whose homes were flooded and as a communal food bank which received supplies of necessities via helicopter. In the Bellbowrie had a population of 5,413 people. In the Bellbowrie had a population of 5,462 people.

Moggill Cemetery

Moggill Cemetery is located on the eastern side of Moggill Road, Bellbowrie in subdivision 2 of portions 7 & 8, County of Stanley, Parish of Moggill (). In March 1851, the original land owner, Joseph Lewis, purchased portions 7 & 8. It is believed portions 7 & 8 was used as church

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, circa 1855, only clues remain as to the exact location of the associated, possibly

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. George Mounser, who accidentally drowned at Moggill on 4 March 1855, is assumed to have been the first person buried in the graveyard. In 1865, the land was sanctioned as a

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. In June 1921, the

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, Sir

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, ordered that the cemetery be permanently reserved and placed under the control of trustees: John Anstead, John Bird, Maurice William Doyle, Norman Charles Robert Sexton and Frederick Charles Sugars. In February 1922, the land was resumed by the Crown. In July 1930, the Governor, Sir Thomas Herbert Goodwin, passed control of Moggill Cemetery over to the

Education

There are no schools in Bellbowrie. The nearest government primary schools are Moggill State School in neighbouring

to the south. The nearest government secondary school in Kenmore State High School in Kenmore to the north-east.

Amenities

Bellbowrie has an abundance of recreational facilities such as many off-leash areas for dogs to play in. The suburb also borders the Brisbane River and some residents have boat ramps in order to access it. Bellbowrie is serviced by a weekly visit of the

's mobile library service in the Bellbowrie Shopping Plaza carpark, off Birkin Road. Bellbowrie Community Church (formerly Kenmore Community Church) is at 3077 Moggill Road. A number of community groups are active in the area, including: * Rural Environmental Planning Association Inc. * Rural Environmental Planning Association Inc. * Moggill Girl Guides * Moggill Scout Group Bellbowrie is part of the Tyakunda Scout District, ''Tyakunda'' being an Aboriginal word meaning ''land of the rolling hills.'' The local Scout group is called "Moggill Scout Group", and is named so as Moggill was the original name of the area and meet at 17 Mahonia Street. The Moggill branch of the

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meets at the Bellbowrie Community Church at 3077 Moggill Road.

Sporting clubs

The Bellbowrie Sports & Recreation Club Inc., known locally as the "sports & rec" or "the club", located in Sugarwood Street, is the

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of several sporting clubs: * Bellbowrie "Strikers"

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Club Inc. * Moggill Football Club Inc. * Moggill

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Club * Moggill "Mustangs" Junior Australian Football Club. The Bellbowrie Sports & Recreation Club Inc

also has a

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nets and a multiple use

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and

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court (which is no longer left open for all hours access and free public use). A

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, by award-winning architects bureau^proberts is located in Sugarwood Street and hosts the Bellbowrie Swimming Club.Bellbowrie Swimming Club
. Retrieved 17 September 2010

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