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Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road
Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road is a continuous road route in the Logan and Redland local government areas of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 47. It is a state-controlled district road (number 108) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Route description Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road commences at an intersection with the Pacific Motorway in , just north of , as State Route 47. Starting at the western service road to the Pacific Motorway, it runs north-east under the motorway before turning east. It passes the exit to Bryants Road as it enters . It then turns south-east, following the north side of the Logan River through . On entering the road turns north-east and its name changes to Longland Road. It then turns north as Serpentine Creek Road. Continuing north it reaches an intersection where Serpentine Creek Road exits to the north-east and State Route 47 turns north-west as Cleveland–Redland Bay Road. This is the eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)
The Pacific Motorway is a motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and Brunswick Heads, New South Wales, through the New South Wales–Queensland border at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive, Brisbane, Coronation Drive at Milton, Queensland, Milton in Brisbane, The Brisbane city section of the motorway is often referred to by its former name, the Riverside Expressway. The motorway is about long, and features eight traffic lanes with a speed limit between the M6 Logan Motorway at Loganholme, Queensland, Loganholme and State Route 10 Smith Street Motorway, Gold Coast, Smith Street Motorway at Gaven, Queensland, Gaven and generally six or four lanes at on other sections. The motorway then passes through the major tourist region of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, the destination for most of the vehicular traffic from Brisbane. It passes attractions such as Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Water World at Oxen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loganholme, Queensland
Loganholme ( ) is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,764. Geography The suburb is bisected by the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), Pacific Motorway and the Logan Motorway which aligns with a small section of the northern boundary. The southern and western boundaries of the suburb follow the Logan River. Tudor Park on Clarks Road features sports facilities. The Beenleigh–Redland Bay Road exits to the north-east. A small pocket of land by the Logan River is known as Alexander Clark Park, Loganholme, Alexander Clark Park. The park is well-facilitated and available for large groups and events such as weddings. East of the motorway is a large commercial and industrial area, adjacent to vacant flood plains. Here the largest wastewater treatment plant in the City of Logan began an upgrade process in 2014. The upgrade was needed to meet population growth in the area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Cotton Road
Mount Cotton Road, or Mt Cotton Rd, is a major split road in the Brisbane area of South East Queensland, Australia. It runs in both an east-west direction between Burbank (Brisbane) and Sheldon ( Redlands), and a north-south direction between Capalaba ( Redlands) and Carbrook (Logan). In total, the road is approximately long, and is split at a three-way roundabout. The road is notable for connecting three adjacent local government areas of Queensland: the City of Brisbane, Redland City, and the City of Logan. As there are no highways in this region east of the Gateway and Pacific Motorways, Mount Cotton Road often provides the fastest link between the three cities (more so regarding the south-east of Brisbane and north-east of Logan). History The branching segments of Mount Cotton Road were originally known by multiple different names. The Burbank segment, west of the aforementioned roundabout, was once known as ''Broadwater Road'', while the resulting northern branch wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland–Redland Bay Road
Cleveland–Redland Bay Road is a continuous road route in the City of Redland, Redland local government area of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 47. It is a state-controlled district road (number 109) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Route description Cleveland–Redland Bay Road commences at an intersection with Capalaba–Cleveland Road (Shore Street West) in as State Route 47. It runs south as Waterloo Street, crossing two roundabouts before turning east on Russell Street. It then turns south on Bloomfield Street. As it crosses South Street and enters the name changes to Cleveland–Redland Bay Road. Continuing through Thornlands it turns south-east and passes the exit to Redland Bay Road (Boundary Road) as it approaches the southern boundary (Eprapah Creek). Soon after entering it passes the exit to Colburn Avenue. From there the road continues south and south-east into , where it again turns south before tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redland Bay
Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redland Bay had a population of 17,056 people. Since the first European settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, Redland Bay has remained a farming and fishing-based area until the mid-20th century when some of the farms were subdivided and improved transport infrastructure made it possible for residents to commute the 35 kilometres into Brisbane. Geography Redland Bay is at the southern end of Redland City, south-east of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The locality is named for the bay to its east (), which forms part of larger Moreton Bay. The redness of the soil derives from iron oxides present in lava from a volcano that erupted (millions of years ago) in northern New South Wales, some 100 kilometres to the south. The locality is a port for vessels plying the bay islands. These islands include Russell Island, Macleay Island, Karragarra Island, Lamb Island an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Logan
The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Logan also borders the Scenic Rim Region, the City of Ipswich, and Redland City LGAs. Logan is divided into 70 suburbs and 12 divisions; a councillor is elected to each of the latter. The council had a population of 326,615 as of June 2018. Gaining significant area in 2008 from the amalgamation of parts of the Shire of Albert, Albert and Beaudesert Shires, the City of Logan extends north to Priestdale, Queensland, Priestdale, south to Mundoolun, Queensland, Mundoolun near the Albert River (Queensland), Albert River, east to Carbrook, Queensland, Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons, Queensland, Lyons. Logan is located across parts of the sub-basin of Oxley Creek, and the Logan River, Logan and Albert Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Redland
Redland City, also known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) and a part of Brisbane, Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. With a population of 159,222 as of June 2021, Redland City is spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay, covering . The city borders the City of Brisbane to the west and north-west and Logan City to the south-west and south, while its islands are situated north of the City of Gold Coast. The Redlands first attained city status on March 15th, 2008, having been a shire since 1949, when it was created by a merger of the Shire of Tingalpa, Tingalpa and Shire of Cleveland, Cleveland Shires.Queensland State Archives, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan River
The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of the Scenic Rim and empties into Moreton Bay after navigating the City of Logan, a major suburban centre located south of Brisbane. The drainage basin, catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the mouth (river), river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms. Course and features The river rises below Mount Ernest on the southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of the Great Dividing Range and forms in the Mount Barney National Park, near the QueenslandNew South Wales border, below Mount Lindesay (Queensland), Mount Lindesay. The river flows generally north by nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Gin
A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine"—is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.. Reprinted by McGraw-Hill, New York and London, 1926 (); and by Lindsay Publications, Inc., Bradley, Illinois, (). The separated seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil. Handheld roller gins had been used in the Indian subcontinent since at earliest 500 and then in other regions. The Indian worm gear, worm-gear roller gin was invented sometime around the 16th century and has, according to Lakwete, remained virtually unchanged up to the present time. A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by English-American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794. Whitney's gin used a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to pull the cotton through, while brushes continuously removed the loose cotton lint to prevent jams. It revolutionized the cotton indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomera Connector
The Coomera Connector, formerly known as the Intra Regional Transport Corridor, is a proposed motorway that will connect Logan City with the Gold Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It will run parallel to the Pacific Motorway for its entire length and will run adjacent to the Gold Coast railway line south of Coomera. Construction on the stage 1 section between Nerang and Coomera commenced in March 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in late 2025. The rest of the motorway is currently under planning . As of July 2022 the business case for future stages is due for completion by the end of 2023. Design The Coomera Connector is broken up into northern (between Loganholme and Coomera) and southern (between Coomera and Nerang) sections. The southern section, known as Stage 1, is long and is further broken up into three sub-sections, to be delivered separately: *Stage 1 North: between Shipper Drive at Coomera and Helensvale Road at Helensvale *Stage 1 Central: bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
