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Greenslopes, Queensland
Greenslopes is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south of the Brisbane CBD. In the , Greenslopes had a population of 7,941 people. Geography Greenslopes lies by road south of the Brisbane GPO. It is bounded to the west by the Pacific Motorway (also known within Brisbane as the Southeast Freeway) and the South East Busway and to the north by Cornwall Street. The suburb is served by the Greenslopes busway station on Barnsdale Street (). Logan Road enters the suburb from the north ( Stones Corner) and exits to the south-west ( Holland Park West / Holland Park). Norman Creek enters the suburb from the south-west (Annerley) and exits to the north (Stones Corner); it becomes a tributary of the Brisbane River at East Brisbane / Norman Park. There is some slight variety in the terrain, with low hills in the east and south sloping down to the flood plain of Norman Creek. The land use is mostly residential with some shops. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Post
Australia Post, formally the Australian Postal Corporation and also known as AusPost, is an Australian Government-State-owned enterprise, owned corporation that provides postal services throughout Australia. Australia Post's head office is located on Swan Street in Richmond, Victoria. Australia Post is the successor of the Postmaster-General's Department, which was established at Federation of Australia, federation in 1901 to formalise colonial postal services. In 1975, the department was abolished and its postal functions were taken over by the Australian Postal Commission. The organisation's current name and structure were adopted in 1989 when it was corporatisation, made into a government-owned corporation. History Colonial Australia (pre–1901) Before colonial control of mail started in 1809, mail was usually passed on by ad hoc arrangements made between transporters, storekeepers and settlers. These arrangements were flexible, and inherently unstable. It was common f ... [...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] |
Energex
Energex is an Australian-based and wholly Queensland Government-owned Electric utility, electricity company that distributes power to 1.5 million homes and businesses across the region of South East Queensland. The boundaries of the company’s distribution area stretch from Coolangatta in the south to Gympie in the north and as far west as the foothills of the Toowoomba range. Energex’s network includes more than 55,000 km of underground and overhead electricity infrastructure servicing city and rural areas in a Subtropics, sub-tropical climate. As part of the Queensland Government's announcement of the merger of Energex and Ergon Energy, a parent entity called Energy Queensland was formed, and commenced operations on 30 June 2016. The head office of Energy Queensland is based in Townsville. History The earliest permanent electricity supplies in Brisbane were provided by Edward Barton (politician), Barton, White & Company, from 1887; this became known as Brisbane Electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenslopes Private Hospital
Greenslopes Private Hospital is a private health care provider located in Greenslopes, Brisbane, Australia. It was named Australia's Best Private Hospital, 1999 and received the Australian Private Hospitals Association's, Hospital Quality of Excellence Award, 2004. It is located within the Greenslopes suburb, on a ridge leading east from Stephens Mountain, a low hill still covered in scrub and overlooking Norman Creek to the west. The hospital, surrounded by quiet streets, lies some distance from the nearest main roads, a factor which has caused friction with local residents over traffic, parking and redevelopment issues in recent years. History The hospital provides care for a large number of patients each year since it opened in 1942 as an Army hospital – 112th Australian General Hospital (AGH) during World War II years. Then later as Repatriation General Hospital (RGH) Greenslopes operated by the Repatriation Commission (now Department of Veterans' Affairs) for war vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Park, Queensland
Norman Park is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Norman Park had a population of 6,842 people. Geography Norman Park is located by road east of the CBD. It borders East Brisbane, Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Morningside and Hawthorne, and is mostly residential. Toponymy Norman Park is likely named after an early estate in the area. The estate is thought to have derived its name in the 1890s from the nearby Norman Creek, and the contemporary Governor of Queensland Henry Wylie Norman. History Norman Park began taking in the first settlers in 1853. One of the early Deeds of Grant was in 1854 to Louis Hope of land totalling about 40 acres. Hope was a grazier and Ormiston Sugar Mill owner. Initially, development in Norman Park was slow and almost ceased after the 1893 Brisbane floods. Industries in Norman Park at the time included dairying, leather and brooms. Norman Park State School opened on 9 July 1900 with 52 students with a principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Brisbane, Queensland
East Brisbane is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , East Brisbane had a population of 6,186 people. Geography East Brisbane is located south-east of the Brisbane central business district, CBD. It is mostly residential, with some small commercial areas, and has many original Queenslander (architecture), Queenslander houses. East Brisbane is bounded by the median of the Brisbane River to the north, Norman Park, Queensland, Norman Park to the east, Coorparoo, Queensland, Coorparoo to the south-east, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Woolloongabba to the south-west, and Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Kangaroo Point to the north-west. The border between Norman Park and most of Coorparoo follows Norman Creek (Queensland), Norman Creek. Major roads include Lytton Road, Wellington Road, and Latrobe Street in the north, and Vulture Street and Stanley Street in the south of the suburb. The eastern side of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River (Turrbal language, Turrbal: ) is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia. It 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 Governors of New South Wales, Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane in 1823. The Moreton Bay Penal Colony, penal colony of Moreton Bay later adopted the same name, eventually becoming the present city of Brisbane. The river is a tide, tidal estuary and the water is brackish water, brackish from its mouth through the majority of the Brisbane metropolitan area westward to the Mount Crosby Weir. The river is wide and navigability, navigable throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area. It is affectionately known by locals as the "Brown Snake", on account of its silty waters and long, winding course. The river travels from Mount Stanley. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annerley
Annerley is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Annerley is located by road south of the Brisbane CBD. In the , Annerley had a population of 11,891 people. Geography Much of the suburb is elevated, lying on a ridge that gives views of the city. For many years it was a somewhat rundown suburb, particularly close to main roads and with a lot of social housing, but with gentrification and the rise in the cost of housing, many of the original 'Queenslander (architecture), Queenslanders' have been restored to their former glory, giving the suburb an eclectic mix of residences for all socio-economic levels. The suburb is of medium population density with many apartment blocks, guest houses and fast-food outlets. The major road in the suburb is Ipswich Road, one of Brisbane's main southerly traffic arteries. Until 13 April 1969, the suburb was served by electric trams, which ran along Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Ipswich Road. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Creek (Queensland)
Norman Creek is a tributary of the Brisbane River in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the creek are located on the northern slopes of Toohey Mountain and Mount Gravatt in southern Brisbane. Origin of the name The name of the name is disputed. One claim is that Edmund Lockyer named the waterway Norman Creek in 1825, after Colour-Sergeant John Norman of the 40th Regiment during this detachment's movement from Redcliffe to Brisbane in 1825. Another claim is that it derives from a corruption of Gorman's Creek which appears in a 1846 atlas, named after Lieutenant Owen Gorman, of H. M. 8th Foot - the last commandant of the Moreton Bay penal settlement. Geography The creek drains the suburbs of Tarragindi and Holland Park West then flows northwards through Greenslopes, Norman Park and East Brisbane before entering the Brisbane River at Humbug Reach. The total catchment area is . Coorparoo Creek in Coorparoo is a sub-catchment of Norman Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Park
Holland Park is an area of Kensington, on the western edge of Central London, that lies within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and largely surrounds its namesake park, Holland Park. Colloquially referred to as 'Millionaire's Row', Holland Park is among the most expensive residential areas in London and the United Kingdom. Past and present residents include David Beckham, David and Victoria Beckham, Sir Elton John, David Cameron, Ed Sheeran, Sir Richard Branson, and Robbie Williams, among others. The small neighborhood is further home to the List of diplomatic missions in London, embassies of several countries, including Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Greece, Jordan, Russia and Lebanon. The area is principally composed of tree-lined streets with large Victorian mansions and contains shops, cultural tourist attractions such as the Design Museum, luxury spas, hotels, and restaurants along Holland Park Avenue and Kensington High Street. Location and boundaries Holland Park is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Road
Logan Road, allocated state routes 95 and 30, is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland. It runs from Springwood, Queensland, Springwood in Logan City to Woolloongabba in Brisbane, with most of the route signed as state route 95. The route was formerly the main route to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast from Brisbane, until the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), South East Freeway (now Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), Pacific Motorway) was built. The road runs close to the Gabba and Greenslopes Private Hospital, Mount Gravatt, past Westfield Mt Gravatt, Westfield Garden City and the Upper Mount Gravatt busway station. Logan Road provides the quickest access to Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Mount Gravatt from the south, as well as being the main access road for the Westfield Mt Gravatt, Westfield Garden City Shopping Centre. At the road's southern extent it is crossed by both the Pacific Motorway and Gateway Motorway. At Underwood, Queensland, Underw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
