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Underwood, Queensland
Underwood is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Underwood had a population of 6,809 people. Geography It is located 18 km south-east of central Brisbane; the Logan Motorway has made Underwood's boundary. Compton Road is the suburbs southern boundary. History Underwood is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country of the Brisbane and surrounding regions. Towards the south-east of Underwood towards Beenleigh is the Bundjalung traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is from William Underwood, who was an early property owner in the area. William Underwood had established the Commercial Hotel, which operated from the early 1870s through to 1895 on land nearby Beenleigh Road. The suburb Underwood was gazetted on 11 August 1975 and was part of both Brisbane City Council and the former Shire of Albert before the creation of Logan City in the year 1978. Demographics In the , Underwood had a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugara
The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, Yuggera, and other variants, are the Australian First Nations people who speak the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompasses a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the territories from Moreton Bay to the base of the Toowoomba ranges including the city of Brisbane. There is debate over whether the Turrbal people of the Brisbane area should be considered a subgroup of the Jagera or a separate people. Language Yuggera belongs to the Durubalic subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan languages, and is sometimes treated as the language of the Brisbane area. However, Turrbal is also sometimes used as the name for the Brisbane language or the Yugerra dialects of the Brisbane area. The Australian English word "yakka" (loosely meaning "work", as in "hard yakka") came from the Yuggera language (''yaga'', "strenuous work"). According to Tom Petrie, who provided several pages listing words and placenames in t ... [...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] |
State Library Of Queensland
State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the ''Libraries Act 1988.'' State Library is responsible for collecting and preserving a comprehensive collection of Queensland's cultural and documentary heritage, providing free access to information for all Queenslanders and for the advancement of public libraries across the state. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank, Queensland, South Bank. History The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library), named for the explorer Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn, Queensland
Runcorn is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Runcorn had a population of 14,199 people. Geography Runcorn is by road from Brisbane's central business district. Beenleigh and Warrigal Roads both run through the suburb, and are the primary links towards the Brisbane CBD and beyond. Much of the suburb is bordered by Bulimba Creek, with the secondary source for the creek rising within the suburb. History The Jagera Aboriginal people occupied most of the land south of the Brisbane River; Runcorn would have been in the territory of the Chepara clan of Eight Mile Plains, Queensland. Originally a part of Coopers Plains, the area was designated the Brisbane Agricultural Reserve (later the Eight Mile Plains Agricultural Reserve) . In 1868, the Williams family were the first to settle in the suburb, followed by Reverend J. McLaren a decade later. Rev. McLaren named his farm Runcorn, reportedly after Runcorn, Cheshire, England. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn State High School
Runcorn State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Runcorn, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 843 students and a teaching staff of 94, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12. History The school opened on 28 January 1986. In 2015, a Muslim student was promptly sent home after wearing an Islamic garb on a free dress day, leading to a complaint being filed with the state anti-discrimination commissioner. Curriculum Compulsory subjects; through all year levels include Maths and English. In the junior school, students must also study SOSE, Science, Physical Education and a language. Students have other options such as drama, media, art or business. Sporting houses There are four sporting Houses, Selsey (Yellow), Tarsett (Green), Nathan (Red) and Sirett (Black). Notable alumni *Nick Vujicic, Australian-American Christian evangelist and mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springwood State High School
Springwood State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Logan City suburb of Springwood, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 549 students and a teaching staff of 51, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12, and is home to one of fifteen air quality monitoring stations in South East Queensland. History The school opened on 24 January 1977 to Grade 8 students, with its official opening occurring in 1978. In 2010, the school suspended 20 students over the creation of a Facebook page that bullied staff members of the school. Notable alumni Some Springwood High School students have become notable, including: * Steven Bradbury – First Australian gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics, * Jodie Henry – Triple Olympic gold medal winner, * Aidan McLindon – Queensland politician, * Grant Musgrove – Ex-Queensland politician (was member for Springwood), * Lorna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Underwood may refer to: People *Underwood (surname), people with the surname Places Australia *Underwood, Queensland, a suburb of Logan City, Australia *Underwood, Tasmania, a locality United Kingdom * Underwood, Devon, a location * Underwood, Newport, village in Wales *Underwood, Nottinghamshire, village in England * Underwood, Pembrokeshire, a location *Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, village in England *Weston Underwood, Derbyshire, village in England *Wotton Underwood, village in England Canada * Underwood, Markham, Ontario, an unincorporated community now within the city of Markham * Underwood, Bruce County, Ontario, a village United States * Underwood, Shelby County, Alabama, a place in Alabama * Underwood-Petersville, Alabama, a census-designated place * Underwood, Indiana, an unincorporated community *Underwood, Iowa, a city *Underwood, Minnesota, a city * Underwood Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, a township *Underwood, New York, a hamlet within the town of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan City Council
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] |
Logan City
The City of Logan is a 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 Albert and Beaudesert Shires, the City of Logan extends north to Priestdale, south to Mundoolun near the Albert River, east to Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons. Logan is located across parts of the sub-basin of Oxley Creek, and the Logan and Albert Rivers. The Daisy Hill Koala Centre serves as an example of Logan's prominent bushland, reminiscent of Karawatha Forest, and the Tamborine and Venman Bushland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria, Albert, Prince Consort, Prince Albert. When created in 1948, it was primarily a rural area, but its growth started in earnest in the late 1960s with the development of Logan on Brisbane's southern frontier. After the separate creation of Logan City, Queensland, Logan as a shire (later City) in 1978, Albert lost most of its population and became more centred upon the Gold Coast, which experienced a massive period of growth from then until the Shire's amalgamation with the City of Gold Coast in 1995. History Divisional Boards By the late 1870s, the Government of Queensland had become preoccupied with the idea of getting local residents to pay th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. The LGAs in the other mainland state capitals (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide) are generally responsible only for the central business districts and inner neighbourhoods of those cities. However, the City of Brisbane administers a significant portion of the Brisbane Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), accounting for just under half its population. As such, it has a larger population than any other local government area in Australia. The City of Brisbane was the first Australian LGA to reach a population of more than one million. Its population is roughly equivalent to the populations of Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory combined. In 2016–2017, the council administered a budget of over $3 billion, by far the largest budget compare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
