Racecourse Road is a road in the

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in the

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, Queensland, Australia. It is a dining, shopping and entertainment precinct in

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, that connects Kingsford Smith Drive and the

Eagle Farm Racecourse Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district. The turf track is wi ...

Geography

Racecourse Road extends for from Kingsford Smith Drive in

in the south to

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in the north. At its southern end, it connects to Portside Wharf and the

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precinct, at its northern end to the

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. The road is well known for the poinciana trees lining the footpaths along its full length.

Transport

Racecourse Road was serviced by a Brisbane tram line from 1899 until 1969 when all Brisbane tram services were abandoned. It is now serviced by four stops of Brisbane bus lines 300 and 305, as well as lines 301, 302 and 303. Translink's

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terminal is located the road's southern end at

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. Access to the

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train services is provided since 1882 by the Eagle Farm railway station. The first taxi company in Brisbane, the Ascot Taxi Service, was founded by Edmund Beckham and Edward Videan in 1919 and it operated from the Ascot Garage on Racecourse Road.

Business

Racecourse Road is home to more than 130 businesses. These include 30 restaurants and cafes, including several Thai restaurants and many ethnic and Western cuisines, including the noted Baguette restaurant,

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Milany, supermarkets and a convenience store opposite the Hamilton Hotel pub. Other shops include florists and a dozen boutiques and fashion shops, 5 bank branches, a post office, several dental and medical practices, numerous real estate agents, two news agents, hairdressers, and a Brisbane City library. Some of the most expensive houses in Brisbane are located on large blocks of land in the adjacent streets east of Racecourse Road in Hamilton and Ascot, while accommodation on Racecourse Road itself is now overwhelmingly in small blocks of apartments. St

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's Anglican Church, whose car park is accessed from Racecourse Road, was built in 1919. It is a two-storey brick building with a chapel and a

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beneath. Different sections of the building commemorate different sections of the Australian armed forces. The Front Row Theatre conducts its season in the old Hamilton Town Hall. When the member for the

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( LNP), was councillor for the Brisbane City Council, he had an office in Racecourse Road until the 2006 Queensland election when he defeated

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( ALP) who also had her office on Racecourse Road. The current councillor for the Hamilton ward, David McLachlan, now occupies the office Nicholls used when he was councillor.

Festivals

Annual events include the street carnival in June, spring and winter racing carnivals on the two racecourses, the Pink Poincinia Project for breast cancer awareness which decorates the trees with pink ornaments and figures. St Augustine's Anglican Church starts its Christmas celebrations with a community carols concert.2012 Racecourse Road Community Christmas
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