Middle Park
District of Brisbane
Queensland - Australia

Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre

Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is a high security prison (with a maximum security unit) that is used for remand prisoners, and also for the temporary detention of prisoners while their 'security level' is ascertained. The prison is a relatively modern facility with TVs, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities.

Located at -27.58, 152.934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Government agencies established in 1992, Prisons in Queensland, Maximum security prisons in Australia, 1992 establishments in Australia

Brisbane Correctional Centre

Brisbane Correctional Centre, formerly the Sir David Longland Correctional Centre, is a prison facility located at Wacol, Queensland, Australia. The prison is expected to receive its first inmates, after refurbishment and expansion, in January 2008. The newly-renovated prison houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners, and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for dangerous offenders.

Located at -27.5825, 152.921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Maximum security prisons in Australia, Prisons in Queensland

Darra railway station

Darra is a railway station in the suburb of Darra on the Ipswich and Springfield lines. The station has wheelchair access to all platforms. It is located in a transition precinct between Zone 3 and 4 of the TransLink integrated public transport system, and is part of the Queensland Rail city network.

Located at -27.5659, 152.952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in Brisbane, Railway stations opened in 1874

Wacol railway station

Wacol Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is in a transition precinct between Zone 4 and Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. Bright murals depicting domestic wildlife, forests and farmlands have been painted on the walls of platforms buildings. The animal theme was chosen because the RSPCA Animal Care Campus moved to Wacol in December 2011.

Located at -27.5887, 152.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Railway stations in Brisbane

Wolston Correctional Centre

Wolston Correctional Centre is an Australian prison facility located in Richlands, Queensland, Australia. Wolston is a 'protection' prison, and as such houses many paedophiles, sex offenders and high profile prisoners.

Located at -27.5828, 152.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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1999 establishments in Australia, Prisons in Queensland

Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre

Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre is an Australian prison, located at Wacol, Brisbane. It was commissioned on 28 May 1999. Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre replaced the old Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, located at Woolloongabba. The centre has a capacity of 264 cells and is divided into two accommodation areas of 122 secure cells and 142 residential cells. The centre is the only reception, assessment and placement centre for female offenders in southern Queensland.

Located at -27.5842, 152.905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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1999 establishments in Australia, Buildings and structures in Brisbane, Prisons in Queensland, Women's prisons in Australia

Jindalee, Queensland

Jindalee is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia 12 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD, and is a part of the Centenary suburbs. It is bordered by the Brisbane River to the north. The Aboriginal meaning for Jindalee is "bare hills". Jindalee was the first of a series of suburbs originally called the "Centenary" suburbs, as planning for them commenced in 1959, the year of Queensland's centenary.

Located at -27.5373, 152.935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane, Australian Aboriginal placenames

Sinnamon Park, Queensland

Sinnamon Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 14 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Sinnamon Park is named for the pioneering Sinnamon Family. The land occupied by Sinnamon Village retirement complex and the river flats east of the Centenary Freeway were formerly the family farm. The suburb's northern boundary is marked by the Brisbane River. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 6,362.

Located at -27.5406, 152.952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Middle Park, Queensland

Middle Park is a predominantly residential suburb located 14 km south-west of the CBD of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Many properties on Sumners Road have an address in Middle Park but are not themselves actually in Middle Park and are disregarded in this article.

Located at -27.55, 152.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Westlake, Queensland

Westlake is a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Westlake adjoins the suburbs of Jindalee, Middle Park and Mount Ommaney, and is a 20 minute drive from the Brisbane central business district. Westlake has a lot of riverside properties and in the early 1990s expanded to include the development Westlake Waters with the 'natural lakes'.

Located at -27.55, 152.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Wacol, Queensland

Wacol is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. According to the 2011 census, a total of 2,957 people lived within the boundaries of Wacol. The suburb is located on the east bank of the Brisbane River, 18 km south-west of the Brisbane central business district, on the Brisbane-Ipswich railway line.

Located at -27.5833, 152.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Brisbane Independent School

Brisbane Independent School (BIS) is located in semi-rural Pullenvale in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The community-run school operates within a cooperative family environment. The school is operated and owned by its members, who are the parent body of current students. The school has no religious or other affiliations and thus is one of the few truly independent schools.

Located at -27.5237, 152.919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Democratic education, Private schools in Queensland, High schools in Queensland, Alternative schools, Schools in Brisbane, Educational institutions established in 1967

Mount Ommaney, Queensland

Mount Ommaney is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia 14 kilometres south-west of the CBD on the Centenary Highway. Mount Ommaney was developed as part of the Centenary Project in 1959. It, along with surrounding suburbs such as Jindalee are known as the Centenary Suburbs. Mount Ommaney is located on the southern side of the Brisbane River and the majority of the properties are located on the hill itself.

Located at -27.5453, 152.931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Jamboree Heights, Queensland

Jamboree Heights is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 14 km south west of the CBD. Jamboree Heights was part of the 'Centenary Project', and along with surrounding suburbs was developed in 1959. As part of the Centenary suburbs, it offers excellent facilities such as a recently renovated large shopping centre, Fire Station, Police Station and numerous schools.

Located at -27.55, 152.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Sumner, Queensland

Sumner is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 15 km south-west of the CBD. Sumner is split between residential and industry, with a large industrial estate Sumner Park.

Located at -27.5667, 152.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland

Seventeen Mile Rocks is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 11 kilometres south-west of the Brisbane CBD on the Brisbane River. Seventeen Mile Rocks is named after a collection of rocks that marked a distance of 17 miles from the mouth of the Brisbane River. These rocks were largely removed to widen the river and allow access for marine vessels to further reaches of the river.

Located at -27.551, 152.959 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Pinjarra Hills, Queensland

Pinjarra Hills is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 15 km west of the Brisbane central business district on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. At the 2011 Australian census the suburb had a population of 664. Pinjarra Hills is mainly rural, a large portion of land is owned by the University of Queensland's Veterinary School. Moggill Road is the main road route through the suburb.

Located at -27.5333, 152.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Richlands, Queensland

Richlands is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 16 km south-west of the CBD. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,076. The suburb features the cross over of the Ipswich Motorway (M7) and Centenary Motorway (M5), and is home to Queensland Lions Football Club who play in the Brisbane Premier League.

Located at -27.5667, 152.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane, Populated places established in 1975

Riverhills, Queensland

Riverhills is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 15 km south-west of the CBD. Riverhills, along with surrounding suburbs, was developed in 1959 as part of the ‘Centenary Project’ and the area is now more commonly referred to as the Centenary suburbs.

Located at -27.5604, 152.909 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Suburbs of Brisbane

Jindalee State School

Jindalee State School (JSS) is a co-educational primary school in the western Brisbane suburb of Jindalee. It caters for students from Prep to Grade 7, and is a feeder school to Centenary State High School. The current enrolment number of children is around 800, down from a peak of 981 in 1981.

Located at -27.5303, 152.935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Primary schools in Queensland, Public schools in Queensland, Schools in Brisbane, Educational institutions established in 1966

Ipswich Road, Brisbane

Ipswich Road is one Brisbane's main roads connecting Brisbane to the nearby city of Ipswich, via the Ipswich Motorway. Logan Road, Pacific Motorway, and Beaudesert Road are the other major roads in the south of Brisbane. The road was an important transport route in 19th century Brisbane. Travelling south the road begins at the Woolloongabba Five Ways intersection with Stanley Street and Logan Road, connecting the inner southern suburbs with southwest Brisbane.

Located at -27.5755, 152.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Roads in Brisbane

Centenary Suburbs

The Centenary Suburbs are a group of seven suburbs located in the outer-west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, bordered by the Brisbane River to the North and West, the Centenary Highway to the east and Wolston Creek to the South, and their name honours the centenary of the state of Queensland, which separated from New South Wales in 1859. All suburbs have the postcode of 4074.

Located at -27.5569, 152.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Moggill Creek

Moggill Creek is a creek in Brisbane, the largest city in Queensland, Australia. The creek rises on the Taylor Range and runs in a south-easterly direction from the southern edge of Brisbane Forest Park in Kholo and Pullenvale, flowing through Upper Brookfield, Brookfield and joining the Brisbane River at Kenmore. Before entering the Brisbane River the creek is crossed by Moggill Road and winds through Rafting Ground Reserve.

Located at -27.5244, 152.924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Rivers of Queensland, Tributaries of the Brisbane River, Geography of Brisbane

Camp Columbia

Camp Columbia was a United States Army military camp located in Wacol, near Brisbane, built during World War II to accommodate American troops. The Sixth US Army Headquarters was stationed there and it was an Officer Candidate School from 1942 to 1945. After World War II it was used by the Australian military and then served as a migrant reception and training centre. The camp was then known as the "Wacol East Dependants Holding Camp for Displaced Persons".

Located at -27.5833, 152.937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Former United States Army facilities

Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre

Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre is located on Dandenong Road in the suburb of Mount Ommaney in the southwest of Brisbane. After a major expansion, which was completed in 2010, the centre now has 170 stores. Major tenants include Big W, Coles, Kmart Australia, Target Australia, Woolworths and Aldi and JB Hi-Fi.

Located at -27.5493, 152.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Brisbane, 1979 establishments in Australia