66-499: Download coordinates as: Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Broadbeach had a population of 6,786 people. The Broadbeach stretch was originally coastal forest. This gradually became sandy plains because of sand mining in the early 20th century. Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks. Much of
132-554: A Woolworths supermarket . Oasis shopping centre has a number of restaurants located on the pedestrian section of Victoria Avenue. The centre is located across the road from the beach and is one block from the Gold Coast Highway. The Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club patrols the beach in the centre of the suburb. Representing the suburb in the AFL Queensland State League and having its home ground at Merrimac Oval
198-493: A board member of the university's Faculty of Engineering. The Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company is housed in the Witton Barracks, Indooroopilly . The University of Queensland is organised into a number of divisions for academic, administrative and logistical purposes. The senate is the governing body of The University of Queensland and consists of 22 members from the university and community. The senate
264-578: A collection of over 7,000 items of medical memorabilia, medical and surgical instruments. The focus is on the study of medical history in Queensland, but the collection includes items with broader significance to Australia and internationally. In 2014, UQ sold the Ipswich Campus to the University of Southern Queensland , believing that this regional teaching campus would be better used by USQ. The campus
330-572: A college, a graduate school, and six faculties. UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres offering research programs, such as the Institute for Molecular Bioscience , Boeing Research and Technology Australia Centre, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , and the UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation. Recent notable research of
396-617: A colony with a literacy rate of 57% in 1861, primary education was the first concern well ahead of secondary and technical education. The government, despite the findings of the Royal Commissions, was unwilling to commit funds to the establishment of a university. In 1893, the Queensland University Extension Movement was begun by a group of private individuals who organised public lecture courses in adult education, hoping to excite wider community support for
462-716: A connected arcade so students could reach any section under cover. The Great Court was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2002. The University of Queensland Art Museum is located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre on the St Lucia campus. The Art Museum was established in the Forgan Smith Tower in 1976 to house the artworks collected by The University of Queensland since the 1940s, relocating to its present site in 2004. Today, with more than 4,400 artworks,
528-598: A jetty at the Sakura Japanese gardens restaurant. It later disappeared but was found at that bottom of a canal. After it was retrieved by Conrad Jupiters Casino and Bond University , it was restored and donated to the National Trust of Australia . It is now at the entrance of the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, a short distance from the former Lennon's Hotel. In 1965, building works unearthed what
594-514: A number of heritage sites in Broadbeach, including: In 1954 Len Shillam was commissioned to create a water fountain feature for the pool of Lennon's Hotel at Broadbeach (the first large hotel on the Gold Coast ). He created a lifesize sculpture of a seal with its pup in polished terrazzo which became a much-photographed icon. After the demolition of the hotel in 1987, the sculpture was relocated to
660-662: A number of sources. Its other campuses include Gatton , Herston and Dutton Park (formerly the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence). In 1927, the land on which the St Lucia campus is built was resumed by the Brisbane City Council using money donated by James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne to replace the less spacious city campus. The city campus is now home to the Gardens Point campus of
726-506: A semester-based modular system for conducting academic courses. The Australian higher education model features a combination of the British system, such as small group teaching ( tutorials ) and the American system ( course credits ). Over a decade, UQ received more than $ 200 million in additional revenue from billionaire Chuck Feeney ’s Atlantic Philanthropies , which matched funding with
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#1732845368047792-423: A smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996
858-657: A strong research focus in science, medicine and technology. The university's research advancement includes pioneering the development of the cervical cancer vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix , by UQ Professor Ian Frazer . In 2009, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation reported that UQ had taken the lead in numerous areas of cancer research. In the Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia 2012 National Report, UQ's research
924-535: A university in Queensland. In 1894, 245 students were enrolled in the extension classes and the lectures were described as practical and useful. In 1906 the University Extension Movement staged the University Congress , a forum for interested delegates to promote the idea of a university. Opinion was mobilised, a fund was started and a draft Bill for a Queensland University was prepared. Stress
990-529: Is also home to The Star Gold Coast (formerly Jupiters Hotel and Casino Gold Coast, 28°01′56″S 153°25′43″E / 28.0321°S 153.4287°E / -28.0321; 153.4287 ( The Star Gold Coast ) ), the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre ( 28°01′40″S 153°25′43″E / 28.0279°S 153.4286°E / -28.0279; 153.4286 ( Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre ) ), and
1056-649: Is an inner-city corporate education, meeting and dining venue and facility which is on Level 19 of Central Plaza One in the Brisbane central business district. Indooroopilly is the site of the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre and the Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company. The Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) of The University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute
1122-602: Is at a former silver and lead mine at Finney's Hill in Indooroopilly . Acquired in 1951 by the School of Mining Engineering under the leadership of Frank T. M. White , Foundation Professor (appointed 1950), this mine (formerly Finney's Hill United Silver Mines Limited) then became known as the Queensland University Experimental Mine. It promptly became an integral part of the teaching and research capacity of
1188-450: Is elected annually as its president. The president is assisted by a half-time deputy president. The university has six faculties to support both research and teaching activities. Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science UQ has
1254-550: Is led by the chancellor and deputy chancellor, elected by the senate. The University of Queensland Act 1998 grants the senate wide powers to appoint staff, manage and control university affairs and property and manage and control finances to promote the university's interests. The academic board is the university's senior academic advisory body. It formulates policy on academic matters including new programs, teaching, learning and assessment, research, promotions, student academic matters, prizes and scholarships. An academic board member
1320-553: Is one of Australia's largest Free Blues Festivals which began in 2002 and continues to draw significant crowds each year, while remaining a free outdoor event for people of all ages to attend. Broadbeach also hosts other significant including the Groundwater Country Music Festival (July), Gold Coast Superhero Weekend (April) and the Broadbeach Christmas Carols with all events remaining free. The area
1386-421: Is rated above world standard in more broad fields than at any other Australian university (in 22 broad fields), and more UQ researchers are working in research fields that ERA has assessed as above world standard than at any other Australian university. UQ research in biomedical and clinical health sciences, technology, engineering, biological sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, and physical sciences
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#17328453680471452-812: Is situated in Herston and operates within Queensland Health system of the Royal Brisbane Hospital , Royal Children's Hospital , Royal Women's Hospital and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research . It is home to the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population Health, the Herston Health Sciences Library, the Centre for Clinical Research and clinical research and learning activities of
1518-462: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane , the capital city of
1584-845: Is the Broadbeach Australian Football Club . Other facilities include the Broadbeach Bowls Club and the Broadbeach Surfschool which provides surfing lessons. Despite being called the Broadbeach Library, the Gold Coast City Council operates this public library at 61 Sunshine Boulevard in neighbouring Mermaid Waters . It opened in 2008. There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: The Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival, held in May each year
1650-569: Is the core campus for research, learning and teaching activities and facilities in agriculture, animals, veterinary science and the environment. In 2008 the Centre for Advanced Animal Science (CAAS) was opened at the Gatton campus – a collaborative venture between UQ and the Queensland Government . UQ Mayne Medical School and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research is the core campus for clinical health teaching and research. The campus
1716-471: The 2016 census , Broadbeach recorded a population of 5,514 people, The median age of the Broadbeach population was 41 years, higher than the national median of 38. 51.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.0% and England 4.7%. 66.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.0% and Catholic 20.3%. In
1782-421: The 2021 census , Broadbeach had a population of 6,786 people. The median age of the Broadbeach population was 46 years, higher than the national median of 38. 54.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.7% and England 4.6%. 70.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were no religion (38.1%) and Catholic 19.4%. There are
1848-1146: The Beattie government ’s Smart State program. UQ is a partner of McDonnell International Scholars Academy - an international network of research universities and scholars comprising 28 university partners, including Boğaziçi University , Fudan University , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Indian Institute of Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Keio University , Korea University , Makerere University , Middle East Technical University , National Taiwan University , National University of Singapore , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University , Peking University , Reichman University , Seoul National University , State University of Campinas , Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Tecnológico de Monterrey , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Tsinghua University , University of Chile , University of Ghana , University of Hong Kong , University of Indonesia , University of Tokyo , Utrecht University and Yonsei University . Queensland has
1914-1119: The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
1980-770: The Oasis Shopping Centre ( 28°01′47″S 153°25′54″E / 28.0297°S 153.4318°E / -28.0297; 153.4318 ( Oasis Shopping Centre ) ). Broadbeach Alliance manage the precinct and present annual events and festivals such as Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival, Groundwater Country Music Festival, Gold Coast Superhero Weekend and the Broadbeach Christmas Carols. Well known apartment blocks include Sofitel Gold Coast, The Wave , The Oracle , Jewel , Beach Haven, Niecon Plaza, Hi-Ho Apartments, Belle Maison, Bel Air and Air on Broadbeach. The suburb of Broadbeach has numerous shops and restaurants. Broadbeach has two main arterial roads connecting
2046-585: The Queensland Government and the Gold Coast Historical Society, with Haglund a key speaker. Broadbeach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on Alexandra Avenue ( 28°02′09″S 153°26′04″E / 28.0357°S 153.4345°E / -28.0357; 153.4345 ( Broadbeach State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 895 students with 52 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). In 2018,
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2112-502: The Queensland University of Technology . Construction of the new university at St Lucia began in 1937. At its centre is the heritage-listed Great Court – a 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) open area surrounded by Helidon sandstone buildings with grotesques of great academics and historic scenes, floral and faunal motifs and crests of universities and colleges from around the world. This central semi-circular quadrangle features
2178-672: The premier of the day and it was completed in 1939. During World War II, the Forgan Smith Building was used as a military base and it served first as advanced headquarters for the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific. The first Doctor of Science was awarded in 1942. The first PhD was awarded in 1952. In 1990, Australia reorganised its higher education system by abolishing the binary system of universities and colleges of advanced education. Under this transition,
2244-481: The 1800s, was located at nearby Mermaid Waters . In circa 1924, 70 allotments were advertised as "Mermaid Beach Estate" located at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach to be auctioned by R. G. Oates Estates. The estate map has 3 estates for sale at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach. The estates were divided in two by the "New Coastal Road" running through the Gold Coast. While residential housing lots were selling successfully in
2310-467: The 50th anniversary of Queensland's separation from the colony of New South Wales . The Act allowed for the university to be governed by a senate of 20 men and Sir William MacGregor , the incoming Governor, was appointed the first chancellor with RH Roe as the vice-chancellor. Old Government House ... [then Government House] in George Street was set aside for the university following the departure of
2376-455: The Australian state of Queensland . Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone universities , an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. UQ is also a founding member of edX , Australia's leading Group of Eight and the international research-intensive Association of Pacific Rim Universities . The main St Lucia campus occupies much of
2442-520: The Challinor Centre served as an institution for people with intellectual disabilities . In late 1997 the Challinor Centre began its first stage of transformation as the new UQ Ipswich campus. UQ has other research and education facilities not directly attached to its four campuses. These locations are primarily for research, which cannot be undertaken in the campus locales but also represent buildings which established pre-eminence in education before
2508-617: The Michie Building on level 1) contains a significant collection of ethnographic material. It is also open to the public. The UQ Gatton Campus covers 1068 ha at Lawes , near the town of Gatton, Queensland , about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway. The campus was opened in 1897 next to the site of the Queensland Agricultural College which was then amalgamated with UQ in 1990. UQ Gatton
2574-475: The Queensland Government's Heritage Register's History section: Proposals for a university in Queensland began in the 1870s. A Royal Commission in 1874, chaired by Sir Charles Lilley , recommended the immediate establishment of a university. Those against a university argued that technical rather than academic education was more important in an economy dominated by primary industry. Those in favour of
2640-626: The School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Herston campus also houses other key facilities such as the Oral Health Centre and the purpose-built Herston Imaging Research Facility. The medical school building was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 1999. The Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History is in the Mayne Medical School at the Herston campus. Operated by volunteers and supported by The University of Queensland Alumni, it has
2706-512: The School, which in 1952 expanded to become the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. JKMRC, incorporating the Experimental Mine, was officially established as a University Centre in 1970, with a goal to develop practical technical solutions for large-scale mining and minerals industry challenges. It is named after Julius Kruttschnitt , the chairman of Mount Isa Mines and
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2772-470: The University of Queensland as its permanent home. In the same year, the pitch drop experiment was started by Thomas Parnell . The experiment has been described as the world's oldest and continues to this day. Lack of finance delayed development of the St Lucia campus. Hence, the construction of the university's first building in St Lucia only began in 1938. It was later named the Forgan Smith Building, after
2838-525: The University's Art Collection is Queensland's second largest public art collection. The university also houses the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum in the Michie building (bldg 9, level 2) which contains Queensland's only publicly accessible collection of antiquities from ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt and the Near East. The museum supports research and teaching at the university. The UQ Anthropology Museum (also in
2904-536: The beaches of Broadbeach. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means
2970-566: The creation of the current campuses. Queen Street, Brisbane is the location of the Customs House and the UQ Business School Downtown Venue. Customs House is one of Brisbane's heritage icons and is located on the river along Queen Street in the Brisbane central business district . It is leased to and operated by the University of Queensland as a cultural, educational and heritage facility. The UQ Business School Downtown
3036-497: The first female Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce , former President of King's College London Ed Byrne , member of United Kingdom's Prime Minister Council for Science and Technology Max Lu , Oscar and Emmy awards winner Geoffrey Rush , triple Grammy Award winner Tim Munro , former CEO and chairman of Dow Chemical Andrew N. Liveris , and current director of multiple organisations including IBM . According to
3102-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
3168-477: The first students enrolled. The university's first classes in the Government House were held in 1911 with 83 commencing students and Sir William MacGregor is the first chancellor (with RH Roe as vice-chancellor). The University of Queensland began to award degrees to its first group of graduating students in 1914. The development of the university was delayed by World War I , but after the first world war
3234-544: The governor to the Bardon residence, Fernberg ..., sparking the first debates about the best location for the university. In 1910 the first teaching faculties were created. These included Engineering, Classics, Mathematics[,] and Chemistry. In December of the same year, the Senate appointed the first four professors; BD Steele in chemistry, JL Michie in classics, H. Priestley in mathematics and A Gibson in engineering. In 1911
3300-490: The initial four UQx courses cover hypersonics, tropical coastal ecosystems, biomedical imaging and the science of everyday thinking. The University of Queensland maintains a number of campuses and facilities throughout Queensland. UQ has its main campus in the suburb of St Lucia in Brisbane, bordered by a meander in the Brisbane River to the north, east, and south. UQ's main campus has been recognised for its beauty by
3366-817: The opening of the Ipswich branch of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum . Operations continued until 1910 when it became the Ipswich Hospital for the Insane. In 1938 it was renamed the Ipswich Mental Hospital and in 1964 it was renamed again as the Ipswich Special Hospital. It was finally named the Challinor Centre in 1968 in honour of Henry Challinor , the ship's surgeon on the Fortitude . From 1968 to 1997
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#17328453680473432-490: The riverside inner suburb of St Lucia , southwest of the Brisbane central business district . Other UQ campuses and facilities are located throughout Queensland, the largest of which are the Gatton campus and the Mayne Medical School . UQ's overseas establishments include UQ North America office in Washington D.C., and the UQ- Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana , United States. The university offers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, and higher doctorate degrees through
3498-438: The school had an enrolment of 947 students with 58 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Broadbeach. The nearest government secondary school is Merrimac State High School in neighbouring Mermaid Waters . Oasis shopping centre is the second shopping centre in the suburb has over 100 specialty stores and
3564-416: The state government developed Broadbeach township from 1934, and the area had good bitumen roads that were described as 'speedways' in newspaper reports, it wasn't until the construction of Lennon's Broadbeach Hotel (now the site of the Oasis Hotel and Shopping Centre ) in 1955 - 1956 that development of the area as a holiday destination began to increase. Broadbeach State School opened on 16 May 1960. In
3630-415: The state's first cultural heritage legislation, the Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1967 (later superseded by another Act, followed by the current Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 ), which recognises the status of Indigenous Australians as the "primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Australia’s ancient cultures". The event was commemorated on its 50th anniversary in 2015, hosted by
3696-444: The suburb consists of canal waterways, including Lake Intrepid that are linked to the Nerang River . The suburb contains a major road intersection between Nerang - Broadbeach Road and the Gold Coast Highway . For thousands of years prior to British colonisation the Broadbeach area was home to the Kombumerri clan of Aboriginal Australians . A large burial ground of these people, which was in use from around 1,300 years ago up til
3762-409: The suburb which connects Broadbeach with the hubs of Surfers Paradise and Southport. These are Broadbeach South and Broadbeach. Broadbeach South bus station is the main bus station in Broadbeach, which have regular and high-frequency buses that travel to Gold Coast Airport , Nerang railway station , Tweed Heads and Robina . The Gold Coast Oceanway provides pedestrians and cyclists access along
3828-457: The suburb with other parts of the Gold Coast. Gold Coast Highway runs the full length of the coast and connects all coastal suburbs with Broadbeach. Hooker Boulevard, which turns into Nerang-Broadbeach Road after a roundabout in Carrara connects the suburb with Pacific Motorway which passes through Nerang as well as Nerang railway station . Broadbeach is serviced by Kinetic Group bus services, G:link operates two light rail stations in
3894-489: The university enrolments for education and research took flight as demand for higher education increased in Australia. Thus, in the early 1920s the growing university had to look for a more spacious campus as its original site in George Street, Brisbane , had limited room for expansion. In 1927, James O'Neil Mayne and his sister, Mary , provided a grant of approximately £50,000 to the Brisbane City Council to acquire 274 acres (111 ha) of land in St Lucia and provided it to
3960-562: The university include pioneering the invention of the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer , developing a COVID-19 vaccine that was in human trials, and the development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs . UQ counts two Nobel laureates ( Peter C. Doherty and John Harsanyi ), over a hundred Olympians winning numerous gold medals, and 117 Rhodes Scholars among its alumni and former staff. UQ's alumni also include University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood ,
4026-409: The university merged with Queensland Agricultural College, to establish the new UQ Gatton campus. In 1999, UQ Ipswich began operation as one of the completely web-enabled campuses in Australia. In 2010, The University of Queensland was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards . In May 2013, UQ joined edX , an international consortium of massive open online courses ( MOOCs ). From May 2014,
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#17328453680474092-406: The university, in the face of this opposition, distanced themselves from Oxford and Cambridge and proposed instead a model derived from the mid-western states of the U.S.A . A second Royal Commission in 1891 recommended the inclusion of five faculties in a new university; Arts, Law, Medicine, Science, and Applied Science. Education generally was given a low priority in Queensland's budgets, and in
4158-402: Was found to be an Aboriginal burial ground. An archaeological dig commenced under Laila Haglund , who was under the supervision of the University of Queensland , and the remains of more than 150 Aboriginal people of the Kombumerri clan of the Yugambeh people were moved. It was established that the people had been buried from up to 1000 years ago until the late 1800s. The excavation report
4224-399: Was laid on the practical aspects of university education and its importance for the commerce of Queensland. The proceedings of the Congress were forwarded to Premier [of Queensland] Kidston . In October 1906, sixty acres in Victoria Park were gazetted for university purposes. The University of Queensland was established by an Act of State Parliament on 10 December 1909 to commemorate
4290-400: Was made up of nearly 20 buildings and more than 5001 students on nearly 25 hectares (62 acres). Courses offered included: arts, business, medicine and social sciences as well as Interaction design . It is located near central Ipswich, Queensland , just south of the CBD. Nearby landmarks include Limestone Park, Workshops Rail Museum and RAAF Base Amberley . The site dates back to 1878 with
4356-412: Was published in 1976, and described as "pioneer archaeological research". Haglund earned an MA from the University of Queensland and a PhD from Stockholm University for her work on the site. In 1988, the remains were repatriated to the Gold Coast Aboriginal community, and reburied at Kombumerri Park not far from the original burial ground. This event played an important role in the development of
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