48-497: Download coordinates as: Moggill is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Moggill had a population of 5,029 people. Moggill is about 22.3 kilometres (14 mi) by from the Brisbane CBD . The Brisbane River bounds the suburb to the east, south and west with two of its reaches : Priors Pocket is a neighbourhood in the south-east of
96-856: A special education program. There is no secondary school in Moggill. The nearest government secondary school is Kenmore State High School , located at Aberfeldy Street, Kenmore , which offers secondary education between Grades 7 to 12 , contains Moggill within its catchment area . Moggill is within the Brisbane West District of the Metropolitan North Region of the Queensland Police Service. The Bellbowire Neighbourhood Police Beat, located at 5 Westaway Crescent, Bellbowrie, provides Moggill with an effective policing presence in an urban situation. The nearest police station within
144-501: A 1.5 tonne anchor, which was flown in by helicopter. Utilising Moggill Road , State Route 33 , Brisbane via Toowong, Indooroopilly and Bellbowrie to Riverview, bisects Moggill. It has both a single and dual carriageway within Moggill. An alternative location for a bridge to replace Moggill Ferry is proposed within the Moggill Pocket Arterial Road Transport Corridor. Land has been set aside by
192-640: A colony separate to New South Wales called Queensland . News of this proclamation featured in the first issue. The newspaper was one of three regional Queensland newspapers published during the 1850s, the first in Ipswich was named The North Australian . In 1861 Gregory left to join the Moreton Bay Courier (now the Courier-Mail ), and the paper was bought by three former employees of The North Australian , Hugh Parkinson, F. Kidner and J. Sloman. It
240-666: A contracting firm, secured a 10-year lease with the option of a further 10-year extension from Thomas Sugars to open the Moggill Blue Metal Quarry, four miles above the Bremer River, employing 20 men. in 1924 the Moggill Quarry was purchased by the Gravel, Sand and Metal Supply Ltd. for £4500. Mr J Anstead became the works manager. In 1968, the original Moggill State School building was moved to an adjacent block of land to become
288-580: 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 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
336-665: A major commercial and industrial area approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away, and the City of Ipswich Local Government Area which is on the other side of the Brisbane River. The Council Cab and Karana Downs Personalised Public Transport (PPT) services are provided by Brisbane City Council . The Council Cab is offered to a pre-defined list of residents who find it difficult to get to their local shops. The Karana Downs PPT services areas where Translink services are restricted with Black and White Cabs providing wheelchair accessible and air conditioned maxi-cabs. The Karana Downs PPT
384-649: A new ambulance station at Pinjarra Hills which will be equipped with multiple ambulances and first responders . The Pinjarra Hills ambulance station will be the closest but not the only ambulance station caring for Moggill residents. Moggill is located within the City West Command of the Brisbane Region of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service . In May 2010 construction commenced on a new fire station , located at 6 Pullenvale Road, Pullenvale , to replace
432-426: A purchase. The first survey of Moggill was in 1851, with a township planned in the vicinity of Weekes Rd, however it was later established near the present school. Moggill Cemetery was established in 1865. The Moggill State School opened on 12 February 1866, with 53 students enrolled, and an average attendance of 31-24 boys and 13 girls. The school began as a two-room schoolhouse and remaining that way until 1970 when
480-617: A separation from New South Wales . The paper merged with another to become the Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser when it changed ownership in October 1861. The newspaper later claimed to be the leading proponent for populating, opening up, and exploiting the resources of Queensland. It is now known as The Queensland Times , and is the oldest surviving newspaper in Queensland. The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser
528-552: A shingle roof and cedar window frames. The church remains on the grounds of the Moggill Uniting Church ( 27°34′09″S 152°52′30″E / 27.5693°S 152.8750°E / -27.5693; 152.8750 ( Moggill Uniting Church ) ). In 1877 Moggill and the Moggill residents were described thus in The Queensland Times newspaper: "The Moggill farmers are a well-to-do class, not with standing
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#1733092495191576-659: A small number of remaining farms. Moggill is located in the Parish of Moggill within the County of Stanley, Queensland . Garumngar (also known as Dalla, Garumga. See also Wakka Wakka related languages/dialects) is a language of the Upper Brisbane River catchment. The Garumngar language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Ipswich , Brisbane , Somerset and Moreton Bay Regional Councils, particularly
624-664: Is Kenmore Library, located within Kenmore Village Shopping Centre, Kenmore . Water is sourced from the SEQ Water Grid . Since November 2009, the supply of water to Moggill has been managed by Queensland Urban Utilities when it took over the Water Retail and Water Distribution business units of Brisbane City Council . Moggill residents are affected by steep increases to the Bulk Water Prices that are set by
672-527: Is a hail and ride service with a fixed route, within Moggill it is along Kangaroo Gully and Moggill Roads (including Moggill State School). Black & White Cabs and Yellow Cabs provide commercial taxicab services for Moggill within the Metropolitan Taxi District of Brisbane. Brisbane City Council provides a mobile library service every Thursday at Bellbowrie Shopping Plaza, Bellbowrie. The nearest Brisbane City Council branch public library
720-430: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3417 Moggill Road ( 27°34′09″S 152°52′39″E / 27.5692°S 152.8776°E / -27.5692; 152.8776 ( Moggill State School ) ). Enrolments in 2016 were 680 students. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 750 students with 60 teachers (48 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes
768-599: Is a joint owner of Queensland Urban Utilities. In 2009, when Brisbane City Council still managed the sewerage catchment system, the Council published a need for a New Sewerage Transportation Infrastructure due to local population increases resulting in sewerage catchment growth. The Council's preferred augmentation works involve "developing a greenfield sewerage system in Moggill and Bellbowrie" with 10 pumping stations that connect to Wacol WWTP being switched off. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
816-647: Is designed to encourage suburbs, including Moggill, to continue to use less than 200 litres per person per day (as well as other measures). Wastewater from Moggill is pumped across the Brisbane River to the Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located in Grindle Road, Wacol . From July 2010, Queensland Urban Utilities took over the management of Brisbane City Council's sewerage catchment system, which includes Moggill. Brisbane City Council
864-432: Is free for pedestrians and bicycles. During the 2011 Brisbane River flood, the service was suspended and the ferry secured on the western bank. On 12 January 2011, when the river reached the peak of 18 metres its force broke one of its 2 cables. An assessment was made as to whether to sink, demolish or secure the ferry to prevent it becoming a 'missile' downstream if it came free. A decision was made to further secure it with
912-482: Is owned by News Corp Australia . The circulation of The Queensland Times is 10,804 Monday to Friday and 14,153 on Saturday. The Queensland Times is circulated to the Ipswich city area (all residential suburbs including the new the suburbs Springfield, Springfield Lakes and Brookwater) and the Ipswich rural area including Harrisville , Rosewood , Laidley , Forest Hill , Lowood , Boonah , Aratula , Gatton , Esk and Toogoolawah . The Queensland Times website
960-585: Is part of the APN Regional News Network . The Queensland Times is the oldest surviving provincial paper in Queensland . Founded on 4 July 1859 as the Ipswich Herald , it has continued ever since. Until a printer's strike briefly interrupted production in 1972, it had the proud record of never having missed a scheduled issue, in spite of fires, floods and machinery breakdowns. It was not, however,
1008-419: Is rather difficult to cultivate, but these disadvantages are more than counterbalanced by the richness of the remaining portions, from which crops of more than average yield are taken each successive season." The Moggill punt (ferry) was important as a means of transport across the Brisbane River. In 1884 the ferry sank and was eventually replaced with a hand pulled, rope guided ferry. In 1886 Colledge Brothers,
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#17330924951911056-413: 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. The Queensland Times The Queensland Times is an online newspaper serving Ipswich and surrounds in Queensland , Australia. The newspaper
1104-987: 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
1152-486: The Ipswich Herald merged to form The Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald, and General Advertiser . It became a morning daily in 1899, but a depression forced it to revert to a tri-weekly publication until, in 1908, it became a daily again. The Queensland Times is owned by the APN News & Media Ltd Group. It was subsequently bought by NewsCorp . Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp,
1200-747: The Queensland Water Commission . In August 2008, the Queensland Water Commission published a forward estimate audit table outlining Bulk Water Prices for every year from 2007/2008 until 2017/2018: the Brisbane City Council Bulk Water Prices in 2007/2008 was $ 628/ML, by 2017/2018 it is estimated to be $ 2,755 per ML. In September 2010, there has been much political debate relating to future Bulk Water Prices. The Queensland Water Commission decision to introduce permanent water conservation measures on 1 December 2009
1248-521: The Translink integrated public transport scheme. Both services connect Moggill, via Moggill Road and Coronation Drive , with King George Square busway station . Route 444 carries on across Brisbane River to the Cultural Centre busway station , South Brisbane . Route P443 is an express service between Chapel Hill and Roma Street busway station . There is no bus service to both Ipswich CBD ,
1296-468: The Anglican Church. In 1973, Moggill was divided into three suburbs, the other two were named Anstead and Bellbowrie . The name of the creek is derived from 'Magil', from Yuggera (Jagera) Nation language meaning water dragon . After 2004, the traditional Moggill pineapple farms, situated on the rich red clay soils around Witty Road and Priors Pocket Road, began to be subdivided for housing. There
1344-704: The Kenmore Fire Station. The Pullenvale fire station will be the closest but not the only fire station serving Moggill residents. During the 2011 Brisbane River flood the Uniting Church , corner Moggill and Kangaroo Gully Roads, was used as an unofficial evacuation centre. Moggill Ferry , a tolled vehicular cable ferry , crosses the Brisbane River between Moggill Road, Moggill, and Moggill Ferry Road, Riverview ( 27°35′41″S 152°51′24″E / 27.5947°S 152.8566°E / -27.5947; 152.8566 ( Moggill Ferry ) ). The ferry
1392-489: The Metropolitan North Region is Indooroopilly Police Station. Ignoring the established District, police stations closer than Indooroopilly are Karana Downs Station, Goodna Station and Mount Ommaney Station. The Queensland Ambulance Service provide emergency care and transport services for Moggill residents. Funding was allocated within the Queensland Government's 2010-11 State Budget for the initial planning stage of
1440-659: The Queensland government as a future transport corridor passing through the suburbs of Kenmore , Pullenvale , Anstead and Karalee to connect the Centenary Highway at Fig Tree Pocket with the Warrego Highway at North Tivoli . On 15 February 2011, the Brisbane Times reported that the Queensland government were re-evaluating the possibility of constructing a bridge over the Brisbane River. Transport for Brisbane operate two bus services, routes P443 and 444, under
1488-403: The fact that their holdings are comparatively small, and they are dependent entirely on agricultural pursuits, there being no outside country to be made use of for the running of cattle. The land is, for the most part, composed of rich alluvial deposits, and its quality is such that it is very hard to exhaust it. There are parts of the district where the soil is patchy, and there are places where it
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1536-438: 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
1584-458: The first newspaper in Ipswich. That honour belongs to the North Australian , founded in 1855 and having on its staff two men who were to play a major part in the establishment of other Queensland newspapers, Hugh Parkinson, the foremen printer, and Arthur Sidney Lyon , the editor. The publishing office of this paper was moved to Brisbane in 1863. One of the main aims of the Ipswich Herald
1632-683: The first paddle steamer service from Brisbane to Ipswich began, travelling along the Brisbane and Bremer rivers past Moggill. At least eight steamers operated between 1846 and 1875, the trip taking four to seven hours. Previously a row boat operated by convicts would take around 12 hours from Brisbane to Ipswich and punts flowing with the tide would take several days. In 1848, a profitable coal mine owned by John Williams commenced operation. In 1849, The Moreton Bay Courier noted that land near "Moghill Creek" might be soon put up for sale, with settlers who arrived on The Fortitude given some assistance to help with
1680-509: 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 a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
1728-615: The newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication. The Queensland Times has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia . The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser was the second newspaper published in Ipswich, Queensland . It was established in 1859 by Central Queensland separationists, who argued for
1776-548: The population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.1% of the population. 67.1% of people living in Moggill were born in Australia, similar to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, South Africa 5.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, India 1.4%, Zimbabwe 0.9%. 86.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.7% Afrikaans, 0.9% Sinhalese, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Korean. The most common religious affiliation
1824-515: The population of the area started expanding rapidly. The school celebrated its sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) on 12 February 2016. In 1868 the Moggill Methodist Church was built at the corner of Moggill Road and Kangaroo Gully Road ( 27°34′12″S 152°52′30″E / 27.5699°S 152.8750°E / -27.5699; 152.8750 ( Moggill Methodist Church ) ). Originally it had neither lining or ceiling, and had
1872-456: The river will be replaced with urban sprawl; Moggill Road already suffers from congestion; and the cost would be too great. Those in favour of a bridge say : there is a lack of alternative convenient river crossings (nearest are Colleges Crossing and Jindalee ); the ferry does not operate at night; sporadic halts to service occur due to mechanical breakdowns; and severe weather causes dangerous river debris and strong river currents. The ferry
1920-412: The suburb ( 27°35′54″S 152°54′04″E / 27.5983°S 152.9011°E / -27.5983; 152.9011 ( Priors Pocket (neighbourhood) ) ). It is also known as Toocoobah . It was gazetted on16 August 1975 and was named Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior , who was an early land holder freeholder in the area. It comprises a mixture of small-lot and acreage residential homes along with
1968-550: The towns of Dayboro and Esk extending east towards Moggill. The Brisbane River and Moggill Creek were rich in resources and evidence of Aboriginal occupation includes bora grounds near the Moggill Pony Club and O'Brien Road. Another Bora ring is located at the end of Riversleigh Road. John Oxley the first European visitor, named it Termination Plains when he landed in the Priors Pocket area in 1823. In 1846,
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2016-429: Was John Charlton Thompson , who later surveyed and laid out the city of Bundaberg . The greatest success story connected with the paper was that of a young lad, William Kippen, who rose from the position of paper seller in 1862 to become chairman of directors in 1914. Between the 1860s and the 1880s the bi-weekly Queensland Times faced competition from other newspapers, but outlasted them all. On Tuesday, 8 October 1861,
2064-422: Was "No Religion" 25.9%; the next most common responses were Catholic 24.1%, Anglican 18.5%, Uniting Church 6.7% and "Christian, nfd" 4.1%. In the 2016 census , Moggill had a population of 4,641 people. In the 2021 census , Moggill had a population of 5,029 people. Moggill has been administered by six local government entities: Moggill has a number of heritage-liste sites, including: Moggill State School
2112-438: Was established and owned by Walter Gray, H.M. Cockburn, Arthur Macalister and John Rankin, Central Queensland separationists. It launched on 4 July 1859 with an ex- Sydney Morning Herald employee Edmund Gregory acting as both publisher and editor. An editorial under the pseudonym "Red Gum" in the 4 July 1899 issue: — Separation was achieved just prior to the first edition: the proclamation by Queen Victoria established
2160-399: Was motorised in the 1940s under the joint control of the Ipswich and Brisbane City Councils. As of 2010, the service is provided by Stradbroke Ferries Ltd. The communities on either side of the Brisbane River have for a long time been divided on the topic of replacing the ferry service with a bridge. Those opposed to a bridge say: the ferry is historical; the rural lifestyle on the north side of
2208-463: Was then known as Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser , with the new ownership keen to represent the interests of Queensland more generally. In 1874 the Elenborough Street site was purchased by the railways and the paper moved to "Dowden's corner". The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of
2256-482: Was to promote Ipswich's claims to be capital city of the Moreton bay colony as separation from New South Wales loomed. It was bought in 1861 by Hugh Parkinson and two other north Australian employees, Hugh Bowring Sloman and Francis Kidner. They changed its name to The Queensland Times and said it "would undertake to speak as from the centre of authority, the capital, and would oppose centralization in Brisbane." The editor
2304-517: Was vocal opposition to the subdivision from Moggill residents, who wished to preserve the rural amenity of the area with larger block sizes. In spite of this, the average block size of the new estates is around 700 m². In the 2011 census , Moggill had a population of 3,606 people; 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Moggill population was 34 years of age, 3 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 27.2% of
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