50-603: The Redcliffe Peninsula is a peninsula located in the City of Moreton Bay in the northeast of the Brisbane metropolitan area in Queensland , Australia . The area covers the suburbs of Clontarf , Kippa-Ring , Margate , Moreton Island , Newport , Redcliffe , Rothwell , Scarborough and Woody Point . Redcliffe was the site of the first European settlement in Queensland , and was previously governed by its own local government area ,
100-596: A Cessna 208 Caravan , holding up to ten people, that departs from local Redcliffe Airport . Kite flying with the Queensland Kite Flyers Society is held twice a month at Pelican Park on Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf. Each May, the council hosts a large kite-flying event called Kitefest. The Redcliffe Dolphins is a rugby league club that competes in the Queensland Cup . The team's ground Dolphin Oval
150-510: A mini-CBD for the area; Petrie and Kallangur further to the north, and Albany Creek and the Hills District closer to Brisbane 's boundary. A new area based around North Lakes in the shire's north-east had also become reasonably established. The area was settled by homestead farmers in the mid 19th century. Many suburbs – Lawnton, Petrie, Griffin and Joyner, for example – are named after early European settlers. The first township in
200-583: A connection from Redcliffe to Caboolture via Deception Bay and Morayfield . Road taxi services are provided by Redcliffe Taxi Service. A heavy rail Citytrain passenger service to Kippa-Ring opened in October 2016. The Redcliffe Airport is an aerodrome straddling the Kippa-Ring and Rothwell suburb boundaries, just south of the Deception Bay inlet from Moreton Bay. With an 853 m runway (07/25), it
250-783: A new retail and town centre for the suburb which is currently lacking its own local services. A seaside location with 22 kilometres (14 mi) of coastline and a mainly working class population, Redcliffe has a high emphasis on sport and recreation. More than 35 kilometres (22 mi) of dedicated bikeways surround the peninsula, and local sporting clubs include baseball , croquet , golf , hockey , lawn bowls , netball , softball , tennis , rugby , soccer , Australian rules football , and touch football . Scouting and Guiding groups are also in Redcliffe. Most weekends free-fall tandem skydivers can be seen dropping from 14,000 feet (4,300 m), landing onto Suttons Beach. The operator uses
300-458: A public library at 476 Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe. Redcliffe City acts as a service centre for the Moreton Bay island communities, a tourist hub for the bay, and base of operations for local fishing and the seafood industry. From Redcliffe visitors can access Moreton Island via a new passenger ferry that has replaced the old Combie Trader ferry, Deception Bay waters, Bramble Bay , Hays Inlet and
350-449: A weekly local newspaper, the Redcliffe and Bayside Herald , a Quest Community Newspapers masthead owned by News Corporation . Another local news source is community website redcliffecity.com.au, developed by local woman Lynda Roberts of The Redcliffe City News Pty Ltd, supplemented with a limited distribution of a paper publication via local businesses. Community radio station 99 Seven
400-412: Is a major employer. Fishing and prawning are the principal primary industries, with mostly light industries located at Clontarf and Kippa-Ring. Tourism is an important industry to the area with approximately 1.2 million tourists visiting each year. This focus on tourism has existed since the late 1800s when people came by boat to enjoy its safe, sheltered and sandy beaches . The major shopping areas are
450-572: Is based in Redcliffe and covers the city and surrounding Pine Rivers and northern Brisbane suburbs. The station, founded in 1986, broadcasts on the 99.7 MHz FM frequency (4RED) and offers a broad range of genres in programming and music. Barry , Maurice and Robin Gibb moved to Redcliffe in the late 1950s and formed the Bee Gees . Actors William McInnes and Nikki Osborne come from Redcliffe. The film Swimming Upstream starring Geoffrey Rush used
500-446: Is divided into 12 divisions, each of which elects one councillor. Additionally, the entire city elects a mayor. Allan Sutherland was elected as the first mayor at the 2008 elections, and Peter Flannery as the second Mayor in 2020. The current council, elected in 2024 , is: On 1 July 2010, Moreton Bay's water services (along with Sunshine Coast Regional Council 's), moved over to the recently created water body, Unitywater. Unitywater
550-466: Is estimated that around 50,000 Allied servicemen passed through the area, at a time when the civilian population was less than 5000. Caboolture Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 . It was centred on Caboolture , which was at that time a small logging town, and initially covered all of Moreton Bay and much of
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#1732852874609600-738: Is in Kippa-Ring. The Dolphins have been accepted by the Australian Rugby League to compete in the 2023 NRL premiership competition. Peninsula Power Football Club is a football (soccer) club in Redcliffe. Formed in 2000 from a merger between Margate and Redcliffe Soccer Clubs, the team competes in the Brisbane Premier League . The Redcliffe Padres are located at Talobilla Park in Kippa Ring. Scuba divers can be seen diving from local shore sites Queens Reef in Scarborough, and
650-557: Is owned and operated by the Redcliffe City Council. The Redcliffe Aero Club is based at the airport and provides pilot training, aircraft hire and charter services. A group of roads provides access to the Redcliffe Peninsula and enables travel between the contained communities. These roads ensure continuity of access in times of flooding or other natural disasters, and during planned maintenance activities. Redcliffe has
700-459: Is relatively flat with few areas rising more than 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The Redcliffe Peninsula was occupied by the indigenous Ningy Ningy people. The native name is Kau-in-Kau-in, which means Blood-Blood (red-like blood). The area's first European visitors arrived on 17 July 1799, aboard the Norfolk , a British colonial sloop commanded by Matthew Flinders . Flinders explored
750-636: The City of Moreton Bay . The suburbs formerly within Pine Rivers are generally regarded as part of Greater Brisbane, both in a planning context and for statistical purposes. The Shire was named for three rivers contained within it: the Pine River , which empties into Bramble Bay , and its tributaries, the North Pine River and South Pine River . Two large artificial reservoirs, Lake Samsonvale and Lake Kurwongbah , formed its centre. The western half of
800-645: The City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture . With an estimated operating budget of A$ 391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585, Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast , both of which are also amalgamated entities. In the 2021 census , the City of Moreton Bay had a population of 476,340 people. The original inhabitants, or Traditional Owners , of Moreton Bay are
850-467: The City of Redcliffe . Today, it falls within the City of Moreton Bay local government area. As a result of its beaches as well as its coastal, fishing and recreational amenities, the Redcliffe Peninsula is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area. Redcliffe Peninsula is home to over 55,000 residents over its total area of 38.1 km (14.7 sq mi). The peninsula
900-679: The Houghton Highway and Ted Smout Memorial Bridge , which links Redcliffe to the Brisbane suburb of Brighton. Redcliffe features many buildings by the heritage designer-builder Alex Smith . On 14 February 2013 the Bee Gees Way in the Redcliffe CBD was opened and features a statue of the Bee Gees in their youth as residents of Redcliffe. The Bee Gees Way was formerly a pathway that was gazetted for weekend markets. The City of Moreton Bay operates
950-473: The Kabi Kabi , Jinibara and Turrbal Aboriginal people. Duungidjawu (also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi ) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and the City of Moreton Bay, particularly the towns of Caboolture , Kilcoy , Woodford and Moore . At
1000-533: The Moreton Bay area and landed at 10:30 a.m. at a location he called "Red Cliff Point", after the red-coloured cliffs visible from the bay, today called Woody Point . In 1823, the Governor of New South Wales , Thomas Brisbane , instructed that a new northern penal settlement be developed, and an exploration party led by John Oxley further explored the Moreton Bay area. Oxley recommended Red Cliff Point for
1050-665: The Pine River leading to the North and South Pine rivers. The major marina in Redcliffe is Scarborough Marina, located in the Scarborough Boat Harbour, at the northern tip of the Peninsula; Newport Waterways Marina is nearby. The major economical sectors of Redcliffe are retail trade, construction trades, medical and community services, and property and business services, followed by automotive, manufacturing, and cafés, hotels, restaurants and takeaways. The 250-bed Redcliffe Hospital
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#17328528746091100-527: The Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia , Greenstone , Lilywood , Wagtail Grove , and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere , Rocksberg , Upper Caboolture , and Wamuran . In July 2023, the Moreton Bay Region was renamed the City of Moreton Bay. The City of Moreton Bay
1150-625: The Queensland Government 's Local Government Reform Commission announced that Redcliffe would be amalgamated into the adjoining Pine Rivers and Caboolture shires to form the Moreton Bay Region , which was renamed the City of Moreton Bay in July 2023. Redcliffe has a humid subtropical climate under the Köppen climate classification system, with hot, humid summers and dry, mild winters. Thunderstorms are regular events from late Spring to early Autumn in
1200-504: The Shire of Caboolture and the City of Redcliffe to form the Moreton Bay Region . The Local Government Reform Commission's reasoning was that it would unite all of Brisbane's northern suburbs beyond the Brisbane City boundary into one local government area which would, in its view, simplify and streamline planning, approvals and governance. In July 2023, the Moreton Bay Region was renamed
1250-578: The Sunshine Coast . On 21 January 1888, the Pine Division split away from the Caboolture Division to become a separate local government area operating under the Divisional Boards Act 1887 . Its first divisional board meeting was held on 7 March 1888 at the residence of Henry Thomas Ireland at Albany Creek Mr Ireland was unanimously elected as the board chairman for the year. The meetings of
1300-460: The 1970s attended both Scarborough and Clontarf state schools and began his coaching career coaching Redcliffe to a premiership in 1989. Rugby league players Arthur Beetson , Petero Civoniceva , Michael Crocker , Adam Mogg , Travis Norton , Tom Opacic , Brent Tate and Daly Cherry-Evans were either born in Redcliffe or started their sporting careers from playing here. Author Kim Wilkins grew up in Redcliffe. The City of Redcliffe, through
1350-456: The City and Shires formally ceased to exist and were amalgamated into a new local government area called the Moreton Bay Region. Elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the regional council. In 2012, following the election of the LNP state government, Redcliffe sought to enter a de-amalgamation process; however, a deadline to gather signatures on a petition by 29 August 2012
1400-526: The City of Moreton Bay. The chairmen and mayors of the division and the shire were: In 1993, the Local Government Act Number 70 was introduced; it included that all heads of local government councils should be known as mayors and all other elected representatives were to be known as councillors. Thus Yvonne Chapman was both the first female leader of the council and its only mayor. Other notable council members include: In its final years,
1450-580: The Redcliffe City Council, has two Sister City arrangements: Redcliffe Peninsula road network 27°13′38″S 153°05′16″E / 27.2271°S 153.0878°E / -27.2271; 153.0878 City of Moreton Bay The City of Moreton Bay , known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region , is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland , Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas,
1500-737: The Redcliffe Seaside Village (Redcliffe Parade & Sutton Street) with shops, restaurants, cafes, a 7D Cinema, and the Bluewater Square Shopping Centre housing a Woolworths. The Peninsula Fair and Kippa-Ring Shopping Centres are built side by side in Kippa-Ring in the centre of the Peninsula and boast the area's dominant retail centre with over 120 specialty stores between them, including K-Mart, Target, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and Hoyt's Cinemas. Smaller shopping centres are at Margate, Scarborough, Woody Point, Clontarf and Rothwell. The Newport development has proposed
1550-579: The Redcliffe War Memorial Pool as one of its locations. Redcliffe has a high number of Olympic Games athletes from its relatively small population, including swimmers Leisel Jones , Geoff Huegill , Jessicah Schipper and Tarnee White who trained in Scarborough under coach Ken Wood . Chelsea Forkin played in the 2020 Olympic Games for the national softball team. Current Kookaburras Head Coach (Australian Men's Hockey Team) – Graham Reid played all his junior hockey with Redcliffe during
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1600-508: The Redcliffe jetty in the town centre, as well as several boats which depart for diving in the wider Moreton Bay area. To celebrate the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race , the Festival of Sails event is held yearly on Good Friday . In September, Redcliffe celebrates its history and status as Queensland's first European settlement location with an annual First Settlement Festival. Redcliffe Clay Target Club hosts events 3rd Sunday of
1650-535: The Shire of Pine Rivers was split up into 10 divisions, each electing one councillor to the Shire Council for a four-year term. Additionally, a mayor was elected to represent the entire Shire. The Shire of Pine Rivers included the following suburbs: – light industrial area – newest suburb in the Shire – earliest township in the Shire – Shire council offices and Westfield Strathpine – contained
1700-528: The Shire of Pine was renamed Shire of Pine Rivers. In March 1960, Council Meetings moved from the original weatherboard Shire Hall to new brick Council Chambers.It then remained with the same name and boundaries for almost 50 years. On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Pine Rivers amalgamated with
1750-540: The area was established at what is now Petrie in 1868, to service mail coaches between Brisbane and Gympie . The Caboolture railway line reached the shire in 1888. Another railway line to Dayboro , in the western, mountainous areas of the shire was opened in 1920, but due to lack of traffic was closed and lifted in 1955. During the Second World War , large areas of flat land around Brendale and Strathpine were used by Allied forces as airfields and staging areas. It
1800-823: The component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the amalgamated council. The City of Moreton Bay operates libraries at Albany Creek , Arana Hills , Bongaree ( Bribie Island ), Burpengary , Caboolture , Deception Bay , North Lakes , Redcliffe , Strathpine , and Woodford . It also operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly basis serving the suburbs of Beachmere , Bray Park , Dayboro , Donnybrook , Lawnton , Mount Glorious , Mount Mee , Mount Nebo , Mount Samson Petrie , Samford , Toorbul and Warner . The City of Moreton Bay maintains its local heritage register in two parts: 27°17′36″S 152°55′48″E / 27.29333°S 152.93000°E / -27.29333; 152.93000 Shire of Pine Rivers The Shire of Pine Rivers
1850-714: The divisional board were held in rented premises at Bald Hill until a meeting hall and office building (now the heritage-listed "Old Shire Hall" ) was constructed in Strathpine in 1889. In 1897, parts of the Parishes of Samsonvale, Pine and Whiteside were included in the Pine Division. Following the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , Pine Division became the Shire of Pine on 31 March 1903. It underwent significant changes in 1921 and 1955, and on 23 May 1959,
1900-680: The late afternoon to early evening. The more severe storms are accompanied by damaging hail stones, torrential rain and destructive winds, however as most storms travel in a north-east direction from past Ipswich then over greater Brisbane, they often lose strength by the time they arrive to Redcliffe. There are a number of landmarks located in Redcliffe, such as the Redcliffe Jetty , Settlement Cove Lagoon , Suttons and Margate Beaches, Scarborough Beach Park with its Cottonwood trees, Redcliffe Museum , Woody Point Jetty , HMQS Gayundah shipwreck , and two bridges that have become iconic to Redcliffe,
1950-468: The month and is open to visitors every Saturday Bus public transport is provided by local company Hornibrook Bus Lines . Services include local routes within the city area, to the Brisbane central business district via Pine Rivers Shire and Petrie railway station , to Sandgate railway station via Brighton with connecting QR Citytrain services to Brisbane, and a weekday direct Cityxpress service with limited stopping. Kangaroo Bus Lines provides
2000-433: The new colony, reporting that ships could land at any tide and easily get close to the shore. The settlement, along the banks of what is now called Humpybong Creek in Redcliffe town centre, consisted of small, temporary dwellings with gardens and vegetables planted. However the lack of a reliable water supply, attacks by Aboriginal people , large mosquito numbers, and insufficient facilities for safe anchorage meant that
2050-476: The new three lane Ted Smout Memorial Bridge opened, and at 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) is claimed to be Australia's longest. The bridge was named to honour Queensland's longest surviving World War 1 Digger. It provides south-bound traffic flow as well as pedestrian and bicycle access, while the Houghton Highway has become a dedicated north-bound traffic bridge. The Redcliffe Library opened in 2000. In 2007
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2100-476: The passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , Caboolture, Pine and Redcliffe (as well as Maroochy) became Shires on 31 March 1903. Redcliffe was proclaimed a Town on 28 May 1921 and a City on 13 June 1959. A few weeks earlier, on 23 May 1959, Pine was renamed the Shire of Pine Rivers. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended the amalgamation of
2150-491: The settlement needed to be moved after eight months. The settlement relocated to the banks of the Brisbane River at North Quay , 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) south. Redcliffe was then abandoned, with just a small number of dwellings remaining. Local Aboriginal people called these empty buildings "oompie bongs", anglicised to mean, in reverse, 'dead house', and the name was given to the entire Redcliffe peninsula. The area
2200-515: The shire consisted of the sparsely populated foothills of the D'Aguilar Range , the land being mostly forested or used for grazing cattle and horses. Hays Inlet and Saltwater Creek formed the eastern boundary of the Shire, beyond which lay the City of Redcliffe . The main population concentration was in the east and southeast of the shire—the western part, which covered 76% of the shire's land area, contained only 18,309 residents in 2006. The key centres of population were Strathpine , which formed
2250-556: The three local government areas: It argued that the area was part of the South East Queensland Regional Plan's Urban Footprint, and would attract 11% of the region's population and housing growth to 2006. A very strong community of interest was identified through the region's links and dependencies to Brisbane. The councils disagreed with the commission's plans although, with the exception of Redcliffe, did not oppose alternative amalgamation options. On 15 March 2008,
2300-474: The time the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into force on 11 November 1879, the present City of Morton Bay was entirely contained within the Caboolture Division , which also included the Sunshine Coast . By 1890, Caboolture Division had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890). With
2350-403: Was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland , Australia. The shire covered an area of 771 square kilometres (297.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it amalgamated with councils further north and east to form the Moreton Bay Region , renamed in July 2023 as
2400-603: Was created by the Queensland Government as part of the State's takeover of South East Queensland's water facilities, dams and water supply networks. Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Noosa Shire Council are joint owners of Unitywater. The City of Moreton Bay includes the following places: Urban suburbs: Rural localities: Coastal Caboolture region: Inland Caboolture region: Bribie Island : The populations given relate to
2450-475: Was designated as an agricultural reserve in the 1860s, and residential development began in the 1880s. The population grew significantly after 1935 when the Hornibrook Bridge was opened; the two lane, 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) bridge crossed Bramble Bay and linked the peninsula with a more direct route to Brisbane . A replacement three lane bridge, the Houghton Highway , opened in 1979. On 11 July 2010
2500-518: Was missed. The Hills District sought in 2011 to transfer to Brisbane City Council, but the local government Change Commissioner declined the proposal on cost grounds. On 8 December 2021, the council unanimously voted to rename the council area to Moreton Bay City and to seek approval from the Local Government Change Commission for the renaming. The LGA was officially renamed the City of Moreton Bay on 21 July 2023. In April 2023,
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