Beenleigh, Queensland
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| Beenleigh Logan City, Queensland |
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| Population: | 7,816 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4207 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 34 km (21 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Logan City | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Forde | ||||||||||||
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Beenleigh is a suburb in the Logan City area of Queensland, Australia. From March 15, 2008, Beenleigh is part of the Logan City Local Government Area due to council reformation.
Surrounding suburbs of Beenleigh include Windaroo, Mt. Warren Park, and Eagleby. Beenleigh and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Logan and Albert rivers. QR Citytrain provides frequent services to Brisbane and the Gold Coast at Beenleigh railway station.
Beenleigh was first colonised in the 1860s, was once a stand-alone town built on sugar and home to Australia's oldest rum distillery; increasing development in south-east Queensland since the 1980s has seen it enveloped by Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
[edit] Facilities
Historically, Beenleigh's main industries have been sugar and beef (Teys Brothers abattoir). Still predominately a self-sufficient town with expanding retail and commercial areas close by, Beenleigh is home to three shopping centres with Coles Supermarkets, Woolworths, BI-LO, Big W, and a soon-to-be-completed Aldi, as well as many various specialty shops including jewelers, music stores, pawn brokers, sports and camping shops.
At the heart of Beenleigh stands the Southern District Court complex, first established in 1871.[1] For many years, the court was constituted solely of three magistrates, this changed with the allocation of a permanent sitting District Court of Queensland Judge in 1998. The first presiding District Court Judge in Beenleigh was Judge O'Brien.[2] Recently, the Southern District Court complex has played an integral role in the development of the progressive Drug Court.[3]
There are three major high schools within the immediate area of Beenleigh, as well as many primary schools. The town has its own library, community centre and theatre (Crete Street Theatre). Social events of note are the annual Cane Festival and Beenleigh Show.
Sporting facilities that are represented in Beenleigh cover baseball, soccer, BMX, football, tennis, and swimming. Beenleigh enjoys access to the river via boat ramp located near the northern bridge.
[edit] Change of governing council
On 27 July 2007, the Queensland Government's Local Government Reform Commission, examining local government boundaries, recommended Beenleigh and surrounding suburbs transfer from the Gold Coast City Council's jurisdiction to that of the Logan City Council.[4] This change comes into effect at the 15 March 2008 local government elections.
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