Goodna is a
suburbSuburbs are defined in various different ways around the world. They can be the residential areas of a large city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city...
on the eastern edge of the city of
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
in
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
,
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.
It is bounded to the north by the
Brisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane...
. Founded in 1856 when the area was still part of
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
, it celebrated its 150 year anniversary in 2006. Its beginnings can be traced back further to 1823 when it was originally visited by an exploration party led by
John OxleyThis article is about the person. For the Australian pilot ship, see John Oxley .John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation....
. It is now known as a financial and medical commercial hub with multi-cultural diversity.
Goodna is only 20 kilometres from the
BrisbaneBrisbane is the state capital of the Australian state of Queensland and is the largest city in that state. With an estimated population of approximately 2 million, it is also the third most populous city in Australia....
CBDA central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city...
, being just outside the
Brisbane City CouncilBrisbane City Council is the governing council for Brisbane, which is the capital of Queensland, Australia. Unlike councils in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, where the local councils are generally responsible only for the relatively small Central Business Districts of those cities, Brisbane...
area. Ideally located as a center point between Brisbane and Ipswich, it has been designated by the Queensland Government in the
SEQ PlanThe South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program is a $A107 billion plan for infrastructure investment in South East Queensland, Australia over the next 18 years....
as 1) A Major Activity Centre 2) Transport Oriented Development Centre and 3) an Economic Activity Centre.
Goodna Shopping Centre (Also known as St Ives) is a major shopping centre, an easy walk to the
Goodna train stationGoodna Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
(207 metres direct distance). With the new Goodna Town Plan it is now possible to build up to 12 stories in the main shopping centre area.
Geography
The
Brisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane...
runs to the north of Goodna. Goodna Boat Ramp is one of the only boat ramps on the
Brisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane...
and is part of the Brisbane River Canoe Trail. There are extensive old
JacarandaJacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The genus name is also used as the common name....
,
PoincianaDelonix regia is a species of flowering plant from the Fabaceae family, noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. Often grown as an ornamental tree and given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant, it is also known as Krishnachura, Gulmohar, Peacock Flower, Flame of the...
, Hoop Pine and
MangoMangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is indigenous to the Indian Subcontinent...
trees throughout the area. Parks are widespread with over 14 individual parks to be found and free electric BBQ facilities at the major ones. Names of some of the major parks include: Evan Marginson Sportsground, Richardson Park, Leslie Park, Kippen Park, Norma Mulvihill Park, Baines Meaney and Seymour Park. Fifty percent of The Pan Pacific Peace Gardens is also situated within Goodna. Wildlife is restricted with ongoing development, however Possums and on a rare occasion Koalas have also been spotted.
The Diggers Rest on the corner of Queen and Church Streets is the Goodna War Memorial. This was dedicated in September 1921. Many of the original central street names in Goodna originated from
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Kings, Princes, and Queens such as William, Albert, James and George.
History
Historically Goodna was a farming community, primarily in sugar, cotton, livestock (sheep and cattle), and also had a large local timber industry. Large amounts of timber were taken by bullock teams to the Goodna wharf and shipped to
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
and
BrisbaneBrisbane is the state capital of the Australian state of Queensland and is the largest city in that state. With an estimated population of approximately 2 million, it is also the third most populous city in Australia....
. As early as 1841 there was a sheep run called Woogaroo Station, H.S.Russell and Dr. Stephen Simpson (the Grenier family of South Brisbane were still in New Zealand in 1841 and did not reach Brisbane til 1845 and while having the Grenier Inn at South Brisbane farmed land know as "The Willows" where Archerfield airfield stands today). This name, which referred to a waterhole in the creek was superseded from 1865 onwards by the name Goodna.
By the early 1840s Dr Stephen Simpson, the lands commissioner and magistrate for the Moreton Bay district, was living in a slab hut and farming on the riverbank near the mouth of Woogaroo Creek. As the main road intersected with the track from
Coopers PlainsCoopers Plains is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 13 km south-west of the CBD.Coopers Plains is named after Dr Henry Cowper.-Transport:...
and the river, at the time it was a strategic location for Simpson. In 1851-1852 he purchased of land, including on Wolston Creek. Other well known pioneers settled or purchased land in the Goodna area: James Holmes arrived in 1851 and established himself as a grazier; Charles Pitt married Thomas Grenier's daughter Mary in 1855 and grew cotton and maize at Redbank Plains. According to "Aldines" Charles was the second to grow cotton in that area and received 400 pounds from the Government of the day. He was also a JP and on the Purga Divisional Board and involved in the beginnings of the Redbank School. ; Harriet Holmes bought in 1860; and Joshua Jeays, later Mayor of Brisbane, bought in the next year.
Further settlement took place after Goodna was proclaimed a village in 1856. In the following year Joseph and Ellen (née Thompson) Broad built a store on the site, and sold the store later to Edwin Pitt son of Charles and Mary Pitt. Edwin and his wife Cecilia (née Thompson sister of Ellen Broad) ran the store as a mixed business and Cecilia was the postmistress (see Aldines). They survived the 1893 flood but a little later built Pitt's Hotel Cecil on the store site. It was later burnt down and the RSL is now on that site. Edwin and Cecilia's daughter Zora Brenda Pitt grew up and learnt to ride in Goodna and she became Royal National Show champion woman rider in the early 1900s, and the cemetery opened in 1859. By 1863 there was a small run to Holmes Inn, where Harriet Holmes was postmistress and the Congregational Church which was also opened in 1863. There was one acting police sergeant and a constable by 1868. W. Law established himself as a blacksmith in 1870, the year in which the
Goodna State SchoolGoodna State School is a primary school located in Goodna, Queensland, Australia. Located within the Ipswich area it borders Albert and Stanley Streets....
opened.
On the 30 January 1873 the ceremony of "turning the sod" for the first rail link between Ipswich and Brisbane took place at Goodna. Two thousand people attended the event, most arriving by paddle steamer. To officially start the work, the Governor (the Marquis of Normanby) used a solid silver spade to dig a small piece of earth and place it in a wheelbarrow.
Cobb and CoCobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. It was prominent in the late 1800s when it operated stagecoaches to many areas in the outback and at one point in several other countries, as well. It was established in 1853 by four Americans Cobb and Co is the name of a...
coaches stopped at Goodna on their way to and from Brisbane (their only other stops were Oxley and Rocklea). This ended after the railway link was completed in 1875.
Daniel Jones built the first sawmill in 1884, which was located below the Catholic Church/School grounds in the paddock that reached from Mill Street to Alice Street (known by locals as 'the mill paddock'). In the smaller paddock immediately behind the Presbyterian Church and Manse stood the wooden 'Honey Shed' used by Daniel's brother Harry in conjunction with his apiary. By the Second World War this use had been discontinued and the site was used by a group of CWA ladies who made camouflage nets for the war effort. The site was also used at one time by the Goodna Scout Group.
By 1888 the population of Goodna was 500, and there were three friendly societies, the
OddfellowsThe name Oddfellows refers to a number of friendly societies operating in the United Kingdom. It also refers to a number of Lodges with histories dating back to the 1700s. These various organisations were set up to protect and care for their members at a time when there was no welfare state, trade...
, Loyal Rose of Denmark and Good Templars. The foundation stone of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church (formerly St Patrick's) had been laid in 1880 by Bishop James Quinn and opened in the following year. The Catholic school was opened in 1910 and the Sisters of Mercy Convent in 1911. Goodna today retains significant elements of its heritage.
Amenities, facilities and services
A wide range of established amenities, facilities, and services are to be found close to the Goodna Shopping Centre and the
Goodna train stationGoodna Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
. An extensive list of Other Stores/Businesses in Goodna can be found on the Goodna Shopping Centre page. Amongst these are a range of government services, large range of medical services, large range of financial services,
Woolworths)Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited. It is colloquially known as "Woolies" and in Victoria the majority of stores trade as Safeway.-Advertising:...
, Goodna Neighbourhood House, diverse range of sporting clubs, the
Goodna Aquatic Centre, Brisbane River Tce retirement village, Tully Lodge retirement village, Oak Trees retirement village,
Goodna Little Athletics,
Goodna Rugby League Football Club,
Western Spirit Football ClubWestern Spirit Football Club are an Australian football club from Goodna, a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The club was formed in 2005 from a merger between Goodna Soccer Club and Camira Soccer Club and currently play in Brisbane Premier League Division 1.the club is also a largely...
, Goodna Lawn Bowls Club, Goodna Netball Association, Goodna Cultural and Arts Centre, Jacaranda 2000 Toastmasters Club (Goodna), as well as local
Goodna Scout Group and Guide groups and others.
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has publicly announced it has received approval to build a new $5 million complex which is due to commence shortly.
Education
The first school in Goodna was the
Goodna State SchoolGoodna State School is a primary school located in Goodna, Queensland, Australia. Located within the Ipswich area it borders Albert and Stanley Streets....
founded in 1870. There are now five different schools in Goodna which are:
Goodna State SchoolGoodna State School is a primary school located in Goodna, Queensland, Australia. Located within the Ipswich area it borders Albert and Stanley Streets....
,
St Francis Xavier School,
Westside Christian College(Separate Primary and High Schools) and the
Goodna State Special School. Additionally there is
The Bremer Institute of TAFEThe Bremer Institute of TAFE has six campuses based around Ipswich. Campuses are located at Bundamba, Goodna, Ipswich, Inala, Springfield and Boonah.The Bremer is one of Australia's Technical and Further Education Institutes...
campus.
Goodna Jacaranda Festival
Goodna is renowned for its yearly Jacaranda Festival held towards the end of October. This is held when the
JacarandaJacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The genus name is also used as the common name....
trees are flowering. In excess of 10,000 people attend the Jacaranda Festival annually, which has been run every year since 1968. The festival is held in Evan Marginson Park an easy walk from the
Goodna train stationGoodna Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
.
Goodna Jacaranda Festival
Mall 2 Mall Bike Ride
This is an integral part of the annual Ipswich Festival which is held each April. Attracting 1,000 riders it was started in 2002. It was initiated by
Bernie RipollBernard Fernand Ripoll is an Australianpolitician. He has been a Labor member of theAustralian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Oxley, Queensland...
, the local federal member (Federal Member for
OxleyThe Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of...
) who has his office in Goodna. Goodna is the major rest point for this event and it is possible to join the event here. This event starts in the Brisbane Mall and finishes in the heart of
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
, covering more than 50 km and passing through 27 western
BrisbaneBrisbane is the state capital of the Australian state of Queensland and is the largest city in that state. With an estimated population of approximately 2 million, it is also the third most populous city in Australia....
and
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
suburbs.
It delivers a message of continued cooperation and goodwill between the Brisbane and Ipswich Lord Mayors and raises much needed funds for the Ipswich Hospital Foundation and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
Transport
The
Goodna train stationGoodna Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
was opened in 1875 and has parking in excess of 243 parking bays. The train is easily accessible with a modern lift installed for less abled passengers.
Feeder bus services are operated by the
Westside Bus CompanyWestside Bus Company is a bus operator, servicing Ipswich & the outer western suburbs of Brisbane.As a part of Pulitano Group, Westside Bus Company operates a number of services under the TransLink banner, in which most services are hubbed in Bell Street Bus Interchange in Ipswich...
which carry commuters from surrounding suburbs to and from the
Goodna train stationGoodna Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR Citytrain network.It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
.
Politics
| 2009 State Election |
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61.32% |
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LNP |
23.17% |
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Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party.The party has its eastern Australian origins in the Franklin River Dams campaign in Tasmania in the 1980s, and in Western Australia arising from concerns about nuclear disarmament...
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7.17% |
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Independent In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses...
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4.07% |
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Family First The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has parliamentary representation federally through Senator Steve Fielding, and in the South Australian Legislative Council.-History:...
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2.64% |
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DS4SEQ Daylight Saving for South East Queensland is a political party in Queensland, Australia. It is a single-issue party which advocates a public referendum on the implementation of daylight saving in South East Queensland. The party was formed in October 2008, and is led by Jason Furze...
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1.63% |
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| 2007 Federal Elections |
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58.56% |
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LiberalThe Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
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32.68% |
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Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party.The party has its eastern Australian origins in the Franklin River Dams campaign in Tasmania in the 1980s, and in Western Australia arising from concerns about nuclear disarmament...
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5.13% |
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Family First The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has parliamentary representation federally through Senator Steve Fielding, and in the South Australian Legislative Council.-History:...
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2.09% |
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DemocratsThe Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a centrist or social liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former minister Don Chipp, as a high...
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1.18% |
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CECThe Citizens Electoral Council of Australia is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement, led by American political activist and conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche. It reported having 549 members in 2007...
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0.36% |
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Paul Tully is the local member for Goodna which is contained within Division 2 in the
City of IpswichThe City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 154,200 .-History:...
area. He was the youngest local member for this electorate, first elected on the 31st of March 1979 and is the longest serving councillor in the region's history. At the last local election he was returned with 87% of the vote. He lives in Goodna himself and is the Chairman of the Planning and Development Committee for the
City of IpswichThe City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 154,200 .-History:...
.
Goodna is located within the federal
electorateAn electoral district is a distinct region for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body. Not all political systems use separate districts to conduct elections; Israel and The Netherlands, for instance, conduct parliamentary elections using a single, nationwide district...
of
OxleyThe Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of...
.
Bernie RipollBernard Fernand Ripoll is an Australianpolitician. He has been a Labor member of theAustralian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Oxley, Queensland...
represents the electorate of
OxleyThe Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The current division is the second to bear the name, and was created in 1949. The division is named after the Australian explorer, John Oxley. Oxley is located in south east Queensland, and covers the south western suburbs of...
in the
House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house, the upper house being the Senate.-Origins and role:The House is presided over by the Speaker....
. On a state basis it is in the
State Electoral DistrictState Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Assembly of Australian states and territories...
of
BundambaThe Division of Bundamba is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.The division encompasses suburbs in the east and south-east of the City of Ipswich local government area...
and is represented by
Jo-Ann MillerJo-Ann Roslyn Miller is an Australian politician. She was parliamentary secretary from 2001 to 2006 but then relegated to the back bench...
.
Paul Tully,
Jo-Ann MillerJo-Ann Roslyn Miller is an Australian politician. She was parliamentary secretary from 2001 to 2006 but then relegated to the back bench...
, and
Bernie RipollBernard Fernand Ripoll is an Australianpolitician. He has been a Labor member of theAustralian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Oxley, Queensland...
all have their offices in Goodna and they are generally considered safe
LaborThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party.Known as the ALP for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the 2007 federal election...
seats. Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the
Goodna polling place in last federal and state elections.
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