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Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council

Moreton Bay Regional Council is a new "super-shire" by the Local Government Reform Commission, created on 15 March 2008 when Shire of Caboolture, Shire of Pine Rivers and City of Redcliffe merged after the local council elections....
 in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
, the state capital of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying 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....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Along with the surrounding suburbs, Redcliffe is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through its central business district.

liffe holds the distinction of being the first European settlement in Queensland, first visited by Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders

Captain Matthew Flinders, Royal Navy was one of the most successful navigators and cartography of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent....
 on 17 July 1799.






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Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council

Moreton Bay Regional Council is a new "super-shire" by the Local Government Reform Commission, created on 15 March 2008 when Shire of Caboolture, Shire of Pine Rivers and City of Redcliffe merged after the local council elections....
 in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
, the state capital of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying 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....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Along with the surrounding suburbs, Redcliffe is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through its central business district.

History

Redcliffe holds the distinction of being the first European settlement in Queensland, first visited by Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders

Captain Matthew Flinders, Royal Navy was one of the most successful navigators and cartography of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent....
 on 17 July 1799. Explorer John Oxley
John Oxley

This article is about the person. For the Australian pilot ship, see John Oxley .John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an List of explorers and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation....
 recommended "Red Cliff Point" – named after the red-coloured cliff
Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them....
s visible from Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market....
 – to the Governor Thomas Brisbane
Thomas Brisbane

Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, Royal Guelphic Order, Order of the Bath was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer....
 for the new colony, reporting that ships could land at any tide and easily get close to the shore. The party settled in Redcliffe on 13 September 1824, under the command of Lieutenant Henry Miller with 14 soldiers, some with wives and children, and 29 convicts. However, this settlement was abandoned after one year and the colony was moved south to a site on the Brisbane River at North Quay
North Quay, Brisbane

North Quay is a location in the Brisbane central business district and the name of street in the same area, running along the Brisbane River from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the Queen Street, Brisbane....
, south, that offered a more reliable water supply.

Attractions and features

Attractions such as Suttons Beach, Redcliffe Jetty, Settlement Cove Lagoon, Redcliffe Museum, Redcliffe Botanic Gardens and Redcliffe Showgrounds are all within the suburb of Redcliffe.

Every Sunday morning the Jetty Markets are held in Anzac Place, immediately north of the iconic Redcliffe Jetty.

In September each year, Redcliffe celebrates its history as Queensland's first European settlement location with the First Settlement Festival. This festival is chiefly held in the Redcliffe CBD.

Education

Educational institutions within the suburb of Redcliffe are Redcliffe State High School
Redcliffe State High School

Redcliffe State High School , is a co-educational, Public education Secondary education based in Redcliffe, Queensland in Queensland, Australia....
 with over 1,050 enrollments, and Redcliffe Special School, as well as the Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
Brisbane North Institute of TAFE

Brisbane North Institute of TAFE is one of the largest vocational education and training organisations in Australia, serving more than 30,000 students across six campuses in the northern regions of Brisbane....
's Redcliffe Campus.

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