Bowen Hills, Queensland
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Bowen Hills is an inner suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
, located 3 km northeast of the Brisbane CBD
. It was named after a Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen.
dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development.
, with live theatre, is in Bowen Hills. Many well-known actors have appeared in plays at the Twelfth Night Theatre, including Derek Fowlds
, John Inman
, Jon English
and Drew Forsythe
.
The Old Museum
, in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, was the former location of the Queensland Museum
until the museum's move to the Queensland Cultural Centre
during the 1980s. The building is now home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras
and provides rehearsal and performance space for many other community music and arts groups.
A major feature on the Brisbane
calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka
), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground
s at Bowen Hills.
Bowen Park
is a small public pleasure garden with a long history dating back to 1863.
Perry Park Stadium
is a sports ground, mostly used for soccer.
is also one of Queensland's busiest railway stations with all Citytrain
services on all lines, including express trains, stopping there; many services in peak periods terminate at Bowen Hills. Bowen Hills is home to a large Queensland Rail
maintenance and stabling depot.
By Road, The TransApex
infrastructure plans for Brisbane has several interconnections in Bowen Hills. The North-South Bypass Tunnel
will terminate at Bowen Hills and will integrate with the Inner City Bypass and Airport Motorway.
, Pacific Blue Airlines and Polynesian Blue
; have their head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills. As of 2008 1,000 employees work at Virgin Village, which opened on 17 October 2008. In addition Sunstate Airlines
, which operates under the QantasLink
banner, has its head office in Bowen Hills.
The headquarters of Brisbane's two newspapers, The Courier-Mail
and The Sunday Mail
, are located on Campbell Street, Bowen Hills. Also, the national headquarters of the Virgin Blue Holdings group of companies are located on Edmondstone Road.
Across the road from the Courier Mail building on Campbell street is the easily recognizable SHOTZ High performance print. building. Shotz is a Brisbane printer in a dark blue building which has been a landmark for nearly 20 years.
Behind SHOTZ is the new CODE residential development on Jaeys street and in front of the SHOTZ building is yet another high rise development due for completion late 2012.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located 3 km northeast of the Brisbane CBD
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
. It was named after a Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen.
History
In the mid-twentieth century Bowen Hills was well known as the location of the CloudlandCloudland
Originally called "Luna Park", Cloudland Dance Hall was a famous Brisbane entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills. It was demolished in 1982 and the site was subsequently developed into an apartment complex....
dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development.
Recreational Facilities
The Twelfth Night TheatreTwelfth Night Theatre
thumb|250px|Twelfth Night TheatreThe Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Kate Wilson,...
, with live theatre, is in Bowen Hills. Many well-known actors have appeared in plays at the Twelfth Night Theatre, including Derek Fowlds
Derek Fowlds
Derek Fowlds is an English actor, known for playing Bernard Woolley in popular British television comedies Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister and Oscar Blaketon in the long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat....
, John Inman
John Inman
Frederick John Inman was an English actor best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom in the 1970s and 1980s. Inman was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame....
, Jon English
Jon English
Jonathan James "Jon" English is an Australian rock singer, musician, actor and writer. English emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961...
and Drew Forsythe
Drew Forsythe
Drew Forsythe is an Australian actor, singer, writer, and comedian.He attended Atherton Primary School, far north Queensland....
.
The Old Museum
Old Museum Building, Brisbane
The Old Museum Building is a performance venue in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia.-History:The Old Museum was originally called the Exhibition Building and Concert Hall. It was built in 1891 for the Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association after Brisbane's first exhibition...
, in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, was the former location of the Queensland Museum
Queensland Museum
The Queensland Museum is the state museum of Queensland. The museum currently operates four separate campuses; at South Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba and Townsville.The museum is funded by the State Government of Queensland.-History:...
until the museum's move to the Queensland Cultural Centre
Queensland Cultural Centre
The Queensland Cultural Centre is a multi-venue centre located at South Bank, Brisbane, capital city of Queensland. It consists of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre , the Queensland Museum, the State Library of Queensland , the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art...
during the 1980s. The building is now home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras
Queensland Youth Orchestras
The Queensland Youth Orchestras is Australia's leading organisation for orchestral training and performance and is currently based at the Old Museum building in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
and provides rehearsal and performance space for many other community music and arts groups.
A major feature on the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka
Ekka
The Ekka is the annual agricultural show of Queensland, Australia. Its formal title is the Royal Queensland Show. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition, however it is usually shortened to Ekka.-History:...
), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland...
s at Bowen Hills.
Bowen Park
Bowen Park, Brisbane
Bowen Park is a heritage-listed precinct in Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia.-History:Bowen Park was originally a parcel of land of about 16 hectares bordered by O'Connell Terrace, Bowen Bridge Road, Gregory Terrace and Brookes Street. The land was granted to the Queensland Acclimatisation...
is a small public pleasure garden with a long history dating back to 1863.
Perry Park Stadium
Perry Park, Brisbane
Perry Park Stadium is a sporting ground located at Enoggera Park in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills.It is known widely as the "spiritual home of association Football" in Queensland....
is a sports ground, mostly used for soccer.
Transport
By Train, Bowen Hills StationBowen Hills railway station, Brisbane
Bowen Hills railway station is a railway station in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network, located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system....
is also one of Queensland's busiest railway stations with all Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
services on all lines, including express trains, stopping there; many services in peak periods terminate at Bowen Hills. Bowen Hills is home to a large Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
maintenance and stabling depot.
By Road, The TransApex
TransApex
TransApex is a transport plan devised by the former Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman to connect existing motorways and major arterial roads with new transport links and divert cross-city traffic out of the Brisbane CBD. The plan is currently being delivered by Brisbane City Council at an...
infrastructure plans for Brisbane has several interconnections in Bowen Hills. The North-South Bypass Tunnel
North-South Bypass Tunnel, Brisbane
The M7 Clem Jones Tunnel , known during its development as the North-South Bypass Tunnel , is a A$3.2 billion toll road built under the Brisbane River, which crosses between the suburbs of Woolloongabba and Bowen Hills in Brisbane, Australia. The CLEM7 Community Open Day, a public open day...
will terminate at Bowen Hills and will integrate with the Inner City Bypass and Airport Motorway.
Economy
Virgin Blue Holdings; Virgin Australia; and associated airlines V AustraliaV Australia
Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd, trading as V Australia, is a long haul international airline owned by Virgin Blue Holdings. It operates as an international feeder for Virgin Australia...
, Pacific Blue Airlines and Polynesian Blue
Polynesian Blue
Polynesian Blue is a Virgin Blue Holdings airline that flies between Samoa, Australia and New Zealand. It is 49% owned by the Samoan government,...
; have their head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills. As of 2008 1,000 employees work at Virgin Village, which opened on 17 October 2008. In addition Sunstate Airlines
Sunstate Airlines
Sunstate Airlines is a subsidiary of Qantas which operates regional flights under the QantasLink banner throughout Queensland; and on the trunk routes between Sydney and Canberra, and between Brisbane and Canberra...
, which operates under the QantasLink
QantasLink
QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines, Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines. As of September 2010 QantasLink provides 1900 flights each week to 54 domestic and...
banner, has its head office in Bowen Hills.
The headquarters of Brisbane's two newspapers, The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
and The Sunday Mail
The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)
The Sunday Mail is Brisbane's only Sunday newspaper. The Sunday Mail is published in tabloid format, comprising several sections that can be extracted and read separately.-Publishing:...
, are located on Campbell Street, Bowen Hills. Also, the national headquarters of the Virgin Blue Holdings group of companies are located on Edmondstone Road.
Across the road from the Courier Mail building on Campbell street is the easily recognizable SHOTZ High performance print. building. Shotz is a Brisbane printer in a dark blue building which has been a landmark for nearly 20 years.
Behind SHOTZ is the new CODE residential development on Jaeys street and in front of the SHOTZ building is yet another high rise development due for completion late 2012.
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Bowen Hills and Mayne
- Bowen Hills - Information about the suburb of Bowen Hills