Ferny Hills, Queensland
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Ferny Hills is an outer suburb north-west of Brisbane
, Australia
, and is located along Samford Road at the edge of the Brisbane Forest Park
. Its local government area
is the Moreton Bay Region.
Ferny Hills is almost entirely a residential suburb. It contains two primary schools, Ferny Hills State School, which opened in 1970 and is among the last Queensland primary schools to be built in the more traditional high-set format, and Patricks Road State School, which opened in 1977. A high school
is also located just beyond its borders in Ferny Grove
. There are also convenience centres located on Ferny Way on the southern end of the suburb. Until 2006, a notable feature of Ferny Hills was the Australian Woolshed, which was an Australian farming and wildlife attraction featuring shows and animal exhibits. This has since been demolished and a residential development will be built on the site to meet the needs of Brisbane's growing population.
is on the suburb's southwestern boundary.
Ferny Hills was all originally owned by the Willmore family and George Willmore park is named after their son George.
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
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, and is located along Samford Road at the edge of the Brisbane Forest Park
Brisbane Forest Park, Queensland
Brisbane Forest Park , is located on parts of the D'Aguilar Range. The large nature reserve lies on the western boundary of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in Enoggera Reservoir, adjacent to The Gap and between the Mount Coot-tha Reserve on the Taylor Range and higher peaks to the north...
. Its local government area
Local Government Areas of Queensland
This is a list of local government areas in Queensland, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland.-LGAs sorted by region:...
is the Moreton Bay Region.
Ferny Hills is almost entirely a residential suburb. It contains two primary schools, Ferny Hills State School, which opened in 1970 and is among the last Queensland primary schools to be built in the more traditional high-set format, and Patricks Road State School, which opened in 1977. A high school
Ferny Grove State High School
Ferny Grove State High School is a public high school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia.The school has 1476 students enrolled as of the end of 2010. In 2007, the school won the award for the most innovative music program in Queensland...
is also located just beyond its borders in Ferny Grove
Ferny Grove, Queensland
Ferny Grove is a residential suburb in north-west Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It lies entirely within the Brisbane-metropolitan area administered by the Brisbane City Council.-General information:...
. There are also convenience centres located on Ferny Way on the southern end of the suburb. Until 2006, a notable feature of Ferny Hills was the Australian Woolshed, which was an Australian farming and wildlife attraction featuring shows and animal exhibits. This has since been demolished and a residential development will be built on the site to meet the needs of Brisbane's growing population.
Transport
The Ferny Grove railway stationFerny Grove railway station, Brisbane
Ferny Grove Station is a railway station on the Ferny Grove Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is the terminus for the Ferny Grove Line.It is in Zone 3 of the TransLink integrated public transport system....
is on the suburb's southwestern boundary.
Ferny Hills was all originally owned by the Willmore family and George Willmore park is named after their son George.