Redbank Plains, Queensland
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Redbank Plains is an eastern suburb of Ipswich, Queensland
in Australia
. The suburb is a neighbour of a similar suburb (Redbank
) which contains a large shopping mall called Redbank Plaza. Redbank Plains has mostly residential streets and two shopping centres as well as a fitness centre.
The Redbank Plains Library (a branch of the Ipswich Library Service) is a great community facility situated in Redbank Plains. It has services and resources for the whole family.
The suburb is bisected by the Ipswich Motorway
and there is a Redbank station
on the Ipswich railway line that services the suburb. The nearby Redbank Workshops caters for Citytrain
and other Queensland Rail
train repairs and maintenance.
The Brisbane River
is the northern boundary of the suburb.
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
in 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...
. The suburb is a neighbour of a similar suburb (Redbank
Redbank, Queensland
Redbank is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River...
) which contains a large shopping mall called Redbank Plaza. Redbank Plains has mostly residential streets and two shopping centres as well as a fitness centre.
The Redbank Plains Library (a branch of the Ipswich Library Service) is a great community facility situated in Redbank Plains. It has services and resources for the whole family.
The suburb is bisected by the Ipswich Motorway
Ipswich Motorway
The M7 runs from the junction of Ipswich Road and Granard Road to the M2 Logan Motorway interchange. It is then signed M2 until the junction of the Warrego Highway and the Cunningham Highway between Brisbane and Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia.It initially passes through the suburbs of...
and there is a Redbank station
Redbank railway station, Brisbane
Redbank railway station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.Redbank railway station is beside the large Redbank Workshops, where most of QR's diesel locomotives are repaired and maintained, and where all wagons are made and...
on the Ipswich railway line that services the suburb. The nearby Redbank Workshops caters for 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...
and other 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...
train repairs and maintenance.
The Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
is the northern boundary of the suburb.