Riverhills, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Riverhills is an outer suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is 15 km south-west of the CBD.
Riverhills, along with surrounding suburbs, was developed in 1959 as part of the ‘Centenary Project’ and the area is now more commonly referred to as the Centenary suburbs.
Short travelling distance to Mount Ommaney Shops, Middle Park shopping centre and Riverhills Shopping Centre (colloquially known as Four Square).
A small park/playground at the end of Sumners Road, colloquially known as the 'Elevated Platform'
Riverhills is a short distance from Darra train station.
, by Julie Attwood
, the ALP
Member for Mount Ommaney
in the Queensland Parliament
and by Michael Johnson
in the federal division of Ryan
.
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...
. It is 15 km south-west of the CBD.
Riverhills, along with surrounding suburbs, was developed in 1959 as part of the ‘Centenary Project’ and the area is now more commonly referred to as the Centenary suburbs.
Characteristics
Easy access to four primary schools, Jamboree Heights, Good News Lutheran, Middle Park and Jindalee.Short travelling distance to Mount Ommaney Shops, Middle Park shopping centre and Riverhills Shopping Centre (colloquially known as Four Square).
A small park/playground at the end of Sumners Road, colloquially known as the 'Elevated Platform'
Transport
Riverhills is accessible via the Centenary Highway. Some bus routes service the suburb, namely:- 450 - CityXpress via Cultural Centre, Toowong, Indooroopilly, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney, Middle Park and Westlake (Weekends) (BTBrisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
) - 454 - CityXpress via Cultural Centre, Toowong, Indooroopilly and Riverhills (Weekdays) (BTBrisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
) - 455 - Rocket via Milton, and the Western Freeway (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) (BTBrisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
) - 457 - City Precincts via Milton, Coronation Drive, Western Freeway, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney, Middle Park and Westlake (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) (BTBrisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
) - 459 - City Precincts via Milton, Coronation Drive, Western Freeway and Mount Ommaney. (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) (BTBrisbane TransportBrisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
)
Riverhills is a short distance from Darra train station.
Politics
The people of Riverhills are represented by Matthew Bourke, LNP Councillor for the Jamboree Ward, in the local councilCity of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is the Local Government Area that has jurisdiction over the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
, by Julie Attwood
Julie Attwood
Julie Maree Attwood is an Australian Labor Party Member of the Queensland Parliament for the seat of Mount Ommaney. Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1998, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child Safety on 21 September 2006.Attwood obtained a...
, the ALP
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Member for Mount Ommaney
Electoral district of Mount Ommaney
The district of Mount Ommaney is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created with the 1992 redistribution....
in the Queensland Parliament
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
and by Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (politician)
Michael Andrew Johnson , an Australian federal politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Ryan, Queensland, from 2001 to 2010, representing the Liberal Party from November 2001 to May 2010 and then as an independent from May 2010 until he was defeated at the...
in the federal division of Ryan
Division of Ryan
The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T.J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919...
.