Yeronga, Queensland
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Yeronga is a suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
located on the Brisbane River
7 km south of the Brisbane CBD. Yeronga is a residential suburb. It is home to the Yeronga Devils.
There are also bus services to and from the city, and indooroopilly that travel through this suburb.
is part of the suburb, and the newly built Eleanor Schonell Bridge
connects nearby Dutton Park
with the University of Queensland
at St Lucia
.
There is a waste water treatment plant near the riverside at coordinates 27.506968°N 153.014086°W.
Yeronga Memorial Park
is located within the suburb.
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 on 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...
7 km south of the Brisbane CBD. Yeronga is a residential suburb. It is home to the Yeronga Devils.
Transport
There is a Yeronga train station on the Beenleigh railway line.There are also bus services to and from the city, and indooroopilly that travel through this suburb.
Attractions
Yeronga is conveniently located nearby many educational institutions. The Yeronga Institute of TAFEMetropolitan South Institute of TAFE
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE is an amalgamation of regional and local TAFE campuses, partially subsidised and funded by the Queensland Government...
is part of the suburb, and the newly built Eleanor Schonell Bridge
Eleanor Schonell Bridge
The Eleanor Schonell Bridge, better known as the Green Bridge, is a 390-metre -long cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus. Its deck is 185 metres long, 20 metres wide and about 18 metres above the river's surface...
connects nearby Dutton Park
Dutton Park, Queensland
Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 5 km south of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas....
with the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
at St Lucia
St Lucia, Queensland
St Lucia is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 4 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is bordered on three sides by the Brisbane River and is dominated by the main campus of the University of Queensland.-History:...
.
There is a waste water treatment plant near the riverside at coordinates 27.506968°N 153.014086°W.
Yeronga Memorial Park
Yeronga Park
Yeronga Memorial Park was one of Brisbane's second earliest parks, originally reserved in 1888. The sprawling park caters for sports and recreational activities and is a significant World War I and World War II place of remembrance...
is located within the suburb.