CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) recycling and green waste recycling services green waste and recycling items are collected at different times of the week Search for your address to find the bin collection date in your area Council will fix or replace it for free. Learn more about how to request a bin repair or replacement Council will fix or replace it for free. Learn more about how to request a bin repair or replacement Bins can only be placed on the kerb at a reasonable time before collection (no earlier than 24 hours before collection) and need to be removed from the kerb as soon as possible after collection (no longer than 24 hours after collection) Council may investigate bins continually left on the footpath or kerb and issue on-the-spot fines if you do not have a reasonable excuse for not returning your bins to your property Council is currently replacing all dark green and grey general waste bin lids with red lids On your standard general waste collection day Council’s contractor will follow the general waste collection route to identify dark green and grey lids on general waste bins presented for collection the contractor will replace the lid with a red lid This initiative received funding from the Queensland Government's Recycling and Jobs Fund Learn more about the lid changeover Learn more about the lid changeover You can contact Council to arrange an extra waste collection (special waste bin collection) for a fee You can pay online for your special waste (extra) bin collection service You can contact Council to arrange an extra waste collection (special waste bin collection) for a fee You can pay online for your special waste (extra) bin collection service Download the free Brisbane Bin and Recycling app to be notified when bin and kerbside collection is coming up in your area You can report it online or phone Council if your bin was not collected on collection day.  Bins will be collected as soon as possible once a request has been made You can report it online or phone Council if your bin was not collected on collection day.  Council can arrange for bin collection from within your property if: To apply for bin collection assistance, phone Council on 07 3403 8888 To apply for bin collection assistance, phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If Council missed your bin collection, you can report a missed bin after 4.30pm on your day of service You can report a missed recycling or green bin collection within 2 working days of your normal day of service If Council missed your bin collection, you can report a missed bin after 4.30pm on your day of service Before you contact Council about replacing your stolen bin double-check your neighbour has not taken your bin by mistake To report a bin complaint, use our Report a bin problem online form.  You can request a replacement or repair for a damaged or stolen bin or report an abandoned bin. When we investigate your complaint about a bin left out Alternatively, you can phone Council on 07 3403 8888 To report a bin complaint, use our Report a bin problem online form.  or report an abandoned bin. When we investigate your complaint about a bin left out Alternatively, you can phone Council on 07 3403 8888 general waste wheelie bins have either a red Council is now replacing all remaining dark green and grey lids with red lids The project is necessary to ensure household waste and recycling services are standardised for all households and collection drivers This change will make it easier for people to put their waste and recycling in the right bin The red lid general waste bins help waste truck drivers efficiently service the bin being presented for collection Council’s contractor will follow the general waste collection route in a separate vehicle to identify all dark green or grey lids presented for collection the contractor will replace the lid with a red lid and take away the old lid Registration is not required for this process and there is no fee for a lid to be replaced with a new red lid Council will continue to service all dark green grey and red lidded general waste bins presented for collection If your dark green or grey general waste lid has not been changed by 1 July 2025 Dark green and grey lids are taken to Council’s bin manufacturer where the material is melted down and used to produce new bins The bin lid changeover team will not have the correct equipment to do routine bin repairs during bin lid swaps If your bin requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If your bin requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 The bin lid changeover team will only be equipped to replace dark green or grey lids If your bin lid requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If your bin lid requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 The QR code directs you to a webpage with details of what can go in the general waste bin If you need this information in another language select ‘Translate’ at the top right of the webpage The QR code directs you to a webpage with details of what can go in the general waste bin Lid changeovers will happen from April 2025 until end June 2025 so don’t be concerned if you notice another bin in your street change lids If you haven’t had your lid changed by 1 July 2025, submit an online request or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If you haven’t had your lid changed by 1 July 2025, submit an online request or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Schools are due to reopen where it is safe to do so on Monday and residents are cautiously optimistic as authorities say Brisbane is likely to be spared a repeat of the devastating 2022 floods But homes in Tingalpa on Brisbane’s southside were flooding and water was rising in garages at Nundah on the northside after 100 millimetres of rain – almost the average monthly rainfall for December – was dumped over the city in two hours on Sunday morning More than 248,000 homes and businesses remained without power across the south-east on Sunday evening far fewer than the 320,000 earlier in the day although Energex crews planned to work throughout the night in testing conditions Premier David Crisafulli said schools would open “wherever possible although NAPLAN tests would be postponed for students across south-east Queensland until March 17 He said the state government was in talks to make hardship payments available for people and businesses affected by the weather The National Broadband Network was also deploying generators in a bid to get 252,000 households back online More than 1500 live wires were on the ground in south-east Queensland across the weekend Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of Brisbane on Sunday inundating homes on Boundary Street and Wynnum Road in Tingalpa swamping cars in Newmarket and Stones Corner inundating garages in Nundah and surrounding businesses in Carina with low-lying areas in Windsor some of the first to go under The Coles at Morningside on the city’s southside was evacuated after its car park flooded Supermarkets reopened but with limited stock on the shelves because of strained supply chains At Woolworths on Montague Road in West End there was nothing but two pumpkins in the fresh fruit and vegetable section 81 millimetres of rain was recorded in two hours to 10am while 142 millimetres was recorded at Mount Glorious between midnight and 6am Seqwater began releasing water from North Pine Dam at 3am but was keeping a watching brief on Wivenhoe and Somerset dams The Bureau of Meteorology’s Sue Oates said the rain would ease in Brisbane from Monday “But don’t expect that the skies will be clear … It will be unsettled and we are expecting showers and potentially thunderstorms through our area,” she said “Finally … we should see an easing of the conditions on Tuesday.” She added that it was unlikely Brisbane would experience a repeat of the 2022 floods heavy rainfall across the Brisbane River catchment and we don’t have that prolonged rainfall for this event,” she said Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred made landfall at 9pm on Saturday where it sat for 12 hours without moving on Saturday When it finally arrived just north of Brisbane Trees were uprooted and came crashing down on houses debris flew through the air and windows and doors rattled catching residents by surprise after the weather had remained benign for much of Saturday Giant fig trees in Brisbane’s CBD were toppled Redcliffe on the city’s northern fringe was among the hardest-hit areas But Redcliffe resident Daniel Goullet told Nine News he stayed fast asleep when the tin roof of his home was peeled off and tossed over powerlines across the road A woman was injured on Anzac Avenue when a tree fell on her car about 9.30pm and another person was taken to hospital after a tree came down on their house on Francis Road in Lawnton The weather bureau’s Angus Hines said Brisbane experienced an “extra squeeze” in the wind between the ex-tropical cyclone and a high-pressure system over the Tasman Sea sea surface winds from the remnants of Alfred generated a fierce More than 230 millimetres of rain was dumped over Hervey Bay in just six hours causing some of the city’s worst flash-flooding in recent history “There’s flash-flooding right across … a lot of water in properties more than 20 people rescued,” mayor George Seymour said “It’s been an extraordinary flash-flooding event .. I’ve never seen it like this in my 20 years in Hervey Bay.” People were rescued from their cars and homes the police station and watchhouse were evacuated and police helped move nursing home residents to higher ground but you have to prepare for it,” the premier said There were signs of life slowly coming back to normal in Brisbane despite the rising floodwater and power outages on Sunday Buses were set to resume on Monday after operating briefly on Sunday before drivers were called in due to the poor conditions two baby boys named “Alfie” were born in Brisbane on Friday Mater Mothers’ Hospital general manager Kerri Gane said the boys were among 66 babies born at the facility over the past three days Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. Sign up for our Breaking News Alert But homes in Tingalpa on Brisbane\\u2019s southside were flooding after 100 millimetres of rain \\u2013 almost the average monthly rainfall for December \\u2013 was dumped over the city in two hours on Sunday morning Premier David Crisafulli said schools would open \\u201Cwherever possible The Coles at Morningside on the city\\u2019s southside was evacuated after its car park flooded The Bureau of Meteorology\\u2019s Sue Oates said the rain would ease in Brisbane from Monday \\u201CBut don\\u2019t expect that the skies will be clear \\u2026 It will be unsettled and we are expecting showers and potentially thunderstorms through our area,\\u201D she said \\u201CFinally \\u2026 we should see an easing of the conditions on Tuesday.\\u201D and we don\\u2019t have that prolonged rainfall for this event,\\u201D she said Giant fig trees in Brisbane\\u2019s CBD were toppled Redcliffe on the city\\u2019s northern fringe was among the hardest-hit areas The weather bureau\\u2019s Angus Hines said Brisbane experienced an \\u201Cextra squeeze\\u201D in the wind between the ex-tropical cyclone and a high-pressure system over the Tasman Sea causing some of the city\\u2019s worst flash-flooding in recent history \\u201CThere\\u2019s flash-flooding right across \\u2026 a lot of water in properties more than 20 people rescued,\\u201D mayor George Seymour said \\u201CIt\\u2019s been an extraordinary flash-flooding event .. I\\u2019ve never seen it like this in my 20 years in Hervey Bay.\\u201D \\u201CYou\\u2019ll never stop Mother Nature but you have to prepare for it,\\u201D the premier said two baby boys named \\u201CAlfie\\u201D were born in Brisbane on Friday Mater Mothers\\u2019 Hospital general manager Kerri Gane said the boys were among 66 babies born at the facility over the past three days Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens left thousands of Brisbane residents without power on Thursday afternoon Almost 6100 residents in Camp Hill and Carindale lost power to their homes about 3pm on Thursday after the sudden storm toppled trees and sent unsecured items flying Energex then pulled a further 6000 homes from the grid due to reports of fallen powerlines leaving almost 12,000 residences without power at 5.30pm Thursday and Carindale reported strong winds during a minutes-long storm that hit mid-afternoon on Thursday.Credit: Courtney Kruk; Marissa Calligeros Energex recorded 216,000 lightning strikes across the south-east on Thursday across three storms that hit the Sunshine Coast and the stretch of suburbs in Brisbane’s south Residents reported hail and intense winds during the minutes-long weather event more than 20,000 homes remained affected at 5.30pm Thursday Energy supplier Energex launched an investigation into the exact cause of the outages which it reported as three separate incidents across the south-Brisbane stretch as sunny skies returned to the city about 3pm “It was really intense for such a small storm … we’ve got a 44 wires down at the moment [in Brisbane’s south],” an Energex spokesman said The storm barely interrupted the low-intensity heatwave conditions across the south-east which prompted a warning from the Queensland Ambulance Service for people to “take it easy” in the conditions “We’re advising Queenslanders to try and stay safe in this heat by doing simple measures like straying in the shade or air conditions where possible and … not engaging in any strenuous exercise in the peak of the day,” QAS spokesman Kent Jackson said Jackson advised those experiencing symptoms of heat stress Brisbane was expected to reach 31 degrees on Friday – overnight minimums were not expected to drop below 20 degrees – with humid conditions and a high likelihood of showers continuing through the weekend Energex expected to restore power to most of the affected Brisbane suburbs by about 7.00pm Thursday night Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. Sign up for our Breaking News Alert and the stretch of suburbs in Brisbane\\u2019s south Energy supplier Energex launched an investigation into the exact cause of the \\u201CIt was really intense for such a small storm \\u2026 we\\u2019ve got a 44 wires down at the moment [in Brisbane\\u2019s south],\\u201D an Energex spokesman said which prompted a warning from the Queensland Ambulance Service for people to \\u201Ctake it easy\\u201D in the conditions \\u201CWe\\u2019re advising Queenslanders to try and stay safe in this heat by doing simple measures like straying in the shade or air conditions where possible and \\u2026 not engaging in any strenuous exercise in the peak of the day,\\u201D QAS spokesman Kent Jackson said Brisbane was expected to reach 31 degrees on Friday \\u2013 overnight minimums were not expected to drop below 20 degrees \\u2013 with humid conditions and a high likelihood of showers continuing through the weekend Despite the underbidder opening with a $1.6 million knockout bid that floored five other buyers, the couple held their ground, paying a reserve-topping sum as the city’s auction market grinds to its end-of-year halt. The two-level family residence, on an 860 square metre block at 27 Olivia Drive, smashed its 2019 sale price of $1.2 million, making the result a standout in a suburb where the median house price is $1.05 million. “It’s a changing of the guard here,” Torres said. “A lot of the owner-occupiers in that pocket are at that semi-retirement age and they are looking at downsizing. But for a lot of the buyers migrating unaffordable pockets, it’s still close to the city.” The suburb’s price point and the home’s reserve-backing location fuelled the competition, Torres said, with seven registered bidders – all young families – fronting up for the auction. “The underbidder had put in an offer of $1.7 million prior to auction and before bidding opened I asked them if they wanted to start it at $1.5 million,” he said. Buyer sinks $4.6 million into a house he had not walked through 'Unrecognisable': This renovation will make you think twice about knocking down your home Buyer had no idea he'd just paid seven figures for this home “But they decided to go with $1.6 million to blow the competition out of the water. And while it did blow out most of [the competition], unfortunately for them someone else saw that value too.” Torres said bidding rose rapidly in largely $50,000 and $20,000 leaps until the $1.8 million mark – where it exceeded the reserve. It then paused, before the winners handed over a final $9000 to clinch the deal. “It’s corny, but the property really did have that serenity and think it’s why it pulled on their heartstrings,” he said. “The vendors were blown away by the result. But they also put in so much effort to present that home beautifully and deserved to get a great price.” While the 2024 market is drawing to a close, Torres said, buyers were still circling in the hopes of nabbing a property before Christmas. The Carina Heights home was one of 180 scheduled auctions in Brisbane over the past week. By Saturday evening, Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 34 per cent from 122 reported results, while 17 auctions were withdrawn. Withdrawn auctions are counted as unsold properties when calculating the clearance. Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee said the soft clearance rate showed the city’s once pumping market was losing some of its lustre. “We had a 45 per cent clearance rate this time last year … and we’ve seen a drop on active bidders across Brisbane recently too. In fact, we’re now at 2.9 average active bidders and we haven’t seen numbers that low since early 2023,” she said. “That said, it’s still high compared to the rest of the country. But anecdotally, we’re hearing the market has slowed quite quickly. “I think vendors are probably going to market with higher expectations and that’s something that will need to be adjusted.” In Ascot, a stately five-bedroom, four-bathroom home on a 964 square metre block sold for $4.95 million under the hammer – making it the Queensland capital’s priciest result of the week. The home at 56 Palm Avenue features a pool, gym and home office. 4 Baths2 ParkingView listing A local family out-muscled one other bidder in a fast-paced auction that opened at $4.25 million and quickly climbed to $4.875 million. “From there we negotiated on the floor and the buyer increased to $4.95 million. The underbidder came close to bidding again, but they had gone over what they wanted to spend,” said selling agent Damon Warat of Ray White Ascot. While he couldn’t disclose the written reserve, Warat said the end result was very close. He said the vendors purchased the home 10 years ago, renovating it into a sprawling family home before deciding to downsize. The sale capped off a stellar month for Warat, who smashed the Brisbane house price record for a renovated estate at 32 Sutherland Avenue in Ascot, which fetched $23 million. “Family homes in our marketplace are keenly sought after and the layout and location of this home in arguably Brisbane’s best suburb led to a great result,” he said. Over in Sandgate, a cottage at 5 Albion Street sold for $1.295 million to a Melbourne buyer who was the sole bidder. He bought it sight unseen. 2 Baths2 ParkingView listing Selling agent Jacqui McKeering, of Jim McKeering Real Estate, said the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home hadn’t changed hands since 1985, undergoing an extensive renovation in 2000. “He’d only seen the home through a virtual walk-through and he had his friends look at the property for him,” she said. “The sale price was in line with the reserve. This year in general has been a successful one for us. But it’s not as easy to find buyers now. It’s taking the full four weeks to get the right one.” The information on this website is intended to be of a general nature only and doesn't consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. where we are privileged to live and operate Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. Sign up for our Breaking News Alert. An intense downpour lasting just minutes, and accompanied by wind gusts and hail, left thousands of Brisbane residents without power on Thursday afternoon. Almost 6100 residents in Camp Hill and Carindale lost power to their homes about 3pm on Thursday, after the sudden storm toppled trees and sent unsecured items flying. Energex then pulled a further 6000 homes from the grid due to reports of fallen powerlines, leaving almost 12,000 residences without power at 5.30pm Thursday. Energex recorded 216,000 lightning strikes across the south-east on Thursday across three storms that hit the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, and the stretch of suburbs in Brisbane\\u2019s south. Residents reported hail and intense winds during the minutes-long weather event, followed by sirens in the aftermath. Across the south-east, more than 20,000 homes remained affected at 5.30pm Thursday. Energy supplier Energex launched an investigation into the exact cause of the , which it reported as three separate incidents across the south-Brisbane stretch, as sunny skies returned to the city about 3pm. \\u201CIt was really intense for such a small storm \\u2026 we\\u2019ve got a 44 wires down at the moment [in Brisbane\\u2019s south],\\u201D an Energex spokesman said. The storm barely interrupted the low-intensity heatwave conditions across the south-east, which prompted a warning from the Queensland Ambulance Service for people to \\u201Ctake it easy\\u201D in the conditions. \\u201CWe\\u2019re advising Queenslanders to try and stay safe in this heat by doing simple measures like straying in the shade or air conditions where possible, drinking cool water, and \\u2026 not engaging in any strenuous exercise in the peak of the day,\\u201D QAS spokesman Kent Jackson said. Jackson advised those experiencing symptoms of heat stress, which include heavy sweating, nausea, fatigue, and a weak, rapid pulse, to immediately seek medical attention. Brisbane was expected to reach 31 degrees on Friday \\u2013 overnight minimums were not expected to drop below 20 degrees \\u2013 with humid conditions and a high likelihood of showers continuing through the weekend. Energex expected to restore power to most of the affected Brisbane suburbs by about 7.00pm Thursday night. Get alerts on significant breaking news as happens. . Watch 5sA short but powerful storm swept through Carina Heights in Brisbane's south-east. A development application has been lodged for an Extension and Refurbishments to the McDonalds Restaurant Designed by Richmond & Ross the proposal is for an extension and refurbishment to Carina Heights McDonalds Family Restaurant (Food and Drink Outlet) performing building work alterations to the existing building The proposed internal and external works are as follows: The proposed McDonald’s Restaurant extensions increases the Gross Floor Area by 80sqm resulting in 425sqm of gross floor area on the 2,461sqm site The planners at Urbis state that “The proposed changes to the restaurant will enhance customer experience at the existing McDonald’s Family Restaurant and are proposed to bring the existing restaurant in line with current McDonald’s design standards the proposed changes will enhance the efficiency of the existing McDonald’s Family Restaurant and improve customer experience The scale and nature of the existing development will not be significantly altered Carina McDonalds Images: Google Streetview Contact us: mail@yourneighbourhood.com.au THINK of luxury property in Brisbane and Carina Heights probably doesn’t spring to mind you might think a house of this calibre might be more at home on Hamilton Hill 6 Pine Mountain Court is possibly Brisbane’s best kept secret One of the top ten highest houses in the city boasts 180 degrees of uninterrupted views and is one of only 11 homes in the street said houses of that scale in Brisbane were rare and it was even rarer to find them in suburbs like Carina Heights “This small cluster of homes isn’t indicative of Carina Heights “It’s almost its own little world up there.” And it’s been owner Nick Valente’s world for the past 26 years The retired local builder bought the 1416sq m hilltop block in 1991 for $325,000 from Crazy Clark’s discount store founder he started building his palatial residence based on a timeless design inspired by architect Harry Seidler The sprawling 1000sq m home boasts an unbelievable 40 metre northeast facing frontage allowing uninterrupted views across Brisbane’s CBD Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island You can even see the lights of Dunwich at night It’s this view that Mr Valente will miss the most His favourite spot in the house is the kitchen where he can savour his surroundings while cooking up a storm Google ‘How to pick up girls with a plate of a spaghetti’ and you’ll get a taste of Mr Valente’s passion for Italian heritage — almost as strong as his passion for this property but I like seeing the planes taking off and the storms rolling in,” he said Now his three daughters have grown up and flown the coup I don’t want to be stuck in a 1000sq m house for two people,” he said It is easy to get lost in the mass of marble tiling glass and polished bamboo that moulds this fine home But let’s start with the centrepiece of the house — a stainless steel staircase took 300 hours of polishing to achieve its mirror-like lustre It makes for quite an entrance at the middle level of the home Friends or family can stay in style with not just a bedroom and ensuite Climb the staircase to the top level and behold the luxurious master suite complete with custom walk-in dressing room and marble tiled ensuite with spa This is no ordinary bedroom — the bed has its own stage and directly faces the windows so you can wake up with a 180 degree view all with direct access to the north facing balcony and those unbeatable views The ground level is an entertainer’s paradise including a lounge with adjoining bar featuring granite benchtops and Miele appliances Sliding glass doors run the length of the living area and when opened merge the enclosed deck with the uniquely shaped saltwater pool There’s plenty of room in the six-car garage to park your toys and room for a further three on the driveway And for those who appreciate indoor indulgences there’s a fully equipped home cinema with tiered seating and surround sound system Mr Curtain said the property had attracted interest from members of the medical profession and a number of entrepreneurs the scale of the home is attracting interest and the construction is superior,” he said third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the content realestate.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd. By accessing or using our platform, you agree to our Terms of Use. John McEnroe objects to a line call during a game against Swedish opponent Bjorn Borg in 2008 but it was during a match against Tom Gullikson at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships where he became known for “you cannot be serious” When a Brisbane tennis court was listed for offers over $1.1 million our inner John McEnroe erupted: “You cannot be serious!” a 1075sq m block of land occupied almost entirely by a tennis court listed for seven figures in Carina Heights there is a full-sized tennis court positioned on the land but the potential is something to be desired by many,” the listing says “This is the first time ever that this property has been offered to the market on its own making it a unique opportunity to own a piece of prime real estate in one of Brisbane’s most sought-after suburbs.” MORE NEWS: Government-built pub in Qld for sale that ‘actually made money’ What $1.1m+ will get you in Carina Heights If it were to sell for even $1 over asking price that equates to around $1025 per square metre the median land price in a new residential estate in Brisbane is now $595,000 according to the latest Oliver Hume report that eye-watering price for a court in Carina is enough to go bad boy Nick Kyrgios on the whole property market and smash a few rackets for good measure (Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) But such was the nature of extraordinary pandemic property boom with the median house sale price in Carina Heights soaring 64.1 per cent in just three years to sit at $1.15 million in May Over to you Nick Kyrgios: “Get me a beer now A luxury new build home by the same builder with the same design in the same street has fetched exactly the same price as its twin despite their sales being nine months apart The astounding result in Carina Heights saw two identical homes by the same builder nabbing the exact same $1.9m price despite one selling in July 2022 and the other only going to auction Saturday MORE: Brisbane radio star Robin Bailey lists stunning waterfront home Fitness juggernaut lists apartments bought during pandemic for sale 96 Gallipoli Road and its neighbour have the same layout and builder Real estate agent Tony O’Doherty of Belle Property Bulimba said there were four registered bidders for the five bedroom home which was completed last year with all interested buyers active after bidding kicked off “quite high” at $1.7m same floor plan sold for the exact same money It’s my belief that new product is selling for as high as it’s ever sold for.” There is a storage shed tucked behind the pool with a convenient basketball return net behind the hoop Three of the bidders were local families while one was an interstate buyer on the phone Mr O’Doherty said they were drawn by the functionality of the floorplan and the design finishes – and the fact that it was move in ready helped “Land and homes that need a lot of work are probably experiencing a little more of a challenge but finished product and good homes are doing much better.” Mr O’Doherty said interest rates were at a healthy level for most buyers to handle “Serious buyers understand that money has a value and at 4 to 5 per cent it is fair and reasonable.” Local families showed the highest levels of interest in the large home MORE: Million-dollar payday for former Broncos captain Darius Boyd Aussie golf megastar lists home with putting green, rooftop spa we still have a lot more buyers than we have houses.” The Carina Heights home is located just 10km from Brisbane’s CBD with features including open-plan living/dining areas solar power and an electric vehicle charger in the double garage FOLLOW SOPHIE FOSTER ON TWITTER with the agent suggesting it could be knocked down to make way for a dream home Agent Solomon Michael of Coronis Inner South listed a full-sized tennis court in Brisbane with a price guide in excess of $1.1 million suggesting it could be knocked down to make way for a "dream home" But as Michael tells Nine, the buyer achieved the ultimate win by also securing the two houses at the front of the tennis court The property sold for $2,221,800 on July 31 as stated on the Domain listing The 1,075 square metre block of land, with the tennis court making up approximately 1,000 square metres, is located at 131 Birdwood Road in Carina Heights. An aerial shot on the listing shows that the tennis court is tucked away from the street. A narrow pathway between two houses leads to the tennis court, and there appears to be two sheds at the rear. With "close to 1,000 square metres to build upon", agent Michael suggests the buyer can transform the land "to your desire". He understands the buyer intends to keep the court. Another positive is said to be the location, with Carina Heights just 10km from Brisbane's CBD. Domain's House Price Report for the June 2023 quarter reveals the median price for a home in Carina Heights is $930,000. Auto news: 'Not all hybrid vehicles deliver fuel savings compared to their petrol counterparts' 16px);}}@media(min-width: 1021px){.css-1vk3wa5{width:100%;}}.css-17qi131{display:none;}@media(min-width: 1021px){.css-17qi131{display:block;}}.css-1dx9hl4{font-weight:var(--type-pageheading-weight 700);color:var(--color-neutral-heavy-default #3C475B);font-size:var(--type-pageheading-size 26px);line-height:var(--type-pageheading-line-height 12px);}@media(min-width: 624px){.css-1dx9hl4{font-size:var(--type-pageheading-size 32px);}}@media(min-width: 1021px){.css-1dx9hl4{font-size:var(--type-pageheading-size 32px);}}@media(min-width: 1021px){.css-1dx9hl4{border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-neutral-trim-default Much about the way young families live has changed over the past 30 years but there is one thing that remains constant: the desire to live somewhere ideal to raise children What exactly constitutes that ideal is often a matter of opinion but now drawing together a wealth of exclusive data the new Domain Liveable Brisbane study brings some science to the discussion by ranking Brisbane suburbs based on how liveable they are for young families The research revealed Alderley to be Brisbane’s most liveable neighbourhood for young families Other suburbs that were awarded top marks for young families included Grange authored by Deloitte Access Economics and Tract Consultants scored every Brisbane suburb using 18 indicators including access to cafes open space and proximity to the coast or beach These results were then weighted to reflect the different priorities for individuals at different life stages – young families were assumed to prioritise access to retail and have a strong preference for a low-crime suburbs It could be argued that Brisbane is a liveable city for young families in general large backyards and a sunny climate that favours a life outdoors there aren’t not too many neighbourhoods that wouldn’t cater for families of all different shapes and sizes planning director at Wolter Consulting Group there is more to liveability for young families than just access to schools and local parks it was the less tangible factors like a “community heart” that were most important “These suburbs with an active community – where their residents have a sense of belonging and togetherness – that really draws people to them,” she said “It’s important at any stage of life but particularly with young families with small children it can make all the difference and more often people will accept a lower quality of local liveability factors to achieve this feeling “Access to schools is certainly something young families look for as well and within a suburb it’s important it has walkability – the ability to get around your suburb easily – and those community spaces like parks.” Brisbane couple Adrienne and James Brindle were yet to start their family when they began searching for a first home together but a family-friendly suburb was a top priority nonetheless “We wanted an area that was close to schools “I also wanted things within walking distance the shops – that was all important to me for when we started a family – and Carina Heights had all of that.” The pair settled on an original three-bedroom post-war house in a quiet tree-lined street in 2015 and since then have renovated and extended the property two-bathroom home complete with a large deck on the back Carina Heights was found to be one of the most liveable suburbs for young families Carina Heights is everything the Brindles hoped it would be “We’re close with our nextdoor neighbours and there’s a few other families in the street people would pop in and ask if we needed anything and comment on how lovely the house looked Patrick Ivey of Harcourts Coorparoo grew up in Carina Heights and recently bought his first property there He said his street was “literally” filled with young families “Carina Heights is the little brother suburb to Carindale and Camp Hill affordability-wise you can’t beat it – you’re saving almost $100,000 on an entry-level property,” he said you’re getting an extra 200 square metres on the same block of land you’d get at Camp Hill and you’re closer to Westfield Carindale and all the public transport.” scored top marks across the same indicators as well as excellent results for access to both primary and secondary education Dwight Colbert of Ray White Aspley said Chermside West was undergoing a seismic shift in demographic, with the older generation of home owners who had lived there their entire lives moving out and making way for a new generation of young families. “It began as a suburb for young families. More recently it’s been predominantly an older demographic living there but now what we’re finding is that they’re moving on and the younger families are moving in there,” he said. “It’s still as appealing as it’s always been for young families because it has great access to public transport, it’s close to Westfield Chermside, there’s quite a few parklands and it’s got a whole bunch of great schools.” In Brisbane’s south-west, the leafy riverside suburb of Corinda scored very highly for access to trains, schools and top marks for tree cover and open space. Kalinga in the inner north was given a perfect score for crime rate and an excellent score for tree cover, while nearby Wilston, rated as Brisbane’s second-most liveable suburb in all of Brisbane, scored top marks for cafes, access to trains, walkability and excellent marks for open space, tree cover, access to employment and rate of crime. Sam Pourmoradian, principal town planner at Tract Consultants, said liveability was ultimately subjective and that in splitting the results into sub-groups, it gave a better understanding of what the different demographics and how their preferences could influence the results. “Young families tend to place greater emphasis on schools, parks and local retail when choosing a place to live. Families may also prioritise low-crime rates or perceptions of safety,” he said. “Alderley retains top position and there is a rise of more suburban neighbourhoods entering the top 10 including Chermside West, Corinda and Carina Heights. “Interestingly, while the overall results trend toward the northern suburbs the young family ranking shows a mix of suburbs from Brisbane’s north, south and west which all offer a comparable level of liveability for young families.” Ellen is a multi award-winning journalist who has worked at titles including the Sun-Herald, Brisbane Times and the Financial Times Group in London. It’s been a multimillion-dollar payday for the owner of this Hollywood Hill type mansion in Brisbane’s south PRESTIGE property spotters can finally take a breath as the contract price of 6 Pine Mountain Court, Carina Heights is revealed The property’s $3.2 million sale is now unconditional said houses of that scale in the suburb were rare “It was a solid outcome — there are not too many houses that sell above $3 million in Carina Heights,” he said “It’s a beautiful spot with incredible views A unique location — Hollywood in Brisbane,” Mr Curtain said The stunning home was purchased by an interstate buyer looking to establish themselves in the Sunshine State capital — and they’ve done that in grand style five-bathroom home sits high among the trophy properties in this exclusive enclave has enjoyed this vista for the last 26 years bought the 1416sq m hilltop block in 1991 for $325,000 from Crazy Clark’s discount store founder he started building his palatial residence The home boasts an unbelievable 40 metre northeast facing frontage but the centrepiece is a stainless steel staircase which took 300 hours of polishing to achieve its mirror-like lustre That’s a lot of time with the polishing cloth The property includes a separate guest wing where visitors have their own private balcony But the top level is the jewel on this crown the bed has its own stage and directly faces the windows so you can wake up with a 180 degree view There’s a lounge with adjoining marble-top bar while room-length sliding glass doors which allow the space to merge with the enclosed deck Keeping with the LA vibe is a uniquely shaped saltwater pool with a six-car garage ensuring your collectables are well protected the home was available for rent for $2400 per week as recently as November 2 this year CoreLogic records also showed there’s only been two other sales above $3 million in the suburb, the most recent being a 7 Pine Mountain Court for $3.4 million in December 2014 Follow Kieran Clair on Twitter at @kieranclair Why people choose one suburb over another is highly subjective: access to education, public transport, the coast and employment are often big factors. Across 17 indicators, 260 Greater Brisbane suburbs were ranked for the inaugural Domain Liveable Brisbane study, which has given us this list. It’s gold for Alderley! This leafy suburb about seven kilometres northwest of of the CBD with its wide, tree-lined streets and character housing is Brisbane’s most liveable suburb, with extremely strong scores for access to public transport options, a low crime rate, access to schools, tree cover and topographic variation. Residents enjoy plenty of open spaces and relatively little traffic congestion. Second place goes to nearby Wilston, home to an array of beautifully renovated homes which has helped gentrify the suburb over recent years. The suburb scores very highly for its café culture, open space, tree cover as well as its walkability, with many of its residents no doubt strolling to its plethora of dining options. Wilston is also one of Brisbane’s best suburbs for access to trains as well as boasting a beautiful topography with rolling hills. With its hilly landscape offering city views, it’s no surprise that Paddington is the number one location for topographic variation. The suburb, just a few kilometres from the CBD, also boasts an embarrassment of culture, cafes and retail options for residents and visitors alike. Paddington also scores highly for access to employment as well as its walkability. The inner north suburb of Newmarket has gentrified over recent years, bringing a plethora of positives for residents. Located about five kilometres from the central city, Newmarket scores strongly for culture, cafes and retail. The suburb is also considered highly walkable, scoring very highly in that category. Red Hill has one of the most beautiful landscapes in the city, so it’s no surprise it gets top marks for topographic variation. It also scores very highly for culture and, given its location just a few kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD, Red Hill has excellent access to employment and is highly walkable. Also in the inner north, Kelvin Grove is considered one of the best suburbs for education in the city – no doubt due to its Queensland University of Technology campus and the nearby Kelvin Grove State College. The suburb also ranks highly for cafes and walkability, as well as access to employment nodes. Located adjacent to Wilston, Windsor has an impressive cultural and café lifestyle. Located about six kilometres north of the central city, residents have easy access to buses and trains for their daily commutes. The suburb also scores strongly for access to employment as well as walkability The inner-north suburb of Albion, literally next door to Windsor, has some of Brisbane’s best cultural and café offerings and it was scored accordingly. Residents can walk to its many dining and entertainment options as well as take advantage of its excellent access to bus services and access to employment. Completing the inner north’s dominance of the most liveable suburbs in Brisbane is Grange. The suburb, just seven kilometres north of the city, has an abundance of tree cover and open space, which also means it is very walkable. Grange residents also have plenty of cafes to choose from. The inner city suburb of Auchenflower is well known for its enviable hilly landscape, but it also scores highly for culture and access to employment. The suburb is very walkable, with many of its residents commuting via its local train station. Although its leafy streets helped secure it a strong tree cover score, its overall ranking was let down by a lack of open space and a low mark for congestion. The seaside suburb of Sandgate unsurprisingly scores highly for its coastal and beach location north of Brisbane as well as its myriad open spaces for residents to enjoy. It is also a highly walkable suburb with a burgeoning café culture and great scores for education options. Located about six kilometres south-west of the city, Taringa is well serviced by both bus and train public transport options, which means it also scores highly for access to employment. The suburb also has a varying landscape, which not only boasts plenty of tree cover it is highly walkable. Located adjacent to Sandgate, Deagon also scores highly for its coastal and beach location, however that’s closely followed by its strong access to secondary education score. The suburb also ranks highly for culture and retail, as well as its train station, which is on the Shorncliffe line. Mitchelton, which is about 10 kilometres north of the CBD, scores highly for its excellent access to a variety of primary and secondary schools. In fact, it ranked in the top 10 for education access overall in the study. The suburb also scores well for retail, cafes and topographical variation. Toowong has become a well known café precinct over recent years, and so it unsurprisingly scores highly in that category. With its location just a few kilometres from the city, as well as being adjacent to the Brisbane River, residents use its excellent bus services to commute for work as well as spend plenty of time walking around the suburb. What Petrie Terrace may lack in size, it sure makes up for in substance, scoring six top 10 rankings in the study. The suburb has high scores for culture, café and retail as well as for access to employment and its walkability. The suburb also has an enticing natural landscape. The northern suburb of Nundah has gentrified over recent years which has resulted in residents flocking to its thriving café and retail precinct. The suburb also has its own train station for commuting to the city about 12 kilometres away and is considered very walkable to boot. Less than two kilometres from the CBD, Spring Hill is unsurprisingly in the top three suburbs for access to  employment. It also scores highly for education and walkability with its residents no doubt meandering to its many cafes as well as culture and retail offerings. The inner north suburb of Lutwyche has transformed over recent times with renovation activity gentrifying the suburb. It comes as little surprise that it scores highly for its access to a growing café scene and retail precincts. It is also considered a very walkable suburb with a varying landscape. Located just four kilometres south of the city, Annerley has been previously been overshadowed by its more well-known neighbours Highgate Hill and Tarragindi. Times are changing though, with the suburb scoring very highly as one of Brisbane’s most walkable, as well as having excellent access to employment and education. Banyo has gone ahead in leaps and bounds in recent years, partly due to the Australian Catholic University setting up its Brisbane campus in the suburb. The suburb ranks second-best for access to education overall in the study, as well as having coastal and beach access via the neighbouring suburb of Nudgee. Located less than five kilometres north-west of the CBD, Ashgrove has long been known for its charming character homes of the same name. However, when it comes to liveability, Ashgrove is about much more than its beautiful houses. The suburb scores strongly across the board, especially for its tree cover, walkability, topographic variation and employment. Milton has been at the centre of a development blitz over recent years, thanks to its inner city location just two kilometres from the CBD. The suburb has seven top 10 rankings in the study, including access to cafés, retail and employment, as well as access to train and bus transport. It wasn’t so long ago that Brisbane City was home to very few residents but that has changed and with it has the CDB’s liveability attributes. It was ranked number one for access to culture, retail, walkability and employment as well as scoring strongly for its café lifestyle and bus networks. The inner north prestige enclave of Clayfield has long been associated with its education options, including two private girls’ schools, which saw it score highly in the study for overall education. It also has its own train station as well as an excellent café precinct. Another suburb that has come into its own is Dutton Park, which has traditionally been overshadowed by neighbouring West End and Highgate Hill. These days, it has an enviable café lifestyle, as well as a number of education offerings for both primary and secondary students, as well as direct access to the UQ campus at St Lucia via the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. The suburb has excellent access to employment and is considered highly walkable. When you think about Bardon, it’s probably trees and hills that come to mind, which is why there is no surprise that the inner city suburb ranks highly for both of these attributes. There is also ample open space. It also has a strong bus network and scored well for primary education options. Already well-known for its medical precinct, Herston also scores highly for its culture and café attributes. Being home to a number of medical facilities also means the suburb has strong employment access. However, Herston has plenty of open space as well. Located five kilometres south of the city, Fairfield is also one of those lucky suburbs that has the Brisbane River on its doorstep, which is what makes it a highly walkable suburb with plenty of tree cover and open space. It is also well known for its retail with it being home to its own shopping centre. The number one suburb for coastal and beach access in Brisbane is Shorncliffe. Located about 20 kilometres north of the city, the suburb has direct access to Moreton Bay as well as a popular pier. If that wasn’t enough, the suburb boasts its own train station as well as plenty of plenty of open space. Tucked in between the stately suburbs of Clayfield and Wooloowin, Kalinga is a new inner city Brisbane suburb (gazetted in 2015) that is on the rise. The suburb scores highly for its open spaces, including Kalinga Park, as well as its walkability but is also a top performer when it comes to its access to secondary school options. Inner city West End is considered the second most walkable suburb in Brisbane, with its residents regularly walking along the river or to its range of café, culture and retail offerings. They represent its highest scores but it also ranks well for for access to primary and secondary education. Its location adjacent to the CBD also means it has excellent access to employment. Its overall score was let down by a lack of open space, tree cover and poor congestion. Once upon a time it was only known as a place to party but Fortitude Valley has evolved to be home to a growing number of permanent residents. The suburb is seen as the second-best location for its café lifestyle as well as access to employment. It also ranks highly for retail, culture and walkability. The neighbouring city of Ipswich was previously known for coal and rail, but these days Ipswich (its central suburb) has a number of enviable strings to its bow. The suburb has oodles of open space and scores highly for access to employment. Ipswich also has excellent access to a bus network as well as retail precinct. The northern suburb of Stafford has undergone a transformation over recent years, courtesy of renovations of its many timber and tin dwellings. It now boasts one of Brisbane’s best retail precincts as well as a vibrant café and cultural scene. The suburb is also considered highly walkable. Located about nine kilometres of Brisbane city, Corinda has a landscape that in the envy of other suburbs given it has plenty of open space as well as river views. When it comes to liveability, Corinda scores highly for this attribute as well as its tree cover. The suburb has excellent access to trains, decent bus access as well as strong secondary education options. It’s overall score was let down by average marks for culture and cafe access. The inner city suburb of Highgate Hill has an attractive, undulating landscape and that is reflected in its excellent topography score. The suburb’s location just two kilometres from the city means it has excellent employment options as well as being highly walkable. It also scores highly for access to secondary education. Norman Park is just four kilometres east of the CBD and scores highly for access to trains, thanks to the local train station that transport commuters every day. The suburb also scores highly for access to education options, especially primary level, and for its great tree cover that residents enjoy. Chermside West may be best known for its proximity to the sprawling Westfield shopping centre in neighbouring Chermside but it also has some of the city’s best access to education options. Options include Craigslea State School and Craigslea State High School. The suburb also scores really well for open space. Perched on the coast of Brisbane rising back from the water fronting Moreton Bay, Manly is a picturesque seaside suburb and, not surprisingly, scores top marks for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb, about 16 kilometres east of the city, is home to an expansive marina and plenty of residents who want to smell the sea air while being in cooee of the CBD via the local train station. The suburb also scores highly for secondary schools, as well as its café precinct. Boondall’s claim to fame may be the Brisbane Entertainment Centre but this northern suburb has much more to offer residents than just big concerts. Its location not far from Shorncliffe means it ranks very highly for its coastal and beach access but also has one of the top scores for open space. The suburb scores well for tree cover. Gaythorne scores top marks for topographical variety and does well for access to trains and employment. The suburb, located seven kilometres north-west of the city, has good results for cafes and retail but its overall score is let down by poor tree cover and access to primary education. Teneriffe is one of Brisbane’s most popular — and expensive — inner city suburbs, and it scores highly for culture and café, as well as walkability and access to employment. Access to retail is another strong point but poor tree cover and open space drag down its overall score. Previously part of Sunnybank, the southern suburb of Macgregor now is considered more liveable than its previous locality. The suburb, about 12 kilometres south of the city, scores highly for its secondary education options given it is home to its own high schools. The suburb also scores highly for its culture and café attributes as well as employment. Located about 14 kilometres north of the CBD, Zillmere’s affordability has resulted in its residential market strengthening over recent years. The suburb’s growing number of residents enjoy great access to trains, while it also scores well for access to education, walkability and its coastal and beach lifestyle. New Farm’s ranking is likely to raise a few eyebrows; as one of Brisbane’s most sought after suburbs, real estate here is fiercely fought after and comes at a premium. Its inner city riverside location translated into very strong scores for access to employment and walkability, while the plentiful amenities saw it score highly for culture, cafe and retail. New Farm’s overall score is let down by poor access to secondary education, a lack of tree cover and, significantly, congestion. Located about 40 kilometres from the Brisbane metropolitan area, West Ipswich has one of the city’s most attractive landscapes – in fact, it has one of the top scores for topographic variation in the study. The suburb also ranks strongly for retail and train access as well as primary education options. It also has a maturing cultural sector sector. Located on the waterfront next door to Manly, it’s little wonder that Wynnum is classed as one of the city’s best for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the study. While it might be located about 16 kilometres from the city, its residents have a choice of three train stations to commute to the city. The suburb also scores well for its walkability and its open space. One of Brisbane’s most desirable suburbs with easy access to the city, Coorparoo has also undergone a metamorphosis over recent times courtesy of the new Coorparoo Square. The development is likely part of the reason why the suburb scores highly for its café lifestyle. Coorparoo also ranks well for its walkability, access to primary schools and bus network. The inner north suburb of Wooloowin has seen many of its timber homes renovated to a high standard of late and is home to a number of heritage-listed properties. The suburb scores highly for having access to primary and secondary schools. It also boasts its own train station and is considered a highly walkable suburb. Everton Park has been quietly undergoing a transformation courtesy of new development and a new demographic. This is no doubt the reason why suburb scores highly for its café and retail precincts. Everton Park, just eight kilometres north of the city, has excellent access to bus services as well as access to educational offerings. Located south of the city and with the Brisbane River on one of its boundaries, Yeronga has a lot going for it. As well as a collection of streets that start with the letter “O”, the suburb is the highest-rating suburb for access to bus transport, plus it has its own train station to boot. Yeronga also scores highly for culture as well as open space, tree cover and walkability – beside the river no doubt. Kangaroo Point has one of the city’s most recognisable landscapes with part of it perched on the cliffs above the Brisbane River. Such an enviable location means the suburb scores highly for its topographic beauty as well as its walkability. It has excellent access to employment and excellent scores for cafes. It is also an easy commute to the city via bus or ferry. As its name suggests, Carina Heights has one of those lovely hilly landscapes as well as plenty of post war properties ripe for renovation. The suburb, about eight kilometres south-east of the city, naturally scores well for its topography but also was ranked number eight in the study for its open space. Carina Heights also has excellent access to secondary schools. Located about nine kilometres north-west of the city, Keperra has an undulating landscape and a well-known golf course. The suburb scores strongly for tree cover, walkability and retail, however its poor scores for congestion and lack of access to local primary schools dragged down its overall score. Another suburb where its name gives away its topography is Wavell Heights. Its location, about 11 kilometres north of the city, also sees it within an easy drive to the waterfront — a fact that helps it score strongly for its coastal and beach access. The suburb is classed as having excellent open space and tree cover. Home to the precinct of Stones Corner — recently reinstated as a suburb in its own right — Greenslopes has come of age with many of its post war homes undergoing rejuvenation. The suburb in one of the top two for access to primary schools and also scores strongly for retail, cafes and walkability. It may hold one of the city’s smallest populations but Nathan is a suburb with open space and culture in spades. It is home to a university campus as well as a sports stadium, which means it scores highly for culture, cafe and access to employment. Nathan, south of the CBD, also ranks well for access to employment. While it may be located along Brisbane River, Indooroopilly has many more attributes than just water activities. The suburb scored strongly for its secondary education opportunities as well as for its walkability. Given it is also home to a Westfield shopping centre, the suburb ranked highly for its retail and café precincts as well as access to employment and culture. The southern suburb of Holland Park is one of the city’s best for tree cover with its residents no doubt making the most of its hilly landscape when pounding the pavement. The suburb also has excellent secondary school options, including its namesake high school, and also boasts a number of primary schools. Holland Park is also considered very walkable. Lota is not often in the news, even though it is one of the few Brisbane suburbs with ocean views. Located about 16 kilometres east of the city and neighbouring Manly, Lota was ranked eighth for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the suburb. However, it is ranked fourth in the city for access to primary schools, such as Lota State School which opened in 1952. The suburb also has excellent access to trains and as well as open space and tree cover. Well-known for its desirable landscape as well as its bevvy of beautifully renovated homes, it’s little wonder that Camp Hill is a very liveable suburb. Its key attributes are clearly its open spaces as well as tree cover, however, the suburb also scored well for its secondary education opportunities. With a name like Sherwood, this southwest suburb has a picturesque landscape that obviously includes plenty of trees, but also the Brisbane River. However, when it comes to liveability, Sherwood scored highest for its train station as well as its primary school, which is actually one of the oldest in the State. Being home to a namesake mount, or hill in reality, Mount Gravatt has come of age over recent years with renovation being part of its evolution. Where the suburb really kicks goals, though, is in education, especially secondary with it being the third best in the study for this attribute. Mount Gravatt also has plenty of open space and a developing café lifestyle. Upper Mount Gravatt may be located next door, but its liveable are quite different given it is one of the study’s best areas for primary schools. In fact, the suburb boasts three of them. Being home to a large shopping centre as well as a number of businesses means the suburb ranked highly for retail and café as well as employment. Cleveland, in the Redlands shire, is located on the western shores of Moreton Bay, which is scored so highly for its coast and beach lifestyle in the study. The suburb also has its own train station as well as strong bus networks. Cleveland also scored well when it comes to primary level education, with it being home to two primary schools. The inner-north suburb of Kedron has more than its fair share of education offerings for its residents it seems. The suburb scored well for education overall, with it being home to one primary and two secondary schools. Kedron is also well serviced by buses and has plenty of open space for residents to enjoy. Graceville’s enviable location means it has the Brisbane River as two of its four borders as well a number of parks. Both of these attributes are part of the reason why the suburb scores strongly for its tree cover, open spaces as well as walkability. Graceville also has a number of schools nearby as well as a desirable café culture. It you want to experience the best café lifestyle in Brisbane, well, you better head to Newstead which took out the top spot for that attribute in the study. The suburb, just a few kilometres north of the city, also has culture and retail in spades as well as excellent access to employment. Newstead is also considered highly walkable. Being one suburb back from the beach, hasn’t stopped Wynnum West from ranking highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb, about 13 kilometres east of the city, also has one of the best bus networks around as well as access to trains. Wynnum West also scored well for primary and secondary schools. Chermside is perhaps best known as being home to the largest Westfield shopping centre in Australia, but it is also a suburb that is growing fast, too. The suburb, about nine kilometres north of the city, unsurprisingly scores strongly for retail, but it also ranks well for its cafés as well as its walkability and open space. Chermside is also a top performer when it comes to employment, too. Gordon Park tends to fly under the radar, probably because it is one of the smallest suburbs in Brisbane. Located about five kilometres north of the city, the suburb scores strongly for its tree cover. Neighbouring Kedron means that Gordon Park residents have access to its well-regarded high school. Being located on the bend of the Brisbane River means Chelmer is one of the city’s most desirable locations but it also ranked number one for secondary education in the study, and 12th for overall education, as well. Chelmer also has oodles of tree cover, no doubt along the river reaches, as well as its own train station. Taigum may be located about 16 kilometres north of the city, but it is only two suburbs from Moreton Bay, meaning it is ranked 20th for its coastal and beach lifestyle. The suburb also ranked well for retail – it has its own shopping centre – as well as buses. One of the best performers for the Ipswich region in the study, East Ipswich scored highly for primary education with two schools, including the Ipswich Girls Grammar School, located in the suburb. The suburb also has excellent train and bus networks as well as access to employment. The Gap is well-known for its hilly and leafy landscape so it’s no surprise that it scored strongly for tree cover as well as geographic variation. The suburb, about eight kilometres northwest of the city, also scored well for education, especially high schools. Popular with families wanting lifestyle as well as access to education, Kenmore scores strongly for both of these liveable attributes in the study. The suburb is considered one of the best for tree cover as well as being highly walkable. It is also home to its own primary and secondary schools, so scores highly for access to education. The best performer for its region, Logan Central is the official business district as well as being a major activity centre. It got top marks for education overall and is considered highly walkable. The south side suburb of Sunnybank gets great marks for access to education being home to a number of primary and secondary schools. It also scores well for tree cover, walkability and access to train and bus services in the study. However, Sunnybank has one of the poorest scores for congestion in Brisbane, which drags down its overall ranking. The second-best performer for the Logan region, Beenleigh also has enviable access to education, with it being home to its own state primary and secondary schools. The suburb also scores well for culture and retail and is considered very walkable. Beenleigh also has its own train station. With Toohey Forest as one its boundaries, the southern suburb of Tarragindi took out the number three spot for tree cover in the study. The suburb also scores strongly for access to primary education, given it is home to two primary schools. Tarragindi is also considered quite walkable. Located 13 kilometres north of the city, Aspley has excellent retail as well as a number of primary and secondary schools within its boundaries. The suburb also scores well for its coastal and beach access as well as open space. The suburb has average access to bus and train networks. Hendra is most well-known for being home to the Doomben racecourse but also has an abundance of lifestyle attributes. The suburb scores highly for culture and cafes with a plethora of options available for residents. Hendra also ranks well for access to employment as well as education, with the Hendra Secondary College located in the suburb. Located just a couple of kilometres from the city, the predominant architecture in East Brisbane is timber and tin Queenslanders, most having been renovated to a high standard. The suburb also has a number of café precincts, which is reflected in its score. It did well for retail.  East Brisbane’s access to secondary education is very good — it ranks 22nd for this indicator — but its scores for open space and tree cover need to be improved. One of the Centenary suburbs in western Brisbane, riverside Jindalee is the eighth best location for access to secondary education in the study. The suburb, about 12 kilometres southwest of the city, also has strong bus networks and a growing café culture. A sparsely populated, semi-rural suburb, Sadliers Crossing has many attributes to offer its residents. Located in the Ipswich region, the suburb ranks fifth for primary education as well as sixth for access to trains with the Thomas Street Railway Station. Sadliers Crossing also has excellent tree cover — it ranked seventh overall. Another of Brisbane’s most prestigious suburbs, Hawthorne’s inner-east riverside location is dominated by grand character homes and beautiful Queenslanders. While it scores well for cafe, culture, access to buses and ferries, and tree cover, its overall ranking was dragged down by poorer scores for open space and congestion. Located about 22 kilometres from the city in the Moreton Bay council region, Strathpine is one of the best locations for access to secondary education with it being home to two high schools. The suburb also has two train stations, making commuting for work easy and an evolving café culture. Situated on a peninsula with the Brisbane River on three sides, St Lucia offers some of the best water views in the city. The suburb is also well known for being home to the University of Queensland. If that isn’t enough, St Lucia also ranks highly for access to employment as well as walkability, cafes and culture. Brighton is the most northern suburb of Brisbane with Moreton Bay on its border. Home to the Brighton Esplanade, the suburb ranks highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle, and open space. Brighton also scores strongly for access to primary education, with three schools in the district. With a name like Ferny Grove, it’s little surprise that this suburb, about 11 kilometres north-west of the city, has a picturesque landscape – it ranked 12th-best in the study. The suburb has excellent access to employment as well as secondary education. Stafford Heights has come of age over recent years during to renovation and gentrification. The suburb, about eight kilometres north of the city, also has excellent tree cover – the eighth best in fact. While Stafford Heights has good access to educational and retail offerings, its culture and congestion ratings are on the low side. Robertson might be located about 13 kilometres south of Brisbane, but it sure punches above its weight when it comes to education. The suburb was the 13th best for primary and 16th for education overall in the study. Robertson also has excellent tree cover. The fact that Arana Hills is on the edge of the Bunyaville Forest Reserve is one of the reasons why the suburb is ranked number three in the city for its beautiful landscape. Located in the Moreton region about 12 kilometres north-west of the city, it also has excellent access to buses and above average retail offerings. Its name does give it away, but Seven Hills is indeed one of Brisbane’s finest with it comes to topographic variation. The suburb, about five kilometres east of the city, is also the seventh best in the study for open space as well as having excellent tree cover. Seven Hills always has excellent access to employment. Mansfield has an abundance of bush and parklands courtesy of its agricultural history. Today, the suburb about 11 kilometres south-east of the city, is home to the well-regarded Mansfield State High School. Mansfield unsurprisingly ranks strongly for its open spaces and varying landscape, as well as tree cover. Nestled behind Bulimba, Balmoral boasts bountiful character homes. The suburb is also considered one of the city’s best for access to secondary education, mainly thanks to Balmoral State High School. Balmoral also has an enviable topography, and scores highly for tree cover and its undulating landscape. If you’re looking for open space close to the city, then Cannon Hill should be on your radar. The suburb is only five kilometres east of the city yet ranks the third best for open space in the study. Cannon Hill also scores strongly for its retail and café precincts as well as walkability. Its overall score is let down by its airport noise rating, which will come as no surprise to its residents. With the Bremer River as one of its boundaries, it’s clear why North Ipswich is one of the most liveable in the region. The suburb has a strong retail sector as well as access to bus networks. North Ipswich also ranks well for culture and topographic variation. Location within cooee of its namesake beach, Nudgee has one of the best coastal lifestyles in the city. The suburb ranks strongly for access to education, specifically secondary, as well as having plenty of open space. Nudgee also ranks highly for train transport given it has its own station. Its overall rank is impacted by its score for airport noise, which was one of the lowest in Brisbane. Located on a riverside peninsula just east of Brisbane’s CBD, Bulimba has long been of the city’s most desirable places to live. It’s liveability scores were very good — the suburb boasts some of the city’s best marks for cultural, retail and cafés and is considered highly walkable. However its overall score is dragged down by poor marks for congestion, open space and tree cover. Carina has undergone a transformation of sorts over recent years with its affordable post war housing attracting younger buyers and renovators. The suburb, about seven kilometres east of the city, also boasts oodles of open space. Carina is home to the Clem Jones Centre and Carina Leagues Club, which no doubt helped it rank highly for culture in the study. If any suburb’s name reflects its nature, then Basin Pocket hits the mark, given it is just 0.2 square kilometres in size. Yet this tiny Ipswich suburb scores big for its wide open spaces, tree cover, and access to bus networks. Mount Gravatt East has gentrified over recent years courtesy of younger residents and local development. The suburb, about eight kilometres east of the city, scores strongly for its retail sector. Mount Gravatt East also has an attractive landscape that features plenty of open space and tree cover. The commercial heart of Greater Springfield, Springfield Central has many liveable attributes to its name. Not only does it have one an enticing landscape, courtesy of Robelle Domain, the suburb ranks highly for its retail and café sectors. Springfield Central also scores strongly for access to secondary education opportunities. Home to the Enoggera Army Barracks,  Enoggera rates as one of the best suburbs for access to employment in Brisbane. It also has a beautiful topography, courtesy of Enoggera Hill. Situated about six kilometres north of the city, Enoggera gets decent marks for cafes and tree cover. From the highest point of Bracken Ridge, you can see the coast as well as the city on a clear day. The suburb, about 11 kilometres north of the city, ranks highly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. However, Bracken Ridge also scores well for open space, tree cover and access to education. With its evocative name, the inner Ipswich suburb of Woodend is home to a large number of parks as well as schools. Its location, just two kilometres from the centre of Ipswich, sees it rank highly for employment. Woodend, as its name suggests, also has an abundance of tree cover and open space and scores highly for those as a result. With its eastern boundary being the shoreline of Moreton Bay, it’s no surprise that this Redland Bay suburb is one of the city’s best when it comes to a coastal and beach lifestyle. While it’s about 27 kilometres out from the city, Ormiston residents can easily commute via its train station and it scores well for access to trains. It also gets decent marks for cafes and open space. A suburb that is slowly gentrifying, Moorooka also is one of Brisbane’s most multicultural. Located about seven kilometres south of the CBD, it ranks seventh for primary education in the study. Moorooka also scores well for its culture, cafes and walkability. Home to a plethora of timber and tin Queenslanders, the northern suburb of Virginia is only a short drive the ocean, with its coastal and beach access its highest ranking. The suburb, about 10 kilometres north of the CBD, also has its own train station for the commuting needs of residents and scores well on this front. Virginia also gets good marks for culture and cafes. An exclusive enclave best known for its prestigious properties and its koala sanctuary, Fig Tree Pocket, as its names suggests, has some of the best tree cover in the city. The suburb is also one the top ranked when it comes to culture. Bordered by the Brisbane River on three sides, Fig Tree Pocket ranks well for topographic variation as well as open space. Clontarf may be best known as a coastal suburb of Moreton Bay, but this picturesque neighbourhood took out the number one ranking for overall education. Home to a number of schools, the suburb comes in at number one for access to primary education and ninth for access to secondary education. Clontarf also scores strongly for its coastal and beach lifestyle. Given Toohey Mountain extends into this southern Brisbane suburb, Salisbury scores strongly for its landscape variation in the study. The suburb, about nine kilometres south of the city, also scores well for its access to primary education and cultural offerings. Salisbury also boasts plenty of cafes. Its congestion score was its poorest — not surprising given the major roads that run through the suburb. While Runcorn may be located a fair distance from the CBD – about 19 kilometres – its residents have some of the best access to a train network in the city, according to the study. The suburb also punches above its weight for access to secondary education. Runcorn also has plenty open space, which is why it’s considered very walkable. With a name like Everton Hills, the topography of this northern suburb is not hard to imagine. In fact, it ranks as one the city’s best for its attractive geographic features. The suburb also has an abundance of tree cover. Everton Hills also has excellent access to retail, courtesy of neighbouring Mitchelton, as well as cafés. A suburb that was mostly rural until recent decades, Mount Warren Park in Logan has oodles of open space courtesy of its many waterways and parks. The suburb, about 37 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD, also has excellent access to education, especially primary. Mount Warren Park also ranks well for retail. The inner Ipswich suburb of Churchill is within cooee of Ipswich’s centre but also has access to has a number of water ways, which could be why the suburb scores well for its attractive landscape. Churchill residents also have access to a number of train stations in nearby suburbs. With its seaside peninsula location overlooking beautiful Moreton Bay, you would think that Wellington Point’s highest score would be its access to the coastal and beach lifestyle. And while it does score strongly for that indicator, it also ranks highly — 20th in fact — for access to education. Wellington Point, part of the Redland local government area, also has its own train station as well as plenty of open space —with sea breezes. Another suburb which boasts easy access to the bay is Manly West, which came in 28th for its coastal and beach lifestyle in the study. The suburb, about 16 kilometres for the city, also ranks well for access to education given it is home to a number of public and private schools. Manly West also has excellent tree cover. Its cafes and culture need improvement and it scores poorly for access to buses. With its location mostly on the side of a hill, plus being on the southern side of the Brisbane River, Mount Ommaney kicks serious landscape goals. In fact, its topographic variation is ranked 11th best in the city. However, Mount Ommaney’s top result, 10th overall, is for its retail, likely given it is home to its own shopping centre. Classed as the commercial precinct for the Redcliffe peninsula, Kippa-Ring also has the enviable position as being one of Brisbane’s best for access to coast and beach. The suburb also ranks sixth for bus transport. Kippa-Ring rates highly for retail and walkablility but very poorly for topographical variation and access to primary schools. Another suburb well known for its retail offerings, the northern suburb of Carseldine is home to a popular homemaker centre. The suburb therefore scores well for its retail, and rates as one of Brisbane’s best for tree cover. Carseldine, about 16 kilometres north of the city, also ranks well for coastal and beach as well as open space. With an abundance of parks, bushland and waterways, Tingalpa scores highly for its multiple open spaces. The suburb, 10 kilometres east of the city, also has excellent access to primary education. Tingalpa ranks well for culture, retail and its access to coast and beach, given its close proximity to Manly. Nestled north of Chermside and west of Nudgee, Geebung is in the enviable position of having easy access to the city and the coast. However, its best feature is access to primary education, with two primary schools located in the suburb. Geebung also scores well for culture and walkability. Located just east of Capalaba, Alexandra Hills has a number of schools within its borders, with access to primary education its highest scoring feature. Along with an undulating landscape, the suburb has excellent tree cover and open space. Alexandra Hills also ranks highly for its access to coast and beach, thanks to its Redland City location. It needs to improve its access to buses and tree cover. Holland Park West has easy access to both the Gateway Motorway and Logan Road and is also one of the city’s best for access to education. The southern suburb is ranked eighth for education in the study, with access to number of nearby schools, including the Nursery Road Special School. Holland Park West also scores well for its abundance of tree cover. Jamboree Heights was originally part of “Centenary Project”, and along with surrounding suburbs was developed in 1959. The suburb, about 14 kilometres south-west of the city, ranks highly for its impressive tree cover, coming in ninth in the study. Jamboree Heights also scores well for its attractive landscape, as well as culture and access to primary education. With its location on the coast of Moreton Bay, Redcliffe is well known for its water sports as well as Suttons Beach and parklands. The suburb is classed as the heart of the peninsula and scores strongly for retail and cafes. Redcliffe also has good access to employment. With its hilly terrain and extensive bushlands, Shailer Park is classified as having one of the city’s more alluring landscapes. The suburb, which is part of the Logan region, correspondingly has excellent tree cover. Shailer Park also scores strongly for its primary school opportunities. Having Mt Coot-tha within its boundaries is clearly part of the reason why Chapel Hill’s topographical features are so well regarded. The suburb, about seven kilometres west of the city, also has plenty of walking tracks, which means it scores strongly for tree cover. Chapel Hill ranks well for access to primary education. With a train station, substantial shopping centre and retail strip plus parkland, Booval is an eastern Ipswich suburb with strong family appeal. The suburb’s best result is for its retail offerings – coming in 11th in the study. Booval also scores well for its train, walkability and access to employment. When it comes to access to the coast and beach, you can’t get much better than Woody Point in the Moreton Bay local government area. The suburb is ranked third best for this attribute in the study, with its residents living an active lifestyle thanks to its parks and waterways. Woody Point also scores well for its access to employment and cafes. A major suburban service centre within the Moreton Bay council area, Albany Creek residents have a number of lifestyle attributes at their fingertips. The suburb, about 17 kilometres north of Brisbane’s CBD, has one of the city’s best access to buses as well as good access to primary and secondary schools. The suburb also scores well for open spaces. With creeks as well as a coastline, the Redland suburb of Birkdale has many strings to its bow. Unsurprisingly, the suburb ranks highly for its access to coast and beach. While it scores well for walkability, tree cover and access to trains, its access to cafe and culture lets down its overall ranking. The Logan suburb of Kingston is one of the city’s best for access to education, according to the study. Kingston, about 24 kilometres from the city, also scores strongly for open space and trains. One of Brisbane’s newest and smallest suburbs, the northern suburb of Fitzgibbon has an enviable amount of open space for residents to enjoy. The suburb is just two suburbs from Moreton Bay, which is why it ranks well for access to coast and beach. Fitzgibbon also scores strongly for cafes and trains. A small suburb adjacent to Nudgee, Northgate has excellent coastal and beach access. The suburb, which is also close to the airport, ranks well for access to employment. Northgate is also kicking goals when it comes to cafes and trains. With a name like Ferny Hills, this suburb north-west of Brisbane easily ranks as one of the city’s best for tree cover, coming in fourth in that indicator for the entire study. The suburb also has one of our most attractive landscapes. Ferny Hills scores well for access to education, particularly secondary schools. Algester may be on the outskirts of the Brisbane council area but it received one of the highest scores for access to primary education. The suburb also has plenty of tree cover and is considered quite walkable. Algester rates well for access to buses. In the second-most populous suburb in the Redlands, residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to educational offerings with the suburb ranking highly for access to primary and secondary schools. As well as having Moreton Bay an easy drive away, the suburb has good open space and is classed as quite walkable. Capalaba also scores well for access to its bus network. With its location next door to Mansfield, this southern suburb is the enviable position of being in the school catchment for the well-regarded Mansfield State High School. The suburb, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city, obviously ranks well for education, particularly secondary. Wishart has excellent access to buses as well as plenty of tree cover. Coopers Plains gets the gold medal for access to trains. The suburb also scores strongly for bus networks and access to employment, with solid scores for retail and café precincts. Its overall score is let down by open space, tree cover and walkability. Once part of Loganlea, the Logan suburb of Meadowbrook has oodles of open space courtesy of its extensive parklands. The suburb has access to a number of transport options, including trains and buses. Meadowbrook also ranks well for secondary education as well as retail. Located on the Redcliffe peninsula, it’s no surprise that Margate gets top marks for access to coast and beach, including access to its namesake beach. The suburb, about 26 kilometres from the CBD, also gets an excellent retail score. It ranks well for access to employment and tree cover. With one of its boundaries being North Pine River, Lawnton is a suburb in the Moreton Bay region. The suburb has strong scores for access to train and bus networks for its residents. Lawnton also ranks well for culture and retail in the study. Home to a large primary school, Edens Landing in the Logan council area also has a median age five years below the Australian average and scores well for access to primary education. The suburb, about 33 kilometres south of the city, has decent scores for access to bus and train networks. If you want access to secondary schools, then Slacks Crack in Logan is one of the best according to the study, with this suburb coming in at number four. The suburb, which is near the Pacific Motorway, also scores highly for education overall, as well as retail. It scored poorly for access to buses. Another suburb in Logan, the population of Browns Plains has been growing strongly over the past decade. It’s little surprise then that the suburb ranks very well for its access to education. Browns Plains also scores well for culture and open space. Woodridge in Logan probably has more than its fair share of educational offerings for its size with it ranking strongly for both primary and secondary schools. The Logan suburb also has excellent access to buses and trains. Woodridge also ranks well for tree cover. Its overall score is dragged down by below average marks in cafe and culture and a poor result for crime. The northern Brisbane suburb of McDowall is notable for the Raven Street Reserve, which is a 24-hectare bushland area. No surprises then that the suburb is classed as one of the city’s best for its topographical variation and open spaces. McDowall also scores well for its retail sector. Flanked to the north by the Brisbane River, Sinnamon Park has oodles of open space for residents to enjoy. The suburb, about 14 kilometres from the city, also scores well for its access to retail and cafes. Sinnamon Park has good access to secondary schools. The Moreton Bay suburb of Petrie is about to transformed courtesy of a new university campus set to open next year. It ranks highly for access to primary schools, access to trains and coast and beach. Its scores for cafe, culture and retail are average and its access to buses needs to be improved. Redland suburb Victoria Point boasts good scores for cafes and retail. Located about 33 kilometres from Brisbane’s CBD and eight kilometres from Cleveland, it ranks well for access to secondary education and open space but poorly for access to public transport. One of the “Centenary suburbs” which came into being in the 1970s, Middle Park housing is generally of the brick and tile variety. The suburb has excellent access to bus transport and scores well for retail and access to primary schools. Given it is home to more than 20,000 residents, the Moreton Bay suburb of Kallangur has a number primary and secondary schools and scores accordingly in the study for these indicators. The suburb also ranks solidly for its access to buses and the coast and beach. It may be on the edges of the Brisbane City Council region but Kuraby residents have excellent access to buses and train transport options. The suburb, about 16 kilometres from the city, also ranks well for its primary school access and open space. Its scores for cafe, culture and retail were low, as was its score for access to employment. Named after the early explorer John Oxley, this south-western Brisbane suburb also has a number of waterways within its boundaries. The suburb scores well for culture, retail, access to primary schools and walkability. Its overall ranking was let down by poor scores in congestion and access to secondary schooling. Home to a number of affordable timber houses, Darra is popular with first-home buyers and renovators. The suburb, about 14 kilometres south-west of the city, scores well for access to primary education, culture, retail and trains. It’s one of the lowest ranked suburbs for access to secondary education though, and its tree cover score needs improvement. Newtown gets the gold medal in the entire study for tree cover. Unlike its Sydney namesake, the east Ipswich suburb of Newtown remains relatively price accessible. Dotted with large colonial homes and post war designs, with ready access to the Ipswich CBD Newtown is well loved by local homeowners. The suburb also scores well for access to secondary education and trains. Well known for its robust Asian population, Sunnybank Hills also has excellent access to primary schools. The suburb also has plenty of tree cover and is considered highly walkable. Sunnybank Hills also has a good retail sector. Its scores for culture and access to buses and trains need improving. Named for its flat topography as well its distance to Woolloongabba, Eight Mile Plains residents have good access to employment. The suburb also scores well for open spaces. Its scores for access to education are below average, while its walkability, tree cover and open space are all fairly average. Home to a large number of parks, Springwood in Logan also has a strong retail sector. The suburb scores well for access to secondary education, cafes and access to the coast. One of Brisbane’s smaller suburbs, Hemmant has easy access to the airport as well as being home to its own train station. The suburb, about 11 kilometres east of the city, is recognised for access to the coast and beaches as well as employment. Hemmant also has plenty of open space. With a location that boasts easy access north to the city and south to the Gold Coast, the northern Logan suburb of Rochedale South is also one of the best in the study for tree cover. The suburb scores well for its topographical features and access to secondary education. Its ranking is let down by lack of access to public transport and average cafe and culture offerings. The Moreton Bay suburb of Caboolture South has a mix of residential, commercial and rural land uses. The suburb scores well for access to secondary education as well as access to employment. Caboolture South is also recognised for its cafes but lacks access to retail and local schools, both primary and secondary. Bordered by the Brisbane River on one side, the Ipswich suburb of Goodna has mainly average scores across the board, with above average ratings for access to educational options including a TAFE campus. The suburb has decent access to public transport but its score for crime and let it down considerably. Home to its own conservation park, the Logan suburb of Daisy Hill, ranks highly for its tree cover. Daisy Hill is also recognised for its retail and cafes. Its scores for access to trains and schools, both primary and high, are quite low. Originally established as a place for returned servicemen after the Second World War, Inala today has excellent access to secondary schools. The suburb scores highly for its abundance of tree cover as well as its retail sector. A desirable address within the city of Ipswich, Eastern Heights is centrally located, enjoys ready access to major parkland and offers a mix of housing styles on well-sized, family-friendly allotments. The suburb scores strongly for secondary education in the study. Eastern Heights also ranks very well for tree cover. One of Brisbane’s newest suburbs within the Greater Springwood development, Brookwater, like its name, has an attractive landscape. The suburb scores well for culture, retail and cafes but is let down by below average scores in public transport and walkability. One of Moreton Bay’s fastest growing neighbourhoods, Burpengary’s location close to Bribie Island means it scores well for coast and beach. It also has access to trains and is recognised for its open space and walkability. Its cafe and culture scores need improvement and its access to public transport scores are low. Underwood is positioned on the Bruce Highway and includes a number of major commercial operations servicing Logan council residents. This likely contributed to its high score for retail in the study, as well as its solid ranking for cafes and culture. Housing ranges from affordable, established dwelling to newer estates. The masterplanned community of North Lakes has been a major growth driver in Brisbane’s northern outskirts. Train and Bruce Highway access make it popular with commuters, while the regional shopping centre services residents well, helping drive its strong walkability ranking. Its proximity to the bayside shows in its coast and  beach access score. With a long foreshore and plenty of parkland options improving its tree cover rank, this Redland suburb appeals to a broad range of buyers seeking a bayside lifestyle only just outside of the Brisbane City Council boundaries. As such, it scores highly in the coast and beach category of the study. However, it scored poorly for cafe, culture and retail, as well as access to employment. Dinmore is a modest suburb with affordable housing positioned 7.5 kilometres east of the Ipswich CBD. Properties range from detached homes on standard lots to some attached, entry-level housing. Its access to public transport options, both trains and buses, ranked highly in the study but its access to schools and open space scored poorly. Positioned 28 kilometres south-east of the Brisbane CBD, Cornubia’s ready access to the Logan Hyperdome and the Pacific Motorway make it a popular choice with commuter-style, family buyers. There’s a mix of standard and rural residential home options, the later likely helping to contribute to its high tree cover and open space rankings. An established suburb within easy reach of Strathpine’s comprehensive retail and service facilities. Comprehensive school options see the suburb rank well for access to education, while easy highway access helps drive its coast and beach position in the study. This modest Ipswich suburb bounded by the Cunningham Highway and Brisbane Road has affordable detached housing in its northern part, with a central park helping boost its tree cover result. Its access to trains ranked well, although it rated below average for cafes and access to buses. A Logan City suburb bordered by the Pacific Motorway and divided by the Logan Motorway, Tanah Merah gets good marks for tree cover and open space but poorly for public transport, walkability and crime. Calamvale in Brisbane’s south is a well recognised residential suburb with brick and tile homes typical of mid-1990s developments. The suburb did well in the education and open space rankings but poorly for culture, public transport options and congestion. Silkstone is an Ipswich suburb positioned three kilometres west of its CBD. While housing age various, there are numerous late 1800s and early 1900s dwellings among the mix. Good school options saw a strong showing in the access to education ranking, with a decent rank for open space as well. The bayside suburb of Rothwell sits between the Redcliffe peninsula and Deception Bay, resulting in a high coast and beach ranking. It’s home to the Redcliffe Aerodrome and has easy access to major roadways, wetlands and parks. Bus access ranks highly in the study while the Rothwell Central shopping area boosts its retail result. Gailes extends south of the Ipswich Motorway/Logan Motorway junction and is dominated by affordable post-1960s housing. Tree cover was strong in the study, as was train access with the suburb having its own station. Positioned 10 kilometres south-west of Brisbane and with frontage to the Brisbane River, Seventeen Mile Rocks includes riverfront parkland, likely contributing to its high open space ranking. There are also sections of light industrial bulk retail and detached housing of mixed age. Seventeen Mile Rocks Road has several commercial outlets helping boost the suburb’s retail ranking. Springfield Lakes is Australia’s largest master planned community located in Brisbane’s western corridor growth zone. It offers residents an enormous range of housing options, as well as comprehensive lifestyle facilities and necessary services, and plentiful parklands helping to boost its ranking in the open space category. Education also scores highly with multiple options for families across both primary and high schools, as well as a university. The southern suburb of Yeerongpilly is traversed by a train line. To its east is established housing, while west comprises the Brisbane Golf club, plus a comprehensive redevelopment of government land toward new residential, retail and other services. Its open space and train access are well regarded in the study. Brendale, in Brisbane’s north, provides a broad range of property types, from standard residential home sites with dwellings of various ages, through to rural stock and industrial uses. Cafes, culture and open space are plentiful in Brendale, although access to buses, employment and schools are not. Brendale’s lowest score was for crime. A north Ipswich suburb providing a small number of mixed quality housing along its main road, it has frontage to the Bremer River and includes a caravan park and sports centre. The local primary school helps boost its rank for access to education in the study, while easy bus access is reflected in its public transport ranking Positioned 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and well serviced by train and retail facilities, Loganlea is an established residential suburb offering a mix of average housing blocks, acreage style holdings as well as some high density housing. Secondary school options are seen as a strong point for the suburb in the analysis, while the suburb station boosts its train ranking too. Located in Logan City and bounded by Logan River to the east, Waterford West provides a mix of standard residential properties and acreage. The suburb, which features Waterford West Plaza and Tygum Lagoon park, has decent scores for retail and open space. Access to secondary school options score well too. Sitting just west of the Ipswich CBD, Leichhardt’s 1960s defence force housing evolved throughout the 1990s and beyond through a program of renovation and gentrification. That said, it still provides affordable housing options and ranks highly for access to employment. Access to primary schooling and tree cover both rank well in the study. Forest Lake is a major, master planned community, with its earliest stages begun in the 1990s. The suburb has evolved over the decades to become a major service centre, offering new-home alternatives to nearby Inala and Richlands. Schooling options are comprehensive, helping to drive a high overall education ranking across both primary and secondary tiers. Bundamba, in Ipswich, is a well established suburb that houses a TAFE and broadacre/rural residential and manufacturing in its northern portion. The suburb also includes affordable, older style housing in the area south of Brisbane Road. Its ready access to trains and buses rate particularly well in the study, although its access to primary schools does not. Crime and open space score poorly. Loganholme is most commonly recognised as a major retail and services hub located on the Pacific Motorway heading south to the Gold Coast, which resulted in a strong rank for retail. Housing within the location is of mixed quality but it appeals strongly to family buyers needing to commute both north and south with access to local primary schooling also a feature result in the analysis. Brassall is an Ipswich suburb positioned just off the Warrego Highway. In its elevated western portion are relatively new homes, however  established housing in the affordable price sector can be found across its landscape. As home to the Ipswich State High School, the suburb ranks well for access to secondary education. Its scores for cafe and culture were below average, as was its access to buses. Augustine Heights is one of the newer suburbs created within Greater Springfield, Australia’s largest master planned community. Positioned just off the Centenary Highway, homes are mostly good quality and of new construction. Its open space rates well in the study, as does its access to bus options. Bald Hills sits on the boundary between Brisbane City Council and the Moreton Bay local government area. With a train station and ready highway access, it’s a popular location for commuters seeking relatively affordable housing in a well serviced suburb. This proximity to the highway has raised its ranking for coast and beach in the analysis. Its open space also ranks highly because of abundant parkland and broadacre holdings. Caboolture was recognised as the traditional “city centre” of Brisbane’s fringe northern suburbs housing the local government offices, major parkland, train station and retail outlets. Its housing is a mix of affordable, modest quality post-1970s dwellings, some new infill housing and small unit and townhouse projects. As a commercial centre, it did well for employment in the analysis, and its highway and train accessibility mad for easy access to the coast according to the rankings Riverhills is a highly regarded locality within Brisbane’s Centenary suburbs to the west of the city. Homes are of mixed quality but include some very high quality prestige construction, especially those with Brisbane River frontage, with abundant parks boosting its open space ranking, and ready access to bus transport featuring too. Murrumba Downs in Brisbane’s northern suburbs fronts both the Bruce Highway and North Pine River meaning access to coast and beach are highlighted in the study. It has seen a series of large-scale subdivisions over the past 30 to 40 years, including the slightly unusual Castle Hill project with eye-catching designs in its early stages. Parks are considered a feature in the analysis, scoring relatively well for open space. While this was seen as one of the city’s best known rural residential suburbs offering very high-quality housing on acreage allotments, development has progressed with numerous subdivisions completed over the past 40 years. Quality contemporary housing on good size suburban blocks are now the norm. The abundance of acreage sites shows in its high scores for tree cover and open space. The Moreton Bay-fronting tip of the Redcliffe peninsula offers a range of housing types, many with excellent water views. As such, access to beach and coast rates extremely well. The suburb has evolved slowly away from its “retiree haven” status to become a lifestyle hub for many in the region. Scarborough rated well for cafes but not so well for retail, culture and public transport. One Mile in Ipswich sits just west of its CBD and is bounded in part by the Bremer River. The suburb is dominated by affordable housing on good size blocks. Ready access to the Ipswich golf course provides local appeal too. Open space, bus and train access are some of its standout ratings. A reasonably small suburb within Logan City, it includes Berrinba Wetlands, a man-made recreational park covering 120 hectares along Scrubby Creek. Culture and open space are seen as drawcards in the analysis, scoring decent results. A slightly unusual mix of established housing, industrial and retail outlets dot the landscape of Sumner in Brisbane’s western suburbs. With easy highway access and plenty of services and facilities, including a nearby train station, the suburb has appeal to both tenants and homeowners. The suburb ranks highly for open space and culture, with densities still fairly low throughout. Its crime score is poor, as is its access to schools. This bayside suburb east of Brisbane has been progressively developed away from its established market-farm holdings towards more traditional lots with contemporary homes. That said, there are still a number of rural residential properties, reserves and parkland areas across the neighbourhood, which help boost its open space ranking. It also, unsurpringly, places well for coast and beach access. Springfield came to fruition in the 1990s and formed the initial stages of what is now the master planned community of Springfield Lakes. The study shows access to secondary education options is strong and the suburb ranks well for cafe access. This is related to its ready access to Springfield Lakes facilities. North Booval is positioned just three kilometres from the Ipswich CBD. Its Bremer River frontage has appeal, although it was heavily affected in the 2011 flood event. Detached housing dominates with some homes dating back to the early 1900s. The analysis shows access to retail options is a drawcard, particularly south to Booval Fair Shopping Centre. It is one of the poorest performers for crime and open space in the study. Located within Redland, Thornlands is seeing progressive development of its once dominant rural holdings. Rural residential housing is still on offer, along with a mix of housing types on more traditional allotments. The low density nature of the suburb resulted in good ranking for tree cover and open space. Its easy bayside access also ranks well for coast and beach in the study. However, it is limited by poor public transport options and walkability. Riverhills is a well-regarded locality within Brisbane’s Centenary Suburbs to the west of the city. Homes are of mixed quality, but include some very high-quality. There are also extensive parklands fronting the Brisbane River which boosted its open space ranking. Positioned 25 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD, Bethania is a Logan City suburb with ready access to the Pacific Motorway and Beenleigh service centres. Trains also run directly to the suburb from the city and south to the Gold Coast which is reflected in the study scores – complimented by a high ranking for bus options. Located along Brisbane’s western corridor to Ipswich, Collingwood Park saw housing progressively developed south from the motorway and Redbank’s major shopping centre. Homes are predominately brick construction of post 1980s design. Open space is deemed a suburban strong point, as is access to good primary school options with Collingwood Park State School and Wood Links State School nearby. This is a southern suburb that saw extensive subdivision and development since the 1980 with a dominant house type of lowset brick and tile design. Education options and open space score well in the rankings with Yungumbir State School and Regents Park State school within its boundaries. Riverview is an Ipswich suburb that provides affordable attached and detached homes within easy reach of the Ipswich Motorway and train services. Easy train and bus access ranks highly but crime does not. It also rates poorly for access to schools, open space and tree cover. Deception Bay is a waterfront suburb known for offering affordable post-1970s housing on both standard size and acreage lots. It has evolved over the past three decades to now include newer designs and townhouses as well and has comprehensive shopping and services. Primary schools and coast and beach access rank well for the suburb – unsurprising given its bay front position. Hillcrest has a comprehensive range of services and facilities – including the popular Greenbank RSL – running adjacent to Mount Lindsay Highway. Housing is a mix of older and more contemporary homes on standard blocks as well as some acreage holdings helping boost its open space ranking. Bus options were seen as a strongpoint too. Marsden’s reputation as a popular, well serviced residential locality has grown over the past two decades, with a broad mix of post-1960s housing, townhouses and newer designs on offer. Secondary school options are well regarded in the rankings, due in part to Marsden State School’s good reputation. It did not fare so well for access to employment and crime. Richlands is best known as an industrial suburb and an employment hub in the western suburbs, although there are pockets of detached housing and new townhouse and house developments that offer affordable accommodation for residents. Culture and retail are its strong points in the rankings, while access to buses and crime are not. With a major shopping centre and easy access to the Bruce Highway, this established residential suburb has proved popular with renters and affordability-driven commuter homeowners. Easy access to the coast is highly regarded in the rankings, as is the level of retained tree cover. Stretton is a highly regarded southern suburb with a notable portion of prestige homes located on large semi-acreage lots, as well as more traditional housing in its western section. It scores top of the class for open space in the rankings and access to education options are deemed good across the board as well. Stretton’s overall score is let down by a lack of retail, poor access employment and walkability. One suburb out from Sunnybank, Acacia Ridge sits 15 kilometres south of Brisbane’s CBD. It’s mainly residential, although it’s known for its heavy industrial area in the suburb’s east. Its scores for culture, cafe and retail are above average, although it’s let down by low marks for open space, tree cover, walkability, access to schools and crime. An affordable, well-established residential suburb in Brisbane’s northern fringe with easy Bruce Highway access and facilities in both Morayfield, Burpengary and North Lakes within a short drive. Ready access to the coast ranks well for the suburb, as did its retained tree cover. Drewvale’s boundaries encompass the meeting point of the Logan and Gateway motorways, with established housing and some townhouses and villas located to the north and south. Open space and tree cover are real strong points in the analysis. Parkinson is traversed by the Logan Motorway with its northern section providing semi-contemporary brick and tile homes, and southern portion dominated by industrial and broadacre holdings. The suburb gets a silver medal, coming in second on the rankings for open space. It’s also a very safe suburb, getting top marks for crime. Its overall score is let down by very limited access to public transport and one of Brisbane’s lowest scores for access to both primary and secondary schools. Boronia Heights, 23 kilometres south of Brisbane, has ready highway access to the services and facilities of Browns Plains. Its low density housing is dominated by post 1970s brick and tile low set construction on good-sized allotments. Primary school options are a strongpoint for the suburb, as is open space and tree cover. While famed for its fresh food markets and outlets, Rocklea also provides a mix of light industrial and residential property. Heavily affected by the 2011 floods, housing has very much bounced back for this suburb situated just nine kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD. For culture, cafe, employment, and access to trains, Rocklea ranks well. For access to buses, congestion and crime, its scores are very low. With its well known racetrack and established post-war housing, Raceview provides popular, relatively affordable housing for buyers. The suburb has seen more recent development in the past two decades as well. It ranks highly for primary school options and total education overall. Eagleby has long been regarded as an affordable but well serviced suburb with ready highway access. School options such as Eagleby State and Eagleby South State helped lift its ranking for access to education. Its location between Brisbane and the Gold Coast make it popular with commuter residents. As such, it ranks well for coast and beach access. Located in Brisbane’s northern corridor, Dakabin has become progressively developed away from rural residential holdings toward standard house and land properties, as an extension to the nearby Kallangur project. The suburb has easy highway access, and comprehensive facilities at North Lakes are well within reach. Northpine Christian College helps lift access to secondary school education, while ready highway access also promote its beach access ranking. Camira provides established post-1960s housing just south of the Ipswich highway. The first stages of the now established Springfield Lakes community were in this suburb. Its wide streets and large blocks re recognised with a high tree cover ranking, while access to quality secondary schools is recognised too. While it’s located within easy reach of the Ipswich CBD, Moores Pocket also offers larger holdings along with more affordable, established holdings. The area was affected by the 2011 floods which impacted its housing markets appeal. Train access is seen as a strong point in the study with the nearest station being Ipswich. Durack is an affordable residential suburb with some industrial property in Brisbane’s south-west offering low priced housing with ready access to major roadways for commuters. Glenala State High School helped boost its secondary education rank, and it is also rates well fortree cover throughout the suburb. Positioned15 kilometres north of the CNBD, Eatons Hill is a mix of contemporary homes on standard allotments constructed over the past two decades, plus rural residential home sites with a variety of housing on offer. This boosted the open space and tree cover rankings for the suburb. Ellen Grove in Brisbane’s south west has seen progressive subdivision of its once rural-residential holdings to create new housing on small lots with easy access to Forest Lake facilities. A good tree cover ranking was a highlight for the suburb while nearby Richlands and Springfield stations also boosted its train access ranking. Positioned just 4.5 kilometres south of the Ipswich CBD, Yamanto’s easy access to the Cunningham Highway and plethora of facilities make it one of the city’s most accessible addresses for commuters looking for an affordable family home. Its retail was strong among the rankings boosted by the Yamanto Shopping centre and surrounding outlets. Flinders View is an Ipswich suburb which was dominated by established detached homes from the late-1960s onwards, however new subdivisions are seeing growth in affordable contemporary housing for buyers. Its open space scored well among the rankings. The southern suburb of Heritage Park has firmly established itself as a developing suburb of semi-contemporary homes on standard lots with its population utilising on the wealth of facilities and services available in nearby Browns Plains. Its open space scored well among the rankings while bus access was seen as a definite plus. Bellbird Park, in Brisbane’s western corridor, is positioned south of Goodna and has seen progressive development away from acreage style property toward higher density house and land development. Its tree cover is a definite high point in the analysis, coming in at 10 on the rankings. Bellbowrie evolved through the 1990s to become a recognise retail and services hub for Brisbane’s established rural-residential western suburbs, such as Anstead and Moggill. Around the main shopping are, homes on lower density sites have become popular with new development over the past few years gaining traction as well. Walkability is a major strong point in the analysis, while access to primary school options also features due to Moggill State School. Warner, positioned 19.5 kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD and located in the Morton Bay Shire, offers a diverse range of detached housing due, in part, to the development of Warner Lakes in the late-1990s, through to large acreage holdings south of Kremzow Road. It ranks well for coast and beach access and its nearby lifestyle facilities are recognised with a good café rank. Newport is recognised as one the Redcliffe Peninsula’s most established canal-front addresses with high quality housing and easy water access appealing to boat-owning buyers. Not surprisingly, a standout performer in the coast and beach rankings coming in at number six, but its café rank is also strong. The Logan City suburb of Crestmead sits 25 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD and is dominated by semi-contemporary homes on standard residential allotments – a progressive development of housing away from the more established suburb of Marsden. St Francis College and Crestmead State School help boost the suburb’s primary school rank, while good bus access is also recognised. Doolandella, positioned 17 kilometres southwest of the Brisbane CBD, is evolving beyond its acreage property history. Large blocks are being subdivided into house-and-land style developments as an extension of the now complete Forest Lake project. Despite this, the suburb still ranks well for open space in the analysis. Bus access is well regarded in the study too. Redbank Plains is a well-established residential suburb located in the Ipswich-Brisbane corridor. The locations evolution has been ongoing since the 1980s with progressive house-and-land development being a primary housing type. Good access to both primary and secondary school options help boost its total education ranking. Located two kilometres west of the Ipswich CBD, Wulkuraka contains a small residential enclave of traditional-sized lots offering affordably priced properties. The remaining suburb includes larger acreage holdings and a mix of commercial/service use sites. Its easy train access is a standout highpoint in the rankings. It rates poorly for a number of indicators though, including cafe, culture, retail, access to schools and tree cover. The northern suburb of Joyner, on the banks of Lake Samsonvale, provide a mix of attractive family living on large acreage blocks and higher density, more traditional size house and land holdings. Coast and beach access are well regarded by the rankings due to the lakeside position, while its level of tree cover also features in the study. Burpengary East is a bayside suburb that sits on the banks of the Caboolture River. 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Harcourts, The Whitehead & Crump Team 0403 856 205 The Domain Healthy Brisbane study reveals which neighbourhoods boast the most tree cover and open space — and which have the least focused on place-based factors that influence health; more specifically attributes that help or hinder healthy lifestyles inner-western ring of well-populated Brisbane suburbs which are often regarded as especially leafy those that rated highest in open space were smaller suburbs further from the CBD high-scoring suburbs were generally located in the city’s south The study suggested that some parks and sports fields were not populated with many trees and those living in neighbourhoods with tree-lined streets and established gardens might struggle to find somewhere to kick a football was the highest-scoring suburb for open space The leafy Ipswich suburbs of Coalfalls and Newtown despite having the highest scores for tree cover in all of Greater Brisbane Only one suburb received the highest possible score for both tree cover and open space: Seven Hills which is home to the 52-hectare Seven Hills Bushland Reserve universities and other public spaces within a suburb and surrounding its borders Studies have found people living in urban environments are at a higher risk of developing a range of mental-health issues but an increasing body of evidence suggests trees parks and other natural features can counter the negative effects of city living Low-rated suburbs were almost exclusively located in Ipswich Moores Pocket and Springfield all scoring zero out of 10 Agent Mitchell Smith of Place Annerley said smaller suburbs like Nathan a large portion of it is graced with the beautiful and ever-popular Toohey Forest and Griffith University campus plus plenty of parks and sporting ovals,” he said “We are typically seeing families express interest in homes in the area because of the available resources like bush walks as well as easy access to public transport and the Pacific Motorway for those who work in the city and beyond “People want that ultimate family lifestyle multiple family spaces so mum and dad can separate from the kids when desired and a safe yard for everyone “Privacy is also hugely important for any buyer and this is another reason buyers are looking in suburbs like Nathan where the forest backdrop allows that private setting.” Andrew McSweeny, director of Ray White Carina, said high-scoring Carina Heights had a similar appeal. “It is certainly something we talk about constantly with buyers, as it is one of the suburb’s most unique features,” he said. “The green belts that wrap in and out of streets, walking trails that link parks, are a huge draw card for families. There really are so many hidden pockets of parks and bushland, you literally see green everywhere.” Both Mr Smith and Ms McSweeny agreed these suburbs tended to be smaller and tightly held. “Typically, buyers are looking to settle down and raise their family, so the turnover of homes is not huge,” said Mr Smith. “They are looking for their forever home, and why not? It’s a great place to raise the kids, which is exactly what our sellers have done when buying in Nathan.” Ben Nothling is a Carindale resident who bought his house 18 months ago after renting in the area for four years. As an athlete, he makes the most of the multiple park areas surrounding his home. “There’s Bulimba Creek, which has that green space pretty much the whole length,” he said. “Minnippi Parklands is a 10-minute walk away, and our little housing estate backs on to the Belmont Reserve as well. “I’m a triathlete, so I do all of my training along the bikeways and the parkways along through Bulimba Creek. I also regularly attend the Minnippi Parklands Parkrun every Saturday. “The other [run] we frequent is Mansfield, which is about 10 minutes away, and we bounce around for a change of scenery and a change of course just to keep things interesting.” For Mr Nothling and his wife, the community that centres around these spaces is a big draw to the area. “Parkrun is massively community-based, that’s one of their selling points, but there are always people having barbecues and whatnot in Minnippi Parklands,” he said. “There’s softball fields in the middle of the parklands as well. There’s always stuff happening there. “We’re looking to have kids in the next couple of years, so [having] that area just across the road and then backing on to Belmont Reserve or going up to Minnippi — there are always places to go and play or run around.” He said the family-friendly atmosphere and the bountiful open space would definitely make it easier when he decided to grow his family. “The good little community that we’re in here and being friends with the neighbours [and] having that park space around is going to make things a little easier,” he said. “Our house doesn’t have a massive backyard, so we’d definitely be relying more on the green space than someone else who has a big backyard or a big front yard. “We’re close to family, we’re equidistant between my work and my wife’s work, we’re close to the Gateway Motorway, we’re relatively close to the city — unless things change dramatically, I don’t think we’d be looking to move away any time soon.” ABC News News HomeBrush turkeys shot with arrows in Brisbane suburbs RSPCA appeal for informationShare Brush turkeys shot with arrows in Brisbane suburbs RSPCA appeal for informationTopic:Animal Cruelty A brush turkey was shot with arrows at Carina Heights in Brisbane. (Supplied: RSPCA) Link copiedShareShare articleThe RSPCA is investigating after two brush turkeys were found shot with arrows in Brisbane. The first attack occurred in Annerley around October 17, followed by another in Carina Heights about 10 days later. It was the first arrow attack on wildlife reported to the RSPCA in Annerley, while a similar attack was reported in Carina Heights in 2012. Both turkeys were admitted to the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital at Wacol, but had to be euthanased due to their injuries. X-rays for the turkey attacked in Carina Heights showed that the arrow had passed completely through the thorax and its left lung was likely to be affected. The degree of infection and injuries meant that surgical repair was not possible. RSPCA Queensland Senior Inspector Jason Crowther said there was evidence that the turkeys had suffered for some time before being rescued. It's very disturbing to think that there are people who would inflict such cruelty on these animals "Our wildlife vets determined that the turkey attacked in Carina Heights had probably been shot at least two days before being rescued, as its wounds were necrotic and foul smelling," Mr Crowther said. Both turkeys were found in the backyards of local residents. Mr Crowther said the arrow attacks were the latest in a string of attacks on wildlife in the past two weeks. Other cases include a rainbow lorikeet that had its beak and wings cut, a brushtail possum that suffered a fractured hind leg after being hung with a rope, a water dragon with a ring around its abdomen and a pigeon with a nail through the back of its head. "It's very disturbing to think that there are people who would inflict such cruelty on these animals," he said. He urged anyone with information that could assist with the investigations into the attacks are to call the RSPCA hotline on 1300 ANIMAL (1300 264 625).