| Redcliffe Queensland | |||||||||||||
A Map of Redcliffe City, highlighting the suburb of Redcliffe | |||||||||||||
| Population: | 8,981 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4020 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $312,000[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 28 km (17 mi) from Brisbane CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Moreton Bay Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Redcliffe | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Petrie | ||||||||||||
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Redcliffe is an eastern suburb on the Redcliffe peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Scarborough is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the northernmost of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Kippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Clontarf is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council in the south-west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast Margate is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Regional Council in the east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Along with the surrounding suburbs, it is a popular location for residents of Brisbane seeking a place to relax at its sandy beaches and café strip and hotels on Redcliffe Parade, through the CBD.
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Redcliffe holds the distinction of being the first European settlement in Queensland, first visited by Matthew Flinders on 17 July 1799. The history of Queensland spans thousands of years encompassing both a lengthy indigenous presence in the state, as well as the eventful times of post-European settlement Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorer John Oxley recommended "Red Cliffs Point" – named after the red-coloured cliffs visible from Moreton Bay – to the Governor Thomas Brisbane as the site of a penal colony. This article is about the person For the Australian pilot ship see John Oxley (ship. In Geography and Geology, a cliff is a significant vertical or near vertical rock exposure Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB ( July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860) soldier He and Settlement Commandant Lieutenant Miller, with a crew and 29 convicts, sailed on the Amity from Sydney and arrived at Redcliffe on 13 September 1824. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
Attractions such as Suttons Beach, Redcliffe Jetty, Settlement Cove Lagoon, Redcliffe Museum, Redcliffe Botanic Gardens and Redcliffe Showgrounds are all within the suburb of Redcliffe.
Every Sunday morning the Jetty Markets are held in Anzac Place, immediately north of the iconic Redcliffe Jetty.
In September each year, Redcliffe celebrates its history as Queensland's first European settlement location with the First Settlement Festival. This festival is chiefly held in the Redcliffe CBD.
Educational institutions within the suburb of Redcliffe are Redcliffe State High School with over 1050 enrollments,[3] and Redcliffe Special School, as well as the Brisbane North Institute of TAFE's Redcliffe Campus. Brisbane North Institute of TAFE is one of the largest vocational education and training organisations in Australia, serving more than 30000 students across six campuses