Calamvale Community College

Calamvale is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Calamvale had a population of 17,124 people.

Stretton State College is an independent coeducational public school based in Stretton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The college has a total enrolment of approximately 3070 students across the primary (Gowan) and secondary (Illaweena) campuses, located at 226 Illaweena Street, which is on the land on the adjacent side of Gowan Road from the Primary Campus.

Stretton is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Stretton had a population of 4,334.

Stretton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The district is based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. It is named for the suburb of Stretton and also includes the suburbs of Calamvale, Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, Sunnybank Hills and Underwood. It was first contested at the 2001 state election.

Parkinson is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Parkinson had a population of 10,878 people.

Drewvale is an outer suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Drewvale had a population of 4,476 people.

Sunnybank Hills is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Sunnybank Hills had a population of 18,085 people.

The Queensland State Archives is the lead agency for public recordkeeping in Queensland, Australia. It is the custodian of the largest and most significant documentary heritage collection about Queensland. Established in 1959, Queensland State Archives promotes the implementation of appropriate recordkeeping principles and practices across public authorities and regulates the retention and disposal of public records. Queensland State Archives develops recordkeeping policy and provides advice to public authorities on the management of public records and facilitates access to information about government for the people of Queensland. Under sections 24 and 25 of the Public Records Act 2002, Queensland State Archives has a range of functions and powers including the ability to: Issue standards regulating the creation, management, disposal, storage and preservation of government records Conduct research and provide advice to public authorities about the making, managing and preserving of public records Issue policies, standards and guidelines to achieve compliance with the legislative policy frameworks for best practice records management Ensure the archival collection is accessible to government and the people of Queensland Identify and preserve public records of permanent value as the State’s archives Provide climate-controlled storage facilities for permanent archival records.

Karawatha Forest or Karawatha nature reserve is approximately 900 hectares of bushland in the Brisbane suburbs of Karawatha and Stretton, Australia. It is one of the largest areas of remnant bushland within Brisbane. The predominant vegetation types in the forest are dry eucalypt forest and woodland with native heath understories. The Karawatha Forest Protection Society was formed to ensure that the bushland was protected from development and is owned and managed by the Brisbane City Council (BCC). Funds raised from the BCC's Bushland Preservation Levy have enabled the acquisition of land for preservation of Karawatha Forest.The subtropical bushland reserve contains an important wetland area along Scrubby Creek and an unnamed creek, both of which flow into Slacks Creek, tributary of the Logan River. Significant landmarks within the forest include Poet's Rock, the Old Quarry, Curtisii (formerly Paratz) Lookout, "the Rocks," Frog Hollow and the Illaweena Lagoon system. Along the western edge of the forest is the Gateway Motorway. The reserve was first declared in 1906.

The Browns Plains bus station, at Browns Plains, is serviced by TransLink bus routes. It is part of the Grand Plaza Shopping Centre and is a major interchange for TransLink's Southern Region. It is in a transition precinct between Zone 2 and Zone 3 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. The station has three platforms. In 2014, the bus station underwent a two-stage upgrade.

Browns Plains is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Browns Plains had a population of 6,309 people.Browns Plains is generally used as a name for both the Browns Plains suburb and the former estates which all utilise the 4118 Postcode Hillcrest, Forestdale, Regents Park and Heritage Park. Browns Plains has been identified in the South East Queensland Regional Plan as an outer city regional centre.

Karawatha is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Karawatha had a population of 19 people.