Ashgrove, Queensland
| Ashgrove Brisbane, Queensland |
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 Ashgrove, with Mount Coot-tha in the distance |
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| Population: | 12,685 (2008)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4060 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 4 km (2 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane The Gap Ward |
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| State electorate: | Ashgrove, Mount Coot-tha |
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| Federal Division: | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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Ashgrove is an inner suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, located approximately 4 km north-west of the Brisbane CBD. Ashgrove is a leafy residential suburb, characterised by its hilly terrain and characteristic Ashgrovian houses built in the early 20th century. While many of the surrounding suburbs have seen an increase in the number of residential apartments built in the past decade, Ashgrove remains predominantly a suburb of detached single dwelling houses, with many old Queenslander homes in the area.
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[edit] History
Ashgrove was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Duke of York clan'.[2] The main thoroughfare, Waterworks Road, was built on a Turrbal pathway that led to Mount Coot-tha, a place of the 'Honey-Bee Dreaming' and to the Enoggera Reservoir. The first sales of freehold land commenced in 1856, and ceased in 1875 when all available land was sold. Soon after sale of land stopped, the first school (the Ashgrove State School) and post office was established.
The area remained primarily a farming district until the end of the 19th century, when growth accelerated with the sale of land which housed one of the first homesteads in the area, the 'Granite House' in the area still known as St John's Wood. In 1920, the tramline was extended from Red Hill, Queensland to Ashgrove, along Waterworks Road, connecting the suburb with the rest of Brisbane. The tram line closed on Monday 5 August 1968.
In 2006, Ashgrove celebrated 'Ashgrove 150', an event organised by the Ashgrove Historical Society to commemorate 150 years of Ashgrove (1856–2006).[3]
[edit] Facilities
Ashgrove contains the neighbourhood of Ithaca, which is the home of the Broncos football club and the Ithaca campus of Brisbane North Institute of TAFE. The suburb contains a variety of multicultural restaurants (Thai, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Modern Australian), numerous cafes, various shopping amenities (including Coles, Aldi and Woolworths supermarkets) and a public library.
[edit] Transport
Bus - Ashgrove is serviced by multiple council buses including the 350, 352, 372, 379, 380, 381 and 384 (pre-paid; express) running along Stewart and Waterworks Roads into the central business district. Ashgrove is also a stop on the route of the cross-town Great Circle Line (598/599) which links the four major shopping malls of Brisbane.
[edit] Education
1940 saw the start of Marist College Ashgrove, with its first headmaster, Brother Ignatius. Other local schools include Mount Saint Michael's College, Ashgrove State School, Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, St Finbarr's Primary School and Oakleigh State School.
[edit] Clubs and sports
The most well known club in the area, GPS Rugby Football Club (known as 'Jeeps'), is one of the oldest established clubs in the area and plays at the Ashgrove Sports Ground, which dates back to 1887. The club has contributed 29 players to the Wallabies.[citation needed]
The ground also hosts the Valley District Cricket Club, which has provided both Queensland Sheffield Shield players and Australian players, including Matthew Hayden and Allan Border.[citation needed] and the Ashgrove Lawn Bowls Club. As well as this, there is a large Scouting group in St Johns Wood/Ashgrove.
[edit] Notable people from Ashgrove
- Kevin Rudd, Australia's former prime minister boarded at Marist College Ashgrove as a child.
- Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother lived in Ashgrove as a child and attended Ashgrove State School.
- Bill Ludwig OAM, Australian trade union official, is National President and Queensland state secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (AWU).
- John Eales, former captain of the Wallabies attended Marist College.
- Keith Urban, Country Music Singer (Married to Nicole Kidman) attended Ashgrove State School (Primary).[citation needed]
- Anthony Herbert (Former Australian Rugby Wallaby) attended the Marist School and still lives in Ashgrove.
- Deryck Guyler (English Actor) emigrated to Australia and retired in Ashgrove until his death in 1999.
- Nick Kruger, Current Queensland Bulls cricket player.
- Sir Julius Chan, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea boarding student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Ray Meagher, (actor) student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Humphrey McQueen, Author and Historian student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Andrew McGahan, novelist student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- John Connolly, former Wallabies coach student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Des Connor, former rugby union player student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Daniel Herbert, former rugby union player student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Daniel Heenan (rugby union) student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Harry Amos Moore (Professional Rugby Player), (rugby league) student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Corey Brown (footballer) student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer and Olympic Sailing Team coach student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Pietro Figlioli, Olympian - Water Polo student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Matthew Hayden, Australian and Queensland cricketer student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Ben Griffin, soccer player student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Lev Susany, Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder student at Marist College Ashgrove.
- Mitchell Boland Three times Australian of the year award winner. student at Marist College Ashgrove.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Brisbites: Suburban Sites (History)
- More Information about Ashgrove
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Ashgrove
Coordinates: 27°26′43″S 152°59′31″E / 27.44528°S 152.99194°E
