Bowen Hills, Queensland

Bowen Hills Brisbane, Queensland
The Old Museum -- former home of the Queensland Museum -- later, home of many community groups including the Queensland Youth Orchestras
Population:	1,406 (2004)
Postcode:	4006
Area:	1.7 km² (0.7 sq mi)
LGA:	City of Brisbane, Hamilton Ward
State electorate:	Brisbane Central
Federal Division:	Brisbane
Suburbs around Bowen Hills: Windsor Albion Albion Herston Bowen Hills Newstead Spring Hill Fortitude Valley New Farm

Bowen Hills is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located 3 km northeast of the Brisbane CBD. It was named after a Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen.

History

In the mid-twentieth century Bowen Hills was well known as the location of the Cloudland dance hall. Cloudland's domed structure on top of a hill was a prominent landmark on Brisbane's northside. Cloudland was controversially demolished in 1982 to make way for an apartment development.

Recreational Facilities

Taringa vs Wests Australian rules football match at Perry Park, Bowen Hills in the 1930s

The Twelfth Night Theatre, with live theatre, is in Bowen Hills. Many well-known actors have appeared in plays at the Twelfth Night Theatre, including Derek Fowlds, John Inman, Jon English and Drew Forsythe.

The Old Museum, in Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, was the former location of the Queensland Museum until the museum's move to the Queensland Cultural Centre during the 1980s. The building is now home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras and provides rehearsal and performance space for many other community music and arts groups. A major feature on the Brisbane calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds at Bowen Hills.

Bowen Park is a small public pleasure garden with a long history dating back to 1863.

Perry Park Stadium is a sports ground, mostly used for soccer.

Transport

By Train, Bowen Hills Station is also one of Queensland's busiest railway stations with all Citytrain services on all lines, including express trains, stopping there; many services in peak periods terminate at Bowen Hills. Bowen Hills is home to a large Queensland Rail maintenance and stabling depot.

By Road, The TransApex infrastructure plans for Brisbane has several interconnections in Bowen Hills. The North-South Bypass Tunnel will terminate at Bowen Hills and will integrate with the Inner City Bypass and Airport Motorway.

Economy

Virgin Village, the Virgin Australia Holdings head office in Bowen Hills

Virgin Australia Holdings; including Virgin Australia; and associated airlines Virgin Australia International Airlines (formerly V Australia) and Virgin Samoa (formerly Polynesian Blue); have their head office in Virgin Village in Bowen Hills. As of 2008 1,000 employees work at Virgin Village, which opened on 17 October 2008. In addition Sunstate Airlines, which operates under the QantasLink banner, has its head office in Bowen Hills.

The headquarters of Brisbane's two newspapers, The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail, are located on Campbell Street, Bowen Hills. Also, the national headquarters of the Virgin Australia Holdings group of companies are located on Edmondstone Road.

Across the road from the Courier Mail building on Campbell street is the easily recognizable SHOTZ High performance print. building. Shotz is a Brisbane printer in a dark blue building which has been a landmark for nearly 20 years. Behind SHOTZ is the new CODE residential development on Jaeys street and in front of the SHOTZ building is yet another high rise development due for completion late 2012.

Notable Residents

Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, from The Veronicas, live in Bowen Hills.

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Bowen Hills and Mayne
• Bowen Hills - Information about the suburb of Bowen Hills