A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer called supplication .
57-502: Download coordinates as: Coorparoo ( / ˌ k uː p ə ˈ r uː / KOO -pə- ROO ) is a suburb in the inner City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Coorparoo had a population of 18,132 people. Coorparoo is 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO . It borders Camp Hill , Holland Park , Stones Corner , Greenslopes , East Brisbane and Norman Park . Coorparoo
114-468: A scholar-official to a common farmer, although the petitions were more likely read to the emperor if they were persuasive enough to impeach questionable and corrupt local officials from office. When petitions arrived to the throne , multiple copies were made of the original and stored with the Office of Supervising Secretaries before the original written petition was sent to the emperor. Inhabitants of
171-498: A certain number of valid signatures from registered voters. In jurisdictions whose laws allow for ballot initiatives , the gathering of a sufficient number of voter signatures qualifies a proposed initiative to be placed on the ballot. The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger , began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at
228-399: A cost to Issa of millions of dollars. Once the requisite number of signatures was obtained on the recall petition, other petitions were circulated by would-be candidates who wanted to appear on the ballot as possible replacements for Davis. After that step, a vote on the recall was scheduled. Other types of petitions include those that sought to free Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment by
285-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
342-568: A range of distinctive homes, buildings, and sites of interest, including: [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article incorporates text from Coorparoo (22 July 2008) published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence , accessed on 8 August 2023. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
399-475: A school. He declined the offer of naming the area "Steven's Town". In 1876, the Coorparoo State School was opened and Frederick Robinson began offering public transport in a wagonette from Coorparoo Junction to Victoria Bridge. The 1880s land boom was a spur to profit from land. John Black was the first to subdivide land in the area in 1882 and later a variety of subdivisions were offered to
456-563: A unique archive. Hundreds of thousands of petitions were archived in Istanbul between the 15th and 20th centuries. By the early 16th century, a large portion of day-to-day decisions were made in response to petitions. Negotiations between city leaders and the empire often used petitions; this practice continued into the Tanzimat period. These negotiations contributed to the development of jurisprudence . The emergence of petitioning during
513-463: A will, is instead called a petition . Act on petition is a "summary process" used in probate , ecclesiastical and divorce cases, designed to handle matters which are too complex for simple motion. The parties in a case exchange pleadings until a cause for a hearing is settled. Black's Law Dictionary specifies it as an obsolete method used in admiralty cases. In the United States,
570-752: Is home of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club who play their home games at Langlands Park . Langlands Park regularly hosts training sessions for the Queensland and Australian Rugby League teams when they are playing in Brisbane. The Brisbane Lions train during the week at Giffin Park, also in Coorparoo. The Metropolitan Districts Netball Association are based at Wembley Park, on
627-478: Is now known as Carina , 275 subdivided allotments of "Stanley Street Extended Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by James R. Dickson & Company. A map advertising the auction mentions 'free waggonettes from the Mart'. On 7 November 1891, auctioneers T. Howling & Co offered for sale 27 suburban lots in the "Wendouree Estate" bounded by Old Cleveland Road to the north and Wecker Street (now Kirkland Avenue) to
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#1732775606162684-507: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Petition In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to an official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, or may be transmitted via
741-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
798-634: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government. Petitions are commonly used in the U.S. to qualify candidates for public office to appear on a ballot; while anyone can be a write-in candidate , a candidate desiring that his or her name appear on printed ballots and other official election materials must gather
855-596: The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary took over in 1951. The facilities on the site continued to expand over the years and also catered for children with intellectual disabilities and terminal illnesses. By the 1990s, caring for children in institutions was being phased out in favour of providing support for children in their own homes with the Xavier Home officially closing in 1994 with its last in-patient discharged on 27 October 1995. On 16 February 1996
912-599: The Ottoman Empire , as individuals and as groups, had the right to petition local representatives of the empire or to petition the sultan directly. In the capital city of Istanbul , a bureau influenced by the one that had existed in Byzantine Constantinople tracked and archived all petitions along with any annotations and administrative actions related to them. Beginning in the early 1740s, petitions were separated from other affairs and recorded in
969-468: The spotted dove , which was introduced to the area in 1912, long after the name Coorparoo was adopted. The Coorparoo clan, an Aboriginal clan , lived south of the Brisbane River and generally camped along creeks. Their name comes from Kulpurum , which was the word for Norman Creek or a tributary of it. They continued to occupy watercourse campsites after white settlement, but other clans from
1026-568: The tram service was extended to Stones Corner in 1902 and Coorparoo Junction in 1915. The number of houses increased from 613 in 1911 to 1,467 ten years later. "The Gem of Coorparoo" estate was advertised for auction by Cameron Bros in March 1922. A map of the estate shows 51 allotments in the area near the convent, now Villanova College, including St Leonard's Street, Lackey Avenue, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Edmond Street and Diamond Avenue (now Barnes Avenue). The map also shows
1083-557: The "Wecker Estate", the property of Frederick Wecker. Although the auction was well attended, only 21 allotments were sold on the day. In February 1886, the "Langlands Estate, East Brisbane" was advertised to be auctioned by Arthur Martin & Co. The advertisement describes 568 allotments commencing a few yards beyond the junction of the Cleveland and Logan Roads, with extensive frontage to the Cleveland Road. A map advertising
1140-474: The "act on petition" has been used in maritime cases. The first documented petitions were made by slaves building pyramids in Ancient Egypt who petitioned for better working conditions. In pre-modern Imperial China petitions were always sent to an Office of Transmission ( Tongzheng si or 通政司 ) where court secretaries read petitions aloud to the emperor . Petitions could be sent by anybody, from
1197-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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#17327756061621254-562: The Catholic United Serviceman's Association bought the house Erica at 398 Cavendish Road to establish a convalescent home for returned servicemen. The house was on a 6-acre (2.4 ha) block bounded by Cavendish Road, Goring Street, Beresford Terrace, Strangman Terrace, and Park Street. In 1946, the Xavier Society (a charity operated by Catholic professional and businessmen) purchased the property to establish
1311-749: The Coorparoo railway station and the tramline on Old Cleveland Road. Presbyterian services in Coorparoo commenced with Sunday school and Sunday evening services held in the Shire Hall on Cavendish Road , organised as an outreach of St John's Presbyterian Church in Annerley . Land in Emlyn Street was purchased for £550 and a hall erected at a cost of £1500, opening in July 1928. In September 1931, Coorparoo Presbyterian Church engaged its first minister Reverend Andrew Cuthbertson Kennedy. During World War II ,
1368-466: The Internet. Petition can also be the title of a legal pleading that initiates a legal case. The initial pleading in a civil lawsuit that seeks only money (damages) might be called (in most U.S. courts) a complaint . An initial pleading in a lawsuit that seeks non-monetary or "equitable" relief, such as a request for a writ of mandamus or habeas corpus , custody of a child, or probate of
1425-583: The United Kingdom, a petition to the parliament in 1990 against ambulance service cuts attracted 4.5 million signatures. Today, petitions in Britain are often presented through the UK Parliament petitions website , the forerunner of which was set up in 2006. Such online petitions are a new form of a petition becoming commonplace in the 21st century. Change.org was founded in 2007 and became
1482-491: The Xavier Home for Crippled Children (most of whom were victims of polio ). Initially ten children were accommodated in the house until further buildings could be constructed on the site. On Sunday 15 May 1949, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for a new hospital wing, announcing that children of all faiths could be admitted to the facility. The hospital was operated by the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration until
1539-564: The auction shows the Nicklin residence on the estate. Coorparoo had been part of the Bulimba Divisional Board since 1879. However, in 1888, as a result of dissatisfaction with this situation, a petition was taken resulting in the creation of Shire of Coorparoo . A bridge was built at Burnetts Swamp ( Stones Corner ) and important road improvements took place. Development was taking off. In 1889, there were 2,500 people in
1596-573: The banks of the creek in Norman Park. Corroborees were also held at a little creek that crossed Norfolk Street. On 17 June 1856, ten farms were sold from the Parish of Bulimba near Stones Corner . Investors bought all but two of them. The next year James Warner surveyed land on the other side of the road for a second land auction. Samuel Stevens donated two acres of his property near the junction of Cavendish and Old Cleveland Roads for use of
1653-741: The children in the facility. Following the closure of the Xavier Home in 1994, Xavier Special School continued to operate from the Beresford Terrace site. In 2002, the Xavier School formally merged with Camp Hill State High School and Whites Hill State School (both in Camp Hill ) to form Whites Hill State College (also in Camp Hill) with Xavier Special School becoming the Xavier Special Education Unit within
1710-569: The college. Despite the merger, the Xavier Special Education Unit continued to operate from the Beresford Terrace site until 2009 when the lease expired on that site. In 2010, it was relocated to Mount Gravatt West Special School (now Nursery Road Special School in Holland Park West ), despite a petition signed by 588 people in December 2008 wanting the Xavier Special Education Unit to be relocated to Whites Hill State College (noting there
1767-503: The corner of Burke Street and Robinson Street ( 27°29′21″S 153°03′43″E / 27.4893°S 153.0620°E / -27.4893; 153.0620 ( Metropolitan Districts Netball Association ) ). They have 12 netball courts. Faith Works Uniting Community is at 260 Cavendish Road (corner York Street, 27°29′57″S 153°03′45″E / 27.4991°S 153.0624°E / -27.4991; 153.0624 ( Faith Works Uniting Community ) ). Coorparoo has
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1824-400: The corner of Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Road was demolished. In its place are 3 residential towers with commercial development on the lower floors. The development, known as Coorparoo Square opened in 2017 and features a 10 screen Dendy cinema , Aldi Supermarket and speciality retailers and coffee shops. The Coorparoo bus station was not built. Under the development, will be a void for
1881-493: The east. It is unclear if any blocks were sold at the time as on 6 February 1913 Roman Catholic Archbishop James Duhig purchased this same land as a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site and it is now occupied by St James' Catholic Church and School. The floods of 1889 and 1893 hit the low-lying areas of Coorparoo. The flooding combined with the 1890s depression slowed development in the area. In 1900, there were actually fewer houses than there had been ten years earlier. The settlement
1938-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1995-473: The former apartheid government of South Africa . The petitions had no legal effect, but the signatures of millions of people on the petitions represented a moral force that may have helped free Mandela and end apartheid. Non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International often use petitions in an attempt to exert moral authority in support of various causes. Other nongovernmental subjects of petition drives include corporate personnel decisions. In
2052-784: The future Eastern Busway station. In 2011, Brisbane School of Distance Education relocated to Coorparoo from its former site in West End . The school is the amalgamation of the Primary Correspondence School (opened on 24 January 1922), the Secondary Correspondence School (opened in 1958) and the Preschool Correspondence (opened in 1974). In the 2016 census , Coorparoo had a population of 16,282 people, of whom 51.2% were female and 48.8% were male. The median age of
2109-407: The new name of Faith Works Uniting Community. On 22 December 1888, "St Leonard's Estate" was advertised for auction by R. J. Cottell. A map advertising the auction shows the estate as adjoining the "Langlands Estate" and close to the Coorparoo railway station. A newspaper advertisement of the day notes that "St Leonard's Estate" can be reached "in a very few weeks by the train". In May 1889, on what
2166-560: The other most common responses were Spanish (1.2%), Hindi (1.2%), Punjabi (1.1%), Mandarin (1%), and Greek (1%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.8%, Catholic 28.6% and Anglican 11.2%. Coorparoo has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Coorparoo State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 327 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′38″S 153°03′38″E / 27.4940°S 153.0605°E / -27.4940; 153.0605 ( Coorparoo State School ) ). In 2018,
2223-516: The population was 34; 4 years younger than the Australian average. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population. 70.7% of people living in Coorparoo were born in Australia, with the next most common countries of birth being India (3.6%), New Zealand (3%), England (2.5%), Nepal (0.9%), and China (0.7%). 77.6% of people only spoke English at home, while
2280-501: The public. The construction of the bridge at Stanley Street (1886) and the development of the Stanley Bridge Estate made the area more attractive to purchasers. In 1887, the tramway was extended to Buranda , putting the western end of Coorparoo close to tram travel. On Saturday 9 August 1884, auctioneers Simon Fraser & Son offered for sale 222 suburban allotments ranging from 32 to 48 perches (810 to 1,210 m) in
2337-441: The region began to move into South Brisbane. In 1846, there were reports of Aboriginal people raiding produce along Norman Creek. In 1853, there was a fight between Ningy Ningy , Bribie Island ( Djindubari ), Amity Point, and Logan peoples at Norman Creek. A visitor in 1855 reported many camps and fishing spots between Stones Corner and the mouth of Norman Creek. In 1959, an eighty-year-old woman told of frequent corroborees on
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2394-717: The reign of Edward I of England (1272-1307) contributed to beginnings of legislative power for the Parliament of England . Petitions became a common form of protest and request to the British House of Commons in the 18th and 19th centuries; one million petitions were submitted to the UK's parliament between 1780 and 1918. The largest was the Great/People's Charter, or petition of the Chartists . The Petition Clause of
2451-705: The residents. St Anne's Anglican Church opened circa 1958 in the Upper Cavendish Road area. It closed circa 1980s. On 24 August 1970, the Queensland Government established the Xavier Special School at 39 Beresford Terrace with two teachers in two rooms of the Xavier Home for Crippled Children ( 27°30′24″S 153°03′54″E / 27.5066°S 153.0649°E / -27.5066; 153.0649 ( Xavier Special School ) ) to provide special education to
2508-450: The school had an enrolment of 1230 students with 98 teachers (96 full-time equivalent) and 63 non-teaching staff (50 full-time equivalent). Coorparoo Secondary College is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls on the corner Stanley Street East and Cavendish Road ( 27°29′11″S 153°03′13″E / 27.4863°S 153.0537°E / -27.4863; 153.0537 ( Coorparoo Secondary College ) ). In 2018,
2565-418: The school had an enrolment of 140 students with 15 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Norfolk Street ( 27°30′10″S 153°03′45″E / 27.5027°S 153.0626°E / -27.5027; 153.0626 ( Our Lady of Mount Carmel School ) ). In 2018,
2622-429: The school had an enrolment of 198 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). Brisbane City Council provides 30 parks in Coorparoo. They range in size from large to small and have a range of different facilities. Despite the name, Coorparoo Cricket Club has its clubhouse at 18 Crown Street, Norman Park . Home games are played at Peter Burge Oval. Coorparoo
2679-442: The school had an enrolment of 3,467 students with 260 teachers (237 full-time equivalent) and 83 non-teaching staff (68 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Villanova College is a Catholic primary and secondary (5–12) school for boys at 24 Sixth Avenue ( 27°29′46″S 153°03′04″E / 27.4960°S 153.0510°E / -27.4960; 153.0510 ( Villanova College ) ). In 2018,
2736-580: The school had an enrolment of 409 students with 49 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. It includes the Coorparoo Centre for Continuing Secondary Education. Loreto College Coorparoo is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls at 415 Cavendish Road ( 27°30′36″S 153°03′50″E / 27.5099°S 153.0639°E / -27.5099; 153.0639 ( Loreto College Coorparoo ) ). In 2018,
2793-501: The school had an enrolment of 576 students with 40 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Brisbane School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) school for boys and girls on the corner of Stanley Street and Cavendish Road ( 27°29′11″S 153°03′14″E / 27.4865°S 153.0538°E / -27.4865; 153.0538 ( Brisbane School of Distance Education ) ). In 2018,
2850-451: The school had an enrolment of 824 students with 57 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St James Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 92 Kirkland Avenue ( 27°29′58″S 153°03′09″E / 27.4995°S 153.0524°E / -27.4995; 153.0524 ( St James Primary School ) ). In 2018,
2907-435: The school had an enrolment of 833 students with 72 teachers (68 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (36 full-time equivalent). Queensland Pathways State College is a government secondary (10–12) school for boys and girls at 327 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′38″S 153°03′40″E / 27.4940°S 153.0612°E / -27.4940; 153.0612 ( Queensland Pathways State College ) ). In 2018,
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#17327756061622964-710: The shire. Coorparoo Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 13 June 1886. The current church building opened on 18 April 1959, with the former church being disassembled to provide material for a new church at Carina . With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, it became the Coorparoo Uniting Church. Recently it has joined with the Norman Park Uniting Church under
3021-543: The staff moved to a new location at 284 Pine Mountain Road, Mount Gravatt East , which was better suited to providing support services. In 2004, the house Erica was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register . In 2007, the site was purchased to create The Village, a retirement community, resulting in the demolition of the hospital buildings with the house Erica being refurbished as a communal facility for
3078-443: Was chosen as the name of the suburb at a public meeting on 22 March 1875, before which it was known as Four Mile Camp. The name Coorparoo is likely derived from an Aboriginal name for Norman Creek , probably recorded by early surveyors as Koolpuroom . The word is thought to refer to either a place associated with mosquitoes , or a sound made by the 'gentle dove'. The latter explanation appears doubtful though, as 'gentle dove' may mean
3135-534: Was dense from Stones Corner to Kirkland Avenue (originally named Wecker Street but it was changed in 1914 in the wake of anti-German sentiment ), but further out it was mainly bush with a few isolated farms and houses. The only major industry was the brickworks of Abraham James at St Leonards Street, which employed eighty men in the 1880s. A Baptist church opened in Coorparoo on Sunday 17 July 1910. After World War I , land prices increased as property sales boomed. Coorparoo did not really begin to expand again until
3192-728: Was established in 1974 at Downey Park in Windsor , relocating to Wembley Park in Cooparoo in 1976. Its Coorparoo facilities were flooded in the 2011 Brisbane floods . In 2009, the Myer Department store building was compulsorily resumed for Eastern Busway and bus station by the Queensland Government. The Coorparoo station was going to be built on the Myer building site. In 2015, the old Myer Department store building on
3249-446: Was plenty of space available on that campus). One of the reasons given for choosing Mount Gravatt West Special School was the superior facilities it offered to incorporate Xavier's conductive education methods for children with multiple impairments, such as the hydrotherapy centre. As at 2022, Xavier's conductive education is provided in purpose-built classrooms at Nursery Road Special School. Metropolitan Districts Netball Association
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