33-645: Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Shailer Park , Queensland , is the largest shopping centre in Logan City and one of the largest single storey shopping centres in Australia. The Queensland Police Service operates a police beat shopfront in the centre. Logan City Council has a library at the far northern end of the Hyperdome and this is a separate, stand alone building. The Logan Hyperdome contains
66-461: A special education program. Kimberley Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Floret Street ( 27°38′50″S 153°10′38″E / 27.6473°S 153.1773°E / -27.6473; 153.1773 ( Kimberley Park State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 868 students with 67 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent). It includes
99-465: A special education program. Shailer Park State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Leaf Street ( 27°39′43″S 153°11′12″E / 27.6620°S 153.1867°E / -27.6620; 153.1867 ( Shailer Park State High School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 913 students with 80 teachers (75 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes
132-545: A 2-storey carpark. The 2005 upgrade included upgrading the Event Cinemas to 12 (previously 'Pacific 8') and installing a bowling alley (AMF Hyperbowl), another carpark and several restaurants and bars in the newly constructed piazza. The 2015 upgrade cost $ 17 million and revamped the southern end of the shopping centre, creating a new area called The Market Room. This area features several fresh food retailers and restaurants. The Logan Hyperdome Library opened in 1998 with
165-571: A 50% shareholding to the Queensland Investment Corporation who took full ownership in 2013. It received upgrades in May 1990, October 1997, December 1998, March 2005 and August 2015. The October 1997 upgrade was the largest upgrade when Bi-Lo Mega Frrresh (closed 30 June 2017) was moved from its original location where the now-defunct Crazy Clark's is located and Big W was added along with around 50 specialty stores and
198-590: A food court with many outlets. Event Cinemas operate a cinema complex within the centre. Australia Post operates a post office in the centre. Built after the closure and demolition of Wild Waters water park, the Hyperdome first opened in August 1989. Work at the site began in September 1988 and it was officially opened in July 1989. In 1990 Bob Ell sold it to Dreamworld developer John Longhurst. Longhurst later sold
231-583: A major bus interchange is located at the Logan Hyperdome. The suburb is named after Francis Frederick Rising Shailer and his wife Catherine, who arrived with their children in the area in 1866. Like many farmers in the area, they first grew cotton and later sugar. The Shailers were probably best known for their fruit growing and operated the first citrus orchard in southern Queensland, situated in Slacks Creek . The land selected by Francis Shailer
264-587: A major refurbishment in 2014. In January 2019, Myer closed its doors due to lack of customers. In addition, the Hyperdome Home Centre separated from the main Hyperdome mall area. It contains the Loganholme bus station located in Zone 3 for Translink services. Adjacent to the bus station is a taxi rank. Shailer Park Download coordinates as: Shailer Park is a suburb in
297-560: A significant section of the Boonah-Rathdowney Road. The Yugambeh clan of the Jagera people are thought to have once roamed throughout the catchment. Traditional owners in the catchment made use of the abundant natural resources, various plants and animals were used as staple foods as the seasons changed and as new food sources became available. They called the river Dugulumba in their traditional Yugambeh dialect of
330-598: A special education program The Logan City Council operate the Logan Hyperdome Library at the Logan Hyperdome. Logan River Download coordinates as: The Logan River ( Yugambeh : Dugulumba ) is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim , Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland , Australia. The 184-kilometre (114 mi)-long river
363-726: Is crossed by the Mount Lindesay Highway near Rathdowney and at North Maclean via Maclean's Bridge. The river is also crossed by the Pacific Motorway and the Old Pacific Highway south of Loganholme . The Beenleigh railway line crosses the Logan between Loganlea and Bethania . A second rail crossing is planned to accommodate a doubling of rail tracks between the Kuraby and Beenleigh in time for
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#1732780707487396-543: Is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of the Scenic Rim and empties into Moreton Bay after navigating the City of Logan , a major suburban centre located south of Brisbane . The catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms. The river rises below Mount Ernest on
429-733: Is under construction on the Logan River, outside Beaudesert, as is the Cedar Grove Weir , near Jimboomba. In 2006 the Queensland Government decided against the construction of a Logan River dam at Tilley's Bridge in Rathdowney due to mounting public pressure and high road diversion costs. Instead, the Wyaralong Dam was proposed on Teviot Brook near Boonah which will inundate fifteen properties instead of
462-494: Is well south of their natural distribution. A toll bridge on the river north of Beenleigh was opened and began collecting tolls in 1931, as weekend traffic between Brisbane and the Gold Coast increased. The worst flooding in the lower reaches of the river in the 20th century occurred during the 1974 Brisbane flood . The quality of the water in the Logan River is very turbid. The annual Healthy Waterways Report Card for
495-650: The Bandjalang language . Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the Australian Aboriginal languages in areas that include the Beenleigh , Beaudesert , Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim , Albert River , Coolangatta , Coomera , Logan River, Pimpama , Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of the City of Gold Coast , City of Logan , Scenic Rim Regional Council and
528-406: The City of Logan , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Shailer Park had a population of 12,182 people. Shailer Park is a suburb of mainly middle class residential areas, and sits on hilly terrain between the Pacific Motorway and extensive forest and bushland to the north. The north-eastern part of the suburb is sometimes known as Kimberley Park, after a residential estate located in
561-587: The Logan River . The property still exists at the end of Murrays Road. Francis’ son Alfred later farmed the area now known as Daisy Hill . At that time it was called Oakey Mountain and was owned by his grandfather, James Dennis. Alf's son Glen Shailer also farmed this property. Glen carried on the family's tradition of involvement in local government. He was elected to the Albert Shire Council in 1961 and served almost continuously until 1985. He
594-851: The McPherson Range and the eastern slopes of the Main Range . The river's upper catchment is heavily influenced by the national parks of Tamborine , Mount Barney, Moogerah Peaks , Main Range and the Lamington Plateau , and numerous local government-owned reserves and conservation areas, that comprise part of the Shield Volcano Group of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia . The river
627-554: The 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Tidal waters reach to just downstream of the Maclean's Bridge. Maroon Dam subverts Burnnett Creek, and supplies water to the Beaudesert Shire . Maroon is managed by SunWater and covers approximately 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi). The Queensland Government has considered several projects to supply water to its Southern Regional Pipeline . The Bromelton off-stream storage facility
660-586: The Logan River at Cedar Pocket; and Burnett Creek which is subverted by the Maroon Dam west of Rathdowney . The river descends 380 metres (1,250 ft) over its 184-kilometre (114 mi) course . In addition to the Scenic Rim, the Logan and its tributaries drain more than 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) including the northern parts of the Border Ranges , the western slopes of
693-716: The Tweed River Valley. Mununjali (also known as Mananjahli, Manaldjahli and Manandjali) is a dialect of the Yugambeh language . The Mununjali language area includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Scenic Rim and Beaudesert Shire Councils. In August 1826 Captain Patrick Logan was the first European to discover the river. Logan initially named the river the Darling River, but to avoid confusion, Governor Ralph Darling ordered
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#1732780707487726-595: The area. Shailer Park is a centre for employment, entertainment, and leisure in southeast Queensland . The Logan Hyperdome , a major regional shopping centre, is located in Shailer Park, and other commercial and community facilities have developed nearby. Largely because of this, the Queensland Government listed the suburb as a major activity centre in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005–2026. The Loganholme bus station ,
759-419: The name be changed to honour its discoverer. A run at Bromelton was the first property along the river to be settled in 1842 by Hugh Henry Robertson. By 1850 the property had transferred hands to Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior . Rosa Campbell Praed , one of Queensland's first novelists spent time at the property and wrote about station life in detail in a 1902 book titled My Australian Girlhood . Boat traffic
792-617: The next most common languages were 0.6% Afrikaans, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Samoan, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% Spanish. In the 2016 census , Shailer Park had a population of 11,759 people. In the 2021 census , Shailer Park had a population of 12,182 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Shailer Park population was 39 years, 1 year over the national median of 38. 68.4% of people living in Shailer Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.8%, England 5.1%, South Africa 1.6%, China 1.2% and India 1.0%. 82.8% of people spoke only English at home;
825-534: The next most common languages were 1.6% Mandarin, 1.0% Korean, 0.8% Hindi, 0.7% Greek and 0.6% Afrikaans. Shailer Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Bulwarna Street ( 27°39′37″S 153°11′14″E / 27.6602°S 153.1871°E / -27.6602; 153.1871 ( Shailer Park State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 530 students with 37 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes
858-473: The one hundred properties for the Tilley's Bridge site. The Tilley's Bridge dam, if it had been approved, would have inundated the area of land between Tilley's Bridge, just to the south of Rathdowney, and Bigriggan Camping Reserve ( 28°11′55″S 152°46′48″E / 28.1986°S 152.7799°E / -28.1986; 152.7799 ( Bigriggan ) ), some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west, covering
891-596: The site on the site of the former Wild Waters Water Slide Park. The Logan Hyperdome Library opened in 1998 with a major refurbishment in 2014. In the 2011 census , Shailer Park recorded a population of 11,275 people, 50.3% female and 49.7% male. The median age of the Shailer Park population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 68.5% of people living in Shailer Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 6.8%, South Africa 1.7%, Scotland 0.9%, Philippines 0.7%. 88.7% of people spoke only English at home;
924-776: The southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of the Great Dividing Range and forms in the Mount Barney National Park , near the Queensland ;– New South Wales border, below Mount Lindesay . The river flows generally north by northeast, joined by eleven minor tributaries , before heading east and eventually emptying into Moreton Bay . Its principal tributaries are the Albert River which joins it just east of Beenleigh ; Teviot Brook which begins at Mount Superbus and joins
957-617: The waterways and catchments of South East Queensland in 2007 rated the condition of the Logan River as very poor. Much of the environmental degradation has been caused by land clearing, the Bromelton Industrial Estate, nutrient run-off, and pumping wastewater directly from several wastewater treatment plants in and around the Logan River. In 2009, the Healthy Waterways Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program rated
990-582: Was elected Mayor of Logan City in 1982 and served for one term. Shailer Park was originally named as a district on 1 September 1971, then as a sub-district of Slacks Creek on 1 September 1977. It was named and bounded as a locality on 31 March 1979 and revised to be a suburb on 31 August 1991. The Kimberley Park estate was developed in 1973. Shailer Park State High School opened on 29 January 1980. Shailer Park State School opened on 25 January 1982. Kimberley Park State School opened 29 January 1985. The Logan Hyperdome shopping centre opened in 1989 on
1023-419: Was operating in 1885 only to be demolished two years later during floods. A new bridge opened in 1888 and lasted until 1972 when another bridge was built. In 1905, a 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) saltwater crocodile was found shot dead floating near the ferry by banks of the river. The find was preceded by reports of sightings for several years which were met with scepticism because southern Queensland
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1056-654: Was situated to the north of the current Shailer Road. Francis Shailer was a teacher at the first and second Slacks Creek Provisional Schools. He was also the first Clerk of the Tingalpa Divisional Board in 1880. The Shailers intermarried with other pioneering families in the district including the Dennis family, who were related to the Markwells, as well as the Murrays, who had an adjoining property along
1089-553: Was thriving along the river by the 1860s mostly because it was the best transport route in the area. Steam ships, cutters and hand-loaded punts were the most common vessels. For navigation purposes the river was surveyed in 1871 from its mouth upstream to McLean. Wharfs were initially built at McLean, Beenleigh, Waterford and Logan Village with more built due to public demand. Unofficial ferry crossings were conducted as early as 1862. Long-term services were established at Alberton, Loganholme and Waterford. The rail bridge at Loganlea
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