Greater Flagstone

Greater Flagstone is a district and development area located within the Logan City local government area in south-east Queensland, Australia. Greater Flagstone is situated along the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor between two future employment precincts at North Maclean and Bromelton. Greater Flagstone is expected to provide approximately 50,000 dwellings to house a population of up to 120,000 people with a development plan expected to take 30-40 years.^[1] The suburb of Flagstone was gazetted in 1997 and district suburbs were gazetted from 2016.^[2][3]

Homestead Drive, Flagstone, Queensland

History

Greater Flagstone is situated in the Bundjalung traditional Indigenous Australian country.^[4] The name Flagstone is from Flagstone Creek which flows into the Logan River just south of Chadwick Drive in South Maclean (27.8017°S 153.0053°E / -27.8017; 153.0053 (Flagstone Creek (mouth))).^[5] Greater Flagstone was previously part of the Undullah and Jimboomba areas before being excised into Flagstone and district suburbs.^[6]

Suburbs

• Flagstone^[7]
• Flinders Lakes^[8]
• Monarch Glen^[9]
• Silverbark Ridge^[10]
• Glenlogan^[11]
• Riverbend^[12]

References

1. "Greater Flagstone | State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning". www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "Flagstone – locality in City of Logan (entry 50113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
3. "Four new Logan suburbs as population booms". www.abc.net.au. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. "Bundjalung – Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative". muurrbay.org.au. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
5. "Flagstone Creek – watercourse in Logan City (entry 12695)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
6. "$6.7bn community fast tracked after surge in demand". www.couriermail.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
7. "Flagstone – locality in City of Logan (entry 50113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. "Flinders Lakes – locality in City of Logan (entry 49725)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
9. "Monarch Glen – locality in City of Logan (entry 49727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
10. "Silverbark Ridge – locality in City of Logan (entry 49728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
11. "Glenlogan – locality in City of Logan (entry 50116)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
12. "Riverbend – locality in City of Logan (entry 50117)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.