Zillmere, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Zillmere
city = Brisbane
state = qld
coordinates = coord|27|21|30|S|153|03|00|E|display=inline,title


caption =
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4034
est =
pop = 7,450 (2001 census)
area = 3.7
propval = $285,000 (YE Mar 2007) [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=92 REIQ]
stategov = Nudgee
fedgov = Lilley
near-nw = Carseldine
near-n = Fitzgibbon
near-ne = Taigum
near-w = Aspley
near-e = Taigum
near-sw = Aspley
near-s = Geebung
near-se = Virginia
dist1 = 14
location1= Brisbane

Zillmere is a suburb 14km north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia.

History

The Turrbal Aborigines occupied the region north of Brisbane River, including the area covered by Zillmere.

With European settlement, the area came to be known as Zillman's Waterholes, named after Johann Leopold Zillmann (1813-1892), a pioneering Lutheran missionary who served at the mission station nearby at Nundah. In January 1872, the Brisbane Courier [ [http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1306954?searchTerm=zillman%27s+waterholes The Brisbane Courier 20 January 1872 - Zillman's Waterholes] ] described Zillman's Waterholes as being situated between Cabbage Tree Creek and Downfall Creek. It was settled with twenty-seven small farmers residing on the land. At the time there were "two chapels, a brickyard and pottery". The settlers grew pineapples, pigs and other small crops. After the North Coast Railway Line was extended to Petrie in 1888, the railway station servicing the area was named Zillmere. By the time the first housing estate was marketed in 1897, the area was also being called Zillmere. A slaughterhouse and curing works was established in 1898 by J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd to slaughter and process pigs from regional farms. ["The History of the Oxley Meat Factory - Foggitt Jones Ltd, J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd, Tancred Bros 1903-1992" by Lona (Price) Grantham, May 1998.]

Today Zillmere is approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial. [ [http://www.reiq.com.au/SuburbProfiles/community_view.asp?suburb_id=92 REIQ - Profile for Zillmere] ] In recent years parts of its shopping district have been updated as part of the Brisbane City Council's urban renewal project.

Amenities

Zillmere has a busy local shopping centre on the east side of the railway line adjacent to the railway station. The centre includes a Superpharm IGA, newsagent, 7/11, Domino's Pizza, pharmacy, florist, bakery, barber, tailor, bicycle shop, service station and veterinary surgery. Educational institutions located in Zillmere are:

(a) Government schools -
* [http://www.zillmeress.eq.edu.au/ Zillmere State School] - Located on Murphy Road.(b) Non-government schools and colleges -
* [http://www.stdympnas.qld.edu.au/ St. Dympna's Catholic Primary School] - Located on Robinson Road West.

Churches located in Zillmere are:

* Anglican.
* Assemblies of God.
* Catholic.
* Christadelphian.
* Churches of Christ.

A council library, health facilities and public transport options are located in Zillmere.

port and culture

Zillmere includes O'Callaghan Park which is home to the [http://www.geocities.com/northstarmasters/index.html North Star Football Club] and Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club.

Zillmere hosts the Zillmere Multicultural Festival (known as [http://www.zillfest.org.au/index.html Zillfest] ). This is an annual event showcasing performing arts, crafts, delicacies and traditions of local cultural groups. There is a program of performers demonstrating traditional dances and an 'open mike' session for local talent.

Further reading

* "Geebong Story - Being the history of Geebung and including the Zillman's Waterholes, Sandgate, Downfall Creek, Deadman's Gully, Cabbage Tree Creek, Happy Valley and Virginia from early settlement to the end of World War I." by Kath Ballard, Geebung Qld 1995.

* "Geebung Story: The Next Fifty Years - Being the history of Geebung (with other name for three years) and surrounding north side suburbs including Nundah, Albion, Zillmere, Virginia, Chermside and Sandgate. Embracing Brisbane to the Pine River and beyond and to the bayside areas with an enormous amount of WW2 years of both Australian and American, including a previously unrecorded Chermside Camp map with story and photographs. Every page with names, names, names." by Kath Ballard, Geebunf Qld 1998.

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