- Riverhills, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Riverhills
city = Brisbane
state = qld
caption =
lga =Brisbane City Council , Jamboree Ward
postcode = 4074
pop = 3,955 (2006 census)
est =
fedgov =Division of Ryan
stategov =Electoral district of Mount Ommaney
dist1 = 15
location1=Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Pinjarra Hills
near-n = Westlake
near-ne = Middle Park
near-w = Bellbowrie
near-e = Sumner
near-sw = Moggill
near-s = Wacol
near-se = WacolRiverhills is an outer suburb of
Brisbane ,Australia . It is 15 km south-west of the CBD.Riverhills, along with surrounding suburbs, was developed in 1959 as part of the ‘Centenary Project’ and the area is now more commonly referred to as the Centenary suburbs.
Geography
Characteristics
Easy access to four primary schools, Jamboree Heights, Good News Lutheran, Middle Park and Jindalee.
Short travelling distance to Mt Ommaney Shops, Middle Park shopping centre and Riverhills Shopping Centre (colloquially known as Four Square).
A small park/playground at the end of Sumners Road, colloquially known as the 'Elevated Platform'
Transport
Riverhills is accessible via the Centenary Highway. Some bus routes service the suburb, namely [cite web | url=http://www.translink.com.au/qt/translin.nsf/ReferenceLookup/060529_Route-450,453,454,455,456,457,458,459.pdf/$file/060529_Route-450,453,454,455,456,457,458,459.pdf | title=Route-450,453,454,455,456,457,458,459 | date=
29 May 2006 | publisher=Brisbane Transport | accessdate=2008-01-18 |format=PDF] :*"' 450 - CityXpress via Cultural Centre, Toowong, Indooroopilly, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney, Middle Park and Westlake (Weekends) ("BT")
*"' 454 - CityXpress via Cultural Centre, Toowong, Indooroopilly and Riverhills (Weekdays) ("BT")
*"' 455 - Rocket via Milton, and the Western Freeway (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) ("BT")
*"' 457 - City Precincts via Milton, Coronation Drive, Western Freeway, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney, Middle Park and Westlake (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) ("BT")
*"' 459 - City Precincts via Milton, Coronation Drive, Western Freeway and Mt Ommaney. (Weekdays - Peak Hours only) ("BT")Riverhills is a short distance from Darra train station.
Politics
The people of Riverhills are represented by
Felicity Farmer , ALP Member for the Jamboree Ward, in the local council, byJulie Attwood , the ALP Member for Mount Ommaney in theQueensland Parliament and by Michael Johnson in the federal division of Ryan.References
External links
* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/riverhills/home/ ourbrisbane.com website, Riverhills section]
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