Fernvale, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Fernvale
city = Somerset Regional Council
state = qld


caption =
lga = Somerset Regional Council
postcode = 4306
pop = 1,544
est =
fedgov = Division of Blair, Division of Dickson
stategov = Ipswich West
dist1 =
location1= Brisbane GPO
near-nw = Wivenhoe Pocket
near-n = England Creek
near-ne = Banks Creek
near-w = Vernor
near-e = Banks Creek
near-sw = Vernor
near-s = Fairney View
near-se = Wanora

Fernvale is a town located on the Brisbane Valley Highway in South East Queensland. The town is part of the Somerset Regional Council.

Situated a few kilometres from the Brisbane River, it is 30 km away from Ipswich and 60 km away from Brisbane. It is 80 km away from Toowoomba and 120 km from the Gold Coast. The Brisbane Valley Highway goes through Fernvale. Fernvale is located 8km away from a major source of water supply, Wivenhoe Dam.

It has a medium size supermarket, a large newsagent, butcher, bakery, hotel, petrol station, hairdresser, and mechanics. It has a population of about 1500. The Brisbane River passes through Fernvale. People go there for recreation, camping and fishing. One part of the river is called Savages Crossing, while another part is called Twin Bridges. In 1996, major floods flooded Fernvale. Trees fell, power lines fell, traffic held up and worst of all, Savages Crossing bridge snapped in half.

Fernvale State Primary School was established in 1872. However, The name of the town use to be called Stinky Gully. They only changed the name in the 1900s.

Fernvale is well-known for their markets. Of a Sunday morning the markets are held, and at times you have to park a kilometre or two away. People from Ipswich and Brisbane travel in to get some bargains. During the 1983 Black February floods residents of Fernvale had to take to trees and rooftops for up to three nights to escape raging flood waters.

In February 2008, Winnah Films shot the movie Savages Crossing partly at the actual Savages Crossing. Winnah is John and Cody Jarratts film production company.

Fernvale is the fasting growing area in the Brisbane Valley region

ee also

*Brisbane Valley Branch Railway
*Lowood

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