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The new Moreton Bay Research Station and Study Centre (MBRS) was opened on 23 June 2000, [7] by the Honourable Peter Beattie, MLA, with funding provided by the University of Queensland, the Port of Brisbane Corporation, the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and Consolidated Rutile Limited (now Sibelco Australia).
Cowan Cowan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 25 Dorothy Newnham Street ( 27°07′38″S 153°21′54″E / 27.1273°S 153.3649°E / -27.1273; 153.3649 ( Signal Station ) ): Signal Station, Moreton
Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia.The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay (water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others).
With an estimated operating budget of A$391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585, [3] Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast, [3] both of which are also amalgamated entities. In the 2021 census, the City of Moreton Bay had a population of 476,340 people. [1]
The Shire covered an area of 1,224.4 square kilometres (472.7 sq mi), of which approximately one-quarter was urban, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Redcliffe and Shire of Pine Rivers to form the Moreton Bay Region, which was renamed the City of Moreton Bay in July 2023.
The Southern Moreton Bay Islands, abbreviated as SMBI, also known as the Bay Islands, are the four inhabited southern Moreton Bay islands located in South East Queensland, Australia. The group is part of the Redland City with a permanent population of 7,635 as of the 2021 census (up from 6,153 in the 2016 census ).
Margate was part of the City of Redcliffe until 2008, when it was amalgamated into the Moreton Bay Region, now known as the City of Moreton Bay. [2] In the 2021 census , Margate had a population of 7,575 people.
Wellington Point is 25.5 kilometres (15.8 mi) east of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. [3] The locality is bounded to the north-west, north, and north-east by Moreton Bay and to the east and south-east by Hilliards Creek. [4] The locality has a number of coastal features (clockwise from north-west):