| Greenstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Greenstone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°06′38″S152°52′10″E / 27.1106°S 152.8694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2023 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4513 [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Glass House | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Greenstone is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [1] [3]
In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran. [4] [5] [6] Greenstone was created from land formerly within Rocksberg. [1]
The locality takes its name from Rocksberg Greenstone, a unique igneous rock type found in the area. [1] [7]
There are no schools in Greenstone. The nearest government primary school is Bellmere State School in Bellmere to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the north-east and Morayfield State High School in Morayfield to the east. [8]
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986.
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