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Willawong

History of Brisbane's Willawong

Willawong's history has been compiled as a part of the BRISbites community history project.

Aboriginal history

Willawong is an Aboriginal meaning ‘the junction of two creeks’.

Urban development

Until 1970, Willawong was a part of Acacia Ridge. Then the Place Names Board announced that the region known as ‘The Blunder’ would be divided into four suburbs – Willawong, Pallara, Larapinta and Heathwood.

Willawong was named after the aboriginal term for ‘creek junction’, which presumably refers to the flow of Blunder Creek into Oxley Creek on its northern boundary. The suburb is still very sparsely populated, with only 236 residents in the 1996 census.

Notable residents

There is currently no information for notable residents of Willawong.

Landmarks

The Willawong hazardous liquid waste facility is probably the best-known feature of this neighbourhood, although the Brisbane City Council has now closed this down. Currently a hard fill site and a waste transfer station are operating in the area.

Reference: BRISbites, 2000

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