ON May 20, four new suburbs were created in the Jimboomba area. The creation of the four new localities has brought the total number of suburbs in the rapidly growing city of Logan to 68.
Department of Natural Resources and Mines executive director south region Wally Kearnan said existing boundaries in Logan City’s Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area had been altered to create the new localities, which all fall within division 11 of the city.
The suburbs of Flagstone, Monarch Glen, Silverbark Ridge and Flinders Lakes may only officially have come into being on Friday, May 20 when they were published in the Queensland Government Gazette, but Flagstone Community Association president Bob Wiley, said residents had always viewed Flagstone as an individual locality.
“The establishment of Flagstone as its own suburb has been very welcomed by the community,” he said.
“We’ve been discussing it for quite some time and several months ago made a submission to the state government requesting that Flagstone be recognised as an individual suburb with its own postcode.”
Logan is experiencing an enormous population boom, with the city’s population expected to grow to 490,522 by 2036.
The greater Flagstone area alone is tipped to attract 120,000 people and 50,000 new homes over the next 30 years.
In December 2014, Logan City Council suggested the boundary changes to cater for the expected residential growth of the Greater Flagstone UDA over the next 20 years.
Councillor Trevina Schwarz said Flagstone was a priority development area for council as it was envisioned to eventually become Logan's satellite city.
“This area is going to be huge, so there are plans for a retail and commercial space, as well as a hospital and tertiary education campus,” she said.
Mr Kearnan said the naming of the Flagstone locality is part of a two-stage process.
“Initially, the new Flagstone locality will cover development land west of the interstate railway line,” he said.
“A proposal to extend the Flagstone locality boundary to include the existing communities on the eastern side of the line is being considered by the Department and Logan City Council.”
Logan Mayor Luke Smith said infrastructure would be built and upgraded as the population grew.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is considering a passenger rail link between nearby Beaudesert and Salisbury in Brisbane.
