My suburb had to fight to be recognised as a suburb. You probably haven’t even heard of it

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 20, 2026

We’re one of Brisbane’s littlest ’burbs, and our neighbours hog the limelight, but we have heritage homes, Paddle Pop skies – and colourful characters too.

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