Beenleigh

Beenleigh is a town and a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census, Beenleigh recorded a populace of 8,252. An administration overview for the new town was led in 1866. The town is the end for the Beenleigh railroad line, which first opening in 1885 and a stop on the South Coast rail route line, which achieved Southport in 1889. Beenleigh was the regulatory focus of the previous Shire of Albert. It is known for the legacy recorded vacation spot called the Beenleigh Artisan Distillery.

This is the Yugambeh People's nation, preceding European settlement by a huge number of years. Their Yugambeh dialect and legacy survive and is a demonstration of the Yugambeh Museum situated in the town. Beenleigh was first colonized during the 1860s, with the principal changeless European settlement happening by John Davy and Frank Gooding, who named their sugarcane ranch Beenleigh in memory of their family bequest in Devonshire, England.

The primary sugarcane process was worked in 1867, and by 1885, another 29 were operational. Beenleigh Post Office opened on 1 August 1867. Business dairying in the zone started in 1889. Beenleigh State School was opened on 6 February 1871. The Beenleigh Memorial Park was devoted on 21 August 1925. The abattoir was set up in 1952 for meat creation, is as yet one of the biggest ventures in Beenleigh. Beenleigh State High School opened on 29 January 1963. Beenleigh Special School opened on 1 January 1981.