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Mount Coot-tha has a public library on Mt Coot-tha Road in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens operated by the Brisbane City Council. [47] Unlike most public libraries in Brisbane which have general collections, this library holds a specialist collection about botany and astronomy and related topics reflecting its locations within the botanic garden ...
Mount Coot-tha Lookout & Kiosk is a heritage-listed lookout at Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Mount Coot-tha, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At 226 metres (741 ft) above sea level, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it is the best known vantage point from which to view the city and surrounds. [ 3 ]
Mount Coot-tha Forest has strong association with former Queensland Premiers Sir Samuel Griffith, who was a trustee, and Sir William Jolly who, through his administration in the mid 1920s, was instrumental in maintaining and expanding Mount Coot-tha Forest and played an important role in ensuring the area was preserved for the enjoyment of the ...
Mount Coot-tha Road (Tourist Drive 7) – Mount Coot-tha: Roundabout; route transition: southern terminus of Metroad 5, northern terminus of M5 (motorway-standard) 1.4: 0.87: Legacy Way (State Route M5) – Kelvin Grove: No entry or exit southbound: Indooroopilly: 4.0: 2.5: Moggill Road (State Route 33) – Indooroopilly, Kenmore: No exit ...
Also located at the gardens is the Mount Coot-tha Library operated by Brisbane City Council. [4] Unlike most public libraries in Brisbane which have general collections, this library holds a specialist collection about botany and astronomy and related topics, reflecting its location within the botanic garden and the Brisbane Planetarium also on ...
The Mount Coot-tha Forest is approximately 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of open eucalypt forest forming the south-eastern part of D'Aguilar National Park. These two areas make up a 30,000-hectare (74,000-acre) forest that extends into suburban Brisbane. It is home to powerful owls, goshawks, eagles, wrens and robins as well as possums and bats ...
The western edge of the Brisbane area sits atop the Herbert Taylor Range, including suburbs around and including Mount Coot-tha, Enoggera, Moggill and Chapel Hill. Mount Coot-tha in particular is 300 metres above sea-level and is a dominant landmark for the area, providing a clear view of most of the city and floodplain. [1]
List of tourist drives in Queensland includes numbered and un-numbered routes. Most routes have an official name, but some have been named in this article based on the region in which they occur. Some duplication of numbers exists where the Queensland Government and a local authority have each chosen the same number for use in different regions.