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Local government area in Queensland, Australia
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Redland City (colloquially called The Redlands) is the southeasternmost of all localities in the Greater Brisbane with a population of 156,863 (2018). It's the least visited of all the five LGAs of Greater Brisbane, and also perhaps the "most forgotten" of them all. The Redlands do not have many tourist facilities, and the only major tourist draw is North Stradbroke Island.
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The world's second largest sand island, after K'gari, a couple hundred kilometeres north. The island is best known for its beaches, which present plenty of fishing, swimming and surfing opportunities. The island is also an important Indigenous Australian site, and there are some places where you can immerse yourself into Aboriginal culture.
The local history museum for the Redland City. Most of what can be found is just items that have been donated by the local residents such as farm equipment, post office materials, bedroom furnishings, dolls, textiles, and a toy exhibition. All that adds up to over 20,000 items on display.
Point Cleveland Light, Old Cleveland Lighthouse
What was a useful navigational point in the mid-19th century now remains one of only two lighthouses shaped as a wooden hexagonal tower. Today, the newer Cleveland Point Light has largely taken over responsibility and the old one remains as a council-managed historic site where you can visit the outside (though the inside of the lighthouse remains closed).
Two council-managed art galleries with a large variety of local art, mostly of contemporary/post-modern art. There are two galleries, the first is the Redland Art Gallery in Capalaba and the other is the Redland Art Gallery in Cleveland.
A performing arts centre with just some local shows. Arguably, this place is aimed at locals rather than visitors, but there's nothing stopping you from going.
A 1934/5 built police station, that is now just a heritage listed place. There are some plans by the council to renovate the area and convert the police station to a museum along with a war memorial.
It's what you'd find in every coastal Australian town; a fish and chips store. There are limited dine-in options and most locals just get a takeaway. Unusually, unlike most regular fish and chip stores, this one also has burgers.
A cosy Italian pizza restaurant with plenty of good pizza, pasta and risotto, along the bay of Columbus Canal.
A classic Australian seafood and fish and chip shop, located along the bay of Columbus Canal.
A fine-dining French restaurant with some great French-Australian meals, though the range on their menu is rather small. The restaurant is fully licensed, and is never short of wines (usually either French, Australian or NZ wines).
A Redlands institution, situated in an 1850s Courthouse, this restaurant offers quality food in a stunning heritage building with beautiful views of Moreton Bay.
A suburban borderline shopping centre-mall containing a large range of products for a mall of its size. However, the range has been going down since the pandemic, and now the primary reason why many visit this shopping centre is to go to the movies. If you're just going for some shopping in the area, you're better off going to the many malls in Brisbane CBD.
By car
Redland City is the only city in Greater Brisbane to have no motorways, but rather just an urban road from Brisbane CBD.
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