Logan City

Logan City is a city in south-east Queensland in Australia. The city is bordered to the north by Brisbane and south to the Gold Coast. Logan City is one of the fastest growing urban areas in Australia. It covers an area of ​​247.9 km2 and has about 170,000 inhabitants. Logan City is the administrative seat of the homonymous local government area ( LGA) Logan City Council.

History

The area of present-day Logan City was first settled in 1842. It was founded on June 8, 1978 as the Shire and got on 1 January 1981 a city. The city was named after Captain Patrick Logan, a brutal commander of the Moreton Bay penal colony. Logan is the namesake for many locations in the region, such as the Logan River, the districts Loganlea, Logan Village ( Beaudesert Shire ), Loganholme, Logan Reserve and Logan Central, Logan Motorway and Logan Road, which connects Logan City to the state capital Brisbane.

In June 2006, the City Council member Aiden McLinden suggested to rename the town of Silver City. The reasons for his proposal were that the city has a bad reputation because many associate Logan City with a high crime rate. In addition, the city was named after a man who was known as a ruthless tyrant. The proposal was rejected.

Miscellaneous

Some areas of Logan City, such as Springwood or the older parts of Woodridge, stand out as rich out, while others, such as Kingston, Marsden or the newer parts of Woodridge / Logan Central are considered poorer and their origins in social have settlements.

Logan City is a very multicultural city that combines the influences of more than 160 different cultures. Despite this cultural diversity, there are hardly racially or culturally based conflicts.

Traffic

Logan City has good transport links. The city lies on the Pacific Highway, the city among other things, connects to Brisbane or the Gold Coast, but also the main trunk road to the south and is directly to Sydney ( about 980 miles) leads. Another important artery is the toll Logan Motorway, which connects Logan City in the west with Ipswich and the North East with the Gateway Motorway, which in turn represents the fastest connection to the airport and the northern districts of Brisbane.

Logan City is also connected to the city of Brisbane bus network in the district of Browns Plains. Local buses connect the rest of the city with Browns Plains.

By connecting to the Gold Coast / Beenleigh - Logan railway line is also connected to the rail network of Brisbane. The available railway stations in Logan City are: Trinder Park, Woodridge, Kingston and Loganlea. Since the harmonization of the various transport companies in Brisbane and the surrounding area, which includes a common ticket and fare system, the situation has continued to improve public transport.