Acacia Ridge
Acacia Ridge, a residential and industrial suburb, is 13 km south of central Brisbane. It is positioned either side of Beaudesert Road, which runs southwards along the suburb's predominant ridge line. The name came about from the ridge line and its most common vegetation, the acacia or wattle trees.
Further Reading:
Acacia Ridge and Coopers Plains: a local history, Coopers Plains Ward Bicentennial Committee, 1988
The Courier-Mail, 6 December 2002, p 40
Pamela Baker, A short history of Acacia Ridge Post Office, Public Relations Office, Australia Post, Brisbane, 1981
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