Australia

Queensland

Northgate

Keeping It Wet

Interesting facts about Northgate

Northgate is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 9km north of the Brisbane CBD. The land area comprises industrial and residential areas. Inter war homes can be found on Northgate Hill -- elevated land that rises west of the railway station; and post World War II real estate on "the flat" -- the large arc of flat land that extends to Moreton Bay at Nudgee Beach with most of the housing stock being post WWII.

Geography

Northgate, Queensland is at coordinates 27°23′25″S 153°03′59″E / -27.390173, 153.066287 (Northgate, Queensland)

Attractions

Northgate holds the Golden Circle processing plant, which is on Earnshaw Road. Golden Circle takes up over a Kilometer of length (16.5 Hectares of land) with its factories processing all the Golden Circle foods which are found in stores all around Australia. The Golden Circle factory contains a cafe for visitors to come to, and sample the tastes of Golden Circle.

Education

Northgate State School is situated on Amelia street, it is often referred to being placed halfway between Northgate and Nundah.

Sports

Norths Rugby League football club is located in Nundah, and has brought out quite a few famous Australian footballers, including Melbourne Storm players Billy Slater, Greg Inglis and Cooper Cronk.