Everything about New Farm Queensland totally explained
New Farm is an inner suburb of
Brisbane,
Australia, located 2km east from the
Brisbane CBD on a
peninsula on the
Brisbane River.
Geography
Newfarm is surrounded by the
Brisbane River, with land access from the north west through
Fortitude Valley and the east through Newstead.
Attractions
At the south-eastern end of the peninsula is the historic
New Farm Park. The suburb derives its name from the fact that the peninsula was used as a farming area in the early years of
Brisbane's History.
Brunswick Street is the main street running northwest-southeast up the centre of the peninsula. To the south of Brunswick Street the suburb is characterised by large ornate
Queenslander style houses, shady streets lined with large trees and tall apartment buildings, predominantly along the river. More modest Queenslander style houses dominate the north of Brunswick Street where there are fewer large trees and apartments.
The suburb has one main commercial area close to New Farm Park, called 'Merthyr Village'. A wide variety of businesses also successfully operate along Brunswick Street and in adjacent streets heading back to Fortitude Valley. The former electric tramway power station, located at the eastern end of New Farm Park, has been converted into a community arts and performance space called '
The Powerhouse'.
History
From 1885 to 1897 New Farm's transport needs were served by horse drawn trams, which operated along Brunswick Street, as far as Barker Street. In 1897 the horse trams were replaced with electric trams and the line extended, with trams ultimately running as far as Macquarie Street and down to the river at New Farm Park. The electric trams ceased operation on 13 April 1969, since then the suburb has been served by diesel buses.
New Farm's developed a reputation in the late 1980s as a drug-addled, low-rent culture depicted in
Andrew McGahan's grunge novel 'Praise' which is set largely in the suburb. Along with the
Fortitude Valley, New Farm has a Brisbane wide reputation as a centre of drug use and prostitution.
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Since then, and like many Brisbane suburbs, New Farm has experienced much '
gentrification' and 'infill development' throughout the 1990s and the years since 2000. However, New Farm maintains its diversity, being known for its long established Italian community and its now home to a large gay community. It is also known for its many restaurants and cafes and for illegal street
prostitution after dark along the Valley end of
Brunswick Street .
On the 23rd of January 2007, Part of the upcoming movie "Fool's Gold" (starring Kate Hudson) was shot at New Farm Park.
Transport
By Ferry, at the river end of Brunswick Street a small
cross river ferry operated by
Brisbane Transport links New Farm with
Norman Park. New Farm can also be accessed via two
CityCat stops (operated by
Brisbane Transport) - at Sydney Street and at New Farm Park.
By Bus The suburb is serviced by several bus routes to and from the city centre. There are no direct services from the suburb to the local high school at Kelvin Grove for students.
Merthyr Road and Brunswick Street form a major urban node in New Farm with
Coles. The Smart Cities: Rethinking the City Centre report proposes extending Merthy Road across
green bridges to the east to link across to
Bulimba and to the west to link across
Kangaroo Point to the City close to the Stock Exchange Hotel (and on across the
Goodwill Bridge to
Southbank,
Boggo Road Gaol and the
University of Queensland).
Further Information
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