Parts of Chermside will move into the Aspley state electorate while areas around Albany Creek and McDowall shift out under Queensland’s redrawn electoral boundaries.
Queensland’s final electoral redistribution changes several edges of the Aspley electorate ahead of the 2028 State election. The final redistribution was published on 29 June 2026.
Under the new boundaries, Aspley will gain the northern portion of Chermside from Stafford and the balance of Bridgeman Downs.
A portion of Geebung will move from Aspley to Nudgee, while part of McDowall and the section of Albany Creek previously within Aspley will move to Everton.
The changes leave Aspley centred on Aspley, Carseldine and Bridgeman Downs, while continuing to include most of Bald Hills and parts of nearby suburbs including Zillmere, Chermside, Chermside West and Wavell Heights.
A Minor Redraw Around the Edges
Queensland periodically reviews its state electoral boundaries to ensure districts remain within legislated enrolment limits.
The Queensland Redistribution Commission also considers communities of interest, transport and travel links, physical features, existing boundaries and demographic trends.
For Aspley, the changes adjust several edges of the electorate rather than fundamentally reshaping the district.
New Boundaries From the 2028 Election
The Queensland Redistribution Commission published the final redistribution in the Queensland Government Gazette on 29 June 2026.
The new boundaries will apply at the 2028 Queensland State general election.
Until then, the existing electoral boundaries remain relevant for elections held before the new boundaries take effect.
Bridgeman Downs and Carseldine sit side by side on Brisbane’s northside, but some of their biggest housing developments are taking markedly different forms.
In Bridgeman Downs, large parcels of suburban land continue to provide opportunities for subdivision and new detached housing.
Across the suburb boundary, Carseldine Village is following another path, bringing terrace homes, apartments, social and affordable housing, shops and community facilities together within a master-planned precinct.
The contrast shows how differently Brisbane can accommodate more homes, even between neighbouring suburbs.
Bridgeman Downs’ Big Blocks Are Being Subdivided
Beckett Road provides some of the clearest examples of the change underway in Bridgeman Downs.
The landholding at 409–427 Beckett Road is currently being marketed as an approved 41-lot residential subdivision opportunity covering about 4.16 hectares. Brisbane City Council’s Development.i records also show an in-progress reconfiguration application covering properties at 409, 411, 415 and 427 Beckett Road.
Another substantial subdivision proposal is progressing at 341–349 Beckett Road, where Council records show an impact-assessable reconfiguration application remains in progress.
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These developments reflect one of Bridgeman Downs’ defining characteristics. Large residential properties remain in parts of the suburb, providing opportunities for additional homes to be created through subdivision while maintaining a predominantly low-rise suburban form.
Council Has Already Planned for Change
The transformation has not gone unnoticed by planners.
Brisbane City Council adopted the Bridgeman Downs Neighbourhood Plan in June 2023, with the plan taking effect on 1 September that year.
Council developed the plan to guide future land use, development and infrastructure in the area over the following decade and beyond.
That means new proposals are being considered within a planning framework specifically developed for the suburb as it changes.
On the ground, that growth can still look distinctly suburban: new residential lots and streets emerging from land that previously accommodated far fewer homes.
The Queensland Government development is being delivered by Economic Development Queensland on the former Queensland University of Technology campus site near Carseldine railway station.
Its approved master plan allows for a maximum of 606 dwellings across a seven-stage development, with full build-out anticipated in 2028, subject to market demand.
The project combines different types of housing with aged care, childcare, sporting facilities, retained bushland and retail and commercial space.
Terrace housing has been a major part of the residential development, with 182 terrace homes forming part of the project across several stages.
Rather than development occurring property by property, Carseldine Village has provided the opportunity to plan housing, roads, open space and other facilities across a large precinct.
152 Homes Are Now Rising at Plaza Place
One of the biggest current additions to Carseldine Village is Plaza Place.
Construction began in June 2025 on the seven-storey development, which will provide 152 social and affordable homes.
The project comprises 62 social and 90 affordable apartments, including 56 one-bedroom, 90 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom homes.
Current project information indicates completion is expected around mid to late 2027.
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The project represents a very different form of housing growth from the subdivisions occurring only a few kilometres away in Bridgeman Downs.
Instead of distributing additional homes across newly created suburban lots, Plaza Place concentrates 152 homes within one development in an established master-planned precinct.
One Had Big Blocks. The Other Had a Blank Canvas.
The difference between the two suburbs partly comes down to the land available for development.
Carseldine Village occupies a large former institutional site, giving planners the opportunity to design an entire precinct incorporating housing, roads, open space, shops and community facilities.
Bridgeman Downs developed under different circumstances and retains large privately owned residential parcels in some areas.
As those properties are redeveloped, subdivision can create additional housing while retaining much of the suburb’s detached, low-rise character.
The distinction is not absolute. Carseldine also has conventional subdivisions outside Carseldine Village, while development in Bridgeman Downs is not limited to detached houses.
But some of the largest current projects in the neighbouring suburbs illustrate two distinctly different approaches to adding housing on Brisbane’s northside.
Two Paths to More Homes
The contrast is likely to remain visible over the coming years.
Carseldine Village is expected to continue developing towards its anticipated 2028 build-out, while subdivision proposals remain part of the changing residential landscape in Bridgeman Downs.
In Carseldine, hundreds of homes are being incorporated into a planned mixed-use precinct.
Residents across Carseldine and Brisbane’s northern suburbs could be waiting until after the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games before construction begins on the long-promised Gympie Road bypass tunnel, following comments made during Brisbane City Council’s latest budget.
The future timing of the project has come under renewed scrutiny after LM Adrian Schrinner referred to the tunnel as one of the first major projects expected to begin after the 2032 Games.
The remarks have sparked a debate over whether northside commuters will face nearly a decade of further gridlock before work starts on one of Queensland’s most significant proposed road projects.
Bypassing Brisbane’s Busiest Bottlenecks
The proposed nine-kilometre underground tunnel is designed to link Carseldine and Kedron, carrying through-traffic away from Gympie Road’s most congested sections. Motorists regularly face severe delays at key intersections—including Beams, Hamilton, Rode, and Stafford roads—as rapid population growth puts immense pressure on Brisbane’s northern transport corridors.
While planning documents have identified potential entry and exit locations near Chermside, the project has effectively become a political football regarding its actual delivery timeframe.
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Tug-of-War Over Timelines
In June 2026, the budget comments quickly triggered pushback. Opposition leaders argued that northside residents should not have to wait years for relief, highlighting the daily toll the congestion takes on thousands of commuters.
In response, the State Government rejected suggestions that the project had been sidelined. Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg maintained that planning remains actively underway, progressing as promised during the 2024 state election campaign.
Mr Schrinner’s office also sought to clarify the remarks, claiming the comments reflected the project’s massive, long-term scale rather than a formal delay. They noted that mega-infrastructure projects inherently require extended planning periods, drawing parallels to other major transport schemes that took a decade to transition from blueprint to bitumen.
Community Divided on Alternative Solutions
The ongoing uncertainty has also intensified community debate over whether a mega-tunnel is the right fix. While many motorists view the underground bypass as the only practical way to remove through-traffic from surface roads, a growing contingent of residents argues for faster, more sustainable alternatives.
Online community forums show strong support for pivoting funding toward expanding dedicated northside busways, extending the Brisbane Metro further north, and upgrading rail infrastructure rather than continuing to focus heavily on road capacity.
Despite the uncertainty, the project has already progressed through several costly planning stages:
2023: The Queensland Government allocated $35 million for a detailed business case overseen by North Brisbane Infrastructure (under the Queensland Investment Corporation).
2024: The state budget injected a further $318 million for pre-construction activities, including technical studies, traffic modelling, and environmental assessments.
Residents in Aspley will soon see special-effects smoke billowing from their lawns and roof gutters as water authorities hunt down illegal plumbing connections that are flooding neighbourhood streets with wastewater.
Starting 1 July, the Wet Weather Overflow Reduction Program targets 31 Brisbane suburbs to stop severe spills. Workers pump harmless, theatrical-style smoke into underground maintenance holes to trace where the system fails.
If the network is healthy, the vapour safely floats out of standard household roof vents. What happens when the smoke escapes through the ground or spills from a gutter? It exposes a major defect. This could be a cracked pipe or a downpipe improperly routed into the sewer. This operation runs until Dec. 31.
The Pressure on the Pipes
Why is this unusual measure necessary? Massive storms and a booming population are currently overwhelming the city’s aging network. Stormwater aggressively floods into wastewater pipes during heavy downpours, pushing the system past its breaking point. The data points to a surprising culprit. Utility figures suggest three-quarters of this excess water originates from private properties, with one in 10 homes hiding non-compliant plumbing.
Finding these faults requires property access. Under the South-East Queensland Water Act, connection officers now possess the legal authority to enter private land. They are searching exclusively for customer-side issues like illegal discharges, unapproved connections, or landscaping that pools water over sewer chambers.
Crews will sweep through neighbourhoods on weekdays between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., occasionally working Saturdays if required. Residents do not need to stay home. Daily life continues as normal, with absolutely no interruptions to local water or toilet services.
Fixing the problems brings a new challenge. Following the inspections, Urban Utilities will formally notify homeowners of any discovered faults. While the agency provides free replacement caps for specific low-lying gullies, property owners must shoulder the financial burden for all other private repairs. This intense focus on residential backyards has sparked community questions about the utility’s own decades-old pipes. Addressing these concerns, utility representatives stated that diagnosing private leaks is a crucial step for guiding future upgrades to the broader public infrastructure.
Aspley sits surprisingly close to several railway stations, yet the suburb has never had one of its own. The explanation goes back more than a century, when railways were being built through Brisbane’s north and Aspley was growing around a very different transport route.
Zillmere and Carseldine have stations just east of Aspley. Geebung is nearby, while the North Coast railway continues north through Bald Hills towards Strathpine.
Aspley, however, grew up around Gympie Road.
That difference can be traced to the earliest development of Brisbane’s northern suburbs.
The Railway Took an Eastern Route
The first railway into Brisbane’s northern suburbs opened to Sandgate in 1882, providing a much faster connection between the city and the increasingly popular seaside destination.
A northern railway through Zillmere opened in 1888, forming part of the route that developed into the North Coast line.
By then, the basic railway corridor east of Aspley was established.
There is no clear evidence that railway planners specifically considered and rejected an Aspley station. Rather, the railway was serving destinations and following a corridor that did not pass through the district.
Aspley’s own transport history centred on the road running through it.
Known earlier as Little Cabbage Tree Creek, the district was largely agricultural during the 19th century. Gympie Road became an important northern route following the discovery of gold at Gympie in 1867.
The Royal Exchange Hotel, predecessor of today’s Aspley Hotel, opened beside Gympie Road in 1875, serving passing traffic as well as the surrounding farming community.
Even Aspley’s early public transport connections pointed residents towards railway stations elsewhere. Brisbane City Council’s heritage history of Aspley State School records a horse-drawn bus service between the district and Wooloowin railway station from 1886.
Later, Brisbane’s tram network travelled north along Gympie Road, eventually reaching Chermside in 1947.
Aspley’s relatively late suburban boom helps explain why the absence of rail became entrenched.
The district remained largely agricultural long after railway suburbs such as Zillmere had begun developing around their transport connections.
Large-scale residential growth came much later. By then, private cars were transforming Brisbane.
Aspley’s emerging suburban landscape reflected that change. Detached houses spread across former farmland, commercial development clustered around major roads and Gympie Road became an increasingly important arterial route.
Instead of a railway station becoming the suburb’s focal point, road access helped shape modern Aspley.
Why Carseldine Has a Station — and Aspley Doesn’t
Carseldine provides an interesting comparison because its station is much newer than many people might expect.
Carseldine railway station opened in 1986.
The crucial difference was that the railway already passed through Carseldine. Adding a station there did not require construction of an entirely new railway corridor.
No railway line runs through Aspley, so providing conventional heavy rail to the suburb would be a much bigger infrastructure undertaking than simply adding another station.
There is also the long-planned North West Transport Corridor, running through Brisbane’s north-west between the Alderley and Strathpine areas. Transport and Main Roads describes its potential future role as an integrated corridor accommodating rail, road, walking and cycling.
However, it is not a funded railway project or a plan for an Aspley railway station.
For now, the map still reflects development patterns stretching back more than a century.
Zillmere grew beside the railway. Chermside eventually got the tram. Carseldine could later add a station because the tracks were already there.
What began as a small community gathering is now expected to attract thousands of dogs and their owners to Carseldine as Barktoberfest celebrates its 10th anniversary this September.
Ten years. That is how long this local tradition has been expanding. On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the grounds at 133 Dorville Road will host Barktoberfest from 6 a.m. until 12 p.m. What started as a modest gathering now promises more than 150 unique market stalls.
Organisers have curated a massive selection of vendors, specifically targeting the everyday needs of family pets while maintaining free entry and parking for all attendees.
Have you ever seen a dog dance? Locals will get that exact opportunity alongside a dedicated canine fashion parade and live demonstrations. The morning schedule is packed with free entertainment designed to keep the energy high.
Community members wanting to showcase their pets can Get Tickets online for contests like the Pawsome Performer, Strike a Paws, and Pawparazzi events. Meanwhile, live music and dedicated children’s activities ensure the humans stay just as entertained as their furry companions.
Gourmet street food stalls will line the venue to feed hungry families throughout the morning.
To mark the ten-year milestone, event coordinators are heavily encouraging digital RSVPs. Securing a free spot online automatically places attendees in a prize draw for a premium pet hamper valued at over $200. This major giveaway serves as a final reward for a community that has spent a decade turning a simple market day into a massive celebration of local pets.
Kath Williamson is recognised as a pioneer of women’s basketball in Queensland and Australia, but long before she captained the state’s first representative basketball teams, she was making her mark on the netball court as a member of the Aspley Netball Club. While continuing to represent Brisbane in netball, Williamson became one of Queensland’s earliest women’s basketball pioneers as the sport expanded across the state.
That story has been brought together in Kath’s Blazer: The Forgotten Story of the Development of Women’s Basketball in Queensland in the 1950s, written by basketball historians Terry Doherty and Bob Godbold. The book uses a maroon blazer, carefully preserved by Williamson’s family for decades, to trace the beginnings of organised women’s basketball in Queensland and recognise the people who helped build the game.
From Aspley Netball to Basketball Pioneer
Queensland State Netball Team, 1951; Kath (Wright) Williamson fourth from the right (Photo credit: Teresa (Doo) Galos via Kath’s Blazer: The Forgotten Story of the Development of Women’s Basketball in Queensland in the 1950s)
Among the historical records featured in the book is a photograph identifying Kath as a member of the Aspley Netball Club. Kath and her mother, Agnes Doo, were listed among the successful umpires associated with Aspley and Bald Hills at the country carnival, highlighting the family’s long-standing connection to the local sporting community.
As basketball began to spread throughout Queensland during the early 1950s, Williamson continued playing netball while also competing in the American rules version of basketball as it gained momentum across the state.
Williamson soon took on leadership roles within the Queensland team. She captained the Queensland women’s basketball team at the first five Australian Women’s Basketball Championships, leading the side in Melbourne in 1955, Newcastle in 1956, Adelaide in 1957, Devonport in 1958 and Toowoomba in 1959. She also served as captain-manager of the inaugural 1955 team and later as captain-coach during the 1957 championships.
The Women Who Built Queensland Basketball
Australian Basketball Championships at Melbourne, 1955 (Photo credit: Teresa (Doo) Galos via Kath’s Blazer: The Forgotten Story of the Development of Women’s Basketball in Queensland in the 1950s)
While Williamson led Queensland on the court, the book also highlights the contribution of her mother, Agnes Doo, whose influence helped shape women’s basketball across the state.
Doo campaigned to establish American rules basketball for women in Brisbane before founding the Queensland Women’s Amateur Basketball Association. She also secured the rights to print the American rules in Australia and played a key role in ensuring Queensland competed at the inaugural Australian Women’s Basketball Championship in Melbourne in 1955.
The book also documents how women’s basketball grew through communities across Queensland. Charters Towers developed one of the state’s earliest organised competitions under Phil Schober from 1950, while towns including Kingaroy, Townsville, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Cairns, Mackay and Ayr each developed their own basketball pathways during the decade.
Rather than focusing solely on elite competition, the authors show how volunteers, local clubs, coaches, officials and players laid the foundations for women’s basketball in Queensland.
A Blazer That Preserved History
Displayed on the right hip pocket of Kath Wright’s representative blazer, the City of Brisbane coat of arms is accompanied by the years she represented Brisbane in netball and basketball. (Photo credit: Debbie Williamson via Kath’s Blazer: The Forgotten Story of the Development of Women’s Basketball in Queensland in the 1950s)
The book’s title comes from Williamson’s maroon representative blazer, with its three pockets covered in embroidered badges marking her years as a player, coach and team manager. For the authors, the blazer became an important historical source. It provided clues that guided years of research into a period where official records were often incomplete.
For communities such as Aspley and Bald Hills, Kath’s Blazer also highlights an important chapter of local sporting history. Williamson’s journey from the Aspley Netball Club to leading Queensland at the first five Australian Women’s Basketball Championships illustrates the significant role local athletes played in the early development of women’s basketball in the state.
Two neighbouring northside state schools have recorded standout results in how they manage student behaviour, according to the Queensland Department of Education’s 2025 School Opinion Survey. But the strong support came from two entirely different groups.
At Zillmere State School, every parent who completed the survey agreed that student behavior was managed well. At nearby Taigum State School, it was the staff who gave a unanimous 100% vote of confidence.
The annual survey measures community perception rather than counting classroom disruptions or playground incidents. Yet for local families, the figures offer something just as valuable: a window into why parents and teachers feel confident when challenges arise.
Zillmere: Trust built through tough conversations
Maintaining parent trust can be difficult when disciplinary action hits close to home, which makes Zillmere’s parent result all the more striking.
Long-time mum has had five of her six children educated at Zillmere since 2006. Even when one of her children was suspended, she remained strongly supportive of the school’s leadership.
Rather than jumping straight to punishment, the mother says staff used a chaplain, weekly therapy-dog visits, and a wristband “time-out” system to help students settle. Suspension was used only after other measures failed, backed by frank, transparent conversations.
She also said that trust often grows when families understand what happened, know which supports were offered and believe the child was treated fairly.
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That ethos aligns with Zillmere’s 2025 Annual Improvement Plan, which prioritises community hubs, a wellbeing garden, and targeted outreach for refugee, migrant, and Pasifika families.
The approach was put to the test in 2025, when Zillmere recorded a 19.1 percentage point rise in suspensions—the largest increase among Brisbane state schools. While a jump in suspensions might seem at odds with parent satisfaction, experts note that firm action can actually build confidence if handled correctly.
Australian Catholic University inclusion specialist Dr. Matthew White describes school discipline as a delicate balancing act: parents expect firm action when learning is disrupted, but over-reliance on suspensions can alienate families. Zillmere’s survey suggests parents feel the school is getting that balance right.
Taigum: A safety net for teachers
Over at Taigum State School, the strongest endorsement came from inside the staffroom.
Taigum was one of just five Brisbane state schools to record 100% staff agreement on behaviour management, alongside Kedron, Wondall Heights, Northgate, and Darra.
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Rather than a school without challenging days, the result points to a staff that feels backed by workable systems. In 2025, Taigum expanded its guidance officer access to three days a week, introduced a new inclusion teacher, and launched “Taigum Talks“—regular sessions connecting parents directly with speech pathologists and learning heads.
When teachers have specialist support to adjust classroom routines early, they aren’t forced to manage complex behavioural needs alone.
The Takeaway
Zillmere and Taigum approached the challenge from different directions—one by rallying parent trust through open communication, the other by equipping teachers with strong internal support networks.
Neither survey result proves one school has “better-behaved” students than another. What they do show is confidence. Good behaviour management isn’t about pretending problems don’t happen. It’s about having a fair, practical plan when they do.
An Aspley mother has welcomed four identical baby girls in what doctors have described as one of the rarest births in the world. Jenitar Na’amoana gave birth to the naturally conceived quadruplets at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) in Herston after an exceptionally high-risk pregnancy.
The girls, Emily, Harriet, Alexa, and Catherine, were born by caesarean section on 14 July at 28 weeks and four days’ gestation. According to Metro North Health, the babies developed from a single fertilised egg that split into four and shared one placenta, making the pregnancy an unprecedented occurrence for the hospital.
One of the Na’amoana quadruplets born at RBWH in Herston (Photo credit: Metro North Health)
The arrival of the quadruplets came as an unexpected surprise for Jenitar and her husband, Jortham, who already have four children aged between one and 10 years old. The couple had not planned another child and are now parents of eight.
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From early in the pregnancy, Jenitar received specialist care at RBWH because of the significant risks associated with carrying four identical babies sharing one placenta. She was monitored by the hospital’s multidisciplinary team from 10 weeks’ gestation and admitted as an inpatient at 25 weeks so doctors could closely observe both her and the babies.
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The delivery required extensive preparation, with about 20 clinicians in the operating theatre. The team included obstetricians, anaesthetic staff, midwives, theatre nurses and four neonatal teams, ensuring each newborn had dedicated medical care immediately after birth.
A Pregnancy Unlike Any Other
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RBWH Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Obstetrician Dr Alexa Bendall said the pregnancy was unlike anything the team had previously managed.
“Jenitar has taken everything in her stride from day one. We have never seen a spontaneously conceived pregnancy of this type with quads, and she has somehow dodged every complication and risk for both herself and her babies to be here today, with four gorgeous newborn girls,” Dr Bendall said.
She said monozygotic quadruplets were estimated to occur in one in every 15 million pregnancies, but the babies sharing a single placenta made the case even more extraordinary.
“Monozygotic quadruplets are estimated at one in every 15 million pregnancies, but to share the same placenta, this is unheard of.”
Dr Bendall said reaching 28 weeks had been an important milestone for the medical team.
“We always said that if we could get her to 28 weeks, we would be doing well, so we are happy she could make it to this gestation.”
Growing Family, Growing Support
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Emily, Harriet, Alexa ,and Catherine remain in the RBWH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where they are continuing to grow and receive specialist care. Metro North Health says the girls are doing extremely well.
As the family prepares for life with eight children, Jenitar and Jortham will continue dividing their time between home and the hospital while their daughters gain strength.
Before the quadruplets were born, the couple established a GoFundMe campaign to help prepare for the arrival of their daughters. The fundraising page says donations will help cover the extraordinary costs of caring for four newborn babies alongside their older siblings, including a larger family vehicle, four baby capsules, prams, specialised equipment for premature babies, medical appointments and hospital-related travel, as well as moving, rental and housing setup costs.
The birth adds to the small number of documented cases of naturally conceived identical quadruplets worldwide and was managed by multidisciplinary maternity and neonatal teams at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Featured images credit: GoFundMe/Jenitar Sau Na’amoana
