The History Of Beenleigh & its Facilities
Beenleigh is a suburb in the Logan City area of Queensland, Australia. Beenleigh and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Logan and Albert rivers. Whilst it was once a stand-alone town built on sugar and home to Australia's oldest rum distillery built in 1864, increasing development in South East Queensland since the 1980s has seen it enveloped by Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
For more information on Beenleigh, a full business directory, community information, sporting clubs and local events, visit the below link; http://www.beenleighonline.com.au/ .
History
Beenleigh was first colonised in the 1860s, with the first permanment European settlement occurring by John Davy and Frank Gooding who named their sugar cane plantation Beenleigh in memory of their family estate in Devonshire, England. The first sugar cane mill was built in 1867 and by 1885 another 29 were operational.
Historically, Beenleigh's main industries have been sugar cane harvesting and beef production at an abattoir. The abattoir was established in 1952 and is still one of the largest industries in Beenleigh.
Facilities
Still predominately a self-sufficient town with expanding retail and commercial areas close by, Beenleigh is home to three shopping centres with Coles Supermarkets, Woolworths, BI-LO, Big W, Aldi. Popular attractions include the Beenleigh Rum Distillery, BMX and Recreation Park, Logan River Parklands, Little Athletics and Beenleigh Bowls to name a few.
At the heart of Beenleigh stands the Southern District Court complex, first established in 1871. For many years, the court was constituted solely of three magistrates, 
this changed with the allocation of a permanent sitting District Court of Queensland Judge in 1998.
Beenleigh Mitre 10 MEGA opened in 2004 it was the company's first Australian MEGA store, it employs over 200 people.
More information can be found on the following link including chamber of commerce, employment and accommodation, in addition to surrounding suburb profiles; http://www.beenleighregion.com.au/index.php .
Beenleigh is situated on the Pacific Motorway. QR Citytrain provides frequent 
services to Brisbane and the Gold Coast via the Beenleigh Railway Station. This is one of the major terminals on the QR timetables with
Express services every 30 minutes. Timetables can be found at;
http://translink.com.au/travel-information/services-and-timetables/trains/beenleigh-line .
