Riverbend, Queensland


Riverbend is a rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. It is expected to be developed for residential use as the population of the city grows.

Geography

Riverbend is situated along the development corridor south of Brisbane in the Greater Flagstone development area. The locality takes its name from the bend in the Logan River on the southern boundary of the suburb.

History

Jimboomba Timber Reserve Provisional School opened circa 1899. In 1906 it was renamed Martindale Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Martindale State School. It was in the area of Gittins Road. It closed in 1922. The school building was then relocated to Cedar Grove, where it opened as Cedar Grove State School in 1923. It closed in 1965.
Riverbend was approved and designated as a locality within Logan City by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines in September 2017. It was excised from land formerly in Jimboomba.