Don't forget to watch this documentary in lovely, sexy 4K!

I grew up in Woodridge in the 1970's. It was a bunghole then and now, 50 years on, it's still a bunghole.

Back in 2008 my wife and I ran a bouncy castle hire franchise and our area was from Logan out to Redland Bay. Our best customers were always in the Logan/Woodridge area. We were always offered help to put the castle up and take down, always offered something to eat or drink and the castles were always well looked after. Unlike some of the more affluent suburbs where sometimes they were almost destroyed.

@walkaboutwithrob

5 ай бұрын

There is a genuine community spirit in Woodridge. People really do look out for each other there.

@Foul_Quince

3 ай бұрын

Bouncy Castles are the only investment that don't lose value with inflation.

Hi Rob my father was the stationmaster in the 1960's at Woodridge and i lived in that railway house for some time and was the first time that i saw electricity went to woodridge state school and knew every street in the area back then, love your work mate keep it up

@jesteronetime

8 ай бұрын

My grandmother lived in the second house built onGarfield Rd..I remember some train track switching handles were up stairs for a time but must have been ornamental. I think one of the city council aldermen live in the house for a short time..

I like Woodridge. It has a charm to it. Honestly, people exaggerate the violence that occurs there. The worst you'll get is yelling.

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@User2jn Yes. I had a lovely time there and the people I met couldn't have been nicer. No dramas at all.

I lived in Woodridge for a couple of years back in 90/91. I am sure it has changed a lot in that time. It had a reputation then too, but we never saw any evidence of rampant crime. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed this history.

That was another award worthy mini documentary Rob. I was initially stationed at Woodridge ambulance station when it was a highset house that had sheds and carports added to over the years. We nicknamed it "The Bronx". In about 2005 we worked out of a house on the grounds of Trinder Park Nursing Home until the present station was built. Police and ambulance crews knew that Woodridge was, let's say more diverse with workload than other areas. It has the only ambulance station in the state that has had an ambulance vandalised with graffiti. Sadly, many other parts of the state nowadays are just as rough if not worse.

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@doncoleman4938 yes I think I saw something about an ambulance being marked over. Quite horrendous.

I had to go through Woodridge on my way to Ikea. Very quickly learnt a lot about the area

We finally Escaped From Trinder Park and Woodridge in 1990 after we moved there from Britain in 1973. What a Nightmare and Hell Hole of a Place. Fortunately we live in a Far Better Place Now in another part of Australia.

You're work at the "Hall of Fame" is pure comedic gold! Great video Rob!

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@wadestevenson1874 thanks! I almost cut it out in the edit. Glad I didn't 😁

Well done Rob. I appreciate your videos very much. My late wife was Pastor of the Baptist Church there before we were married in 1970.

I live in Sunnybank, everytime I go to Woodridge for work, I see a lots of Holden Commordore lol

@Foul_Quince

6 ай бұрын

Back in the day, there were two particular tribes constantly fighting in Woodridge - The Bevans, who lived up in North Woodridge and down towards Slacks Creek, who drove Holdens and listened to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and the Spanners, who lived down on the flatter parts down near Mayes Ave and out to Beenleigh Road, who drove Fords and played AC/DC records. From the sounds of what you say, the Bevans won the war!

"Woodridge is the highest station on the Brisbane-Southport railway, I mean in terms of elevation" 😅

Yet another informative video with the occasional dry humour quip, love it. Keep up the great work Rob...

Thank you for the history lesson, I found it very interesting and enjoyable, as a resident of Woodridge/Logan Central and on Stubbs Road I was happy to hear of the origin of the name. I am the workmate that TRocks mentioned.

In the early eighties you could pay 40 cents to see a movie at the Woodbridge hall. No one seemed to care about ratings. I remember seeing movies as a young lad that maybe I shouldn’t have😂

This was fantastic. I actually went to the opening of Woodridge Plaza 😊

Was in Woodridge Nov 2023 and at 11am heres a bloke dping a burnout in his Commy. In plain sight, normal public road. I didnt need Google Maps to know I was in Woodridge.

@walkaboutwithrob

7 ай бұрын

You might have to translate this one for me...

@naedynot1

7 ай бұрын

4114 represent 🤟

@jasondaley6723

7 ай бұрын

Haha the good old Manga doing a burnout marking it's territory or just putting on a show for you as a visitor

@KittyKatz

5 ай бұрын

@@walkaboutwithrob logan city is full of hoons. So burnouts in their cars seem pretty normal here unfortunately.

Lived in woodridge for 2.5 years recently. Absolute Sh*thole!

@47enth

5 ай бұрын

amazing video however

@wyc4934

5 ай бұрын

It has changed a lot in the past 2 years. Now half of Woodridge is middle class people migrated from Sydney because a 650m house+ land is 550k in woodridge and 2million in Sydney

@elsimon89

5 ай бұрын

Yeah good compared with Sydney is a high standard

@bammohammo

5 ай бұрын

yeah, it's not for housecats

G'day Rob, what a step back in time!!! I grew up in Kingston in the early 60's!!! Back when steam trains ruled the train lines!! The days of wood stoves and kero fridges!!! I'm also one of the 218 kids that went to Woodridge State High school in 72, also known as a "foundation student". The Chinese take-a-way shop in Railway parade used to be a Fish n Chip shop where a school mate and I would share a 10 cent bag of hot chips on the way to high school!!! I've also got a colour photo of the old Kingston railway I had taken with a camera I got for my 13th birthday if your interested in it just in case you do a blog on Kingston. I grew up in "Hall Road" as it was named back in the 60's because obviously the village hall was on it, the it got changed to Mary street. We had the butter factory over the back fence on the other side of the Beenleigh train line. Juers road, Laughlin road and Kingston road all had factory houses built on them. Back then, Kingston road was just a thin single lane strip of bitumen and the local rubbish dump was up on gold mine hill. I remember a news cast show caseing Diamond street sludge leaching in peoples back yard and I knew where that came from! Our closest grocery shopping was done at Upper MtGravatt!!! How times have changed since then. Woodridge at the time had the same reputation as Inala, Roughsville!!! it's good to have the memory shoved to back then. Logan as they now call it, comes from Loganlea which was the next stop from Kingston. The train station resembled a bus stop and if you didn't get out and flag the train driver down, the train would just whip past ya!!! Loganlea was all dairy farms back in the day. Loganlea was just a cluster of houses near the train station and two pubs, the Club hotel and the Riverwild!!! My old haunts!! Thanks for the step back and history!! Cheers!!

@walkaboutwithrob

7 ай бұрын

@MrCjaussie2 YES PLEASE! I would love to get a copy of that photo you have of the old Kingston train station. I'm currently editing my history walk around Kingston and it'd be great to include that picture. Do you have others from the area? Great memories indeed and I learnt a lot reading your comment. Where were the old pubs located?

@Motorallyrider

5 ай бұрын

In 1970 Woodridge kids rode the train to Sunnybank High School.

wow, I'm 50 and went to both Woodridge primary and high school. I worked at macca's when it first opened there. Now I've traveled the world and lived a few other lives since then but cheers for the walk down memory lane. It's had an upgrade.

Hi Rob awsome video and thank you for it . nice meeting you at the Progress Hall loved your presentation well done

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@rhondademarco4159 thanks Rhonda very much for allowing me in to have a look. I really appreciated it and am so glad you liked the show.

Nice one mate! Another good little walk around!

Awesome video rob. Cool to see the history of my home town on video.

sorry Rob, don't have sexy 4k to watch it in, but looked good anyway. I commented before on a video you did of my childhood stomping grounds, but happy to see you have done one of my home for the last 18 years. The media does hype the crime and violence, but I have never seen anything but amazing community spirit, as you saw the local markets are great. I find it to be very much a model of successful multiculturalism Cheers

@walkaboutwithrob

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I was interviewed on radio in Ipswich and I said that Woodridge was one of my fav places to cover as the community spirit is so strong there

Another great documentary walk!

I grew up in that area after moving here from the UK in 1981. Worked at the maccas in high school….ahh the memories. Interesting video. Will share it with my parents as I’m sure they will find it interesting.

Well done Rob, another interesting walkabout, with facts and your own humour.😊

Thank you for this one. I go past there every day on the train, great to learn more about the area.

I remember the opening of Woodridge Plaza. We lived in Kingston and it was so flash to have a shopping centre. Before that it was a trek over to Arndale at Springwood. Kingston is far more historical than Woodridge and would be a good one to look at. My grandfather used to live opposite the Kingston Butter Factory back in the 70s and he'd trade eggs from his chooks for butter with the workers.

@shellebelle53

Жыл бұрын

Did you happen to go to Kingston State School? Your name is familiar, and we may have been in the same class at some point 😊

i grew up in woodridge between the age of about 6-11 years old (i am currently 41) on poplar ave very close to stubbs rd. i know exactly what woodridge/logan central can be like. thank you rob for helping me see my old stomping ground in a much better light. that point in time was not good for me with an alcoholic father/abused mother amongst other things. either way cheers to another awesome informative show from you Rob.

My Grandparents owned seven Donut shops around QLD, they always mentioned how the Woodridge plaza one made the most turnover in revenue, as it was a cheap area to live and people had money to spend. Shop was “Kelley’s Donut’s” 🍩 👍

I've never been to Woodridge as I've heard too many things that makes me wary but you made it look interesting. I like the artworks around. Thanks for another great video 😊

@tabithascoot

Жыл бұрын

The Global Food Markets on a Sunday are worth a visit!

@a.t2427

Жыл бұрын

@@tabithascoot unfortunately I work Sundays 🙃

Great lil history docu @walkabout. Woodridge will always have a special place in my heart. Was good learning more about the place. Keep up the great work mate!

Just moved to Slacks Creek , it ain't all that bad

@jasondaley6723

7 ай бұрын

Mate my mum had lived here in the same house for 41 and the people have changed it's nowhere as bad as it used to be

Thank you Rob, another interesting video. love your work.

@Walkaboutwithrob Love your videos mate; always SO well researched! 👌

Great video Rob. Spent a bit of my youth down that way, interesting to hear about the history of it.

Lived here too for a few years in 80’s

Thank you for the historical knowledge of Woodridge

Nice video of the history of the burbs of Brissie. Next time maybe you could do a video of the birds. They seem keen to be in your vids.

Great video, Rob.

Absolutely fantastic video again Rob, I live in the Burbank area and have always wondered about the history of the Bushland here

Another great video Rob.

Dude, you were on my street. Thanks for all this.

Another great show Rob good onya mate love your shows they look so professionally done and researched 🤔well I guess you are a professional 👍

That was really awesome. Well done.

Great video and channel. A few years ago I worked on all those streets for Logan Council without knowing anything about the history. Really interesting.

Interesting as usual. Nice job.

Rob, this is brilliant! Keep up the brizzo history!

awesome! someone (Not sure if you) put one of your videos up on the brisbane subreddit and Ive been binging all your videos. As someone who migrated to Australia 8 years ago and settled in Logan I really really value being able to learn why thing are the way they are, so interesting

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@owtinoz thank you very much for your feedback! Yes there's so much to learn just in this relatively small area we call Logan.

Nice history lesson mate. I only moved to Kingston 6 years ago but it was interesting to learn about the area.

I was a trolley boy at K mart while in school in 1979, grew up in sunnybank and Coopers plains ,been down the Gold Coast for 35 years ,PalmBeach ,retired 8 years ago ,life is good 😊

@tonygarbellotto1926

4 ай бұрын

I also grew up in Sunnybank (1966) & was trolley boy @ kmart Sbank while still at school from 1975 & our family had annual holidays at Palm Beach for about 10 years from early 70s & my work is now based in Logan Central. Our family lived in 4 locations in Coopers Plains before settling in S'bank.

i've been watching through all your documentaries on brisbane and enjoying them greatly!! thanks for your hard work and research rob! i've lived here nearly 10 years and didnt know hardly any of what you're bringing up, and so i appreciate the knowledge immensely :)

I grew up in Kuraby & remember the bang of the trains colliding! Never knew it was called Spring Creek. Love your vids 😃

@walkaboutwithrob

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I lived in Kuraby for several years.

Loved this!

Have to love the grand piano painted on the progress hall wall.

@Foul_Quince

6 ай бұрын

That used to be where all the local punk rock bands used to play on Saturday nights int he late 70's, early 80's. There was quite a band scene back when. One night, they showed a movie there, "The Towering Inferno", IIRC, to try and keep the kids off the streets on Saturday nights - it kinas sorta worked, until the riot broke out.

Thank you for this one... my old stomping ground.

As usual, Great Vid Mate, A mat of mine lives in Stubbs Road, now he knows where the name comes from, T-Rocks 😎

When I worked in the railway on track crew, the old guys told me the track was winding as they got paid more for each bend, 2 pound 😎

This was super interesting all no more than a minute from my house, stuff I had no idea about.

my homee was so surreal seeing places ive walked alot to be covered by you, even photos of my street. so strange, fire vid bruh

Great video

Bought my first bottle of wine in woodridge! I was 14 years old

@Dripikdrippydipsdropkicks

Жыл бұрын

Damn that's really the Woodridge spirit.

We went there in 68 and attended Woodridge school and in 69 to Woodridge north school. We had to catch the train to go to high school as none in the area. Ended going to Sunnybank one. We left in 72.

@Motorallyrider

5 ай бұрын

1970 Sunnybank High!

Brilliant! Do Macleay Island next…

@paulfri1569

Жыл бұрын

Or Cribb Island 😅

I practiced Taekwondo in that progress hall in the late 80s/early 90s!

Glad you didn’t get robbed, Rob

@walkaboutwithrob

8 ай бұрын

And I didn't rob anyone either. Win for everyone.

Woodridge Station is hectic. Mad fullas 🤪

very informative

Many memories

People yelling typical bogan Logan activities,,I like how you used less cut meme scenes this time,,well done again mate👍

So it’s like Dandenong in vic

Can you please do a video at the Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum? Love your videos😊

Great vid. You ever plan on doing viccy point or redland bay?

wow the police park has changed so much over the years! looks way different, the years i spent walking through that park on the way home from the highschool

Wow never seen newsreader Geoff Mullins as a young chap lol .

oh yeah i remember that head on train collision. and oh hey my street was shown in the old map around 10:59. I don't recall there ever being a time capsule outside of Coles.

Great and very interesting. Tried to read who the famous people where. 😊 unfortunately couldn’t read them.

On ya Rob. Heared you met my parents.

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@thebooeshow809 if they were the ones in Coles, yes. Lovely folks.

My hood ! ❤

Thankyou ❤

Well done.. I now live in the Philippines, formerly of good 'ol 'Logan.. I think the best of Loganites could take on those from THE TONDO and win.. LOL Thanks for the memories..

"Herman!" 😆😆😆😆

That was great.

Excellent video mate. I'm developing a PC game set in Australia, was wondering if i could use the some of the voice audio from your videos to put in the game and expand the world building.

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@magicalmusictv919 Sounds interesting. Can you please tell me more about the game and how my voice will be used within it?

Its a pity the Albert & Logan news became a victim of greed when it got shut down during the pandemic.

Nice. I really enjoyed this one. An old great-uncle of ours used to live in Woodridge back in the ancient 20th century. BTW, where the hell is Mundurno?

@walkaboutwithrob

Жыл бұрын

@SOBIESKI_freedom it's out sort of west of Toowoomba. Long way. Not a well known place.

@SOBIESKI_freedom

Жыл бұрын

@@walkaboutwithrob Not even well-known to the Internet, either. I could only find a reference to a place in England or Scotland.

The station masters house was actually inside the train line fence, up near Trinder Park Station

@jesteronetime

8 ай бұрын

I lived on Garfield Rd and the station house he was out side of had some train track switching handles up stairs..but I don't think they they were anything but ornamental..my grandmother had the 2nd house ever built on Garfield Rd.. the first was way down the far end..

16:40 Wow look at all that violence.

Much of the land along Railway Parade including the original station master's home is being taken by Transport and Main Roads as a part of the rail works to upgrade the line to the Gold Coast.

@Sherbet4ever

4 ай бұрын

Do you know if there are plans to relocate the Station Master’s cottage?

@Motorallyrider

4 ай бұрын

@@Sherbet4everThat is a question for the State Government, whoever that may be at the time of the works.

my uncle who worked for Harry Cameron ( Beenleigh electrician) post-war , did electrical work on Vince Trinder's house which i think was 46 Railway Parade. Any possibility thats where Trinder Park's name came from ?

@walkaboutwithrob

11 ай бұрын

I would say it's most likely there is a connection. The Trinder name is pretty much only known from the Woodridge district.

@gohjohan

9 ай бұрын

From what I found out in the archives in the Logan Central Library, it's Pop Trinder. His daughter's names are also named among the streets in Trinder Park.

I can't think of another rank place!

Interesting video!! How about Kirchheim now Haigslea

is that same concept with Brunswick st station rebranded as fortitude valley station ????

4114!

😂😂 reach out 😂😂

Nothing mentioned about the old church that use to be opposite the Woodridge train station- makes me sad…

Still waiting for our memorials !!!!!

Had worked at a store briefly in Kingston/Marsden, but that's it. Oh, everytime I drive into Logan, someone wants to race me.

@gohjohan

9 ай бұрын

Someone in a black Holden Commodore? I've seen many hoons there because I'm working nights in that area.

@markkouros6628

9 ай бұрын

Hey they always do😂 Rev It up , roll high. Hey I think i chatted on the other app about the fruit shop ,Annerley other day this picture older one.. 🎉have good night ...