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About BRIBIE ISLAND

Bribie Island is a sand island in the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Located as one of the northern boundaries of Moreton Bay, Bribie Island is a large sand island separated from the mainland by the Pumicestone Passage, named by Captain James Cook, who noted small floating pieces of pumicestone. Examples of pumicestone, from ancient volcanic cones on the mainland north of the island are still frequently washed up on beaches on the passage.

Bribie Island is the only island connected to the Queensland mainland by a bridge. The bridge, over Pumicestone Passage, was completed in 1963. Bribie has a 'calm side' or 'passage side' with safe family beaches and calm water. The 'surf side' of the island is about 5 km away and boasts long sandy beaches and dunes, with a moderate surf. Most of the island is uninhabited, consisting of National Park and forestry plantations, but the southern end of the island has been intensively urbanised as part of the Caboolture Shire.

The island is well known for its lack of traffic lights. However, there are a high number of roundabouts contained in its small inhabited area.

Bribie Island Coaches operates a bus service around the Island as well as a route which runs to Caboolture and Morayfield via Ningi and Pebble Beach. In August 2007 an alternative route travelling via Beachmere was introduced. The service to Caboolture is timed to connect with trains to and from Brisbane.

In 2005 a set of traffic lights was installed where Pebble Beach exits onto Caboolture-Bribie Island Road. Late in 2006 another set was installed in Ningi. These are the only sets of lights between Bribie Island and Brisbane Airport.

Crossing to the island from the mainland via the bridge, opened in 1963, the first suburb to be encountered is Bellara. The other three major suburbs are Woorim (about 5 km away on the island's 'surf side'), Bongaree at the southern end of the Island, on the 'calm side' or 'passage side' and Banksia Beach at the nor

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