Stephens, Queensland Explained

Stephens is a former suburb of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

History

Stephens was named after the Stephens Swamp, an area of wetlands between Reedy Creek and Burleigh Heads. The swamp, in turn, was named after Thomas Blacket Stephens who purchased 6980 acres of hinterland in 1873 to drain it into Little Tallebudgera Creek to create land for dairy farming.^{[1] [2]}

In the 1980s, Stephens began to develop a suburban character.

Bond University was established in Stephens in 1987 when the Parliament of Queensland granted it university status via the passage of the Bond University Act.^[3] The University commenced teaching in May 1989 with an initial intake of 322 students.^[4]

In 2002, Stephens was merged with Andrews and a portion of Robina, to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes and the West Burleigh part of Burleigh Heads.^{[5] [6]} Stephens is no longer an official placename.

See also

• Suburbs of the Gold Coast

External links

• Web site: Varsity Lakes. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

-28.1078°N 153.4239°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stephens history. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314115434/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/stephens-history-2758.html. 14 March 2019. 2020-09-27. Gold Coast City Council. en-au.
2. Web site: Andrews history. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321065724/https://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/andrews-history-2569.html. 21 March 2020. 2020-09-27. Gold Coast City Council. en-au.
3. AustLII (2008). Bond University Act 1987 . Retrieved 15 March 2008.
4. http://www.bond.edu.au/about-bond/introducing-bond/history/index.htm History | Introducing Bond | Bond University | Gold Coast, Australia
5. Web site: Varsity Lakes. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 15 March 2014. 2 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202202929/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/varsity-lakes. live.
6. Web site: Andrews. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 15 March 2014. 16 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316110317/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/andrews. live.