Brightview

History

Brightview was originally named Tarampa Flats and then Lobethal. It is thought the present name was the name of a pastoral property owned by Ernest Christian Frederick Beutel. The name Brightview as the local place name is in use from at least July 1906. Tarampa Flat Provisional School opened on 25 November 1902, being renamed Brightview Provisional School in 1906. It became Brightview State School on 1 January 1909. A new school building was erected in 1935. It closed on 11 May 1962. It was at 1060 Brightview Road (). By 1911, an Apostolic congregation was already meeting in Tarampa Flats. In 1914, the Brightview Apostolic Church was erected.

Geography

Brightview is a rural locality. The larger north-eastern part () is in Somerset Region and is mostly used for farming; that part is in the federal electorate of Blair. The smaller south-western part () in Lockyer Valley Region is more residential in character; that part is in the federal electorate of Wright. The northern boundary is Lockyer Creek.

Most-observed species

• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,642
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,504
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  3,499
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,359
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  3,155
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  3,053
• Australasian Grebe

  Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
  2,946
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  2,657