280 Sir Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia QLD 4067, Australia
The property is located about 7.3 kilometres (roughly 4.5 miles) southwest of the Brisbane GPO by road. It sits on the Sir Fred Schonell Drive thoroughfare within the St Lucia peninsula.
The main campus of the University of Queensland is the nearest tertiary institution, situated less than 1 kilometre away (approximately 0.8 km). The campus occupies a large portion of the eastern side of St Lucia.
CityCat ferries stop at Guyatt Park and West End wharves, both about 0.5 km from the property. The University of Queensland bus station is roughly 0.7 km away, and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge provides dedicated bus, pedestrian and bicycle access to the CBD and surrounding suburbs.
St Lucia Golf Links, an 18‑hole pay‑and‑play course, is located in the south‑west of the suburb. The St Lucia Bowls Club and Toowong Rowing Club are also nearby, and a free 5 km parkrun takes place each Saturday near the UQ Aquatics Centre.
Yes, several heritage‑listed sites are close, including Great Court and Vida and Jayne Lahey's House, both under a kilometre away. The University of Queensland Art Museum and the Anthropology Museum are also within 0.6–0.7 km.
The Australian Genome Research Facility is approximately 0.4 km away, and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network is about 0.7 km distant. The Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre is also situated within 0.7 km of the house.
The main shopping precinct along Hawken Drive offers an IGA supermarket, a variety of international restaurants, a medical centre, a dentist, and a post office. Friday evenings are popular for dining out in this area.
