John Tonge Centre, Brisbane

#614 among attractions in Brisbane

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The John Tonge Centre is the mortuary for Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services and responsible for conducting autopsies in Brisbane on people whose deaths make them subject to the Coroners Act. Such deaths include accidents, suicides, homicides, deaths during surgery and anything for which a doctor is unwilling to issue a medical cause of death certificate for. In cases when the family is called upon to attend the Centre to identify a loved one support services are generally available. Staff at the mortuary performs some 2,000 autopsies annually and is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital on Kessels Road in Coopers Plains. ()

Coordinates: 27°33'32"S, 153°2'37"E

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Coopers PlainsBrisbane Australia

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John Tonge Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westfield Garden City, Queensland Tennis Centre, Moorooka State School, Mary Immaculate Church.

2.4 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Garden City, Brisbane
63 min walk • Westfield Garden City, a premier shopping destination nestled in the vibrant city of Brisbane, Australia, stands as a beacon of retail excellence. This expansive shopping centre, designed to cater to a wide array of tastes and preferences, has become a central hub for...
3.3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane
84 min walk • Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre, is a tennis venue in Tennyson, Brisbane, Australia. It is an A$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009 at the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station.
2 miNW
Swimming, Swimming pool
Moorooka State School, Brisbane
51 min walk • Moorooka State School is a heritage-listed state school at Sherley Street, Moorooka, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The buildings were designed by Department of Public Works and Frederick George Kirkegard with the first buildings being constructed from 1928 to 1929.
3 miN
Church
Mary Immaculate Church, Brisbane
77 min walk • Mary Immaculate Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church located on the corner of Ipswich Road and Ferndale Street, Annerley, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
2.3 miNE
Area
Mount Gravatt, Brisbane
60 min walk • Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill within this suburb. In the 2016 census, Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people.
3 miNW
Memorial, Park
Yeronga Memorial Park, Brisbane
76 min walk • Yeronga Memorial Park is a heritage-listed park at Ipswich Road, Yeronga, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The park has an area of 224,600 square metres and is one of the oldest in Brisbane, having been established in 1882, and has been a World War I memorial since 1917.
2 miSW
Cemetery
God's Acre Cemetery, Brisbane
52 min walk • God's Acre Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery in front of Archerfield Airport, along Beatty Road, between Kerry & Mortimer Roads, Archerfield, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Grenier's Burial Ground, Coopers Plains Cemetery and Oxley Cemetery.
3.4 miNE
Area
Mount Gravatt East, Brisbane
86 min walk • Mount Gravatt East is a southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Gravatt East had a population of 11,838 people.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Toohey Mountain, Brisbane
44 min walk • Toohey Mountain is a mountain at the eastern side of the City of Brisbane's suburb of Moorooka. The rise was named after James Toohey, an Irish born Sydneysider who made his wealth in the California gold rush, before settling in the newly formed state of Queensland.
2.2 miNW
Area
Kangaroo Point, Brisbane
55 min walk • Kangaroo Point is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kangaroo Point had a population of 8,063 people. The suburb features two prominent attractions, the Story Bridge and Kangaroo Point Cliffs. At the eastern margins the Captain Cook Bridge marks the start of the Pacific Motorway.
3.7 miN
Area
Greenslopes, Brisbane
95 min walk • Greenslopes is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Greenslopes had a population of 8,936 people.

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How to get to John Tonge Centre by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Tonge Centre:

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Coopers Plains (19 min walk)