Early Road Network 

A network of early roads connects the various core and decentralised zones of the complex. Boyce Road (by 1896) is the main southern entrance to the site, running roughly east to west from near the Ipswich Motorway and connecting to Ellerton Drive. Ellerton Drive (c1870s, partly realigned 1913-6) is the connecting road running roughly south to north from the Female Patients Recreation Area to the Central Administration, Services, and Staff Residences Area.  It has been partially removed at its southern extent where it historically crossed Woogaroo Creek on a sequence of bridges (footbridge in the 1870s, road bridge by 1896) to provide the main entrance to the site, however, this route remains open space. Hogg Lane (by 1896) and Barrett Drive (by 1986, and its extensions by 1932 and 1948)75 are secondary roads separating the Central Administration and Services Area from the Male Patients Area and servicing the rear of the male patient wards.  Wolston Park Road runs roughly south to north, connecting the Central Administration Area to the northern parts of the site and was historically another main entrance to the site from the north. Only the southern section (by 1896) of this road is of state-level cultural heritage significance, comprising only the portion of the road running from Ellerton Drive to its intersection with Explorers Walk.  The two long farm roads, Explorers Walk (south to north) and Aveyron Road (east to west) run from patient wards to the northern farm area. Only the routes of these roads are of state-level cultural heritage significance, not any of their infrastructure or materials

The following road networks are of state-level cultural heritage significance:

• Boyce Road  

• Ellerton Drive

• Hogg Lane 

• Barrett Drive

• Wolston Park Road (Ellerton Drive to Explorers Walk)

•  Farm Roads

• Explorers Walk

• Aveyron Road

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Local History: The day the bridge across Woogaroo Creek Goodna collapsed - with a car on it!