Getting around Inala
High ground
The co-operative bought 480 hectares of flood-safe land on a broad, high, gently sloping ridge. That doesn't make every road out of Inala safe in a storm. Never drive into floodwater, whatever the car.
The local roads
Inala Avenue and Poinsettia Street carry traffic east to west, and Serviceton Avenue, Rosemary Street and Blunder Road run north to south. Errands on those roads are short trips, and that matters for the battery.
Three motorways close by
The Ipswich, Centenary and Logan motorways are all near, and through them the Warrego and Cunningham highways. The Logan Motorway is a toll road that averaged 203,000 vehicles a day in 2023.
The train is a drive away
Richlands station, opened in 2011, is the closest rail link, about 3 kilometres from central Inala. Short trips to it and back don't give a battery much of a charge.
Mobile mechanics in Inala
Inala is in the City of Brisbane, and council's local law keeps vehicle repairs off council roads and footpaths. The exceptions are emergencies such as changing a flat tyre or charging a flat battery. For a service or a brake job at home, the car needs to be on a driveway, in a garage or in an off-street car park.
If the car won't start, choose "Won't start or broken down" and give the street's postcode. If it's a service you're after, "Service due or logbook service" with the model and odometer reading lets the mechanic quote the right one.
Questions to ask an Inala mechanic before you say yes
- Is the quote written, and does it list parts and labour separately?
- Will you call me before doing anything beyond the quote?
- Can I have the old parts back?
- Does the service follow my logbook, and will you stamp it?
Our suggestion
If most of the car's driving is short hops around Inala, we'd ask for a battery test at each service and keep the book's schedule for short-trip driving. Those are the cars that surprise people on a cold morning.