Jimboomba's roads and weather
The highway everyone uses
The Mount Lindesay Highway runs north through Browns Plains towards Brisbane and south to the New South Wales border, and it's the obvious road for any trip out of Jimboomba. With no train since the Beaudesert line closed in 1995, the car does the commuting.
Growth coming
Jimboomba is part of the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area, planned for up to 150,000 more residents in coming decades. It joined Logan City from the Shire of Beaudesert in March 2008.
One bridge over the Logan
The Logan River runs along the west, and Payne Bridge on Cusack Lane is the only bridge inside the locality. When the river or a creek is over the road, don't try it: RACQ's rule is if it's flooded, forget it.
Loud thunder, little rain
The name comes from Gimboomba, a word for a place of loud thunder and little rain. Before storm season, RACQ suggests checking the headlights and wipers work and the tyres have at least 3mm of tread.
Mobile safety certificates in Jimboomba
People search for a mobile roadworthy, but in Queensland it's a safety certificate, and only an approved inspection station can issue one. Some stations will come to the car: the transport department's Find an AIS search lets you filter by postcode for those offering a mobile inspection.
The seller arranges it. A private seller's certificate is good for 2 months or 2,000 km, whichever runs out first, so arrange it close to the sale, not weeks ahead. Pick "Roadworthy or safety check" in the card and add a note if you want it done at home.
For anything else on a long highway commute, servicing to the book is the job that matters most. A car doing the run to Brisbane and back reaches the kilometre mark in the logbook quickly.
What we'd do first
Selling? We'd fix the small things an inspector looks at, the lights, wipers, tyres and windscreen, before the inspection rather than after a failed one. It saves a second visit out to Jimboomba.