Wacol today is known for its diverse
community, historic 'Wolston House', semi-industrial areas and
correctional centres. The origin of the name Wacol is linked to
the local weighbridge which was used to 'weigh coal'. In 1851, Dr
Stephan Simpson bought the first property in the area then known as
Woogaroo.
The former Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum, later named the Goodna Asylum for
the Insane, then the Brisbane Mental Hospital, then the Brisbane Special
Hospital, and then the Wolston Park Hospital Complex
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