Mount Cotton

Mount Cotton is a locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Mount Cotton is a locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. The area was settled by Germans in the late 1860s.In the 20th century, poultry farms were established and in recent years the number of residential sub-developments has expanded.

Mount Cotton is named after the mountain that is in the area. It was named by Robert Dixon, a surveyor in the colony of Queensland. He named it after the commandant of the Moreton Bay penal settlement, Major Sydney Cotton.In 1933, the first chicken farm in the area was established.Until the Shire of Tingalpa was abolished in 1949, Mount Cotton hosted its council chambers.Sirromet Wines winery on Mount Cotton Road opened in 2000.The vineyards are located on the Granite Belt where the climate is more suitable for grape growing.