the south and west. The main roads inside Toowong are High Street and Sherwood road. By City Cat, the Regatta CityCat stop located outside the Regatta Hotel on Coronation Drive allows transport downstream towards the Brisbane CBD and upstream towards the University of Queensland By Bicycle, Toowong two main bicycle paths, one that starts at Coronation Drive and proceed towards the University of Queensland and the second that again starts from Coronation Drive but runs to and along the Western Freeway. Politics Toowong is within the: Brisbane City Council's Paddington Ward and Walter Taylor Ward Queensland Legislative Assembly's electoral district of Maiwar Australian Government's division of Ryan. In popular culture Toowong is mentioned in the folksong Brisbane Ladies (c 1891) which begins: Farewell and adieu to you, Brisbane ladies Farewell and adieu, you maids of Toowong Notable people Notable people with connections to Toowong include: Raymond Dart , anatomist and anthropologist, was born in Toowong in 1893. Bernard Fanning, lead vocalist of Australian band Powderfinger was born in Toowong on 15 August 1969. Janet Walker, costumier and dress-making bust inventor died in Toowong Ziggy the bagman, a homeless man who has been a controversial issue for Brisbane, slept on the streets of Toowong for many years. See also List of Brisbane suburbs References External links