see the Red Hot CHilli Peppers in the Band Room at the Prince
The Name Fitzroy can mean
A inner city suburb of Melbourne ,Victoria, Australia with cool , funky shopping strips of Gertrude , Smith and Brunswick Streets. All boast an eclectic mix of op shops , factory outlet stores , hip coffee shops , and retro fashion stores stocking the latest vintage items .
The Fitzroy Football Club the precursor to todays modern incarnation , the Brisbane Lions began in this suburb . It was one of the older established teams that the AFL incorporated into the team on the Gold Coast following a bitter legal struggle which saw its president Dyson Hoare – Lacey , a QC take the battle against amalagamation to the courts of Victoria . The AFL won and today the Brisbane Lions wear the Fitzroy Football Club team colours and have adopted their team song with slightly changed words and their mascot is featured on the Brisbane Lions kit.
Fitzroy Island , a privately owned tropical Island in Queensland which boasts an exclusive holiday resort.
The name Fitzroy is a surname generally of anglo – saxon origin that is prevalent in the US , UK , Canada and Australia.
Lord Fitzroy is a title given to a person of noble birth and lineage , recognised by the English Monarchy in the UK.
Fitzroy Crossing a town in remote Western Australia , home to a small population who are mainly employed in mine exploration, tourism and agriculture.
see kangaroos in the wild in Fitzroy Crossing
Fitzroy River , a river in the West Kimberley area of Western Australia,and another river by the same name of Fitzroy is located in the Central Queensland area.
It is also the name given to streets as well as suburbs . Fitzroy St is a vibrant , well known strip in Melb’s inner city suburb of St Kilda, Australia. It had a dubious reputation in the 70’s and 80’s with sex workers plying their trade and drug dealers and users openly doing business. In more recent times it has embraced the inner city re-gentrification like that of surrounding suburbs and boasts fine wining and dining facilities such as Di Stasio and live music venues featuring international acts at the Prince Hotel .