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Bargara
Bargara is a coastal town and suburb in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Bargara had a population of 7,485 people. The town of Bargara lies north of the state capital Brisbane and just east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite suburb of Bundaberg, with only sugar cane fields separating the two centres. Nielson Park is a coastal town in the north of the locality (), only from the town of Bargara. Geography The main streets of Bargara are The Esplanade and Bauer Street. The Esplanade runs along the Bargara Beach foreshore, and is lined with several modern holiday homes and units. Bauer Street contains several hotels, restaurants and clothing shops. Bargara is also a popular fishing, swimming and surfing location. The Mon Repos turtle rookery is located just north of Bargara. A wall in the reserve dating back to the very early days of settlement was constructed using Kanaka labour and rocks taken from the nearby sugarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Repos, Queensland
Mon Repos is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Mon Repos had a population of 30 people. Geography Mon Repos Beach () is a long sandy beach along most of the coastline at Mon Repos. Most of the coastline is within the Mon Repos Conservation Park (), established to protect the nesting areas of turtles. The north of the locality is still used for agriculture, a mixture of grazing and crop growing. The south of the locality is reserved for environmental purposes. There are some small pockets of housing and a caravan park on the coast The Barolin Nature Reserve is inland of the conservation park (). It is filled with grassy plains and wetlands and has a sizeable population of birds. Earlier known as Pasturage Reserve, it was primarily used for cattle grazing. However, grazing has been reduced significantly to save the forest. History ''Mon Repos'' is French for "My Rest" and was the name of the homestead built in 1884 by Augustus Purlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River, about from its mouth at Burnett Heads, and flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang-Bunda peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy" and "Rum city". The demonym of Bundaberg is Bundabergian. The district surveyor, John Thompson Charlton designed the city layout in 1868, which planned for uniform square blocks with wide main streets, and named it ‘Bundaberg’. An early influence on the development of Bundaberg came with the 1868 Land Act, which was a famous Queensland via media, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qunaba, Queensland
Qunaba is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Qunaba had a population of 793 people. Geography Qunaba is predominantly farming land, much of it used to grow sugarcane. It is mostly flat land with the exception of the Sloping Hummock, commonly known as the Bundaberg Hummock or simply the Hummock () which provides excellent views over the surrounding flat farmlands. The sides of the Hummock have attracted residential development to take advantage of the views. History Qunaba takes its name from the Qunaba sugar plantation and mill. Originally established as the Mon Repos plantation and mill, it was taken over in 1900 by the Queensland National Bank who renamed it Qunaba (coined from QUeensland NAtional BAnk). In 1930, the Bundaberg branch of the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) acquired the land at the top of the Hummock in order to create a park for motoring tourists to enjoy the views. The park was officially opened on 17 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innes Park, Queensland
Innes Park is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is north of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2021 census, Innes Park had a population of 2653. Geography Innes Park residential area is located on a low rocky section of the coast with two small beaches either side. The northern beach is 400 metres long and has a high tide sand beach fronted by a mixture of sand and boulders at low tide. There is good road access at the southern end, with a small foredune behind the beach and a now stable sand blow at the northern end. The southern Innes Park beach straddles the mouth of Palmer Creek. It is 400 metres long and consists of a narrow strip of high tide sand fronted by a continuous, sloping boulder field, with some sand in the small creek mouth. The beach is backed by a casuarina-covered foredune and a park with BBQs, children's playground, exercise facilities, beach volleyball court, public conveniences and car parks grouped at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kalkie
Kalkie is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kalkie had a population of 2,692 people. Geography Kalkie is bounded to the west by the Burnett River. History Kalkie State School opened on 11 February 1878. A Primitive Methodist church was built at South Kalkie in 1878. Thirty years later it was relocated to Seaview Road, Bargara. A Primitive Methodist church was built in Kalkie on Sunday 4 August 1878. It was sold many years later. St Luke's Anglican School opened in 1994. In the , Kalkie had a population of 2,410 people. In the , Kalkie had a population of 2,692 people. Heritage listings Kalkie has a number of heritage-listed properties, including: * 257 Bargara Road: Kalkie State School Education Kalkie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Bargara Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 235 students with 22 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (11 ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the City of Bundaberg with the Shires of Burnett, Isis and Kolan. The Bundaberg Regional Council, which administers the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$89 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Bundaberg Region existed as four distinct local government areas: * the City of Bundaberg; * the Shire of Burnett; * the Shire of Isis; * and the Shire of Kolan. Local government in the Bundaberg area began on 11 November 1879 with the creation of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. These included the Barolin, Burrum and Kolan divisions. The first eight years saw several areas break away and become self-governing due to inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woongarra (Pemberton) Railway Line
The Woongarra Railway (so called as the majority of it was built by the Woongarra Shire Council) was a railway line from Bundaberg to Pemberton in Central Queensland, Australia. The initial three kilometre section was privately built to link the Millaquin Sugar Refinery on the eastern outskirts of Bundaberg to the North Coast line, opening on 9 July 1894. It carried coal and sugar products and serviced the Millaquin sugar mill. A crossing of Saltwater Creek a short distance east of Bundaberg station was necessary, and sidings were located at Barolin Street, Tantitha Street and (later) Woongarra Junction. Woongarra Shire Council funded a 20 km extension of the line further east via East Bundaberg, Bunda Street, Rubyanna, The Grange and Mon Repos to service a sugar mill at Qunaba (derived from Queensland National Bank), then south via Neilson Park, Bargara and Hollands to service mills at Windermere and Pemberton. The extension opened on 3 December 1912 at which point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Burnett
Burnett is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in central Queensland, Australia. It covers most of the coastal region south of Gladstone, as well as coastal and inland regions completely surrounding the district of Bundaberg. Towns within its boundaries include Miriam Vale, Agnes Water, Rosedale, Bargara, Woodgate and Childers. The Burnett River flows through the electoral district, hence its name. Members for Burnett Election results References * Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860–1929 (second edition), Sydney 2001. * Waterson, Duncan Bruce: Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament 1930–1980 w.an outline of Queensland electorates 1859–1980 / D.B. Waterson and John Arnold External links Electorate Profile(Antony Green Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator. He is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chief election anal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Woongarra
The Shire of Woongarra was a local government area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1885 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Gooburrum to form the Shire of Burnett. History The Barolin Division was established on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 30 October 1885, part of Barolin Division was separated to create Woongarra Division to serve the region south of the Burnett River. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Woongarra Division became the Shire of Woongarra on 31 March 1903, while Barolin Division became the Shire of Barolin. In 1909, the Woongarra Shire had an area of 35½ square miles, with a population of 3200, with 736 ratepayers and a capital value of properties totalling £206,736. The rates collected in 1908 totalled £2378, and the loan indebtedness is £4956 9s 9d. On 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windermere, Queensland
Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Windermere had a population of 184 people. Geography Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). History Windermere State School opened on 1922 and closed on circa 1942. Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886 it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974. It was located 14 School Lane () on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road. In 1995 the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected. In the Windermere had a population of 184 people. Heritage listings Windermere has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 94 Windermere Road: Sunnyside Sugar Plantation Sunnyside Sugar Plantation is the heritage-listed remains of a former sugar plantation at 94 Windermere Road, Windermere, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanakas
Kanakas were workers (a mix of voluntary and involuntary) from various Pacific Islands employed in British colonies, such as British Columbia (Canada), Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Queensland (Australia) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They also worked in California (USA) and Chile (see Easter Island and Rapanui people as related subjects). "Kanaka" originally referred only to native Hawaiians, from their own name for themselves, ''kānaka ʻōiwi'' or ''kānaka maoli'', in the Hawaiian language. In the Americas in particular, native Hawaiians were the majority; but Kanakas in Australia were almost entirely Melanesian. In Australian English "kanaka" is now avoided outside of its historical context, as it has been used as an offensive term. Australia According to the ''Macquarie Dictionary'', the word "kanaka", which was once widely used in Australia, is now regarded in Australian English as an offensive term for a Pacific Islander.''Macquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulates in the Plant stem, stalk internodes. Sugarcanes belong to the grass family, Poaceae, an economically important flowering plant family that includes maize, wheat, rice, and sorghum, and many forage crops. It is native to the warm temperate and tropical regions of India, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea. The plant is also grown for biofuel production, especially in Brazil, as the canes can be used directly to produce ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Grown in tropical and subtropical regions, sugarcane is the world's largest crop by production quantity, totaling 1.9 billion tonnes in 2020, with Brazil accounting for 40% of the world total. Sugarcane accounts for 79% of sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
