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Benaraby
Benaraby is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town of Benaraby in the north-east of the locality with two neighbourhoods based around two former railway stations of the same name: * Alkina () * Marrawing () The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Tannum Sands), bypasses the town to the north, exiting to the north ( Wurdong Heights). Lake Awoonga is in the south of the locality and is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam. The Boyne River flows north from the dam through the locality, passing east of the town and then forms part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality. History Boyne River Provisional School opened on 12 July 1886 and closed in November 1886. It reopened on 24 Aug 1903. In 1907, it was renamed Benaraby Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Benaraby State School. Benaraby Post Office opened around 1912 (receiving offices known as ''Boyne Bridge'', ''Boyne Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveragh, Queensland
Iveragh is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Foreshores) and exits to the north (Tannum Sands). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the east (Foreshores) and exits to the north-west ( Benaraby). The locality is served by: * Rodds Bay railway station, now abandoned (). * Iveragh railway station (). Iveragh has the following mountains: * Inkerman Peak () * Mercy Hill () * Mount Castletower () * Mount Coulston () History Iveragh State School opened in 1922 in a school building relocated from the Toolooa State School. It was on a land parcel. The school closed in 1940. In the , Iveragh had a population of 140 people. Education There are no schools in Iveragh. The nearest government primary school is Benaraby State School in neighbouring Benaraby to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School Tannum S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taragoola, Queensland
Taragoola is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Taragoola had a population of 0 people. History Taragoola State School opened circa 1919 and closed circa 1934. In the Taragoola had a population of 0 people. Geography Lake Awoonga forms the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure The Gladstone–Monto Road Gladstone–Monto Road is a road route in the Gladstone and North Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 69. The Gladstone–Monto Road (number 471) is a state-controlled district road, rated as ... runs along the south-western boundary. References Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannum Sands, Queensland
Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The locality is bounded to north-east by the Coral Sea, to the north-west and west by the Boyne River, and to the south-west by Station Creek. The town of Tannum Sands is located in the northern part of the locality. Canoe Point is at the northern tip of the locality (). The locality includes Wild Cattle Island () which is separated from the mainland east coast by a narrow channel known as Wild Cattle Creek. The island's east coast facing the Coral Sea is a long sandy strip called Wild Cattle Beach (). Most of the island is within the Wild Cattle Island National Park with the small town of Bangalee at its southern tip (). Tannum Sands has a neighbouring twin town called Boyne Island. The two localities are separated only by the Boyne River and joined by a bridge. Tannum Sands is primarily a tourist and residential town. It is a major residential area for the nearby Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awoonga Dam
Lake Awoonga was formed on the Boyne River by the dam located from Gladstone, in Central Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 30 minutes drive from Gladstone, via Benaraby. Lake Awoonga is the main water supply for the Gladstone region.Gladstone Area Water Board: Frequently Asked Questions Its recreation areas and recreational fishery are provided free to locals and tourists by the Gladstone Area Water Board.Attractions in the Gladstone Region Specifications Originally built across the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wurdong Heights, Queensland
Wurdong Heights is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people. Geography The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs through from north to south. The North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line traverses the locality entering from the south and exiting to the north-east, but there are no railway stations within the locality. The Boyne River (Central Queensland), Boyne River forms part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality as it heads towards the Coral Sea. History In the Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Awoonga
Lake Awoonga was formed on the Boyne River by the dam located from Gladstone, in Central Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 30 minutes drive from Gladstone, via Benaraby. Lake Awoonga is the main water supply for the Gladstone region.Gladstone Area Water Board: Frequently Asked Questions Its recreation areas and recreational fishery are provided free to locals and tourists by the Gladstone Area Water Board.Attractions in the Gladstone Region Specifications Originally built across the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope, Queensland
Calliope is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Calliope had a population of 3,438 people. Geography Calliope is near the 'cross-roads' of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway in Central Queensland, SSW of the port city of Gladstone. Gladstone–Monto Road (State Route 69) runs south from the Dawson Highway through the locality. History The town takes its name from the Calliope River, which in turn was named after HMS ''Calliope'' by the Governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus FitzRoy, on 18 April 1854, after travelling from Sydney to Port Curtis on board that ship. Industries of the town and surrounds since that time have included gold mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy industry (Aluminium, Coal, LNG), shipping and tourism. Alluvial gold was mined in the area after its discovery in 1862. The following year Queensland's first goldfield was officially proclaimed. Calliope Post Office opened on 1 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boynedale, Queensland
Boynedale is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boynedale had a population of 17 people. Geography The Lake Awoonga is part of the northern boundary of the locality. It is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam. History The locality takes its name from the Boyne River, which in turn was named on 14 November 1823 by Surveyor-General John Oxley on the cutter HM Mermaid. The Gladstone to Monto railway line opened its first section from Byellee (previously known as Boyne Valley Junction) to Many Peaks was opened on 25 July 1910 with Boynedale railway station () serving the Boynedale locality. The station closed on 8 December 1997. The line closed to regular services in 2002 with the final train on the line being a steam special run from Monto to Maryborough in 2005. The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 August 1999. In the , Boynedale had a population of 17 people. Heritage listings Boynedale has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Region came into being on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The legal standing of the council is sourced from the Local Government Reform Act 2007 (Qld). The Gladstone Region was named after William Ewart Gladstone, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and he later became Prime Minister. The new Council, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire area of three former local government areas: * the City of Gladstone; * the Shire of Calliope; * and the Shire of Miriam Vale. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. Mayors The first mayor of the Gladstone Regional Council was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Gladstone
Gladstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The seat was created as a reconfigured version of Port Curtis for the 1992 election. It consists of the city of Gladstone and some of the towns of the former Shire of Calliope. This includes the localities of Ambrose, Benaraby, Boyne Island, Builyan, Mount Larcom, Tannum Sands and Ubobo. The town of Calliope is now part of the Callide electoral district. The current member is Labor MP Glenn Butcher. Butcher won the seat following the retirement of long-serving independent Liz Cunningham, who won the seat on National Party preferences after defeating then Labor MP Neil Bennett at the 1995 election. Cunningham was a well-known local figure, having previously been Mayor of the Shire of Calliope prior to entering State politics. Her 1995 victory made her the first non-Labor member for Gladstone and its predecessors since 1932, and only the second since 1915. Even t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannum Sands State High School
Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Each grade has an average of about 213 students. It is the first and only secondary school established in the Tannum Sands area. The school receives approximately 95% of the students living in the Tannum Sands catchment area for Year 7 each year. History Tannum Sands State High School opened in 1998 with 287 Grade 8 and 9 students. Their first seniors graduated in 2001. Principals and deputy principals The following principals and deputy principals have led the school since it was opened: *Ray Johnston; 1998–2016 *Kevin Giles; unspecified–2009 *John Adie; unspecified–2011 *Rohan Brooks; unspecified–2013 *Heather Moller; 2009–current *Katrina Baylden; 2011–unspecified *Tarah Vardy; unspecified–current *Patrica Vicary; 2017–current Academics Curriculum Five mandatory subjects (English, Mathematics, Studies of Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
