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Boonah
Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Range. It is surrounded by hills, including Mount French and other Moogerah Peaks. Frog Buttress is a popular rock climbing cliff on the north-west side of Mount French. The Wyaralong Dam was constructed east of Boonah on Teviot Brook, a tributary of the Logan River. At full supply level, water would have inundated parts of the road connecting Boonah and Beaudesert, so a new section of road has been built. Water for the town is supplied from Lake Moogerah on Reynold's Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River. Maroon Dam is another reservoir built south of Boonah at the base of the McPherson Range. State Route 93, a road with two names, runs through the locality, entering from the north as Ipswich – Boonah Road (Coronation Drive in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dugandan, Queensland
Dugandan (pronounced ''Doog-an-dan'') is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dugandan had a population of 593 people. Geography ''Teviot Brook'' forms part of the western boundary before flowing through to the north. The Boonah – Rathdowney Road (State Route 93) runs through from north to south. History The name ''Dugandan'' is believed to be a Ugarapul word ''dugai/tugai'' meaning ''mountain spur place''. Originally the name was used for a large pastoral run established in 1884, covering a much larger area than the current locality from Boonah to Mount Joyce. As a result, the name Dugandan was used for the present day town of Boonah until the 1880s when it acquired its present name. In January 1861, a native police detachment led by Lieutenant Frederick Walker was dispatched to Dugandan Scrub, to the south of the present town, to "disperse" the local aboriginals who were camped in the area. This was in response to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. The main town of the region is Beaudesert. It has an estimated operating budget of A$33 million. History Prior to 2008, the new Scenic Rim Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Boonah; * the southern part of the Shire of Beaudesert; * and the Harrisville and Peak Crossing areas from the City of Ipswich. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the areas amalgamate. It identified a rural community of interest as well as ecotourism potential from the Scenic Rim, a group of mountain ranges forming part of the Great Dividing Range, and recommended the transfer of the entire urban growth corridor previously within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coulson, Queensland
Coulson is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coulson had a population of 195 people. Geography Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) runs through from north-west to south-west. Beaudesert–Boonah Road (State Route 90) runs east from an intersection with this road, exiting to the north-east. Coulson is crossed by Teviot Brook, a tributary of the Logan River, at the southern end of the Flinders Peak Group. Part of the southern boundary follows Sandy Creek and includes the elevated slopes of Goans Hill () which rises to . Much of the land is used for agricultural purposes. History Teviotville Provisional School opened on 3 October 1881 and became Teviotville State School on 18 January 1886. In 1903, it was renamed Coulson State School. It closed in 1993. It was at 3522 Ipswich Boonah Road (). At the , Roadvale and the surrounding area had a population of 254. In the , Coulson had a population of 195 people. The locality contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kents Pocket, Queensland
Kents Pocket is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Kents Pocket had a population of 24 people. Geography The Boonah–Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs through from east to north. History In the , Kents Pocket had a population of 24 people. The locality contains 10 households, in which 51.7% of the population are males and 48.3% of the population are females with a median age of 50, 12 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $2,124, $688 above the national average. Education There are no schools in Kents Pocket. The nearest government primary school is Boonah State School in neighbouring Boonah to the east. The nearest government secondary school is B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount French, Queensland
Mount French is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount French had a population of 94 people. Geography The town of Mount French includes the mountain of the same name in the western half of the locality, part of which is within the Moogerah Peaks National Park. Elevations in the western half of the locality range from above sea level to the two peaks of Mount French: * Mount French (North Peak, also known as Mee-bor-rum) (), * Mount French (South Peak, also known as Punchagin) (), The western half of the locality is mostly undeveloped bushland. The eastern part of the Mount French is lower, ranging from above sea level, and is predominantly grazing land. Mount French is a watershed with the creeks flowing west of the mountain ultimately flowing into the Bremer River, while the creeks flowing east of the mountain ultimately flow into the Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoya, Queensland
Hoya is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hoya had a population of 220 people. Geography Hoya is farming land approximately 150 metres about sea level. The Boonah Fassifern Road (State Route 90) runs along part of the southern boundary. History A Lutheran church was opened in Hoya in 1882. The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich to Harrisville, Queensland, Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugandan, Queensland, Dugundan with Hoya being served by Hoya railway station on Hoya Road near the junction with Heise Road (). The line closed in June 1964. A postal receiving office was opened in Hoya on 22 January 1892. A post office opened on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1955. In the , Hoya had a population of 220 people. The locality containrf 87 households, in which 52.3% of the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frog Buttress
Frog Buttress is a cliff on the north-west side of Mount French, in the Moogerah Peaks National Park near the town of Boonah in Queensland, Australia. It became famous when local rock climbers Rick White and Chris Meadows discovered it in 1968. Since then, 400 routes have been established by climbers including Henry Barber, Kim Carrigan and Tobin Sorenson. The buttress is small by world climbing standards: 400m wide, 50m high in the middle, and 20m at its ends. However, it is formed of rhyolite columns, with superb climbing up the many cracks, corners and aretes between them. Most of the cracks are smooth sided and parallel, necessitating the use of many spring-loaded camming devices and efficient crack climbing technique. There are now over 400 documented routes with grades ranging from 4 to 32 on the Ewbank Scale. The style of climbing is staunchly traditional using natural protection, with very few sport Sport pertains to any form of competitive physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan River
The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of the Scenic Rim and empties into Moreton Bay after navigating the City of Logan, a major suburban centre located south of Brisbane. The catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms. Course and features The river rises below Mount Ernest on the southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of the Great Dividing Range and forms in the Mount Barney National Park, near the QueenslandNew South Wales border, below Mount Lindesay. The river flows generally north by northeast, joined by eleven minor tributaries, before heading east and eventually emptying into Moreton Bay. Its principal tributaries are the Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teviot Brook
Teviot Brook is a waterway in South East Queensland, Australia. It rises in the Main Range at Carneys Creek and joins the Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in Sout ... at Cedar Grove. It is part of the Clarence Moreton Basin, a sedimentary basin on the easternmost part of the Australian continent. The catchment experiences strong seasonality with heavy rainfall in summer and a dry winter. Teviot Brook passes through the town of Boonah and Mount Alford. Close to its mouth, Teviot Brook is crossed by the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor. History It was named on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland. A plaque commemorating the naming is found at Coulson School in Coulson. In 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyaralong Dam
The Wyaralong Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across the Teviot Brook that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for supply of potable water for the Scenic Rim region. The dam was initiated by the Queensland Government in 2006 as a result of the prolonged Millennium drought which saw the catchment areas of South East Queensland's dams receive record low rain. It was completed in 2011. Location and features The dam is located approximately north-west of . The dam wall itself is split between the localities of Wyaralong and Allenview, but the bulk of impounded water is within Wyaralong. The Wyaralong Dam was completed prior to the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. On January 11, during the flood period, the Mayors of both Logan City and Scenic Rim said they believed that Logan had been spared a great deal of flood damage because of the dam. The concrete dam structure is high and long. The da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allandale, Queensland
Allandale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Allandale had a population of 56 people. Geography There are no major roads in Allandale. Teviot Brook flows through the north of Allandale. Some of the land is used for agricultural purposes. The southeast portion is hilly, undeveloped and mostly cleared of natural vegetation. This catchment area is separate from the Teviot Brook watershed, with run-off flowing in to Allan Creek, a tributary of the Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South ... to the east. History Allandale State School opened on 27 February 1928. It closed on 24 March 1963. It was located near the intersection of Radcliffe/Geiger Road and Hutchinson Road (). In the , Allandale had a population of 56 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Wright
The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland. |
