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Eurimbula, Queensland
Eurimbula is a coastal rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eurimbula had a population of 4 people. It is home to the Eurimbula National Park. The town is part of the Gooreng Gooreng Aboriginal people's traditional territory. Geography The waters and inlets of the ''Coral Sea'' form the north-western, northern, eastern, and south-eastern boundaries. The Bustard Head Light is within the locality. Heritage listings Eurimbula has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * south of Gladstone: Bustard Head Light Education There are no schools in Eurimbula. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Agnes Water and Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are in Tannum Sands 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 Cr ... an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodds Bay, Queensland
Rodds Bay is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rodds Bay had a population of 134 people. Geography The waters and inlets of the ''Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...'' form the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries. References Gladstone Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bororen
Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bororen had a population of 398 people. Geography The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north ( Foreshores). The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (), and exits to the north (Foreshores). Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). History The name ''Bororen'' means ''old man kangaroo''. Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897. Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909. Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx ). Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances the pages linked below have as their primary focus the registered assets rather than the registers themselves. Where a particular article or set of articles on a foreign-language Wikipedia provides fuller coverage, a link is provided. International *World Heritage Sites (see Lists of World Heritage Sites) – UNESCO, advised by the International Council on Monuments and Sites *Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO) *Memory of the World Programme (UNESCO) *Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) – Food and Agriculture Organization *UNESCO Biosphere Reserve * European Heritage Label (EHL) are European sites which are considered milestones in the creation of Europe. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bustard Head Light
Bustard Head Light is an active lighthouse located on the southeast tip of Bustard Head, a headland, about northwest of Seventeen Seventy, in the Australian state of Queensland, within the Eurimbula National Park and locality of Eurimbula. Built in 1868, it is the second-oldest lightstation in the state, following Cape Moreton Light, and the first to be built in Queensland after its formation in 1859. It is also one of the first in Australia to be constructed using bolted prefabricated segments of cast iron, and one of only two such lighthouses in Queensland, the other being its sibling, Sandy Cape Light. It serves as the central relay for Dent Island Light, Pine Islet Light and Lady Elliot Island Light and as the radio check post for Cape Capricorn Light, Sandy Cape Light and Double Island Point Light. Bustard Head was named by Captain James Cook in 1770, in honour of a bustard which was shot and eaten by the landing party at the location. History The Government of Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Sea
The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the French Natural Park of the Coral Sea (french: Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail) and the Australian Coral Sea Marine Park. The sea was the location for the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major confrontation during World War II between the navies of the Empire of Japan, and the United States and Australia. The sea contains numerous islands and reefs, as well as the world's largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. All previous oil exploration projects were terminated at the GBR in 1975, and fishing is restricted in many areas. The reefs and islands of the Coral Sea are particularly rich in birds and aquatic life and are a popular tourist destination, both domestically and internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurimbula National Park
Eurimbula National Park is a protected area in the locality of Eurimbula, Queensland, Australia, in the Gladstone Region near Agnes Water, 411 km north of Brisbane. Location and Features The Park is located on the central Queensland coast, nearly 112-km north-west of Bundaberg. The first Europeans to visit the place were Captain James Cook and botanist Sir Joseph Banks. It is covered with diverse vegetation including mangroves, littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets, freshwater paperbark swamps, eucalypt forests and much more. In addition to 757 species of plants, there is a habitat here for 430 species of animals, of which 26 are on the list of rare or endangered species. The average elevation of the terrain is 40 meters. Visitor facilities Eurimbula National Park consists of three separate sections. The main section is centred on Eurimbula Creek and is accessible (4WD recommended) from the main Agnes Water road. There are camping facilities at Bustard Beach near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...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] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreshores, Queensland
Foreshores is a coastal rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The area is used for farming with some rural residential development. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea. It includes both a mainland component to the south and Hummock Hill Island to the north (), which are separated by the Colosseum Inlet (). There are wetlands on both sides of the inlet. The crossing between the mainland and the island is sufficiently shallow that sheep can cross at low tide. Hummock Hill Island is . As the name suggests, the island's main feature is Hummock Hill (), rising above sea level. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line pass through the south-western part of the locality from Bororen to Iveragh. All parts of the sea within the locality are within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park. The south-western corner of the locality is within the Castle Tower National Park. The land along Intrepid Drive is used rural res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Beach, Queensland
Turkey Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people. Geography Turkey Beach is a coastal town that sits on a peninsula jutting into Rodds Bay (). Turkey Beach Road connects the town to the Bruce Highway at Foreshores. History The town was gazetted on 1 November 1968. The name Turkey relates directly back to the bustard or bush turkey shot by Captain Cook's crew back in 1770 when they discovered the area aboard . Nearby Turkey Station existed since at latest 1875. Turkey Beach was within the Shire of Miriam Vale until the shire was amalgamated into the Gladstone Region in 2008. Turkey Beach Cenotaph was officially unveiled in April 2012 and used later that month for its first Anzac Day memorial services. Vietnam War veteran Ron Jenson worked toward establishing the cenotaph for 12 years. Demographics At the , Turkey Beach had a population of 133. In the , the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
