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Electoral District Of Mundingburra
Mundingburra is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is currently held by Labor Party MP Les Walker. Overview The seat is one of four within the Townsville urban area in North Queensland. Significant utilities within the Mundingburra electorate are the Townsville Hospital, the Douglas Campus of James Cook University and Stockland Shoppingcentre. Suburbs of the Electorate include; Heatley, Cranbrook, Aitkenvale, Mundingburra, Vincent, Douglas, Annandale, Gulliver, Mysterton, Rosslea, part of Kirwan and Pimlico north of the Ross River. Mundingburra Electorate is bordered by the Burdekin (South), Townsville (North and East) and Thuringowa (West) Electorates. Electoral history The first incarnation of the Mundingburra electorate was created at the 1911 redistribution, encompassing parts of the former electorates of Herbert and Bowen. It was a historically Australian Labor Party seat, but from 1944 onwards wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Walker (politician)
Leslie Alexander Walker (born 15 January 1965) is an Australian politician currently serving as member for Mundingburra in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, a position he has held since 2020. He served as a Townsville City councillor from 2004, and was Deputy Mayor of Townsville from 2016 to 2020. Walker won preselection for Mundingburra following the retirement of the sitting member, Labor frontbencher Coralee O'Rourke. On 16 January 2021, Walker was knocked unconscious at Townsville's Mad Cow Tavern nightclub while celebrating his 56th birthday. Police issued Walker with an $800 public nuisance infringement notice and was banned from the town's pubs, nightclubs and restaurants for a period of 10 days. No charges were laid. On 30 July 2021, Walker was charged with common assault on a former independent candidate at the 2017 Queensland state election for the Thuringowa electorate, Stephen Lane, who is the son of a former Thuringowa City and Townsville City Councillor Jenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranbrook, Queensland
Cranbrook is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cranbrook had a population of 5,908 people. Geography Cranbrook is located south-sest of the Townsville CBD. It is close to the Aitkenvale business district. History On 1 July 1968 Cranbrook was named by Queensland Place Names Board after Cranbrook, the Sydney home of Robert Towns Robert Towns (10 November 1794 – 11 April 1873) was a British master mariner who settled in Australia as a businessman, sandalwood merchant, colonist, shipowner, pastoralist, politician, whaler and civic leader. He was the founder of Townsvil .... Holy Spirit School opened on 15 May 1969. Ignatius Park College opened on 25 August 1969. Cranbrook State School opened on 27 January 1981. In the , Cranbrook had a population of 5,908 people. Education Cranbrook State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Alice Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 535 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Aikens (politician)
:''This is about the Queensland politician. For the English chef and his restaurant, see Tom Aikens and Tom Aikens (restaurant).'' Thomas Aikens (29 April 1900 – 30 November 1985) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Politics Aikens was a member of the Cloncurry Shire Council from 1924 to 1930, being deputy chairman 1927 to 1930. From 1936 to 1949 he was an alderman of the City of Townsville, being deputy mayor from 1939 to 1944. Initially, Aikens was a member of the Labor Party, being secretary of the Cloncurry branch from 1933 to 1940. He was also the founder of their branch at Hermit Park. However, his Soviet sympathies caused him to be expelled from the party in 1940; the Hermit Park branch was also expelled from the Labor party in 1941 for the same reasons. The branch responded by forming its own political party, the North Queensland Labor Party (NQLP). Aikens contested the 1944 state election in the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Queensland Labor Party
The North Queensland Labor Party (known as the Hermit Park Labor Party before 1949 and the North Queensland Party after 1974) was a minor political party in Australia from 1942 to 1977. The party was formed when the Australian Labor Party in Queensland expelled its branch in Hermit Park, Townsville and the latter's founder, Tom Aikens, for Soviet sympathies. The branch often held events that aimed to support the Russian war effort during World War II. The expelled branch established itself as a separate party. The NQLP held a majority within the Townsville council from 1943 to 1949, having formed a coalition with local Communist councillors such as Fred Paterson until 1946. Aikens was elected for the Electoral district of Mundingburra in the 1944 Queensland state election and would serve in the state parliament for the next 33 years; in 1960 a redistribution turned his seat into the Electoral district of Townsville South. Although initially contesting a few other seats in nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Bowen
Bowen was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1873 to 1950 and at various times until 1992. History The electoral district of Bowen was established by the 1872 Electoral Districts Act. During the First McIlwraith Ministry, the seat of Bowen was occupied by three Attorneys-General: Henry Beor, Pope Alexander Cooper and Charles E. Chubb. Upon Beor's death, Cooper, who was not at that time in Parliament, was appointed Attorney-General and contested and won the resulting by-election. When he resigned, Chubb entered parliament in the same manner. Bowen is the only state or federal electorate in Australia to elect a Communist member, Fred Paterson, who served as member for Bowen from the 1944 election until the 1950 election. In a 1949 redistribution, Bowen was abolished, being split between the new electoral districts of Burdekin and Whitsunday. It has been suggested that the redistribution was done deliberately to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Herbert
Herbert was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state (colony until 1901) of Queensland. History Herbert was created in 1888. It was located in north-east Queensland, initially from Cairns to Townsville. It was abolished in the 1949 redistribution (taking effect at the 1950 elections), being incorporated into the newly created Electoral district of Mourilyan. Members The following people were elected in the seat of Herbert: See also * Electoral districts of Queensland * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year * :Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name * Division of Herbert The Division of Herbert is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. Eligible voters within the Division elect a single representative, known as the member for Herbert, to the Australian House of Representatives. Geography S ... for the federal House of Representatives electorate of the same name References {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert Former e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross River (Queensland)
The Ross River is a river located in northern Queensland, Australia. The long river flows through the city of Townsville and empties into the Coral Sea. It is the major waterway flowing through Townsville and the city's main source of drinking water. The river is named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (-1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868. Course and features The river rises in the Hervey Range below Pepper Pot Mountain and flows generally north through Lake Ross, across a flat coastal plain and east around into Townsville city. The Ross River flows across the Townsville suburbs of , , , , , and . The river is joined by three minor tributaries including Ross Creek, before reaching its mouth south east of Townsville. This area is currently being developed into a marina precinct. Flow rates in the river are controlled by the Ross River Dam, the largest dam in the catchment. There are seven crossings over the river and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimlico, Queensland
Pimlico is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Pimlico had a population of 2,460 people. Geography The suburb is roughly rectangular and longer to the north-south than to the east-west. It is bounded to the north by North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) and to the east by Kings Road. The land is flat and below 10 metres above sea level. The predominant land use is lowset low-density housing. History Pimlico is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. The suburb is believed to be named after either the London suburb of Pimlico or the London trotting track. Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959. In the Pimlico had a population of 2,460 people. Education There are no schools in Pimlico. The nearest primary schools are Hermit Park State School in neighbouring Hyde Park to the east, Mundingburra State School in neighbouring Mundingburra to the south, and Currajong State School in neighbourin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirwan, Queensland
Kirwan is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kirwan had a population of 21,418 people. Geography Kirwan is a primarily residential suburb but includes some commercial property, primarily concentrated along Thuringowa Drive. History The suburb of Kirwan was established in 1968 as the northernmost of a series of new suburbs along the western side of the Upper Ross River. It was officially named on 1 March 1969 and took its name from an early farming family in the region. Prior to suburban development, Kirwan had been farmed and had also been the site of air force activity during World War II. Kirwan State School opened in 1977 and Kirwan State High School opened in 1979. Ryan Catholic College, which serves both primary and secondary students, was also founded in 1979. The Willows State School was established in the suburb in 1997. Population According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 21,418 people in Kirwan. * Aboriginal and To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosslea, Queensland
Rosslea is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Rosslea had a population of 1,732 people. Geography Rosslea is bounded to the east and south by the Ross River. The suburb is very flat (approx 5m above sea level). The eastern half of the suburb is occupied by the Townsville Golf Club (). The rest of the suburb is residential. Townsville Connection Road runs through from south to north-west. Being low-lying on a river, Rosslea can be affected by flooding, mostly in the golf club area. History Rosslea is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. The name "Rosslea" is a combination of "Ross" (representing the Ross River) and "lea", the Old English word for a grassy meadow. The Townsville Golf Club is the oldest golf club in Queensland, having been established at Kissing Point in 1893. The club relocated to Aitkenvale in 1921, and then relocated to Rosslea on 18 April 1924. In the 2011 census, Rosslea had a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysterton, Queensland
Mysterton is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Mysterton had a population of 809 people. It is one of the smallest suburbs in Townsville. Geography Mysterton is predominantly residential, and is situated between the suburbs of Hermit Park, Mundingburra, Pimlico and Hyde Park. Townsville Connection Road (Charters Towers Road) runs along most of the eastern boundary. History Mysterton was given its name in honor of Arminius Danner's house, which at the time of its naming in the 1880s was located in the St. Johns Wood Estate subdivision. During another subdivision in the 1920s, it was known as Mysterton Estate. In the 2011 census, Mysterton had a population of 834 people. In the Mysterton had a population of 809 people. Heritage listings Mysterton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 21 Lawson Street: Rosebank, home of Townsville pioneer, Andrew Ball Education There are no schools in Mysterton. The nearest government pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulliver, Queensland
Gulliver is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people. History Gulliver is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country. The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville. It is unclear when the Holy Family Catholic Primary School opened in Gulliver, but it closed on 11 December 1987. It was then amalgamated with St John Fisher's Christian Brothers College ( Currajong) and St Margaret Mary's Primary School ( Hermit Park) to create The Marian School which opened on 21 January 1988 in Currajong. In 1995, St Mary's School ( West End) was amalgamated into The Marian School. Currajong State School opened on 28 June 1954. Pimlico State High School opened on 27 January 1959. In the Gulliver had a population of 2,825 people. Education Despite the name, Currajong State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 140 Palmerston Street in Gulli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
