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Gladstone Regional Council
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 G ... [...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] |
Shire Of Miriam Vale
The Shire of Miriam Vale was a local government area near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre was the town of Miriam Vale. History Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 7 January 1902, the Miriam Vale Division was separated from Calliope Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Miriam Vale Division became the Shire of Miriam Vale on 31 March 1903. Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: * City of Gladstone * Shire of Calliope * Shire of Miriam Vale were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008. ''Centre for the Government of Queensland'', Retrieved Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Auckland, Queensland
New Auckland is an urban locality in Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , New Auckland had a population of 5,085 people. It is on the outskirts of the Gladstone urban area, but, as at December 2020, is experiencing high levels of suburban development. Geography New Auckland is bounded to the north by the Dawson Highway and to the south by Kirkwood Road. It is bounded to the east by Auckland Creek and to the west by Briffney Creek. The land use is suburban residential. The Moura railway line passes through the north-east corner of the suburb. History This suburb was named in December 1988, taking its name from the housing estate name, which takes its name from Auckland Creek, which takes its name in turn from the ship Lord Auckland. The ship was a barque of 516 gross tons, chartered by the New South Wales Government which carried some of the settlers to the first settlement of Gladstone site, which stranded on a shoal entering Gladstone Harbour on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkwood, Queensland
Kirkwood is a semi-rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by Kirkwood Road and to the east by Auckland Creek. Situated on the souther edge of the urban development of the city of Gladstone, small pockets of residential development have been established in the north of the locality. As at December 2020, most of the locality is undeveloped and used for grazing. However, real estate businesses are describing it as "Gladstone's newest suburb" and anticipate rapid residential growth. O'Connell Ridges is a mountain range () that commences in Beecher, passes through the south of Kirkwood, into Burua and ends in Wurdong Heights. The elevation of Kirkwood ranges from above sea level in the north-east of the locality through to in the south of the locality. History The suburb was named after a notable Gladstone family at the suggestion of the Gladstone City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Kora, Queensland
Kin Kora is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Kin Kora had a population of 2,582 people. History The suburb takes its name from Kin Kora Creek, which was in turn named in about 1853 by Dublin-born surveyor Francis Peter MacCabe with the traditional Irish name for the stronghold of the King of Ireland, Brian Boru. Kin Kora State School opened on 9 October 1981. In the 2011 census, Kin Kora had a population of 2,686 people. In the Kin Kora had a population of 2,582 people. The revealed that the population of Kin Kora was 2,396 people. Education Kin Kora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 43 Hibiscus Avenue (). In 2013, the school had 873 students with 55 teachers (49 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 771 students with 58 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education Special educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Eden, Queensland
Glen Eden is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Glen Eden had a population of 2,918 people. Geography The suburb is bounded roughly by the North Coast railway line to the east, Kirkwood Road to the south, and Police Creek to the west. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs along the north-east boundary. Biondello is a mountain () in the north of the suburb at above sea level. The north-east of the suburb is residential while the north-west (including Biondello) contains part of the Tondoon Botanic Gardens incorporating the Tondoon Creek Weir. In the south-west is the Gecko Valley winery and vineyards on a site. As at 2020, the south-east of the suburb is undeveloped. History Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton, Queensland
Clinton is a town and suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Clinton had a population of 6,170 people. History The town was named on 5 January 1970. On 10 December 1988 the suburb of Clinton was created from the merger of the former suburbs Clinton North and Clinton South. The name ''Clinton'' is derived from the County of Clinton (the cadastral administrative division containing Gladstone). Clinton State School opened on 29 January 1974. On 1 April 2010, a Priority Development Area was declared in Clinton with the aim of reducing housing pressure created with the growing mining industry in the Gladstone area. of government land bounded by the Dawson Highway, Harvey Road and Keppel Avenue were released for residential land development. In the , Clinton had a population of 5,917 people. In the , the suburb of Clinton had a population of 5,921 people. The revealed that the population of Clinton had risen to 6,170 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callemondah, Queensland
Callemondah is a coastal suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains the Port of Gladstone. In the Callemondah had a population of 18 people. Geography The Calliope River forms the south-western boundary of the suburb before flowing north through the suburb into the bay () of Port Curtis (). Auckland Inlet () forms its eastern boundary separating it from Gladstone Central. Auckland Creek flows into Auckland Inlet (). Offshore are the following islands and rocks: * Mud Island () * Rich Rocks is a rock () * Wiggins Islands is an island group () * an unnamed marine island () and the following passages: * Targinie Channel () separating the north of Callemondah and Yarwun from Curtis Island *Main Channel () separating the north-east of Callemondah from Curtis Island * Clinton Channel () passing east of Callemondah into Port Curtis The land use is predominantly industrial with a number of coal port facilities with associated stockpiles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byellee, Queensland
Byellee is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Byellee had a population of 0 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Calliope River. History The suburb takes its name from the corrupted pronunciation of name of an Aboriginal clan resident on Curtis Island and the mainland north of the Calliope River. Byellee was used as an alternative to Boyne Valley during World War II by the Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate .... References Suburbs of Gladstone {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beecher, Queensland
Beecher is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beecher had a population of 863 people. Geography The Calliope River forms the western boundary of the locality. Clyde Creek flows through the locality from the south towards the north-west where it flows into the Calliope River at the most north-western part of the locality. The residential and farming mainly occurs on the lower land (0–10 metres above sea level) surrounding the creek. The Dawson Highway and the Moura railway line also passes from north to south through the locality in this lower-lying area. The land in the east of the suburb is hillier (rising to 130 metres) and is protected as the Mount Maurice State Forest. Mount Beecher (156 metres) in the south-west of the locality, much of which is protected as the Beecher State Forest. History Beecher is named after Mount Beecher, which was named in 1853 by surveyor Francis MacCabe apparently after Harriet Beecher Stowe, author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Point, Queensland
Barney Point is a beachside suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Barney Point had a population of 1,065 people. Geography Barney Point is bounded by the Coral Sea to the north and east and the North Coast railway line to the Port of Gladstone on the west. The northern part of the suburb is industrial, being port facilities. The southern part of the suburb is residential with a sandy beach and parkland by the sea. There are four railway stations in the suburb on North Coast line serving the port area: * South Gladstone railway station () * Barney Point railway station () * Gladstone railway station () * Auckland Point railway station () Gladstone railway station is the only station that is a passenger stop. History The area takes its name from the local headland Barney Point, which in turn was named in honour of George Barney (1792-1862), a soldier and engineer, and Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of North Australia 1846-1847. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladstone Central, Queensland
Gladstone Central is a coastal suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the historic centre and central business district of the city of Gladstone and the seat of the Gladstone Regional Council. In the , Gladstone Central had a population of 1,550 people. Geography Gladstone Central is bounded by Auckland Inlet on the north, Auckland Creek and Side Street on the west, the railway line on the east and a combination of Scenery Street and Tank Street on the south. Auckland Point is the northernmost part of the suburb (). The main business and shopping street is Goondoon Street which runs over a hill, its apex being at the intersection with Roseberry Street. History The Gladstone Post Office opened on 1 July 1854. Gladstone State School opened on 1 April 1861 and is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. On 14 November 1968, its name was changed to be Gladstone Central State School. Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
