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Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$26.1 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas: * the Town of Goondiwindi; * the Shire of Waggamba; * and the Shire of Inglewood. Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the ''Local Government Act 1878'' on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommend ... [...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 Waggamba
The Shire of Waggamba was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of Goondiwindi, it covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood and the Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region. History The Waggamba Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1176. Its headquarters were in the town of Goondiwindi. In 1888, the urban area of Goondiwindi was excised from the Waggamba Division to create a separate municipality, the Borough of Goondiwindi. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Waggamba Division became the Shire of Waggamba on 31 March 1903. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Talwood, Queensland
South Talwood is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , South Talwood had a population of 95 people. Geography The locality is mostly bounded to the north by the South-Western railway line which enters the locality from the north-east ( Bungunya) and exits to the west ( Daymar) and by the New South Wales border to the south. There are two railway stations within South Talwood on the South-Western railway line: * Gradule railway station () * Lalaguli railway station (now abandoned ) The land use is a mix of dry and irrigated cropping as well as grazing on native vegetation. History Maraweka Provisional School opened on 16 July 1922 as half-time provisional school (meaning a single teacher was shared between the two schools) in conjunction with Noralvera Provisional School which opened on 24 July 1922. Both schools were closed by early 1926. In the , South Talwood had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Talwood, Queensland
North Talwood is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Talwood had a population of 169 people. Geography Talwood is a town () at the southern edge of the locality immediately north of the boundary of South Talwood. North Talwood is mostly bounded to the south by the South-Western railway line, which enters the locality from the south-east (South Talwood / Bungunya) and exits to the south-west (South Talwood / Weengallon). The locality is served by Talwood railway station in the town (). The Barwon Highway enters the locality in the south-east (Bungunya), passes through the town, and exits to the west (Weengallon). History The name ''Talwood'' comes from the town, which was named from the Dalwood run name, which in turn was named in 1844, probably a corruption of an Aboriginal language word. Historically it is sometimes written as ''Tallwood''. In the , North Talwood had a population of 169 people. Education Talwood State Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Bungunya, Queensland
North Bungunya is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 North Bungunya had a population of 39 people. Geography The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. The northern part of the locality is mostly grazing and the crop growing is mostly in the south of the locality. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 26 November 1999. In the North Bungunya had a population of 39 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Aurifer Downs () * Cairngorm () * Foxborough () * Llidem Vale () * Ranchall () * Three Valleys () * Walton Downs () * Wonga Downs () Transport There are a number of airstrips, including: * Wycanna airstrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungindi, Queensland
Mungindi is a town and locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the Shire of Balonne (the western part) and the Goondiwindi Region (eastern part) with the town in the Shire of Balonne. It possesses a New South Wales postcode. Mungindi sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River which is the border between New South Wales and Queensland. At the , Mungindi had a population of 601 on the New South Wales side, while the population on the Queensland side was 146. Geography ''Mungindi'' means ''water hole in the river'' in Kamilaroi. Located uniquely on both sides of the New South Wales and Queensland border, Mungindi is the only border town in the Southern Hemisphere with the same name on both sides of the border. The state border runs down the centre of the Barwon River and under the centre of the Mungindi Bridge, but ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kioma, Queensland
Kioma is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Kioma had a population of 30 people. Geography The Meandarra – Talwood Road ( State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary. History John Hubert Fairfax formed “Kioma” Station in the early twentieth century. He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association. Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station. In the Kioma had a population of 30 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Denver () * Kioma (), as of 2019 operated by JH Fairfax and Son Kioma Station has an airstrip () adjacent to the school. Education Kioma State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kioma Road (). In 2018, the school had an en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodar, Queensland
Goodar is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodar had a population of 65 people. Geography The locality is bounded by the Barwon Highway to the south. The Umbercollie State Forest is in the west of the locality. The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Goondiwindi) and exits to the south-west (Toobeah). The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated crop growing along with grazing on native vegetation. History The locality takes its name from a pastoral run held in the 1840s by James Marks, transferred to Edward G. Cory in August 1849. The Goondiwindi-to- Talwood section of the South Western railway opened on 4 May 1910 with the locality being served by two railway stations: * Callandoon North railway station (now abandoned, ) * Carbuckey railway station (now abandoned, ) In the , Goodar had a population of 65 people. Education There are no schools in Goodar. The nearest primary schools are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cement Mills, Queensland
Cement Mills is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cement Mills had a population of 13 people. History From 1916, Queensland Cement and Lime Company, based in Brisbane, obtained its limestone from the Gore area on the Darling Downs. A mail receiving office called Cementmills was opened at the company's works in about January 1918, being renamed to Cement Mills in March 1918. It was upgraded to a full post office on 20 April 1925. By 1936, the company ceased using limestone from the area in favour of the coral from Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are .... Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. It was renamed Maxhill State School in 1927. In 1937 the school building was relocated to the cement mills and renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canning Creek, Queensland
Canning Creek is a rural locality split between the Goondiwindi Region and the Toowoomba Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , Canning Creek had a population of 5 people. Geography The Millmerran–Inglewood Road ( State Route 82) passes through the locality from north to south. Much of the locality is occupied by a large portion of the Bringalily State Forest. History The locality takes its name from the creek name, which in turn was named in 1827 by Allan Cunningham after Sir George Canning, the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1827. In 1848, 3 Aboriginal women and one child were murdered in the area by a posse of seven white men. Canning Creek was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. The Canning Creek Provisional School opened on 15 November 1885 and became Canning Creek State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on a number of occasions due to low student numbers. On 18 April 1922 it became a half-time school sharing the teacher with Gle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bringalily, Queensland
Bringalily is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bringalily had a population of 83 people. Geography The Millmerran–Inglewood Road Millmerran–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Millmerran–Inglewood Road (number 337) is a state-controlled regional road. Ro ... ( State Route 82) passes through the eastern part of the locality from north to south. Wondul State Forest is in the north-west of the locality. Despite the name, Bringalily State Forest is not in the locality, but in the locality of Canning Creek, immediately to the south. History Bringalily State School opened on 13 February 1934 and closed on 23 July 1965. Bringalily South Provisional School opened on 1 April 1940. In 1950 it became Bringalily South State School. It closed on 3 March 1967. In the Bringalily had a population of 83 people. References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boondandilla, Queensland
Boondandilla is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 Boondandilla had a population of 0 people. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 26 November 1999. In the Boondandilla had a population of 0 people. References Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
