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Isis Highway
The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. The highway is relatively short, and runs for in a north-east / south-west direction between Bundaberg North and the Burnett Highway at Ban Ban Springs. The Isis Highway links the sugar producing Bundaberg and Fraser Coast regions with the cattle farming districts of the North Burnett. The highway takes its name from the Isis River, which flows between Maryborough and Childers. The highway also passes through a significant amount of the former Isis Shire local government area, of which Childers was the administrative centre. The Isis Highway is signed as State Route 3 between Bundaberg and Childers, and State Route 52 between Childers and Ban Ban Springs. The section between Bundaberg and Childers is a state-controlled regional road (number 19A) while that between Childers and Ban Ban Springs is a state-controlled strategic road (numbers 19B and 19C) Route description The road commences at a roundabout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg North, Queensland
Bundaberg North is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bundaberg North had a population of 5,451 people. It occupies the developed area north of the Burnett River, opposite the Bundaberg CBD. Geography Bundaberg North adjoins the Bundaberg CBD and the suburbs of Bundaberg West, Bundaberg East and Kalkie at the Burnett River to the south and southeast, Gooburrum to the north and Oakwood, Queensland, Oakwood to the west. Bundaberg North is a residential suburb with some light industry and sugarcane farmlands. The Hinkler Hall of Aviation, Hinkler Aviation Museum and Botanic Gardens are located in the suburb. The Millaquin sugar mill, operated by Bundaberg Sugar is a major employer in Bundaberg North. History Bundaberg North Provisional School opened on 26 January 1874. On 27 September 1875 it became Bundaberg North State School. In 1880, a Methodist church was built in North Bundaberg; it was later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ban Ban Springs
Ban Ban Springs is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ban Ban Springs had a population of 7 people. Geography Ban Ban Springs is located at the junction of the Burnett and Isis highways. The locality is surrounded by the larger locality of Ban Ban. On the southern side of the road junction are the springs from which the community gets its name, being rare springs from which waters flow into the nearby Barambah Creek., retrieved 25 February 2009 {{authority control Towns in Queensland North Burnett Region 1999 establishments in Australia Populated places established in 1999 Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalstoun Lakes, Queensland
Coalstoun Lakes is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 114 people. Geography The Isis Highway passes through the locality from north-east to south, also passing through the town (where it is called Main Street). The Coalstoun Lakes National Park is in the north-east of the locality. History The lakes (from which the district takes its name) were named by local pioneer, Nugent Wade Brown, in 1894. There are various theories as to the origin of the name. * One is that ''Coalstoun'' is the corruption of an Aboriginal word ''Goanalganai''. * Another theory is that the name 'Coalstoun' is a corruption of the word 'Colstoun'. Nugent Wade Brown's father, John Brown (1787–1860), emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales and established a property named Colstoun near what is now Gresford in the Hunter Valley in 1838. * Colstoun was the ancestral home of the Brown family in Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degilbo, Queensland
Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Degilbo had a population of 174 people. History The name ''Degilbo'' was the name of a pastoral run owned by William Henry Walsh (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council) in 1847. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''dackeel bo'' meaning ''sharp or upright stones''. A very popular story is that ''Degilbo'' is actually the word ''obliged'' spelt backwards, attributed to a railway surveyor, who had to assign names to many railway stations, had run out of ideas but as he was ''obliged'' to come up with a name, he wrote that word down backwards. Being perhaps a more entertaining story, the story of the backwards spelling is frequently published, and is usually followed by a spate of correspondence pointing out that the name of the pastoral run preceded the railway station by at least 20 years. The first Degilbo Post Office opened on 1 April 1893. It was rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallarnil, Queensland
Dallarnil is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dallarnil had a population of 230 people. The neighbourhood of Stanton is within the locality (). History The town takes its name from the railway station name on the Isis railway line, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 2 September 1911. The railway station name was derived from the name of a pastoral run name, and is a corruption of an Aboriginal word, "''conalaman''" meaning ''big hill''. Stanton takes its name from the railway station name on the Isis railway line assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 16 July 1914, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Stanton Harcourt named in 1854. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Stanton Harcourt pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. In October 1912, 20 allotments of the Dallarnil Township were advertised to be auctioned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordalba, Queensland
Cordalba is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cordalba had a population of 445 people. The town was founded in 1896 and played an important role in the sugar workers strike of 1911.John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Geography The town is adjacent to the Isis Highway, from the state capital, Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. The Loggers Creek runs through the township which is situated next to the Cordalba State Forest. With rugged hills of open eucalypt woodland, this park is an adventurer's retreat. It protects several species such as possums and gliders which are nocturnal, and activities include many mountain biking and walking trails and birdwatching during the day. Climate Cordalba has a subtropical climate with wet, hot summers and mild winters. Culture and community Typical of a small rural township, entertainment in Cordalba is centered on local school events and social events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the List of places in Queensland by population, tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's Bundaberg Regional Council, regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River, about from its mouth at Burnett Heads, Queensland, Burnett Heads, and flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich floodplain, coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang, Taribelang-Bunda peoples. Popular nicknames for Bundaberg include "Bundy" and "Rum city". The demonym of Bundaberg is Bundabergian. The district surveyor, John Thompson Charlton designed the city layout in 1868, which planned for uniform square blocks with wide main streets, and named it ‘Bundaberg’. An ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads Of Strategic Importance
Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) is a $5.8 billion initiative of the Australian Government designed to help connect regional businesses to local and international markets, and to better connect regional communities. The source for this article is an Australian Government website titled "Roads of Strategic Importance". Funding by the Australian Government is up to 80% of total costs, with the remainder being met by state, territory and local governments. ROSI reserves $1.5 billion for projects in Northern Australia, building on the benefits being delivered by the Northern Australia Roads Program and the Northern Australia Beef Roads Program. Types of work ROSI is ensuring that key freight roads efficiently connect agricultural and mining regions to ports, airports and other transport hubs. The work undertaken includes bridge and culvert construction, road widening, sealing, overtaking lanes and pavement renewal. Strategic corridors Most ROSI projects are grouped within defined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Tree Creek, Queensland
Apple Tree Creek is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Bodalla, the Dundaburra people of the Northern Kabi group name from the Gregory River Plum which to first Europeans looked like an apple. Prior to settlement of the Isis District which includes Apple tree Creek - the area was called Buth'arth translating to ''scrub''. The town was renamed in 1962. In the , Apple Tree Creek had a population of 639 people. Geography Apple Tree Creek is located 6 km north-west of Childers on the Isis Highway. History The area was called Buth'arth meaning scrub in Dundaburra language. European settlers entered the district from the 1840s. The initial industries were grazing, sawmilling and then growing sugarcane. Apple Tree Creek Provisional School opened on 28 November 1887. It became Apple Tree Creek State School on 5 July 1897. It closed on 21 December 1969. In 1896 a railway line extending from Childers to Cordalba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bingera, Queensland
South Bingera is a rural residential locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the South Bingera had a population of 661 people. Geography South Bingera is south-west of Bundaberg on the Isis Highway. The locality is bounded to the west and north by the Burnett River and to the east by the Isis Highway (also known as Childers Road). The terrain varies from above sea level. Historically Bingera Crossing is a ford over the Burnett River (), but it is unlikely to be used now as there is a bridge on Cedars Road over the river (). The rural residential areas are mostly in the east near Childers Road with the areas closer to the river mostly used for agriculture. As the locality is not very flat, there is only a small amount of sugarcane (the main crop of the wider area) being grown with more emphasis on other crops and grazing on native vegetation. History The name ''Bingera'' is believed to be derived from the Kabi language word meaning bony bream (a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branyan, Queensland
Branyan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg 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 Branyan had a population of 4,134 people. History Branyan Road Provisional School opened on 14 April 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Branyan Road State School, Branyan Road State School became Independent Public School in 2016. In the Branyan had a population of 4,134 people. Education Branyan Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Branyan Drive (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 444 students with 33 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Heritage listings There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Branyan, including: * Branyan Drive: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington, Queensland
Kensington is a locality in the Bundaberg 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. Traditionally a rural area on the outskirts of Bundaberg, there is increasing residential development within the locality. In the , Kensington had a population of 569 people. References {{Bundaberg Region Suburbs of Bundaberg Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
