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Lake Eacham, Queensland
Lake Eacham is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Eacham had a population of 457 people. History The locality presumably takes its name from the waterbody Lake Eacham in the north-west of the locality (). The name of the lake is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''yeetcham'' meaning ''big spring''. Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed on 1959. Education There are no schools in Lake Eacham. The nearest primary schools are in Yungaburra Yungaburra is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,239 people. Geography Yungaburra is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. The lan ..., Malanda, and Butchers Creek. The nearest secondary school is in Malanda. References {{Tablelands Region Tablelands Region Localities in Queensland ... [...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] |
Electoral District Of Hill
Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and first contested at the Queensland state election the same year. It was named after geologist Dorothy Hill. It is a new seat centered on the Atherton Tableland region, encompassing the coastal region around Innisfail, Tully and Babinda. It was created largely out of the northern portion of the abolished seat of Dalrymple. From results of the 2015 election, Hill was estimated to be a marginal seat for Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 4.9%. Shane Knuth, the last member for Dalrymple, transferred to Hill and retained it for KAP on a large swing. Members for Hill Election results See also * Electoral districts of Queensland * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament. See also * Queensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. History The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It is named after Edmund Kennedy, an explorer in the area where the division is located in Queensland. The member since 1993 is Bob Katter Jr., the leader of Katter's Australian Party. He was previously elected as a member of the National Party, but became an independent in 2001 before forming his own party in 2011. Geographically, the electorate is rural. It takes in the Pacific coast of Queensland between Cairns and Townsville, including a small portion of Cairns itself, before sweeping westward to take in most of Queensland's northern outback—a large, increasingly sparsely populated area stretching west to the border with the Northern Territory. The largest population centre in the electorate is the city of Mount Isa, in its far west. Until 1949, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Barrine, Queensland
Lake Barrine is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lake Barrine had a population of 152 people. Geography The locality is on the Atherton Tableland. It takes its name from the lake of the same name in the west of the locality, which in turn comes from the Aboriginal word "''barrang''", meaning ''big water''. The lake and surrounding area is part of the Crater Lakes National Park. The rest of the locality is used for farming. History In the 1880s, there was logging of the rainforest timbers. However, concern about the potential loss of large kauri and cedar pines near the lake led to the establishment of a scenic reserve in 1888 to protect the trees. In 1920, George and Margaret Curry established a tourism business with lake cruises and a tea house. The completion of the Cairns Range Road (now known as the Gillies Highway) from Gordonvale to Atherton in 1926 provided much better access to the area for tourists. In 1934, the Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadgarra, Queensland
Gadgarra is a rural locality in the Tablelands 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 Gadgarra had a population of 3 people. History Gadgarra State School opened on 28 March 1928 and closed in 1958. In the Gadgarra had a population of 3 people. References Tablelands Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butchers Creek, Queensland
Butchers Creek is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Butchers Creek had a population of 113 people. Geography Butchers Creek is on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland. It is one of the few parts of the tableland that drains eastward, its creeks being tributaries of the Mulgrave River. The area receives high rainfall and the traditional land use has been for dairying and beef fattening. History Butchers Creek is said to take its name from a massacre of the Ngajanji people at a bora ring in the area in the 1880s. In the early 20th century, a group of Russian emigrants established dairy farms in the area, giving it the nickname "Little Siberia". Butchers Creek Provisional School opened on 8 October 1913 with 11 students studying under teacher John Tait. It became Butchers Creek State School in 1918. The school celebrated its centenary in 2013. In the , Butchers Creek had a population of 113 people. Education Butchers Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Johnstone, Queensland
North Johnstone is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the North Johnstone had a population of 77 people. Geography North Johnstone is on the Atherton Tableland and is north of the Johnstone River, which may be the origin of its name. The predominant land use is grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ... on native vegetation. History In the North Johnstone had a population of 77 people. References Tablelands Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malanda, Queensland
Malanda is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Malanda had a population of 1,985 people. The economy is based upon agriculture (particularly dairy) and tourism. Geography Malanda is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, from Cairns and above sea level. The town is located downstream of the Malanda Falls on the North Johnstone River. The northern entrance to the town passes the Malanda Falls. In comparison to the gorges of the escarpment the falls were created by the last flow of lava from the Malanda Shield Volcano with a cascade of roughly 4 metres. The town's unofficial swimming pool lies at the bottom of the falls, as there is an established pool located near the primary school. The name 'Malanda', according to some sources, was the local Aboriginal word meaning 'waterfalls'. History Malanda formed part of Ngajanji territory. The name ''Malanda'' comes from Malanda Creek, and is believed to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peeramon, Queensland
Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east by the Johnstone River. There are a number of neighbourhoods in Peeramon (from north-west to south-east): * Chumbrumba (), taking its name from a railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910, using an Aboriginal name for a forest near the railway station * Weerimba (), another railway station name from 14 October 1911, using an Aboriginal name for the tooth billed bower bird * Tula (), another railway station named on 14 October 1911, using an Aboriginal name for a species of possum Mount Quincan () is in the north-west of the locality and rises to above sea level. History The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yungaburra, Queensland
Yungaburra is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,239 people. Geography Yungaburra is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. The landscape around Yungaburra has been shaped by millennia of volcanic activity. The most recent eruptions were approximately 10,000 years ago. Notable geological features nearby include: * Seven Sisters and Mount Quincan are volcanic cones. * Lake Eacham (Yidyam) and Lake Barrine are lakes inside volcanic craters. *Mount Hypipamee Crater is a diatreme (crater). *Tinaroo Dam submerged the old town of Kulara is visible, on whose cricket-pitch, when drought conditions drastically lower the water-level, locals play cricket matches. History Prior to European settlement, the area around Yungaburra was inhabited by about sixteen different indigenous groups, among them the Ngatjan, with the custodians being Yidinji people and neighbouring Ngajanji peop ... [...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] |
Tablelands Region
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region. It has an estimated operating budget of A$62.2 million. History '' Yidinji'' (also known as ''Yidinj'', ''Yidiny'', and ''Idindji'') is an Australian Aboriginal language. Its traditional language region is within the local government areas of Cairns Region and Tablelands Region, in such localities as Cairns, Gordonvale, and the Mulgrave River, and the southern part of the Atherton Tableland including Atherton and Kairi. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Tablelands Region consisted the entire area of four previous local government areas: * the Shire of Atherton; * the Shire of Eacham; * the Shire of Herberton; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
