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Lochington, Queensland
Lochington is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. At the , Lochington had a population of 128 people. Geography Lochington is bounded to the east and south-east by the Nogoa River. The locality is within the Fitzroy River drainage basin. The Capricorn Highway passes through the northernmost part of the locality from Anakie Siding to Willows. The Snake Range National Park is within the east of the locality (). It is . The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History Lochington pastoral station obtained a mail service on 1 January 1937. Lockington Provisional School opened 23 January 1961 on land that was once part of Lockington pastoral station. It became Lockington State School at a new site in January 1965. The school closed 14 December 1979 due to low student numbers. On 29 January 1991, Lochington State School was reopened (but with a new spelling of the name). In the , Lochington's population was too low to be separ ... [...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] |
Fitzroy River Drainage Basin
The Fitzroy River (Darumbal: ''Toonooba'') is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of , making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia. It is also the largest river basin that discharges onto the Great Barrier Reef. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers that drain the Expedition Range and the Carnarvon Range respectively, the Fitzroy River rises near Duaringa and flows initially north by east, then northward near the Goodedulla National Park. The river then flows in an easterly direction near the Lake Learmouth State Forest and parallel with the Bruce Highway through the settlement of , before turning south to where the river is crossed by the Bruce Highway. After flowing through Rockhampton, the river flows south by east past the Berserker Range past Humbug Point to the south of the Flat Top Range and eventually discharging into Keppel Bay in the Coral Sea nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anakie, Queensland
Anakie Siding is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Anakie is within the locality (). It is a sapphire mining area. In , the locality of Anakie Siding had a population of 155 people. Geography The town is located just to the south of the Capricorn Highway, west of Emerald. Anakie is on the Central Western railway line running from Rockhampton west to Longreach. The town is served by the Anakie railway station (). There is a billabong to the south-east of the town (). In the north-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range which extends north into Sapphire Central (midpoint ). It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to above sea level. History The pastoral runs in the Leichhardt District were surveyed by August 1866, including Anakie Downs, Saint Helens, Emerald Downs, and Glendarriwill. At this time, the estimated Anakie Downs property was owned by R. Treffitt (also given as Triffit), who also owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire, Queensland
Sapphire Central is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Sapphire is within the locality (). Sapphires are mined extensively in the area. At the , the locality had a population of 1214 people. Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the locality of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Sapphire Central with an area of . Geography Mount Bullock is in the north-west of the locality and west of the town (). It is above sea level. In the south-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range (midpoint ) which extends south into Anakie Siding. It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to above sea l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anakie Siding
Anakie Siding is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Anakie is within the locality (). It is a sapphire mining area. In , the locality of Anakie Siding had a population of 155 people. Geography The town is located just to the south of the Capricorn Highway, west of Emerald. Anakie is on the Central Western railway line running from Rockhampton west to Longreach. The town is served by the Anakie railway station (). There is a billabong to the south-east of the town (). In the north-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range which extends north into Sapphire Central (midpoint ). It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to above sea level. History The pastoral runs in the Leichhardt District were surveyed by August 1866, including Anakie Downs, Saint Helens, Emerald Downs, and Glendarriwill. At this time, the estimated Anakie Downs property was owned by R. Treffitt (also given as Triffit), who also owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire Central
Sapphire Central is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Sapphire is within the locality (). Sapphires are mined extensively in the area. At the , the locality had a population of 1214 people. Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of the locality of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Sapphire Central with an area of . Geography Mount Bullock is in the north-west of the locality and west of the town (). It is above sea level. In the south-west of the locality is The Three Sisters Range (midpoint ) which extends south into Anakie Siding. It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to above sea le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubyvale, Queensland
Rubyvale is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the town of Rubyvale had a population of 640 people. Rubyvale was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Sapphire and Anakie) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Rubyvale, Sapphire Central and Anakie Siding) based around each of the three towns respectively. The boundaries of Argyll were also modified to accommodate the introduction of the locality of Rubyvale with an area of . Geography The town is located near the south-east boundary of the locality. The town is approximately west of Emerald. Sapphires are mined extensively in the area. History The name ''Rubyvale'' derives from a ruby weighing found near the town by miner William Dunn in the early 1900s. Dunn was very proud of the ruby and did not sell it but showed it to people he trusted; after his dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gemfields
The Gemfields is a former locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Gemfields had a population of 1,449 people. On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government re-drew the boundaries of localities within the Central Highlands Region by removing the locality of The Gemfields in order to create three new localities of Rubyvale, Sapphire Central and Anakie Siding (around the towns of Rubyvale, Sapphire, and Anakie respectively). Geography The locality contained three small towns: Anakie, Rubyvale, and Sapphire. The nearest major town was Emerald. The Western railway line passed through the locality from east (Emerald) to west (Willows). There was a railway station at Anakie () and a railway siding at Taroborah (). As the name suggested, the main industry in The Gemfields was sapphire mining, supported by tourism. History Anakie Provisional School opened on 27 July 1885. It became Anakie State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attenda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Bulletin
''The Morning Bulletin'' is an online newspaper servicing the city of Rockhampton and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland, Australia. From 1861 to 2020, ''The Morning Bulletin'' was published as a print edition, before then becoming an exclusively online newspaper. The final print edition was published on 27 June 2020. History The first issue of ''The Bulletin'' was launched on 9 July 1861. It is the second oldest business in Rockhampton, the oldest being the Criterion Hotel which was established in October 1860. The founder and original owner, William Hitchcock Buzacott (1831–1880, brother of Charles Hardie Buzacott), brought the press and equipment from Sydney in 1861 where he operated a small weekly paper. At the time the paper was called the Rockhampton Bulletin and was eagerly read by the town's 698 residents. The newspaper was published as ''The Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser'' from July 1861 to 14 January 1871. Then as ''The Rockham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses and sheep. Pastoralism occurs in many variations throughout the world, generally where environmental characteristics such as aridity, poor soils, cold or hot temperatures, and lack of water make crop-growing difficult or impossible. Operating in more extreme environments with more marginal lands means that pastoral communities are very vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Pastoralism remains a way of life in many geographic areas, including Africa, the Tibetan plateau, the Eurasian steppes, the Andes, Patagonia, the Pampas, Australia and many other places. , between 200 million and 500 million people globally practised pastoralism, and 75% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Range National Park
Snake Range is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia, 665 km northwest of Brisbane. The park lies within the Nogoa River drainage basin in the Brigalow Belt bioregion. It is only accessible to the public via tracks over private land. Snake Range was gazetted for its high scenic, biological and cultural heritage values. The land is mountainous, with weathered sandstone ridges and small gorges. There are balancing rocks, cliffs, buttresses, wind blown caves and flowing springs. No cultural survey has been undertaken, but there is evidence of cultural sites throughout the park. The Queensland Department of National Parks considers the Rubbervine, Cryptostegia grandiflora, to be a moderate threat to the ecology of the park. See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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