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Park Grove, Tasmania
Park Grove is a suburban locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census has a population of 2385 for the state suburb of Park Grove. Mainly a residential area, the suburb is located close to education facilities. The suburb has an IGA X-press, cafe and garden centre are among businesses that operate with the suburb. History Park Grove was gazetted as a locality in 1974. Geography Cooee Creek forms most of the western boundary. Road infrastructure The C108 route (West Mooreville Road / Mooreville Road / West Park Grove) passes through from south-west to north-east. Education *Burnie Primary School *Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Est. 1908 present site 1977 *Maddington Child Services *Footprints Educational Complex *University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Burnie
Burnie City Council (or City of Burnie) is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Burnie, Tasmania, Burnie in the north-west of the state. The Burnie local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 19,348, which also encompasses Cooee, Tasmania, Cooee, Hampshire, Natone and Ridgley. History and attributes The municipality was established on 6 January 1908. Originally named Emu Bay, the name was changed to Burnie in 1931 following a petition from residents to name the council based on the town it was centred on. Burnie became a city council on 26 April 1988. The city's motto is "non nobis solum" (not for ourselves alone); for many years this was on the council seal but in 1992 a new, more colourful logo was created that did not include the motto. It did also not include the emu (which had been Burnie's unofficial animal emblem). Burnie's floral emblem is the rhododendron. Burnie is classifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montello, Tasmania
Montello is a suburb of the city of Burnie in North West Tasmania. It is about south-west of the centre of Burnie, and recorded a population of 1217 in the 2016 census. History Montello is located on a hill near central Burnie, with the name assigned around 1903. The highest point in Montello is about 130 metres above sea level, near the intersection of Tattersall and Jorgensen streets. The main road through Montello, View Road, was renamed from Old Mooreville Road in 1924, to avoid confusion with the new Mooreville Road. Elizabeth Street was renamed from Edward Street in 1942, to avoid confusion with Edwardes Street in South Burnie. The new name was suggested by Mr E. Tracey, the son of the original owner of the land. The first section of the Garner's Estate subdivision of government housing was approved in January 1945, with the Agricultural Bank involved. Jorgensen, Morse, Oates and Truganini streets were named on the plans. Plans for the subdivision by Van Diemen's Land C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnie International
The Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It is a $75k level tournament for the Challenger Tour and a $60,000 level tournament for the Women's Circuit, although it was previously a $25k level tournament before it was upgraded in 2014. It was held annually in Burnie between 2003 and 2015, but didn't take place in 2016 due to a need for court upgrades. Prior to 2016, the event was also known as the McDonald's Burnie International. From 2017 to 2019 it was known as the Caterpillar Burnie International. While the tournament was planned to be hosted in 2021 and 2022, neither event happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first proposed in 1840 in Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Franklin's Legislative Council, was modeled on the Oxford and Cambridge colleges, and was founded in 1846, making it the oldest tertiary institution in the country. The university is a sandstone university, a member of the international Association of Commonwealth Universities, and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning. The university offers various undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of disciplines, and has links with 20 specialist research institutes and co-operative research centres. Its Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has strongly contributed to the university's multiple 5 rating scores (''well above world standard'') for excellence in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IGA (supermarkets)
IGA, Inc., is an American chain of grocery stores that operates in more than 41 countries. Unlike the chain store business model, IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. Many of these stores operate in small-town markets and belong to families that manage them. It was founded in the United States as the Independent Grocers Alliance in 1926. The headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois. United States IGA was started in May 1926 when a group of 100 independent retailers in Poughkeepsie, New York; and Sharon, Connecticut; led by J. Frank Grimes, organized themselves into a single marketing system. Guidance from the IGA management came in the form of marketing and access to a consistent supply chain. After a few years, the company began making its own canned food brand. By the end of its first year, the group had expanded to include more than 150 retailers. In 1930, over 8,000 grocery stores were using the IGA name. It now operates with 500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
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Hillcrest, Tasmania
Hillcrest is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1042 for the state suburb of Hillcrest. It is a suburb of Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popul ... in north-west Tasmania. The Sampson Street Reserve is 2.3ha of public open space. There is a shopping complex which includes a cafe and takeaway. Hillcrest includes part of the Terrylands estate, which was developed from around 1949 by the Agricultural Bank. The rest is located in Montello. Terrylands is sometimes used informally as a suburb, but is not officially gazetted. History Hillcrest was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorewell Park, Tasmania
Shorewell Park is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2008 for the state suburb of Shorewell Park. It is a south western suburb of Burnie, Tasmania, which was established in the 1970s as a broadacre social housing area. The residential housing expanded in the 1980s and in 2012 the Tasmanian Government released a plan for the next 20 years. The Hilltop Plaza Shopping Centre provides essential services such as a supermarket, bottle shop, hairdressing salon and pharmacy. The Burnie Community House provides locals with assistance, training and opportunities. It has a market garden as one of its projects. History Shorewell Park was gazetted as a locality in 1976. It had previously been named Cangort Park in 1974. Geography Cooee Creek forms the western boundary, and Shorewell Creek most of the eastern. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Cam, Tasmania
East Cam is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census has a population of 170 for the state suburb of East Cam. The Burnie Golf Club is located within the suburb. The suburb is also the location for the Burnie Lawn Cemetery and as such there is a funeral home also located within the suburb. Forestry Tasmania Sustainable Timber Tasmania (formerly Forestry Tasmania) is a government business enterprise wholly owned by the Government of Tasmania, Australia. It is responsible for the management of public production forest in Tasmania, which is about 80 ... have an office located in East Cam, there is a storage centre and there is also a vehicle repair centre. History East Cam is a confirmed locality. Geography The Cam River forms most of the western boundary. Cooee Creek forms most of the eastern boundary. Messengers Creek flows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Braddon
The Division of Braddon is an Australian electoral division in the state of Tasmania. The current MP is Gavin Pearce of the Liberal Party, who was elected at the 2019 federal election. Braddon is a rural electorate covering approximately in the north-west and west of Tasmania, including King Island. The cities of and are major population centres in the division. Other towns include , , , , , , , , , , , and . Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created at the Tasmanian redistribution on 30 August 1955, essentially as a reconfigured version of the Division of Darwin. It is na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parklands, Tasmania
Parklands is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 850 for the state suburb of Parklands. It is a suburb of the Burnie, in north-west Tasmania. The visitor information centre for Burnie is called The Makers' Workshop and is a place that honours Burnie's history, makers, innovators and artists. It highlights paper making and cheese making through workshops and has a gallery and cafe. The Burnie War Memorial commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Great War. Burnie Park has plenty of lush green lawns and ideal for picnics. It has a children' playground, waterfall and a music shell as some of its features. The North West Regional Hospital is located on Brickport Road, Parklands. History Parklands was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Geography The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooee, Tasmania
Cooee is a small town on the north-west coast of Tasmania immediately west of Burnie, to which it is in effect a dormitory suburb. At the 2011 census, Cooee had a population of 559. The Burnie GP Super Clinic is located in Cooee as well as a pharmacy and North West Pathology. History Cooee Creek Post Office opened on 1 April 1906 and was renamed ''Cooee'' in 1912. During the 1970s it proudly promoted its "Golden Mile" of new and used car lots and service stations. One of Burnie's two State Schools is situated on its western edge. Community Coastal pathway The development of a coastal pathway will connect Cooee and Burnie to Wynyard and Latrobe as part of a State Government initiative to upgrade infrastructure on the northwest coast of Tasmania. Education * Cooee Primary School * Burnie High School Est. 1916 Sport The Cooee Bulldogs and Burnie Tigers joined the North Western Football Association in the 1940s. They merged in the 1980s and become the Burnie Hawks. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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