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Pinnacles, Queensland
Pinnacles is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinnacles had a population of 93 people. It is a future urban growth area with many estates already planned. Geography Most of the terrain in the locality is mountainous rising to peaks such Frederick's Peak (679 metres) and South Pinnacle (729 metres, just west of the locality in neighbouring Granite Vale, Queensland, Granite Vale); this is undeveloped bushland. The lower flatter terrain around the northern and eastern boundaries is used for farming. The eastern boundary is the Ross River (Queensland), Ross River and Lake Ross (created by the Ross River Dam just to the north-east of the locality in Kelso, Queensland, Kelso). References City of Townsville Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Thuringowa
Thuringowa is an Electorates in Australia, electorate in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Legislative Assembly of the state of Queensland, Australia. The division encompasses suburbs of the former City of Thuringowa on the western edge of Townsville, Queensland, Townsville in North Queensland, stretching from Deeragun, Queensland, Deeragun in the north to Kelso, Queensland, Kelso in the south. It includes the suburbs of Bushland Beach, Queensland, Bushland Beach, Shaw, Thuringowa, Queensland, Thuringowa Central, Rasmussen, Queensland, Rasmussen, Condon, Queensland, Condon and Kirwan, Queensland, Kirwan. The Electorate is bordered by the Electoral district of Hinchinbrook, Hinchinbrook (North and West), Electoral district of Burdekin, Burdekin (South), Electoral district of Mundingburra, Mundingburra and Electoral district of Townsville, Townsville (both East) Electorates. History The Electoral district of Thuringowa was created relatively recently in 1986, mostly from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Burdekin
Burdekin is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr– Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern semi-rural localities as well as the coal-mining towns of Collinsville, Moranbah and Clermont. The Burdekin River flows through part of the electorate. History The 1949 redistribution abolished the electoral district of Bowen. Part of Bowen was combined with part of Mundingburra (which continued as an electorate, but more centred on Townsville) to create the new electoral district of Burdekin, centred on Ayr and Home Hill. Members for Burdekin Election results References External links Electorate Profile(Antony Green Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator. He is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chief election analyst. Early years and background Born in Warrington, Lancashire, in northern En ... [...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] |
Gumlow, Queensland
Gumlow is a peri-urban locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gumlow had a population of 142 people. Geography The '' Bohle River'' forms most of the eastern boundary, and the ''Little Bohle River'' most of the northern. The western part of the locality is rural in character with the land use being entirely grazing on native vegetation. The eastern part of the locality is adjacent to Townsville's south-western surburban sprawl and the land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, intensive animal husbandry, and irrigated horticulture. History Condon Water Purification Plant was constructed in present-day Gumlow in 1986. The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 July 1991. Demographics In the , Gumlow had a population of 167 people. In the , Gumlow had a population of 142 people. Economy The locality has a barramundi fish farm and also poultry-raising facilities. There are also two turf farms. Education There are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelso, Queensland
Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kelso had a population of 10,599 people. Geography Kelso is the last of three suburbs along Riverway Drive and is the only suburb on Riverway Drive that has homes backing onto the '' Ross River''. Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) runs from north to south inside the eastern boundary. History Kelso was named after Scottish immigrants, and early settlers, Mary and James Kelso, who had cattle property in 1878 called Laudham Park on Five Head Creek. To make way for construction of the Ross River Dam in 1970, the Townsville City Council resumed 1620ha of the property's best grazing land. At its peak, Laudham Park stretched for more than 40,000ha along both banks of the Upper Ross River to the foothills of Mount Stuart and out to the Pinnacles part of Hervey Range. Most of what was Laudham Park is today under water due to the construction of the dam and the rest is now the suburb of Kelso. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross River, Queensland
Ross River is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Ross River had a population of 0 people. Geography The Ross River (the river) forms the western boundary of the locality. Lake Ross occupies much of the locality and is a reservoir created by the Ross River Dam The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control, Lake Ross, the ... across the river. History The locality is presumably named after the river Ross River which is named after publican William Alfred Ross. In the Ross River had a population of 0 people. References City of Townsville Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barringha, Queensland
Barringha is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Barringha had a population of 61 people. History The Townsville Motocross Track opened in 1925. The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. Demographics In the , Barringha had a population of 62 people. In the , Barringha had a population of 61 people. Education There are no schools in Barringha. The nearest government primary school is Woodstock State School in neighbouring Woodstock to the south. The nearest government secondary school is William Ross State High School in Annandale in Townsville. Attractions The Townsville Motocross Track is at 8 Buck Road (). It is operated by the Townsville Motorcycle Club. It is also known as the Woodstock Motocross and Dirt Track (but, with current locality boundaries, it is not in Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Vale, Queensland
Granite Vale is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Granite Vale had a population of 0 people. Geography The locality is bounded by the ridge of the Hervey Range () to the west. The land falls steeply from the western ridge from above sea level towards the east down to above sea level. There are a number of named peaks in the locality (from north to south): * Wild Horse Mountain () at above sea level * Wallaroo Hill () at above sea level *Springs Hill () at above sea level *Pepper Pot Mountain () at above sea level *Ross River Mountain () at above sea level * Gibraltar () at above sea level *Peach Hollow Knobs () at above sea level There is a small section of the Pinnacles National Park in the north-west of the locality but most of the national park is in the neighbouring locality of Hervey Range. There is a small section of the Mingela State Forest in the south-east of the locality but the forest is predominantly in neighbouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice River, Queensland
Alice River is an outer suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Alice River had a population of 2,425 people. It is also known as Rupertswood. History The estate is also known as Rupertswood, because the estate was named by the developer who was Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood, after his ancestral home " Rupertswood" at Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. However, Alice River was named by one of the Bell & Reid party in 1865 for a lady of his acquaintance. The suburb along with its neighbour Rangewood, Queensland are up and coming suburbs with numerous housing developments expected in future due to the ample availability of flat develop-able land and close proximity to the Townsville Orbital road and James Cook University James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in ... [...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 A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Townsville
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, and also included is Magnetic Island. In June 2018 the area had a population of 194,072, and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia. Townsville is considered to be the unofficial capital of North Queensland. History Prior to 2008, the new City of Townsville was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the former City of Townsville; * and the City of Thuringowa. The City of Townsville was first established as the Borough of Townsville under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864'' on 15 February 1866. The surrounding rural area, which was given the name Thuringowa Division, was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Que ... [...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 of Australia, Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = Local government areas of Queensland, 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Australia, Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor of Queensland, Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier of Queensland, Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk (Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), AL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
