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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 im ... 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] |
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 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, ABC) Burdekin The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. It covers a ... [...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] |
Mount Stuart, Queensland
Mount Stuart is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Stuart had no population. Geography The Ross River forms the western boundary of the locality. The Ross River Dam is at the south-west of the locality which forms Lake Ross which is the south-western boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous rising to the peak of Mount Stuart (584 metres) (). There is a lookout at the top of the mountain with views over the Townsville area. It is accessed via the Mount Stuart Road which commences at Stuart Drive in neighbouring Roseneath. As at November 2018, the locality is otherwise undeveloped. History The mountain and hence the locality were named after Clarendon Stuart, a surveyor who undertook the first survey of the Town of Bowen in 1861. He also surveyed the first allotments in Townsville in 1865. In 1868 he worked in Gympie as the Gold Commissioner. Then he moved to New South Wales working in the office of the New South Wales S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Valley, Queensland
Oak Valley is a rural residential locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the Oak Valley had a population of 487 people. Geography The locality is loosely bounded to the north-east by the Flinders Highway and the Great Northern railway line. Stanley is a neighbourhood in the locality (). History The neighbourhood of Stanley takes its name from the Stanley railway station, which was after railway engineer Henry Charles Stanley. Antill Plains Aerodrome was a military airfield operated from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. It is now privately operated as Montpelier Airpark at 1259 Old Flinders Highway (). In the 2011 census, Oak Valley had a population of 420 people. In the Oak Valley had a population of 487 people. Heritage listings Oak Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 12 Chisholm Trail: Tobacco Kiln Education There are no schools in Oak Valley. The nearest primary school is Wulguru State School in Wulguru to the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookhill, Queensland
Brookhill is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brookhill had a population of 76 people. Geography Brookhill is a valley between Mount Stuart (584 metres) and Mount Elliot. (1218 metres). The Flinders Highway and the Great Northern Railway form the western boundary of the locality. The land is predominantly used for cattle grazing. History The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. Education There are no schools in Brookhill. The locality is within the catchment area for Wulguru State School Wulguru is an outer southern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulguru had a population of 4,570 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west by the Lavarack Barracks to the west, University ... and William Ross State High School in Annandale. References {{Suburbs of Townsville City of Townsville Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toonpan, Queensland
Toonpan is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toonpan had a population of 57 people. History During World War II, the 29th Brigade of the Australian Army was based in Toonpan from May to September 1942. After September it moved to the Black River area, north of Townsville, before going to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ... in January 1943.The Unit Guide, Australian war Memorial, page 3,026 The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. References City of Townsville Localities in Queensland 3 Personal history of William Harold Mann of 29 Brigade {{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 dair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacles, Queensland
Pinnacles is a rural 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); 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 and Lake Ross (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 im ... just to the north-east of the locality in Kelso). References City of Townsville Localities in Queensland {{Queensland ... [...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. Th ... [...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] |
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 Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
