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Upper Stone, Queensland
Upper Stone is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the Upper Stone had a population of 87 people. Geography The north-western and western edge of the locality are within Girringun National Park which extends into neighbouring Lannercost, Wallaman and Mount Fox. Stoneleigh is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (). History In the Upper Stone had a population of 87 people. Community groups The Upper Stone branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ... meets at 19 Stoneleigh Road. References Shire of Hinchinbrook 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 Hinchinbrook
Hinchinbrook is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It is currently represented by Nick Dametto, of Katter's Australian Party. Geography Originally primarily a rural electorate, the district in its present form is a narrow coastal strip running from just south of Tully to the northern fringes of Townsville. Prior to the 2017 redistribution Hinchinbrook had spanned just south of Innisfail and included the towns of Mission Beach and Tully. Hinchinbrook now includes the towns of Cardwell, Ingham, Lucinda and includes the Northern Beaches suburbs of Townsville such as Bushland Beach. Political history The electorate was first contested in 1950 and was held by the National Party and its successor, the Liberal National Party, for over half a century. However, even as the LNP won a landslide victory in 2012, its hold on Hinchinbrook became rather tenuous amid the rise of Katter's Australian Party, with longtime MP Andre ... [...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] |
Peacock Siding, Queensland
Peacock Siding is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, 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 , Peacock Siding had a population of 94 people. References Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lannercost, Queensland
Lannercost is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, 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 , Lannercost had a population of 121 people. History Long Pocket State School opened on 26 July 1915 and closed on 14 February 1994. It was at 2062 Abergowrie Road (), now in Lannercost. Lannercost State School opened on 24 October 1929 and closed on 10 September 1962. It was on Lannercost Extension Road near the junction with Venables Crossing Road (). In the , Lannercost had a population of 121 people. Education There are no schools in Lannercost. The nearest primary school is Trebonne State School in neighbouring Trebonne to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wharps, Queensland
Wharps is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, 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 , Wharps had a population of 0 people. References {{Shire of Hinchinbrook Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helens Hill, Queensland
Helens Hill is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the Helens Hill had a population of 123 people. Geography Despite the name, Helens Hill is predominantly flat farming land (approx 20 metres above sea level), well-watered by numerous small creeks and is used for growing sugarcane. Mount Helen (also known as Helens Hill) rises to in the locality () and presumably is the source of the locality's name. The Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ... passes through the locality from the south-east to the north. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from the south-east to the north with Pombel railway station () serving the locality. Previously there were two other railway stations on the North Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuruga, Queensland
Yuruga is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the Yuruga had a population of 73 people. History In 1870, British colonist John Allingham took up land in the region and named the property Waterview. He experienced much conflict and resistance from the local Aboriginal people and in 1871 a large Native Police barracks was established at Waterview. In 1873 the barracks was moved to Gedge's Crossing on the Herbert River The Herbert River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The southernmost of Queensland's wet tropics river systems, it was named in 1864 by George Elphinstone Dalrymple explorer, after Robert George Wyndham Herbert, the first .... In 1925, the name of the locality was changed from Waterview to Yuruga. Waterview State School opened on 8 May 1919. In 1930 it was renamed Yuruga State School. It closed on 16 December 1994. It was at 20 Yuruga School Road (). In the Yuruga had a population of 73 people. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paluma, Queensland
Paluma is a town in the City of Townsville and a locality split between the City of Townsville and the Charters Towers Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Paluma had a population of 68 people. It is in the Mount Spec Ranges and is the southernmost point of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Geography The town of Paluma is in the east of the locality in the of the locality within the City of Townsville. The residential land use is mostly within the town.The remaining to the west in the Charters Towers Region has a mix of uses including grazing on native vegetation, the Paluma Range National Park, the Paluma State Forest, and the Mount Zero Taravale Private Nature Reserve (operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy). The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality which was served by the now-abandoned Girrinjah railway station (). Paluma has the following mountains: * Black Hill () * Krugers Hill () * Mount Bitalli () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Fox, Queensland
Mount Fox is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the Mount Fox had a population of 87 people. Geography Mount Fox is a locality on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. The eastern side of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped; much of it is within the Girrigun National Park and the Lannercost State Forest. The dormant volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates a ... Mount Fox (also known as Mount Yellerai) is above sea level in the western part of the locality (). The locality presumably takes its name from that mountain. History Mount Fox State School opened on 12 February 1938 but it closed in December 1941. It reopened on 28 July 1954 but closed on 2 September 1955. It reopened on 11 May 1959 but closed again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallaman, Queensland
Wallaman is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wallaman had a population of 0 people. Geography The locality is totally within the Girringun National Park. Wallaman Falls The Wallaman Falls, a cascade and horsetail waterfall on the Stony Creek, is located in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Wet Tropics in the locality of Wallaman, Shire of Hinchinbrook in the northern region of Queensland, Australia. The wat ... () is within both the national park and the locality. The waterfall has a main drop of , which makes it the country's tallest single-drop waterfall. References {{Shire of Hinchinbrook Shire of Hinchinbrook Localities in Queensland ... [...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] |
