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Woolmar, Queensland
Woolmar is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolmar had a population of 421 people. Geography The Kilcoy Showgrounds are located in Woolmar.The D'Aguilar Highway passes through Woolmar. Kilcoy Creek marks a small section of the eastern boundary. In the west elevated terrain reaches higher than 400 metres above sea level. History Woolmar Provisional School opened on 8 March 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Woolmar State School. It had temporary closures in 1931 and 1940, closing permanently on 14 April 1941. References Further reading * External links {{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland ... [...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] |
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and the Shire of Kilcoy. It is commonly known as the Brisbane Valley, due to the Brisbane River which courses through the region, although significant parts of the region lie outside the hydrological Brisbane Valley itself. The Esk and Kilcoy Shires were amalgamated to consolidate the water catchments for the Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams. The Local Government Reform Commission identified that the long-term future of Somerset would be as a major water catchment for the SEQ region with farming being the main economic activity within a water catchment management regime. The "planning strategy and land use policies" implemented by the Somerset Regional Council are therefore "directed this end". The Somerset Regional Council, which administers the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Nanango
Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia. Notable towns include Nanango, Kingaroy and Crows Nest. It has existed twice. It was first created in 1912, and was replaced by Barambah in 1950. It was recreated in 2001, as a replacement for Barambah. Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (from 1947 to 1950). The seat has never been won by the Labor Party in either of its incarnations; indeed, counting its history as Barambah (which covered essentially the same area), it has been in the hands of a conservative party or a conservative independent for over a century. Members for Nanango Election results References External links * {{Electoral districts of Queensland Nanango Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Blair
The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. 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 in 1998 and is named after Harold Blair, an Aboriginal singer and civil rights campaigner. The Division is based on Ipswich, and extends from rural and exurban areas west of Brisbane to the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley regions. The founder of One Nation, Pauline Hanson, contested Blair in 1998. Her previous seat, Oxley, had been essentially split in half in the redistribution ahead of the election. Oxley was reconfigured into an exclusively Brisbane-based seat tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep Station Creek, Queensland
Sheep Station Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sheep Station Creek had a population of 108 people. Geography Northern parts rise in elevation along the south-western extent of the Conondale Range. The majority of Sheep Station Creek has been cleared of native vegetation and is now used for agriculture purposes. History In December 1878, the Queensland Government established a temporary reserve of for a school. On 8 July 1882, a public meeting was held and resulted in an application being made to establish a provisional school with an expected enrolment of 14 students, noting that the nearest school was distant in Neurum. In 1884, the school opened under the name Kilcoy Provisional School. In 1894, it was renamed Sheep Station Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Sheep Station Creek State School. On 24 May 1919, the school's old decaying building was replaced by a school building relocated from Kandanga, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilcoy, Queensland
Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, and just to the north of Lake Somerset. The topography directly north of the town is dominated by the mountains of the Conondale Range and covered by forests, some of which are protected in state forests and the Conondale National Park. Kilcoy is located in the Somerset Region. Climate The Somerset region experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot and humid summers and mild to warm winters with cool overnight temperatures. Median monthly rainfall at the Post Office weather Station in Kilcoy since records began in 1890 is . The highest recorded annual rainfall was in 1893, the year of the 1893 Brisbane flood also known as the Black February floods. Records of rainfall for the year of the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winya, Queensland
Winya is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Winya had a population of 72 people. Geography Sandy Creeks marks a section of the eastern boundary and Kilcoy Creek aligns with some of the eastern border. In the south the locality protrudes into the waters of Somerset Dam when it is at full capacity. Kilcoy Weir straddles the boundary with Mount Kilcoy in the north. The D'Aguilar Highway passes through Winya. Kilcoy Airfield is in the south of locality on Kennedys Road (). History Kilcoy Homestead was established in Winya in the 1850s. Settlement in the area had begun as early as 1841. Winya State School opened in 1918 and closed in 1960. The school was on a site on the north-east corner of the D'Aguilar Highway and Sandy Creek Road (), now in neighbouring Sandy Creek. The Kilcoy railway line from Caboolture reached Winya and through to Kilcoy on 22 December 1913, with the locality served by Winya railway station (). The Wamuran to K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazeldean, Queensland
Hazeldean is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hazeldean had a population of 262 people. Geography Lake Somerset occupies the east of the locality. Lake Somerset is the reservoir created by the Somerset Dam impounding the Stanley River. The western part of the locality is elevated and remains mostly vegetated. The strip of land between the lake and the mountains is mostly rural-residential. The Deer Reserve National Park () is in the south-west of the locality and includes Mount Brisbane () in the south-western corner of the locality which is above sea level. The national park is and extends into the neighbouring localities of Fulham to the west, Cooeeimbardi to the south-west and Somerset Dam (the locality) to the south. The Deer Reserve State Forest () is in the north-west of the locality and includes Mount Goonneringerringgi () at and Mount McConnel () at . The state forest is and extends into the neighbouring localities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregors Creek, Queensland
Gregors Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, 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_ ..., Australia. In the , Gregors Creek had a population of 96 people. History The locality derives its name from the creek, which in turn was named by surveyor Robert Austin (explorer), Robert Austin after pioneer Andrew Gregor who was killed on 10 October 1846 after being attacked by Aboriginals. The Deer Reserve State Forest () is in the east of the locality. The state forest is and extends into the neighbouring localities of Hazeldean, Queensland, Hazeldean to the east and Fulham, Queensland, Fulham to the south-east. Geography The ''Brisbane River'' flows through from west to south-west. ''Gregors Creek'' (the watercourse) flows through from north-east to sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlin, Queensland
Harlin is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Harlin had a population of 173 people. Geography Harlin is a small town in South East Queensland. The town is on the Brisbane Valley Highway and the Brisbane River, north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. History The town was named after Charlotte (née Harlin), wife of John Dunn Moore of the Colinton pastoral property. Their son William John Harlin Moore was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Harlin Post Office opened by September 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1905) and closed in 1989. Harlin Provisional School opened on 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Harlin State School. The town was marooned during the 2011 floods. Over 40 travellers were stranded by the dangerous and rising flood waters of the Brisbane River and the Ivory and Maronghi Creeks. They were housed by the publicans and owners of the Harlin Hotel and the Caltex service ... [...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] |
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 , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
