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Electoral District Of Callide
Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia. It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries include Biloela, Calliope, Chinchilla, Jandowae, Miles, Bell, Monto, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Biggenden, Gayndah, Mundubbera, Moura, Banana, Theodore, Baralaba, Taroom and Wandoan. Located in traditional National territory, it has been in the hands of either that party or the merged Liberal National Party for its entire existence. A by-election was held on the 18th of June, 2022, following the resignation of Colin Boyce. LNP candidate Bryson Head was elected. Members for Callide 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 no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryson Head
Bryson Warwick Head (born September 1995) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Callide in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since a June 2022 by-election. Background Head was born and raised on his family's beef and grain property, near Brigalow, Queensland. Throughout his youth, he worked by mustering, cutting rosewood fence posts and picking watermelons. He attended the Queensland University of Technology where he studied a Bachelor of Science, majoring in earth science. Head is a qualified geologist and has worked in coal mines throughout Queensland and New South Wales as well as the oilfields of Canada. Head has also worked as a regional recovery support officer for the Federal Government's National Recovery and Resilience Agency, organising various events in drought and flood affected communities in Southern Queensland. Green Shirts Movement As a vocal opponent to the vegetation management, animal welfare and reef regulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monto, Queensland
Monto is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Monto had a population of 1,156 people. Geography Monto is located on the Burnett Highway north-west of Brisbane and south of Rockhampton. The Gladstone–Monto Road intersects with the Burnett Highway in the town. The main street in the town is Newton Street. History Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry. The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning ''ridgy plain''. Europeans settled in the area in the late 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings at the northern end of the Burnett Valley. Gold unearthed along Three Moon Creek — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Callide State By-election
A by-election was held on 18 June 2022 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Callide following the resignation of Colin Boyce to contest the 2022 federal election. Background 2020 election results Key dates Candidates Results See also * List of Queensland state by-elections * Politics of Queensland One of the six founding states of Australia, Queensland has been a federated state subject to the Australian Constitution since 1 January 1901. It is sovereign, other than in the matters ceded in the Australian Constitution to the federal gover ... References External links Callide By-election – Electoral Commission Queensland {{DEFAULTSORT:Callide state by-election, 2022 2022 Callide state by-election 2022 elections in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Australia – Queensland
The National Party of Australia – Queensland (NPA-Q), commonly known as Queensland Nationals, or the National Party of Queensland, was the Queensland-state branch of the National Party of Australia (NPA) until 2008. Prior to 1974, it was known as the Country Party. Formed in 1915 by the Queensland Farmers' Union (QFU) and serving as the state branch of the National Party of Australia, it initially sought to represent the interests of the farmers but over time became a more general conservative political party in the state, leading to much debate about relations with other conservative parties and a string of mergers that were soon undone. From 1924 onward, it was the senior partner in the centre-right coalition with the state Liberal Party and its predecessors, in a reversal of the normal situation at the federal level and in the rest of Australia. The Country-Liberal Coalition won power in 1957 and governed until the Liberals broke away in 1983; the Nationals continued to gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandoan, Queensland
Wandoan is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Juandah. It is on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles and is the centre for the local cattle industry. In the , Wandoan had a population of 566 people. History The beginnings of the Wandoan township can be traced back to 1849 when 'Juandah' Station was established at this location after Herbert Salway and Percival Sydney Francis Stephen first tendered for a huge area of land: ''Juandah'' of and two other runs ''Coringa'' of and ''Cherwondah'' of . This area, defined in accordance with the 1847 Orders-in-Council, falls far short of the actual size of the holding, which has been estimated at —five and a half times as much. The aggregation of these three runs became known as ''Juandah'' and records show Percival Stephen was living on ''Juandah'' before August 1849. After the Hornet Bank massacre in October 1857, one of the many reprisals agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taroom, Queensland
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. At the , Taroom had a population of 869 people. Geography The town is located on the Dawson River and the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba. History Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt passed through the district in 1844, carving his initials and date on a coolibah tree that now stands in the centre of town. Leichhardt's carving is no longer visible following an alleged attempt to remove bark growing over the initials that removed the initials as well. Reporting the rich soils in the area, settlers began taking up land in 1845 and by 1850 a town had been established at a popular camping spot near the Dawson River. Originally named ''Bonners Knob'' the town was renamed Taroom, possibly after the nearby Taroom cattle station, on completion of the first post office in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baralaba, Queensland
Baralaba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana in central Queensland, Australia. In the , Baralaba had a population of 314 people. Geography The Dawson River forms the western boundary of the locality. The town is located in the north-west corner of the locality beside the river. The Neville Hewitt weir on the river at the town creates a wide river for irrigation and recreation. The town is located west of the Leichhardt Highway. History The town's name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "high mountain" referring to nearby Mount Ramsay. Baralaba Provisional School opened on 19 August 1918. It became a state school on 1 March 1922. In 1964, a secondary department was added. Baralaba Post Office opened by April 1924 (a receiving office had been open since about 1919). Lily State School opened in 1925 and closed circa 1927. In May 1941, an Honour Board commemorating those who served in World War II was unveiled at the Returned and Services League of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore, Queensland
Theodore is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Theodore had a population of 438 people. It was established in the 1920s as part of Queensland Premier Ted Theodore's ambitious Dawson River Irrigation Scheme which failed to eventuate. It was originally known as Castle Creek, but that name is now used by another locality in the area. Geography Theodore is situated on the Dawson River just off the Leichhardt Highway north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Castle Creek flows through the town and into the Dawson River immediately south of the town centre. History The Aboriginal inhabitants of the area were the Gangulu people. '' Gangalu (Gangulu, Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Khangulu)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gangula country. The Gangula language region includes the towns of Clermont and Springsure extending south towards the Dawson River. The first European settler in the district was Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana, Queensland
Banana is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Banana had a population of 356 people. Geography Banana is located at the intersection of the Dawson and Leichhardt highways, west of the shire's administrative centre, Biloela. History '' Gangalu (Gangulu, Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Khangulu)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gangula country. The Gangula language region includes the towns of Clermont and Springsure extending south towards the Dawson River. In 1853, James, Norman and Charles Leith-Hay established the Rannes pastoral lease and Banana was an outstation of this property. Banana became its own squatting leasehold sheep station property in 1855 with the Leith-Hays and Thomas Holt holding the licence. In 1855 a group of Aboriginal people attacked Banana Station wounding five people and stealing 3,000 sheep. In April 1858, a number of Aboriginal people in an unprovoked attack, murdered 4 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moura, Queensland
Moura is a small town and locality in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland, Australia. It services the surrounding coal mining and rural activities. It is situated approximately west of Biloela on the Dawson Highway, west of the port city of Gladstone, and south west of Rockhampton. As of the , the locality of Moura had a population of 1,993 people. Economy A number of industries are represented in the local economy. Chief amongst these is coal mining. The name of the local coal mine changes each time it is sold, currently Dawson Mine, owned and operated by AngloAmerical Coal. Only open-cut mining has been used since 1994. Beef, cotton and cereals are other major industries of the area. History In 1854 Charles Marshall named his leased pastoral selection ''Moura''. There are two theories regarding the origin of the name. One is that it is named after Moura in Portugal where he served in the British Army during the Peninsular Wars. The other is that it is an Aborigin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundubbera, Queensland
Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of Gayndah. Geography The town is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre, Bundaberg. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River. The Mundubbera district is bounded on the east by the Binjour Plateau and on the south and west by the Burnett River. Devonian, Carboniferous, Triassic, and Post-Triassic sediments have all been found in the district. Devonian and Carboniferous sediments are incorporated into the late or post-Permian folds which affect the Yarrol Basin. A large syncline is exposed, commonly called the Mundubbera Syncline. Folded Triassic strata are found in the western part of the district in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayndah, Queensland
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and the Burnett Highway passes through the town. Apart from the town in the western part of the locality, the land is used for cropping and grazing. The Gayndah railway station is located on the north side of the river and is on the Mungar Junction to Monto Branch railway line. Duchess Mountain is immediately to the south-west of the town () and at provides excellent views over the town ( above sea level). Gayndah is north of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the regional city of Maryborough. Agriculture and grazing have been the dominant industries of the area. The town is the centre of Queensland's largest citrus-growing area. History The name Gayndah is of Aboriginal origin but the derivative is unclear. It may derive eithe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
