Amamoor Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Amamoor Creek had a population of 56 people.

Geography

The locality is roughly bounded to the south by the

Amamoor Range Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Amamoor had a population of 636 people. Geography Amamoor is south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway passes to the east of the town and the Am ...

, to the west by the Coast Range, and to the north by an unnamed ridgeline and the Ward Range. Amamoor Creek has the following peaks along its northern boundary (from west to east): * Tewoo Rock () * Mount Tewoo () * Mount Wilwarrel () *Little Baldy () Most of the east of the locality is within the Amamoor State Forest (). The west of the locality is within Wrattens National Park (). The land use in the middle of the locality is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

Amamoor Creek was named and bounded on 1 December 2000. Amamoor was the name of a pastoral run in the rea held by J.D. McTaggart in the late 1850s. Amamoor State Forest was declared on 1 January 1980 under the Forestry Act 1959. In January 1982 the Webb Brothers (Fabian, Marius and Berard) won a

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at the

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for their song "Who put the Roo in the Stew?", a reference to a recent scandal in which kangaroo meat had been found in hamburger mince exported from Australia. Their family-owned pastoral property ''Thornside'' was approaching its 100th anniversary of its establishment by their grandfather George and they decided to celebrate the occasion by hosting a country music event at their property to raise money for the Gympie Apex Club, a local community group. With the help of the Apex Club, local volunteers and the radio station 4QR (then a country music station), the first Gympie Music Muster was held on 24–26 September 1982 on 25 hectares of creek flats at Thornside. It attracted 6,000 people and raised $15,000 for local charities. After three years, the growing number of people attending (many of them camping on-site) made it necessary to find a new location near the Amamoor State Forest. A decision was also made to hold the event in August for better weather. The popularity of the event attracted many top country music performers. The event was held annually until 2019 after which it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the

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. Wrattens National Park was gazetted in 2009. In the Amamoor Creek had a population of 56 people.

Education

There are no schools in Amamoor Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Amamoor State School in neighbouring

Amamoor Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Amamoor had a population of 636 people. Geography Amamoor is south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway passes to the east of the town and the Am ...

to the east and Widgee State School in

Widgee Widgee is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people. History The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words ''Witchee Witche ...

to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the south-east and

James Nash State High School James Nash State High School is an independent coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1200 students each year, with an of ...

(to Year 12) in Gympie to the north-east.

Events

The Gympie Music Muster is an annual event held in August ().

References

{{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland