Bollier is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bollier had a population of 200 people.

History

The locality takes its name either from the Aboriginal word for a vine in the area used for climbing trees, or from ''Bo-aldha'' in the Aboriginal language means "''place of the little wallaby that runs in a circle''". Runaway Irish convict John "Gilburri" Fahy made a reference to "Bulduer" when he was captured in 1854. Fahy lived with the Aboriginal people for thirteen years, occupying the country lying between Wide Bay and Port Curtis, called by the Aboriginal people, as Fahy says "Bulduer" The name "Bollier Flats" is shown on a 1865 survey map of the Yabba and Bunya Creeks. Bollier Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894 with 14 students. The initial school building was . It was located on a at 287 Tuckeroi Road on the corner of Lowe Road(). In 1907 a new school building was built with the old school building demolished and sold as timber. On 1 January 1909 it became Bollier State School. In 1929 it closed due to low student numbers, but reopened and then closed again in 1930. On 8 February 1934 it reopened as Bollier State School and finally closed in 1946. The students from Bollier were then taken by bus each day to the Imbil State School (now the Mary Valley State College). In 1949 the school building was relocated to

Amamoor State School 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 ...

. Bollier School of Arts was established circa 1900. It was located approx (now at the southern end of Chippendall Road). In the Bollier had a population of 200 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bollier. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College in neighbouring

Imbil Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Imbil had a population of 924 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the state capital, Brisb ...

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

Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a 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 900 students per year, with an official count of 922 s ...

(to Year 12) in Gympie to the north.

References

* {{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland