East Greenmount is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.

Geography

East Greenmount is on the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...

and, as its name suggests, to the immediate east of the locality of Greenmount. The town is in west of the locality at the junction of the

New England Highway New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, an ...

and the Greenmount Clifton Road. The

enters the locality from the south (

Nobby {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Nobby is the diminutive form of the name Norbert. It is also a nickname most commonly used in English for those with the surname Clark or Clarke. Origins as a nickname A number of possible explanations exist fo ...

), passes immediately east of the town and exits to the north-west ( Cambooya). Mount Sibley East Greenmount

Mount Sibley is an isolated peak in the south-east of East Greenmount (), rising to above sea level. The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s. Emu Creek commences at the northern boundary of the locality (formed by the confluence of Elliott Creek and Allan Gully in Ramsay) and exits to the west ( Greenmount). It is a tributary of Hodgson Creek, which is a tributary of the

Condamine River The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometers (31 ...

, part of the

Murray–Darling basin The Murray–Darling basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, encompassing the drainage basin of the tributaries of the Murray River, Australia's longest river, and the Darling River, a right tributary of ...

History

The name ''Greenmount'' comes from a farm name used by Donald Mackintosh who represented the area as a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

for Cambooya from 1899 to 1912 and

Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,294 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, sout ...

from 1912 to 1915. Emu Creek State School opened on 31 May 1875. It takes its name from the creek which flows through the locality and not from the locality of Emu Creek ( further north. Until 13 May 2005, the official name for the locality was Greenmount East. In the , the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people.

Education

Emu Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14534 New England Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in East Greenmount. The nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School in

Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton *Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *Clifton, Western Australia Canada *Clifton, Nova Scotia ...

to the south and two schools in Toowoomba to the north:

Harristown State High School Harristown State High School is a public high school located in Harristown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was officially opened in 1955. The school currently has approximately 1700 students and is the largest on the Darling Downs. Some ...

in Harristown and

Centenary Heights State High School , motto_translation = Through Hard Work to the Top , established = 13 February 1968 , principal = Darren Cook , founder = Bob Dansie , president = Wayne Heading , enrolme ...

Centenary Heights Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people. Geography Centenary Heights is located from the central business district. Hi ...

Facilities

Greenmount Waste Facility is at 123 Falknau Road (). It is operated by the

Toowoomba Regional Council The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...

Amenities

Steele Rudd Park is at 172 Steele Rudd Road (). It is dedicated to the family of

Steele Rudd Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 – 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection ''On Our Selection''. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the ...

and features replica historical buildings.

References

External links

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Towns in the Darling Downs Localities in Queensland