Forestvale is a rural

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in the Maranoa Region,

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, Australia. In the , Forestvale had a population of 47 people.

Geography

Moondi is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality (). Forestvale has the following mountains: * Mount Kennedy near the eastern boundary of the locality () * Mount Sowerby near the south-eastern boundary of hte locality () The Warrego Highway passes to the south and is accessible via Forestvale Road. In the south-west of the locality is a small protected area, part of Barabanbel State Forest. Apart from that, the land use is almost entirely

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on native vegetation.

History

Forestvale began as a cattle station run by Robert Lethbridge and his brothers, Edward and Mark Elliott. Barabanbel State School opened on 13 September 1921 and closed on 28 October 1932. It was on the south-eastern corner of Mitchell Forest Vale Road and Well Gully Road (approx ). It takes its name from the parish of Barabanbel in which it was situated. Moondi was named as a neighbourhood by the

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on 1 December 1979.

Demographics

In the , Forestvale had a population of 47 people. In the , Forestvale had a population of 47 people.

Education

There are no schools in Forestvale. The nearest government primary schools are Mitchell State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east and Mungallala State School in

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to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is also Mitchell State School (to Year 10). However, the north of Forestvale is too distant from these schools for a daily commute, so other options are

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and boarding school. Distance education and boarding schools are also options for secondary education to Year 12.

Attractions

The Moondi shelter shed is at the end of Major Mitchell Road (). It is the site where the explorer Thomas Mitchell camped in 1846 while mapping an overland route from

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(now Darwin,

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). For the sequicentenary in 1996, the shelter shed was constructed with plaques, maps, and information about the expedition. It was officially dedicated on Saturday 18 May 1996.

References

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* {{Maranoa Region Maranoa Region Localities in Queensland