Glamorgan Vale is a rural town and

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in the Somerset Region,

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Glamorgan Vale had a population of 404 people.

Geography

Glamorgan Vale is in the

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, west of the state capital,

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. The township itself is prone to flooding in times of extreme weather events as it borders the Black Snake Creek a tributary of the

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History

A Wesleyan Methodist church opened on Tarampa Road on Sunday 20 August 1871. It was described as a "well built slab building, on a good site, and will seat about a hundred persons". It was erected by local people. Glamorgan Vale Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1972. Thomas Pratt from

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, England was the first postmaster. Pratt also had the licence for the Glamorgan hotel from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1898 to 1899. He and his family settled in

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, naming their home Glamorganvale. The Hotel was redeveloped and now operates as the Bottletree Hotel. Glamorgan Vale State School opened on 12 July 1875. Glamorgan Vale State School celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2015. The school originally had a principal's house next door which was demolished and turned into a sports field. Exploratory mining was conducted in the area in the early 2000s for

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which was unsuccessful. In the , the population of the locality of Glamorgan Vale was 560. The area was designated for new housing growth in the 2016 draft release of the

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. In the , the locality of Glamorgan Vale had a population of 404 people.

Amenities

There is a heritage church across from the school which is now private property. Down from the school, there is community hall, tennis court and public park. Glamorgan Vale is also the home to a cemetery, private airfield, pet motel and the Glamorgan Vale Water Board. The Glamorgan branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 725 Glamorgan Vale Road.

Education

Glamorgan Vale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 750 Glamorgan Vale Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 68 students with 7 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 61 students with 8 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Glamorgan Vale. The nearest government secondary school is

Lowood State High School Lowood State High School is a high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1983, the school serves students in grades 7 to 12, with an enrolment of about 700, as of 2003. Notable persons *Tom Court, shotputter and int ...

in neighbouring

Lowood Lowood is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and north ...

to the north-west.

Attractions

There is a scenic country road through the mountains on route from Glamorgan Vale to Lowood, a neighbouring township.

References

External links

Somerset Regional Council
- official website
Glamorgan Vale State School
- official website
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Fairney View and Glamorgan Vale
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