Glenden is a mining town and rural
locality
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in the
Isaac Region
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
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In the the locality of Glenden had a population of 620 people.
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The population has since declined rapidly, however, since the local mine changed its roster to a seven-days-on, seven-days-off roster, and is expected to continue to do so. Many residents are relocating to towns like Proserpine that offer a more stable environment.
]
History
Glenden was constructed by the Mount Isa Mines
Mount Isa Mines Limited ("MIM") operates the Mount Isa copper, lead, zinc and silver mines near Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia as part of the Glencore group of companies. For a brief period in 1980, MIM was Australia's largest company. It has ...
company (now Glencore
Glencore plc is a Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. Glencore's oil and gas head office is in London and its registered office is in Saint Helier, Jersey. The current company was c ...
) to provide accommodation for workers at their Newlands coal mine
The Newlands Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the north of the Bowen Basin at Newlands about 28 km northwest of Glenden in North Queensland, Australia.
The mine has coal reserves amounting to 413 million tonnes of low ash steamin ...
. The site, 30 kilometres from the mine, was chosen in 1981 and was constructed by the company and then given to the Shire of Nebo
The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about south-west of the regional city of Mackay. The Shire, administered from the town of Nebo, covered an area of , and existed as a local government ...
(which was amalgamated in 2008 to become Isaac Region) to administer.[
In the 2011 census, Glenden had a population of 1,308 people.]
Economy
The mine is the major employer in the town, but the surrounding rural areas are mostly cattle farms.
Education
Glenden State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Gillham Terrace ().
Facilities
Glenden Police Station is at 8 Bell Place ().SES
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Facility is within the water treatment site on the south-east corner on Usher Street ().
Amenities
The Isaac Regional Council operates a public library in Glenden Shopping Centre in the Town Centre on Ewan Drive (). The council also operates the Glenden Recreation Centre in the Town Centre (). It also provides tennis and basketball courts off Bell Place (), the Maddern Oval on Gilbert Avenue, and the Glenden Swimming Pool at 21 Bell Place ().
St Paul's Anglican and Catholic Church is on the western corner of Perry Drive and Bell Place ().
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Isaac Region
Localities in Queensland