Manunda is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
in the
Cairns Region
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Manunda had a population of 5,390 people.
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Geography
Manunda is a flat suburb (0–10 metres above sea level). The southern part of Manunda is residential while the northern part contains a number of community amenities including sportsgrounds and the Cairns Cemetery (also known as Martyn Street Cemetery). In-between is a commercial/industrial estate flanking Anderson Street.
History
Manunda is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.
On 11 January 1939 at the Lands Office in Cairns the Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...
auctioned 11 town lots of between between Little Street and the cemetery.
The Cairns Seventh Day Adventist School opened on 6 February 1950 in the Cairns CBD
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the , Cairns City had a population of 2,737 people.
Geography
The suburb ...
. It later moved to premises at the Cairns Seventh Day Adventist Church at 302 Gatton Street, Manunda. On 27 October 2014, the school moved to purpose-built premises in Gordonvale
Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality situated on the southern side of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gordonvale had a populati ...
and was renamed Cairns Adventist College.
Manunda was named by Queensland Place Names Board
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
on 1 September 1973 after TSMV Manunda of the Adelaide Steamship Company
The Adelaide Steamship Company was an Australian shipping company and later a diversified industrial and logistics conglomerate. It was formed by a group of South Australian businessmen in 1875. Their aim was to control the transport of goods b ...
which regularly visited Cairns. In 1975 the neighbouring suburb of Manoora was named for Manunda's sister ship HMAS Manoora. The ship was named after an Aboriginal word meaning "place near water".
Trinity Bay State High School opened on 25 January 1960.
Cairns West State School opened on 28 January 1964 with an initial enrolment of 211 students. However, its official opening by Education Minister Jack Pizzey
Jack Charles Allan Pizzey (2 February 1911 – 31 July 1968) was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year. To date, h ...
did not take place until 6 February 1965.
St Francis Xavier's Catholic School was established on 23 January 1967 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, often called the Josephites or Brown Joeys, are a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Mary MacKillop (1842–1909). Members of the congregation use the postnominal initials RSJ (Religious Sist ...
. Although now operated by lay
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leaders, it maintains the Josephite traditions, including the celebration of feast days
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for St Joseph
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, St Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...
, and St Mary MacKillop (the founder of the Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart).
Cairns School of the Air opened in 1972 with 11 students. It provided lessons via HF radio
High frequency (HF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) between 3 and 30 megahertz (MHz). It is also known as the decameter band or decameter wave as its wavelengths range from one to ten ...
to primary school students in remote locationsto supplement their studies by correspondence with the Correspondence School based in Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
. It was located at the Cairns Base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote an ...
at Edge Hill. By 1986, it had 280 students being taught by nine teachers. The opening of Schools of the Air in Charters Towers and Longreach reduced the number of remote students being supported from Cairns, but the school's role was expanded to support itinerant students (e.g. children of seasonal workers, carnival workers, etc.). In 1990, it was renamed Cairns School of Distance Education. In 1993, the school moved to a purpose-built facility in Hoare Street, Manunda, and by 1995 had expanded its services to support pre-school students (Prep year not having been introduced in Queensland by that time) and secondary students to Year 10, later expanding to Year 12.
Emmanuel College opened in Manunda on 29 January 1986. In 2002, Emmanuel College closed and became Djarragun College in Gordonvale
Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality situated on the southern side of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gordonvale had a populati ...
, a school committed to improving the educational outcomes of Indigenous students in the Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ...
area.
Manunda Library opened in 1991 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2007.
On 4 February 1991 Trinity Bay Centre for Continuing Secondary Education was established, conducting night classes at Trinity Bay State High School.
Cairns Flexible Learning Centre opened in 2006.
In the , Manunda had a population of 5,390 people.
Education
Cairns West State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mayers Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 677 students with 58 teachers (54 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program and an intensive English language program.
St Francis Xavier's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 5 Atkinson Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 530 students with 35 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).
Cairns School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 62 Hoare Street (). It provides distance education
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
to students without access to local schools in remote areas in Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...
(an area of more than ). It also supports students who are overseas, travelling, or unable to attend local schools for medical reasons. It also supports students who are attending local schools to study subjects that are not taught at their local school. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,166 students with 123 teachers (114 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (34 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
Cairns Flexible Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (5-10) school at 90 Clarke Street (). It is one of the Positive Learning Centres aimed at individually-tailored approaches to re-engage with children disengaged from schooling.
Trinity Bay State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 26-62 Hoare Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1702 students with 143 teachers (135 full-time equivalent) and 76 non-teaching staff (61 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program and an intensive English language program.
TAFE Queensland has its Cairns campus at Eureka Street (). Woree State High School (in Woree
Woree is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Woree had a population of 4,821 people.
Geography
The Bruce Highway goes between Bald Hills in Brisbane to Woree and is long. The highway goes through Woree both ...
) has a SchoolTech campus at the TAFE campus for Years 11 and 12 students (). It facilitates combining vocational education with senior secondary schooling.
Amenities
Cairns Regional Council
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. ...
operates a library service in Manunda, located in the Raintrees shopping Centre.
St Francis Xavier Catholic Church is on the corner of Atkinson and Mayer Streets. It is within the Cairns West Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was ...
.
Notable people buried in Martyn Street Cemetery
*Bunny Adair
Herbert Arthur "Bunny" Adair (23 August 1905 – 10 October 1994) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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for Cook
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* Leonard John Brass
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, botanist and explorer
*John Heavey
John Alphonsus Heavey (1868-1948) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Queensland, Australia. He was the Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns.
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Heavey was born on 13 November 1868 in Roundwood, County Wick ...
, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and w ...
* Ray Jones, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
* Andrew Leon (also known as Andrew Lee On and Leong Chong), established the first sugar plantation and sugar mill in North Queensland
* John Mann, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns
* Thomas Nevitt
Thomas Nevitt (May 1864 – 13 September 1932) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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, Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
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and the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Carpentaria
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It is a slender palm, growing to tall in the g ...
* Percy Pease
Percy Pease (29 July 1876 – 17 September 1940) was a businessman and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Pease was born in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England, to parents Cuthbert Pease, an army sergeant, and his wife ...
, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Herbert
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* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
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* Herbert ...
* Watty Wallace
George Walter Gordon Wallace (16 January 1900 - 12 October 1964) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns
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