Wangan is a town and a
locality
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in the
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
In the , Wangan had a population of 641 people.
Wangan has a medium sized residential area, as well has a local metal industry. Surrounding these areas is large farms of
sugarcane
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and
bananas
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
.
History
Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. It became Mundoo State School on 1 January 1909.
Education
Mundoo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 100 Cardier Road ().
In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
Community groups
The East Palmerston branch of the
Queensland Country Women's Association
The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ...
meets at the Currajah Hotel, Grima Street, Wangan.
References
External links
*
Town map of Wangan, 1979
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Towns in Queensland
Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland