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Bunya Creek, Queensland
Bunya Creek is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people. History Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915 on the Urangan Road. In 1956, the school was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960. The school was at 847 Booral Road (previously known as Urangan Road and Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek (). On Sunday 4 February 1917, Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School. In 1965, it was renamed All Saints Anglican Church. It closed in 1986. It was located at 835 Booral Road (approx ). Demographics In the , Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people. In the , Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people. Education There are no schools in Bunya Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrilee State School in Urraween, Queensland, Urraween to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Acres, Queensland
Sunshine Acres is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sunshine Acres had a population of 1,009 people. Geography Stockyard Creek, a tributary of the Susan River, rises in the locality. Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road (State Route 57) runs along the western boundary. Demographics In the , Sunshine Acres had a population of 949 people. In the , Sunshine Acres had a population of 1,009 people. Education There are no schools in Sunshine Acres. The nearest government primary school is Yarrilee State School in Urraween to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Hervey Bay State High School in Pialba Pialba is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , the suburb of Pialba had a population of 4,151 ... to the north-east. References Fraser Coast Region Localities in Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawungan, Queensland
Kawungan is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kawungan had a population of 5,460 people. Geography The suburb is mostly flat land ranging from above sea level with some hillier terrain towards the south of the suburb, up to . The northern part of the suburb is used for residential purposes while the southern part of the suburb, which is on the current urban edge of Hervey Bay's development, is partly residential and partly farmland, used for grazing on native vegetation. History The suburb was officially named and bounded by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1980. ''Kawungan'' is reported to be from the Kabi language word, with ''kai wung'' referring to the scrub magpie (''Strepera graculina'') and ''dha/gun'' meaning ''place'', thus ''place of the scrub magpie''. Hervey Bay Special School opened on 11 March 1986. Kawungan State School opened on 29 January 1991. Demographics In the , Kawungan had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urraween, Queensland
Urraween is a suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ..., Australia. In the , Urraween had a population of 7,951 people. Geography Urraween is a residential area. The Maryborough - Hervey Bay Road passes through the suburb from the south-west to the north-west. Urraween is a popular residential area due to its proximity to the public and private hospital. Yarrillee State School is in the north-west of the suburb and the Stocklands Hervey Bay shopping centre is in the north-east of the suburb. History The name Urraween is derived from Kabi words ''ngur/uin'' meaning ''place of emus''. Prior to the development of Urraween the lands were used for agriculture which included a pineapple farm. Hervey Bay Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser
The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' is an online newspaper serving the Fraser Coast area in Queensland, Australia. It was started as the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. History Charles Hardie Buzacott first published the ''Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser'' in Maryborough as a four-page tabloid, in his slab hut in Lennox Street in November 1860. It sold for sixpence and was read from Gayndah in the west and Childers in the north to Gympie in the south. In 1863, Buzacott sold his interests to William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882. In 1867, Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the ''Chronicle'' in 1885, beginning a long a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Queensland Libraries in Brisbane Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Coast Region
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro. The resident population at the was 111,032 and the estimated population in 2023 was 117,940. The 2024-2025 budget of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is $477 million. History Butchulla (also known as Batjala, Badtjala, Badjela and Badjala) is the language of the Fraser Coast region, including K'gari. Butchulla language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, particularly the towns of Maryborough and Hervey Bay extending south towards Noosa and northwest to Howard. On 10 March 1861, the Municipal Borough of Maryborough, governed under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Postcodes in Australia, Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage of suburb (municipality outside of a big city). The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "neighbourhood" or "district", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan River, Queensland
Susan River is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Susan River had a population of 115 people. Geography '' Susan River'' (the watercourse) enters the locality from the west and flows through to the east where it enters the '' Mary River''. ''Stockyard Creek'' enters from the north and flows south-east to join the ''Susan''. The river mouth is split, surrounding Kangaroo Island and Power Island, both of which are in the locality. Several tidal branches join the river near the mouth. Maryborough–Hervey Bay Road (State Route 57) runs through from south-west to north-west. Demographics In the , Susan River had a population of 136 people. In the , Susan River had a population of 115 people. Education There are no schools in Susan River. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrilee State School in Urraween, Hervey Bay, to the north and St Helens State School in St Helens, Maryborough, to the south-west. The nearest governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pialba
Pialba is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the , the suburb of Pialba had a population of 4,151 people. Geography Pialba is a located north of Brisbane on the southern shore of Hervey Bay (Queensland), Hervey Bay. It is the central business district of the town of Hervey Bay. History The area was originally known as Point Vernon, until a town was surveyed and named Polson. On 19 March 1931 the town name was changed to Pialba, reflecting the long existing use of that name. The Pialba Shire Council existed from 1905 to 1917. The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough, Queensland, Maryborough to Pialba opened on 18 December 1896. It was used to transport harvested sugarcane to the Maryborough Sugar Mill in addition to daily passenger trains. An extension to Urangan, Queensland, Urangan and the Urangan Pier opened on 19 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
