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Kirkwood, Queensland
Kirkwood is a semi-rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by Kirkwood Road and to the east by Auckland Creek. Situated on the southern edge of the urban development of the city of Gladstone, small pockets of residential development have been established in the north of the locality. As at December 2020, most of the locality is undeveloped and used for grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges .... However, real estate businesses are describing it as "Gladstone's newest suburb" and anticipate rapid residential growth. O'Connell Ridges is a mountain range () that commences in Beecher, passes through the south of Kirkwood, into Burua and ends i ... [...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] |
Beecher, Queensland
Beecher is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beecher had a population of 876 people. Geography The Calliope River forms the western boundary of the locality. Clyde Creek flows through the locality from the south towards the north-west where it flows into the Calliope River at the most north-western part of the locality. The residential and farming mainly occurs on the lower land (0–10 metres above sea level) surrounding the creek. The Dawson Highway and the Moura railway line also passes from north to south through the locality in this lower-lying area. The land in the east of the suburb is hillier (rising to 130 metres) and is protected as the Mount Maurice State Forest. Mount Beecher (156 metres) in the south-west of the locality, much of which is protected as the Beecher State Forest. History Beecher is named after Mount Beecher, which was named in 1853 by surveyor Francis MacCabe apparently after Harriet Beecher Stowe, autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin Kora, Queensland
Kin Kora is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kin Kora had a population of 2,396 people. History The suburb takes its name from Kin Kora Creek, which was in turn named in about 1853 by Dublin-born surveyor Francis Peter MacCabe with the traditional Irish name for the stronghold of the King of Ireland, Brian Boru. Kin Kora State School opened on 9 October 1981. Demographics In the , Kin Kora had a population of 2,686 people. In the , Kin Kora had a population of 2,582 people. In the , Kin Kora had a population of 2,396 people. Education Kin Kora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 43 Hibiscus Avenue (). In 2013, the school had 873 students with 55 teachers (49 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 771 students with 58 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education Special educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladstone City Council
The City of Gladstone is a former local government area in central Queensland, Australia. It covered the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area. History Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas: * City of Gladstone * Shire of Calliope * Shire of Miriam Vale were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008. Towns and localities Economy Being a port city, its local commerce is primarily industrial-based and include large-scale industrial plants include alumina refineries, aluminium smelting, heavy chemicals and shale oil. Facilities Hospital Gladstone does contain a hospital, providing a range of facilities including: Emergency, Outpatients, General Medicine and Surgery (including Day Surgery), basic Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Pathology, Central Sterilising. These services are limited, thus requiring referral to the close ... [...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] |
Wurdong Heights, Queensland
Wurdong Heights is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wurdong Heights had a population of 465 people. Geography The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs through from north to south. The North Coast railway line traverses the locality entering from the south and exiting to the north-east, but there are no railway stations within the locality. The Boyne River forms part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality as it heads towards the Coral Sea. Demographics In the , Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people. In the , Wurdong Heights had a population of 465 people. Education There are no schools in Wurdong Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Benaraby State School in neighbouring Benaraby to the south, Calliope State School in neighbouring Calliope to the south-west, and Kin Kora State School in Kin Kora to the north. The nearest government secondary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses, and sheep. Pastoralism occurs in many variations throughout the world, generally where environmentally effected characteristics such as aridity, poor soils, cold or hot temperatures, and lack of water make crop-growing difficult or impossible. Operating in more extreme environments with more marginal lands means that pastoral communities are very vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Pastoralism remains a way of life in many geographic areas, including Africa, the Tibetan plateau, the Eurasian steppes, the Andes, Patagonia, the Pampas, Australia and many other places. , between 200 million and 500 million people globally practiced pa ... [...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] |
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , and has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$84 million. In the , the Gladstone Region had a population of 63,515 people. History Gladstone Region came into being on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local government in Queensland#Local Government Reform Commission, Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The legal standing of the council is sourced from the Local Government Reform Act 2007 (Qld). The Gladstone Region was named after William Ewart Gladstone, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and he later became prime minister. The new Council, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire area of three former local government areas: * the City of Gladstone; * the Shire of Calliope; * and the Shire of Miriam Vale. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divid ... [...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] |
Clinton, Queensland
Clinton is a town and suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Clinton had a population of 6,170 people. History The town was named on 5 January 1970. On 10 December 1988 the suburb of Clinton was created from the merger of the former suburbs Clinton North and Clinton South. The name ''Clinton'' is derived from the County of Clinton (the cadastral administrative division containing Gladstone). Clinton State School opened on 29 January 1974. On 1 April 2010, a Priority Development Area was declared in Clinton with the aim of reducing housing pressure created with the growing mining industry in the Gladstone area. of government land bounded by the Dawson Highway, Harvey Road and Keppel Avenue were released for residential land development. Demographics In the , the suburb of Clinton had a population of 5,917 people. In the , the suburb of Clinton had a population of 5,921 people. In the , the suburb of Clinton had a popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byellee, Queensland
Byellee is an industrial suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Byellee had "no people or a very low population". Geography The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Calliope River, to the east by Don Young Drive, to the south-east by the Dawson Highway, and to the south by Clyde Creek, a tributary of the Calliope River. In the north of the locality is an unnamed and undeveloped island, which is largely marshland (). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the north-east ( Callemondah) and exits to west ( West Stowe) crossing the river on two railway bridges. The suburb is served by the Byellee railway siding.(). The Moura railway line also passes through the suburb, entering from the north-west (Callemondah) and exits to the south (Beecher). There is a major overhead electric power transmission corridor () from the Gladstone Power Station in Callemondah which passes through Byellee from the north-east to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
