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M1, Queensland
The M1 in Queensland, Australia, is a major urban road corridor. It connects the Sunshine Coast hinterland to Tugun, near the New South Wales and Queensland border, via the following corridors: * Bruce Highway between Kybong and Bald Hills * Gateway Motorway between Bald Hills and Eight Mile Plains * Pacific Motorway between Eight Mile Plains and Tugun The Pacific Motorway continues on south from the M1 into New South Wales, while the Bruce Highway continues further north from the M1 up the Queensland coast. Both of these roads and the M1 itself are part of the line of route of National Highway 1, although M1 signage is used for that part of the corridor. Development With the completion of Section C of the ''Bruce Highway - Cooroy to Curra'' upgrade project (Traveston to Woondum) in February 2018 the M1 has now been extended to Kybong, south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway from Kybong to Gympie remains signed as A1. Section D of the project (Woondum to Curra, including a by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway (Australia), National Highway and also part of Highway 1 (Australia), Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Henry Bruce (Australian politician), Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills, Queensland, Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. It was previously known as the Great North Coast Road, being renamed as the Bruce Highway in 1934 after the state's Minister for Public Works, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tugun, Queensland
Tugun ( ) is a beach-side coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tugun had a population of 7,175 people. It borders New South Wales. Some locals refer to the suburb by the nickname of ''Tugz'' (pronounced ). Geography Tugun is situated at the junction of the Pacific Highway (Australia), Pacific and Gold Coast Highway, Gold Coast highways north-west of Coolangatta, Queensland, Coolangatta and south of Brisbane, the state capital. Tugun Heights is a neighbourhood in the western and more elevated parts of the suburb (). Flat Rock is a flat rocky area along the beach that marks the boundary between Tugun and neighbouring Currumbin, Queensland, Currumbin to the north (). Tugun Beach () extends from Flat Rock south to the boundary with neighbouring Bilinga, Queensland, Bilinga to the south-east, although the beach itself continues along the Bilinga coast but is known there as Bilinga Beach. Tugun is a popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Coast Airport
Sunshine Coast Airport (formerly Maroochydore Airport) is an Australian international airport located in Marcoola, north of Maroochydore, roughly centrally located along the coast of the Sunshine Coast Region. It is approximately north of centre of Brisbane, within the South East Queensland agglomeration. The airport is owned by Sunshine Coast Regional Council and is the principal and only jet-capable airport serving an urban area of nearly 400,000 residents. The airport serves as a gateway to holiday destinations such as Noosa Heads, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, and Caloundra. There are direct flights to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns and regional destinations throughout Queensland. JetStar operates an international service to Auckland once daily, multiple times per week. In addition, Air New Zealand provides a seasonal international service running between July and October, with three weekly return flights to Auckland. The airport also supports a variety of tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns
Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson Minerals Area, Hodgkinson River. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allies of World War II, Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism. In the early 21st century, it has developed into a major regional city. The economy of Cairns is based primarily on tourism, healthcare and education, along with a major capacity in aviation, marine and defence industries. The city has a Gross regional domestic product, gross regional product at about $12.2 billion as of 2024. The city is served by Cairns Airport, Cairns International Airport, the List of the busiest airpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomera, Queensland
Coomera () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Queensland, Pimpama, Helensvale, Queensland, Helensvale, Willow Vale, Oxenford, Queensland, Oxenford, and Upper Coomera, Queensland, Upper Coomera. The southern boundary of Coomera is aligned with the Coomera River. Coomera is situated slightly inland from the coast line and is also near the Gold Coast hinterland. Climate Coomera has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') with hot, humid summers and mild to cool dry winters. Due to its inland location, it is slightly cooler than the coastal area of Gold Coast. History Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the Australian Aboriginal languages in areas that include th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapylton, Queensland
Stapylton is a mixed-use locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stapylton had a population of 430 people. Geography Stapylton is bounded to the west by the Albert River and the Pacific Motorway. Stapylton has the following mountains in the north of the locality: * Mount Stapylton (Yellowwood Mountain) () above sea level * Quinns Hill () above sea level History The area was named after surveyor Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (1800–1840), who was killed by Aborigines on 31 May 1840, near Mount Lindesay. Stapylton railway station was the first one to open after Beenleigh on the South Coastline in 1889. Stapylton State School opened on 18 May 1920. It closed in 1961. The school was located on the south-eastern corner of Hester Drive and Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (approx ). The Yatala drive-in theatre was opened on 27 October 1974. Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995. Demographics I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nudgee, Queensland
Nudgee is a north-eastern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nudgee had a population of 4,377 people. Geography Nudgee is north-west by road of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is bounded to the north-east by the Gateway Motorway, including Nudgee Golf Club down to Kedron Brook () which forms the south-east boundary, then along Gateway Motorway, including Nudgee Waterhole Reserve () and roughly following Farnshaw Road and Red Hill Road to the south, and then roughly following the Shorncliffe railway line to the north-west. History The name ''Nudgee'' is derived from the Yuggera language, Yuggera word in the Yugarabul dialect ''nardha'' or ''nedgee'' meaning '' place of ducks'', from ''nar'' meaning ''duck' and ''dha' meaning ''place''. St Vincent's Orphanage (also known as Nudgee Orphanage) opened on Queens Road (formerly known as Orphanage Road) on 18 December 1866 with children transferred from St Vicent's Orp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveston
Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Traveston had a population of 509 people. Geography Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station () on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran. Green Ridge is a neighbourhood in the locality (). Dairying is the main industry. History The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s. Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907, it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass House Mountains, Queensland
Glass House Mountains is a rural hinterland town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Glass House Mountains had a population of 5,601 people. Geography The town also has a Glasshouse Mountains railway station, Queensland, train station and a North Coast railway line, Queensland, railway line that runs northwards towards Northern Queensland and southwards to Brisbane. The Bruce Highway runs along the locality's eastern border. Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through from south to north. History Land around the Glass House Mountains railway station was auctioned by the Queensland Government on Wednesday 28 October 1903. Most of the lots were about intended for pineapple farms. The land was in the vicinity of the present-day town centre with Saraha Road, Buzaki Road, and Coonowrin Road shown (but unnamed) on the map provided. The district was referred to as Beerwah as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caboolture, Queensland
Caboolture () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. Geography Caboolture is a major urban centre of the City of Moreton Bay, Moreton Bay local government area. It is located approximately north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. Caboolture is now considered to be the northernmost urban area of the greater Brisbane metropolitan region within South East Queensland, and it marks the end of the Brisbane suburban commuter railway service along the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line. The urban extent of the town of Caboolture is not formally defined but is generally regarded as including the following suburbs: * Bellmere, Queensland, Bellmere * Caboolture (as a suburb) * Caboolture South, Queensland, Caboolture South * Morayfield, Queensland, Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curra, Queensland
Curra is a rural residential Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Curra had a population of 2,104 people. Geography Curra is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland. It also belongs to the non-functional administrative unit known as the County of March. The Mary River (Queensland), Mary River forms the western boundary, and Curra Creek is part of the northern boundary. To the east of the locality is a large portion of Curra State Forest. Mount Corella is in the south of the locality () rising to . The Bruce Highway passes through the locality, entering from the south-east (Bells Bridge) and exiting to the north (Gunalda). The North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line passes through the locality, entering from the south-west (Corella, Queensland, Corella) and exiting to the north (Scotchy Pocket, Queensland, Scotchy Pocket / Gunalda) with two railway stops (from north to south): * Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie, Queensland
Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queensland), Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. In the , Gympie had an urban population of 22,424 people. Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register. History ''Gabi-Gabi language, Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
