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Verrierdale, Queensland
Verrierdale is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Verrierdale had a population of 809 people. Geography Verrierdale is located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, between Eumundi and the residential estate Peregian Springs. The Eumundi-Noosa Road runs through the north-west corner. Eumundi Conservation Park is in the south-west of the locality. The north-east of the locality is mostly used for growing crops. The remainder of the locality is mixture of rural residential housing and grazing on native vegetation. History Verrierdale is thought to have been named after for David George Verrier, an early settler who selected land in the area . Verrierdale State School opened on 14 August 1916 and closed on 31 December 1963. It was at 2 Pryor Road (). Demographics In the , Verrierdale had a population of 775 people. In the , Verrierdale had a population of 809 people. Education There are no schools in Verrierdale. The nearest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urbanisation, peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia. In 1967, it was defined as "the area contained in the [former] Shires of Shire of Landsborough, Landsborough, Shire of Maroochy, Maroochy and Shire of Noosa, Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters, Queensland, Pelican Waters to Tewantin. The area has several coastal hubs at Caloundra, Kawana Waters, Queensland, Kawana Waters, Maroochydore and Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads. Nambour and Maleny, Queensland, Maleny have developed as primary commercial centres for the hinterland. Since 2014, the Sunshine Coast district has been split into two Local government areas of Queensland, local government areas, the Sunshine Coast Region and the Shire of Noosa, which administer the southern and northern parts of 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] |
Cooroy, Queensland
Cooroy is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads. The Bruce Highway runs through the locality from south-east to north-west, bypassing the town. The Cooroy–Noosa Road exits to the east from Cooroy Connection Road, which runs north through the town from the Bruce Highway. West Cooroy National Park is located to west of Cooroy. History Cooroy's name came from Cooroy Mountain, Queensland, Mount Cooroy, which was originally called Coorooey, from an Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal word for Phalangeriformes, possum, ''kurui''. The area was explored by timber-cutters as early as 1863. Cooroy's main industry developed from timber, having two operating sawmills, into dairying and fruit growing. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomona, Queensland
Pomona is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is about 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. The town was originally called Pinbarren Siding from 1890-1900 as a subsidiary to Pinbarren, Queensland, Pinbarren. In the , the locality of Pomona had a population of 2,931 people. Geography The locality of Pomona is bounded to the south by the Bruce Highway and along most of its northern boundary by Six Mile Creek. The township of Pomona is surrounded by rural residential acreage properties and small farms. A significant portion of the locality is within Yurol State Forest, a legacy of days past when the town once was a centre of forestry activities. The forest is now preserved as koala habitat. Mount Cooroora is in the south-west of the locality (), rising to . It is a high intrusive volcanic plug within the Tuchekoi National Park. It is approximately south-west of the town. The surrounding area is of high imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noosa District State High School – Pomona Campus
Noosa District State High School – Pomona Campus is a high school based in Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It is the junior campus of Noosa District State High School. History On 24 October 1925, the Pomona State School committee unanimously voted to develop the Noosa Shire's first Rural School. However, this did not eventuate until 1935 due to fundraising issues and the Great Depression. The school was established next to the state school and opened by Frank Arthur Cooper on 26 October 1935. In 1944, the Rural School was upgraded to a secondary department to take sub-junior students, which commenced at the start of the 1945 school year. It was the first public secondary department (high school) established in Queensland. In that same year, several regional state schools were closed, with both their students and buildings transferred to Pomona. The school buildings, formed in the shape of a 'U' laid out the high school. Ellis Estate In 1947, a new site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noosa District State High School
Noosa District State High School is a twin campus high school based in Cooroy and Pomona in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. The Cooroy campus was established in 1963, and as of 2016, had 1335 students. The school has two campuses in Cooroy and Pomona. The Pomona Campus was originally the Cooroora Secondary College before the two schools merged. Years 7–8 are taught at the Pomona campus, while Years 9–12 are taught at the Cooroy campus. Mimburi campus is located at Belli Park and is used for agricultural ventures and school excursions. There is a permanent cattle farm present at Mimburi. The school's motto is ''Industria Vincit Omnia (Industry Conquers All)''. The school offers certificates in Hospitality, Business, Communication and Technology, Event Production, Media, Agriculture, and Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. Each year, it runs the Australian Business Week (ABW) program for its Year 11 students. The school has four sports houses – Cooroora, Eer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolum State High School
Coolum State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in Coolum Beach in the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... Since 2017, Coolum State High School's current role of Principal had been held by Troy Ascott. The school also consists of four Deputy Principals, fourteen Heads of Department, two Guidance Officers, one School Chaplain, one School-based Nurse and six Heads of Year. Academy programs Coolum State High School offers the following Academy Programs to students of excellence: * Academic Learning Program for High Achievers (ALPHA) * Basketball Academy * Cheerleading Academy * Instrumental Music * Surfing Academy * Touch Football Academy * Young Entrepreneurs References External links * ... [...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] |
State Library Of Queensland
State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the ''Libraries Act 1988.'' State Library is responsible for collecting and preserving a comprehensive collection of Queensland's cultural and documentary heritage, providing free access to information for all Queenslanders and for the advancement of public libraries across the state. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank, Queensland, South Bank. History The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library), named for the explorer Jo ... [...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] |
Rural Residential
A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to nature, to provide recreational land for horses, or as working farms for secondary income. Hobby farms globally Hobby farms are agricultural land smaller than a fully-fledged farm. As such, hobby farms produce the largest share of overall crop production, with 29% of agricultural product for humans, animals, and fuel being produced by farms a maximum of 2 hectares in size, generating 32% of food available globally. Research suggests that due to globalization, climate change, and decrease in land access particularly within the US, smallholdings are becoming less available to young farmers, with the median age of hobby farmers being 60 worldwide. The size of a hobby farm can vary greatly from one country or region to the next depending on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
