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Wanora, Queensland
Wanora is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wanora had a population of 262 people. History The Brisbane Valley railway line opened its first stage from Wulkuraka to Lowood in 16 June 1884 with the locality served by the Wanora railway station (). The line closed in 1993 and the railway corridor was redeveloped as the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. Demographics In the , Wanora had a population of 265 people. In the , Wanora had a population of 262 people. Education There are no schools in Wanora. The nearest government primary schools are Glamorgan Vale State School in neighbouring Glamorgan Vale to the west and Fernvale State School in Fernvale to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Lowood State High School in Lowood to the north-west and Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, northwest of the City of Brisbane. The region is centred on the town of Esk, which also serves as the council seat. Somerset was created in 2008 from a merger of the shires of Esk and Kilcoy, and is known as the Brisbane Valley, owing to the Brisbane River which courses through the region. However, significant parts of the region lie outside the hydrological Brisbane Valley. The original shires of Esk and Kilcoy were amalgamated to consolidate the water catchments (or reservoirs) of the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams. The Local Government Reform Commission identified that the long-term future of Somerset would be as a major water catchment area for the South East Queensland region, with farming constituting the main economic activity within a water catchment management regime. The "planning strategy and land use policies" implemented by the Somerset Regional ... [...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] |
Brassall, Queensland
Brassall is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brassall had a population of 12,115 people. Geography Brassall has a southern boundary partially marked by the Bremer River and a western alignment along Ironpot Creek. The northern boundary follows the Warrego Highway. Brassall now incorporates part of the old suburb of Raymond Hill. Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road is the main road through the suburb. It runs through from east to north. History The suburb name first appears on a plan drawn by surveyor James Warner on 6 October 1851; however, the origin of the suburb name is unknown. It was also known as Hungry Flats, as was a stop over for bullock teams that were transporting logs from Pine Mountain to Hancocks saw mill at North Ipswich. Brassall was a separate shire ( Shire of Brassall) with its own council from March 1860 until 1 January 1917 when the area became part of the City of Ipswich. The Brisbane Valley railway line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich State High School
Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The biggest high school in Ipswich has approximately 2 thousand students currently attending as of May 2021. History (Before and 1960's) The Ipswich State High School originally came from a site in the main heart of the Ipswich (suburb), Queensland, inside The Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College before moving into the Brassall site in 1963. They were called "Ipswich State High School And Technical College". The School, while transportation, was called Brassall State High School in 1962. The Technical College remained at the original site until it was merched and moved into what is now known today as The Bremer Institute of TAFE. The School in 1962 originally had 4 main buildings, called "A", "B", "C" and "D". Brassall St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowood State High School
Lowood State High School is a band 10 state high school in Lowood (Queensland, Australia), located 32 km north-west of Ipswich, an area administered by the council of Somerset. Administration The school's founding principal was Peter Whitelaw and the current principal is Stacey Beu. Year Levels Lowood school, the original pre-Lowood State High School version of the school, accommodated pre-school to year 10 students. In its founding year of 1983, Lowood State High School initially catered for years 7 - 11, expanding to include year 12 a year later in 1984. Since then, the school has continued to cater for students from years 7 to 12 inclusive. Students Student enrolments For its initial two years (1983-1984) the school had a yearly enrolment of 250 to 300 students. In 2003, the school was reported to have an enrollment of around 700. The trend in school enrolments (August figures) has been: Lowood State High School is currently being reported as having a maximum stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) is a recreation trail from Wulkuraka, Queensland, Wulkuraka in the City of Ipswich, via the Somerset Region to Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman in the Toowoomba Region, all within Queensland, Australia. The trail follows the old Brisbane Valley railway line and is open to walkers, touring cyclists and horse riders. The trail details the history and landscape of the Brisbane Valley. It is the longest rail trail in Queensland and in Australia. Route The top end of the trail is located in Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman on Australia's Great Dividing Range – north-west of Brisbane and directly west of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. The Yarraman to Moore, Queensland, Moore section of the trail includes Blackbutt, Queensland, Blackbutt, Benarkin and Linville, Queensland, Linville and is located in the upper reaches of the Brisbane River valley and crosses the Blackbutt Range. The trail head at Moore is located opposite the Moor ... [...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] |
Lowood Railway Station
Lowood is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,082 people. Geography The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and north of Ipswich. Due to its proximity to Brisbane and Ipswich, Lowood is becoming an area for hobby farmers and residential commuters. History Lowood railway station () was established as the first terminus of the Brisbane Valley branch railway in 1884 and the town grew from the subdivision around the new railway station. The name ''Lowood'' is derived from the "low woods" of brigalow in the Lowood area, as opposed to the taller trees elsewhere in the Brisbane Valley. The name ''Lowood'' replaced local names of ''The Scrub'' and ''Cairnhill''. Lowood Post Office opened on 15 October 1888 (a receiving office had been open from 1884). Cairnhill Provisional School opened on 29 June 1881. On 1 April 1889 it become Lowood State School. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulkuraka Railway Station
Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people. Geography The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the west ( Karrabin). The suburb is served by Wulkuraka railway station (). To the west of the railway station is the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre () where Queensland Rail maintain their New Generation Rollingstock. History The name ''Wulkuraka'' is from a Ugarapul word meaning either ''red flowering gum tree'' or ''plenty of kookaburras''. The Brisbane Valley railway line once joined the Main Line railway from the north at Wulkuraka. Demographics In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people. Heritage listings Wulkuraka has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge, over the Bremer River between Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Railway Line
The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided a vital transport link between Ipswich and Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman and forged development and prosperity along its path. The line acquired its serpentine reputation because it did not take a straight course when faced with a hill or gully. The line branched from the Main Line railway, Queensland, main western line to Toowoomba railway station, Toowoomba and Charleville railway station, Queensland, Charleville at Wulkuraka, Queensland, Wulkuraka a short distance west of Ipswich and struck a north-westerly route towards Fernvale, Queensland, Fernvale and Lowood, Queensland, Lowood before continuing on via Toogoolawah, Queensland, Toogoolawah and Blackbutt, Queensland, Blackbutt to Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman. It became one of the ... [...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] |
Glamorgan Vale, Queensland
Glamorgan Vale is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Glamorgan Vale had a population of 384 people. Geography Glamorgan Vale is in the Lockyer Valley, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The township itself is prone to flooding in times of extreme weather events as it borders the Black Snake Creek a tributary of the Brisbane River. History A Wesleyan Methodist church opened on Tarampa Road on Sunday 20 August 1871. It was described as a "well built slab building, on a good site, and will seat about a hundred persons". It was erected by local people. Glamorgan Vale Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1972. Thomas Pratt from Somerset, England was the first postmaster. Pratt also had the licence for the Glamorgan hotel from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1898 to 1899. He and his family settled in Ipswich, naming their home Glamorganvale. The Hotel was redeveloped and now operates as the Bottletree H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
