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Washpool, Queensland
Washpool is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Washpool had a population of 95 people. Geography Mount Welcome () rises to above sea level in the north-east of the locality. Road infrastructure Ipswich – Boonah Road Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line rail ... (State Route 93) runs along the western boundary. History In the Washpool had a population of 95 people. References Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland {{ScenicRim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. 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 mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Scenic Rim
Scenic Rim is an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was won at the 2017 election by Jon Krause. Located in South-East Queensland, Scenic Rim covers the Scenic Rim Region and some areas in the south of City of Ipswich, Ipswich and City of Logan, Logan extending to the New South Wales border, including the towns of Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland, Boonah. It largely replaces the abolished district of Electoral district of Beaudesert, Beaudesert. From results of the 2015 Queensland state election, 2015 election, Scenic Rim was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, Liberal National Party with a margin of 9.2%. Members for Scenic Rim Election results See also * Electoral districts of Queensland * Members of the Queensland Legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Wright
The Division of Wright is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The seat was first contested at the 2010 election. The division was created under the Australian Electoral Commission's 2009 Redistribution of Queensland. |
Peak Crossing, Queensland
Peak Crossing is a rural locality split between the City of Ipswich and the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Peak Crossing had a population of 965 people. Geography Peak Crossing is located south of Ipswich. The town is surrounded by farming land, mostly small cropping. The western boundary is marked by the east branch of Warrill Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River. Just upstream from where the road joining Peak Crossing with Mutdapilly crosses Warrill Creek is the Churchbank Weir. The eastern parts of Peak Crossing are dominated by the naturally vegetated central peaks of the Flinders Peak Group. These include Mount Goolman, Ivorys Rock (Muntambin), Mount Blaine and Flinders Peak. Also located here is the Flinders Peak Conservation Park and sections of the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate. These parks are used for bushwalking, horse riding, mountain bike riding and camping. Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) runs through from north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undullah, Queensland
Undullah is a rural locality split between the City of Logan and the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Undullah had a population of 45 people. Geography Undullah is dominated by the Flinders Peak Group which rises towards its western boundary. Within the locality are the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Elliott () * Mount Wilbraham () * Rocky Knob () * Mount Flintoff () * Mount Joyce () Woollaman Creek, a tributary of Teviot Brook, is the major waterway in the suburb. Very little of the area is developed with most of the rangelands covered by bush. History The ''Undullah'' is believed to be the word ''nandulla'' from the Bundjalung and/or Yuggera languages meaning the silver leafed iron bark (eucalyptus melanophloia). Henry Herbert Elliott was an early settler who raised cattle. Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert, Undullah was split between Logan City and Scenic Rim Region following the local government amalgamations in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolooman, Queensland
Woolooman is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Woolooman had a population of 23 people. History Woolooman Provisional School opened on 9 March 1908. On 1 January it became Woolooman State School. It closed in 1913 due to low attendances. The school re-opened on 21 Aug 1933 as Woolooman State School. It closed permanently in 1937. In the , Woolooman had a population of 23 people. References Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland {{ScenicRim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milbong, Queensland
Milbong is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Milbong had a population of 161 people. Geography ''Purga Creek'' flows through from the south before forming the north-eastern boundary. One Eye Waterhole is in the centre of the locality (). The Ipswich – Boonah Road Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line rail ... (State Route 93) runs through from north to south. History The name ''Milbong'' is a combination of two Aboriginal words in Ugarapul dialect, in which ''mil'' means ''eye'' and ''bong'' means ''dead''. An Aboriginal with only one eye is supposed to have camped by a waterhole in the vicinity. In the late 1870s, the choice of name for the district was contentious with three names in popular use: ''One Eye Waterhole'' (from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limestone Ridges, Queensland
Limestone Ridges is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Limestone Ridges had a population of 116 people. Geography The Ipswich Boonah Road marks the eastern boundary of the locality. Ipswich – Boonah Road Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line rail ... (State Route 93) runs along the eastern boundary. History The name ''Limestone Ridges'' refers from an outcrop now mined for dolomite. Limestone Ridges Provisional School opened on 11 November 1884. On 1 April 1910, it became Limestone Ridges State School. It closed on 3 May 1974. It was at 335 Limestone Ridges Road (). In the , Limestone Ridges had a population of 116 people. The locality contains 41 households, in which 51.7% of the population are males and 48.3% of the population ar ... [...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 A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ... is used in urban areas. 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, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. The main town of the region is Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert. It has an estimated operating budget of A$33 million. History Prior to 2008, the new Scenic Rim Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Boonah; * the southern part of the Shire of Beaudesert; * and the Harrisville, Queensland, Harrisville and Peak Crossing, Queensland, Peak Crossing areas from the City of Ipswich. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the areas amalgamate. It identified a rural community of interest as well as ecotourism potential from the Scenic Rim, a group of mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation of Australia, Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = Local government areas of Queensland, 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Australia, Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor of Queensland, Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier of Queensland, Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk (Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), AL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
