Aramara is a rural town and

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in the

Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. ...

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Aramara had a population of 71 people.

Geography

The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) runs through from east to west.

History

The town's name is a

Kabi language Gubbi Gubbi, also spelt Kabi Kabi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butc ...

word ''Ooramara'' or ''Yuramurra'', meaning ''many spotted gum trees'' ( Eucalyptus maculata). The first section of the

Mungar Junction to Monto railway line The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line at Mungar railway ...

from Mungar Junction to

Brooweena Brooweena is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Brooweena had a population of 91 people. Geography The town is located in the Wide Bay–Burnett area and is north of the state ...

was opened on 29 July 1889 and a siding established at Aramara. In 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed. Aramara Provisional School opened on 23 January 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Aramara State School. It closed on 19 May 1967.

Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church in 2023

After fifteen years of fund-raising the Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church was blessed and consecrated by Archbishop

James Duhig Sir James Duhig KCMG (2 September 187110 April 1965) was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious leader. He was the Archbishop of Brisbane for 48 years from 1917 until his death in 1965. At the time of his death he was the longest- ...

on 26 February 1950. In response to the welcome given, the Archbishop referred to the dairying, cattle raising and timber industries in the district and said that for every tree felled for building purposes, one should be planted. This was consistent with his beliefs that more people should think nationally, rather than locally. The church was built by Malachi Rooney of Maryborough.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Aramara had a population of 57 people. In the , the locality of Aramara had a population of 71 people.

Heritage listing

Fraser Coast Regional Council The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. ...

placed the Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church on its Local Heritage Register.

Education

There are no schools in Aramara. The nearest government primary school is Brooweena State School in neighbouring

to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Fraser Coast Region Localities in Queensland