Bucca is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bucca had a population of 1,063 people. The neighbourhood of Kolan is within the locality ().

Geography

The

Kolan River The Kolan River is a river in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. The river rises in the Bobby Range, below the Dawes Range in the north-east, and the Burnett Range in the south-west. The river flows generally south and then east towar ...

flows through the locality entering along its south-west boundary with Monduran,

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and Bullyard and exiting the locality on its north-east boundary with Avondale and

Moorland Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...

. Bucca Crossing was a

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across the river at . The district once known as North Kolan (or Kolan North) spans Bucca and neighbouring Moorland to the north. The land is used for cropping, particularly

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on the river flats, and

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on native vegetation.

History

Kolan takes its name from the pastoral run which in turn takes its name from the

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 ...

, ''kalang'' meaning ''good''. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Kolan pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. Bucca Crossing Provisional School opened on 26 August 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Bucca State School. It closed on 17 October 1964. It was located at 172 South Bucca Road (). Bucca Community Hall opened on 10 February 1906. The Invicta Sugar Mill was originally located in Bucca near the

. In 1919, it was relocated to Giru in the

Shire of Burdekin The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. The shire covers an area of . It has e ...

where it continues to operate under the same name. On 29 November 1992, a violent tornado damaged and destroyed multiple homes, with some being flattened to the ground. While this tornado is officially rated F4 on the

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, Jeff Callaghan, a retired senior severe weather forecaster at the

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said "the Bucca tornado was rated a F4 or possibly an F5." Although the most violent Australian tornado with an official rating, the tornado did not kill or seriously injure anyone.

Demographics

In the , Bucca had a population of 1,027 people. In the , Bucca had a population of 1,063 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bucca. The nearest primary schools are in Bullyard,

South Kolan South Kolan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of South Kolan had a population of 1,258 people. Geography The South Kolan region is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, north of the state ...

, Gooburrum, Avondale and Yandaran. The nearest secondary schools are in Gin Gin and Bundaberg North.

Amenities

The Bucca Community Hall is at 28 Longs Road. It is listed on the Bundaberg Region's heritage register.

References

External links

* {{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland