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Kybong
Kybong is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kybong had a population of 363 people. Geography Kybong is south-east of Gympie, Gympie's central business district along the Bruce Highway, which passes through the locality from the south-east (Traveston) to the north (Glanmire, Queensland, Glanmire). The Mary River (Queensland), Mary River forms the western boundary. Gympie Aerodrome is at 20 Lobwein Road (). The Gympie Aero Club and Gympie Gliding Club are based there in addition to flight training and aircraft maintenance services. It is operated by the Gympie Regional Council. The locality is home to a large truck stop on the Old Bruce Highway. The truck stop was home to Matilda (mascot), Matilda, the 1982 Commonwealth Games#Mascot, mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games before it was relocated to a new truck stop in neighbouring Traveston. History Kybong Provisional School opened on 1 October 1905. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway (Australia), National Highway and also part of Highway 1 (Australia), Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Henry Bruce (Australian politician), Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills, Queensland, Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. It was previously known as the Great North Coast Road, being renamed as the Bruce Highway in 1934 after the state's Minister for Public Works, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilldora, Queensland
Gilldora is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gilldora had a population of 50 people. Geography The '' Mary River'' forms the north-eastern and eastern boundaries. The Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) enters the locality from north-west ( Calico Creek / Lagoon Pocket) and exits to the south ( Dagun). The Mary Valley railway line enters the locality from the north (Lagoon Pocket) and exits to the south (Dagun). The locality was served by the now-abandoned Gilldora railway station (). The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, crop growing, and rural residential housing. History The locality takes its name from its former railway station name, which in turn was named on 16 October 1922, reportedly a coined word from local resident Gillman "dorado", which happens to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''pleasant place''. Demographics In the , Gilldora had a population of 39 people. In the , Gilldora had a population of 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woondum, Queensland
Woondum is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woondum had a population of 66 people. Geography Woondum lies to the south-west of Gympie. The western part of locality is relatively undeveloped land and is mountainous (rising to 150 metres about sea level); most of this land is part of the Woondum State Forest. The eastern part of the locality is flatter land (approx 60–70 metres above sea level) and developed as farmland. There are a number of creeks running through the locality which is part of the Mary River drainage basin. Despite its name, the Woondum National Park is not in Woondum but is further east straddling Mothar Mountain and Kin Kin. The North Coast railway line travels from south to north roughly separating the developed and undeveloped parts; the locality is served by the Woondum railway station (). The Bruce Highway forms a short section of the locality's north-western boundary. History ''Woondum'' is believed to be a K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagoon Pocket, Queensland
Lagoon Pocket is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lagoon Pocket had a population of 170 people. Geography Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) forms most of the western boundary. The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-west to south, forming part of the north-western boundary, with the former Lagoon Pocket railway station in the west of the locality ().The Mary River forms almost the entire eastern boundary. The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing on native vegetation, and crop-growing. History Lagoon Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed in December 1899 to allow a new building to be constructed. It reopened on 6 June 1900 as Lagoon Pocket State School. It closed on 3 July 1970. It was at 57 Lagoon Pocket Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Long Flat. Demographics In the , Lagoon Pocket had a population of 123 people. In the , Lagoon Pocket had a populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandur, Queensland
Tandur is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tandur had a population of 188 people. Geography The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Traveston) and exits to the north-west ( Woondum). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned: * Meadvale railway station () * Tandur railway station () History Tandur Provisional School opened on 29 September 1924. On 1 May 1929, it became Tandur State School. It closed on 16 July 1967. It was on the western side of the Tandur Traveston Road (). In 1996, the North Coast railway line was realigned to be shorter with fewer tight curves and to improve flood mitigation. This removed the Meadvale and Tandur railway stations from the line. Demographics In the , Tandur had a population of 186 people. In the , Tandur had a population of 188 people. Education There are no schools in Tandur. The nearest government primary schools are: * Monkland State School in Monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dawn, Queensland
The Dawn is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Dawn had a population of 604 people. Geography The Dawn is south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River, which forms its eastern boundary. Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) forms part of the western boundary. The Mary Valley Branch Railway passes through from north-east to south, where the line forms part of the south-eastern boundary. The former Dawn railway station served the locality (). The Dawn is a mostly rural-residential area dependent upon Jones Hill and Southside for facilities. The eastern part of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation. There are two hills in the locality: * Dawn Hill () * James Hill () Demographics At the , The Dawn had a population of 683 people. In the , The Dawn had a population of 545 people. In the , The Dawn had a population of 604 people. Education There are no schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveston, Queensland
Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Traveston had a population of 509 people. Geography Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station () on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran. Green Ridge is a neighbourhood in the locality (). Dairying is the main industry. History The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s. Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907, it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glanmire, Queensland
Glanmire is an urban industrial locality in Gympie in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Glanmire had a population of 28 people. Geography Glamire is south-east of Gympie's central business district via Bruce Highway. It is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the northeast, Six Mile Creek to the east and southeast, Mary River to the south-west and Hall Road to the north-west. It contains the Gympie Industrial Estate. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Kybong) and exits to the north (Monkland). History The locality was named after the town of Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland. In 2018, Six Mile Oval was renamed Ray Warren Oval in recognition of Ray Warren who had been involved with the local Aussie Rules team, the Gympie Cats, for 37 years. Demographics In the , Glanmire had a population of 160 people. In the , Glanmire had a population of 20 people. In the , Glanmire had a population of 28 people. Education There are no sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda (mascot)
Matilda was the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Matilda was a model of a kangaroo built on top of a forklift. Standing over 13 metres tall and weighing six tonnes, it could turn its head, its ears could wriggle, and eyes could wink and blink. Its pouch doubled as a door, which opened during the opening ceremony to let out 20 children, dressed as joeys, who ran out two by two for a trampoline display.Commonwealth Games: Matilda enjoys the quiet life after shining in spotlight as 1982 mascot '''' 4 April 2018 Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Regional Council
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro. The Regional Council, which governs the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$50 million. In the , the Gympie Region had a population of 53,242 people. History ''Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Gympie Region existed as four distinct local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coles Creek, Queensland
Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coles Creek had a population of 68 people. Geography The '' Mary River'' forms the western and south-western boundaries. ''Coles Creek'' (the watercourse) flows through from east to north, where it forms part of the northern boundary before it joins the ''Mary''. ''Skyring Creek'' forms the southern boundary before it flows into the ''Mary''. The Bruce Highway enters from the east (Cooran) and exits to north (Traveston). History Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907, the school was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915, the school was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961. The school was located on the northern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and Coles Creek Road (approx ). Demographics In the , Coles Creek had a population of 44 people. In the , Coles Creek had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
