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Boyne Island is a coastal town and
It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River and, is a particular type of island called a holm, an island in a river or an estuary. It is bounded on the eastern side by the Boyne River, for about 4 km and the South Trees Inlet, on the southern, for 9 km, and western sides, for about 8 km
Boyne Island has a number of
Boyne Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 151 Malpas Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 361 students with 25 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 384 students with 25 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It includes a
The 13 hole
Community website
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locality
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in the Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
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, Queensland
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, Australia. In the the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people.
Boyne Island is south of Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-cons ...
.
Geography
It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River and, is a particular type of island called a holm, an island in a river or an estuary. It is bounded on the eastern side by the Boyne River, for about 4 km and the South Trees Inlet, on the southern, for 9 km, and western sides, for about 8 km Tannum Sands
Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The locality is bounded to north-east by the Coral Sea, to the north-west and west by the Boyne River, and to the south-west by Station Cr ...
is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the Boyne River spreading southward and is often referred to as Boyne Island's twin town.
History
The town was named for the Boyne River, which was named byJohn Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828)
was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two exp ...
in 1823. Originally the island was used for sheep grazing, this was followed by small crops, horticulture, fishing and timber.
Boyne Island State School opened on 27 January 1953.
In the the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people.
Heritage listings
Boyne Island has a number of heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many i ...
sites, including:
* Wyndham Park Heritage Site, accessed between 36 and 38 Alkina Street (): William Wyndham's gravesite
William Wyndham's gravesite is a heritage-listed lone grave at Boyne Island, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Carnym and Wyndhams Farm. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 June 2000. It is within ...
* Sayre Crescent (): St Luke's Anglican Church
Economy
Today Boyne Island is primarily a residential centre for the nearbyBoyne Island aluminium smelter
Boyne Smelters is located on Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia, approximately 12 km south of the port of Gladstone. The smelter has a production capacity of 545,000 tonnes of aluminium per year. The operating company Boyne Smelters Ltd i ...
and Gladstone industries.
Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Boyne Smelters Ltd., is located north of the town separated by a buffer zone.
Education
Boyne Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 151 Malpas Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 361 students with 25 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 384 students with 25 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program.
Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 61 Malpas Street (). It offers hands-on activities for students to learn about natural coastal, marine and reef environments of the area and to understand human use of these areas.
There is no secondary school in Boyne Island. The nearest government secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School
Tannum Sands State High School (TSSHS or often Tannum High) is a public high school located in Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Each grade has an average of about 213 students. It is the first and only secondary school esta ...
in neighbouring Tannum Sands to the south-east.
Amenities
The 13 hole Boyne Island Tannum Sands Golf Course
Boyne is a variation of Bóinn or Boann, Irish goddess of the River Boyne.
Boyne may also refer to:
Places
* Boyne Castle, a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
* Boyne City, Michigan, a town in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Mich ...
is located in Boyne Island adjacent to the Boyne River, in Jacaranda Drive. Hole 12 in particular is challenging, with out-of-bounds and water hazard in strategic places.
The Gladstone Regional Council
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
History
Gladstone Reg ...
operates a public library on Boyne Island at the corner of Wyndham & Hayes Avenue.
There are a number of parks in the locality, including:
* Bauhinia Street Park ()
* Boyne Island Conservation Park ()
* Bray Park ()
* Colyer Park ()
* Dennis Park Sports Complex ()
* Hayes Park ()
* Jacaranda Drive Park ()
* Kirrang Park ()
* Lions Park ()
* Malpas Park ()
* Wyndham Park Heritage Site ()
Events
Boyne Island is home to the Boyne Tannum Hookup, which is a large fishing event held on the Labour Day long weekend in May each year. The event is held at Bray Park, which is on the river near the skate park. This event is very popular, with more than 3,000 entrants.Notable people
* Natalya Diehm - Freestyle BMX competitorReferences
External links
*Community website
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