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Aboriginal Shire Of Lockhart River
The Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people. Geography It is on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula and consists of a single locality, Lockhart River, Queensland, Lockhart River (which is shared with the Shire of Cook). It includes a number of islands off the east coast: Chapman Island (Queensland), Chapman Island, Lloyd Island, Rocky Island (Queensland, Lockhart River), Rocky Island, Sherrard Island and Sunter Island. Demographics In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 712 people. In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people. Amenities The Lockhart River Shire Council operate the Lockhart River Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Lockhart River. Mayors * 2020–present: Wayne William Butcher References {{Local Government Areas of Queensland Aboriginal Shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Bureau Of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is an List of Australian Government entities, Australian Government agency that collects and analyses statistics on economic, population, Natural environment, environmental, and social issues to advise the Australian Government. The bureau's function originated in the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, established in 1905, four years after Federation, Federation of Australia; it took on its present name in 1975. The ABS conducts Australia's Census of Population and Housing every five years and publishes its findings online. History Efforts to count the population of Australia started in 1795 with "musters" that involved physically gathering a community to be counted, a practice that continued until 1825. The first colonial censuses were conducted in New South Wales in 1828; in Tasmania in 1841; South Australia in 1844; Western Australia in 1848; and Victoria in 1854. Each colony continued to collect statistics separately d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Island
Lloyd Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia. Geography Lloyd Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Lloyd Bay between Lockhart River, Queensland, Lockhart River and Cape Direction. Lloyd Island is a popular subject for Aboriginal artists such as Adrian King. References Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Uninhabited islands of Australia Islands of Far North Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River {{Queensland-national-park-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Shire Of Lockhart River
The Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people. Geography It is on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula and consists of a single locality, Lockhart River, Queensland, Lockhart River (which is shared with the Shire of Cook). It includes a number of islands off the east coast: Chapman Island (Queensland), Chapman Island, Lloyd Island, Rocky Island (Queensland, Lockhart River), Rocky Island, Sherrard Island and Sunter Island. Demographics In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 712 people. In the , the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people. Amenities The Lockhart River Shire Council operate the Lockhart River Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Lockhart River. Mayors * 2020–present: Wayne William Butcher References {{Local Government Areas of Queensland Aboriginal Shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Commission Of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland. Functions The Commission has three main functions. It must administer Queensland's electoral laws, conduct democratic parliamentary and industrial elections which are free and review local government boundaries. It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties. Electronic voting In 2010, the Commission announced it was conducting research into assisting the deaf and blind to cast a secret vote electronically. However, due to legislative restrictions, electronic voting was not available for the 2012 state election. See also * Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Library Of Queensland
State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the ''Libraries Act 1988.'' State Library is responsible for collecting and preserving a comprehensive collection of Queensland's cultural and documentary heritage, providing free access to information for all Queenslanders and for the advancement of public libraries across the state. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank, Queensland, South Bank. History The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library), named for the explorer Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunter Island
Sunter Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia. Geography It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Lloyd Bay between Lockhart River and Cape Direction, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr .... It is approximately 0.01 square kilometres in size. References Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherrard Island
Sherrard Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River in Queensland, Australia. Geography It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park north-west of Cape Melville, Queensland and north-east of Coen between the first opening and the second opening of the Barrier Reef about south-east of Lockhart River in the Osborn Channel. The island is east of Old Lockhart River and south of Cape Direction. See also * List of islands of Australia This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. Largest islands The islands larger than are: * Tasmania (Tas) ; * Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ... References Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Island (Queensland, Lockhart River)
Rocky Island may refer to: ;Australia * Rocky Island (Queensland), in Walsh Bay, Queensland, Australia * Rocky Point Island (Queensland), in Walsh Bay, Queensland, Australia ;South China Sea * Rocky Island, South China Sea, one of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea (under the administration of the People's Republic of China. Vietnam also claims sovereignty) ;Egypt * Rocky Island (Egypt), in Foul Bay on the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea ;Ireland * Rocky Island (Cork), in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Republic of Ireland * Rocky Island, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland ;Tuvalu * Rocky Island, a former name of Niulakita Niulakita is the southernmost island of Tuvalu, and also the name of the only village on this island. Niulakita has a population of 36 (2022 Census). The residents of Niulakita have moved to the island from Niutao. Niulakita is represented in ... ;United States * Rocky Island, a former name of Brooks Island in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapman Island (Queensland)
Chapman Island is an island in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia. Geography It is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park West of Cape Melville, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... and East of Coen between the second three mile opening and Providential Channel of the Barrier Reef about 30 km South East of Lockhart River. The island is 10 km North East of Old Lochart River and 5 km South East of Cape Direction and covers an area of about 2 hectares. References Islands on the Great Barrier Reef Protected areas of Far North Queensland Islands of Far North Queensland Uninhabited islands of Australia Places in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River {{Queensland- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockhart River, Queensland
Lockhart River is a town in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and the Shire of Cook, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The town is an Aboriginal community. From 1924 to 1967, the Lockhart River Mission was run by the Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Church. In the , the locality of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people. Geography Lockhart River is a coastal Australian Aborigines, Aboriginal community situated on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The population consists mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, whose ancestors were forcibly moved to the area beginning in 1924. The locality includes a number of islands off the east coast: Chapman Island (Queensland), Chapman Island, Lloyd Island, Rocky Island, Sherrard Island, and Sunter Island (all of which are in the Aboriginal Shire o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape York Peninsula
The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, S.C. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognised and preserved for their global environmental significance. Although much of the peninsula remains pristine, with a diverse repertoire of endemic flora and fauna, some of its wildlife may be threatened by industry and overgrazing as well as introduced species and weeds.Mackey, B. G., Nix, H., & Hitchcock, P. (2001). The natural heritage significance of Cape York Peninsula. Retrieved 15 January 2008, froepa.qld.gov.au. The northernmost point of the peninsula is Cape York (Queensland), Cape York. The land has been occupied by a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
