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Coominya
Coominya is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenhoe Dam. In the , the locality of Coominya had a population of 1,029 people. Coominya sits on the land of the Indigenous Jagera people. Geography Coominya is bounded by Logan Creek to the north and Buaraba Creek to the south. Although located closely between Atkinson Dam to the south-west and Lake Wivenhoe to the north-east, it does not bound either of these two reservoirs. The Brisbane Valley Highway approximately follows its north-east border. The Brisbane Valley railway line passes through Coominya from the north-west to the south-east with the Coominya railway station serving the town. However, the railway line was closed in 1993. History From 1886 to 1906, the area was known as ''Bellevue'' (the local pastoral property). The na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coominya Railway Station
Coominya railway station is central to all activities in historic Coominya village, located in the Somerset Region of South East Queensland. Coominya village, a township of approximately 467 persons is located in South East Queensland approximately 83 kilometres (52 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city, in Australia. Coominya village which is approximately two km from Wivenhoe Dam can be accessed by road from the Brisbane Valley Highway which crosses the wall of the Dam further south. The completion of the construction of Wivenhoe Dam took place in 1985. Its purpose was as a flood mitigation and water storage measure. It also supplies drinking water to Brisbane and local regions. However, Coominya village and its historic buildings, such as the old railway station, are still dependent on tank water. Coominya railway siding came into being on 9 August 1886 and became known as 'Bellevue'. This occurred when the section of the Brisbane Valley railway line from Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coominya Soldier Settlement
Coominya Soldier Settlement was a soldier settlement in Coominya in the present-day Somerset Region local government area of South East Queensland, Australia. 100 soldiers settled in the settlement, each on approximately blocks. Approximately 3,000 acres of land was purchased from Messrs Robert, Samuel and William Watson on both sides of the Brisbane Valley railway line (Portions 94 to 141, Parish of Buaraba, and Portions 126 to 151 and 107 to 125, Parish of Wivenhoe). Part of the cattle station Bellevue (Portion 152 to 166, Parish of Wivenhoe) was also purchased and the total surveyed into 109 blocks of between and opened for settlement on 1 June 1920. Based on existing successful farms in the district, soldier settlers were encouraged to grow grapes and citrus trees. Each soldier was granted favourable terms to purchase land and equipment up to the value of £625 ($1,250). This covered the purchase of the land, a four roomed house, a horse and cart, a 6” hand plough, a ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Highway
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisbane River. It is part of State Route A17, which is duplexed with the D'Aguilar Highway to Nanango, Queensland, Nanango and then becomes the Burnett Highway. State Route 85 is duplexed with the Brisbane Valley Highway from Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway. The highway crosses the Wivenhoe Dam about north-west of Fernvale. State-controlled road Brisbane Valley Highway is a state-controlled, state-strategic road (number 42A). Upgrades Intersection with Warrego Highway From 2015, the intersection with the Warrego Highway was converted into a grade-separated interchange. Pedestrian facilities A project to upgrade pedestrian facilities in Fernvale, at a cost of $1.566 million, was due for completion in early 2022. Safety improvements A project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wivenhoe Hill, Queensland
Wivenhoe Hill is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wivenhoe Hill had "no people or a very low population". Geography The locality is beside Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment created by the Wivenhoe Dam over the Brisbane River. As the name suggests, the locality is hilly with two named peaks: * Pine Hill () above sea level * Wivenhoe Hill (also known as Bigges Hill) () For comparison the shoreline of the lake is above sea level depending on water levels in the dam. Although the locality is very close to the lake, the shoreline of the lake and the lake itself are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. The Brisbane Valley Highway passes from the very south-east of the locality to the south-west (Coominya). There are only a few roads in the locality; Logan Inlet Road provides access down to the lake shores for camping and recreational use. The principal land use in the locality is cattle grazing. History The locality takes its name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atkinsons Dam, Queensland
Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, 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 ..., Australia. In the , Atkinsons Dam had a population of 191 people. Geography Atkinson Dam occupies most of the locality. The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek. History Atkinson's Lagoon Provisional School opened on 6 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it was upgraded to a State School. It closed in 1968. It was located near the intersection of the south-west corner of the present Atkinsons Dam Road and Rocky Creek Road (). Demographics In the Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people. In the , Atkinsons Dam had a population of 191 people. Education There are no schools in Atkinsons Dam. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Railway Line
The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided a vital transport link between Ipswich and Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman and forged development and prosperity along its path. The line acquired its serpentine reputation because it did not take a straight course when faced with a hill or gully. The line branched from the Main Line railway, Queensland, main western line to Toowoomba railway station, Toowoomba and Charleville railway station, Queensland, Charleville at Wulkuraka, Queensland, Wulkuraka a short distance west of Ipswich and struck a north-westerly route towards Fernvale, Queensland, Fernvale and Lowood, Queensland, Lowood before continuing on via Toogoolawah, Queensland, Toogoolawah and Blackbutt, Queensland, Blackbutt to Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman. It became one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moombra, Queensland
Moombra is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moombra had a population of 9 people. Geography The locality is located on the north-western side of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the Brisbane River. Although very close to the lake, the lake and its shoreline are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. The Brisbane Valley Highway passes through the locality from south (Coominya Coominya is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenho ...) to north ( Glen Esk). The predominant land use is cattle grazing. History The name Moomba is believed to be the Waka language name for the land between Mount Hallen and the Brisbane River (now Lake Wivenhoe). Following the closure of the Riverside Pine Mountain school, the Five Mile Water Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buaraba, Queensland
Buaraba is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Buaraba had a population of 170 people. Geography ''Buaraba Creek'' flows through from west to south-east. Most of Ravensbourne National Park is within the locality. The Esk-Hampton Road (State Route 85) runs along the north-western boundary, and the Gatton Esk Road passes through the eastern part. History Buaraba Provisional School opened on 1922. In January 1936, it became Buaraba State School. It closed in 1966. The school was at 421 Buaraba Creek Road (). The school building is still extant. Demographics In the , Buaraba had a population of 181 people. In the , Buaraba had a population of 170 people. Education There are no schools in Buaraba. The nearest government primary schools are: * Esk State School in Esk to the north-east * Coominya State School in neighbouring Coominya Coominya is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hallen, Queensland
Mount Hallen is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Hallen had a population of 457 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the south by Running Creek. The mountain Mount Hallen is in the east of the locality () and rises to . The Gatton Esk Road enters the locality from the south ( Buaraba) and exits to the north ( Esk). There are a variety of land uses within the locality. There is rural residential housing in the south-west of the locality. Other land uses include grazing on native vegetation, production forestry, and some crop growing. History The mountain Mount Hallen was named in 1829 by explorer Allan Cunningham, probably after Ambrose Hallen, who was the Assistant Surveyor-General in New South Wales from 1827 to 1829. The section of the Brisbane Valley railway line from Lowood to Esk opened on Monday 9 August 1886. It included the Mount Hallen railway station () at Mount Hallen. The station was originally to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, northwest of the City of Brisbane. The region is centred on the town of Esk, which also serves as the council seat. Somerset was created in 2008 from a merger of the shires of Esk and Kilcoy, and is known as the Brisbane Valley, owing to the Brisbane River which courses through the region. However, significant parts of the region lie outside the hydrological Brisbane Valley. The original shires of Esk and Kilcoy were amalgamated to consolidate the water catchments (or reservoirs) of the Wivenhoe and Somerset dams. The Local Government Reform Commission identified that the long-term future of Somerset would be as a major water catchment area for the South East Queensland region, with farming constituting the main economic activity within a water catchment management regime. The "planning strategy and land use policies" implemented by the Somerset Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarendon, Queensland
Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clarendon had a population of 232 people. Geography The locality takes its name from Lake Clarendon (approx to the south-west). Lockyer Creek enters the locality from the south-west ( Mount Tarampa / Rifle Range) and forms part of the southern boundary of the locality. The creek then passes through the locality and then forms its northern, north-eastern, and eastern boundaries before exiting to the south-east ( Patrick Estate / Lowood). History Clarendon railway station is an abandoned railway station on the dismantled Brisbane Valley railway line (). Clarendon railway station was in use from 1886 to 1995 (it was called Tarampa railway station initially but was renamed). Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891. In 1892, it was renamed Lockyer Provisional School. It closed in 1915. Its location was described as "near Clarendon". Clarendon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
