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Cowley Creek, Queensland
Cowley Creek is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast 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 , Cowley Creek had "no people or a very low population". Demographics In the , Cowley Creek had a population of 13 people. In the , Cowley Creek had "no people or a very low population". References {{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Hill
Hill is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and first contested at the Queensland state election the same year. It was named after geologist Dorothy Hill. Hill is centred on the Atherton Tableland. It consists of the entire Tablelands Region, the southern half of the Cairns Region and a northern portion of the Cassowary Coast, as well as an eastern area of Mareeba Shire. Towns within its boundaries include Atherton, Innisfail, Tully, Babinda and Mission Beach. It was created largely out of the northern portion of the abolished seat of Dalrymple. From results of the 2015 election, Hill was estimated to be a marginal seat for Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 4.9%. Shane Knuth, the last member for Dalrymple, transferred to Hill and retained it for the KAP with a large swing in his favour. Members for Hill Election results See also * Electoral districts of Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland. It is the state's second-largest division after the neighbouring Division of Maranoa, stretching from the Northern Territory border and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Coral Sea, just southeast of Cairns and northwest of Townsville. Since 1993 its Australian House of Representatives, MP has been Bob Katter, who has been Father of the House since 2022. Katter founded Katter's Australian Party in 2011, after sitting 10 years as an Independent following him leaving the National Party of Australia, National Party. Geography The Division of Kennedy includes the regional city of Mount Isa in the west, as well as surrounding towns such as Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry and Camooweal. In the Gulf of Carpentaria, it includes the Wellesley Islands. On the Pacific coast, it includes settlements such as Forrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrubullen, Queensland
Warrubullen is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Warrubullen had a population of 59 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west by the Basilisk Range National Park. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east ( Goolboo) and exits to the north ( Moresby). The locality was once served by the now-abandoned Warrubullen railway station (). The Warrubullen Conservation Park is in the north of the locality. Apart from the protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some sugarcane growing in the south of the locality. Demographics In the , Warrubullen had a population of 61 people. In the , Warrubullen had a population of 59 people. Education There are no schools in Warrubullen. The nearest government primary schools are Mourilyan State School in Mourilyan to the north and Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the south. The nearest government secondary school i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowley, Queensland
Cowley is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cowley had a population of 82 people. Geography The land use is predominantly crop growing, particularly sugarcane and bananas. There is also some grazing on native vegetation. History Cowley State School opened on 1924 and closed circa 1940. The locality takes its name from the town of Cowley Beach which was formerly named Inarlinga, but which was renamed on 16 November 1991 after the name of the beach. The beach was named after horticulturalist Ebenezer Cowley who was the overseer at Kamerunga State Nursery. Demographics In the , Cowley had a population of 87 people. In the , Cowley had a population of 82 people. Education There are no schools in Cowley. The nearest government primary schools are Mourilyan State School in Mourilyan to the north and Silkwood State School in Silkwood to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goolboo, Queensland
Goolboo is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Goolboo had a population of 25 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west, north-west, north, and north-east by Liverpool Creek, which eventually flows into the Coral Sea. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south (Silkwood) and exits to the locality to the north-east ( Cowley). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Silkwood) and exits to the north-west ( Warrubullen). The locality was served by the now-abandoned Goolboo railway station (). The land use is crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill. History The name of the locality originates from a former railway station, which was given the name by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 December, 1924. The name "Goolboo" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ''magpie''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Postcodes in Australia, Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage of suburb (municipality outside of a big city). The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "neighbourhood" or "district", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, Cardwell, Queensland, Cardwell and Tully, Queensland, Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone. The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$64 million. In the , the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 29,157 people. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Cassowary Coast Region consisted of the entire area of two previous local government areas: *Shire of Cardwell *Shire of Johnstone The Shire of Hinchinbrook, Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 28 October 1881, the Shire of Johnstone, Johnstone Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
