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Whitsunday Region
The Whitsunday Region is a Local government areas of Queensland, local government area located in North Queensland, North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879. It has an estimated operating budget of A$48.8m. In the , the Whitsunday Region had a population of 37,152 people. History Prior to 2008, the new Whitsunday Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Bowen; * and the Shire of Whitsunday. The Bowen Municipality was constituted on 7 August 1863 under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'' (a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland at its separation four years earlier). On 11 November 1879, the Wangaratta Division was created as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Author ... [...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] |
Whitsunday Times
The ''Whitsunday Times'' was a weekly newspaper covering the Whitsunday Shire in North Queensland, Australia. It continues on as digital-only masthead. Its circulation area included Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine, Bowen and surrounding suburbs and islands. It was published every Thursday, and an average of 7,342 copies were distributed, sold or home delivered across the region. It was published by News Corp Australia. It was formerly printed by Mackay Printing and Publishing, part of APN News & Media ARN Media Ltd., formerly Here, There & Everywhere and APN News & Media, is an Australian media company. Divisions include broadcast radio and Out-of-home advertising. The company previously had assets in New Zealand, and previously owned Adsh .... History It was founded in 1981 under the ''Airlie and Island News'' masthead. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by News Corp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wyatt, Queensland
Mount Wyatt is a mountain and rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Wyatt had a population of 34 people. Geography The Burdekin Dam is on the western boundary of the locality. The Suttor River which flows into the Burdekin Dam forms the south-western boundary of the locality; the Sellheim River flows through the south-western part of the locality into the Suttor River. The Burdekin River (upstream from the dam) forms the north-western boundary; the Bowen River flows through the northern part of the locality into the Burdekin River. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. There are some mines in the south of the locality, mining copper, silver, and gold. There are many mountains in the locality: Mount Wyatt has the following mountains: * Cramoisie Cliff (Red Bluff) () * Earlscliffe () * Fairview Hill () * Havilah Hill () * House And Kitchen Hills () * Les Jumelles () * Little Tor () * Mount Battery () * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Coolon, Queensland
Mount Coolon is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 172 people. Geography The Suttor River rises here. The river marks part of the eastern and all of the southern and western boundaries of Mount Coolon. The Sellheim River forms a small section of the northern border. The landscape is dotted with many waterholes and numerous peaks belonging to the Leichhardt Range. Mount Coolon has the following mountains: * Beaucazon Peak () * Bulgonunna Peak () * Bungobine Peak () * Carey Guille () * Mount Carmel () * Mount Douglas () * Mount Harry Marsh () * Mount Kroman () * Mount Loudon () * Mount Manaman () * Mount Patterson () * Mount Tindale () * Norcot Peak () * Rodborough Hill () * Scartwater Hill () * The Tor () * Whitestone Peak () History Mount Coolon was originally called ''Koala'', and was founded on Yangga tribal lands. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthalungra, Queensland
Guthalungra is a rural town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people. Geography The northern boundary of the locality is the Coral Sea including the large headland of Cape Upstart () rising to 680 metres. The northern half of Cape Upstart is protected as the Cape Upstart National Park. Cape Upstart was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 5 June 1770 during his voyage along the eastern coast of Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour. Being a coastal locality, much of the land is low-lying but there are a number of peaks, including (from north to south): * Station Hill () *Nobbies Lookout () *Moosie Hill () *The Maiden Mountain () *Mount Curlewis () *The Seven Sisters () *Mount Carew () * Mount Abbot () * Mount Mackenzie () The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from east to west passing through the town. The North Coast railway line runs almost immediately parallel with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumlu, Queensland
Gumlu is a town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gumlu had a population of 124 people. Geography Gumlu is located in between Home Hill and Bowen. It is by road from Home Hill and by road from Bowen. The town of Gumlu is located near the eastern boundary of the suburb. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from east to west passing through the town. There are three railway stops within the locality: * Bobawaba railway station () * Wakala railway station, now abandoned () * Gumlu railway station, serving the town () The north-eastern boundary of the locality is the Coral Sea. Molongle Creek () is the eastern boundary and Wangaratta Creek () is the western boundary. The north-eastern half of the locality is most flat land at sea level with the south-western half rising gradually with unnamed peaks of about 300 metres. History The town takes its name from the Gumlu railway sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisk Bay, Queensland
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Bogie, Queensland
Bogie is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bogie had a population of 207 people. Geography The terrain is mountainous and relatively undeveloped. The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. The Bowen Developmental Road passes through the middle of the locality from the south-west ( Springlands) to the north-east ( Bowen). The Newlands railway system roughly follows the same route as the road through the locality with Binbee railway station serving the locality (). History Twenty-five Mile Camp Provisional School (also known as Aberdeen Provisional School) opened circa July 1919. In 1920, it was renamed Bogie Range Provisional School. It closed circa 1922. On 4 December 1956, the Queensland Government opened for selection a grazing lot of being portions 33 and 34, parish of Adaleigh, County of Herbert in the Bowen Land Agent's district and the Shire of Wangaratta (). It was west of the Bogie Range and the Bogie Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collinsville, Queensland
Collinsville is a town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Collinsville had a population of 1,496 people. Geography Collinsville is in the coal-rich Bowen Basin region of Central Queensland, north of Brisbane and south-west of the coastal town of Bowen. The Bowen Developmental Road passes through the town connecting with Bowen to the north-east and the Gregory Highway at Belyando Crossing to the south-west. The Newlands railway system passes through Collinsville serving local mines. The line passes through the town itself but the Collinsville railway station is only a siding near the junction of Station Street and Railway Road (). Climate History Biri (Birri) is an Aboriginal language of Central Queensland and North Queensland. Biri refers to a language chain extending from Central Queensland towards Townsville and is often used as a universal name for other languages and/or dialects across the region. The langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
