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Durham Downs, Queensland
Durham Downs is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Durham Downs had a population of 63 people. Geography The Roma-Taroom Road enters the locality from the south-west ( Eumamurrin) and exits to the east ( Waikola). The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. Demographics In the , Durham Downs had a population of 67 people. In the , Durham Downs had a population of 63 people. Education There are no schools in Durham Downs. The nearest government primary schools are Roma State College in Roma to the south-west and Wallumbilla State School in Wallumbilla to the south-east. For students living in the south-east of the locality, the nearest government secondary school is Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma. However, students living in other parts of the locality may be too distant for a daily commute; the alternatives are distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of s ... [...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] |
Eumamurrin, Queensland
Eumamurrin is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eumamurrin had a population of 97 people. Geography The Roma-Taroom Road bounds the locality to the south-east. The Carnarvon Highway enters the locality from the west ( Bymount) and exits to the south ( Euthella). There are 3 disconnected sections of the Gubberamunda State Forest in the south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. Eumamurrin has the following mountains: * Mount Eumamurrin () * Mount Beagle () Demographics In the , Eumamurrin had a population of 85 people. In the , Eumamurrin had a population of 97 people. Education There are no schools in Eumamurrin. The nearest government primary schools are Bymount East State School in neighbouring Bymount to the west and Roma State College in Roma to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Injune State School (to Year 10) in Injune Inj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallumbilla, Queensland
Wallumbilla is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wallumbilla had a population of 331 people. with 191 people living in the town itself. Geography Wallumbilla is situated on the Warrego Highway, five hours by road west from Brisbane, just east of Roma, Queensland, Roma in South West Queensland. To the north of Wallumbilla the Great Dividing Range (in this region no more than a bumpy watershed) passes roughly ESE to NNW. The town is sandwiched between Wallumbilla & Middle Creeks as they flow south toward the Condamine River, Condamine/Balonne River. Wallumbilla is on the Western railway line, Queensland, Western railway line and is served by the Wallumbilla railway station (). History The name ''Wallumbilla'' was the name of a pastoral run leased by Charles Coxen, The name is presumed to come from the indigenous Mandandanji language and reportedly means ''wallu=plenty'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses, and sheep. Pastoralism occurs in many variations throughout the world, generally where environmentally effected characteristics such as aridity, poor soils, cold or hot temperatures, and lack of water make crop-growing difficult or impossible. Operating in more extreme environments with more marginal lands means that pastoral communities are very vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Pastoralism remains a way of life in many geographic areas, including Africa, the Tibetan plateau, the Eurasian steppes, the Andes, Patagonia, the Pampas, Australia and many other places. , between 200 million and 500 million people globally practiced pa ... [...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] |
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] |
Maranoa Region
Maranoa Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma, Queensland, Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 12,825 people. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Region particularly the towns of Mitchell, Queensland, Mitchell, Amby, Queensland, Amby, Dunkeld, Queensland, Dunkeld and Mungallala and the properties of Forest Vale and North Yanco. ''Gungabula language, Gungabula'' (also known as ''Kongabula'' and ''Khungabula'') is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language of the headwaters of the Dawson River (Queensland), Dawson River in Central Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Maranoa Region, particularly the towns of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, Augathella and Bl ... [...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] |
Mooga, Queensland
Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mooga had a population of 30 people. Geography The Roma-Taroom Road forms part of the north-western boundary on the locality. On the surface, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing. Coal seam gas is extracted from beneath the surface throughout the locality. History The name ''Mooga'' was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning ''kingfisher''. Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. It was described in 1905 as having "practical, intelligent, and resourceful methods of teaching" making it "the best taught provisional school in the district". On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937. It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road, within the present-day locality of neighbouring Euthulla (). Demographics In the , Mooga had a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma, Queensland
Roma is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of Sir George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland at the time. In the , the locality of Roma had a population of 6,838 people. Geography Roma is in the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa district of South West Queensland. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego Highway, Warrego and Carnarvon Highway, Carnarvon highways. It is also a major town on the Western railway line, Queensland, Western Railway Line from Toowoomba and Brisbane. It is the centre of a rich pastoral and wheat-growing district. History Mandandanji Prior to British colonisation, the Aboriginal peoples of the Mandandanji Nation occupied this region. Mandandanji language, Mandandanji (also known as Mandandanyi, Mandandanjdji, Kogai) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickanjinnie, Queensland
Pickanjinnie is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people. Geography Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line, Queensland, Western railway line (). The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary. History The locality's name is an Aboriginal word meaning ''place of land and water where the tortoise goes''. Poybah Provisional School opened circa in 1896. In 1901 it was renamed Pickenjennie Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Pickenjennie State School. It closed circa 1926. In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View, Queensland, Vale View. Demographics In the , Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people. In the , Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people. Education There are no schools in Pickanjinnie. The nearest primary school is Wallumbill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
