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Eurimbula
Eurimbula is a coastal rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eurimbula had a population of 4 people. It is home to the Eurimbula National Park. The town is part of the Gooreng Gooreng Aboriginal people's traditional territory. Geography The waters and inlets of the ''Coral Sea'' form the north-western, northern, eastern, and south-eastern boundaries. The Bustard Head Light is within the locality. Heritage listings Eurimbula has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * south of Gladstone: Bustard Head Light Education There are no schools in Eurimbula. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Agnes Water, Queensland, Agnes Water and Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are in Tannum Sands, Queensland, Tannum Sands and Rosedale, Queensland, Rosedale; there is a private secondary school in Agnes Water. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Coastline of Queensland L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurimbula National Park
Eurimbula National Park is a protected area in the locality of Eurimbula, Queensland, Australia, in the Gladstone Region near Agnes Water, 411 km north of Brisbane. Location and Features The Park is located on the central Queensland coast, nearly 112-km north-west of Bundaberg. The first Europeans to visit the place were Captain James Cook and botanist Sir Joseph Banks. It is covered with diverse vegetation including mangroves, littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets, freshwater paperbark swamps, eucalypt forests and much more. In addition to 757 species of plants, there is a habitat here for 430 species of animals, of which 26 are on the list of rare or endangered species. The average elevation of the terrain is 40 meters. Visitor facilities Eurimbula National Park consists of three separate sections. The main section is centred on Eurimbula Creek and is accessible (4WD recommended) from the main Agnes Water road. There are camping facilities at Bustard Beach ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodds Bay, Queensland
Rodds Bay is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rodds Bay had a population of 134 people. Geography The waters and inlets of the ''Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...'' form the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries. References Gladstone Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Creek, Queensland
Captain Creek is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. Geography The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation, but rural residential housing is increasing. History The locality presumably takes its name from the creek which rises in the north of the locality and is a tributary of Oyster Creek which exits to the south-west to Taunton and Round Hill. It is ultimately a tributary of Baffle Creek which enters the Coral Sea between the localities of Rules Beach and Mullet Creek Mullet Creek is a small river in East Falkland. It is not a major watercourse, but is best known for its part in the Falklands War On April 2, 1982, Argentinian marines led by Guillermo Sanchez-Sabarots, landed his squadron of special forces a .... Demographics In the , Captain Creek had a population of 358 people. In the , Captain Creek had a population of 452 people. Education There are no scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Beach, Queensland
Turkey Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people. Geography Turkey Beach is a coastal town that sits on a peninsula jutting into Rodds Bay (). Turkey Beach Road connects the town to the Bruce Highway at Foreshores. History The town was gazetted on 1 November 1968. The name Turkey relates directly back to the bustard or bush turkey shot by Captain Cook's crew back in 1770 when they discovered the area aboard . Nearby Turkey Station existed since at latest 1875. Turkey Beach was within the Shire of Miriam Vale until the shire was amalgamated into the Gladstone Region in 2008. Turkey Beach Cenotaph was officially unveiled in April 2012 and used later that month for its first Anzac Day memorial services. Vietnam War veteran Ron Jenson worked toward establishing the cenotaph for 12 years. Demographics At the , Turkey Beach had a population of 133. In the , th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bustard Head Light
Bustard Head Light is an active lighthouse located on the southeast tip of Bustard Head, a headland, about northwest of Seventeen Seventy, in the Australian state of Queensland, within the Eurimbula National Park and locality of Eurimbula. Built in 1868, it is the second-oldest lightstation in the state, following Cape Moreton Light, and the first to be built in Queensland after its formation in 1859. It is also one of the first in Australia to be constructed using bolted prefabricated segments of cast iron, and one of only two such lighthouses in Queensland, the other being its sibling, Sandy Cape Light. It serves as the central relay for Dent Island Light, Pine Islet Light and Lady Elliot Island Light and as the radio check post for Cape Capricorn Light, Sandy Cape Light and Double Island Point Light. Bustard Head was named by Captain James Cook in 1770, in honour of a bustard which was shot and eaten by the landing party at the location. History The Government o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventeen Seventy, Queensland
Seventeen Seventy, sometimes inaccurately written as 1770 or Town of 1770, is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 69 people. The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of the bark in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland). Official name Although the town is referred to locally as ''1770'' using numerals, the official name of the town is in words ''Seventeen Seventy'', as it is a principle of Queensland's place naming that numbers are spelled out. Geography The town is situated on a peninsula, with the Coral Sea and Bustard Bay on three sides. Seventeen Seventy can be reached by a sealed road from Bundaberg, to the south, going through Agnes Water (immediately to the south). The town sustains a small permanent population; a significant holiday population makes it to the area to take advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Water, Queensland
Agnes Water is a coastal town and a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Agnes Water had a population of 2,729 people. Geography Agnes Water is in Central Queensland approximately south-east of the Bruce Highway, Queensland's major coastal route. It is accessed via the main road called Round Hill Road. It is 90 minutes south of Gladstone, and 90 minutes north of Bundaberg on the Discovery Coast. Agnes Water is the closest access point to the southern Great Barrier Reef. It is a neighbouring town of the Town of 1770. Much of the area's natural beauty has been preserved through the establishment of Eurimbula National Park, covering more than 23,000 hectares and the nearby Joseph Banks Environmental Park, located on the headland originally known as Round Head. History Prior to European settlement Agnes Water was home to the Meerooni tribe who form the southern part of the Gurang nation. The town of Agnes Water takes its name from pastoral holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bororen, Queensland
Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bororen had a population of 398 people. Geography The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north ( Foreshores). The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (), and exits to the north (Foreshores). Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). History The name ''Bororen'' means ''old man kangaroo''. Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897. Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909. Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx ). Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreshores, Queensland
Foreshores is a coastal rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. The area is used for farming with some rural residential development. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea. It includes both a mainland component to the south and Hummock Hill Island to the north (), which are separated by the Colosseum Inlet (). There are wetlands on both sides of the inlet. The crossing between the mainland and the island is sufficiently shallow that sheep can cross at low tide. Hummock Hill Island is . As the name suggests, the island's main feature is Hummock Hill (), rising above sea level. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line pass through the south-western part of the locality from Bororen to Iveragh. All parts of the sea within the locality are within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park. The south-western corner of the locality is within the Castle Tower National Park. The land along Intrepid Drive is used rural re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bororen
Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bororen had a population of 398 people. Geography The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north ( Foreshores). The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (), and exits to the north (Foreshores). Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). History The name ''Bororen'' means ''old man kangaroo''. Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897. Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909. Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx ). Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Hill, Queensland
Round Hill is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Round Hill had a population of 136 people. Geography The upper reaches of the north branch of ''Baffle Creek The Baffle Creek is a creek in Central Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Baffle Creek rises near Arthurs Seat in the Eurimbula State Forest and just south of the Eurimbula National Park in the Great Dividing Range. The creek flo ...'' form part of the western boundary. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tom, Queensland
Mount Tom is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Mount Tom had a population of 43 people. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
