Highvale, Queensland
Highvale is a rural residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the , Highvale had a population of 1,979 people. Geography The area is the headwaters of the South Pine River. In the north and west of the locality the elevation rises to heights greater than 500 m above sea level along the D'Aguilar Range. Highvale is positioned at the base of Mount Nebo and Mount Glorious. The land use is a mix of rural residential living and grazing on native vegetation. Most of the land on the steep slopes of the D'Aguilar Range is not used. History The locality was originally called ''Highlands'' after a property called "The Highlands", developed as a model dairy farm. It was bought in 1919 by Queensland Government to develop as banana farms for a soldier settlement. In 1924 the Postmaster-General's Department wanted to erect a telephone line to the area but objected to the name ''Highlands'' as there was already another place with that name and '' ...
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