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Maleny, Queensland
Maleny (pronounced ''muh-LAY-knee'') is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Maleny was a timber town until the early 1920s and then was a centre of dairy production and fruit growing. In the , the locality of Maleny had a population of 3,959 people. Geography Maleny is north of Brisbane on the Blackall Range overlooking the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland. Nearby towns include Landsborough, Queensland, Landsborough, Montville, Queensland, Montville, Peachester, Queensland, Peachester, Palmwoods, Queensland, Palmwoods and Hunchy, Queensland, Hunchy. Nearby places of geographical significance include the Glass House Mountains (Queensland), Glass House Mountains and Baroon Pocket Dam (in North Maleny, Queensland, North Maleny). Baroon Pocket Dam constructed in 1989 is fed by the Obi Obi Creek, a significant tributary of the upper Mary River (Queensland), Mary River, which drai ... [...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] |
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] |
Landsborough–Maleny Road
Blackall Range road network is a group of roads that provide access to the mountain localities and towns from various lowland places, and enable travel between the mountain communities. The network ensures continuity of access in times of flooding or other natural disasters, and during planned maintenance activities. The area serviced by the network includes the localities and towns, from south to north, of Maleny, Montville and Mapleton. It also includes the rural localities of Bald Knob, Balmoral Ridge, Flaxton, Gheerulla, North Maleny, Obi Obi and Witta. The area hosts a substantial residential community plus many tourism accommodation venues. At the , the locality of Maleny had a population of 3,959 people. Located to the west of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, the Blackall Range is also a popular day-trip destination. Roads in the network The network consists of the following state-controlled roads: A number of local roads that also access the range a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cairncross Reserve
The Mary Cairncross Reserve is a conservation park located on the Blackall Range east of Maleny, in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Maleny is approximately north of Brisbane and west of Caloundra. The reserve is positioned in the mountain rainforests of the Maleny region overlooking the Glass House Mountains. Geology The Region holds many of the large predominate landforms in Queensland, the most recognisable is the Glass House Mountains. The Glass House Mountains were formed thousands of years ago when the outer layer of soil and rock eroded from the extinct volcanic summit. The dirt and soil located in the region is very rich and healthy, due to the high quantity of volcanic rock decomposed in the soil. Volcanic rock contains high amounts of nutrients. History The Cairncross Reserve was given to the Landsborough Shire Council in 1941 by three Thynne sisters. They named the reserve after their mother, Mary Thynne (née Cairncross, born in 1848). Sunshine C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary River (Queensland)
The Mary River (Gubbi Gubbi language, Gubbi Gubbi: Moocooboola) is a major river system in the South East Queensland, South East and Wide Bay–Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia. It is the six longest coastal river in the state and unique in that it flows south to north. It is home to three threatened species, the Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle and the Mary River cod. The Mary River was to be dammed with the construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam until it was cancelled due to environmental reasons. The river has experienced major floods in 1955, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2013 and 2022. Etymology The river was named ''Wide Bay River'' on 10 May 1842 by early European explorers, Andrew Petrie and Henry Stuart Russell. The official name was changed on 8 September 1847 (prior to Queensland becoming a separate colony) by Charles Augustus FitzRoy, then Governor of New South Wales, to ''Mary River'' — after his wife Lady Mary Lennox (15 August 1790 to 7 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroon Pocket Dam
The Baroon Pocket Dam is a rock-fill dam, rock and earth-fill dam, earth-fill embankment dam, embankment dam with an Spillway#Types, un-gated spillway across the Obi Obi Creek, in North Maleny, Sunshine Coast Region, in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water, potable water supply. The impounded reservoir (water), reservoir is called Lake Baroon. Just below the dam is Obi Obi Gorge, one of the few remaining places left where the Mary River cod maintains a wild population. After its initial filling, the dam reached its lowest level between December 2002 and February 2003 at 50% capacity. History The name ''Baroon'' is the Aboriginal name for the area, which was a meeting place and fighting ground. The name was first recorded by colonists in 1842. A dam site was surveyed at Baroon Pocket in 1946. In 1989, the Baroon Pocket Dam was opened. Location and features Located north of in the Sunshine Coast, Queenslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass House Mountains (Queensland)
The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest hill is Mount Beerwah at 556 metres above sea level, but the most identifiable of all the hills is Mount Tibrogargan which from certain angles bears a resemblance to a gorilla facing east towards the ocean. The Glass House Mountains are located near Beerburrum State Forest and Steve Irwin Way. From Brisbane, the mountains can be reached by following the Bruce Highway north and taking the Glass House Mountains tourist drive turn-off onto Steve Irwin Way. The trip is about one hour from Brisbane. The Volcanic peaks of the Glass House Mountains rise dramatically from the surrounding Sunshine Coast landscape. They were formed by intrusive plugs, remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 26–27 million years ago. Molten rock filled small vents or intruded as bodies beneath the surface and solidified into land rocks. Million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunchy, Queensland
Hunchy is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hunchy had a population of 592 people. Geography Hunchy is in the foothills of the Blackall Range and was first called Hunchback. Huncy is a community of small farms, mostly used for dairy cattle, but also growing crops including pineapples, lychees, bananas, citrus, and avocado. History The Hunchy area is within the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara people. The first settlers arrived in area in the late 1880s. Hunchy State School opened on 18 August 1924. It closed on 31 December 1969. It was at 53-61 Hunchy School Road (). Over the years of its operation the school had a total of 249 students and 19 teachers. The high-set one-room school building is still extant on the site and has been used as a community centre since the 1980s. On Sunday 18 August 2024, the centenary of the school's opening was celebrated at the school building. Demographics In the , Hunchy had a popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmwoods, Queensland
Palmwoods is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Palmwoods had a population of 6,357 people. Geography Palmwoods is part of the Sunshine Coast situated near Nambour. Palmwoods is located 15 minutes from the beach and the Blackall Range. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Eudlo), passes through the town, and exits to the north-west ( Woombye). The town is served by the Palmwoods railway station (). Pineapple growing remains the most important primary industry in the area. Eudlo Creek National Park is in the south-east of the locality. It is a conservation site providing habitat for threatened plants and animal species. History The small town was previously named Merriman Flats in 1881 by the Kuskopfs who were early European settlers in the area. Palmwoods Provisional School opened on 21 October 1889. On 1 January 1909, it became Palmwoods State School. A preschool was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peachester, Queensland
Peachester is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Peachester had a population of 1,460 people. Geography Peachester is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The D'Aguliar Range commences in the north-west of the locality. Kilcoy–Beerwah Road runs through from west to east. History Peachester was named when the town was surveyed in 1888 by William Embury Hill. The name refers to a peach tree which was growing at the crossing of the Stanley River. A public hall was built at the town in 1889. Peachester Provisional School opened on 19 April 1892 in the public hall. Due to low student numbers it closed in 1893 but reopened in 1894. On 2 May 1910 it became Peachester State School. Early industries included dairying, timber felling for Grigor's sawmill. On Wednesday 20 June 1906 the Venerable H. F. Le Fanu, Archdeacon of Toowoomba performed a stump capping ceremony for the new Anglican church. St Andrew's Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montville, Queensland
Montville is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Montville had a population of 1,092 people. Geography Montville is in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland, on the Blackall Range, around above sea level in the town area. Maleny–Montville Road enters from the south, Montville–Mapleton Road exits to the north, and Woombye–Montville Road enters from the east. History The first white settlers arrived in the area in 1887. The town was originally called ''Razorback'', but was renamed following a community meeting. The name Montville was proposed by storekeeper Henry Smith (who bought a selection of land there in 1893) after a suggestion by his mother, as it reminded her of their early years in Montville, Connecticut, Montville, United States of America, USA. Alternatively it is a coined French word from ''mont'' meaning ''mountain'' and ''ville'' mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsborough, Queensland
Landsborough is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Landsborough had a population of 4,446 people. Geography Landsborough is in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast hinterland. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, north of Brisbane at the base of the southern end of the Blackall Range. The North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Beerwah, Queensland, Beerwah), passes through the town in the west of the locality, and then exits the locality to the north-west (Mooloolah Valley, Queensland, Mooloolah Valley). The town is served by Landsborough railway station (). The Bruce Highway passes along the eastern boundary of the locality. Glass House Mountains Road (Steve Irwin Way) passes through from south to north-east, and the Landsborough–Maleny Road exits to the north-west. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
