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Mamu, Queensland
Mamu is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mamu had "no people or a very low population". Mamu’s postcode is 4871. Geography The locality lies completely within three protected areas. The western part of the locality is within the Wooroonooran National Park which extends into neighbouring localities of Wooroonooran, Queensland, Wooroonooran, Palmerston, Queensland, Palmerston and Gulngai, Queensland, Gulngai. The eastern part of the locality is within the Japoon National Park and Japoon State Forest. The Japoon National Park extends into neighbouring Mena Creek, Queensland, Mena Creek and Gulngai. The terrain within the locality is mountainous, ranging from above sea level with one named peak: * Mount Utchee () at Beehive Island is a island in the South Johnstone River () which extends into neighbouring Coorumba, Queensland, Coorumba. Demographics In the , Mamu had "no people or a very lo ... [...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] |
Palmerston, Queensland
Palmerston is a rural locality split between the Tablelands Region and the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Palmerston had "no people or a very low population". Geography Mount Father Clancy is in the north-west of the locality () rising to above sea level. The locality is entirely within the Wooroonooran National Park, part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area . The South Johnstone River rises in the west of the locality, flows south-west, where it forms part of the southern boundary of the locality and then exits to the south-east ( Gulngai). History The locality is believed to be named after explorer Christie Palmerston Cristofero Palmerston Carandini or Christopher "Christie" Palmerston (c. 1850 – 15 January 1897) was an Australian explorer and prospecting, prospector in North Queensland. He led several expeditions during the last quarter of the 19th century .... Demographics In the , Palmerston had "no people or a very low populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamerunga State Nursery
Kamerunga is an Australian folk band from Cairns, Queensland, consisting of six members. The band's music derives from traditional Celtic-influenced Australian folk music, which it mixes with elements of rock, reggae, jazz and blues. It plays classic Australian folk songs using these elements to produce eclectic and unusual versions of recognisable tunes. Instruments used in Kamerunga's music include guitar, drums, mandolin, fiddle, saxophone, keyboards and violin. Kamerunga has released two albums to date. Both were produced by drummer Nigel Pegrum, who played in the British folk band Steeleye Span in the 1970s and '80s. Members Kamerunga currently consists of six members. *Andree Baudet – saxophones, keyboards, cello *Peter Ella – acoustic and electric guitars, tenor guitar, mandolin, violin *Tony Hillier – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Will Kepa – bass *David Martin – violin, mandolin, vocals *Nigel Pegrum – drums Nigel Pegrum joined Kamerunga from the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Cowley
Ebenezer may refer to: Bible * Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel People * Ebenezer (given name), a male given name * Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in ''A Christmas Carol'' Places Australia * Ebenezer, New South Wales * Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich * Ebenezer, South Australia Canada * Ebenezer, Prince Edward Island, a historic place in Queens County, Prince Edward Island * Ebenezer, Saskatchewan United States * Ebenezer, Georgia * Ebenezer, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky * Ebenezer, Mississippi * Ebenezer, Missouri * Ebenezer, New York * Ebenezer, Ohio * Ebenezer, Pennsylvania * Ebenezer, Camp County, Texas * Ebenezer, Jasper County, Texas * Ebenezer, Virginia * Ebenezer, Wisconsin Other uses * ''Ebenezer'' (film), a 1997 Canadian television film * ''Ebenezer'' (hymn), a Welsh tune to which many hymns are set See also * Ebenezer Church (other) * Ebenezer Colonies, New York * Ebenhaeser, South Africa * New Ebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Johnstone River
The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system in Far North Queensland, Far North and North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tablelands. The north branch of the river system rises below Merivale, flows over the Malanda Falls and through the town of and then flows generally south by east, around Francis Range and over the Jones Falls (Queensland), Jones Falls, before flowing east, covering a distance of . The south branch of the river system rises below Mount Father Clancy, southwest of Mungalli, and generally flows east over Binda Falls, through the settlement of , before flowing north, covering a distance of . The two rivers reach their confluence to form the Johnstone River east of the town of , and just west of the mouth (river), river mouth. The main river then flows east, north of the Moresby Range National Park, and empties into the Coral Sea. Together, the combi ... [...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] |
Japoon National Park
Japoon is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,306 km northwest of Brisbane. The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland's Wet Tropics.BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wooroonooran. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-02. See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia. As at 2020, it contained more than 1,000 protected areas. In August 2023, it was estimated a total of 14.5 million hectares or 8.38% of Queensland's landmass was protected. List of terrestria ... References National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1992 Important Bird Areas of Queensland 1992 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooroonooran National Park
Wooroonooran National Park (Aboriginal for "Black Rock") is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,367 km northwest of Brisbane, between Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail and Cairns. The park is one of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area series of national parks, and is a gazetted World Heritage Site. Declared in 1988, the World Heritage area stretches from Townsville in the south to Cooktown in the north, and contains some of the oldest surviving rainforests in the world. The national park covers most of Bellenden Ker Range and includes Queensland's two highest mountains, Mount Bartle Frere (1622 m) and Mount Bellenden Ker (1592 m). Walshs Pyramid at 922 m in height, is located just south of Gordonvale and is one of the highest free-standing natural pyramids in the world. It also includes the parts of Australia that on average receive the most rainfall each year. The park has two sections: the Palmerston and the Josephine secti ... [...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] |
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, Cardwell, Queensland, Cardwell and Tully, Queensland, Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone. The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$64 million. In the , the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 29,157 people. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Cassowary Coast Region consisted of the entire area of two previous local government areas: *Shire of Cardwell *Shire of Johnstone The Shire of Hinchinbrook, Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 28 October 1881, the Shire of Johnstone, Johnstone Divis ... [...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] |
