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Wavell State High School Buildings
Wavell State High School buildings are a group of heritage-listed school buildings at Wavell State High School, Telopia Avenue, Wavell Heights, Queensland, Wavell Heights, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They were designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built from 1959 to 1966. They were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 July 2018. History Wavell State High School opened in 1959, on its current site at 70 Telopia Avenue, Wavell Heights, about north of the Brisbane CBD. The school is important in demonstrating the History of state education in Queensland, evolution of state education and its associated architecture. It retains: * an administration building (Block A 1960, F/T7) * seven classroom buildings (Block C, D, G, and H 1960, F/T7, and Block J 1961, Block E and F 1966, F/T8) * covered links (1960–6) set in landscaped grounds * playing field (1964). The school has a strong and ongoing association with the Wavell Heights community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wavell Heights, Queensland
Wavell Heights ( ) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wavell Heights had a population of 10,336 people. Geography Wavell Heights is located north of the Brisbane central business district. The land use is almost entirely residential, apart from Mercer Park and Shaw Park in the southernmost part of the suburb. History In December 1935 the Methodist Church bought four parcels of land in Rode Road. A timber-framed weatherboard-clad building opened on 28 May 1938 and was used for all church purposes: services, Sunday school and social activities. It was known as the West Nundah Methodist Church. The building was extended in 1947 to cater for a larger congregation. In 1957 a new brick church was opened beside the original building, which was then only used as a church hall. In 1977 the Methodist Church was amalgamated into the Uniting Church of Australia and the church and hall are now known as the Wavell Heights Uniting Church and Hall. The Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmaster General Of Australia
The Minister for Communications is a member of the Cabinet of Australia with overall responsibility for broadcasting, the information and communications technology industry, the information economy, and national telecommunications. The portfolio has been held by Anika Wells under the second Albanese ministry since 13 May 2025, following the 2025 Australian federal election. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the communications portfolio through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Scope Portfolio agencies and bodies include: * Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Australian Communications and Media Authority * Australia Post * Australian Classification Board * National Library of Australia * NBN Co * Special Broadcasting Service List of ministers The minister responsible for telecommunications policy has had various titles. From 1901 until December 1975 it was the Postmaster-General, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wavell State High School - Map (2018)
Wavell may refer to: People * Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), British field marshal * Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell (1916–1953), British soldier * Stewart Wavell (1921–2010), British-Malaysian writer Places * Wavell Heights, Queensland, Australia Buildings * The Wavell School, Farnborough, England * Wavell State High School Wavell State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in Wavell Heights, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1500 students from years 7–12, with an official count of 1674 ..., Wavell Heights, Queensland, Australia {{disambiguation, surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier-Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast. It is available for purchase both online and in paper form throughout Queensland and most regions of Northern New South Wales. History 19th century origins The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The '' Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the '' Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the ''Daily Mail'' in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Its first editorial promised to "make known the wants of the community ... to rouse the apathetic, to inform the ignorant ... to transmit truthful representations of the state of this unrivalled portion of the colony to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education (Queensland)
The Department of Education is a ministerial department of the Queensland Government responsible for the administration and quality of education in Queensland, Australia. The department is composed of two separate portfolios, Education Queensland and Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The department also encompasses the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, a separate statutory authority responsible for creating syllabuses, curriculums, and assessment. History In 1875, the Department of Public Instruction was created, providing free, secular and compulsory education to all Queensland children. In 1957, the Department of Public Instruction was renamed to the Department of Education. Throughout 19901991, the Department of Education went through major restructuring following the release of the report, ''Focus on Schools''. In February 2004, the Department of Education and the Arts was created. In 200607, the Department of Education, Training and the Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammar Schools Act 1860
The Grammar Schools Act 1860 was passed by Queensland's first parliament in 1860 and allowed for the establishment of a grammar school in any town where Australian pound, £1000 could be raised locally. Between the years 1863 and 1892, ten grammar schools were opened under the auspices of the Act. The first of these was Ipswich Grammar School, which opened in 1863. History of the Act The Grammar Schools Act was the fourth bill of the first parliament of Queensland. Along with the ''Primary Schools Act (Qld)'' 1860, it aimed to bring Queensland under one general and comprehensive education system without prejudice. In the early years of Australian education, denominational schools (particularly Anglican schools) had a large influence. By the time of the first parliament of Queensland in 1860, there was a general feeling that any system of education established in Queensland should be free of denominationalism. The Act received little opposition in either House of parliament of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council (BCC, also known as Council) is the local government of the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. The largest local government in Australia by population, BCC's jurisdiction includes 26 wards and 27 elected councillors covering . Brisbane City Council consists of the 26 councillors (elected or appointed to represent wards) and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane (currently Adrian Schrinner) (elected by the city as a whole). By resolution, the council may make local laws (previously known as ordinances). The Lord Mayor is responsible for the key executive functions, such as implementing policies, preparing the budget and directing senior employees. They are supported by the Civic Council (formally the Establishment and Coordination (E&C) Committee), whose members are drawn from the council and each chair one of the standing committees. The council's current CEO is Colin Jensen, supported by EO Ainsley Gold. Strategy Brisbane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Public Instruction (Queensland)
The Department of Education is a ministerial department of the Queensland Government responsible for the administration and quality of education in Queensland, Australia. The department is composed of two separate portfolios, Education Queensland and Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The department also encompasses the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, a separate statutory authority responsible for creating syllabuses, curriculums, and assessment. History In 1875, the Department of Public Instruction was created, providing free, secular and compulsory education to all Queensland children. In 1957, the Department of Public Instruction was renamed to the Department of Education. Throughout 19901991, the Department of Education went through major restructuring following the release of the report, ''Focus on Schools''. In February 2004, the Department of Education and the Arts was created. In 200607, the Department of Education, Training and the Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Road, Brisbane
Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Queensland. Gympie Road is designated A3 from Lutwyche Road, Kedron to the Gympie Arterial Road, Bald Hills. The road then continues as State Route 58 to Dayboro Road, Petrie, in the City of Moreton Bay. Gympie Road is named after the town of Gympie, north of the Sunshine Coast. Landmarks Gympie Road is lined with many shops, fast food outlets, restaurants, car yards, factories, motels, caravan parks, parks and schools including: * Kedron Park Hotel (est. 1881) * Kedron Brook * Lutwyche Cemetery (est. 1878) * Top Taste * Edinburgh Castle Hotel (est. 1868) * Westfield Chermside * Marchant Park * Bunnings Warehouse * Bald Hills Primary School * St Paul's School * Pine Rivers Park * Strathpine Centre * Pine Rivers State H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Queensland
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the 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 state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch, Charles III), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet. The Cabinet is the government' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Power (Australian Politician)
William Joseph Power (3 January 1893 – 29 May 1974) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and an Alderman in the Brisbane City Council. Early years Power was born in Brisbane, Queensland to Richard and Margaret Power (née Young) in 1893. He did his schooling in Petrie Terrace and worked as a tramwayman. Power became a leading trade union official before deciding to enter state politics. Local politics Power was an Alderman on the Brisbane City Council representing Baroona Ward until he was elected to state parliament in 1935. Walter Russell Crampton was later appointed to fill the vacancy left by his move to state politics. State political career Representing the Labor Party, Power won the new seat of Baroona in Labor's landslide win in the Queensland state election of 1935, convincingly defeating J.E. Streeter of the Douglas Credit Party. When campaigning, he used the slogan "Power for the People". He served as Secretary for Public Works, Housing and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Housing Commission
The Queensland Housing Commission was a Queensland Government agency which was established in 1945 under the ''State Housing Act 1945''. The agency aimed to improve the lives of individuals and families by providing access to secure, affordable and appropriate housing. One of the earliest and biggest projects undertaken by the Commission was a detached housing estate in Inala. In the Brisbane suburb of Stafford a significant number of post-war Queensland Housing Commission homes were built on quarter-acre blocks in the 1940s and 1950s. After the Second World War, the Imported Homes Scheme was initiated and funded by the Federal government. Together with French contractors 886 prefabricated homes were built in the Brisbane suburb of Zillmere. In 1981, the first residence to cater for the needs of people with a disability was adapted. In 2004 the Commission was abolished, with the Department of Housing taking over its role under the ''Housing Act 2003''. See also *Public hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
