21-897: Bunya may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bunya, Queensland , Australia, a locality in the Moreton Bay Region Bunya Mountains , a mountain range in Queensland, Australia Bunya, Namibia , a village Bunya, the Hungarian name for the Romanian village of Bunea Mare, Făget Chiefdom of Bunya , a chiefdom of the kingdom of Busoga in Uganda People [ edit ] Fun'ya no Asayasu or Bunya no Asayusa, 9th and 10th century Japanese poet Chiang Wen-yeh (1910–1983), known as Koh Bunya in
42-549: A QPWS branded baseball cap, QPWS branded giggle hat , or QPWS branded broad brimmed hat. Both shirts feature the QPWS logo on both shoulders. Rangers engaging in firefighting duties wear green bunker gear with "PARKS" written across the upper back, along with the QPWS logo on both shoulders. QPWS operate primarily the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 Series and Mercedes-Benz G-Class light attack appliances.. QPWS also has
63-462: A management statement or a management plan is prepared to identify the park's special values and determine ways to ensure those values are preserved, enhanced or maintained. The service employs park rangers who are responsible for constructing and maintaining infrastructure such as camping areas, picnic areas, amenities, walking tracks and lookouts providing advice to visitors, recording wildlife data, controlling feral plants and animals, assisting in
84-440: A park's natural condition and processes, presenting the park's cultural and natural resources and its values; and ensuring that park use is nature-based and ecologically sustainable. Managing multiple-use marine parks involves providing refuge areas for species and ecosystems while allowing for continuing recreational and commercial use of the majority of the marine environment. A Master Plan for Queensland's Park System outlines
105-533: A small amount of medium and heavy attack appliances based on an Isuzu or Hino chassis, such as the Isuzu Forward and Hino 500 . All vehicles operated by the QPWS feature the words "RANGER", the Queensland Government logo and QPWS logo, along with a large amount of green and yellow battenburg markings . Fire Management vehicles can be identified by the presence of firefighting equipment and
126-668: A species of Australian skunk The Bunyas , a heritage-listed residence and former church missionary and scout headquarters in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Bunia , the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Boondi , an Indian dessert called Buniya in Nepali Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
147-686: Is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Bunya had a population of 1,968 people. Bunya is north-west of Brisbane , the capital city of Queensland. The suburb is bounded to the north by the South Pine River . Bunya Crossing is a ford across the South Pine River in the south of the locality ( 27°21′10″S 152°56′53″E / 27.3529°S 152.9481°E / -27.3529; 152.9481 ( Bunya Crossing ) ). It
168-575: Is at the northern end of Dugandan Road and does not have a bridge. Bunya is home to the Bunyaville Conservation Park, operated by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service . Spotted gum, grey ironbark, narrow-leaved ironbark, white mahogany, tallowwood, forest red gum, grey gum and brush box grow in the open forests. The forest protects a small community of the broad-leaved spotted gum Corymbia henryi found only in
189-596: Is in James Drysdale Recreation Reserve at 2 Pine Hills Drive ( 27°22′47″S 152°56′52″E / 27.3797°S 152.9479°E / -27.3797; 152.9479 ( Arana Hills SES Facility ) ). There are a number of parks in the area: James Drysdale Recreation Reserve hosts several sports clubs including: Pine Hills Pythons football club, who play in Capital League 1 and Pine Hills Netball Club who play in
210-530: The 2011 census , Bunya recorded a population of 1,787 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male. The median age of the Bunya population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.6% of people living in Bunya were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1.3%, Canada 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.4%. 93.9% of people spoke only English at home;
231-542: The Brisbane region. The name Bunya is derived from the Kabi language word bonyi or bunyi , meaning the Bunya pine tree ( Araucaria bidwillii ). Bunya State School opened on 25 January 1875 and closed on 21 February 1965. The school was at 550 Bunya Road ( 27°21′58″S 152°55′52″E / 27.3660°S 152.9311°E / -27.3660; 152.9311 ( Bunya State School (former) ) ). In
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#1732801895676252-581: The Downey Park winter season. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service ( QPWS ) is a business division of the Department of Environment and Science within the Government of Queensland . The division’s primary concern is with the management and maintenance of protected areas within Queensland , to protect and manage Queensland’s parks, forests and
273-567: The Forestry department, a dedicated national parks service was established in 1975—the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. From that time, park rangers have proudly worn QPWS uniform badge featuring the symbol, Herbie (Herbert River ringtail possum), which has become one of the most well-recognised symbols in Queensland. The Nature Conservation Act 1992 , Marine Parks Act 2004 and Forestry Act 1959 provide guiding legislation for
294-627: The Great Barrier Reef for current and future generations . The QPWS managed areas include more than 1000 national parks , state forests, marine parks and other protected areas, and five world heritage areas. Of these, 220 are national parks. Queensland’s first national park, Witches Falls (in today’s Tamborine National Park), was established on 28 March 1908, followed by Bunya Mountains National Park in July 1908, and then Lamington National Park in 1915. From modest early beginnings within
315-479: The West, Taiwanese composer Lydie Dooh Bunya (born 1933), Paris-based Cameroonian journalist, writer and feminist Other uses [ edit ] Bunya Highway , a state highway of Queensland, Australia Bunya Productions , an Australian film production company See also [ edit ] Bunya pine or Araucaria bidwillii , a native Australian tree Bunya sunskink or Lampropholis colossus ,
336-434: The directions for management of all protected areas in Queensland for the next 20 years. QPWS is responsible for day-to-day management of Queensland’s five World Heritage areas, which are (mostly) within the protected area estate. These properties are outstanding examples of the world's natural or cultural heritage, and provide highly valuable environmental, tourism and economic services for Queensland. For each park, either
357-715: The next most common languages were 0.8% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Auslan. In the 2016 census , Bunya had a population of 1,916 people. In the 2021 census , Bunya had a population of 1,968 people. Bunyaville Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at Old Northern Road ( 27°22′26″S 152°58′10″E / 27.3740°S 152.9695°E / -27.3740; 152.9695 ( Bunyaville Environmental Education Centre ) ). There are no mainstream schools in Bunya. The nearest government primary schools are Patrick Road State School in Ferny Hills to
378-817: The preparation of management plans and enforcing park rules. QPWS also works closely with Aboriginal Traditional Owners and, in some places, volunteers, as well as other government departments and organisations to conserve, manage, share and present Queensland’s most precious natural and cultural places. In addition to its ranger capability, the QPWS also provides a firefighting service, QPWS Fire Management, that operates within National Parks, State Parks and Conservation parks, among others. QPWS Fire Management conducts both hazard reduction burns alongside responding to other fires within its area. Rangers wear either khaki long or short sleeved shirts with dark trousers or shorts and boots. Rangers are also permitted to wear
399-478: The service. Leanne Linard, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef is responsible for the department. The agency's head office is located at 400 George Street in the Brisbane central business district . Protected areas in Queensland are needed to provide wildlife habitat to maintain biodiversity and provide opportunities for outdoor nature-based activities. Managing national parks involves protecting
420-588: The south and Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south. Bunya Cemetery is at 660 Bunya Road ( 27°21′35″S 152°55′39″E / 27.3598°S 152.9275°E / -27.3598; 152.9275 ( Bunya Cemetery ) ). It is a closed cemetery with only one surviving headstone from 1892. Arana Hills SES Facility
441-521: The title Bunya . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunya&oldid=1118238950 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bunya, Queensland Download coordinates as: Bunya
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