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25-539: Download coordinates as: Goomburra is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Goomburra had a population of 256 people. Inverramsay is a neighbourhood in Goomburra ( 28°00′33″S 152°14′20″E  /  28.0092°S 152.2389°E  / -28.0092; 152.2389  ( Inverramsay ) ). Goomburra

50-568: A number of attractions in the Main Range National Park, including: 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. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of

75-501: Is an Aboriginal word which is either a corruption of gooneburra meaning fire black tribe , or which means a shield derived from the kurrajong tree . Goomburra State School opened on 25 April 1881. It closed temporarily in 1905 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 14 June 1925. Circa August 1901, the Queensland Government purchased the Goomburra pastoral run of 13,253 acres (5,363 ha). This land

100-672: Is on the Darling Downs . It is the valley of Dalrymple Creek which flows from east to west away from the Great Dividing Range towards Allora . The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River , part of the Murray-Darling river system . Although there is mountainous terrain within the locality with elevations ranging from 495 to 1,100 metres (1,624 to 3,609 ft) above sea level, there

125-512: Is only one named peak, Masters Knob ( 28°01′27″S 152°06′18″E  /  28.0243°S 152.1050°E  / -28.0243; 152.1050  ( Masters Knob ) ) which rises to 684 metres (2,244 ft) above sea level. The town is located in the south-west of the locality, while Inverramsay is a neighbourhood near the south-eastern boundary of the locality around the Inverramsay Homestead. The main route through

150-515: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Phillip Aspinall Phillip John Aspinall AC (born 17 December 1959) is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane from February 2002 until December 2022, and

175-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In

200-908: The United Faculty of Theology ), an MBA from Deakin University and a PhD degree in education from Monash University . Aspinall worked as a computer programmer for the Tasmanian Education Department . He has worked in a number of roles in the Anglican Church in Tasmania and Victoria: with the Diocese of Tasmania as diocesan field officer for the Anglican Boys’ Society, the diocesan youth and education officer; deputy warden at Christ College in

225-470: The University of Tasmania (1980 to 1984); director of parish education at St Stephen's Church, Mount Waverley, in the Diocese of Melbourne (1985). Aspinall was ordained a deacon in Tasmania on 25 July 1987 and a priest two years later. He served as assistant curate, assistant priest and parish priest in various locations in Tasmania including Claremont. He was director of Anglicare Tasmania (1994–1999)

250-706: The church building was still extant. Goomburra was the terminus of the Goomburra railway line which opened in 1912 and closed in 1961. In October 1912, the 1879 Presbyterian church building in Allora was relocated to become the Presbyterian church in Goomburra, which is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Allora. The relocation of the church required two traction engines and took ten days to negotiate difficult terrain and other problems. Inverramsay State School opened on 2 February 1914 and closed on 22 August 1965. It

275-458: The election of Geoffrey Smith on 7 April 2020, Aspinall served as interim primate. On August 29, 2022, Aspinall announced his resignation as Archbishop of Brisbane to take effect from 5PM February 2, 2023. Aspinall retired as archbishop in December 2022. Aspinall is married to Christa Aspinall with whom he has two children. In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours , Aspinall was appointed

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300-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which

325-438: The ill-treatment of asylum seekers. Aspinall has encouraged new money-making ventures for the diocese. During the cathedral's completion several fundraising efforts were made. He has also initiated ventures to allow parishioners to tithe via direct debit and leave their estates to the diocese by distributing information about creating wills that favour the diocese. Between the retirement of Philip Freier on 31 March 2020 and

350-483: The locality from south-west ( Berat ) to north-east ( East Haldon ) is Goomburra Road, becoming Inverramsay Road, Forestry Reserve Road, and Lookout Road. Goomburra railway station is an abandoned railway station just west of the town. It was the terminus of the closed Goomburra railway line ( 28°02′35″S 152°06′54″E  /  28.0430°S 152.1151°E  / -28.0430; 152.1151  ( Goomburra railway station (former) ) ). The north-east of

375-476: The locality is within the Main Range National Park . Apart from the protected area, the land use is a mix of crop growing (mostly on the lower elevations near Dalrymple Creek), grazing on native vegetation (mostly on the higher elevations), and some rural residential housing. The town's name came from the name of a pastoral run operated by pastoralist Patrick Leslie from 1840 to 1841. It

400-532: The north-west, and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-east. Non-government schools are also available in Allora and Warwick. Goomburra Hall is at 17 Inverramsay Road within the town ( 28°02′33″S 152°07′12″E  /  28.04255°S 152.12002°E  / -28.04255; 152.12002  ( Goomburra Hall ) ). Forestry Reserve Road and Lookout Road provide access to

425-608: 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 subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and

450-573: The site. Goomburra Hall opened in July 1906. St John's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1911 by The Venerable Arthur Richard Rivers . Its closure circa 2012 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall . It was at 1095 Goomburra Road ( 28°02′37″S 152°07′12″E  /  28.04364°S 152.12012°E  / -28.04364; 152.12012  ( St John the Evangelist Anglican Church (former) ) ). As at March 2024,

475-585: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", 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

500-601: The war. In the 2016 census , the locality of Goomburra had a population of 259 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Goomburra had a population of 256 people. There are no schools in Goomburra. The nearest government primary schools are Freestone State School in Freestone to the south-west and Allora State School in Allora to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10), Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to

525-460: Was Archdeacon for Church and Society for two years. Aspinall was consecrated as a bishop on 29 June 1999 in Adelaide where he served as an assistant bishop until December 2001. In 2003, a widely reported allegation of child sexual abuse by another priest, Louis Daniels, in Tasmania implicated Aspinall as being associated with the circumstances leading to the alleged abuse. Aspinall denied that he

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550-685: Was also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from July 2005 until he stood down on 4 July 2014. Aspinall was born in Hobart Tasmania , Australia , on 17 December 1959. He obtained a BSc degree from the University of Tasmania in 1980, a Graduate Diploma in Religious Education (GradDipRE) from Brisbane College of Advanced Education , a BD degree with Honours from Melbourne College of Divinity in 1988 (through Trinity College (University of Melbourne) and

575-487: Was at 1194 Inverramsay Road ( 28°00′38″S 152°13′46″E  /  28.01056°S 152.22941°E  / -28.01056; 152.22941  ( Inverramsay State School (former) ) ). On 31 December 1919 in the public hall, Littleton Groom (the member for Darling Downs ) unveiled the town's honour board, listing the 32 names of those who had performed military service in World War I including 10 who died in

600-546: Was divided for closer settlement and sold in April 1902. Goomburra Township Provisional School opened on 10 March 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Goomburra Township State School. Following a fire which destroyed the school, it was closed on 3 January 1972. It was at 17 Inverramsay Road ( 28°02′33″S 152°07′14″E  /  28.04244°S 152.12053°E  / -28.04244; 152.12053  ( Goomburra Township State School (former) ) ). A plaque and signage mark

625-483: Was in any way involved with the circumstances of the alleged abuse. The archbishop conceded he had written a reference for Daniels when he was sentenced in 1999. Aspinall was mentioned in the royal commission investigating sexual abuse in organisations. By his own admission, Aspinall was surprised by a "no religion" campaign which was launched by an atheist lobby group in the lead-up to the 2011 Census . In terms of social justice issues, Aspinall has spoken out against

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