32-452: Gympie–Brooloo–Kenilworth Road is a continuous 51.6 kilometres (32.1 mi) road route in the Gympie and Sunshine Coast regions of Queensland , Australia. It has two official names, Gympie–Brooloo Road and Kenilworth–Brooloo Road . The entire route is signed as State Route 51. Gympie–Brooloo Road (number 483) is a state-controlled district road and Kenilworth–Brooloo Road (number 481)
64-482: A special education program. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north. The Gympie Regional Council operates a public library in Imbil at 123-125 Yabba Road ( 26°27′33″S 152°40′39″E / 26.4592°S 152.6774°E / -26.4592; 152.6774 ( Imbil public library ) ). The Imbil branch of
96-689: A distance of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi). It is part of Tourist Drive 42. This road has no major intersections. Yabba Creek Road (number 4832) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Gympie–Brooloo Road in Imbil to the Borumba Dam in Lake Borumba , a distance of 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi). It is part of Tourist Drive 42. This road has no major intersections. All distances are from Google Maps. Gympie Region The Gympie Region
128-653: A local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the Bruce Highway in Traveston to Gympie–Brooloo Road in Amamoor , a distance of 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi). This road has no major intersections. Tuchekoi Road (number 482) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Gympie–Brooloo Road in Imbil to Kenilworth–Skyring Creek Road in Tuchekoi ,
160-489: A number of heritage-listed sites, including: Mary Valley State College is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 15 Edward Street ( 26°27′42″S 152°40′45″E / 26.4617°S 152.6792°E / -26.4617; 152.6792 ( Mary Valley State College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 155 students with 17 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). It includes
192-863: A number of times before closing in 1911. In 1915 it reopened as Imbil State School. On 30 January 1962 a secondary school section was added. On 30 November 2002 it was renamed Mary Valley State College. The opening of the Mary Valley branch railway line (now the Mary Valley Rattler ) in 1914 brought a second surge of development to the town. Imbil was served by the Imbil railway station at William Street ( 26°27′38″S 152°40′34″E / 26.4606°S 152.6761°E / -26.4606; 152.6761 ( Imbil railway station (former) ) ). An Imbil Railway Station Post Office opened in 1917 (a receiving office had been open from 1915) and closed in 1920. Imbil United Protestant Church
224-459: A railway line. The road was completed quickly, but a railway did not arrive until 1914-15. Meanwhile, further road improvements had been undertaken. A project to design active transport crossings, at a cost of $ 1.3 million, was to be completed in July 2022. This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads: Mary Valley Link Road (number 480) is a state-controlled district road rated as
256-527: Is also a state-controlled district road. Gympie–Brooloo Road is known locally (with Local and State Government approval) as Mary Valley Road. The road commences as Gympie–Brooloo Road (Mary Valley Road) at an intersection with the Bruce Highway (A1) in Gympie . It crosses the Mary River and runs generally south, following the Mary River Valley. After running through the eastern corner of
288-646: Is a Kabi word referring to the bamboo vine, and is also used to refer to a lagoon below the Imbil station house. The town was established in 1868 at the start of the gold rush in the area. In 1887, 21,760 acres (8,810 ha) of land were resumed from the Imbil pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. The first Imbil post office opened on 9 July 1870 and closed in 1872. The second office opened in 1877 and closed in 1907. The third office opened by 1919. Imbil Provisional School opened on 19 July 1897. Due to fluctuating student numbers, it closed and reopened
320-630: Is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland , Australia, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane , the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie . It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro . The Regional Council, which governs
352-508: Is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane . The town takes its name from the Imbil pastoral run which was named 1857 by the pastoralists Clement Francis Lawless and Paul Lawless. Imbil
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#1732797380719384-569: Is dedicated to those who served in World War II . It was dedicated on 11 November 1997 by the president of the Mary Valley Returned and Services League of Australia , Clive Colburn. In the 2011 census , the locality of Imbil had a population of 942 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Imbil had a population of 924 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Imbil has
416-469: Is now Gympie began soon after. The Gympie district was part of the large Widgee Widgee pastoral area. In 1887, 43,000 acres (17,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. Further south, 21,760 acres (8,810 ha) were resumed from Imbil. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887. The opening of new farms on the western side of
448-566: Is now used as the Gympie Regional Council Chambers . The council remains undivided and its elected body consists of eight councillors and a mayor, elected for a four-year term. The mayor of the Gympie Regional Council is Glen Charles Hartwig. Mayor Glen Hartwig was elected in the Gympie Regional Council election on Saturday, 28 March 2020. The councillors are:, The Gympie Region includes
480-655: Is the home of the Mary Valley Stags Rugby League Club. Imbil is home to the annual Mary Valley Art Festival . The festival began in 2000. Viewing of entrants artwork is conducted at the Imbil public hall. The town is also home to the motor rally event, the International Rally of Queensland , a long running event on the Queensland and Australian Rally Championships . It was recently promoted to international standing as
512-829: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Imbil Public Hall in Edward Street. Imbil Uniting Church is at 3 Elizabeth Street ( 26°27′39″S 152°40′30″E / 26.4609°S 152.6751°E / -26.4609; 152.6751 ( Imbil Uniting Church ) ). It is part of the Mary Burnett Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia . Imbil Bowls Club is on Yabba Road. The town
544-501: The Shire of Cooloola . The first elections were held on 27 November 1993 and Adrian McClintock, the former Widgee chairman, was elected for a four-year term. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that Cooloola and Kilkivan amalgamate with part of the Shire of Tiaro . The first two councils opposed amalgamation, but in the event of amalgamation, thought
576-576: The Imbil Memorial School of Arts, which was built by the Imbil sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A . to commemorate those who served and died in World War I . In 1955 St Columba's Presbyterian Church was opened on the corner of Myers Street and Yabba Road (approx 26°27′36″S 152°40′26″E / 26.4599°S 152.6738°E / -26.4599; 152.6738 ( St Columba's Presbyterian Church (former) ) ). In 1976 in
608-563: The Mary River to the south of Gympie led to the development of roads in the Mary Valley. A pastoral lease was taken up as Kenilworth Station in 1850. The effects of the 1884 Land Act reached the Kenilworth area in 1888, when land on grazing properties was surveyed and made available for selection. Development of small farms in the Imbil and Kenilworth areas led to the need for a road to transport products to Gympie, and also requests for
640-613: The Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$ 50 million. In the 2021 census , the Gympie Region had a population of 53,242 people. Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly
672-469: The commission's proposal the best option. Tiaro wished to amalgamate with the Shire of Woocoo and opposed the plan. On 15 March 2008, the three shires ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect eight councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council. Ron Dyne, the former mayor of Kilkivan, was elected as the region's first mayor. The former Cooloola Shire Council Chambers
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#1732797380719704-478: The component entities prior to 2008. Estimates for the Tiaro component, not included in the figures below, are: 1,315 (1991); 1,695 (1996); 1,789 (2001) and 2,197 (2006). [REDACTED] Media related to Gympie Region at Wikimedia Commons 26°11′23″S 152°39′53″E / 26.18972°S 152.66472°E / -26.18972; 152.66472 Imbil, Queensland Download coordinates as: Imbil
736-566: The following settlements: Gympie area: Widgee area: Kilkivan area: South Tiaro - Division 3 area: - split with Fraser Coast Region The Gympie Regional Council operate public libraries at Goomeri , Gympie , Imbil , Kilkivan , Rainbow Beach , and Tin Can Bay . The Gympie Regional Council established and maintains the Gympie Local Heritage Register . The populations given relate to
768-831: The lead-up to the amalgamation of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the Presbyterian church building was relocated to be adjacent to the Methodist Church building in Elizabeth Street and is now the Imbil Uniting Church, while the former Methodist Church building is now used as the church hall. The Imbil Public Library building opened in 1987. The Imbil War Memorial
800-526: The residential locality of Southside the road passes through or by rich farming land in a number of localities. These include Jones Hill , Long Flat , Gilldora and Dagun . It next turns south-east then south through Amamoor . The village of Amamoor is well to the west of the road, on the former railway line . In Amamoor the Mary Valley Link Road branches off to the east. The road continues south through Kandanga and Imbil to Brooloo ,
832-522: The road (and Tourist Drive 22) continues south as Maleny–Kenilworth Road . Tourist Drive 42 is concurrent with most of Gympie–Brooloo Road, leaving it at Kandanga to follow Kandanga–Imbil Road to Imbil on its way to Borumba Dam. On returning from the dam it rejoins at Imbil and runs north a short distance before turning south-east to Tuchekoi. Pastoral leases were taken up in the Fraser Coast Region from 1843, and European settlement of what
864-625: The terminus of the former railway line. In Imbil the Tuchekoi Road branches off to the east, and Yabba Creek Road runs to the west. At Brooloo the road changes to Kenilworth–Brooloo Road, running south and south-east to Kenilworth, where it ends at an intersection with the Eumundi–Kenilworth Road , which branches off to the east. Eumundi–Kenilworth Road continues south as Elizabeth Street, with no route number other than Tourist Drive 22, to an intersection with Charles Street. From there
896-448: The towns of Caloundra , Noosa Heads , Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture . Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Gympie Region existed as four distinct local government areas: The Gympie area was originally settled for grazing purposes. The discovery of gold in 1867 led to a gold rush and the development of the Mary River valley for closer agricultural pursuits. The Widgee Divisional Board
928-680: Was built at 3 Elizabeth Street ( 26°27′39″S 152°40′30″E / 26.4607°S 152.6751°E / -26.4607; 152.6751 ( Imbil United Protestant / Methodist Church (former) ) ) by the Congregational Church with an official opening on Thursday 15 May 1919 by Reverend Stanley Morrison, the President of the Congregational Union. In 1940 it was sold to the Methodist Church for £125, becoming Imbil Methodist Church. Christ Church Anglican
960-523: Was dedicated on Wednesday 28 May 1924 by Archbishop Gerald Sharp . Its closure circa 2018 was approved by Bishop Jeremy Greaves . It is located at 88 Yabba Road ( 26°27′37″S 152°40′24″E / 26.4602°S 152.6732°E / -26.4602; 152.6732 ( Christ Church Anglican (former) ) ). On Saturday 13 November 1926 William Lennon , the Queensland Lieutenant-Governor , officially opened
992-779: Was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 . On 3 July 1886, its western part separately incorporated as the Division of Kilkivan . With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , both Widgee and Kilkivan became shires on 31 March 1903. On 21 November 1940, the Widgee Shire Council moved into new premises formerly occupied by the Bank of New South Wales at 242 Mary Street, Gympie. The Municipal Borough of Gympie
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1024-570: Was incorporated on 25 June 1880, holding its first elections on 25 August. A town hall was built in 1890. It became a town under the new Act on 31 March 1903, and on 7 January 1905 was proclaimed a city by the Governor of Queensland . On 2 November 1993, the Shire of Widgee and the City of Gympie merged under the terms of the Local Government (Shire of Cooloola) Regulation 1993 to form
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