19-524: Download coordinates as: Middle Ridge is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Middle Ridge had a population of 7,595 people. Middle Ridge is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre . The Great Dividing Range passes through Middle Ridge from the north-west to the south-east. The area west of
38-437: A local government area , existed from 1880 to 1917. The shire's centre was at the intersection of Stenner and Hume Streets ( 27°35′36″S 151°57′08″E / 27.5934°S 151.9521°E / -27.5934; 151.9521 ( Intersection of Hume Street and Stenner Street, Middle Ridge (centre of the historical Shire of Middle Ridge) ) ) now the north-western corner of the locality of Middle Ridge where there
57-449: A 150-seat restaurant. The clubhouse bar and deck overlook the kikuyu fairways that are bordered by 100-year-old gums and camphor laurel trees which surround the 18th green. The course features a challenging par 72 (5,953 metres), 18 hole layout that has hosted numerous major championships and international golfing visitors including Greg Norman , Gene Sarazen , Gary Player , Bobby Locke , and Bruce Crampton . The Toowoomba Golf Club
76-471: A long drive to officially open the course for play. However, the links had been open for play unofficially for some time beforehand. At the 115th annual general meeting on 30 May 2011, the members of the Toowoomba Golf Club – Middle Ridge, elected Nancy Young as inaugural female club president. Toowoomba Golf Club joined a select few golf clubs throughout Australia who had elected a lady to
95-513: A more permanent home in Willowburn where Bailey Henderson Hospital is located. In approximately 1924 it was decided that the club needed more permanency and therefore members negotiated both the purchase and acceptance of gifted land from Marmaduke Manley who had suggested the move, that the club has now owned and occupied since 1925. The official opening of the club took place on 4 December 1926, when Queensland Premier William McCormack hit
114-770: Is a primary and secondary school (Years 3-12) operated by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church . As at 26 October 2024, it has an enrolment of 66 students. There are no government secondary schools in Middle Ridge. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in neighbouring Centenary Heights to the north. Middle Ridge is home to the heritage-listed Gabbinbar homestead 344-376 Ramsay Street ( 27°36′41″S 151°57′35″E / 27.6115°S 151.9597°E / -27.6115; 151.9597 ( Gabbinbar Homestead ) ). The Toowoomba Golf Club
133-637: Is at 245 Rowbotham Street ( 27°36′08″S 151°58′36″E / 27.6022°S 151.9767°E / -27.6022; 151.9767 ( Toowoomba Golf Club ) ). It has an 18-hole golf course. Other sporting facilities at Middle Ridge include: the Echo Valley Motor Sport Complex (home to the Toowoomba Auto Club and Toowoomba Motocross Club) and the Valleys rugby league club. The Middle Ridge branch of
152-458: 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. Toowoomba Golf Club Middle Ridge The Toowoomba Golf Club Middle Ridge is one of two golf clubs in Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia;
171-580: 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
190-590: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 95 Preston-Boundary Road, Preston . 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
209-438: 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
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#1732801502411228-404: The other being City Golf Club Toowoomba. Toowoomba Golf Club is situated in the suburb of Middle Ridge , and its address is 235–323 Rowbotham Street. Toowoomba Golf Club, Middle Ridge, is a sports club with an 18-hole championship golf course and its clubhouse includes areas for functions, one being a private room and the other a deck with views across the course. The clubhouse hosts "Ridges" –
247-608: 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
266-626: The races stopped their chickens laying eggs; the carnival organisers believed that loud racing engines were incompatible with flowers; or that the races were pulling spectators away from other Carnival events. In the 2016 census , Middle Ridge had a population of 7,141 people. In the 2021 census , Middle Ridge had a population of 7,595 people. Middle Ridge State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 203 Spring Street ( 27°36′06″S 151°57′23″E / 27.6017°S 151.9564°E / -27.6017; 151.9564 ( Middle Ridge State School ) ). In 2017,
285-473: The range is on the Darling Downs at 660 to 670 metres (2,170 to 2,200 ft) above sea level and is a residential area. The area east of the range falls rapidly to as low as 420 metres (1,380 ft) above sea level. Middle Ridge was named in the 1860s, as the area between East and West Creeks where the teamsters who camped at Toowoomba turned their teams loose to graze. The Shire of Middle Ridge ,
304-515: The school had an enrolment of 827 students with 65 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Tooowoomba campus of OneSchool Global (formerly known as the Agnew School) is at 40 Gerrard Street, Middle Ridge ( 27°35′55″S 151°57′22″E / 27.5987°S 151.9562°E / -27.5987; 151.9562 ( OneSchool Global ) ). It
323-585: 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
342-608: Was established in 1896. It is the second oldest golf club in Queensland – Townsville is 3 years older. The club has had no fewer than five different locations within the Toowoomba City boundary. Originally the club occupied land on Drayton Road in Harristown , then on a block of land in the area now best known as St Vincent's Hospital, then relocated to the now Toowoomba Turf Club land and after much negotiation found
361-572: Was the shire hall, the school and a church. Middle Ridge State School opened on 27 May 1884. Between 1958 and 1961 three motor racing events took place at Middle Ridge, to coincide with the Carnival of Flowers in September. A rectangular circuit using Stenner Street-Mackenzie Street-Alderley Street-Rowbotham Street was run in an anti-clockwise direction. There have been several reasons given why racing stopped after 1961 - local farmers claimed that
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