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51-572: Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland , located between 170–400 km (110–250 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane . The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more than 430,000 by 2031. It is the subject of the Draft Wide Bay–Burnett Regional Plan , which aims to facilitate this growth while protecting over 90% of

102-415: A government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 65 Pineapple Street ( 25°37′54″S 151°36′23″E  /  25.6318°S 151.6063°E  / -25.6318; 151.6063  ( Burnett State College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 249 students with 26 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). The town's information centre

153-484: A natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. Fraser Island is home to a small number of mammal species, as well as a diverse range of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including the occasional saltwater crocodile. The island is protected in the Great Sandy National Park . The South Burnett is a peanut growing and wine-producing region on

204-565: A number of heritage-listed sites, including: Gayndah experiences a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cfal ), with hot, humid summers and mild, dry, brief winters with cool nights. The North Burnett Regional Council operates Gayndah Library on Capper Street. The library offers publicly accessible Wi-Fi . The former St Joseph's Convent in Meson Street was in 2011 converted into an arts and cultural centre, The Gayndah Arts & Cultural Centre which also houses

255-489: A rural population of over 4,000 people". In 1872, the town was the location where the hoax fish Ompax spatuloides was supposedly procured. Gayndah North State School opened on 14 February 1918. It closed on 24 August 1931. Gayndah Aboriginal Provisional School opened on 8 August 1918. It became Gayndah Aboriginal State School in 1942. It closed in 1949. On 8 September 1919 the Gayndah War Memorial

306-662: Is 366 kilometres (227 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane , and 145 kilometres (90 mi) west of the regional city of Maryborough . Agriculture and grazing have been the dominant industries of the area. The town is the centre of Queensland's largest citrus -growing area. The name Gayndah is of Aboriginal origin but the derivative is unclear. It may derive either from Gu-in-dah (or Gi-un-dah ), meaning thunder , or from Ngainta meaning place of scrub . Alternatively it may be derived from Waka language kunda meaning range or ridge , or ga-een-ta meaning bushy land . Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka)

357-401: Is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 38 Meson Street ( 25°37′24″S 151°36′19″E  /  25.6233°S 151.6054°E  / -25.6233; 151.6054  ( St Joseph's School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). Burnett State College is

408-400: Is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 33 Meson Street ( 25°37′26″S 151°36′21″E  /  25.6238°S 151.6059°E  / -25.6238; 151.6059  ( Gayndah State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 145 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). St Joseph's School

459-753: Is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region , Queensland , Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the 2021 census , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 people. Gayndah is on the Burnett River and the Burnett Highway passes through the town. Apart from the town in the western part of the locality, the land is used for cropping and grazing. The Mungar Junction to Monto Branch railway line once passed through

510-564: Is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Gayndah, Cherbourg , Murgon , Kingaroy , Eidsvold and Mundubbera . The well-known "Wetheron" property, 12 miles from Gayndah, was taken up by William Humphrey in 1845, and from him it passed to

561-449: Is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Councils, particularly the towns of Cherbourg , Murgon , Kingaroy , Gayndah , Eidsvold and Mundubbera . James Nash reported the discovery of gold near Gympie on 16 October 1867. The railway from Maryborough completed in 1881 and

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612-524: Is centred on the coastal city of Mackay and extends some 300 km inland. It contains the Whitsunday Islands group and the coastal towns of Bowen , Proserpine , and Sarina . The coastal areas are densely covered in sugar cane farms, while the less densely populated inland areas have several mining communities. The North Queensland region is a coastal region centred on the city of Townsville and secondary inland city of Mount Isa . Townsville

663-689: Is located about 160 kilometres (100 mi) west of Brisbane and borders the states of New South Wales and South Australia . The region consists of the fertile agricultural area west of the Great Dividing Range and south to the New South Wales state border, centred on the city of Toowoomba . It has an area of 410,129 square kilometres (158,352 sq mi) and contains the local government areas of Toowoomba , Goondiwindi , Southern Downs , Western Downs , Maranoa , Balonne , Bulloo , Murweh , Paroo and Quilpie . In 2008,

714-710: Is located at Kingaroy . The Wide Bay–Burnett region contains four large airports. These are Hervey Bay , Bundaberg , Maryborough and Kingaroy . Hervey Bay and Bundaberg airports are serviced by regular passenger flights. The Bruce Highway links the region to Brisbane , Rockhampton , Townsville and Cairns , while the Burnett Highway and Isis Highway form part of an inland transport corridor to Toowoomba and central New South Wales . Queensland Rail operates daily high-speed Tilt Train services to Gympie, Maryborough and Bundaberg. Public transport operated by Wide Bay Transit (Hervey Bay/Maryborough), Polleys Coaches (Gympie) and Duffy's City Buses (Bundaberg) connect at

765-740: Is now known as Central Burnett Uniting Church. In 1969 the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart at Byrnestown was moved to Gayndah to serve as the church hall for St Joseph's Catholic Church. To reduce the risk of future cyclone damage, the roof was lowered by reducing the height of the walls and reducing the pitch of the roof. The Mango Tree is a 1977 Australian drama film based on the novel The Mango Tree by Ronald McKie and directed by Kevin Dobson and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald and Sir Robert Helpmann . Filming took place in

816-661: Is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on the government agency or popular group by which they are being applied. Various Queensland state government departments adopt different definitions of regions for administrative purposes. The Queensland government Trade and Investment Queensland defines seven regions. These are (roughly from south to north): Smaller regions may also exist within these defined regions, such as

867-492: Is owned and managed by Sunwater . North Burnett Regional Council own and manage the boat ramps, facilities and recreation areas. Public access is permitted in designated areas only. Facilities include two boat ramps, picnic shelters, barbecues, public toilets and parking. Camping is prohibited at Claude Wharton Weir. The weir is stocked by the Gayndah Anglers and Fish Stocking Association Inc. Gayndah State School

918-684: Is part of the Mary Burnett Presbytery of the Uniting Church in Australia. Gayndah Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 6 Dalgangal Road (corner of Bridge Street, 25°37′11″S 151°36′37″E  /  25.6198°S 151.6103°E  / -25.6198; 151.6103  ( Gayndah Wesleyan Methodist Church ) ). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia . Claude Wharton Weir

969-530: Is rich in sugar cane farms and mills and has a significant tourism industry – it includes Fraser Island , a popular tourist destination and world's largest sand island. Its population in 2008 was 276,752. The Central Queensland region borders South Australia and the Northern Territory , and contains the major centres of Rockhampton and Gladstone , the coastal areas and popular holiday destinations Yeppoon , Agnes Water and 1770 , and well as

1020-468: Is the location of a major seaport handling exports from mines in Mount Isa and cattle exports from coastal and inland areas. The region also contains a bulk sugar exporting terminal at Lucinda in the region's north. Other inland towns include Charters Towers and Cloncurry , and the coastal towns of Ayr , Home Hill and Ingham . The Far North region is Queensland's largest region covering 22% of

1071-405: Is the son of actor Michael Pate who also produced the film. In the 2006 census , the town of Gayndah had a population of 1,745 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,789 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 people. Gayndah has

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1122-681: The Lockyer Valley . The region is the major administrative and commercial centre and focus of tourism within Queensland. The Brisbane region comprises the greater Brisbane metropolitan area, centred on the City of Brisbane and also including the Logan , Redland , Moreton Bay and Ipswich local government areas. The metropolitan area has a population of 2,360,241 (2016) It is the state's main commercial and administrative centre and contains

1173-578: The North Coast railway reached Gympie from Brisbane in 1891. Bundaberg was named and surveyed in 1870. In June 2000, a fire raged through a backpackers hostel, killing 15 backpackers. In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald brought severe weather and flooding to much of eastern Queensland. Its impact was most severe in the Wide Bay–Burnett region with Bundaberg particularly hard hit by both flooding and tornadoes. 4,000 properties were damaged. Cities in

1224-758: The RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($ 1,800,000). Gayndah State High School opened on 29 January 1963. On 3 March 2006 it became Burnett State College. The foundation stone of the Gayndah Methodist Church was laid on 28 October 1967 by Reverend Ivan Wells Alcorn. With the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Gayndah Uniting Church. It

1275-567: The Torres Strait Islands , Whitsunday Islands and South West Queensland . South East Queensland is commonly considered to be a single region. It contains two statistical regions listed above, Brisbane and Moreton. The region has a population of 3,500,000 people, or 72% of the state's population. The area contains Brisbane , the state's capital city, as well as the Logan City , Gold Coast , Sunshine Coast , Ipswich and

1326-610: The Gaynah Art Gallery. The Gayndah branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 5 Pineapple Street. The branch was founded in 1923 making it one of the longest operating branches. Central Burnett Uniting Church (also known as Gayndah Uniting Church) is at 41 Meson Street ( 25°37′26″S 151°36′19″E  /  25.6239°S 151.6052°E  / -25.6239; 151.6052  ( Central Burnett Uniting Church ) ). It

1377-649: The Hons. Berkeley Basil and Seymour Moreton, sons of the Earl of Ducie. When the foundations of Gayndah were being laid there were only a few squatters on the Burnett River , and these were nearly all educated men of good families with command of money and the confidence of the banks and financial institutions. Exploration of the Gayndah area began in 1847 by explorer Thomas Archer and Surveyor James Charles Burnett (1815–1854). The first European settlers arrived in 1848, and

1428-547: The Queensland Government's Department of Infrastructure and Planning. Fraser Island is located along the southern coast of Queensland, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Brisbane . Its length is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) and its width is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) and it is separated from the mainland by the Great Sandy Strait . The island is considered to be

1479-505: The area and often applied for naturalisation as British subjects to allow them to take up land. These included men such a Thomas Ashney who among other things was a Guyndah hotelkeeper. This is a population that was added to by the arrival of people from the more southern Cantonese Pearl River Delta area so that by the late 1860s in a discussion about Police Magistrates in the Queensland Legislative Assembly it

1530-559: The areas further west of the Barcaldine , Barcoo , Blackall-Tambo , Boulia , Diamantina , Longreach and Winton local government areas. Despite its vast land area of 497,714 square kilometres (192,168 sq mi), it only had a population of 200,172 (2008). The region's economy is heavily dominated by coal mining, and cattle grazing. A major aluminium smelter is located in Gladstone. The Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region

1581-453: The city of Maryborough . The inland is defined by a series of ranges which create the water of the Burnett River . In the southeast of the region is a coastal area known as Cooloola. The Wide Bay–Burnett region consists of the following local government areas : Noosa is sometimes included in the region, especially by tourism authorities, but is formally excluded by both the ABS and

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1632-482: The largest sand island in the world at 1840 km. It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on the East Coast of Australia . The island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides

1683-477: The new church before a crowd of 800 people. The new church was built at 46 Meson Street ( 25°37′24″S 151°36′22″E  /  25.6232°S 151.6061°E  / -25.6232; 151.6061  ( St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church ) ) on the south bank of the Burnett River and was 60 by 32 feet (18.3 by 9.8 m) with walls 15 feet (4.6 m) high and constructed of ferro-concrete with asbestos roof tiles. The architects were R. Cook & Sons and it

1734-560: The number of whales, leading to Hervey Bay being called the whale watching capital of Australia. The region includes two universities: Central Queensland University at Bundaberg, and the University of Sunshine Coast 's Fraser Campus at Hervey Bay. The Wide Bay Institute of TAFE operates from campuses at Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay and Maryborough, with the Maryborough campus . A campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE

1785-403: The railway stations. Public transport options for the inland areas are more limited, with buses linking the main towns to each other and Brisbane once a day, and once-weekly "shopper buses" in some towns. Regions of Queensland The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland . Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state

1836-595: The region are Bundaberg , Gympie , Hervey Bay and Maryborough . Some of the more notable towns include Bargara , Biggenden , Blackbutt , Burnett Heads , Cherbourg , Childers , Eidsvold , Gayndah , Gin Gin , Howard , Imbil , Kilkivan , Kingaroy , Monto , Mundubbera , Murgon , Nanango , Rainbow Beach , Tin Can Bay and Wondai . The sheltered waters of Hervey Bay provide a unique playground for migrating humpback whales . The tourist industry has grown along with

1887-459: The region from urban development. Wide Bay was the name given by the early European explorer James Cook to a coastal indentation as he was sailing past Double Island Point . As the Port of Maryborough developed during the 19th century Wide Bay became well known as ships passed through the area before entering the Great Sandy Strait and the port. The coastal parts of the region are centered on

1938-748: The region had a population of 257,749. Economic activities include cattle grazing, cotton farming, and natural resource extraction such as natural gas and opal mining. The Wide Bay–Burnett region is located north-east of the Darling Downs and north of the Sunshine Coast , covering a region of 52,377 square kilometres (20,223 sq mi). It consists of the Bundaberg , Fraser Coast , Gympie , North Burnett and South Burnett local government areas. Major centres include Bundaberg , Gympie , Hervey Bay , Kingaroy and Maryborough . The area

1989-742: The region's population was 301,256 of which 146,778 lived in Cairns. Significant industries include tourism, cattle grazing, agriculture (sugar cane and tropical fruits) and mining of both sand and bauxite. Other names for regions are in popular usage, for example by different government agencies and in various regional maps of Queensland. The state also contains smaller regions within those discussed above which are not necessarily used for statistical purposes, but which are distinct in terms of their geography, economy or demographic characteristics. Such regions in Queensland include: Gayndah Download coordinates as: Gayndah ( / ɡ eɪ n d ə / )

2040-556: The same sandmass. It once extended 30 km to the east when sea levels were lower than today. Large vegetated sand dunes have formed a varied terrain noted for its scientific importance. They contain the longest known chronosequence of coastal dunes in the world, covering 730,000 years. The area was once part of the Shire of Cooloola until 2008 when the Gympie Region expanded. Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka)

2091-704: The state's area and includes Cape York Peninsula , the Torres Strait , and the Gulf of Carpentaria . The main population and administrative centre of the region is located in Cairns . Other key population centres include Cooktown , the Atherton Tableland , Weipa , Normanton , and Thursday Island . The region also consists of many Aboriginal and farming communities. The region covers an area of 380,748.3 square kilometres (147,008 sq mi) and in 2012

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2142-435: The state's largest domestic and international airport. The Gold and Sunshine Coasts, located south and north of Brisbane respectively, are two of the Queensland's most popular tourist regions, containing many hotels and resorts. Each region has an airport which caters primarily to tourists. The remaining parts of the region are located inland, west of Brisbane, and are primarily rural. The Darling Downs South West region

2193-472: The town of Gayndah, Mount Perry and Cordalba as well as Bundaberg . The shoot went for seven weeks starting April and ending in June. The streets of Gayndah were closed for filming and a street-scape was created to emulate the 19th century period of the screenplay. Gayndah was chosen because much of its early, country town architecture was intact and reflected the period effectively. Lead actor Christopher Pate

2244-550: The town was established in the following year. A post office was established at Gayndah in 1850. This suggests that Gayndah may be the oldest officially gazetted town in Queensland, although the Moreton Bay penal colony of 47 people was established at Redcliffe on Moreton Bay in 1824 but relocated in 1825 to a site on the Brisbane River (now Brisbane's central business district ). Brisbane's population by 1856

2295-405: The town, but it has since been closed and now lies abandoned. Duchess Mountain is immediately to the south-west of the town ( 25°38′00″S 151°36′47″E  /  25.63333°S 151.61306°E  / -25.63333; 151.61306  ( Duchess Mountain ) ) and at 190 metres (620 ft) provides excellent views over the town (100 metres (330 ft) above sea level). Gayndah

2346-688: The western slopes of the Great Dividing Range , north of the Darling Downs . The Bunya Mountains mark the southern boundary of the region. 12 km from Murgon is the Bjelke-Petersen Dam . Other dams in the region include Gordonbrook Dam and Boondooma Dam . Tarong Power Station and the Tarong National Park are both in the south of the Burnett. The area is dominated by the Cooloola sandmass. Fraser Island belong to

2397-451: Was built by contractor H.G. Millar. The total cost of the building and furnishings was about £1500. The railway was opened to Gayndah on 16 December 1907. Historian Matt J Fox spoke of Gayndah in 1923: "The Gazette now represents the Press in Gayndah, which is a very prosperous town of nearly a thousand people, the centre of a thriving district of farmers and fruit-growers and squatters, with

2448-508: Was declared that: "There was a large Chinese population settled at Gayndah, and they were bound to protect those people ...". In 1857, Tom White came to Gayndah and started the newspaper, The Burnett Argus in April 1861. Gayndah State School opened on 12 October 1863. In 1870, the first Catholic church opened in Gayndah. In 1912 Father Patrick Brady decided a new church was needed. On 18 April 1915 Archbishop James Duhig blessed and opened

2499-481: Was dedicated by the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett , Bernard Corser . St Joseph's Catholic School opened on 6 October 1919. During World War II , Gayndah was the location of RAAF No.8 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for

2550-435: Was only an estimated 3,840. Gayndah and Ipswich were regional towns of similar size and competed with Brisbane to become the capital of Queensland when it became a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859. The main impetus to the growth of Brisbane and the development of a distinctive city centre came through the introduction of self-government, hand-in-hand with immigration and general economic expansion. By 1868 Brisbane

2601-628: Was the largest town in Queensland with a population of 15,240. Gayndah was a centre of early sheep properties in southern Queensland (then NSW) and where many Chinese men travelled via Amoy and then Marybourough to work as shepherds. As early as 1851 it was declared that: "Almost every station in the two districts of Wide Bay and Burnett is supplied with Chinese or Coolie labourers, ..." The same writer also acknowledged that their "wages are so small they have nothing to lay out." However as their indentured where for five years only once free to seek employment at more equitable rates many of these men remained in

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