18-624: Download coordinates as: Yengarie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Yengarie had a population of 615 people. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Grahams Creek ) and exits to the north ( Oakhurst ). The locality is served by Yengarie railway station ( 25°33′20″S 152°36′38″E / 25.5556°S 152.6106°E / -25.5556; 152.6106 ( Yengarie railway station ) ). Yengarie School opened on 30 March 1868 as
36-624: A non-vested school (funded by the Queensland Government but not operated by the government). On 14 July 1873, it became Yenagarie State School (operated by the government). In 1873, it had 89 students and a new school building was being constructed to replace the old building described as "dilapidated and overcrowded". It closed in 1963. It was at 340 Old Mill Road ( 25°33′19″S 152°37′00″E / 25.55534°S 152.61673°E / -25.55534; 152.61673 ( Yengarie State School (former) ) ). Yengarie Hall
54-581: A playground and BBQ/picnic facilities. Pleasant View Park is at the end of Pleasant View Road and on the bank of the Mary River ( 25°32′57″S 152°37′36″E / 25.5491°S 152.6267°E / -25.5491; 152.6267 ( Pleasant View Park ) ). Pleasant View Road boat ramp is within the park providing access to the river ( 25°32′58″S 152°37′40″E / 25.5494°S 152.6278°E / -25.5494; 152.6278 ( Pleasant View Road boat ramp ) ). It
72-686: A standing committee of ANZLIC in 2002. ICSM was established by the Prime Minister, State Premiers, and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory in 1988. Since that time the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand have joined ICSM. The Australian Defence forces are also represented on ICSM. Members are senior representatives of surveying and mapping agencies. Prior to 1988 a similar body,
90-557: Is managed by the Fraser Coast Regional Council . 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
108-485: 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. Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping ANZLIC , or The Spatial Information Council , is the peak intergovernmental organisation providing leadership in
126-580: 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
144-562: The National Mapping Council (NMC), had coordinated cooperative Commonwealth, State and Northern Territory mapping programs since 1945. Although the NMC had been an effective forum, the changing operational environment of the late 1980s led to the cessation of the NMC and the formation of ICSM to cover both surveying and mapping issues, as they related to Government activities, to ensure continued cooperation in these activities on
162-862: The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and sacked from government. ANZLIC, under Watkins, was the driver of the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda. Elizabeth O'Keeffe , Victoria ANZLIC delegate (Land Victoria), represented ANZLIC on the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda Steering Group. Warren Entsch , then Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, officially welcomed
180-558: The Opposition claimed O’Keeffe had been sacked. Her Minister, Sherryl Garbutt denied that O'Keeffe had been sacked. The same day, O’Keeffe issued an internal memo, copied to all DNRE staff, dismissing the Opposition claims and advising she had instructed her lawyers to seek an unconditional retraction and apology from the Opposition and media. Also, she advised she would take legal action on any further claims. The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping ( ICSM ), became
198-564: The Spatial Information Council. Warwick Watkins was the longest serving Chairman of ANZLIC, 2000–2011, until he was dismissed from the NSW Public Service. ANZLIC chair appointments are typically only for two years, but Watkins held the chair for more than eleven. Drew Clarke immediately replaced Watkins as Chair of ANZLIC and remained as Chair until mid 2015. Watkins was found guilty of corruption by
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#1732791743972216-573: The collection, management and use of spatial information in Australia and New Zealand. It supports the establishment of a Spatial Data Infrastructure in the region and has published geospatial metadata standards. ANZLIC started in 1986 as the Australian Land Information Council ( ALIC ) and it became the Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council ( ANZLIC ) in 1991. ANZLIC, now refers to itself as
234-610: The establishment of a steering group to drive the Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda in November 2000. The Action Agenda was released in September 2001. O’Keeffe, herself, was reportedly removed from her Land Victoria role, and consequentially as Victorian representative to ANZLIC, arising from an investigation into attempt fraud of a government trust fund. On 12 July 2002, the prominent Melbourne newspaper, The Age , reported that O’Keeffe had resigned and further reported that
252-438: 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
270-608: 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
288-541: The south and Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough. Yengarie Hall is a community centre on Mungar Road ( 25°33′08″S 152°36′17″E / 25.5521°S 152.6048°E / -25.5521; 152.6048 ( YENGARIE HALL ) ). Its grounds contain facilities for tennis and basketball as well as
306-585: 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
324-748: Was opened in 1886. It was designed by architect James Robertson. It was used for meetings of the Antigua Divisional Board until 1903 and then the Antigua Shire Council until 1917 . In the 2016 census , Yengarie had a population of 460 people. In the 2021 census , Yengarie had a population of 615 people. Yengarie has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Yengarie. The nearest government primary schools are Mungar State School in Mungar to
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