52-566: Beaudesert–Nerang Road (State Route 90) is a major inter-regional arterial road that connects the township of Beaudesert with the Gold Coast via Canungra . The road commences in Nerang on the western edge of the Gold Coast and travels west through the Gold Coast hinterland and terminates in central Beaudesert at the intersection of Mount Lindesay Highway (National Route 13). It is
104-551: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen: Cfa), with hot, wet summers and mild, dry winters. Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the Australian Aboriginal languages in areas that include the Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim , Albert River , Beenleigh , Coolangatta , Coomera , Logan River , Pimpama , Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within
156-484: A 25-metre (82 ft) swimming pool in which every spring and summer the swimming club has races on a Friday night. The swimming club also has swimming training during the week after school. Currently the small town has a police station, a small shop, a pub, a service station, a post office, memorial grounds, information centre, and a bowls club. The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Collins Street. St David's Anglican Church
208-582: A Baptist church was opened in Beaudesert on land purchased for that purpose in 1889. The foundation stone was laid in April 1897 and the church was officially opened on Wednesday 16 June 1897. On 14 April 1901, the foundation stone was laid for St Mary's Convent School. The school opened on 19 August 1901 with an initial enrolment of 101 students and was operated by the Sisters of Mercy . The original timber building remained in use until 1939 when its condition
260-481: A cost of $ 24 million, was due for completion in mid-2022. A project to upgrade the intersection with Oxenford–Coomera Gorge Road, at a cost of $ 4.9 million, was expected to begin in early 2022. Beaudesert, Queensland Download coordinates as: Beaudesert is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Beaudesert had
312-529: A gateway to various National Parks such as Border Ranges National Park and Mount Barney National Park with a variety of lush rainforest, eucalypt forest, mountain heath and other habitats. The former locality of Bigriggan (also spelled Bigriggen ) is within Rathdowney, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town ( 28°11′55″S 152°46′48″E / 28.1986°S 152.7799°E / -28.1986; 152.7799 ( Bigriggan ) ). It
364-557: A population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region. Beaudesert is south of Brisbane and west of the Gold Coast . Beaudesert is located on the Mount Lindesay Highway , some 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Brisbane . The area sources its income predominantly from rural activities such as cropping, grazing and equine activities, as well as tourism. In
416-565: A public library at 58 Brisbane Street ( 27°59′24″S 152°59′45″E / 27.9899°S 152.9958°E / -27.9899; 152.9958 ( Beaudesert Library ) ). The Beaudesert branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 86 Brisbane Street ( 27°59′12″S 152°59′44″E / 27.9867°S 152.9955°E / -27.9867; 152.9955 ( Beaudesert Country Women's Association ) ). St Thomas' Anglican Church
468-632: A state-controlled road (number 202) of which part is in the regional network and part in the district network. The district part is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). A section of Beaudesert–Nerang Road is now known locally (with Local and State Government approval) as Mount Nathan Road. This runs between the Nerang–Murwillumbah Road intersection in Nerang and The Oval Drive intersection in Mount Nathan . Another section of
520-656: A tributary of the Albert River . From Canungra it runs north-west, following the Canungra Creek valley downstream towards Tamborine. At an intersection in Wonglepong the named road turns west while State Route 90 continues north on Mundoolun Connection Road to an intersection with Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, where it turns south-west, crossing the Albert River and continuing generally south-west, following
572-619: Is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Rathdowney had a population of 320 people. Rathdowney is on the Mount Lindesay Highway 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Beaudesert at the base of the McPherson Range . The eastern boundary is marked by the Logan River . It is also close to some of the areas of greatest biodiversity in Australia, and
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#1732787839114624-819: Is about a 90-minute drive from Brisbane or the Gold Coast . In Autumn every year the population rises by several thousand for one day at the Rathdowney Heritage Festival, organised by the Rathdowney and District Historical Association (RADHA). The RADHA also operate the Rathdowney Information Centre and Historical Museum at 82 Mount Lindesay Highway ( 28°12′43″S 152°51′48″E / 28.2120°S 152.8634°E / -28.2120; 152.8634 ( Rathdowney Information Centre and Historical Museum ) ). The centre presents information on natural heritage, indigenous heritage and history of white settlement from
676-610: Is accessed via Bigriggan Road which terminates at the Bigriggan Reserve Park, located near the confluence of Burnett Creek and the Logan River. The park provides camp sites with a kiosk by the river with access available to caravans, motorhomes and buses. Mununjali (also known as Mananjahli, Manaldjahli and Manandjali) is a dialect of the Yugambeh language . The Mununjali language area includes landscape within
728-410: Is around 30 °C (86 °F) in summer and falls to around 3 °C (37 °F) in winter. Generally the weather is mild, but some severe storms can arrive each summer. In the east of the locality is the decommissioned Nindooinbah Dam . The much larger Wyaralong Dam is situated roughly 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north west of the town and was completed in 2011. Beaudesert experiences
780-457: Is at 45 Anna Street ( 27°59′11″S 152°59′56″E / 27.9864°S 152.9990°E / -27.9864; 152.9990 ( Beaudesert Seventh-day Adventist Church ) ). The Arts Centre hosts a number of community groups and there is a wide range of community activity including a very active Bush Bards group. Rathdowney, Queensland Download coordinates as: Rathdowney (historically also written as Rathdownie )
832-467: Is at 7 Albert Street ( 27°59′29″S 152°59′56″E / 27.9913°S 152.9989°E / -27.9913; 152.9989 ( St Thomas's Anglican Church ) ). St Mary's Catholic Church is in Bromelton Street ( 27°59′19″S 152°59′29″E / 27.9887°S 152.9915°E / -27.9887; 152.9915 ( St Mary's Catholic Church ) ) adjacent to
884-542: Is at 8-12 Hardgrave Street ( 28°12′37″S 152°51′45″E / 28.2103°S 152.8626°E / -28.2103; 152.8626 ( St David's Anglican Church ) ). St Joseph's Catholic Church is at 157-159 Mount Lindesay Highway ( 28°12′59″S 152°51′33″E / 28.2164°S 152.8592°E / -28.2164; 152.8592 ( St Joseph's Catholic Church ) ). There are many tours, farm stays, guest houses and other opportunities available for visitors to experience this region, which
936-425: The 2021 census , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,752 people. Beaudesert has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Beaudesert State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Tina Street ( 27°59′20″S 153°00′08″E / 27.9888°S 153.0023°E / -27.9888; 153.0023 ( Beaudesert State School ) ). In 2018,
988-690: The Barney View Lutheran Church . When the Methodist Church became part of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Palen Creek Uniting Church. It held its last service on Sunday 23 February 2014. It is now in private ownership. In the 2011 census , Rathdowney had a population of 434. In the 2016 census , Rathdowney had a population of 308 people. In the 2021 census ,
1040-543: The Logan River and Albert River valleys, Beaudesert is a regional hub serving surrounding communities such as Rathdowney , Kooralbyn , Canungra , Tamborine Mountain and Jimboomba . It is approximately 91 kilometres from Brisbane and connected by the Mount Lindesay Highway. The town of Beaudesert is located 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level and has an average annual rainfall of around 916 millimetres (36.1 in) per year. The temperature
1092-491: The Nindooinbah Homestead was built. The town was originally set out in a grid pattern; however, several of the streets followed cart tracks. The area was originally settled for growing cotton and sheep. However, the area is also notoriously short of water and the cotton was not a successful crop. Hoop pine was very successfully collected from the area. In 1863 the cotton workers were indentured labourers from
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#17327878391141144-400: The 1980s, it was a thriving centre with a shoe factory and meat works as well as markets, a hospital and an ambulance service. The Enright family managed a major department store. The Blunck family managed an electrical store and a car servicing and sales business. The Seventh-day Adventist Church was officially opened on Sunday 20 August 1949 by Pastor F. A. Mote, of Sydney, the secretary of
1196-694: The Albert River valley upstream towards Beaudesert. At an intersection in Tabragalba the named road enters from the east and continues south-west as State Route 90. It then turns west and north-west, entering Beaudesert as Albert Street and William Street. It ends at an intersection with the Mount Lindesay Highway. This road is part of a network that enables access to Tamborine Mountain from four lowland points, thus providing alternatives in case of flooding, other natural disasters, or planned maintenance. A project to provide safety improvements to sections of Beaudesert–Nerang Road and Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road, at
1248-904: The Australasian Inter-Union Conference, and foundation stone for the Beaudesert Baptist Church was laid on 8 October 1949 by C.G. Sweetman, President of the Baptist Union in Queensland. From 1954 to 1962, the Beaudesert State School also provided a secondary school program, which ceased when a separate Beaudesert State High School was opened in January 1963. From 1961 until 2001, the controversial child-welfare organisation BoysTown operated in Beaudesert. It had
1300-793: The Beaudesert Township Extension estate. The lots were mostly 2 roods (0.50 acres; 2,000 m ) and were on Brisbane Street, Tubber Street, Gordon Street, Birman Street, James Street, Edward Street and Alice Street. The advertising noted that the Queensland Government had voted the funds to extend the railway line from Logan Village to Beaudesert. The Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert opened on 16 May 1888. Beaudesert railway station ( 27°59′07″S 152°59′42″E / 27.9853°S 152.9950°E / -27.9853; 152.9950 ( Beaudesert railway station ) ) served
1352-602: The Rathdowney Memorial Hall and the Rathdowney School of Arts. In 1957, Palen Creek Methodist Church was relocated to 39 Running Creek Road ( 28°12′40″S 152°52′05″E / 28.2111°S 152.8680°E / -28.2111; 152.8680 ( Rathdowney Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church ) ) in Rathdowney. In the 1970s, it was further extended with the Glenapp hall and
1404-726: The South Sea Islands , the first such use in Queensland. In the 1880s, the Cobb & Co stagecoaches ran between Beaudesert and Jimboomba . Located in the Beaudesert Historical Museum is the Milbanks Pioneer Cottage. This cottage was originally built in 1875 by Patrick Milbanks on his Kerry property, out of local hand-hewn timbers, slats and shingle roof. It has four-poster bed, large cedar sideboard and numerous articles that portray
1456-402: The building was rebuilt, re-opening on 20 February 2015; it is now used for school administration. On 17 December 1901 auctioneers M. Selwyn Smith offered nine grazing and agricultural lots surrounding the town of the Beaudesert ranging in size from 137 to 607 acres (55 to 246 ha; 0.55 to 2.46 km ), totalling 2,235 acres (904 ha; 9.04 km ). The land was being sold following
1508-609: The church hall. On 3 February 1889, Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Dunne blessed the foundation stone for the first Catholic church in Beaudesert. The event raised £74 with a further £7 pledged. As 2 February was the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary , it was decided to call the church Our Lady of the Purification, but it was commonly known as St Mary's. Dunne returned on 2 June 1889 to open
1560-542: The death of its owner Ernest White. The Beaudesert Shire Tramway to Christmas Creek , Lamington and Rathdowney , operated by the Beaudesert Shire , opened in 1903 and closed in 1944. A local newspaper, the Beaudesert Times was established in 1908. The Beaudesert War Museum was unveiled on 28 September 1921 by Queensland Governor Matthew Nathan . From the nineteenth century through to
1612-480: The estate of Chris J. Collins were available. According to the map advertising the auction, the estate was 17 miles from Beaudesert and 64 miles from Brisbane. The foundations for St David's Anglican Church were laid on Saturday 9 March 1929. The church was opened and dedicated on Saturday 13 July 1929 by Bishop Henry Le Fanu . St Joseph's Catholic Church was opened on 29 September 1929 by Archbishop James Duhig . Prior to this, Catholic services were held in
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1664-569: The largest case of child abuse at a single institution in Australia's history. In 1999, the Biddaddaba History Group brought together the history of the area from the earliest settlement of white people up to 1990 in a comprehensive book available from libraries. Prior to construction, the site of McAuley College was blessed by Archbishop of Brisbane , Mark Coleridge . It opened on 25 January 2017 with 36 students in Year 7. It
1716-475: The life of the early pioneers. It was donated to the museum by Patrick Milbanks's grandchildren and relocated to its present site in 1979. Upper Beaudesert Provisional School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1885. Beaudesert Provisional School opened on 26 March 1882 but closed on 9 September 1886. On 13 September 1887, it reopened as Beaudesert State School. On 15 August 1885 at Stretton's Hotel at Beaudesert, auctioneer C.J. Warner offered 125 town lots in
1768-614: The local government boundaries of the City of Gold Coast , City of Logan , Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley. Mununjali (also known as Mananjahli, Manaldjahli and Manandjali) is a dialect of the Yugambeh language . The Mununjali language area includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Scenic Rim and Beaudesert Shire Councils. The town is possibly named after Beau Desert Park ,
1820-613: The local government boundaries of the Scenic Rim and Beaudesert Shire Councils. The first European exploration of the area was by Patrick Logan , commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony , in 1828. The area became available for settlement in 1842. Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior purchased a large freehold estate in 1876, which he named Rathdowney Station after the Murray-Prior estates in Rathdowney , Ireland . The town
1872-541: The locality of Rathdowney had a population of 320 people. Rathdowney has the following heritage-listed sites: Rathdowney State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mount Lindesay Highway ( 28°12′56″S 152°51′38″E / 28.2156°S 152.8605°E / -28.2156; 152.8605 ( Rathdowney State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 39 students with 7 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The school has
1924-693: The name Beaudesert. He was himself born in Newark-Upon-Trent in Nottinghamshire , the son of Thomas Fitzherbert Hawkins and wife Elizabeth of Bathurst fame, and it does not seem that he or his family had any personal connections to Beaudesert in England. Ned Hawkins moved on, not long after taking up Beaudesert station, to take up Boonara Station in the South Burnett. The town was settled in 1847, on Yugambeh lands, and in 1850
1976-697: The name reverts, leaving the Nerang River catchment for that of the Coomera River . From there it turns west and south-west, following the Coomera River valley upstream to Witheren , crossing the river three times. At Witheren the road passes Kokoda Barracks , the headquarters of the Australian Army’s Land Warfare Training Centre . From there it crosses a watershed to Canungra, where it encounters Canungra Creek,
2028-691: The name was changed to Cashell's Hill State School. It closed in 1924. Enright's General Store opened in 1909. It operated until 1971. It is commemorated by a plaque. The Beaudesert Shire Tramway was extended to Rathdowney in 1911, but closed in 1944. Rathdowney Terminus State School opened on 14 May 1912; the school's name presumably refers to the terminus of the tramway. In 1915 it was renamed Rathdowney State School. In April 1928, 116 subdivided allotments of "Telemon Estate, Beaudesert" were auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. and in conjunction with M. Selwyn Smith & Son Auctioneers. 25 dairy and agricultural farms, 72 township allotments and 19 farmlets from
2080-443: The new church. Internally the church was 50 by 28 feet (15.2 m × 8.5 m) with 14-foot (4.3 m) ceilings. It was built by James Madden of Ipswich , who design the church for free. It was fitted with an altar , altar rails and 20 pews . On Sunday 15 September 1907 the second St Mary's was opened, with the original church dismantled and re-assembled at Kerry where it was named St John's Catholic Church. In 1897
2132-479: The official road between Wonglepong and Tabragalba is bypassed by State Route 90, which follows Mundoolun Connection Road from Wonglepong to Tamborine , and Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road from there to Tabragalba. The road starts in Nerang at an intersection with Ferry Street. It runs south-west as Price Street and then west and south-west to an intersection with Nerang–Murwillumbah Road, where it turns west as Mount Nathan Road. It then turns north to Mount Nathan, where
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2184-463: The property of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England. Yet it is certain that Queensland's Beaudesert was named in about 1841 or 1842 by 'Ned Hawkins', or Edward Brace Hawkins (1821–1849), who was claiming the area as a sheep station on behalf of his employer William Henry Suttor senior (1805–1877) at Bathurst . It is not known why Hawkins picked
2236-438: The school had an enrolment of 1442 students with 109 teachers (105 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff (43 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. McAuley College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 30 Oakland Way ( 27°59′23″S 153°00′42″E / 27.9897°S 153.0118°E / -27.9897; 153.0118 ( McAuley College ) ). In 2018,
2288-428: The school had an enrolment of 352 students with 26 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Beaudesert State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 271-297 Brisbane Street ( 27°58′15″S 152°59′49″E / 27.9707°S 152.9970°E / -27.9707; 152.9970 ( Beaudesert State High School ) ). In 2018,
2340-473: The school had an enrolment of 649 students with 49 teachers (43 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Bromelton Street ( 27°59′26″S 152°59′29″E / 27.9905°S 152.9913°E / -27.9905; 152.9913 ( St Mary's Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2018,
2392-683: The school had an enrolment of 93 students with 13 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). The Scenic Rim Regional Council has its headquarters at the Beaudesert Administrative Centre at 82 Brisbane Street (formerly the offices of the Beaudesert Shire Council, 27°59′14″S 152°59′43″E / 27.9872°S 152.9954°E / -27.9872; 152.9954 ( Beaudesert Administration Centre ) ). The Scenic Rim Regional Council operates
2444-572: The school. Beaudesert Congregation Uniting Church is at 48 William Street (corner of Duckett Street, 27°59′25″S 153°00′01″E / 27.9902°S 153.0003°E / -27.9902; 153.0003 ( Beaudesert Congregation Uniting Church ) ) adjacent to the former church building. Beaudesert Baptist Church is at 13 Eaglesfield Street ( 27°59′13″S 152°59′56″E / 27.9870°S 152.9988°E / -27.9870; 152.9988 ( Beaudesert Baptist Church ) ). Beaudesert Seventh-day Adventist Church
2496-406: The town. Use of the passenger services declined with the increasing ownership of cars following World War II , leading to the termination of the passenger services in 1961. However the Beaudesert abattoir and the dairy farmers continued to use the freight services on the line until freight services terminated on 20 May 1996. On Tuesday 24 July 1888, the foundation log of St Thomas' Anglican church
2548-435: Was becoming dangerous. The school operated temporarily from the church until a new brick building was erected. The brick building was blessed and opened by Archbishop James Duhig on 3 September 1939. The timber building remains on the site as Mercy Hall. Further buildings were added over the years. On 19 August 2013, the 1939 brick building was badly damaged by a fire. However, the exterior and stained glass windows survived and
2600-460: Was laid by Mrs De Burgh Persse of Tabragalba with an address given by Archdeacon Nathaniel Dawes . On 24 November 1956 the foundation stone for a new church was laid by the Governor of Queensland, John Lavarack, and blessed by Archbishop Reginald Halse .The second St Thomas' Anglican Church was consecrated on Sunday 4 July 1965 by Archbishop Philip Strong . The 1888 church was used as
2652-604: Was named after the former Rathdowney pastoral station. Timber clearing was the first major industry in the area. Cattle grazing and dairy farming are now the main industries. Bigriggan Provisional School opened in November 1892. There were a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers before it closed in 1906. It re-opened in 1910 as Bigriggan State School but closed permanently on 25 April 1912. Rathdownie Provisional School opened on 10 February 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Rathdownie State School. In 1914
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#17327878391142704-543: Was officially opened on 17 November 2017 by Scott Buchholz , Member for Wright with a blessing by Coleridge. In the 2016 census , the locality of Beaudesert had a population of 6,395 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.2% of the population. 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.2% and England 2.7%. 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 23.4%, Anglican 21.3% and Catholic 21.2%. In
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