31-464: Maryborough–Biggenden Road is an 83.4 kilometres (51.8 mi) road route in the Fraser Coast and North Burnett regions of Queensland , Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 86. The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (number 478) is a state-controlled district road, rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Road 478 is not continuous from end to end, being broken midway by
62-589: A major port of entry for immigrants whose final destination was more accessible from Maryborough than from Brisbane. In 1865, Cobb & Co expanded into Queensland and soon established a depot in Maryborough to service the flow of immigrants. While the Gympie goldfield was the destination of some, others were bound for the Upper Burnett Region or further west. A track suitable for stagecoaches
93-662: A mayor, elected for a four-year term. Each of the councillors represent one of the ten divisions. The next election is due in 2028. The Fraser Coast Region includes the following settlements: Urban Hervey Bay : Rural Hervey Bay : Maryborough area: Woocoo area: North Tiaro - Division 1 area: North Tiaro - Division 2 area: - split with Gympie Region The Fraser Coast Regional Council operates public libraries at Burrum Heads , Pialba (Hervey Bay), Howard , Maryborough (John Anderson), Maryborough (Toys and Special Needs), and Tiaro (Tom Gee Memorial). The populations given relate to
124-553: A part of Brooweena - Woolooga Road (number 487) and by Boompa Road (number 479). The road commences at an intersection with Ferry Street (State Route 57) in Maryborough . It leaves Maryborough as Alice Street, running north-west until it reaches the Bruce Highway which it crosses at a roundabout intersection. It then enters the locality of Maryborough West where it continues north-west as Alma Street, running parallel to
155-660: A population of 1,444 people. In the 2021 census , Oakhurst had a population of 1,717 people. There are no schools in Oakhurst. The nearest government primary school is Sunbury State School in Maryborough to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School, also in Maryborough. TAFE Queensland delivers vocational education at its Wide Bay campus at 65 Nagel Street ( 25°30′21″S 152°39′16″E / 25.5058°S 152.6545°E / -25.5058; 152.6545 ( Wide Bay TAFE campus ) ). Wook-koo Park (formerly Oakhurst Park)
186-401: A population of 1,717 people. The Mary River forms part of the eastern boundary. The Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86) enters the locality from the east ( Maryborough West ) where it is known as Gayndah Road. It exits the locality to the west ( Dunmora / Yengarie ). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Yengarie). Despite the name, the locality
217-656: A replacement for Maryborough and Baddow stations, when the latter was bypassed by a new seven kilometre alignment that was built as part of the electrification of the North Coast line. Once, the locality of Oakhurst was split between the Shire of Woocoo and the City of Maryborough . However, on 2 July 2010, it was regazetted as being solely within the Fraser Coast Region. In the 2016 census , Oakhurst had
248-583: Is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland , Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane , the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari . It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro . The resident population at
279-523: Is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Brooweena–Woolooga Road in Teebar to Maryborough–Biggenden Road in Boompa as part of Maryborough–Biggenden Road (State Route 86), a distance of 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi). This road has no major intersections. All distances are from Google Maps. Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region
310-511: Is served by the Maryborough West railway station ( 25°30′29″S 152°38′12″E / 25.5080°S 152.6366°E / -25.5080; 152.6366 ( Maryborough West railway station ) ), which has replaced Maryborough railway station as the main stop serving Maryborough on the North Coast line. The station is the junction where the North Coast railway line splits into two. The new electrified main line exits
341-540: The City of Maryborough , while 1,269.0 km (490.0 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,629 was annexed by the Shire of Woocoo. In September 1977, the Shire of Hervey Bay received Town status, and on 18 February 1984 it became a City. The Local Government (Maryborough and Woocoo) Regulation 1993 , which took effect on 31 March 1994, effected the City's annexation of about 700 km (270 sq mi) of
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#1732798386269372-619: The Mary River . The road enters Oakhurst and continues west while the Mary River turns south-west. It passes the northern end of Mungar Road and crosses the North Coast railway line just south of Maryborough West railway station . After passing through farmland to the south of Wongi Forest Reserve, it veers to the south-west and passes through or beside several rural localities and Thinoomba State Forest before reaching Aramara ,
403-707: The separation of Queensland in 1859, was proclaimed, becoming the sixth municipal government in Queensland. Henry Palmer was appointed as its first Mayor. On 11 November 1879, when the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into effect, the Antigua and Burrum Divisions were created around what is now Hervey Bay, and on 15 September 1883, the Granville Division was established to serve the district surrounding Maryborough. A later division, Howard,
434-411: The 1950s and 1960s, population and development increased, and the coastal towns slowly merged into a single urban area. On 20 December 1975, but effective from 27 March 1976 local government elections, the Shire of Burrum was renamed the Shire of Hervey Bay. With the new focus on the coastal region, 1,086.4 km (419.5 sq mi) of its area, with an estimated population of 1,119, was annexed by
465-550: The 2021 census was 111,032 and the estimated population in 2023 was 117,940. The 2024-2025 budget of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is $ 477 million. In the 2021 census , the Fraser Coast Region had a population of 111,032 people. Butchulla (also known as Batjala, Badtjala, Badjela and Badjala) is the language of the Fraser Coast region, including K'gari. Butchulla language region includes
496-629: The Local Government principles outlined in the Local Government Act." As at 2024, the councillors are 25°17′28.5″S 152°49′51.3″E / 25.291250°S 152.830917°E / -25.291250; 152.830917 Oakhurst, Queensland Download coordinates as: Oakhurst is a mixed-use locality in the Fraser Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Oakhurst had
527-594: The Shire of Woocoo. At this time, Maryborough was resubdivided into eight divisions each with one councillor, plus an elected mayor. On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the City of Hervey Bay merged with the City of Maryborough , Shire of Woocoo and the northern part of Tiaro to form the Fraser Coast Region. The council consists of ten councillors and
558-531: The component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the new Region. The current mayor of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is George Seymour elected in a by-election held in May 2018 and re-elected in 2020 and 2024. The by-election followed the dismissal of Chris Loft as Mayor on 16 February 2018 by the Minister for Local Government, Stirling Hinchliffe who alleged Mr Loft made "serial breaches of
589-417: The establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887. The opening of new farms led to the development of roads from Brooweena and Boompa to Teebar. It is almost certain that the stagecoach track followed a more direct route from Brooweena to Boompa than the present road. The railway line certainly followed a more direct path. The former rail line alignment can be clearly seen on
620-529: The following state-controlled roads: Mungar Road (number 4807) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Maryborough–Biggenden Road in Oakhurst , travelling via Mungar , to the Bruce Highway in Tiaro , a distance of 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi). It services communities on the western side of the Mary River as far south as St Mary before crossing
651-607: The landscape within the local government boundaries of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, particularly the towns of Maryborough and Hervey Bay extending south towards Noosa and northwest to Howard . Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Fraser Coast Region existed as four distinct local government areas: On 10 March 1861, the Municipal Borough of Maryborough, governed under the Municipalities Act 1858 which had been inherited from New South Wales upon
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#1732798386269682-500: The locality to the north-east ( Aldershot / Maryborough West) bound ultimately for Cairns . The older not-electrified line exits the locality to the east (Maryborough West) bound for Maryborough. This line is still required to transport rolling stock to and from the Walkers Limited workshop (now operated by Downer Rail ). The locality is increasingly becoming a suburb of Maryborough with rural residential housing being
713-408: The major land use. The remaining land is used for grazing on native vegetation and growing sugarcane . Oakhurst was historically served by the Oakhurst railway station ( 25°30′53″S 152°37′58″E / 25.51469°S 152.63264°E / -25.51469; 152.63264 ( Oakhurst railway station (former) ) ). However, Maryborough West railway station was opened in 1989 as
744-478: The north of Mount Walsh National Park . It enters Biggenden as George Street and terminates at an intersection with the Isis Highway (State Route 52). Pastoral leases were taken up in the Fraser Coast Region from 1843 and European settlement of what is now Maryborough began in 1847, with a survey for a township done in 1850. It was proclaimed a port of entry in 1859 and a municipality in 1861, and soon became
775-472: The railway in 1891 reduced the usage of the road, but other factors soon led to increased demands for road improvements. Settlements grew around the railway stations, resulting in more road-going vehicles, and some pastoral leases were partly opened up for closer settlement, further increasing the need for reliable roads. In 1887, 58,000 acres (23,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Teebar pastoral run for
806-598: The river to Tiaro. This road has no major intersections. Brooweena–Woolooga Road (number 487) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Maryborough–Biggenden Road in Brooweena to Teebar as part of Maryborough - Biggenden Road, and then continues south to Bauple–Woolooga Road in Woolooga , a total distance of 56.8 kilometres (35.3 mi). This road intersects with Boompa Road in Teebar. Boompa Road (number 479)
837-482: The satellite view in Google Maps. An unsealed road runs between the two villages, closely following the rail line. After the railway line was opened west of Brooweena, there was little need for a direct road link from there to Boompa, given the existence of an alternate route via Teebar that was being improved to service the farms in that locality. This situation remains to the present day. This road intersects with
868-456: The site of a former railway station on the now defunct Mungar Junction to Monto railway line which opened to Brooweena in 1889 and to Biggenden in 1891. It then runs west to Booweena before again turning south-west to Teebar where it follows part of Brooweena–Woolooga Road, and then west and north on Boompa Road to Boompa , the site of another former railway station. From there it continues north-west via Lakeside to Biggenden, passing to
899-555: Was renamed Pialba. On 17 February 1917, the Granville, Antigua and Pialba shires were dissolved, and split between a new Shire of Burrum and the Shire of Woocoo , which had been gazetted three years earlier. By the 1920s the Hervey Bay area was rapidly expanding due to continuing growth in the primary industries such as sugar cane, citrus, pineapples, beef cattle and fishing, as well as investment in transport infrastructure. In
930-480: Was soon cut through to Biggenden and beyond. An undated Cobb & Co route map shows, as well as the route to Gympie , a coach route from Maryborough to the Shamrock goldfield near Degilbo , which would have passed through Biggenden. Biggenden was founded in 1889 as a service centre for the nearby gold mining areas of Paradise and Shamrock, and for coach passengers travelling west from Maryborough. The arrival of
961-615: Was split away from the Division of Isis in 1900. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , all four divisions became Shires on 31 March 1903, and Maryborough became a Town. On 7 January 1905 Maryborough achieved City status, and a Town Hall was built on the corner of Kent and Adelaide Streets and became the administrative centre of the City. At around this time, the Shire of Degilbo, later renamed Biggenden , split away on 3 June 1905. On 23 December 1905, Burrum