| Heronvale Bowen, Queensland | |
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  Heronvale | |
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| Coordinates | 20°06′26″S148°17′36″E / 20.1072°S 148.2933°E |
| Postcode(s) | 4805 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region |
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin |
| Federal division(s) | Dawson |
Heronvale (also known informally as Brisk Bay) is a coastal town in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] It is within the locality of Bowen.
Heronvale is on the south-east coast of the locality of Bowen facing Brisk Bay ( 20°05′36″S148°17′08″E / 20.0934°S 148.2855°E ) and Edgecumbe Bay ( 20°06′49″S148°23′25″E / 20.1137°S 148.3902°E ). [2] [3] [4]
Edgecumbe Bay was named on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook on HM Bark Endeavour after George Edgcumbe who had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy and, as a Rear Admiral, was Commander in Chief at Plymouth, England, from 1766 to 1770. [4]
Brisk Bay was named after HMS Brisk on service at the Australia Station from 1864 to 1968. [3]
The town was named on 1 November 1963 by the Queensland Place Names Board. [1]
There are no schools in Heronvale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Bowen State School and Bowen State High School in Bowen to the north-west. [2]
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