Traveston Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The former Traveston Powder Magazine, now incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°19′11″S152°46′49″E / 26.3197°S 152.7802°E Coordinates: 26°19′11″S152°46′49″E / 26.3197°S 152.7802°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 480 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 15.29/km2 (39.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people. [1]
Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station ( 26°19′12″S152°46′58″E / 26.3199°S 152.7829°E ) [4] on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran. [5]
Green Ridge is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 26°20′00″S152°44′00″E / 26.3333°S 152.7333°E ). [6]
Dairying is the main industry. [7]
The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s. [2] [8]
Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907 it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915 it was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961. [9] Its location was in neighbouring Coles Creek to the south. [10] [11] [5]
Traveston Siding Provisonal School opened on 4 August 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Traveston Siding State school. In 1929 it was renamed Traveston State School. It closed on 9 June 1967. [9] The school was on the Traveston Road immediately south of the junction with the Tandur Traveston Road (approx 26°19′17″S152°46′25″E / 26.3213°S 152.7735°E ). [10] [11] [5]
Green Ridge State School opened on 22 April 1912 and closed in August 1960. [9] The school was on the south-eastern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and the Old Traveston Road (approx 26°19′48″S152°43′51″E / 26.3299°S 152.7309°E ). [10] [11] [5]
In the 2011 census, Traveston had a population of 470 people. [12]
In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people. [1]
Traveston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Traveston. The nearest government primay schools are Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the east and Dagun State School in Dagun to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Noosa District State High School (which has its junior campus in Pomona and its senior campus in Cooroy, both to the south-east) and Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west. [5]
Dingo Creek Winery and Vineyard is at 265 Tandur Traveston Road. There are tours and tastings available. [17]
The Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival is an annual event since 2002 at the Dingo Creek Winery. It raises money for community charities as well as for Sudden infant death syndrome. [17]
Gympie is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about 170.7 kilometres (110 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. Gympie is the administrative centre for the Gympie Region area. As of June 2018 Gympie had a population of 51,578.
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986.
Cooroy is a town and a locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia, but between 2008 and 2013 it was in Sunshine Coast Region.
Pomona is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Pomona had a population of 2,910 people. Pomona is located around 135 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast.
Kandanga is a town and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kandanga had a population of 665 people.
Kandanga Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people.
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Kin Kin is a town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
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Cootharaba is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cootharaba had a population of 834 people.
Monkland is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Monkland had a population of 1,125 people.
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Imbil had a population of 924 people.
Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people.
Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Amamoor had a population of 636 people.
Dagun is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dagun had a population of 150 people.
Curra is a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Curra had a population of 1,920.
Imbil Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge over Yabba Creek, Imbil, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built circa 1915 by Queensland Railways to facilitate settlement in the Mary River Valley. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 October 2011.
Calico Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Calico Creek had a population of 156 people.
Langshaw is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Langshaw had a population of 169 people.
Coles Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Coles Creek had a population of 44 people.
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