Etna Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Etna Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.2288°N 150.4222°W
Pop:1029
Postcode:4702
Area:69.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.5
Dir1:SSE
Location1:The Caves
Dist2:19.9
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:660
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Livingstone Shire
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:The Caves
Near-Ne:Sandringham
Near-E:Rockyview
Near-Se:Glenlee
Near-S:Glendale
Near-Sw:Alton Downs
Near-W:South Yaamba
Near-Nw:Yaamba

Etna Creek is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.

Geography

The Fitzroy River bounds the locality to the south-west, west, and north-west.[2]

Etna Creek (the watercourse) rises in The Caves to the north and flows in a generally south-westly direction through the locality of Etna Creek, forming a short section of its southern boundary before flowing back into the locality and becoming the tributary of Fitzroy River in the south-west of the locality .[3] Immediately east of the creek mouth is Long Island Bend Conservation Park, which includes an unnamed island in the Fitzroy River and part of the mainland, a total of .[4]

Boomerang Lagoon is a large waterhole in the south-west of the locality (-23.243°N 150.3767°W).[5]

South Yaamba is a town (-23.1988°N 150.4005°W) in the north-east of locality.[6] The town of South Yaamba is not to be confused with the locality of South Yaamba, which is adjacent and to the west of the locality of Etna Creek. The locality of South Yaamba is physically separated from the town of South Yaamba and the locality of Etna Creek by the Fitzroy River.[7]

The Bruce Highway (known as Yaamba Road within the locality) enters the locality from the south-west (Glenlee / Rockyview) and exits to the north (The Caves).

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Glendale) and exits to the north (The Caves). Etna Creek railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (-23.2076°N 150.4765°W). The highway and railway line run loosely parallel through the locality.[8]

History

The locality takes its name from the Etna Creek railway station, which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 23 July 1914.[1]

South Yaamba takes its name from the pastoral run name given by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald in the 1860s. Yaamba is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning main camping ground.

In 1891, residents in Etna Creek employed a private teacher for their children, while lobbying the Queensland Government to establish a school with Mr P. Hinz offering a 2acres site close to the main Yaamba Road for the school.[9] [10] Etna Creek Provisional School opened on 31 October 1892.[11] On 1 January 1909, it became Etna Creek State School. In September 1910, it had an average attendance of 13 students.[12] It was on the Yaamba Road near the intersection with the railway line (approx).[13] In 1922, a new school building was approved with an expected cost of £631 on a new site.[14] [15] The school closed in 1950. It was at 479 Etna Creek Road).[16] [17]

Long Island Bend Conservation Park was gazetted on 16 December 1994 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. No specific purpose was identified in the gazettal.[18]

Demographics

In the, Etna Creek had a population of 792 people.

In the, Etna Creek had a population of 1,029 people.

Education

There are no schools in Etna Creek. The nearest government primary schools are The Caves State School in neighbouring The Caves to the north and Parkhurst State School in Parkhurst, Rockhampton, to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, to the south-east.[19]

Facilities

Capricornia Correctional Centre is a prison on Meldrum Road, off the Bruce Highway (-23.2302°N 150.4721°W).[20] It provides facilities for remand, reception and sentenced prisoners. It caters for high security prisoners and has a farm complex for low security prisoners.[21]

Etna Creek SES Facility is on Olives Road (-23.2279°N 150.472°W).[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Lakes; Protected areas and forests . 5 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. 7 August 2024.
  4. 7 August 2024.
  5. 20 May 2024.
  6. 27 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Population centres; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 5 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  9. News: 28 August 1891 . No title . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 4 . National Library of Australia . XLIV . 8671.
  10. News: 24 September 1891 . No title . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 5 . National Library of Australia . XLIV . 8692 . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52424544 . live .
  11. News: 8 June 1893 . EDUCATION IN THE CENTRAL DIVISION. . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 5 . National Library of Australia . XLVI . 9208.
  12. News: 23 September 1910 . HOW SETTLEMENT IS SPREADING . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . 14,326 . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094332/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53194102 . live .
  13. Web site: 1912 . County of Livingstone Sheet 1 . 7 August 2024 . . Map . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813204325/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-livingstone-sh1-1912/original . live .
  14. News: 23 June 1922 . NEW STATE SCHOOLS. . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia . 15466.
  15. News: 6 September 1922 . LIVINGSTONE SHIRE COUNCIL. . 7 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . 17,975 . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094414/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54011196 . live .
  16. Web site: 1942 . Yaamba . 7 August 2024 . . Map . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807085350/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-yaamba-emergency-ed-1942/original . live .
  17. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m237 . 7 August 2024 . . Map . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094338/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m237-soil-1941/original . live .
  18. Web site: 2015 . Long Island Bend Regional Park Management Statement . 7 August 2020 . Parks and forests . . 7 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094830/https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/167932/long-island-bend-rpms.pdf . live .
  19. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 5 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  20. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Landmark Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 . 21 November 2020 . 21 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  21. Web site: Capricornia Correctional Centre Prison locations . 2024-08-08 . Your rigthts, crime, and the law . Queensland Government . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722142846/https://www.qld.gov.au/law/sentencing-prisons-and-probation/prisons-and-detention-centres/prison-locations/view?title=Capricornia%20Correctional%20Centre . live .
  22. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Emergency services facilities - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.