Forrest Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Forrest Beach
State:qld
Coordinates:-18.7177°N 146.2852°W
Pop:1364
Est:1925
Postcode:4850
Area:67.3
Dist1:16
Dir1:SE
Location1:Ingham
Dist2:85
Dir2:NW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1195
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Hinchinbrook
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Braemeadows
Near-Ne:Taylors Beach
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Orient
Near-Sw:Orient
Near-W:Blackrock
Near-Nw:Braemeadows

Forrest Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,364 people.

Allingham is the coastal town within the locality.[2]

Lady Elliot Reef lies close to the coast, about 5km (03miles) north of Forrest Beach.[3]

Geography

Forrest Beach is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east with long sandy beaches; it is sheltered water due to the Orpheus and Palm island group. It is bounded along the south-west by Palm Creek and contains the Palm Creek Conservation Park. There is farming in the western part of the locality. The residential development is mostly beside the northern beaches. There is a small residential area beside the southern beaches known as Cassady Beach (-18.73°N 146.2936°W) which is named after Francis Andrew O'Connor Cassady who was chairman of the Shire of Hinchinbrook.[4]

Lady Elliot Reef

Lady Elliot Reef is a coral reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef,[5] named after the Lady Elliot, said to be wrecked at this spot in 1816.[6]

History

The name Forrest Beach derives from George Brownrigg Forrest, who was the manager of the Victoria Mill (a sugar mill) near Ingham, while Christopher Allingham was one of the first European pastoral settlers in the district, taking up the pastoral run Muralambeen.[7]

Allingham was surveyed as a town in 1925.[2]

The Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1927 but closed in 1956. The Hinchinbrook Shire Council initiated a meeting which caused the club to reopen in 1958-9.[8]

Allingham Post Office opened on 1 March 1967.[9]

Forrest Beach State School opened on 29 January 1980.[10]

Forrest Beach War Memorial was dedicated in 2006. It commemorates Australian servicemen and women who served in all wars and conflicts. It is located at the north-east corner of the intersection of Palm Street and Pine Street (-18.7131°N 146.2977°W).[11]

Demographics

In the, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,233 people.

In the, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,254 people.

In the, Forrest Beach had a population of 1,364 people.

Heritage listings

Forrest Beach has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Forrest Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Pandanus Street (-18.7114°N 146.2943°W).[13] [14] In 2012, the school had an enrolment of 51 students.[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 38 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[16]

Ingham State High School is the nearest government secondary school. Gilroy Santa Maria College is a Catholic school for boys and girls in Ingham. St Teresa's College in Abergowrie is a secondary Catholic boys school but it is further north.

Amenities

There is a one-lane boat ramp into the Coral Sea at Sheoak Street.[17]

The Forrest Beach branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Kenmore Library at 6 Palm Street.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 28 September 2017.
  2. 28 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Lady Elliot Reef . Google Maps . 6 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. 27 May 2014.
  5. Book: Heenan, David . The Great Barrier Reef: A Guide to the Reef, Its Islands, and Resorts . Glenmede . 1990 . 978-0-7316-5785-8 . 6 December 2020 . 170.
  6. Book: James . N.P. . Jones . B. . Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks . Wiley . Wiley Works . 2015 . 978-1-118-65269-5 . 6 December 2020 . 186.
  7. Web site: Allingham\Forrest Beach. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. 15 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club. 27 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014.
  10. 18 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Forrest Beach War Memorial. Monument Australia. 27 May 2014.
  12. 9 July 2013.
  13. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Forrest Beach State School. 9 May 2021.
  15. Web site: 2012 School Annual Report. Forrest Beach State School. 27 May 2014.
  16. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Boating facilities in Queensland — north Queensland. Queensland Government. 27 May 2014. 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515060507/http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/~/media/msqinternet/msqfiles/home/waterways/boating%20infrastructure/boating%20facilities/pdf_boatramp_north_qld.pdf. 15 May 2013. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. dead.