Kandanga, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Kandanga
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3875°N 152.6777°W
Pop:659
Postcode:4570
Area:47.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.6
Dir1:N
Location1:Imbil
Dist2:26.7
Dir2:S
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:156
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Amamoor
Near-Ne:Coles Creek
Near-E:Tuchekoi
Near-Se:Bollier
Near-S:Imbil
Near-Sw:Melawondi
Near-W:Kandanga Creek
Near-Nw:Amamoor

Kandanga is a town and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Kandanga had a population of 659 people.

Geography

The town is located on the Mary Valley Road (State Route 51) 160km (100miles) north of the state capital, Brisbane and 28km (17miles) south west of Gympie, on the banks of Kandanga Creek, a tributary of the Mary River. This river forms the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of the locality.

Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun.

Kandanga suffered a further blow when its popular hotel burnt down. Just like the valley itself, it is being rebuilt with the determination of locals.

History

The first township in the area was called Bunya Creek. When the railway sideling opened to Kandanga in 1914, the town moved to its present site and adopted its current name.[3]

The name "Kandanga" may be derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a fork or sharp bend of the creek[4] [5] or it may refer to the cabbage tree.[6]

Kandanga Post Office opened by June 1914 (a receiving office had been open from 1895).[7]

Kandanga State School opened in September 1915.[8] [9]

The Kandanga War Memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1920 by the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Cooroora Harry Walker.[10]

In 2006, the Beattie state government announced plans to construct the Traveston Crossing Dam at Traveston Crossing on the upper Mary River. The proposed dam, designed to provide water to the growing Sunshine Coast, was to have flooded fertile farmland, including Kandanga. However, the dam did not proceed on environmental grounds, but not before much of the land required was bought up and the original owners moved on.[11] A reconstruction plan was implemented following the decision to not build the dam, with farm land subdivided and offered to new owners who have introduced new crops to the Mary Valley.

On 12 December 2015, the 101-year-old Kandanga Hotel burned down following a fire which started in the kitchen.[12] Local people rallied to establish a temporary hotel next door until the hotel could be rebuilt.[13] The hotel reopened on 12 July 2017.[14] [15]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Kandanga had a population of 596 people.

In the, the locality of Kandanga had a population of 665 people.

In the, the locality of Kandanga had a population of 659 people.

Heritage listings

Kadanga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Kandanga State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 84 Main Street (-26.3874°N 152.6801°W).[22] [23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[24]

There are no secondary schools in Kandanga. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in neighbouring Imbil to the south and Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. 20 April 2019.
  2. 20 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Kandanga. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190319174018/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/kandanga. 19 March 2019. live. 20 April 2019.
  4. http://www.themaryvalley.com.au/html/kandanga/41/kandanga Mary Valley tourist site
  5. Web site: Kandanga. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190319174018/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/kandanga. 19 March 2019. live. 20 April 2019.
  6. News: ETYMOLOGICAL.. 2 December 1911. Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. 21 October 2019. 5761. Queensland, Australia. XLIV. 7. National Library of Australia. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118055349/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190881104. live.
  7. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= . live .
  8. Web site: Kandanga SS. 30 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204064722/https://kandangass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. 4 February 2017. live.
  9. 18 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Kandanga War Memorial . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407112927/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/91768-kandanga-war-memorial . 7 April 2014 . 3 April 2014 . Monument Australia.
  11. http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=47037 Queensland Government Ministerial Statement
  12. Web site: Burke . Gail . Williams . Patrick . 2015-12-12 . Owners of 101-year-old pub destroyed in fire plan to rebuild . 2022-06-05 . ABC News . en-AU . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508155449/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-12/kandanga-hotel-destroyed-early-morning-fire-near-gympie/7023194 . live .
  13. News: 2017-03-03 . Locals keep Kandanga Hotel going with pop-up bar after fire . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-05 . 26 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171126075319/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/locals-band-together-to-keep-kandanga-pub-going-qld/8320308 . live .
  14. Web site: 2018-08-08 . All-new Kandanga Hotel to auction . 2022-06-06 . PubTIC . en-AU . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220606000732/https://pubtic.com.au/all-new-kandanga-hotel-to-auction/ . live .
  15. Web site: 12 December 2017 . Kandanga Hotel . 2022-06-06 . Facebook . en.
  16. 8 July 2013.
  17. Web site: Kandanga Railway Station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011334/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.60.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  18. Web site: Kandanga Cottage. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011335/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.68.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  19. Web site: Kandanga Memorial Hall. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011335/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.69.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  20. Web site: Kandanga State School. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118043056/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.70.pdf. 18 January 2021. 18 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  21. Web site: Sacred Heart Catholic Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117011336/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.127.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  22. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . 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 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  23. Web site: 2020-01-15 . Kandanga State School . 2022-06-05 . Kandanga State School . en . 25 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325015447/https://kandangass.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  24. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . . 27 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx . live .

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