Mothar Mountain Explained

Type:suburb
Mothar Mountain
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.2333°N 152.7625°W
Pop:563
Postcode:4570
Area:57.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.6
Dir1:SE
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:34.6
Dir2:NW
Location2:Cooroy
Dist3:179
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:East Deep Creek
Near-Ne:Cedar Pocket
Near-E:Kin Kin
Near-Se:Cooran
Near-S:Traveston
Near-Sw:Tandur
Near-W:Glanmire
Woondum
Near-Nw:Monkland

Mothar Mountain (historically also written as Mother Mountain) is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.

Geography

The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park.

Mothar Mountain has the following mountains:

History

Mothar Mountain rock pools were used by for the initiation of Kabi Kabi boys.[5]

Mothar Mountain Provisional School opened in July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970. It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall (approx).[6] [7] The school building is no longer extant.[8]

The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957.[9]

Demographics

In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.

In the, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.

Heritage listings

Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.

Education

There are no schools in Mothar Mountain. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]

The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the south-east and its senior campus in Cooroy to the south-east.

Amenities

Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road .[11]

Attractions

The Mothar Mountain rock pools are on the southern side of Hill Road within the Woondum National Park. There are day use facilities and two walking tracks through the national park.[12]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. Web site: 2013 . Woondum National Park: Management Statement . 15 September 2024 . Parks and forests . . 2.
  6. Web site: 1952. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110. 17 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 21 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121002126/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m110-admin-bdy-1952.jpg. live.
  7. Web site: 1943. Gympie. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201226202247/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-gympie-1943.jpg. 26 December 2020. 17 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  8. Web site: Mothar Mountain State School. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116220907/https://www.schoolarchive.com.au/mothar-mountain-state-school/. 16 January 2021. 2021-01-16. School Archive Queensland.
  9. Web site: Mothar Mountain Hall . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116222011/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.111.pdf . 16 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  10. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 14 September 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  11. Web site: Mothar Mountain Public Hall . 2024-09-14 . Gympie Regional Council.
  12. Web site: Mothar Mountain Rockpools . 2024-09-14 . Visit Noosa . en-US.