Flinders Peak Group Explained

Flinders Peak Group
Country:	Australia
State:	Queensland
Region:	South East Queensland
Range:	Scenic Rim
Highest:	Flinders Peak
Elevation M:	679
Range Coordinates:	-27.8167°N 152.8167°W
Map:	Australia Queensland

The Flinders Peak Group is an unnamed range of hills located on the northern edge of the Scenic Rim Region, south west of Logan City and south east of the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. The summit in the Range is Flinders Peak reaching 680m (2,230feet) above sea level.

The first Europeans to cross the range were Patrick Logan and his exploration party in June 1827.^[1] Most of the range remains naturally vegetated within a series of protected areas. Both the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate and the Flinders Peak Conservation Park are located along this range.

Other mountains include Mount Joyce, Mount Blaine, Mount Goolman, Mount Elliott, Mount Flintoff, Mount Welcome and Ivorys Rock.^[2] The range is visible from many locations around the Scenic Rim.

Landforms

Landform	Aboriginal name	Height	Latitude(DMS)	Longitude(DMS)	Latitude(Decimal)	Longitude(Decimal)	Coordinates
Flinders Peak	Booroong'pah	679 m	−27° 49′ 0″ S	152° 49′ 0″ E	−27.81667°	152.81667°	-27.8167°N 152.8167°W
Mount Joyce		469 m	−27° 54′ 0″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.9°	152.8°	-27.9°N 152.8°W
Mount Blaine	Ginginbaar	457 m	−27° 46′ 59″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.78333°	152.8°	-27.7833°N 152.8°W
Mount Goolman	Possibly, Goolman	454 m	−27° 46′ 0″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.76667°	152.8°	-27.7667°N 152.8°W
Mount Elliott		436 m^[3]	−27° 49′ 0″ S	152° 49′ 0″ E	−27.81667°	152.81667°	-27.8167°N 152.8167°W
Mount Flintoff		351 m	−27° 52′ 59″ S	152° 49′ 59″ E	−27.88333°	152.83333°	-27.8833°N 152.8333°W
Mount Welcome		341 m	−27° 49′ 59″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.83333°	152.8°	-27.8333°N 152.8°W
Ivorys Rock	Muntambin	309 m	−27° 46′ 0″ S	152° 47′ 0″ E	−27.76667°	152.78334°	-27.7667°N 152.7833°W
Source: Geoscience Australia^[4]

The southernmost mountain of the range is Mount Joyce, which is separated from the Dugandan Range by Teviot Brook.^[5]

History

The local Ugarapul people call Flinder's Peak, Booroong'pah or Booroongapah^{[6] [7]} or Booroongpah.^[8] It is a sacred site because they believe that the powerful spirit, "Yurrangpul", lives there, and guards their traditions and sacred places. His name is similar to the local word for green tree frog: "Yurrang". The green tree frog is the totem of the Ugarapul people.^[9] Mount Blaine is known to the Ugarapul people as Ginginbaar, and the Ugarapul meaning for Goolman, used in Mount Goolman, is Axe.^[7]

Naming

The peaks of the range derived their names as follows:

• Flinders Peak (Aboriginal: Booroong'pah) was originally named High Peak in July 1799 by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders RN (1774–1814) navigator, hydrographer and scientist, HM Colonial Sloop Norfolk. The name Flinders Peak was first used by John Oxley (1785?-1828) Surveyor General during his explorations in 1824, as a change from High Peak of Flinders.^[10]
• Mount Joyce, formerly known as Kents Peak, so marked on a map of the Moreton Bay District published in 1842 by Robert Dixon (1800–1858) surveyor.^[11]
• Mount Blaine (Aboriginal: Ginginbaar) is probably named after John Blaine (- 1908) who took up land near Peak Crossing in 1869 as the owner of Portion 89, Parish of Goolman.^[12]
• Mount Goolman, formerly named by John Oxley as Murdoch Peak, is derived from the Yuggera language indicating stone axe. Murdoch Peak was probably named after Peter Murdoch, superintendent of the agricultural establishment at Emu Plains.^{[13] [14]}
• Mount Elliott is reportedly named after Robert Elliott who took up land in 1868.^[15]
• Ivorys Rock (Aboriginal: Muntambin) is named after James Ivory (1820-1887) grazier, who held freehold land in the Bundamba and around this range.^[16]

Water catchment

The range drains into both the Bremer River Basin (sub-basin of Brisbane River Basin) and via Teviot Brook into the Logan River Basin (sub-basin of Logan-Albert River Basin). Teviot Brook is a major tributary of the Logan River that also supplies water to Wyaralong Dam.^{[17] [18] [19]}

Land ownership and control

The Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate is a collection of freehold and public land that is either owned or controlled by Ipswich City Council. The estate is not a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[20]

The Flinders Peak Conservation Park is entirely surrounded by (and separate from) the Flinders-Coolman Conservation Estate. The Conservation Park is controlled by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management with the trustee being Ipswich City Council.^{[21] [22]}

Public access

Flinders Peak track

Flinders Peak Track, used to access Flinders Peak, was closed to the general public by Ipswich City Council in November 2009 in the interest of public safety. One section of the track was deemed too difficult for the general public to negotiate so Council are endeavouring to re-align it for safer public access. All other tracks within the Estate have remained open.^{[23] [24]} Some social commentators question the reason why the Flinders Peak Track is closed.^[25] It has since been reopened, with a slight detour to avoid the difficult section.

Boonah to Ipswich Trail

As of December 2010, the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning were consulting stakeholders in regard to developing the Boonah-to-Ipswich Trail, a 68 kilometre multi-use non-motorised recreation trail, in partnership with five local Councils. The development of the trail is in accordance with the South East Queensland Regional Trails Strategy (2007).^[26] The 19km (12miles) located within Ipswich City is planned to wind through the Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate and also will be the northern terminus of the trail.^[20] At the foot of Mount Joyce against Teviot Brook a recreation park is planned to incorporate the Boonah-to-Ipswich Trail.^[27]

See also

• List of mountains in Australia

External links

• Trails Guide, Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate, City of Ipswich
• Flinders-Coolman Conservation Estate, City of Ipswich
• Conservation Areas & Waterways, City of Ipswich
• Regional Map, Scenic Rim Regional Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Working the Land:An Historical Overview of Boonah and its Northern Districts . Murray Johnson and Kay Saunders . 16 July 2009 . pdf . 9 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090929090700/http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/downloads/boonah.pdf . 29 September 2009 . live .
2. . NSW Northern Rivers & South-East Queensland . 2 . 1998 . . 1 : 550,000 .
3. Australian Road Atlas. Penguin Books Australia. 1996. (accessed 12 May 2011)
4. http://www.ga.gov.au/place-name/ Geoscience Australia, Place Name Search
5. http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/resources/project/wyralong/wyaralong_dam_ias_ch4.pdf Wyaralong Dam Project, Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning
6. "Here's the Answer", The World's News, 14 September 1940, p.37
7. "Aboriginal pathways in southeast Queensland and the Richmond River" by John Gladstone Steele. Published by University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland, 1984
8. News: MT. BLAINE. . . LXXVIII . 14,366 . Queensland, Australia . 22 November 1932 . 7 June 2017 . 2 (DAILY.) . National Library of Australia.
9. http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/flinders-peak/
10. Steele, J.G., 1972, The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830, pp.9,89, Brisbane
11. 28 August 2015.
12. 28 August 2015.
13. Steele, J.G., 1972, The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830, p.117, Brisbane
14. 28 August 2015.
15. 28 August 2015.
16. 28 August 2015.
17. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/swma-brisbane-river.html Surface Water Management Area Brisbane River, Australian Natural Resources Atlas, Australian Government
18. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/basin-loganalbert-river.html Drainage Basin Logan-Albert River, Australian Natural Resources Atlas, Australian Government
19. Web site: Bremer Catchment, City of Ipswich . 10 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110406075042/http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/residents/healthy_lifestyle/waterways/bremer_catchment/ . 6 April 2011 . live .
20. Web site: Boonah to Ipswich Trail Draft Plan. Ipswich City Council. Section Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate (section 3.1, pp.11-12). Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning. December 2010. 10 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405070852/http://www.dlgp.qld.gov.au/resources/plan/draft-boonah-ipswich-trail-plan.pdf. 5 April 2011. live.
21. http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/SLS/1997/97SL418.pdf Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No.1) 1997, Nature Conservation Act 1992
22. http://www.npaq.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=125 Conservation Parks, National Parks Association of Queensland Inc., 2008
23. http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_council/media/view_release/?id=2208&action=viewMediaRelease Flinders Peak Track Closed, Media Release, City of Ipswich, 9 November 2009
24. http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/parks_reserves_precincts/parks_search/index.php?id=89 Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate - Flinders Plum Picnic Area, Parks Search, City of Ipswich, 9 November 2009
25. http://queenslandclimbing.yuku.com/topic/4621 Flinders Peak Closed Indefinitely, Queensland Climbing
26. http://www.dlgp.qld.gov.au/regional-planning/boonah-to-ipswich-trail.html Boonah to Ipswich Trail, Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning, 03 May 2011
27. http://www.mtjoyceescape.com.au/ Mt Joyce Recreation Park, Queensland Water Infrastructure