Nandowrie, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Nandowrie
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.3244°N 147.5177°W
Pop:31
Postcode:4722
Area:697.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:65.8
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Springsure
Dist2:134
Dir2:SW
Location2:Emerald
Dist3:400
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Rockhampton
Dist4:830
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Central Highlands Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Lochington
Near-Ne:Cona Creek
Near-E:Cona Creek
Near-Se:Buckland
Near-S:Buckland
Near-Sw:Mantuan Downs
Near-W:Mantuan Downs
Near-Nw:Lochington

Nandowrie is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Nandowrie had a population of 31 people.

Geography

The Nogoa River forms the northern boundary of the locality. The Dawson Developmental Road passes through it from north-east (Cona Creek) to south-west (Mantuan Downs). The northern and south-western parts of the locality are flatter, approximately above sea level, and are used primarily for cattle grazing. The other parts are more mountainous rising to unnamed peaks of approximately above sea level; this land is currently undeveloped, with the majority of it being within the Squire State Forest and Nandowrie State Forest.

History

The origin of the name Nandowrie may be the Nandowrie Lagoon on the road from Springsure to Tambo.[2]

Tresswell State School opened on 25 January 1971 on the pastoral property "Tresswell".[3] In March 1974, the school moved to a new building in its current location. It celebrated its 40th birthday in 2011.

Demographics

In the, Nandowrie had a population of 45 people.

In the, Nandowrie had a population of 31 people.

Education

Tresswell State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government, and is situated on the Dawson Developmental Road,[4] from Springsure. The road runs for between Springsure and Tambo, yet the school has the only buildings adjacent to it. It is a one-teacher school with students drawn from local cattle properties. In 2018, it had no students, the numbers having dwindled from 6 in 2015 and 4 in 2017. However, there were pre-school children in the district who were likely to attend the school in future years, so the school was only closed temporarily.[5] As at 2022, the school has no students and is officially "open" but "not currently operational".[6]

There is no secondary schooling in the locality. Secondary schooling to Year 10 is available in Springsure; secondary schooling to Year 12 is available in Emerald.

Notes and References

  1. 6 November 2017.
  2. News: Nandowrie. 22 September 1950. Morning Bulletin. 17 November 2017. 27,839. Queensland, Australia. 7. National Library of Australia. 29 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529212914/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56958120. live.
  3. Web site: 2020-01-21 . Our school . 2022-05-29 . Tresswell State School . en . 19 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319145215/https://tresswelss.eq.edu.au/our-school . live .
  4. Web site: 2016 Annual Report. Tresswell State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117054627/https://tresswelss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Annual-Report-2016.pdf. 17 November 2017. live. 17 November 2017.
  5. News: Cutting class: The Queensland schools that don't have any students. Mitchell-Whittington. Amy. 28 February 2018. Brisbane Times. 10 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190610062059/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/cutting-class-the-queensland-schools-that-don-t-have-any-students-20180228-p4z27b.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true. 10 June 2019. live.
  6. Web site: 2020-01-21 . Tresswell State School . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529085823/https://tresswelss.eq.edu.au/ . 29 May 2022 . 2022-05-29 . Tresswell State School . en.