Sarina, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Sarina
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.4225°N 149.2175°W
Postcode:4737
Area:250.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:38.2
Dir1:S
Location1:Mackay
Dist2:301
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:936
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Mackay Region
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Munburra
Alligator Creek
Near-Ne:Grasstree Beach
Sarina Beach
Near-E:Freshwater Point
Armstrong Beach
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Koumala
Near-Sw:Sarina Range
Near-W:Blue Mountain
Near-Nw:Sunnyside

Sarina [1] is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] [3] In the, the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,619 people.

Geography

Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, 34km (21miles) south of the city of Mackay, and approximately 300km (200miles) north of the city of Rockhampton. The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from south to north, as does the North Coast railway line.

The town of Sarina is located on Plane Creek, which flows into the Coral Sea, but most of the urban development is on the northern side of the creek. The Bruce Highway and the railway line pass through the town, which is served by the Sarina railway station.

Plane Creek West (previously known as Plane Creek Upper) is a neighbourhood within the locality, approximately 5.5km (03.4miles) west of the town of Sarina.[4]

The neighbourhood of Oonooie lies south of the town (-21.4667°N 149.2331°W) and is the name of a former railway station on the North Coast line, which was named on 29 April 1915, reportedly after a principal clanswoman of that area.[5]

The neighbourhood of Mount Convenient lies north of the town (-21.4°N 149.2°W) and is the name of a former railway station on the North Coast line, which was named on 30 October 1913 after a nearby peak, Mount Convenient.[6]

The neighbourhood of Swayneville lies south-west of the town (-21.4667°N 149.15°W).[7]

The Goonyella railway line passes along the eastern boundary of the locality towards the Hay Point coal terminal.

Mount Chelona (above sea level) is located in the north of the locality near where the Bruce Highway exits the locality north to Alligator Creek.[8]

The Marlborough–Sarina Road enters from the southwest.

History

Yuwibara (also known as Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Mackay Region.[9]

Sarina was originally known as Plane Creek, but took its present name from the Sarina Inlet which was in turn named after Sarina, the Greek mythological enchantress, by William Charles Borlase Wilson, a surveyor, some time before 1882.[2] [10] [11]

Plane Creek Provisional School opened on 5 August 1897. In 1907 it became Plane Creek State School. In 1912 it was renamed Sarina State School. On 31 January 1956 a secondary department was added to the school, which operated until January 1964, when Sarina State High School opened.

Plane Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 1900 and closed on 1969. On 1 January 1909 it became Plane Creek Upper State School. In 1928 it was renamed Plane Creek West State School. It closed in 1969.

On Sunday 29 March 1908, the foundation block was laid for an Anglican church, adjacent to the court house.[12] On Sunday 18 October 1908, the church was officially opened by Reverend T. Hely-Wilson. The church was dedicated to St Luke the Evangelist.[13] [14]

Hillside State School opened in 1909 and closed on circa 1926.

Middle Creek Provisional School opened in 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Laburnum Grove Provisional School. It closed circa 1941.

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was officially opened on 23 May 1925 by the Sisters of Mercy.[15]

Mount Chelona State School opened on 4 September 1933 and closed circa 1941.

Swayneville State School opened on 26 August 1935.

Sarina State High School opened on 28 January 1964.[16] In 2014, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.[17]

At the, Sarina had a population of 3,285.

In the 2011 census, Sarina had a population of 5,730 people.

On 24 October 2014 the former Mount Pelion State School building was moved to Sarina from the Northview State School in Mount Pleasant (where it was relocated in 1987) to be restored as part of the Sarina Art and Craft Centre in Railway Square.[18] [19] [20]

In the, the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,522 people.

In the, the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,619 people.

Heritage listings

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

Economy

Industries include sugar cane growing and milling, cattle grazing and agriculture. It is a major supplier of ethanol through Wilmar International's Plane Creek sugar mill (-21.4283°N 149.2162°W).[22] [23]

Approximately 15km (09miles) north is the second largest export coal terminal in Australia,[24] and one of the biggest coal distribution terminals in the world, Hay Point.

Education

Sarina State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Broad Street (-21.4222°N 149.2174°W).[25] [26] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 465 students with 35 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent).[27] It includes a special education program.[28]

Swayneville State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 952 Sarina Marlborough Road (-21.4726°N 149.144°W).[29] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 112 students with 12 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 3 Range Road (-21.4243°N 149.2143°W).[30] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 210 students with 20 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).

Sarina State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Anzac Street (-21.4208°N 149.2136°W).[31] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 743 students with 64 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a library at 65 Broad Street and operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Swayneville near the school.[32] [33] The library facility opened in 1984 with a major refurbishment in 2013.[34]

The Sarina branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 2 Broad Street .[35]

There are a number of churches in Sarina, including:

Sport

Sarina is home of the Sarina Crocodiles, a Rugby league club, producing Queensland representative players including Martin Bella, Dale Shearer, Kevin Campion, Daly Cherry-Evans and dual international Wendell Sailor.[47]

Attractions

A large cane toad statue, called Buffy, is situated in the town centre on the Bruce Highway in honour of Sarina's cane farming history. Buffy was made from fibreglass in the early 1980s for a parade float for the Apex Sugar Festival. The name Buffy comes from the species name bufo marinus.[48] Buffy has been painted for the "state of origin" football game multiple times and has even been stolen. To try and deter further theft, buffy has been chained to the concrete slab on broad street where he resides, though this hasn't stopped people from decorating Buffy with "Queenslander" flags and state of origin banners.

The Sarina Arts & Craft Centre is at 1 Railway Square adjacent to the Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre.[49] It occupies three historic buildings: the old court house built in 1906, the old jail built circa 1906, and the former Mount Pelion State School building built 1926.[50]

Sarina Museum is also in Railway Square in the former Catholic presbytery relocated to this site in 2001.[51]

Also in Railway Square is the Sarina Sugar Shed, an information centre about the sugar industry. It shows how sugar is grown and processed using a working miniature sugar mill into an array of products.[52]

Notable people from Sarina

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

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  2. 30 November 2019.
  3. 30 November 2019.
  4. 18 January 2020.
  5. 1 January 2016.
  6. 1 January 2016.
  7. 24 April 2017.
  8. 19 January 2021.
  9. Yuwibara. Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. 23 January 2020.
  10. 1 January 2016.
  11. Web site: The history of names: Mackay district. www.abc.net.au. 2016-01-01. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530175456/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/12/17/2121007.htm. 30 May 2016. live.
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  13. News: 20 October 1908. OPENING OF PLANE CREEK CHURCH.. 3. Daily Mercury. 964. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 28 December 2021. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228073751/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170793719. live.
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  15. Web site: Our History. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Sarina. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217013019/http://sasrok.catholic.edu.au/documents/history.html. 17 February 2017. 18 January 2020.
  16. 18 April 2019.
  17. Web site: Queensland school anniversaries. Education Queensland. 3 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216221346/http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/ann/2014.html. 16 February 2018. live.
  18. Web site: Zakilew. D.C.. 24 October 2014. Old school building moves on. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013022919/https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/old-school-building-moves-on/2430079/. 13 October 2020. 2021-01-19. Mackay Daily Mercury. en-AU.
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  20. Web site: 2015-05-12. The Sarina Arts & Crafts Centre. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203203928/https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/facilities/council_facilities/the_sarina_arts_and_crafts_centre. 3 December 2020. 2021-01-19. Mackay Regional Council. en-au.
  21. 10 July 2013.
  22. Web site: Council. Mackay Regional. 2011-01-24. Overview. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010435/http://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/business/economicdevelopment/about_the_region/sarina/overview. 2 February 2017. 2017-01-23. www.mackay.qld.gov.au. en.
  23. Web site: Mills - Wilmar Sugar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126225556/https://www.wilmarsugar-anz.com/what-we-do/mills. 26 November 2020. 2020-11-26. www.wilmarsugar-anz.com.
  24. [Coal in Australia#Major coal export ports]
  25. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. 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.
  26. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Sarina State School . 2023-06-20 . Sarina State School . en . 2 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302034221/https://sarinass.eq.edu.au/ . live .
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  28. Web site: Sarina SS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701180221/http://www.sarinass.eq.edu.au/. 1 July 2013. live.
  29. Web site: 2020-11-29 . Swayneville State School . 2023-06-20 . Swayneville State School . en . 2 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302090922/https://swaynevilless.eq.edu.au/ . live .
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  31. Web site: Sarina State High School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320075808/http://sarinashs.eq.edu.au/. 20 March 2012. live.
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  38. Web site: St Luke's Anglican Church. live. 2021-08-18. Churches Australia. en. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818125029/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/4299-st-lukeand#39;s-anglican-church.
  39. Web site: Sarina. live. 2021-08-18. Ministry Units. Anglican Diocese of North Queensland. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124930/https://www.anglicannq.org/parishes/parishdetails/44.
  40. Web site: Sarina Uniting Church. live. 2021-08-18. Churches Australia. en. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124943/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/4294-sarina-uniting-church.
  41. Web site: The Wesleyan Methodist Church - Sarina. live. 2021-08-18. Churches Australia. en. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124929/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/methodist-wesleyan-and-other/directory/4293-the-wesleyan-methodist-church-sarina.
  42. Web site: North Queensland. live. 2021-08-18. Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. en-AU. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124955/https://wesleyan.org.au/north-queensland/.
  43. Web site: Sarina Presbyterian Church. live. 2021-08-18. Churches Australia. en. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124931/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/4295-sarina-presbyterian-church.
  44. Web site: Details of Mackay Presbyterian Church. live. 2021-08-18. Presbyterian Church of Queensland. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124942/https://www.pcq.org.au/presbyterian-church-directory.php?RID=&CID=31.
  45. Web site: New Life Church. live. 2021-08-18. Churches Australia. en. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124955/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/australian-christian-churches/directory/4297-new-life-church.
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  47. Web site: Sarina Rugby League Club celebrates the past and the present. 10 June 2013. Daily Mercury. 9 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921124424/http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/sarina-rugby-league-club-celebrates-the-past-and-t/1900543/. 21 September 2016. live.
  48. News: Sarina's iconic toad to be removed to get a 'facelift' 22nd Jan 2016 12:00 PM. 22 January 2016. Daily Mercury. 9 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921125941/http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/sarinas-iconic-toad-be-removed-get-facelift/2907151/. 21 September 2016. live.
  49. Web site: Sarina Art & Craft. 2021-01-19. Sarina Field of Dreams Parklands, Mackay Region, Queensland. 26 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126205758/http://www.sarinafieldofdreams.com.au/sarina-tourist-art-and-craft. live.
  50. Web site: 2015-05-12. The Sarina Arts & Crafts Centre. 2021-01-19. Mackay Regional Council. en. 3 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203203928/https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/facilities/council_facilities/the_sarina_arts_and_crafts_centre. live.
  51. Web site: 2009-11-02. Sarina Museum. 2021-01-19. Mackay Regional Council. en-AU. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818084537/https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/facilities/council_facilities/historical_centres/sarina_museum. live.
  52. Web site: 2012-02-16. Sarina Sugar Shed. 2021-01-19. Mackay Regional Council. en-AI. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130074727/https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/facilities/council_facilities/sarina_sugar_shed. live.

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