Tin Can Bay, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Tin Can Bay
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.9163°N 153.0036°W
Pop:2293
Postcode:4580
Elevation:8
Area:262.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:52.2
Dir1:NE
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:71.0
Dir2:SE
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:102
Dir3:S
Location3:Hervey Bay
Dist4:220
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Lga2:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Tinnanbar
Near-Ne:Great Sandy Strait
Near-E:Inskip
Near-Se:Cooloola
Near-S:Cooloola Cove
Near-Sw:Wallu
Near-W:Toolara Forest
Near-Nw:Tuan Forest

Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality), but the town itself is within Gympie Region.[1] [2] [3] In the, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,293 people.

Geography

The locality of Tin Can Bay is bounded on the east by the Great Sandy Strait, which separates mainland Queensland from Fraser Island. The area is a Ramsar Convention wetland of International Importance and an Important Bird Area of Australia.[4] [5] [6]

The town is located on a peninsula between Snapper Creek and the Great Sandy Strait.

History

The town was originally called Wallu, but was changed to Tin Can Bay in 1937.[7] The origins of "Tin Can" are uncertain, but is believed to be derived from an indigenous name, possibly tinchin meaning mangrove in the Yugarabul dialect of the Yuggera language, or tinken meaning vine with large ribbed leaves from Doombarah Clan, Dulinbara dialect, Kabi language.[1]

European settlement began in the 1870s as the point where logs would be floated to the timber mills at Maryborough. Tin Can Bay later became, and still remains, an important fishing port, with a focus on prawns as well as recreational fishing.[8]

Wallu State School opened on 1 February 1934 and was renamed Tin Can Bay State School in 1937.[9]

The Tin Can Bay Library opened in 1985 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2005.[10]

Tin Can Bay was formerly in the Shire of Cooloola until its amalgamation in 2008 into the Gympie Region.[11]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 1,994 people.

In the, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,242 people.

In the, the locality of Tin Can Bay had a population of 2,293 people.

Heritage listings

Tin Can Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Tin Can Bay State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 2 Schnapper Creek Road (-25.9254°N 152.995°W).[16] [17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 271 students with 26 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[18] It includes a special education program.

For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.

Amenities

The Gympie Regional Council operate a public library at the park on Tin Can Bay Road .[19]

The Tin Can Bay branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 18 Whiting Street.[20]

Tin Can Bay Country Club is at 222 Tin Can Bay Road.[21]

Cooloola Coast Bowls Club is at 4463 Gympie Road.[22]

There are boat ramps in the locality, located at:

Attractions

The seaside town is a popular holiday destination. Recreational facilities include hotels, holiday units and caravan parks, with houseboats and yachts for hire and a marina. Active sports facilities include an 18-hole golf course, two bowls clubs, tennis courts and an outdoor swimming pool.

An important tourist feature is the regular arrival of wild Australian humpback dolphins which usually appear early mornings next to the Norman Point boat ramp. These dolphins can be hand fed under close supervision.[24] Bird watching is another popular activity as Tin Can Bay is home to a wide variety of birds.[25]

Events

Each September the town hosts the Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival, a day of family fun, with entertainment, novelty competitions such as mullet throwing and prawn eating, helicopter joy flights over the bay, seafood and market stalls.[26]

Other events throughout the year include the Bay to Bay Yacht Race, Dragonboat Regatta, Cooloola Coast Flower Show and the Foreshore Family Carnival from Boxing Day to New Year's Eve.[27] [28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 5 March 2022.
  2. 5 March 2022.
  3. 5 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Great Sandy Strait Ramsar internationally important wetland — facts and maps. 2022-01-28. Wetland Info. Queensland Government. en-AU. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128053758/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/ramsar-wetland-great-sandy-strait/. live.
  5. Web site: Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Great Sandy Strait (including Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay and Tin Can Inlet). 28 January 2022. Wetland Info. Queensland Government. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127224329/http://www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/wetlands/database/pubs/51-ris.pdf. live.
  6. Web site: BirdLife Data Zone. 2022-01-28. datazone.birdlife.org. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811111557/http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/results?cty=13&fam=0&gen=0. live.
  7. News: ANTIGUA. 6 March 1937. The Courier-mail. 1097. Queensland, Australia. 7. National Library of Australia. 19 July 2016. 5 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220305090702/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36898460. live.
  8. Web site: Tin Can Bay . Walkabout Australian Travel Guide . Fairfax . 2007-05-25 . 8 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070608040258/http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDTinCanBay.shtml . live .
  9. 19 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17. November 2017. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf. 30 January 2018. live. 30 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Gympie Regional Council . 2022-03-05 . Queensland Places . . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423022915/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/gympie-regional-council . live .
  12. Web site: Tin Can Bay Picnic Shelter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001522/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.31.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  13. Web site: Tin Can Bay Memorial Hall . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001523/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.132.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  14. Web site: Tin Can Bay Church . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001523/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.55.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  15. 4/02/117/0003. 15 May 2019.
  16. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . . 21 November 2018 . 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.
  17. Web site: 2020-05-12 . Tin Can Bay P-10 State School . 2022-03-05 . Tin Can Bay State School . en . 15 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515070708/https://tincanbayss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  18. 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 .
  19. Web site: Library locations. Gympie Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131023219/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/web/library/library-locations. 31 January 2018. live. 31 January 2018.
  20. Web site: Branch Locations . 26 December 2018 . . 26 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/ . live .
  21. Web site: Home . 2022-03-05 . Tin Can Bay Country Club . en-US . 14 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210514163225/https://www.tcbcc.com.au/ . live .
  22. Web site: Bowls Clubs . 2022-08-19 . Gympie Regional Council . en . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315171855/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/78/bowls-clubs?recordID=78 . live .
  23. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  24. Web site: Tin Can Bay Dolphins . 2022-03-05 . Barnacles Dolphins . 27 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127021611/http://barnaclesdolphins.com.au/ . live .
  25. Web site: "Along the Bird Trails of Cooloola" - "Tin Can Bay Foreshore Bird Walk". 17 July 2016. 18 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818225552/http://www.birdingcooloola.org.au/along-the-bird-trails-of-cooloola---tin-can-bay-foreshore-bird-walk.html. live.
  26. News: Seafood Festival a real feast. 20 July 2016. Gympie Times. 24 September 2015. 16 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916101807/http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/seafood-festival-to-be-a-feast-for-tin-can-bay/2784953/. live.
  27. Web site: Hervey Bay Boat Club Bay to Bay Yacht Race . 2023-03-11 . Hervey Bay Sailing Club . en-AU.
  28. Web site: 2022-08-30 . Spring into action and get ready for the Flower Show Rainbow Beach Community News . 2023-03-11 . rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.au . en-US.

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