Upland, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Upland
State:qld
Coordinates:-22.6213°N 145.6183°W
Pop:12
Area:1482.6
Dist1:65.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Aramac
Dist2:133
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Barcaldine
Dist3:239
Dir3:NW
Location3:Longreach
Dist4:1205
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Barcaldine Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Galilee
Near-Ne:Galilee
Near-E:Dunrobin
Near-Se:Dunrobin
Near-S:Pelican Creek
Near-Sw:Pelican Creek
Near-W:Upper Cornish Creek
Near-Nw:Galilee

Upland is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Upland had a population of 12 people.

On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Upland was incorporated into Aramac.[2] [3] [4]

Geography

Upland is within the Desert Uplands area of Central West Queensland. In the centre of the locality is Lake Dunn, a small freshwater lake.[5] The principal land use is cattle grazing.

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Lake Galilee, a large salt lake.

Education

There are no schools in Upland. The nearest school is in Aramac which offers prep to Year 10 education. There is no Year 11 and 12 education available near Upland, except via distance education.

Attractions

There are cabin and camping facilities at Lake Dunn. Popular activities are bird watching, fishing, swimming, water skiing, windsurfing, sailing and picnicking.[6]

There is a sculpture trail alongside the road from Aramac to Lake Dunn and Rangers Valley. There are over 30 sculptures by local artist Milynda Roberts of animals and outback living.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 6 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Recent place name decisions. 22 November 2019. Queensland Government. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094413/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 22 October 2019. 2020-01-15.
  3. Web site: Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. 17 May 2019. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115095803/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. 17 May 2019. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200115100755/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020.
  5. 6 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Aramac. Barcaldine Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305040859/https://www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au/tourism/things-to-see-do/aramac. 5 March 2019. live. 6 May 2019. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail. Tourism and Events Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506015249/https://www.queensland.com/en-au/journey/lake-dunn-sculpture-trail. 6 May 2019. live. 6 May 2019.