Wongaling Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Wongaling Beach
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.9145°N 146.0972°W
Pop:1323
Postcode:4852
Area:14.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:23.8
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Tully
Dist2:52.9
Dir2:S
Location2:Innisfail
Dist3:140
Dir3:S
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:230
Dir4:NW
Location4:Townsville
Dist5:1561
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Mission Beach
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Dunk
Near-S:South Mission Beach
Near-Sw:South Mission Beach
Near-W:Tam O'Shanter
Near-Nw:Djiru

Wongaling Beach is a tropical beachside coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,323 people.

Geography

The locality takes its name from the beach Wongaling Beach (-17.9039°N 146.0974°W) which extends the length of the locality's coastline,[3] [4] and is part of a continuous 11km (07miles) sandy coastline which links the three adjacent coastal localities (from north to south): Mission Beach (sometimes called North Mission Beach), Wongaling Beach, and South Mission Beach.

Most of the residential development is along the eastern coastal strip of the locality with the town centre on the coast in the south-east of the locality. The western part of the locality is undeveloped tropical forests.

Dunk Island lies off the southern coast of Wongaling Beach.

History

The suburb takes its name from its beach where the town allotments were surveyed in 1973. Wongaling is an Aboriginal word meaning pigeon.[1]

Mission Beach State School opened on 27 January 1953 in the "tropical jungle" of Mission Beach to the north. On 1 February 1993, the school re-opened at a new site in Wongaling Beach.[5] [6]

Wongaling Beach Library facility was given a major refurbishment in 2002.[7]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,245 people.

In the, the locality of Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,323 people.

Education

Despite its name, Mission Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Webb Road (-17.9042°N 146.0925°W).[8] [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 310 students with 21 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[10]

There is no secondary school in Wongaling Beach. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west.

Facilities

Mission Beach Police Station is at 2 Webb Street (-17.9048°N 146.0918°W).[11] [12] Mission Beach SES Facility is at the rear of the police station (-17.905°N 146.092°W).

Mission Beach Fire Station is at 4 Webb Street (-17.9047°N 146.0922°W).[13]

Mission Beach Ambulance Station is at 6 Webb Street (-17.9048°N 146.0926°W).[14]

Mission Beach Community Health Centre is at 26 Wongaling Beach Road (-17.8959°N 146.0933°W). It operates three days a week.[15] [16] At other times, the nearest health services are in Tully.[17]

Amenities

Cassowary Coast Regional Council operates Wongaling Beach Library at 2018 Tully Mission Beach Drive .[18]

Holy Spirit Catholic Church is at 12 Webb Road . It is within the Tully Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[19]

Wongaling Beach contains a Woolworths supermarket, the largest supermarket within a radius. The suburb also features a town pool and skate park. A community funded 'Splash Pad' was also opened in August of 2018.[20]

Events

Cassowary Coast Multisports Club organise an annual, and run along the beach, beginning and ending in Wongaling Beach.[21]

Attractions

The Big Cassowary is one of Australia's big things. It is a statue of a cassowary on the south-east corner of Tully Mission Beach Road and Wongaling Beach Road .[22]

Climate

Wongaling Beach has a tropical climate. The nearest Bureau station with monthly weather statistics is in South Johnstone which is located from Wongaling Beach.

External links

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 2020-02-10 . Our school . 2022-03-14 . Mission Beach State School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302170859/https://missionbeachss.eq.edu.au/our-school . live .
  6. Web site: 2020-02-10 . Facilities . 2022-03-14 . Mission Beach State School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302171738/https://missionbeachss.eq.edu.au/facilities . live .
  7. Web site: Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17. November 2017. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 12. 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. 31 January 2018. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . 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 . Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: 2020-02-10 . Mission Beach State School . 2022-03-14 . Mission Beach State School . en . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302165910/https://missionbeachss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  10. 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 .
  11. Web site: Mission Beach Station . 2022-03-14 . . 4 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210404084448/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/mission-beach-station . live .
  12. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Emergency services facilities - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  13. Web site: Mission Beach Fire Station . 2022-03-14 . Cassowary Coast Informer . en . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305110925/https://cassowarycoastinformer.com.au/ . live .
  14. Web site: Mission Beach Ambulance Station . 2022-03-14 . Cassowary Coast Informer . en . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305110925/https://cassowarycoastinformer.com.au/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2021-10-22 . Mission Beach Community Health Centre . 2022-03-14 . . en . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305040308/https://cairns-hinterland.health.qld.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-centres/mission-beach-community-health-centre . live .
  16. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Landmark Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 . 21 November 2020 . 21 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  17. Web site: Katter . Bob . Bob Katter . 11 December 2019 . Mission Beach GP shuts down after 25 years . 14 March 2022 . 24 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210724082307/https://www.kap.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191211-Mission-Beach-GP-shuts-down-after-25-years.pdf . live .
  18. Web site: 19 December 2017 . Wongaling Beach Library . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140858/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/cassowary_coast/mission_beach_library . 31 January 2018 . 31 January 2018 . Public Libraries Connect . State Library of Queensland . dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Tully Parish . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118120307/http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/tully.html . 18 November 2020 . 18 November 2020 . Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.
  20. Web site: 9 May 2018 . The Rotary Splash Pad – Now Under Construction . 24 July 2021 . 13 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210313183301/https://www.missionnews.com.au/the-rotary-splash-pad-now-under-construction/ . live .
  21. Web site: Beachruns@Mission . 7 May 2018 . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508053700/http://ccmclub.org.au/events/beach-runs-mission/ . live .
  22. Book: Clark, David . Big Things: Australia's Amazing Roadside Attractions . . 2004 . 0-14-300200-7 . 18-19.

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