Woree, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Woree
City:Cairns
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.9627°N 145.743°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:5127
Postcode:4868
Area:5.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:6.7
Dir1:S
Location1:Cairns CBD
Dist2:1702
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Cairns Region
Stategov:Cairns
Stategov2:Mulgrave
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Bungalow
Near-Ne:Portsmith
Near-E:Portsmith
Near-Se:White Rock
Near-S:Mount Sheridan
Near-Sw:Mount Sheridan
Near-W:Bayview Heights
Near-Nw:Earlville

Woree is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Woree had a population of 5,127 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway goes between Bald Hills in Brisbane to Woree and is 1656km (1,029miles) long. The highway goes through Woree both southbound, and northbound from (Mount Sheridan / White Rock) and continues north through the suburb, splitting at into Mulgrave Road and Ray Jones Drive. Mulgrave Road/Bruce Highway (Alternative Route)[2] [3] continues north-west and exits to Earlville, while Ray Jones Drive/Bruce Highway continues north-east to Portsmith.[4]

History

The name Woree is from the Yidinji Aboriginal traditional group of the predominantly inner-north, inner-north west and south Cairns region areas from the Yidiny language, referring to the young persons near or at the waterways.[5]

The Cairns Jockey Club commenced in Cairns in July 1884 with 50 members. Its first race meeting was proclaimed a holiday. Their current race track is Cannon Park in Woree, which was donated by the Cannon family and the first race was held there in 1911. A grandstand was officially opened on 15 July 1972 by Gordon Chalk, then Minister for Racing.

Woree railway station was named by Queensland Rail in 1914 and the suburb takes its name from the railway station. Prior to this, the area was known as Four Mile and Pryns Station. Woree railway station was (-16.9521°N 145.7461°W) on the North Coast railway line, but it was dismantled following the realignment of the railway line.[6]

Woree State School was opened on 5 May 1925 and closed circa 1953. In October 1954, it was decided to relocate its buildings which were relocated to Holloways Beach to establish a school there (which opened in 1955).[7] The present Woree State School opened in January 1980.[8]

Saint Mary's College opened on 1 January 1986.[8]

Woree State High School opened on 29 January 1985.[8] [9]

St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School opened on 27 January 1988.

Cairns State Special School opened in 2017.[10]

There was a popular drive-in movie theatre but it is no longer operational.

Demographics

In the, Woree had a population of 4,372 people.

In the, Woree had a population of 4,821 people.

In the, Woree had a population of 5,127 people.

Education

Woree State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Rigg & Windarra Streets (-16.9597°N 145.7413°W).[11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 687 students with 56 teachers (51 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).[13] It includes a special education program.[14]

St Gerard Majella Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 63 Anderson Road (-16.9675°N 145.7403°W).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 389 students with 28 teachers (21 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).

Cairns State Special School is a primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at Windarra Street (-16.9631°N 145.7402°W).[16] It provides individualised education to students with special needs. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 63 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (19 full-time equivalent).

Woree State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Rigg Street (-16.9602°N 145.7418°W).[17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 923 students with 88 teachers (82 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff (44 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. T It has a SchoolTech campus at the Cairns TAFE campus in neighbouring Manunda for Years 11 and 12 students (-16.9217°N 145.7543°W), allowing students to combine vocational education with senior secondary schooling.[18] [19]

St Mary's Catholic College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 53 Anderson Road (-16.968°N 145.741°W).[20] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 874 students with 70 teachers (67 full-time equivalent) and 53 non-teaching staff (40 full-time equivalent).

Amenities

Woree Community Hall is on the south-west corner of Toogood Road and Jasper Street . It seats up to 80 people and is operated by the FNQ TPI Social Centre.[21]

Southside Shopping Village is on Charlotte Close (-16.9624°N 145.7449°W).[22]

Cairns Golf Club has an 18-hole golf course and club hose on Links Drive in the east of the locality (-16.9637°N 145.7477°W).[23] [24]

The Woree Sports and Aquatic Centre is on Pool Close (-16.963°N 145.7442°W). It has learn-to-swim classes and club with competitions for younger and masters swimmers.[25] [26] [27]

A cartoon series of wholesome Woree life, "Demand" (2022), was produced by the film studio of Natural Garden Centre (-16.9588°N 145.7438°W)[28] [29] [30]

Cannon Park is a horse racing track (-16.9486°N 145.7461°W). It is home to the Cairns Jockey Club. It is a 1800abbr=NaNabbr= track. [31] [32]

Cairns Coconut Caravan Park is at 23 Anderson Street (-16.9686°N 145.742°W).[33] [34]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Roads and paths. 5 December 2020. Cairns Regional Council. 28 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028203916/https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/water-waste-roads/roads/roads. live.
  3. Web site: Division 3 Divisional Boundaries. 5 December 2020. Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416001511/https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/3783/CAIRNS-REGIONAL-Division-03.pdf. live.
  4. Web site: Bruce Highway—Cairns Southern Access Corridor—Stage 4: Kate Street to Aumuller Street. 3 December 2020. Department of Main Roads and Transport. 4 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204150122/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/bruce-highway-cairns-southern-access-corridor-stage-4-kate-street-to-aumuller-street. live.
  5. Web site: W Suburbs. Cairns Heritage Page. Cairns Regional Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200413152844/https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/11859/WSuburbs.pdf. 13 April 2020. 14 April 2020.
  6. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  7. News: NORTHERN LOANS AND WORKS. 15 October 1954. Cairns Post. 6 May 2018. 16,410. Queensland, Australia. 7. National Library of Australia. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218031137/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42842849. live.
  8. 18 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Woree State High School. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121184508/https://woreeshs.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. 21 January 2018. 21 January 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Annual Report 2017. Cairns State Special School. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190905/https://cairnsstatespecs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/2017-Annual-report-cairns-state-special-school.pdf. 21 October 2018. 21 October 2018. live.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: Woree State School. 21 November 2018. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228014517/https://woreess.eq.edu.au/. live.
  13. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 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.
  14. Web site: Woree SS - Special Education Program. 21 November 2018. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228014517/https://woreess.eq.edu.au/. live.
  15. Web site: St Gerard Majella Primary School. 21 November 2018. 12 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012032953/http://www.sgmcairns.qld.edu.au/. live.
  16. Web site: Cairns State Special School. 21 November 2018. 23 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223210540/https://cairnsstatespecs.eq.edu.au/. live.
  17. Web site: Woree State High School. 21 November 2018. 16 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200316185500/https://woreeshs.eq.edu.au/. live.
  18. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government. 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.
  19. Web site: 2019-12-16. SchoolTech. 2021-12-26. Woree State High School. en. 16 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210316064803/https://woreeshs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/vocational-education/schooltech. live.
  20. Web site: St Mary's Catholic College. 21 November 2018. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226220045/https://www.smcc.qld.edu.au/. live.
  21. Web site: 2022-05-30 . Community Halls . 2024-04-24 . Cairns Regional Council.
  22. Web site: 17 November 2020. Building areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f. 23 October 2020. 17 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
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  24. Web site: Home. 2020-12-03. Cairns Golf Club. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219195902/https://cairnsgolfclub.com.au/. live.
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  26. Web site: About. 2020-12-03. Woree Sports and Aquatic Centre. en. 11 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411004335/https://www.woreepool.com.au/about. live.
  27. Web site: Woree Sports and Aquatics Centre. 2020-12-03. en. 15 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515233516/https://www.woreepool.com.au/. live.
  28. Web site: Demand - Cartoon Series of Woree life. 2022-06-10.
  29. Web site: Demand - IMDB. 2022-06-10.
  30. Web site: Natural Garden Centre, Woree. 2022-06-10.
  31. Web site: 17 November 2020. Building points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  32. Web site: About Us. 2020-12-03. Cairns Jockey Club. en-US. 7 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507183341/https://www.cairnsjockeyclub.com.au/about-us/. live.
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  34. Web site: 2020-11-16. BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Cairns Coconut. 2020-12-03. Cairns Coconut.

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