Yarwun, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Yarwun
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.8456°N 151.1291°W
Pop:89
Postcode:4694
Area:53.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.8
Dir1:NW
Location1:Gladstone CBD
Dist2:99.3
Dir2:SE
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:534
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gladstone Region
Stategov:Gladstone
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Targinnie
Near-Ne:Curtis Island
Near-E:Callemondah
Near-Se:Byellee
Near-S:West Stowe
Near-Sw:Aldoga
Near-W:Targinnie
Near-Nw:Targinnie

Yarwun is a rural town and coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Yarwun had a population of 89 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Byellee), passes to the north of the town, and then exits to the south-east (Aldoga). The locality is served by three railway stations, one on the main railway line and two on branch lines servicing major industry sites:

The Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road runs through from east to south-west.[4]

The terrain ranges from above sea level; there are no named peaks.

History

Yarwun Provisional School opened on 5 June 1906. It became Yarwun State School on 1 January 1909.[5] [6] The school was relocated to the centre of town in the late 1990s in a land swap with Queensland Rail as part of the straightening and duplication of the North Coast railway line.[7]

The Yarwun-Targinnie Co-operative Association was established in 1924 to market locally-grown fruit. The district was well known for its pawpaws. In 1963 the Co-op established a store at 60 Butler Street to provide goods needed for fruit production, such as timber cases. Later the store expanded to general goods for the community and postal services.[8]

In June 2003, the Yarwun railway station was relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village as its ticket office and kiosk.[9] [10]

In March 2005, Rio Tinto Alcan opened an alumina refinery in Yarwun. Bauxite from Weipa is processed by the Bayer process into alumina. The refinery was expanded in 2012 including a 160 megawatt co-generation facility, which converts heat into electricity.[11]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Yarwun had a population of 239 people.

In the, the locality of Yarwun had a population of 119 people.

In the, the locality of Yarwun had a population of 89 people.

Heritage listings

Yarwun has one heritage-listed site:

Economy

The alumina refinery is capable of producing 3.4 million tonnes of alumina each year and employs over 700 people.[11]

Orica operates an ammonium nitrate plant at Reid Road; it produces over 500,000 tonnes per year for use in the mining industry in Australia and overseas. It operates a raw material import facility at Fisherman's Landing, north of the Reid Road plant, from which the raw materials are delivered to the plant by underground pipeline.[12] Orica has 200 employees and 100 contractors working at Yarwun.[13]

Education

Yarwun State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Butler Street (-23.8467°N 151.126°W).[14] [15] In 2013, the school had 52 students in 3 multi-age classes with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent).[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[16]

There is no secondary school in Yarwun. The nearest government secondary schools are Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the south-east and Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the west.

Facilities

Yarwun Water Treatment Plant is at 21 & 87 Reid Road (-23.8368°N 151.1706°W).[17] [18] It is operated by the Gladstone Regional Council.[19]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 27 December 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Yarwun, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 2 February 2022 . 1 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201232821/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676370#map=12/-23.8118/151.1388 . live .
  5. 18 April 2019.
  6. News: THE YARWUN PROVISIONAL SCHOOL. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 17 March 1906 . 3 July 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia . 24 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324085541/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71971188 . live .
  7. Web site: 2013 School Annual Report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181340/https://yarwunss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Yarwun%20State%20School%20School%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 14 July 2014. 3 July 2014. Yarwun State School. Yarwun State School. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Yarwun-Targinnie Co-op Store. Local Heritage Register. Gladstone Regional Council. 3 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204805/http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=f6cbcc48-94af-46fd-8343-ba07c75d595f&groupId=1570002. 14 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  9. Book: Visitor Guide booklet. Port Curtis Historical Society.
  10. Web site: The Village Kiosk. Calliope River Historical Village. Port Curtis Historical Society. 14 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140621234153/http://www.callioperiverhistoricalvillage.com/index.php/historical-village/16-the-village-kiosk. 21 June 2014. live. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Yarwun. Rio Tinto Alcan. Rio Tinto Alcan. 3 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910132056/http://www.riotintoalcan.com/ENG/ourproducts/1803_yarwum.asp. 10 September 2014. live. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Yarwun: Operations. Orica. Orica. 3 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702171334/http://www.orica.com/Locations/Asia-Pacific/Australia/Yarwun/Operations#.U7TM-9oaySM. 2 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Yarwun: Community. Orica. Orica. 3 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702190247/http://www.orica.com/Locations/Asia-Pacific/Australia/Yarwun/Community#.U7TO29oaySM. 2 July 2014. live. dmy-all.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Yarwun State School. 21 November 2018. 30 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200330052045/https://yarwunss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Gladstone Area Water Board . 2024-02-11 . Gladstone Regional Council . en . 10 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310112533/https://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/directory-record/4510/gladstone-area-water-board . live .
  19. Web site: Yarwun Sewage Treatment Plant . 2024-02-11 . Wetland Info . Queensland Government . 26 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326223008/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/yarwun/ . live .

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