28-485: Download coordinates as: Cherbourg ( / ˈ ʃ ɜː b ɜː ɡ / ), formerly known as Barambah , Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement , is a rural town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,194 people, of whom 1,151 (96.4%) identified as Indigenous Australians . Cherbourg
56-480: A foreign language (English) has been an almost total loss of their cultural heritage. Many of the languages are considered to be extinct, surviving only in notes and recordings stored at the University of Queensland . The settlement housed a reformatory school and training farm, a home training centre for girls, a hospital, dormitories in which the women and children lived, and churches of various denominations. Training
84-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
112-819: A purpose-built skyscraper in Brisbane CBD . Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system , a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland , which consists of the King , represented by the Governor of Queensland , and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland . De jure executive power rests formally with
140-494: Is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly , with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution . Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia , with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with
168-528: Is located off the Bunya Highway approximately 250 kilometres (155 mi) north-west of Brisbane and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Murgon . It is situated on Barambah Creek, close to Bjelke-Petersen Dam . Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within
196-736: Is no secondary school in Cherbourg. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouring Murgon to the north. The Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council operates the Winifred Fisher Knowledge Centre in the Old Youth Respite Centre, Barambah Road. Other facilities include: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
224-476: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Government of Queensland The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland , Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy . Government
252-418: Is unknown. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October. On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: The Queensland Government delivers services, determines policy and regulations, including legal interpretation, by a number of agencies grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who
280-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
308-553: The 2016 census , the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,269 people, of whom 98.7% identified as Indigenous Australians . In the 2021 census , the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,194 people, of whom 1,151 (96.4%) identified as Indigenous Australians . Cherbourg State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Fisher Street ( 26°17′34″S 151°57′18″E / 26.2929°S 151.9551°E / -26.2929; 151.9551 ( Cherbourg State School ) ). In 2018,
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#1732855219909336-454: The Cabinet . The Cabinet is the government's chief policy-making organ which consists of the premier and all ministers . Each minister is responsible for exercising policy and legislation through the respective state government department . The headquarters for each government department are located in the capital city of Brisbane , with most government departments based at 1 William Street ,
364-670: The Executive Council , which consists of the Governor and senior minister, but is exercised de facto by the state cabinet. The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Queensland and the Cabinet. The Premier and Ministers are appointed by the Governor, and hold office by virtue of their ability to command
392-403: The federal government . Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government . Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch , Charles III ), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with
420-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
448-665: The Minister for Community Services on matters relating to the progress, development and wellbeing of the people they represented. On 28 August 1986 a Deed of Grant in Trust was granted to the Cherbourg community, giving this council official status. The Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 gave Cherbourg formal legal recognition as a local government. Alcohol limits were imposed on Cherbourg residents in March 2009 in an attempt to reduce violence. In 2009, then-Mayor Sam Murray claimed
476-685: The Sale of Opium Act 1897 . In 1900, the Salvation Army negotiated for the establishment of the Barambah Aboriginal Settlement, which was gazetted over 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) on 23 February 1901. It was sponsored by the Ipswich Aboriginal Protection Society. The mission took its name from the original 1840s pastoral run, " Barambah ", which was taken up as a grazing run in 1843 by J.S. Ferriter and Edmund Uhr. It
504-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
532-572: The local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Cherbourg, Murgon , Kingaroy , Gayndah , Eidsvold and Mundubbera . The town was founded as a settlement for Aboriginal people , known as an Aboriginal reserve , under a policy of segregation being pursued by the Government of Queensland under the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of
560-778: The parish name, which takes its name from the original 1840s pastoral run name, which is believed to be a corruption of Chirbury , a town in Shropshire , England, the birthplace of pastoralist Richard Jones who leased the pastoral run in the 1850s. It was initially populated with a few local Aboriginal people , but others from the Esk region and further afield were soon sent to the reserve. Many were forcibly removed from their land and "settled" at Barambah. People from 109 different areas were mixed together and they were not allowed to speak their own languages. The effect of mixing these different groups of people together and forcing them to learn to speak
588-413: The restrictions were not being enforced and the problem was being pushed underground. In 2022, Fujitsu opened a First Nations Service Centre in Cherbourg. The Service Centre is part of a program to boost the economic development of Queensland First Nations communities through digital skills training and employment opportunities. In the 2006 census , the town of Cherbourg had a population of 1,128. In
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#1732855219909616-638: The school had an enrolment of 130 students with 17 teachers and 40 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Cherbourg is home to the Nurunderi (meaning taught by Great Spirit ) campus of TAFE Queensland South West ( 26°17′42″S 151°57′23″E / 26.2951°S 151.9565°E / -26.2951; 151.9565 ( Nurunderi technical college ) ). It offers general courses of study as well as ones specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. All people are welcome to study at this campus. There
644-762: The support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Queensland and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution. On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet, however which portfolios will be assigned to each of them
672-609: The years of 1905 and 1939. Cherbourg Provisional School opened on 1932 for the children of the white officials, separate to the school for the Aboriginal children. It closed in 1941. The Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit was dedicated on 19 February 1939 by the Bishop-Coadjutor. Its closure circa 2018 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables . Cherbourg Post Office opened on 15 November 1965 and closed in 1986. In 1982, Cherbourg
700-468: Was granted a Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT), becoming self-managed by its own local authority. Over the years, the policies towards Aboriginal people changed from protection to assimilation and eventually participation and a measure of self-government with the passage of the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984 . The Act provided for elected community councils who could make recommendations to
728-476: Was known as Barambah Aboriginal Settlement from c. 1904 to 1932 and then Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement until 1986. Other names include Barambah Aboriginal Mission, Barambah Aboriginal Reserve, Barambah Mission Reserve and Barambah Mission Station. The district was renamed Cherbourg on 8 December 1931 to avoid confusion with the mail deliveries to the Barambah pastoral station. The name Cherbourg derives from
756-683: Was operated by the Department of Native Affairs until the 1960s when it came under the control of Queensland Department of Education and became Cherbourg State School. The reserve was administered by the Aboriginal Protection Society, Ipswich, until February 1905, when control passed to the Government of Queensland and a Superintendent was appointed, who reported to the Chief Protector of Aborigines . There were approximately 2079 documented removals of Aboriginal people to Barambah between
784-460: Was provided in a variety of agricultural, industrial and domestic fields. People were hired out as cheap labour and at one stage they were not allowed to leave the reserve. In fact, until the referendum in 1967 , the Indigenous people at Cherbourg were not even counted in the census . Barambah Aboriginal School opened in 1904, its name changing to Cherbourg Aboriginal School in 1931–1932. The school
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