27-565: Download coordinates as: Bundaberg Central is the central suburb and central business district of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Bundaberg Central had a population of 162 people. The suburb is bounded by the Burnett River to the north, Bundaberg Creek to the east, Saltwater Creek to the south and the North Coast railway line to
54-443: A major refurbishment in 2012. In 2015, Bundaberg Central State School established a museum in a former storeroom. At the 2006 census , Bundaberg Central had a population of 256 people. In the 2016 census , Bundaberg Central had a population of 316 people. In the 2021 census , Bundaberg Central had a population of 162 people. Bundaberg Central has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Bundaberg Central State School
81-539: A memorial to Bert Hinkler . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality 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
108-810: A new cemetery (now within Millbank ) and burials commenced there in 1873. In 1881 the deteriorating condition of the old cemetery led to calls to exhume and relocate the burials from the old cemetery to the new, with the rationale that the proceeds of selling the land of the old cemetery would outweigh the cost of relocating the graves. The relocation of the graves was completed by January 1882. Bundaberg South State School opened on 6 February 1875. On 30 June 1885, it closed and split into two schools: Bundaberg South Boys State School and Bundaberg South Girls and Infants State School. Circa November 1894, both of these schools were renamed to be Bundaberg Central Boys State School and Bundaberg Central Girls and Infants State School. In 1926,
135-524: A smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to 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
162-423: Is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at the corner Barolin and Woondooma Streets ( 24°52′05″S 152°21′00″E / 24.8681°S 152.3500°E / -24.8681; 152.3500 ( St Joseph's Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 162 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There
189-424: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Crofton Street ( 24°52′11″S 152°20′54″E / 24.8698°S 152.3482°E / -24.8698; 152.3482 ( Bundaberg Central State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 75 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
216-454: Is at 34 Barolin Street ( 24°52′13″S 152°21′02″E / 24.8703°S 152.3506°E / -24.8703; 152.3506 ( Bundaberg Uniting Church ) ). Buss Park is on the corner of Bourbong Street and Maryborough Street ( 24°52′01″S 152°20′51″E / 24.8669°S 152.3474°E / -24.8669; 152.3474 ( Buss Park ) ). It contains
243-593: Is no government secondary school in Bundaberg Central. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in neighbouring Bundaberg South to the south. The Bundaberg Regional Council operates a public library at 49 Woondooma Street. The Bundaberg branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 15 Quay Street, Bundaberg Central. The Hinkler branch of
270-503: 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. Gerald Sharp Gerald Sharp (27 October 1865 – 30 August 1933) was an English -born Anglican clergyman, who served as Archbishop of Brisbane from 1921 until his death in 1933. Sharp
297-577: The Governor-General Lord Gowrie laid the foundation stone of the new church. On Saturday 7 August 1937, the new church was officially opened by Reverend Hubert Hedley Trigge, the Master of King's College at the University of Queensland . The former combined church building was retained for use as a hall, being replaced by a brick hall in 1964. The church was part of the amalgamation that created
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#1732855116543324-1119: 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 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
351-528: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the McDonalds Central Bundaberg on the corner of Woongarra & Targo Street, Bundaberg Central. Christ Church Anglican is on the corner of Woongarra and Maryborough Streets ( 24°52′03″S 152°20′50″E / 24.8675°S 152.3473°E / -24.8675; 152.3473 ( Christ Church Anglican ) ). Services are conducted on five days each week. Bundaberg Uniting Church
378-545: The Queensland Government donating a further £500. The monument was designed by Brisbane architect RP Cummings and was built by Messrs A Armitage & CoIt in the centre of Buss Park. It required about 40 tons of granite quarried at Gracemere . On 30 July 1936, it was officially unveiled by the Governor-General Lord Gowrie in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. The Bundaberg Library opened in 1994 with
405-772: The Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, becoming the Bundaberg Uniting Church. The first Anglican church in Bundaberg was in Quay Street and was completed in March 1876. Christ Church Anglican was consecrated on Sunday 4 April 1880 by Bishop Stanton . In July 1898, it was proposed to relocate the church to a more central site. In 1899, the church building was relocated close to the site of the present church. On Sunday 8 August 1920,
432-585: The foundation stone for a new church was laid by Bishop Henry Le Fanu . However, it was not until Sunday 20 February 1927 that the new church was opened and dedicated by Archbishop Gerald Sharp . It was consecrated on Sunday 23 February 1936 by Archbishop William Wand . St Joseph's Catholic School was established in June 1876 by two Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart . It initially operated in St Mary's Church of
459-475: The Holy Rosary Church. The Sisters of Mercy reduced their involvement with the operation of the school with the first lay principal appointed in 1985. Buss Park officially opened on Saturday 20 December 1930 replacing the former Market Square that had been an eyesore for many years. The site had originally been used for the first school. After World War I , there was a proposal to build a memorial hall on
486-791: The Holy Rosary with student numbers reaching 60 by the end of the first year of operation. Disagreements between Mary McKillop , the leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, and the Catholic bishops in Queensland led to the Sisters of St Joseph leaving Queensland with operation of the school passing in 1987 to five Sisters of Mercy from All Hallows' School in Brisbane . The school relocated in 1908 and then again in 1918 to its current site in Barolin Street adjacent to
513-442: The current site in Barolin Street and joined to accommodate the combined congregations with a stump-capping ceremony held on Thursday 7 April 1904. A parsonage was built beside the combined church in 1908. In 1936, the congregation began to raise funds to build a new brick church building capable of seating 500 people and to be designed by Brisbane architect Walter Kerrison and constructed by C. J. Vandenberg. On Thursday 30 July 1936,
540-438: 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
567-493: The site but this did not come to fruition. Local businessman Horace Buss then donated £500 towards city beautification with a particular desire to see the Market Square be converted into a public park and the park was named in his honour. Following the death of Bundaberg-born aviator Bert Hinker in 1933, a public meeting held in Bundaberg in 1934 decided to honour Hinkler with a monument. A public appeal raised about £1,000 with
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#1732855116543594-540: The two schools were combined to create Bundaberg Central State School. Reverend William NcNaught of the Primitive Methodist Church was appointed as its first minister in Bundaberg. He conducted his first service there on 12 August 1875. A "primitive" slab-and-shingle church was built in Walla Street (which did not keep the rain out). In 1878, Reverend J. Williams became the minister and a new "handsome" church
621-399: The west. In 1869, a cemetery was established a block bounded by Woongarra, Maryborough, Woondooma and McLean Streets ( 24°52′07″S 152°20′47″E / 24.8686°S 152.3465°E / -24.8686; 152.3465 ( First Bundaberg Cemetery ) ). But it was quickly recognised this could not be a long-term option and a new site of 40 acres (16 ha) was reserved for
648-451: Was a curate of Rowbarton 1889-93 and at Hammersmith , London (1893–98), became vicar of Whitkirk , Yorkshire , in 1898, and in 1909 was proctor of convocation, Archdeaconry of Ripon . Sharp was consecrated Bishop of New Guinea on 25 April 1910. He attended the Lambeth conference in 1920; in 1921 he was elected Archbishop of Brisbane in succession to Archbishop St Clair Donaldson . He
675-416: Was born at Childer Thornton , Cheshire , England , the son of Thomas Blatt Sharp, a merchant, and his wife, Mary Anne, née Lillee. Sharp was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge , with a scholarship in 1883, and graduated B.A. in 1886 with honours in classics. Sharp entered Lincoln Theological College in 1888, and was ordained deacon in 1889 and priest in 1890. He
702-770: Was built on the Walla Street site. In 1882, the Wesleyan Methodist Church commenced services in the Victoria Hall in December 1882, later they used the Congregational Church for their services, and finally they erected their first church at the lower end of Maryborough Street in late 1885. The union of the Methodist denominations occurred in 1902 and the two Methodist churches in Bundaberg were amalgamated in 1904. The two church buildings were then physically relocated to
729-621: Was enthroned at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane , on 16 November 1921. Sharp was a missionary bishop, much interested in social work. He was involved in many movements for the good of his church and the state. He was a member of the University of Queensland senate from 1923 and was several times president of the Brisbane branch of the League of Nations Union . Sharp was president of the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland . He attended
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