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Townsville road network is a group of roads that provide access to the urban areas of Townsville in Queensland , Australia, and enable travel between the communities. Most of the roads retain their original road or street names, and are not well known by their official names.

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63-641: In addition to the Bruce Highway , the Flinders Highway , and the Hervey Range Developmental Road , the network consists of the following state-controlled roads: A number of local roads that also link the localities are not included in this article. Angus Smith Drive Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 837). It runs from Bruce Highway exit and entry ramps in Douglas to

126-575: A distance of 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway on the Douglas / Annandale midpoint. It runs north-west as a four-lane divided road, known locally as University Road, following the boundary between Douglas and Annandale. It passes the exits to Discovery Drive Connection Road and Angus Smith Drive Connection Road before reaching the Ross River . On crossing

189-579: A local road. All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Townsville local government area. Garbutt–Upper Ross Road is a state-controlled district road (number 835). It runs from North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) in Garbutt to Riverway Drive in Kelso , a distance of 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi). The road starts at an intersection with North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) in Garbutt. It

252-482: A local road. Continuing south-east through Kirwan and passing a small part of Thuringowa Central , the road arrives at an intersection with Hervey Range Developmental Road and Ross River Road. It continues south through Thuringowa Central as Riverway Drive, passes through an intersection with the Bruce Highway, and then follows the western bank of the Ross River through Condon , Rasmussen , and Kelso. The road ends at

315-818: A maximum speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). From there to Kybong the road has four lanes and, with one short exception, a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour (70 mph). This section of the Bruce Highway crosses the Pine River into the City of Moreton Bay , passing through mainly urban areas before crossing the Caboolture River and reaching the Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange after 24.5 kilometres (15.2 mi). It runs past or through Murrumba Downs , Griffin , Kallangur , Mango Hill , North Lakes , Dakabin , Narangba , Burpengary and Morayfield . On

378-493: A process of rehabilitation due to the extremely rough surface and dangerous pothole appearances during wet weather. This work was completed in 2009. As of 2020 Sections A, B & C of the joint State and Federal funded 61 kilometres (38 mi) Cooroy to Curra upgrade of the highway are open. The final part of the upgrade, Section D, which provides a motorway-standard bypass of Gympie , opened in October 2024. New road built from

441-611: A two-lane road, passing between Cluden and Idalia , then between Oonoonba and Idalia, before passing through the northern part of Oonoonba, where it turns north-east and crosses the Ross River. Here it enters Railway Estate and becomes Railway Avenue, primarily a four-lane divided road. It continues north to an intersection with North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) in Railway Estate, where it ends, while State Route 16 continues north-east on North Ward Road (Saunders Street). The road has no major intersections. Townsville Connection Road

504-659: A two-lane road. From Stuart it runs through Wulguru , then between Wulguru and Cluden before crossing the Bruce Highway. Next it runs between Idalia and Annandale before crossing the Ross River into Rosslea , where it changes name to Bowen Road and becomes a four-lane divided carriageway. It then passes between Mundingburra and Hermit Park before reaching an intersection with Ross River Road. Turning north-east as Charters Towers Road, it passes between Hermit Park and Mysterton , then between Hermit Park and Hyde Park, reaching an intersection with North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street), where it ends, while Charters Towers Road continues to

567-585: Is 42.4 kilometres (26.3 mi). The 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the end of the M1 at Kybong includes three interchanges that provide access to the Old Bruce Highway. From Kybong the highway is designated A1. It has numerous parts with lower speed limits, including urban areas, high crash zones and roadwork sites. After 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kybong the Mary Valley Road interchange provides access to

630-613: Is a state-controlled district road (number 830), part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the Flinders Highway in Stuart to North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) in West End, a distance of 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Flinders Highway in Stuart. It runs north-west as Stuart Drive (State Route 17), primarily

693-622: Is a state-controlled district road (number J41). It runs from the Bruce Highway on the Bohle Plains / Shaw midpoint to North Townsville Road on the Shaw / Burdell midpoint, a distance of 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway at the Bohle Plains / Shaw midpoint. It runs north through the locality of Shaw as a two-lane road, crossing Dalrymple Road before veering north-east, north-west, and north-east again. It ends at an intersection with North Townsville Road on

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756-593: Is a state-controlled road, subdivided into fourteen sections for administrative and funding purposes. All sections are part of the National Highway. The sections are: State-controlled roads that intersect with the highway are listed in the main article. Commencing in Bald Hills at the junction of the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road , the Bruce Highway is a motorway standard road (signed as

819-569: Is also in this suburb. Hervey Range Road runs along the northern boundary, and Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Riverway Drive) runs along the eastern. Condon's first residential development was in 1968. It was named by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 March 1969 after the Irish Condon family (William Condon) who had settled on the Ross River and had a dairy farm. Thuringowa State High School opened on 27 January 1987. Shalom Christian College

882-570: Is prone to frequent flooding in the wet season, is set to undergo realignment. A new route for the highway through Townsville was under construction with the first stage of the Townsville Ring Road (now called The Ring Road) already completed. An upgrade to a stretch of the highway north of Townsville has been given approval, and will see the existing dual carriageway to the north extended by another 11 km. It will also include installation of traffic lights at Mt Low Parkway, and will be

945-415: Is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) on the Garbutt / Currajong / West End tripoint to North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) in Railway Estate, via North Ward , a distance of 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi). The road starts at an intersection with North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) on the Garbutt / Currajong / West End tripoint. It

1008-478: Is signed as State Route 16. It runs north-east as Hugh Street, a four-lane divided road, crossing Ingham Road. State Route 16 continues south on Hugh Street. After changing its name to Percy Street and running inside the western boundary of West End the road again changes its name to Bundock Street. It then enters Belgian Gardens , where it curves to the east. After entering North Ward the road turns south-east as Warburton Street. At an intersection with Gregory Street

1071-472: Is signed as State Route 93. It runs south-west as a four-lane divided road, known locally as Dalrymple Road, following the boundary between Garbutt and Currajong , then between Garbutt and Vincent. After crossing Douglas–Garbutt Road it runs between Garbutt and Heatley, then between Mount Louisa and Heatley, and then through the southern extremity of Mount Louisa. It reaches an intersection where it turns south as Thuringowa Drive. Dalrymple Road continues west as

1134-549: The City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Condon had a population of 5,894 people. Condon is part of the Upper Ross District and is the first of three suburbs along Riverway Drive. Townsville's Ring road (now part of the Bruce Highway ) runs through Condon with the Vickers Bridge across the Ross River connecting Condon with Douglas and the southern suburbs. Thuringowa State High School

1197-571: The Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. It was previously known as the Great North Coast Road, being renamed as the Bruce Highway in 1934 after the state's Minister for Public Works, Henry Bruce. The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in

1260-686: The Glasshouse Mountains , rainforests and pastures in the Sunshine Coast , the Gunalda Range (north of Gympie ), Mount Larcom (north of Gladstone ), and the arid countryside north of Rockhampton ; after that, it passes through land predominantly used for sugar cane , crop growing and dairy farms and the sub-tropics and tropics. In November 2024, the Bruce Highway Advisory Council was re-established. The Bruce Highway

1323-585: The M1 ) for its first 163 kilometres (101 mi) to Curra, where it becomes a two-lane sealed highway for most of its remainder. The first 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the Dohles Rocks Road interchange has eight lanes and a variable (electronically signed) speed limit of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 mph). The next 22 kilometres (14 mi) to the Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange has six lanes and

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1386-520: The North Pine River . Further upstream, Whiteside Road (now submerged by Lake Samsonvale ) provided a fordable crossing at Quinn's Crossing when water level was too high at Youngs Crossing. Further north, another segment of Old North Road starts at Caboolture River Road in Upper Caboolture , crosses the Caboolture River at Zillmans Crossing and proceeds to Wamuran . Early roads from

1449-585: The Queensland Infrastructure Plan (Now (A part of) known as Building Our Future, it includes all Transport Infrastructure Projects Nation-wide). The works are expected to total A$ 2 billion and include 77 projects over a period of two decades. As of December 2020, 23 major projects had been completed under the program including the delivery of 64 bridges, 30 new rest stops, 300 km safer roadsides, and 190 km wide centre line treatments. A stretch of road between Cardwell and Tully , which

1512-743: The South Pine River at Drapers Crossing (a fordable crossing). Old Northern Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Park to another South Pine Road at Albany Creek . Eatons Crossing Road runs from this road (north of the South Pine River) to Draper. This South Pine Road continues north over the South Pine River via Cash's Crossing and thence to Gympie Road at Strathpine . Old North Road links this South Pine Road at Brendale to Youngs Crossing Road at Bray Park . Youngs Crossing Road continues to Dayboro Road at Petrie after crossing

1575-899: The Sunshine Motorway interchange, providing access to the Sunshine Coast , widens to 3 lanes in either direction. It then narrows back to 2 lanes. After another 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) the Maroochydore Road interchange provides access to Maroochydore and Woombye . The Bli Bli Road interchange, after a further 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), provides access to Bli Bli and Nambour . The Yandina–Coolum Road interchange, after 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi), provides access to Yandina and Coolum . The Eumundi interchange, after 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi), provides access to Eumundi and Noosa . The Cooroy interchange, after 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi), provides access to Cooroy , Tewantin and Noosa. Total distance from Caloundra Road to this interchange

1638-685: The Townsville Port in South Townsville, a distance of 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway and the Flinders Highway in Stuart. It runs north as Southern Port Road, a two-lane carriageway, passing through Stuart and a small section of Cluden before turning north-west and crossing the Ross River into South Townsville. It passes the exit to North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) and turns north-east as Benwell Road. It reaches an intersection with Archer Street, where it ends, while Benwell Road continues into

1701-596: The Bruce Highway and continues to an intersection with the Townsville University Hospital entry road, where it ends, while Discovery Drive continues south as a local road. The road has no major intersections. Douglas–Garbutt Road is a state-controlled district road (number 840). It runs from the Bruce Highway on the Douglas / Annandale midpoint to the North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street) in Garbutt ,

1764-546: The Bruce Highway at Palmview may have included parts of: The following quotations are from the Murrumba Homestead Grounds article. Anzac Avenue is part of the history of the Bruce Highway as the highway followed it from Petrie to Rothwell for many years prior to the construction of its present alignment. The following quotation is from the Anzac Avenue article. One of the most dramatic deviations of

1827-663: The Bruce Highway on the Deeragun / Mount Low midpoint to Townsville Port Road (Southern Port Road / Benwell Road) in South Townsville , a distance of 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway on the Deeragun / Mount Low midpoint. It is signed as State Route 14. It runs south-east as a four-lane divided road, following the boundary between Deeragun and Mount Low, then between Deeragun and Burdell , then between Burdell and Shaw . After passing

1890-471: The Bruce Highway, runs under the highway, passes a southbound exit ramp from the highway, and continues to a roundabout intersection with the Douglas–Garbutt Road (known locally as University Road), where it ends. Its only major intersection is with the Bruce Highway. Discovery Drive Connection Road is a state-controlled district road (number 839). It runs from Douglas–Garbutt Road (University Road) on

1953-568: The Caloundra Road interchange after a further 36.1 kilometres (22.4 mi). It passes the southern entry to Steve Irwin Way, a bypassed section of the highway, which provides access to Beerburrum , Glass House Mountains , Beerwah , Australia Zoo and Landsborough before terminating at the Caloundra Road interchange. The Caloundra Road Interchange is also Australia's first Diverging diamond interchange . The next 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to

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2016-480: The Douglas / Annandale midpoint to an intersection with the Townsville University Hospital entry road in Douglas, a distance of 0.27 kilometres (0.17 mi). The road starts at a roundabout intersection with Douglas–Garbutt Road just north of the Bruce Highway in Douglas. It runs south-west and then south-east as a mostly four-lane divided road, known locally as Discovery Drive. The road runs under

2079-424: The Douglas–Garbutt Road (University Road) on the Douglas / Annandale midpoint, a distance of 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi). The road starts at a roundabout intersection just south of the Bruce Highway in Douglas. It runs north and then north-east as a four-lane divided road, known locally as Angus Smith Drive. (A local road of the same name runs west from the roundabout.) The road passes a northbound entry ramp to

2142-647: The M1. While the references use Woondum as a designator for sections of the project the new intersection that marks the end of the M1 is wholly within the locality of Kybong, although bordered on two sides by Woondum. Roads to the north of Brisbane in the early days of settlement were constrained by the need to use reliable low level crossings of rivers and creeks well upstream from the coast. South Pine Road runs from Enoggera Road at Alderley through Everton Park to Everton Hills , crossing Kedron Brook . Bunya Road runs from South Pine Road at Everton Hills to Eatons Crossing Road at Draper , after crossing

2205-662: The North Pine River crossing to the Caboolture River crossing may have included parts of: The Oakey Flat Road route avoids the crossing of Burpengary Creek on Obrien Road at Burpengary. From Oakey Flat Road at Morayfield a route consisting of Williamson Road, Forest Hills Drive, Haywood Road and Moorina Road runs to Caboolture River Road at Upper Caboolture, avoiding the crossing of Sheep Station Creek on Morayfield Road at Morayfield. Early roads from Caboolture (after travelling east from Wamuran) to Landsborough and then to

2268-649: The Port area. The road's only major intersection is with North Townsville Road.   Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland , Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane , it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland . The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1 ,

2331-455: The Rockhampton abattoirs to provide access for Type 1 Road Trains was completed by early 2021 at a total cost of $ 30 million. It involved about 29 kilometres (18 mi) of road improvements on four roads: Travelling north, the following towns and small cities are found on (or very close to) the Bruce Highway. Condon, Queensland Condon is a suburb of Townsville in

2394-535: The Shaw / Burdell midpoint. Its only major intersection is with Dalrymple Road. South Townsville Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 831). It runs from the Bruce Highway in Cluden to North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) in Railway Estate, a distance of 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi). The road starts at an intersection with the Bruce Highway in Cluden. It runs north-west as Abbott Street (State Route 16), primarily

2457-703: The Wide Bay Highway interchange to the Maryborough–Biggenden Road interchange at Maryborough passes through Tiaro and the Gympie Road exit to Maryborough before crossing the Mary River . The highway maintains a speed limit of 100 occasionally slowing down to 60 or 50 while driving through several small towns including Childers , Gin Gin , Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom before reaching Rockhampton . With

2520-548: The bridge over the Pine River at the Gateway Motorway interchange, 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district . The highway has changed its route numbering from National Highway 1 to the M1 (motorway road) or A1 (single carriageway, generally with overtaking lanes). Major cities along the route include Gympie , Maryborough , Rockhampton , Mackay , Townsville , and Cairns . The highway passes

2583-460: The completion of Section C of the Bruce Highway – Cooroy to Curra upgrade project (Traveston to Woondum ) in February 2018 the M1 has now been extended to Kybong , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Gympie . The Bruce Highway from Kybong to Gympie remains signed as A1. Section D of the project (Woondum to Curra , including a bypass of Gympie) will, when completed in 2024, become the next stage of

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2646-477: The entry road to the Ross River Dam . Riverway Drive continues south-west as a local road. A project to upgrade a 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) section of Riverway Drive, at a cost of $ 95 million, was expected to start in 2023. All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Townsville local government area. North Townsville Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 832). It runs from

2709-469: The exit to Shaw Road to the south-west it becomes known as Woolcock Street and crosses the Bohle River into the locality of Cosgrove . It passes the exit to Ingham Road to the north-east and then turns east. Continuing east the road passes through Cosgrove and Mount Louisa to Garbutt. It passes the exits to Douglas–Garbutt Road (Duckworth Street) to the south, and Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Dalrymple Road) to

2772-556: The final stage of the Ring Road link up to this section by 2015. The Queensland Main Roads Department's ultimate concept map of the development shows that the highway will progressively become Motorway standard by 2015, with the implementation of interchanges at various junctions. The highway south of Cairns will see sections of the highway to the suburb of Edmonton become six lanes, with progressive dual-carriageway redevelopment of

2835-486: The highway is prone to frequent flooding in a number of places. Following the catastrophic Queensland floods in 2010–2011 the Australian Government commissioned a feasibility study on flood-proofing the highway. Numerous stretches of the highway are set to undergo redevelopment, realignment, flood-proofing and extension of dual carriageway sections. Former Premier Anna Bligh announced the plans while launching

2898-662: The highway to Gordonvale . To improve flood immunity of the highway south of Childers , a new and improved road alignment and a higher bridge over the Isis River were completed in September 2011. Between the Gateway Motorway and Caboolture, the highway has been widened to eight and six lanes since 2001, including the Dohles Rocks Road to Boundary Road section in October 2004, the Boundary Road to Uhlmann Road section in March 2007, and

2961-480: The highway was the Bald Hills to Burpengary Deviation. Beginning construction in 1972, the new route took traffic from Gympie Road at Bald Hills to Uhlmann Road at Burpengary along a much superior alignment which was also constructed to four lanes. The new route was officially opened on 10 November 1977 at a total cost of $ 20 million. Due to the nature of wet weather and tropical cyclone prone areas of North Queensland,

3024-486: The intention of re-instating its secondary education program. In the 2016 census , Condon had a population of 5,779 people. In the 2021 census , Condon had a population of 5,894 people. Thuringowa State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 26 - 54 Vickers Road South ( 19°20′11″S 146°43′08″E  /  19.3365°S 146.7190°E  / -19.3365; 146.7190  ( Thuringowa State High School ) ). In 2017,

3087-465: The intersection of which was replaced by an interchange in November 1996. The Pumicestone Road interchange has also undergone a redesign, replacing the original low-level bridge and ramps constructed in October 1970. The Nambour-Bli Bli Road interchange was upgraded in 1998 from a half-diamond to a dumbbell. The old interchange had lasted just 8 years. Later on, the entire Nambour Bypass went through

3150-509: The latest section Uhlmann Road to Bribie Island Road in November 2009. Extension of the six lane section to Steve Irwin Way is proposed to commence in 2020. A new interchange has been built at the notorious intersection of Roys Road at Beerwah . It also connects to the nearby Bells Creek Road, eliminating another dangerous intersection. This follows a similar situation at Buchanans Road in Morayfield,

3213-462: The longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately 1,679 kilometres (1,043 mi); it is entirely sealed with bitumen . The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce . Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane , but was truncated at Bald Hills when

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3276-463: The name changes to Eyre Street, and at a roundabout intersection with Oxley Street it changes to Denham Street. The road runs south until it enters the locality of Townsville City , where it again turns south-east, passing the exit to Sturt Street to the south-west. Next it crosses Flinders Street and then Ross Creek, where it briefly enters South Townsville as Dean Street before turning south-west into Railway Estate as Saunders Street. Again turning south

3339-433: The north-east with no route number. The road's only major intersections are with the Bruce Highway and with Ross River Road. A project to upgrade a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) section of Stuart Drive to four lanes, at a cost of $ 46.4 million, was expected to commence construction in mid-2023. Townsville Port Road is a state-controlled national road (number 841). It runs from the Bruce Highway and Flinders Highway in Stuart to

3402-539: The river the road turns north and changes name to Nathan Street. It runs between Cranbrook and Aitkenvale until it reaches Ross River Road, which it crosses while continuing north before turning slightly north-west. It then runs between Heatley and Vincent until it reaches Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Dalrymple Road). After crossing this road it enters Garbutt and turns north as Duckworth Street. It continues north to an intersection with North Townsville Road (Woolcock Street), where it ends. Duckworth Street continues north as

3465-625: The road ends at an intersection with North Townsville Road (Boundary Street) in Railway Estate. State Route 16 continues south on South Townsville Road (Railway Avenue). All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Townsville local government area. Ross River Road is a state-controlled district road (number 612). It runs from Townsville Connection Road (Bowen Road / Charters Towers Road) in Mundingburra to Garbutt–Upper Ross Road (Thuringowa Drive / Riverway Drive) in Kirwan. Shaw Road

3528-477: The school had an enrolment of 726 students with 64 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Shalom Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 190 Hervey's Range Road ( 19°19′11″S 146°42′40″E  /  19.3197°S 146.7110°E  / -19.3197; 146.7110  ( Shalom Christian College ) ). In 2017,

3591-450: The south, and North Ward Road (Saunders Street) to the north. It enters South Townsville as a two-lane street, and continues to an intersection with Townsville Port Road, known locally as Southern Port Road (to south) and Benwell Road (to north), where it ends. All distances are from Google Maps. The entire road is within the Townsville local government area. North Ward Road is a state-controlled district road (number 833), part of which

3654-425: The south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban congestion. As a result, the highway is constantly being shortened. The road is a dual carriageway from Brisbane to Curra, north of Gympie, many of these upgrades being completed in the 1980s ( Glass House Mountains , Tanawha , Maryborough ) and 1990s ( Nambour , Yandina , and Cooroy ). The highway commences just south of

3717-592: The south-west. It runs between Garbutt and Currajong until it passes the exit to North Ward Road (Hugh Street) to the north-east. It then runs between Currajong and West End , then between West End and Pimlico , then between West End and Hyde Park before passing the exit to Townsville Connection Road (Charters Towers Road) to the south-west. The road next runs between West End and Hermit Park before crossing Ross Creek into Railway Estate , where it turns north-east. The road continues north-east as Boundary Street, passing exits to South Townsville Road (Railway Avenue) to

3780-405: The southern end of Roope Road to Jellicoe Street, bypassing Port Curtis Road. A new Burnett Highway junction was built as well. New road built from the new Capricorn Highway roundabout to the existing Burnett Highway junction (built in 1974). The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project: The project for upgrading between Gracemere saleyards and

3843-699: The way it is crossed by the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line and passes the Caboolture BP Travel Centre. The Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange also provides access to the D'Aguilar Highway via a service road. After the D'Aguilar Highway interchange the Bruce passes through mainly rural areas and the Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests, entering the Sunshine Coast Region before reaching

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3906-457: The west of the Mary River . The highway then passes through the Gympie urban fringe, with several at grade intersections providing access to various parts of the city. North of Gympie, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) from the Mary Valley Road interchange, the Wide Bay Highway interchange is reached, providing access to Kilkivan . Total distance from the Cooroy interchange is 55.4 kilometres (34.4 mi). The 73.9 kilometres (45.9 mi) from

3969-419: Was established in 1992 by Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (part of the Uniting Church of Australia ). Following allegations of sexual assault in 2006 that led to criticisms of the school's handling of the situation, in 2017 the Uniting Church announced that they would close the secondary and boarding components of the school. In 2018 Carinity purchased the school from the Uniting Church with

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