55-557: Gladstone–Monto Road is a 132 kilometres (82 mi) road route in the Gladstone and North Burnett regions of Queensland , Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 69. The Gladstone–Monto Road (number 471) is a state-controlled district road, rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). The road commences at an intersection with the Dawson Highway in Calliope ,
110-466: 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
165-469: A hard stand, and a number of meeting rooms. Gladstone's port is Queensland's largest multi-commodity port, handling more than 79 Mt of cargo annually. As a government owned corporation, Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) controls and manages the facility. GPC is unique among Australian port authorities because it acts as a 'landlord' as well as owning and operating cargo handling facilities. The GPC provides 35 hectares of recreational waterfront facilities at
220-461: A locality to the south-west of Gladstone . It soon turns south and then south-east, following the valley of the Boyne River through the localities of Taragoola , Wooderson , Diglum and Boynedale . It skirts the south-western edge of Lake Awoonga before reaching the locality of Boyne Valley . That locality contains four small towns: Nagoorin , Ubobo , Builyan , and Many Peaks . At Builyan
275-678: A mayor. In the 2016 census , the Gladstone Region had a population of 61,640 people. In the 2021 census , the Gladstone Region had a population of 63,515 people. The first mayor of the Gladstone Regional Council was George Creed , who had been the mayor of the Calliope Shire Council. Creed retired due to ill-health in September 2010, and died November 2010. He was succeeded by Gail Sellers. The mayor since March 2016
330-498: A network of public libraries, located at Agnes Water , Boyne Island , Calliope , Gladstone Central , Miriam Vale and Mount Larcom . The council operate the Gladstone Entertainment & Convention Centre at 58 Goondoon Street, Gladstone Central . It features an auditorium seating 674 people, a flat floor space which can accommodate 1,500 people standing, an outdoor 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) marquee on
385-493: 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
440-674: A third reduction line which increased aluminium production from 260,000 to more than 558,000 tonnes per annum. Cement Australia Gladstone is the largest cement Plant in Australia and uses state of the art technology. The plant is Australia's most efficient and is the leading environmental performer in the industry. Cement Australia Gladstone has a production capacity of over 1.6 million tonnes per annum and processes limestone, clay, silica sand and copper slag to produce and supply cement and clinker throughout Australia and overseas destinations, as well as cement in bulk or in bags. RTA has been part of
495-585: 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
550-678: Is Matthew James (Matt) Burnett. The Gladstone Region includes the following settlements: Gladstone area: Calliope area: Miriam Vale area: The council controls the assets of the Gladstone Airport which was previously operated by the Gladstone Calliope Aerodrome Board . This Board was a statutory body made up of representatives of the City of Gladstone and Shire of Calliope . The council has three administration centres, located at: The council operates
605-617: Is a local government area in Queensland , Australia. The council covers an area of 10,484 square kilometres (4,048 sq mi), and has an estimated operating budget of A$ 84 million. In the 2021 census , the Gladstone Region had a population of 63,515 people. Gladstone Region came into being on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The legal standing of
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#1732891683624660-570: 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
715-473: Is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in 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
770-465: The Burnett Highway . Gold was discovered in the area in 1862, and a settlement soon followed with a Post Office in 1864 and a school in 1872. Calliope was the name of a pastoral run in the district from 1887 to 1908, and Upper Calliope was a separate property from 1869 to 1901. At some point parts of these runs were made available for selection of smaller lots. The presence of rich farming land to
825-565: The Caboolture / Bribie Island interchange has six lanes and 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
880-688: 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 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
935-789: 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 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
990-520: 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
1045-585: 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
1100-743: 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
1155-610: The sub-tropics and tropics. In November 2024, the Bruce Highway Advisory Council was re-established. The Bruce Highway 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
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#17328916836241210-582: The 1980s ( Glass House Mountains , Tanawha , Maryborough ) and 1990s ( Nambour , Yandina , and Cooroy ). The highway commences just south of 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
1265-537: The Awoonga Dam was raised to its present level in 2006 the waters of the dam, when at its designated "full" level, reach the edge of the road between Boyne Valley and Calliope. When a flood rain event occurs the lake can rise up to 8 metres (26 ft) above that level, and the road can be cut for several weeks. In 2013 the State Government pledged $ 1.3 million to build a bypass road, but the Gladstone Regional Council
1320-546: 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
1375-658: 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 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
1430-603: The Gladstone community for over 40 years. RTA maintains a significant shareholding in Queensland Alumina Ltd, the Gladstone Power Station and a shareholding and management of Boyne Smelters Limited. A 2008 Socio-economic study found that Rio Tinto Alcan contributed A$ 3.34 billion annually into the region‟s economy. RTAY was constructed between 2002 and 2004 at a capital cost of A$ 1.4 billion. Stage One of RTAY has
1485-437: The Gladstone region for over 40 years. As a shareholder in other local industry operations including Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and the Gladstone Power Station, RTA maintains significant contributions of A$ 3.34 billion into the region‟s economy annually. BSL has been in operation since 1982 and over time has undergone extensive expansion. The smelter underwent a A$ 1 billion expansion in 1997 introducing
1540-469: The Local Heritage Register of Gladstone Regional Council. It also passes historic townships with their Local Heritage listed attractions. As part of Sister Cities Australia Inc. (SCA) the Gladstone Region began a Sister City relationship with Saiki City , Oita Prefecture, Japan in 1996. Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland , Australia. Commencing in
1595-647: 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
1650-662: 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
1705-703: 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
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1760-406: The area from the 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings. Gold was discovered in the 1870s, and in 1881 the first school opened. When gold reserves dwindled the activities of logging and farming became predominant. One such farming area was to the north-east, along Monal Creek, in what are now the localities of Bukali and Mungungo. When Monto was declared a town in 1924 it was not yet connected to
1815-512: The capacity to provide 1.4 million tonnes of smelter grade alumina per annum and with the construction of Stage Two currently taking place the refinery will increase its production capacity to 3.4 million tonnes per annum. The Gladstone Region is the gateway to Great Barrier Reef islands and lagoons, including Heron , Lady Musgrave , North West and Wilson , among others. The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race , with its associated harbour celebrations, and other destination events are held in
1870-515: 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
1925-631: The council is sourced from the Local Government Reform Act 2007 (Qld). The Gladstone Region was named after William Ewart Gladstone, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and he later became prime minister. The new Council, located in Central Queensland , contains the entire area of three former local government areas: The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and
1980-542: The eighth-worst bridge in the state. In 2021 the repair of nine floodways was completed at a cost of $ 14 million. Kalpowar Road is a state-controlled district road (number 4702), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the Bruce Highway at Kolonga to Gladstone–Monto Road in Kalpowar , a distance of 50.9 kilometres (31.6 mi). This road has no major intersections. All distances are from Google Maps. Gladstone Region Gladstone Region
2035-556: 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
2090-486: 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
2145-728: 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
2200-480: 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,
2255-465: 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
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2310-534: The junction of the Gateway Motorway and Gympie Arterial Road , the Bruce Highway is a motorway standard road (signed as 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
2365-509: 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,
2420-549: The link via Calliope to Gladstone. In about 2006 the then Monto Shire Council stated in an assessment of the suitability of the road as a freight corridor to the Port of Gladstone : The road is 57 kilometres (35 mi) shorter than the current sealed link via Biloela. Approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) of the road remains unsealed. Much of the unsealed section is characterised by sharp curves, steep gradients, inadequate sight distances, flood-ways and narrow formation width. Since
2475-510: The marina and Spinnaker Park, which includes barbecues, shade shelters, 250 mooring berths, playground equipment, walking trails and a man-made beach. Austicks Pty Ltd produces ice cream sticks from plantation-sourced timber. The factory, located at Gladstone, produces for both the domestic and export markets. Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) is the largest shareholder in the Boyne Smelters Limited. (BSL) joint venture and has been operating in
2530-415: The rail network, and it was about 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the nearest port over poor roads. A rail connection to the south-east finally arrived in 1928, but locals continued to press for completion of the line from the north-east as it represented a shorter route. By the time this was completed in 1931 a road had been constructed through the rugged section between Mungungo and Boyne Valley, completing
2585-509: The region. Lake Awoonga and several communities along the coast offer beach, boating and fishing facilities. In the hinterland, the 26.28 km (16.33 mi) Dawes Range Tunnel section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail starts at Barrimoon Siding, Kalpowar and finishes at Builyan , Boyne Valley . This section contains six tunnels between Barrimoon Siding and Golembil Siding. These tunnels have been listed on
2640-660: The road turns west, following Glassford Creek. Just west of Many Peaks it passes through Glassford State Forest and turns south-west through Kalpowar , where it passes the exit to Kalpowar Road (see below) to the north-east, to Bancroft . In this section it crosses from the Boyne River catchment to the Burnett River catchment. It then turns north-west to Mungungo , where it meets Monal Creek. Turning south-west it follows that creek through Bukali to Monto . The road enters Monto as Lister Street, where it ends at an intersection with
2695-544: The route include Gympie , Maryborough , Rockhampton , Mackay , Townsville , and Cairns . The highway passes 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
2750-584: The south, first along Poison Creek and other tributaries of the Calliope River , and then along the valley of the Boyne River soon led to closer settlement, and to the need for roads to support this expansion. Basic roads were constructed as far as Boyne Valley, and these were the only means of transportation of goods until the arrival of the Byellee to Monto railway line in Many Peaks in 1910. Europeans settled in
2805-405: 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
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#17328916836242860-588: 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 , 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
2915-612: 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
2970-545: 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 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
3025-438: Was unwilling to bear the expected additional cost of about $ 0.7 million. In November 2019 work commenced on widening a section of this road between Nagoorin and Ubobo, with completion expected in January 2020 (weather permitting). The outcome of this project was to be a two-lane sealed surface for the whole of the road. In 2020 the Queensland Trucking Association rated a bridge over Splinter Creek between Bancroft and Kalpowar as
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