45-465: Mundubbera ( / m ʌ n ˈ d ʌ b ər ə / mun- DUB -ər-ə ) is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region , Queensland , Australia . In the 2021 census , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed " Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of Gayndah . The town
90-577: A dampening effect of the citrus industry in the area. The Mundubbera Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorates those who served in the Vietnam War . It is located beside the RSL Memorial Hall. On 11 November 1995, members of the RSL planted a Lone Pine war memorial tree from a seedling whose lineage links back to Gallipoli . In the 2006 census , the town of Mundubbera had a population of 1,053 people. In
135-550: A large portion of the seven-a-side cricket tournament. Mundubbera has a motocross track regarded by some as the best natural terrain track in Queensland, it holds several meets each year, in series such as the Thundercross Series. Mundubbera celebrated their centenary on the weekend of the 24 and 25 March. Some notable people from Mundubbera include: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
180-580: 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 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
225-480: Is being maintained to preserve it for mineral transportation in the future. The railway line from Maryborough to Monto was maintained and once a week a goods train went to Monto and back carrying timber and sometimes molasses but gradually loads were being refused and eventually the trains ceased and the railway line became completely unused after the last train, a celebratory journey on an old steam train, came through from Monto to Maryborough in 2005. The last train on
270-633: Is host to a limited range of primary and secondary school facilities. Primary schools in the area include the small school cluster of the rural schools of Boynewood SS (opened 1915), Binjour Plateau SS (1913), Monogorilby SS (1936) and Riverleigh SS (1914); Riversleigh SS was closed at the end of 2009 due to lack of enrolment. Mundubbera State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 10) school for boys and girls at 57 Bunce Street ( 25°35′07″S 151°17′37″E / 25.5854°S 151.2935°E / -25.5854; 151.2935 ( Mundubbera State School ) ). In 2017,
315-573: Is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region on the Burnett Highway , 363 kilometres (226 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane , 209 kilometres (130 mi) north of Dalby and 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of the regional centre, Bundaberg . The Mundubbera-Durong Road exits to the south. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River . The Mundubbera district is bounded on
360-548: Is limited. In 2005 the only public transport servicing Mundubbera was a bus service operating once a week on Thursdays to Bundaberg and on Wednesdays and Fridays to Maryborough . By 2022, the bus service to Bundaberg was thrice weekly and to Maryborough was once weekly. In 2012 the Queensland Government under the Premiership of Campbell Newman announced that the railway line would no longer be looked after. Mundubbera
405-468: Is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia . The Apex Ski area, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Jones Weir along Coonambula Road, is a popular recreation facility. Boating, fishing and water skiing all take place on the weir. Facilities include boat ramp, jetty, barbecue area and public toilets. Camping is not allowed. It is a scenic site for bird watching and fishing. Jones Weir
450-578: 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. Mungar Junction to Monto railway line The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a 267-kilometre (166 mi) railway in Queensland , Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928
495-520: Is stocked by the Mundubbera Anglers Fish Stocking Association Inc. Platypus and Ceratodus (Lungfish) may be spotted. Jones Weir is owned and managed by Sunwater . North Burnett Regional Council own and manage the boat ramp, facilities and recreation areas located approx. 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) upstream. Public access is permitted in designated areas only. While Mundubbera attracts seasonal workers from around
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#1732854707822540-485: Is the branch line from Byellee (near Gladstone ) that travels south-west to Monto, opened between 1910 and 1931. Completion of that line thus provided a semi-circular inland link between Maryborough and Gladstone. Because light track was laid between Mungar Junction and Mundubbera, the route was never an alternative when floods or derailments blocked the North Coast line. The other planned line to Monto from Rockhampton
585-479: The 2016 census , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,261 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people. Mundubbera has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The economy Mundubbera is predominantly agriculture and forestry. The major agricultural activities in Mundubbera are cattle grazing and, in the irrigated areas, fruit growing. Fruit grown in
630-538: The Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail was opened on 10 September 2022 at Mt Debateable Railway Siding , Mt Debateable Road, Gayndah . Sixteen kilometers of it lies beside the Burnett River . Travelling west from the Trail head Red Gulley Bridge, Slab Creek Bridge, Spring Creek Bridge, Boomerang Bridge, Humphery Bridges Numbers 1, 2 ("Faith" Bridge or "bridge of faith"), and 3 and Roth's Bridge are passed on
675-603: The Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail was opened on 11 September 2021. The 26.28-kilometre (16.33 mi) section starts at Barrimoon Siding, Kalpowar and finishes at Builyan , Boyne Valley . This section contains 6 tunnels between Barrimoon Siding and Golembil Siding. It also passes the historic township of Many Peaks with its Local Heritage listed attractions - the Many Peaks Railway Complex, Many Peaks Railway Dam and Many Peaks Road Bridge. The 37.58-kilometre (23.35 mi) Burnett River Bridges section of
720-987: 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
765-655: The Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme . The success of this endeavour has meant that the Seasonal Worker Program will be fully operational from 1 July 2012. Supporting the fruit industry are businesses such as a fruit juice processor and several packing sheds. Bugs for Bugs, an integrated pest management business, raises insects in the old butter factory. These insects that act as a biological control for common fruit pests, reducing chemical insecticide use. With large areas of State forest in
810-522: The lungfish (neoceratodus forsteri) an air-breathing fish which inhabits the nearby Burnett River . The Archer brothers settled the Eidsvold region in 1848. Although of Scottish origin, they later moved to Norway . Eidsvold is named after a small Norwegian town where that country's constitution was signed. Sidings were built at Jirette, Cynthia , Abercorn , Anyarro , Kapaldo and Selene when stage ten to Mulgildie (spelt "Mulgeldie" until 1945 )
855-576: The Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg , Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers , inland to Monto and Mt Perry . 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 the local government boundaries of
900-526: The Mundubbera area includes citrus, mangoes , avocadoes and stone fruit . In addition, Mundubbera is Queensland's largest producer of table grapes. During the fruit picking seasons Mundubbera can double in size as many itinerant workers and backpackers from around the world come to the town looking for work on the orchards. Seasonal workers are accommodated in two large caravan parks in Mundubbera itself or in many on-site parks. Since 2010, workers from Tonga and Papua New Guinea have been supported through
945-536: The North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Mundubbera, Cherbourg , Murgon , Kingaroy , Gayndah , and Eidsvold . The name of the town comes from the name of a pastoral property established in 1848 by H.P. Bouverie. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, possibly from the Kabi language , meaning sharp ridges or climbing steps cut in a tree . It has also been suggested it may mean meeting place of
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#1732854707822990-626: The district who served in World War I was unveiled by the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane and Minister for Works, Mick Kirwan , on 27 May 1928. Henry Zipf planted the first citrus orchards in 1933 and established Mundubbera as a major producer of export citrus. The recent (2006) drought and the aftereffects of the 2004 Citrus canker outbreak in Emerald has had
1035-594: The east by the Binjour Plateau and on the south and west by the Burnett River . Devonian , Carboniferous , Triassic , and post-Triassic sediments have all been found in the district. Devonian and Carboniferous sediments are incorporated into the late or post- Permian folds which affect the Yarrol Basin . A large syncline is exposed, commonly called the Mundubbera Syncline. Folded Triassic strata are found in
1080-682: The east in Gayndah. Distance education and boarding schools are other options. The North Burnett Regional Council operates a public library at 30 Lyons Street and a public swimming pool at Bauer Street in Mundubbera. The Mundubbera branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 79 Lyons Street. Jehovah Tsidkenu Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 1 Diana Street ( 25°34′53″S 151°17′50″E / 25.5813°S 151.2973°E / -25.5813; 151.2973 ( Jehovah Tsidkenu Wesleyan Methodist Church ) ). It
1125-438: 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
1170-467: The future care and maintenance, (weeds, fence-line maintenance, rubbish removal, landcare and erosion control) and the possible future use of this (once highly valuable and well used) railway "easement" remains unknown to the affected landowners and district residents although discussions are underway to progress the use of part of the railway "easement" from Gayndah to Mundubbera as a public recreational area or "rail trail". The Dawes Range Tunnel section of
1215-554: The general public. The town is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the intersection of the Burnett Highway and the Mundubbera– Durong Road. The Burnett Highway links Mundubbera with Gayndah and Goomeri to the east; and Eidsvold , Monto and Biloela to the north. The Mundubbera-Durong links Mundubbera to Dalby and Toowoomba in the Darling Downs . This road is single lane bitumen in places. Public transport
1260-544: The line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborough and followed a westerly route towards Biggenden and Gayndah before turning north via Mundubbera and Eidsvold to Monto . It is also known as the Gayndah Monto Branch Railway . In 2012, the line was officially closed. Whilst Bundaberg was chosen as the port for a rail line to Mount Perry , Maryborough
1305-559: The line opened a short distance west of Biggenden to Degilbo (then known as Woowoonga) on 1 April 1893. A very busy railhead thrived and goods were reconsigned by wagon to the likes of Gayndah, Mundubbera and Eidsvold. The next two stages were opened to Wetheron on 21 December 1905 and to Gayndah on 16 December 1907. The line passed through small sidings at Muan, Chowey, Didcot , Gooroolba and Byrnestown en route to Wetheron and at Mount Lawless , Dappil and Ideraway en route to Gayndah. Gayndah apparently takes its name from
1350-423: The local sawmill and the railway provided ready transport of timber. Opened on 1 March 1891 the second stage brought the line a short distance to Boompa and, on 13 April 1891, via Lakeside ( 25°34′35″S 152°07′35″E / 25.5763°S 152.1263°E / -25.5763; 152.1263 ( Lakeside railway station (former) ) ) to the larger settlement of Biggenden . The fourth stage saw
1395-558: The local Aboriginal word for " thunder " and is at the heart of a large citrus growing area. It is Queensland's oldest provincial town and was once favoured to be the state capital. The heritage-listed Deep Creek Railway Bridge is between the Muan and Chowey sidings, designed while William Pagan was Chief Engineer. Some six years passed before the seventh stage to Boomerang was opened on 1 November 1913 passing through Banapan, Dirnbir , Mount Debateable and Humphery . The next stage saw
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1440-509: 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 a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
1485-722: The opening of the line to Philpott Creek and Mundubbera on 3 February 1914. Freight transport increased as two sawmills consigned timber east and frequent shipments of cattle and pigs occurred. The Mount Debateable raillway station was original known as Buckingah railway station until it was renamed in August 1913. The balance of the line to Monto was opened in three stages – to Ceratodus on 26 April 1924, to Mulgildie on 20 June 1927 and finally to Monto on 15 September 1928. Stops were established at Lacon, Riverleigh , O’Bil Bil , Malmoe , Grosvenor and Eidsvold en route to Ceratodus as part of stage nine. Ceratodus takes its name from
1530-553: The railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed. Following the massive flooding events of 2010 and 2013 in the North Burnett District, the railway bridges and lines were somewhat damaged and in 2017 the Queensland Government gave contractors the job of removing the entire railway and infrastructure. All the railway lines and fittings were torn up and sold off. As at December,
1575-469: The school had an enrolment of 242 students with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The school previously had a preschool but following the introduction of Prep, the preschool has been converted into a music room. The nearest school offering secondary education to Year 12 is Burnett State College (formerly Gayndah State High School), 45 kilometres (28 mi) to
1620-524: The second Friday and Saturday of May each year, at the towns Show Grounds, amongst other events, it features a rodeo, cattle judging, chicken judging, and art and food judging, campdraft events, as well as a side show alley. Until recently the Rugby league teams of Mundubbera and Gayndah would play-off in the State of Oranges , a pun on the State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland that recognised
1665-420: The shire, Mundubbera also has a large timber industry with a mill in Mundubbera town. Other industries include piggeries and dairying. Commercial activity is limited and consists mainly of small businesses supporting local residents and farmers. The town has two hotels, two motels and an IGA supermarket, plus the usual small-town services such as a butcher, baker, newsagency, post office and a public library open to
1710-652: The strong but friendly rivalry between the two towns. This match has been reinstated and will be played on the Queen's Birthday Weekend in June. The Mundubbera Bullarama committee runs an annual Rodeo in September, which attracts bull riders from around Queensland. Usually held at the towns show grounds, but in 2007 the event was held at the Scampers Grounds, an area also containing the towns Motocross Track, and 6 cricket ovals that hold
1755-679: The waters referring to the confluence of the Burnett, Auburn and Boyne rivers just upstream from Mundubbera. European settlement took place in the late 1840s. A town reserve was established on 26 November 1861. Closer settlement, involving migrants from Germany, Britain and the Netherlands, did not take place until the early 1900s and the town was established in its existing site prior to World War I . Mundubbera Post Office opened by 1 July 1912 (a receiving office had been open from 1911). Mundubbera State School opened on 7 November 1913. The school
1800-491: The western part of the district in a fault block. There is evidence of Tertiary or post-Triassic sediments in horizontal sandstone. Near Riverleigh , fossil corals were found in limestone during the 1920s. These were studied by Dorothy Hill of the University of Queensland . Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by
1845-592: The world, tourism remains relatively undeveloped. Some attractions include: Mundubbera hosts a popular seven-a-side cricket tournament in February each year. The Mundubbera Fish stocking association hosts a popular fishing competition. The Ellendale Open, a pro-am golf tournament is held each year, on the Queens Birthday weekend, at the Mundubbera Golf Club. The towns annual agricultural show occurs on
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1890-596: Was commenced but never completed. A line from Rannes and Thangool (the Callide Valley Branch Railway ) terminated at Lawgi when construction ceased as a result of the Great Depression . The line no longer has a passenger service, and goods traffic is mainly timber and agricultural produce. Coal has been discovered near Monto, but will likely be railed to Gladstone if a mine is developed. The Gladstone - Monto line has been out of service since 2002 but
1935-471: Was completed. The eleventh and final stage saw the line terminate via Three Moon at Monto. The journey from Brisbane to Monto by mixed train took some fourteen hours, and three times a week a sleeping car connected with the mail train at Mungar, taking twenty-one hours. In addition to the Mungar Junction to Monto line, the Queensland government decided to construct two other lines to Monto. The first
1980-613: Was originally on land bordered by Stuart-Russell, Mahoney and Leichhardt Streets. In 1963, a new site in Bunce Street was developed to offer secondary schooling to Year 10. New classrooms for primary schooling were added in Bunce Street in 1980. The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line serviced the town from 1914. A library was established in Mundubbera in December 1933 in the School of Arts. The Mundubbera War Memorial commemorating those from
2025-563: Was selected as the port for a line to the Central and Upper Burnett districts of Queensland, where minerals had been found. The first section from Mungar Junction to Brooweena was opened on 29 July 1889, with sidings established at Pilerwa , Yerra , Thinoomba , Hunter's Hut and Aramara . Originally called Teebar and later known as Clifton and then Woocoo, Brooweena (perhaps an Aboriginal word for " crab " or " crayfish ") acquired that name in 1890. Brooweena has always relied heavily on
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