30-526: Download coordinates as: South Gladstone is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , South Gladstone had a population of 3,476 people. In about 1895, a frozen meat works was established at Parson's Point with production commencing on 24 May 1896. The location was chosen for its access to Port Curtis for harbour facilities and the adjacent railway line. Concerned citizens at Parsons Point decided
60-535: A special education program. Toolooa State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Philip Street ( 23°52′24″S 151°16′13″E / 23.8732°S 151.2704°E / -23.8732; 151.2704 ( Toolooa State High School ) ). In 2013, the school had 839 students with 66 teachers (63 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,042 students with 87 teachers (82 full-time equivalent) and 55 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent). It includes
90-648: A 36.5 kg (80.5 lbs). Lake Awoonga is one of the only dams in Australia to have been stocked with mangrove jack. Lake Awoonga is home to an array of small animals, several of which are of conservation significance including the grey-headed flying fox and the yellow-bellied glider . Aquatic vegetation maintains an array of small animals that support the fish, eels, turtles, platypus and birds. Other species of birds, reptiles, and native fauna including bandicoots , rufous bettongs , kangaroos , wallabies , greater gliders , and brushtail possums can be found around
120-580: 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
150-423: A school was needed for to cater for the meatworkers’ children. A provisional school was built at Parsons Point in 1898 and Parson's Point Provisional School opened on 1 August 1898. The provisional school became Parsons Point State School on 1 February 1913. A second site was offered for a new school – an acre of land adjacent to the road leading to the meatworks, about 400 yards from the present school. The new school
180-481: A special education program. Central Queensland University has a campus at 25 Derby Street ( 23°51′42″S 151°15′53″E / 23.8618°S 151.2646°E / -23.8618; 151.2646 ( Central Queensland University ) ) which it shares with TAFE Queensland ( 23°51′44″S 151°15′51″E / 23.8623°S 151.2641°E / -23.8623; 151.2641 ( Gladstone TAFE College ) ). Gladstone Water Treatment Plant
210-616: A volume of approximately 2,000,000 cubic metres (71,000,000 cubic feet) of rock. This design of the current dam allows for further raising, if necessary, through the addition of gates to the top of the spillway. The maximum capacity of the present dam is 777,000 megalitres (2.05 × 10 US gallons). The second raising of the dam was built by Thiess Brothers and was completed in March 1985. The dam reached its lowest level of 7.44% capacity in February 2003, and its highest recorded level of 192.9% (8.3m over
240-519: Is a basic camping facility around the southern side of Lake Awoonga, ten minutes from the townships of Many Peaks and Ubobo. Access is via a dirt road from the Gladstone to Monto Road which may become boggy in wet weather. There is no potable water at this site. The area inundated by the dam includes much of the Glengarry pastoral station, making it unviable as a pastoral property and so it was purchased by
270-710: Is a reference to the Tulua people , the Aboriginal people who traditionally occupied the Gladstone area. In the 2011 census , South Gladstone had a population of 3,626 people. In the 2016 census , South Gladstone had a population of 3,295 people. In the 2021 census , South Gladstone had a population of 3,476 people. Gladstone South State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 153 Toolooa Street ( 23°51′42″S 151°16′13″E / 23.8617°S 151.2704°E / -23.8617; 151.2704 ( Gladstone South State School ) ). In 2013,
300-535: Is approximately 30 minutes drive from Gladstone, via Benaraby . Lake Awoonga is the main water supply for the Gladstone region. Its recreation areas and recreational fishery are provided free to locals and tourists by the Gladstone Area Water Board. Originally built across the Boyne River south west of Gladstone in the early 1950s as a 12m high mass concrete dam, it was raised by 6m shortly after. In
330-426: Is at 3 Bruce Street ( 23°52′14″S 151°15′54″E / 23.8705°S 151.2650°E / -23.8705; 151.2650 ( Gladstone Water Treatment Plant ) ). It draws water from Lake Awoonga and, on average, it supplies 24 megalitres (850 × 10 ^ cu ft) drinking water each day, but can produce up to 57 megalitres (2.0 × 10 ^ cu ft) per day. Gladstone SES Facility
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#1732926744968360-412: Is at 7 Lamington Drive ( 23°52′23″S 151°15′43″E / 23.8730°S 151.2620°E / -23.8730; 151.2620 ( Gladstone SES Facility ) ). Port City Christian Church is at 10-12 McCann Street ( 23°52′21″S 151°15′51″E / 23.8726°S 151.2641°E / -23.8726; 151.2641 ( Port City Christian Church ) ). It is affiliated with
390-535: 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. Lake Awoonga Lake Awoonga was formed on the Boyne River by the dam located 30 km (19 mi) from Gladstone , in Central Queensland , Australia . It
420-490: The Australian Christian Churches . This article contains material from Our School (accessed on 11 November 2018, archived on 11 November 2018) published by Gladstone South State School, © The State of Queensland (Department of Education) 2018, under CC-BY-4.0 licence (accessed on 11 November 2018, archived on 11 November 2018). Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
450-987: 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
480-408: The 1980s it was raised again, now as a rockfill structure with a concrete upstream face slab to a full supply level of 30m AHD. The dam was raised for a third time in 2002 to its current full supply level of 40m AHD. The embankment was formed from rock excavated from a quarry on the side of the dam wall. The embankment is over 650 metres (2,130 feet) in length and 54.4 metres (178 feet) in height, with
510-482: The area. There are a number of declared alien plants and environmental weeds proliferating throughout the river system and the catchment including parthenium , salvinia , cat's claw vine , lantana , oleander and rubbervine . A pest management plan has been developed to supplement the annual weed control programme. The Gladstone Area Water Board has carried out vegetation re-establishment programs in order to replace remnant endangered regional ecosystems impacted by
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
570-405: The lake. The lake hosts more than 225 species of birds. Species include the southern squatter pigeon which is listed as vulnerable and a further twenty-seven bird species listed on International Migratory Conservation Agreement Lists. The Gladstone Area Water Board has a fish breeding program in place and breeds barramundi and mangrove jack for stocking into Lake Awoonga as well as some of
600-413: The lake. Swimming is permitted from the shore and there is a 24-hour boat ramp that provides access for sailing, fishing, and skiing etc. Various watercraft, including house boats can be hired and organised. Fishing cruises are also available. The waters of Lake Awoonga are controlled by Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol and Queensland Water Police and all users of the lake are required to adhere to
630-552: The lake. Barramundi in the 10–25 kg range are regularly caught from the lake. More than 415 plant varieties play a vital role in the health of the Lake Awoonga region. Ranging from vine thickets and rainforests to tall woodlands and grassy woodlands, they include over 45 confirmed species of aquatic plants such as ribbon weed , hornwort and sedges found in the shallow water areas. Aquatic plants have an important function in that they provide food and cover for animals, stabilise
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#1732926744968660-590: The largest stocks in Australia with more than 50,000 released. Other fish species include Agassiz's glass perch, banded grunter, barramundi, bony bream, eastern rainbowfish , eeltail catfish , fly-specked hardyhead, forktail catfish, gudgeon , long-finned eel, longtom , mouth almighty, sea mullet, snub-nose garfish and spangled perch. Also present in low numbers are Hyrtl's tandan, mangrove jack, saratoga , silver perch , sleepy cod , sooty grunter , and yellowbelly . Since 1996, over 2.5 million barramundi fingerlings and 470,000 mullet fingerlings have been released into
690-509: 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,
720-535: The naming of other schools in Gladstone. The school swimming pool was built in the 1980s and Gladstone South is still the only primary school in the Gladstone city area that has its own swimming facilities. A school dental clinic was opened in 1981. Gladstone Water Treatment Plant opened in 1972 with an initial capacity to produce of 14 megalitres (490 × 10 ^ cu ft) of drinking water each day. Toolooa State High School opened on 27 January 1981 with 11 teachers and almost 200 Year 8 students. The name Toolooa
750-537: The posted speed limits. The lake is a popular fishing spot, especially for barramundi . The barramundi closed season does not apply to Lake Awoonga, although some limits do apply. Camping is permitted at two places on Lake Awoonga, the Caravan Park and the Boynedale Bush Camp. The main recreation area is provided free to the public and includes picnic shelters, barbecues, walking paths. The Boynedale Bush camp
780-406: The river bottom against erosion and recycle nutrients. Several plants of conservation significance exist in the region Awoonga including Persoonia Amaliae and Eucalyptus melanoleuca which are listed as rare, while Cycas Megacarpa and Grevillea venusta are noted as vulnerable. Banksia integrifolia and Xanthorrhoea latifolia are common protected species that can also be found in
810-470: The school had 251 students and 29 teachers (23 full-time equivalent). By 2017, it had become a primary (P-6) school as part of an overall change to state education, and the school had an enrolment of 330 students with 22 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 347 students with 27 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes
840-678: The spillway) in January 2013 as a result of heavy rain from ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald . The dam continued spilling from 25 January until early May. When full the lake is 40 m (111 feet) above sea level. Approximately 200,000 fish are released each year including barramundi and some mangrove jack . By early 2006 a total of over 2.9 million fish had been released into Lake Awoonga including 2.4 million barramundii , 470,000 sea mullet and 15,000 mangrove jack. These fish were bred at Gladstone Area Water Board's Fish Hatchery facility. The largest barramundi caught, as at November 2008, weighed in at
870-578: The surrounding waterways. Approximately 200,000 fish are released into Lake Awoonga each year (200,000 barramundi and small numbers of mangrove jack). The fish are bred at a purpose-built fish hatchery, operated jointly by the Gladstone Area Water Board and the Gladstone Ports Corporation. The hatchery is one of the largest breeders of barramundi fingerlings in Queensland and their mangrove jack breeding program has resulted in Lake Awoonga holding
900-463: Was opened in 1915. In October 1934, land bordered by Little, Toolooa, Derby and Ann Streets was offered as a possible site for the relocation of the school. Finally, in 1945, the school was moved to its present location in Toolooa Street and renamed South Gladstone State School. During the 1980s the name was changed from South Gladstone State School to Gladstone South State School to be consistent with
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