36-564: Woorabinda / ˈ w ʊr ə b ɪ n d ə / is a rural town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda , Queensland , Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census , the locality of Woorabinda had a population of 1,019 people with 91.6% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Woorabinda is in Central Queensland , inland about two hours' drive west of Rockhampton . The seasonal Mimosa Creek
72-766: A Knowledge Centre (library) operated by the Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council. One Mob Fellowship is on Munns Drive (approx 24°08′01″S 149°27′20″E / 24.1335°S 149.4555°E / -24.1335; 149.4555 ( One Mob Fellowship ) ). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church . The two main groups of people in Woorabinda are the Gangulu Nation and the Wadja Nation, both of whom have Native Title claims to
108-611: A missionary of the Lutheran Church, established the Elim Aboriginal Mission (1895; 15°15′27.4″S 145°18′51″E / 15.257611°S 145.31417°E / -15.257611; 145.31417 ) on the beach of the north shore of Cape Bedford and the Cape Bedford Mission (1886) nearby. While it initially flourished, Elim's future became grim and the people were relocated to Hope Vale. Owing to fears that
144-470: A number of cattle properties until the base of the Blackdown Tablelands , serviced by gravel roads. There is also a sealed airstrip along the north road into town ( 24°06′51″S 149°28′35″E / 24.1141°S 149.4765°E / -24.1141; 149.4765 ( airstrip ) ). It is used by chartered flights and aeromedical retrieval services. No commercial flights operate to
180-710: 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
216-482: A separate identity to the Woorabinda residents during the seven years they spent within the community. Many died from sickness and exposure due to the poor sanitation and inadequate shelter from the frost and cold winter nights of the inland climate, which the Guugu Yimithirr peoples would not have previously experienced, as they were from a warm, humid coastal climate. The official number of deaths during this period
252-689: Is 'Proud and Deadly'. There is a school tuck shop which runs a paid canteen from which meals can be purchased by the community. Part of the school includes the Community Indigenous Knowledge Centre, an initiative of the State Library of Queensland, which is for access by the community. Wadja Wadja High School is a private secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 116 Munns Drive ( 24°08′00″S 149°27′22″E / 24.1332°S 149.4560°E / -24.1332; 149.4560 ( Wadja Wadja High School ) ). In 2017,
288-414: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Carbine Street ( 24°08′11″S 149°27′22″E / 24.1365°S 149.4561°E / -24.1365; 149.4561 ( Woorabinda State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 144 students with 16 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The school motto
324-640: Is nearby and is a source of local water. During rainy season, the town can be isolated due to road flooding. Access is via the Fitzroy Developmental Road , which is sealed north towards Duaringa and where it meets the Capricorn Highway to Rockhampton. To the south, it is gravel road to Bauhinia , where it meets the Dawson Highway and access to Gladstone . East is the sealed Baralaba-Woorabinda Road, seasonally cut off by flooding. West has
360-690: Is no secondary school in Hope Vale. The nearest secondary school is Cooktown State School in neighbouring Cooktown to the south. On 21 July 2008 the Hope Vale community opened the Indigenous Knowledge and Technology Centre, in the Jack Bambie building at 5 Muni Street. The now-Indigenous Knowledge Centre was established in partnership with Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, the State Library of Queensland , Dot Com Mob, SJB Architects, Work Ventures, and
396-465: 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. Hopevale, Queensland Hope Vale (also known as Hopevale ) is a town within the Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale and a coastal locality split between
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#1732884969450432-400: 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, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
468-664: The Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale and the Shire of Cook , both in Queensland , Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the 2021 census , the locality of Hope Vale had a population of 1,004 people. Hope Vale is on Cape York Peninsula about 46 kilometres (29 mi) northwest of Cooktown by road, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) off the Battlecamp Road that leads to Rinyirru National Park and Laura . Johann Flierl ,
504-808: 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 the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
540-584: The Australian 0–24 years age group, which is one third of the population. In the 2016 census , the locality of Woorabinda had a population of 962 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Woorabinda had a population of 1,019 people. In 2017, the Kulgoodah dancers from Woorabinda won the Dance Rites competition, which had been founded by Rhoda Roberts . Roberts credits dance and music with having turned around
576-656: The German-influenced Aboriginal people might cooperate with the advancing Japanese in World War II , the total population of 286 was evacuated south to various communities by the military in May 1942. The German Lutheran missionaries were sent to internment camps . Most of the people were sent to Woorabinda , near Rockhampton , in Queensland, where a large number reportedly perished from disease and malnutrition. Hope Vale
612-566: The airstrip. Wadja (also known as Wadjigu , Wadya , Wadjainngo , Mandalgu , and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland . The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands . the Comet River , and the Expedition Range , and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston . The town's name
648-618: The benefit of the residents." The Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld) transferred into Indigenous ownership all previous reserve land under DOGIT (Deed of Grant in Trust) titles. Hope Vale has a primary (Preparation to Grade 6) campus of Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy, which is headquartered at the corner of Thiele and Poland Streets in Cairns ( 15°17′43″S 145°06′29″E / 15.2952°S 145.1080°E / -15.2952; 145.1080 ( Hopevale Campus of CYAAA ) ). There
684-524: The community for a reintroduction of alcohol, with a community-led vote majority for its reintroduction. This has been as part of a larger movement within Aboriginal communities of Queensland for Alcohol Management Plan reviews. The town also hosts the Mimosa Creek Healing Centre, which is a detoxification and rehabilitation centre for men recovering from alcohol abuse. Woorabinda State School
720-541: The community was shifted about inland to its present site. Today, Hope Vale is the oldest continuing mission community in North Queensland. Guugu Yimithirr (also known as Koko Yindjir, Gugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Hope Vale and the Cooktown area. The language region includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale and the Shire of Cook , particularly
756-502: The council. The satellite Foleyvale Station is just north of Duaringa, and is included in the Woorabinda lands used pastorally. In 2008, the community and council voted for the total ban of alcohol consumption within the town limits to become a "dry" community. The town has had a significant decrease in alcohol-fuelled violence since the Alcohol Management Plan was introduced. As of 2013, there has been ongoing movement within
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#1732884969450792-438: 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
828-527: The ironback dormitory at Woorabinda. This trip was poorly provisioned and people arrived at their end destination having been deprived of food and blankets during the winter overland trip. There was tension between the Cape Bedford evacuees and the residents of Woorabinda, partially due to the strong Lutheran Christian beliefs held by those from Cape Bedford. However, the evacuees also experienced many cultural experiences previously unavailable to them because of
864-515: The land. The area claimed for the Wadja people is limited to the Woorabinda current land geography; the Gangulu nation expands as far south as Theodore, west past Blackwater, and east to Mount Morgan. In 2008, there was a much higher proportion of people under the age of 18 in Woorabinda than in the wider non-indigenous community. Half of the population is under the age of 25, which is significantly higher than
900-642: The local council. In May 1942, during World War II , a Lutheran Aboriginal mission at Cape Bedford on Cape York in far North Queensland was closed to become used as an army camp. The relocation has also been attributed to governmental fears of Aboriginal loyalty to the German Lutheran pastor and possibly against non-Aboriginal Australian interests in favour of the Japanese. The 254 Aboriginal residents, of Guugu Yimithirr identity, were forcibly relocated; initially to Townsville via road and boat, and then via train to
936-473: The localities of Cape Bedford , Battle Camp and sections of the Normanby River and Annan River . Hopevale is home to several clan groups who mostly speak Guugu Yimidhirr and other related languages, as well as English. In the 2011 census , the town of Hope Vale had a population of 974 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Hope Vale had a population of 1,015 people. In the 2021 census ,
972-464: The locality of Hope Vale had a population of 1,004 people. Hopevale is no longer run as a mission by the church but by its own elected community council. In 1986 it received a "deed of grant in trust" ( DOGIT ) which "granted title to 110,000 ha of land which was previously Aboriginal Reserve Land held by the Under Secretary as trustee, to the community council to act as trustees of the land for
1008-510: The north which remains to this day. In the 2006 census , the town of Woorabinda had a population of 851 people with 94.6% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. In the 2016 census , the locality of Woorabinda had a population of 962 people with 94.7% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. In the 2021 census , the locality of Woorabinda had a population of 1,019 people with 91.6% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. In 2013, unemployment in Woorabinda
1044-573: The school had an enrolment of 77 students with 4 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). In 2020, there were 76 students attending the school, all of whom were Indigenous. There is no government secondary school in Woorabinda. The nearest government secondary school is Baralaba State School (to Year 10) in Baralaba to the east; there is a school bus service. There is no nearby secondary school offering schooling to Year 12; options are distance education or boarding school. Woorabinda has
1080-455: The strong church presence, such as corroborees. During this time, informal Lutheran church services and ministering were maintained by the evacuees to hold onto their Christian beliefs, creating a core strength of spiritual leadership within this group. Choral singing started during this time within the Guugu Yimithirr language from translated hymns as part of their services, which became a core part of their future church identity. They maintained
1116-613: The youth in the community, helping to give especially the young men "visibility and a sense of purpose". The singer-songwriter Miiesha emerged from this dance group, and in 2020 won the Best New Talent at the National Indigenous Music Awards . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
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1152-418: Was 33, but could have been up to 48. There were 13 recorded births during that time. During their time at Woorabinda, the Cape Bedford peoples experienced paid labour and schooling for the first time. The survivors were allowed to return to Cape Bedford in 1949, after the war, to what is now known as Hopevale . Most returned north, however, a small contingent remained, which maintained a presence and link to
1188-402: Was at 70%; whereas the nearby mining town of Taroom had unemployment rate of 0.7%. In 2014, Woorabinda was identified as amongst Queensland's most disadvantaged suburbs, the other five disadvantaged suburbs were also Indigenous townships. Government service providers are the main source of employment, with local industry in the form of the takeaway cafe and Woorabinda Pastoral Company, owned by
1224-508: Was chosen by Herbert Cecil Colledge, the superintendent of the settlement in 1927 using Aboriginal words, woora meaning kangaroo and binda meaning camp . In 1926, the Queensland Government order hundreds of Aboriginal families to relocate to Woorabinda. The movement of approximately 300 Taroom residents to Woorabinda occurred most via foot over a distance of over 200 kilometres (120 mi). This walk from Taroom to Woorabinda
1260-514: Was commemorated by the community with a supported re-enactment in 2014. Woorabinda State School opened in 1928, closed in 1970 and subsequently reopened. The Woorabinda community is the only DOGIT Aboriginal community within the Central Queensland region. DOGIT communities have a special type of land tenure which applies only to former Aboriginal reserves . The land title is a system of community level land trusts, owned and administered by
1296-522: Was re-established as a Lutheran mission in September 1949. Aboriginal people from the Hope Valley and Cape Bedford Missions settled there. A work crew was allowed to return in 1949 and the first families came home in 1950. Hopevale Post Office opened on 1 May 1965 and closed in 1990. Due to a lack of reliable water supplies at Elim , and the establishment of a government funded school in Hope Vale itself,
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