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| name = Mundubbera |
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| state = qld |
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| caption = Lyons St in Mundubbera |
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| postcode = 4626 |
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| pop = 1120 |
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| area = 35.7 |
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| lga = North Burnett Region |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Callide|Callide]] |
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| location2= [[Bundaberg]] |
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|near-n = [[Mundowran, Queensland|Mundowran]]|near-ne = [[Philpott, Queensland|Philpott]]|near-e = [[Philpott, Queensland|Philpott]]|near-se = [[Glenrae, Queensland|Glenrae]]|near-s = [[Boynewood, Queensland|Boynewood]]|near-sw = [[Boynewood, Queensland|Boynewood]]|near-w = [[Riverleigh, Queensland|Riverleigh]]|near-nw = [[O'Bil Bil, Queensland|O'Bil Bil]]}} |
|location3=[[Dalby, Queensland|Dalby]]|dist3=209.2| location2 = [[Bundaberg]] |
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|near-n = [[Mundowran, Queensland|Mundowran]] |
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|near-ne = [[Philpott, Queensland|Philpott]] |
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|near-se = [[Glenrae, Queensland|Glenrae]] |
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|near-s = [[Boynewood, Queensland|Boynewood]] |
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|near-sw = [[Boynewood, Queensland|Boynewood]] |
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|near-w = [[Riverleigh, Queensland|Riverleigh]] |
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|near-nw = [[O'Bil Bil, Queensland|O'Bil Bil]] |
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'''Mundubbera''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ʌ|n|ˈ|d|ʌ|b|ər|ə}} {{respell|mun|DUB|ər-ə}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a town and a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[North Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|23448|Mundubbera|town in North Burnett Region| |
'''Mundubbera''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ʌ|n|ˈ|d|ʌ|b|ər|ə}} {{respell|mun|DUB|ər-ə}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a rural town and a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[North Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|23448|Mundubbera|town in North Burnett Region|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47371|Mundubbera|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=11 June 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people.<ref name=Census2021/> |
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Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "[[Citrus]] Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of [[Gayndah, Queensland|Gayndah]].<ref>[http://www.google.com.au/search?q=citrus+capital+of+Queensland&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Google search for "Citrus Capital of Queensland".] Accessed 14 October 2006.</ref> |
Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "[[Citrus]] Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of [[Gayndah, Queensland|Gayndah]].<ref>[http://www.google.com.au/search?q=citrus+capital+of+Queensland&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official Google search for "Citrus Capital of Queensland".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811062534/http://www.google.com.au/search?q=citrus+capital+of+Queensland&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official |date=11 August 2022 }} Accessed 14 October 2006.</ref> |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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The town is in the [[Wide Bay–Burnett]] region on the [[Burnett Highway]], {{convert| |
The town is in the [[Wide Bay–Burnett]] region on the [[Burnett Highway]], {{convert|363|km|mi}} north west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]], {{convert|209|km|mi}} north of [[Dalby, Queensland|Dalby]] and {{convert|200|km|mi}} west of the regional centre, [[Bundaberg]]. The [[Mundubbera-Durong Road]] exits to the south.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mundubbera+QLD+4626/@-25.585116,151.2201734,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6bc0004aa23834b3:0x500eef17f2102f0!8m2!3d-25.5886456!4d151.2994013!16zL20vMDNzX3Az?entry=tts |title=Mundubbera, Queensland |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> |
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Mundubbera is built on the bank on the [[Burnett River]]. |
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The Mundubbera district is bounded on 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 [[Bowen Basin|Basin]]. A large syncline is exposed, commonly called the Mundubbera Syncline. Folded Triassic strata are found in the western part of the district in a fault block. There is evidence of Tertiary or post-Triassic sediments in horizontal sandstone.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Driscoll|first=Egbert G.|year=1960|title=Geology of the Mundubbera District|url=https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:300020/Dept_Geology_Papers_V_5.pdf|url-status=live|journal=Papers. University of Queensland. Department of Geology|volume=5|issue=5|pages=1–27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126133118/https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:300020/Dept_Geology_Papers_V_5.pdf|archive-date=26 November 2016|access-date=26 November 2016|via=UQ eSpace}}</ref> Near [[Riverleigh]], fossil corals were found in limestone during the 1920s. These were studied by [[Dorothy Hill]] of the [[University of Queensland]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hill|first=Dorothy|year=1934|title=The Lower Carboniferous Corals of Australia|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/189685#page/570/mode/1up|url-status=live|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland|volume=45|issue=12|pages=63–115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015035509/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/189685#page/570/mode/1up|archive-date=15 October 2018|access-date=14 January 2018|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Mundubbera Post Office, Mundubbera Queensland 1975.jpg|thumb|Mundubbera Post Office Mundubbera Queensland 1975]] |
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[[Gureng-Gureng language|Gureng Gureng]] (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of [[Bundaberg]], [[Gin Gin, Queensland|Gin Gin]] and [[Miriam Vale]] extending south towards [[Childers, Queensland|Childers]], inland to [[Monto, Queensland|Monto]] and [[Mount Perry, Queensland|Mt Perry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/17?embed=true|title=Gureng Gureng|last=|first=|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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[[Gureng-Gureng language|Gureng Gureng]] (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of [[Bundaberg]], [[Gin Gin, Queensland|Gin Gin]] and [[Miriam Vale]] extending south towards [[Childers, Queensland|Childers]], inland to [[Monto, Queensland|Monto]] and [[Mount Perry, Queensland|Mt Perry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/17?embed=true|title=Gureng Gureng|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214421/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/17?embed=true|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wakawaka language|Wakka Wakka]] (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Mundubbera, [[Cherbourg, Queensland|Cherbourg]], [[Murgon]], [[Kingaroy]], [[Gayndah]], and [[Eidsvold, Queensland|Eidsvold]].<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/?embed=true|title=Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages map|author=|date=|website=|access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> |
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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''.<ref name="qpnt" /> It has also been suggested it may mean ''meeting place of the waters'' referring to the [[confluence]] of the Burnett, [[Auburn River, Queensland|Auburn]] and [[Boyne River (Wide Bay–Burnett)|Boyne]] rivers just upstream from Mundubbera.<ref>[http://www.mundubbera.qld.gov.au/visitors/VisShireSnapshotKL.shtml Mundubbera Shire Council Official Website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819114427/http://mundubbera.qld.gov.au/visitors/VisShireSnapshotKL.shtml|date=19 August 2006}} Accessed 1 October 2006</ref> |
The name of the town comes from the name of a [[Pastoralism|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''.<ref name="qpnt" /> It has also been suggested it may mean ''meeting place of the waters'' referring to the [[confluence]] of the Burnett, [[Auburn River, Queensland|Auburn]] and [[Boyne River (Wide Bay–Burnett)|Boyne]] rivers just upstream from Mundubbera.<ref>[http://www.mundubbera.qld.gov.au/visitors/VisShireSnapshotKL.shtml Mundubbera Shire Council Official Website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819114427/http://mundubbera.qld.gov.au/visitors/VisShireSnapshotKL.shtml|date=19 August 2006}} Accessed 1 October 2006</ref> |
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European settlement took place in the late 1840s. A town reserve was established on |
European settlement took place in the late 1840s. A town reserve was established on 26 November 1861.<ref name="qpnt" /> 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]]. |
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Mundubbera Post Office opened by 1 July 1912 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1911).<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web |
Mundubbera Post Office opened by 1 July 1912 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1911).<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last=Premier Postal History | title=Post Office List | publisher=Premier Postal Auctions |url=https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country | access-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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Mundubbera State School opened on 7 November 1913.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> |
Mundubbera State School opened on 7 November 1913.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> The school 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. In 2022, it was renamed Mundubbera State College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2020 |title=Our college |url=https://mundubberasc.eq.edu.au/our-college |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Mundubbera State College |language=en |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714094930/https://mundubberasc.eq.edu.au/our-college |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The [[Mungar Junction to Monto railway line]] serviced the town from 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mundubbera Railway Station c 1914 - Adjacent 4 Bauer St, Mundubbera, QLD » POI Australia |url=https://poi-australia.com.au/points-of-interest/australia/queensland-1/mundubbera/mundubbera-railway-station-c-1914-adjacent-4-bauer-st-mundubbera-qld/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=poi-australia.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926001225/https://poi-australia.com.au/points-of-interest/australia/queensland-1/mundubbera/mundubbera-railway-station-c-1914-adjacent-4-bauer-st-mundubbera-qld/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 February 1914 |title=THE MUNDUBBERA RAILWAY EXTENSION. |page=5 |newspaper=[[Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser]] |issue=12,713 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150869432 |accessdate=9 October 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The railway arrived in 1914. |
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A library was established in Mundubbera in December 1933 in the School of Arts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149246632|title=MUNDUBBERA|date=27 October 1933|newspaper=[[Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser]]| |
A library was established in Mundubbera in December 1933 in the School of Arts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149246632|title=MUNDUBBERA|date=27 October 1933|newspaper=[[Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser]]|access-date=16 January 2018|issue=19,651|location=Queensland, Australia|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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[[File:MundubberaWarMemorial.JPG|thumb|Mundubbera War Memorial, 2008|alt= |
[[File:MundubberaWarMemorial.JPG|thumb|Mundubbera War Memorial, 2008|alt=]]The Mundubbera War Memorial commemorating those from the district who served in World War I was unveiled by the [[Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly]] for [[Electoral district of Brisbane (Queensland)|Brisbane]] and Minister for Works, [[Mick Kirwan]], on 27 May 1928.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mundubbera War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/search/display/92124-mundubbera-war-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407125057/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/search/display/92124-mundubbera-war-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21291275 |title=BOYNE RIVER. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=28 May 1928 |access-date=6 April 2014 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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[[Henry Zipf]] planted the first citrus orchards in 1933 and established Mundubbera as a major producer of export citrus.<ref>[http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMundubbera.shtml Walkabout site.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824204826/http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMundubbera.shtml |date=24 August 2006 }} Retrieved 1 October 2006</ref> The recent (2006) drought and the |
[[Henry Zipf]] planted the first citrus orchards in 1933 and established Mundubbera as a major producer of export citrus.<ref>[http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMundubbera.shtml Walkabout site.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824204826/http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDMundubbera.shtml |date=24 August 2006 }} Retrieved 1 October 2006</ref> The recent (2006) drought and the aftereffects of the 2004 [[Citrus canker]] outbreak in [[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]]<ref>[http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/citruscanker/ Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927192607/http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/citruscanker/ |date=27 September 2006 }}. Retrieved 1 October 2006.</ref> has had a dampening effect of the citrus industry in the area. |
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[[File:Vietnam Veterrans Memorial, Munduberra, Qld.jpg|thumb|Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Mundubbera, 2010|alt= |
[[File:Vietnam Veterrans Memorial, Munduberra, Qld.jpg|thumb|Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Mundubbera, 2010|alt=]] |
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The Mundubbera Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorates those who served in the [[Vietnam War]]. It is located beside the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] Memorial Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vietnam Veterans Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/99756-vietnam-veterans-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia| |
The Mundubbera Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorates those who served in the [[Vietnam War]]. It is located beside the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] Memorial Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vietnam Veterans Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/99756-vietnam-veterans-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=6 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407142016/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/99756-vietnam-veterans-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:MundubberaLonePine.JPG|thumb|Lone Pine memorial at Mundubbera, 2008]] |
[[File:MundubberaLonePine.JPG|thumb|Lone Pine memorial at Mundubbera, 2008]] |
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On 11 November 1995, members of the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] planted a Lone Pine war memorial tree from a seedling whose lineage links back to [[Gallipoli]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lone Pine Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92122-lone-pine-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia| |
On 11 November 1995, members of the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] planted a Lone Pine war memorial tree from a seedling whose lineage links back to [[Gallipoli]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lone Pine Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92122-lone-pine-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407135433/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92122-lone-pine-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
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At the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the town had a population of 1,053.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL342800|name=Mundubbera (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=25 October 2007|quick=on}}</ref> |
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In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the town of Mundubbera had a population of 1,053 people.<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL342800|name=Mundubbera (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=25 October 2007|quick=on}}</ref> |
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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,261 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32086|name=Mundubbera (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> |
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In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32068|name=Mundubbera (SAL)|accessdate=18 June 2024|quick=on}}</ref> |
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== Geology == |
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The Mundubbera district is bounded on 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 [[Bowen Basin|Basin]]. A large syncline is exposed, commonly called the Mundubbera Syncline. Folded Triassic strata are found in the western part of the district in a fault block. There is evidence of Tertiary or post-Triassic sediments in horizontal sandstone.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Driscoll|first=Egbert G.|year=1960|title=Geology of the Mundubbera District|url=https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:300020/Dept_Geology_Papers_V_5.pdf|journal=Papers. University of Queensland. Department of Geology|volume=5|issue=5|pages=1–27|via=UQ eSpace|access-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126133118/https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:300020/Dept_Geology_Papers_V_5.pdf|archive-date=26 November 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Near Riverleigh, fossil corals were found in limestone during the 1920s. These were studied by [[Dorothy Hill]] of the [[University of Queensland]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hill|first=Dorothy|year=1934|title=The Lower Carboniferous Corals of Australia|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/189685#page/570/mode/1up|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland|volume=45|issue=12|pages=63–115|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library|access-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015035509/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/189685#page/570/mode/1up|archive-date=15 October 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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== Heritage listings == |
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==Industry== |
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Mundubbera has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including: |
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Industry in Mundubbera is entirely based around agriculture and forestry. The major agricultural activities in Mundubbera are cattle grazing and, in the [[irrigation|irrigated]] areas, fruit growing. Fruit grown in the Mundubbera area includes citrus, [[mango]]es, [[avocado]]es and [[stone fruit]]. |
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In addition, Mundubbera is Queensland's largest producer of table grapes. |
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* Mundubbera Butter Factory (also known as Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association Butter Factory), 26 Bowen Road<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=North Burnett Local Heritage Register|url=https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|archive-date=16 August 2019|access-date=16 August 2019|publisher=[[North Burnett Regional Council]]}}</ref> |
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During the fruit picking seasons Mundubbera can double in size as many itinerant workers and [[backpacking (travel)|backpacker]]s 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 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. |
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*Mundubbera Cemetery, Kinchela Street<ref name=":1" /> |
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*O'Regan Memorial Gates, Leichhardt Street<ref name=":1" /> |
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*former Mundubbera Shire Hall and Bloxsome Memorial Building (also known as Mundubbera Library), Lyons Street<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Mundubbera War Memorial, intersection of Lyons and Bouverie Streets<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Jones Weir, Seligmann Avenue<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Economy== |
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Supporting the fruit industry are businesses such as a [[fruit juice]] processor and several packing sheds. *[http://www.bugsforbugs.com.au Bugs for Bugs], an [[integrated pest management]] business, raises insects that act as a biological control for common fruit pests, allowing less chemical insecticide use.<ref>[http://www.bugsforbugs.com.au/ Bugs for Bugs website.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015192227/http://www.bugsforbugs.com.au/ |date=15 October 2006 }} Accessed 1 October 2006</ref> |
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The economy Mundubbera is predominantly agriculture and forestry. The major agricultural activities in Mundubbera are cattle grazing and, in the [[irrigation|irrigated]] areas, fruit growing. Fruit grown in the Mundubbera area includes citrus, [[mango]]es, [[avocado]]es and [[stone fruit]]. |
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In addition, Mundubbera is Queensland's largest producer of table grapes.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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During the fruit picking seasons Mundubbera can double in size as many itinerant workers and [[backpacking (travel)|backpacker]]s 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 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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With large areas of State forest in the shire, Mundubbera also has a large timber industry with a mill in Mundubbera town. Other industries include piggeries and dairying.<ref>[https://archive.is/20070903211411/http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=20372 Queensland Department of State Development.] Accessed 2 October 2006.</ref> 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 the general public. |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Bugs For Bugs|url=https://bugsforbugs.com.au/about/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Bugs For Bugs|language=en-AU|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826011915/https://bugsforbugs.com.au/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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With large areas of State forest in the shire, Mundubbera also has a large timber industry with a mill in Mundubbera town. Other industries include piggeries and dairying.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070903211411/http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=20372 Queensland Department of State Development.] Accessed 2 October 2006.</ref> 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 the general public.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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==Transport== |
==Transport== |
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The town is about {{convert|1|km|mi}} south of the intersection of the [[Burnett Highway]] and the |
The town is about {{convert|1|km|mi}} south of the intersection of the [[Burnett Highway]] and the Mundubbera–[[Durong, Queensland|Durong]] Road. The Burnett Highway links Mundubbera with [[Gayndah, Queensland|Gayndah]] and [[Goomeri, Queensland|Goomeri]] to the east; and [[Eidsvold, Queensland|Eidsvold]], [[Monto, Queensland|Monto]] and [[Biloela, Queensland|Biloela]] to the north. The Mundubbera-Durong links Mundubbera to [[Dalby, Queensland|Dalby]] and [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]] in the [[Darling Downs]]. This road is single lane bitumen in places. Public transport 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, Queensland|Maryborough]]. By 2022, the bus service to Bundaberg was thrice weekly and to Maryborough was once weekly.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 2022 |title=North Burnett Transport Service |url=https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/north-burnett-transport/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=[[North Burnett Regional Council]] |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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Public transport is limited. In 2005 the only public transport servicing Mundubbera had was a bus service operating once a week on Thursdays to Bundaberg and on Wednesdays and Fridays to [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]]. An active rail link from Mundubbera to [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]] and the coast was maintained with the line no longer having a passenger service, however in 2012 [[Campbell Newman]], the Queensland Premier, announced that the line would no longer be looked after. |
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In 2012 the [[Queensland Government]] under the Premiership of [[Campbell Newman]] announced that the railway line would no longer be looked after.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gough |first=Emma |date=7 June 2012 |title=Last train out of Monto gone |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=[[The Courier-Mail]] |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209064618/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d?nk=6d9f0b09cea95400a60977eb84d7bf09-1702104378 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Mundubbera State College is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 10) school for boys and girls at 57 Bunce Street ({{coord|-25.5854|151.2935|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mundubbera State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Mundubbera State College |url=https://mundubberasc.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Mundubbera State College |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709195305/https://mundubberasc.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mundubbera State School |url=https://www.mundubbess.eq.edu.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424210840/http://mundubbess.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=24 April 2012 |access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 242 students with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" /> The school previously had a preschool but following the introduction of Prep, the preschool has been converted into a music room.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} |
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Mundubbera 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),<ref name="auto">{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref> Binjour Plateau SS (1913),<ref name="auto"/> Monogorilby SS (1936)<ref name="auto"/> and Riverleigh SS (1914);<ref name="auto"/> Riversleigh SS was closed at the end of 2009 due to lack of enrolment.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030628032533/http://www.mundubbess.eq.edu.au/cluster/ Mundubbera Small Schools Cluster Website.] Retrieved 1 October 2006</ref> |
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The nearest school offering secondary education to Year 12 is [[Burnett State College]] (formerly Gayndah State High School), {{convert|45|km|mi}} to the east in Gayndah. [[Distance education in Queensland|Distance education]] and [[boarding school]]s are other options.<ref>[http://www.mundubbera.com/senioreducation/index.php Mundubbera deserves better] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930110248/http://www.mundubbera.com/senioreducation/index.php |date=30 September 2007 }} A campaign for Year 11 and 12 at the Mundubbera School. Accessed 1 October 2006.</ref> |
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Other primary schools in the area include the small school cluster of the rural schools of Boynewood SS (opened 1915),<ref name="auto">{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> Binjour Plateau SS (1913),<ref name="auto" /> Monogorilby SS (1936)<ref name="auto" /> and Riverleigh SS (1914);<ref name="auto" /> Riversleigh SS was closed at the end of 2009 due to lack of enrolment.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030628032533/http://www.mundubbess.eq.edu.au/cluster/ Mundubbera Small Schools Cluster Website.] Retrieved 1 October 2006</ref> |
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Mundubbera State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at 57 Bunce Street ({{coord|-25.5854|151.2935|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mundubbera State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mundubbess.eq.edu.au|title=Mundubbera State School|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424210840/http://mundubbess.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=24 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 242 students with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" /> The school previously had a Pre-school but following the introduction of Prep, the pre-school has been converted into a music room. High school students wishing to complete Years 11–12 must either attend [[Burnett State College]] (formerly Gayndah State High School), {{convert|45|km|mi}} to the east in Gayndah or attend [[boarding school]]s in Brisbane, Toowoomba or [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]].<ref>[http://www.mundubbera.com/senioreducation/index.php Mundubbera deserves better] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930110248/http://www.mundubbera.com/senioreducation/index.php |date=30 September 2007 }} A campaign for Year 11 and 12 at the Mundubbera School. Accessed 1 October 2006.</ref> |
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== Amenities == |
== Amenities == |
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[[File:Mundubbera CWA Rooms.JPG|thumb|Mundubbera |
[[File:Mundubbera CWA Rooms.JPG|thumb|Mundubbera QCWA rooms, 2017]] |
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The [[North Burnett Region|North Burnett Regional Council]] operates a public library |
The [[North Burnett Region|North Burnett Regional Council]] operates a public library at 30 Lyons Street and a public swimming pool at Bauer Street in Mundubbera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/mundubbera_library|title=Mundubbera Library|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140128/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/mundubbera_library|archive-date=16 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 2022 |title=Swimming Pools |url=https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/swimming-pools/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=[[North Burnett Regional Council]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024133747/https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/swimming-pools/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[File:Mundubbera Police Station, circa 1985.webp|thumb|Mundubbera police station, circa 1985]] |
[[File:Mundubbera Police Station, circa 1985.webp|thumb|Mundubbera police station, circa 1985]] |
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The Mundubbera branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 79 Lyons Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status= |
The Mundubbera branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 79 Lyons Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Jehovah Tsidkenu Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 1 Diana Street ({{Coord|-25.5813|151.2973|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Jehovah Tsidkenu Wesleyan Methodist Church}}). It is part of the [[Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Queensland|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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== Heritage listings == |
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Mundubbera has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including: |
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The Apex Ski area, {{Convert|4|km}} 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 is stocked by the Mundubbera Anglers Fish Stocking Association Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Queensland Government |first=Fish stocked dams and weirs search |author-link=Queensland Government |date=10 December 2020 |title=Jones Weir |url=https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/rsa/sips-dams-and-weirs/profile |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=www.daf.qld.gov.au |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009035254/https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/rsa/sips-dams-and-weirs/profile |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Platypus]] and [[Australian lungfish|Ceratodus]] (Lungfish) may be spotted. Jones Weir is owned and managed by [[SunWater|Sunwater]]. [[North Burnett Region|North Burnett Regional Council]] own and manage the boat ramp, facilities and recreation areas located approx. {{Convert|2|km}} upstream. Public access is permitted in designated areas only.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upper Burnett Weirs & Barrages |url=https://www.sunwater.com.au/weirs-and-barrages/upper-burnett/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=[[SunWater]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029093247/https://www.sunwater.com.au/weirs-and-barrages/upper-burnett/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=North Burnett Regional Council |author-link=North Burnett Regional Council |title=Water Sports and Recreation |url=https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/water-sports-and-recreation/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=North Burnett Regional Council |language=en-AU |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009025846/https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/water-sports-and-recreation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* 26 Bowen Road: Mundubbera Butter Factory (also known as Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association Butter Factory)<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Kinchela Street: Mundubbera Cemetery<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Leichhardt Street: O'Regan Memorial Gates<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Lyons Street: former Mundubbera Shire Hall and Bloxsome Memorial Building (also known as Mundubbera Library)<ref name=":1" /> |
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*intersection of Lyons and Bouverie Streets: Mundubbera War Memorial<ref name=":1" /> |
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*Seligmann Avenue: Jones Weir<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|title=North Burnett Local Heritage Register|publisher=[[North Burnett Regional Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> |
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==Attractions== |
==Attractions== |
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[[File:Mundubbera360Mural.JPG| |
[[File:Mundubbera360Mural.JPG|300px|right|thumb|The 360-degree mural showing the joining of the three rivers at Mundubbera.]] |
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[[File:MundubberaBigMandarin.JPG|left|thumb|The Big Mandarin]] |
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While Mundubbera attracts seasonal workers from around the world, tourism remains relatively undeveloped. Some attractions include: |
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[[File:MundubberaRiversideWalk.JPG|left|thumb|Mundubbera Riverside Walk beside the Burnett River]] |
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While Mundubbera attracts seasonal workers from around the world, tourism remains relatively undeveloped. |
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Some attractions include: |
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*The nearby [[Auburn River National Park]] is a good location to find [[Queensland Lungfish]] (''Neoceratodus forsteri''), known locally as Ceratodus, a rare living fossil found only in the Burnett and [[Mary River (Queensland)|Mary]] Rivers. This park is popular with bush walkers and rock climbers. It features cascades, great swimming spots, caves, balancing rocks and superb scenery.<ref>[http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/auburn_river_national_park/?format=print Auburn River National Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930050245/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/auburn_river_national_park/?format=print |date=30 September 2007 }} Retrieved 15 October 2006</ref> |
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*The town lookout on the entrance to town on the [[Burnett Highway]] is home to a [[Black stump]], to symbolise Mundubbera's location on the edge of the [[Outback]]. |
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*The nearby [[Auburn River National Park]] is a good location to find [[Queensland Lungfish]] (''Neoceratodus forsteri''), known locally as Ceratodus, a rare living fossil found only in the Burnett and [[Mary River (Queensland)|Mary]] Rivers. This park is popular with bush walkers and rock climbers. It features cascades, great swimming spots, caves, balancing rocks and superb scenery.<ref>[http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/auburn_river_national_park/?format=print Auburn River National Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930050245/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/auburn_river_national_park/?format=print |date=30 September 2007 }} Retrieved 15 October 2006</ref> |
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*Mundubbera is the home of the Big [[Mandarin Orange|Mandarin]], a larger than life fibreglass model of an Ellendale Mandarin that doubles as a [[kiosk]] for a local caravan park. It is one of many [[Australia's Big Things|"Big" tourist attractions]] that dot the Australian landscape. |
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*The town lookout on the entrance to town on the [[Burnett Highway]] is home to a [[Black stump]], to symbolise Mundubbera's location on the edge of the [[Outback]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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*The ''Meeting Place of the Waters'' 360-degree mural painted on the sewerage pumping station is a visual tribute to the rivers that provide Mundubbera with its prosperity. |
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*The Big [[Mandarin Orange|Mandarin]], a larger-than-life fibreglass model of an Ellendale Mandarin doubles as a [[kiosk]] for a local caravan park. It is one of many [[Australia's Big Things|"Big" tourist attractions]] that dot the Australian landscape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Luke |date=6 March 2021 |title=The Big Mandarin - Big Things Of Australia |url=https://bigthingsofaustralia.com/the-big-mandarin/ |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=bigthingsofaustralia.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003104816/https://bigthingsofaustralia.com/the-big-mandarin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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*The ''Meeting Place of the Waters'' 360-degree mural painted on the sewerage pumping station is a visual tribute to the Boyne Auburn and Burnett Rivers that provide Mundubbera with its prosperity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mundubbera Pump Station Art |url=https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/Mundubbera |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=www.australiansiloarttrail.com |language=en |archive-date=14 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214183607/https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/Mundubbera |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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*The Riverside Walk, Bicentennial Park and Railway Precinct are beside the Heritage listed Jones Weir.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=North Burnett Local Heritage Register Jones Weir, Mundubbera |url=https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf |archive-date=16 August 2019 |access-date=16 August 2019 |publisher=[[North Burnett Regional Council]]}}</ref> |
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*The Burnett River Bridges section of the [[Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail]] was opened in 2022 at [[Dirnbir, Queensland|Mt Debateable Railway Siding]], [[Gayndah]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=RTA News |date=10 July 2022 |title=Opening of the Burnett River Bridges section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail |url=https://www.railtrails.org.au/news/opening-of-the-burnett-river-bridges-section-of-the-boyne-burnett-inland-rail-trail/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=Rail Trails Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402062445/https://www.railtrails.org.au/news/opening-of-the-burnett-river-bridges-section-of-the-boyne-burnett-inland-rail-trail/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sixteen kilometres of it lies beside the [[Burnett River]]. The Red Gulley Bridge, Slab Creek Bridge, Spring Creek Bridge, Boomerang Bridge, [[Humphery Railway Bridge|Humphery Bridges]] Numbers 1, 2 ("Faith" Bridge or "bridge of faith"), and 3 and Roth's Bridge are passed on the way to the other end at Mundubbera Railway Precinct.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mt Debateable to Mundubbera, Burnett River Bridges Section, BBIRT. |url=https://www.boyneburnettinlandrailtrail.org.au/bbirtmap/fullscreen/18/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=[[Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail]] |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925160457/https://www.boyneburnettinlandrailtrail.org.au/bbirtmap/fullscreen/18/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Australian Engineering Heritage Register|Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers]] listed the ''[[Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges]]'' in 2016. A total of 12 bridges, including some on this section of Rail Trail, are recognised with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the “best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLachlan |first=Mark |date=6 June 2018 |title=Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges, 1905 to 1914 |url=https://www.boyneburnettinlandrailtrail.org.au/blog/degilbo-to-mundubbera-railway-bridges-1905-to-1914/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=[[Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail]] |language=en-AU |via=Blog |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929143304/https://www.boyneburnettinlandrailtrail.org.au/blog/degilbo-to-mundubbera-railway-bridges-1905-to-1914/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=McGrath, PSM |first1=B. L. |last2=Churchward |first2=Alan |date=October 2015 |title=Nomination of the Gayndah Rail Bridges, Queensland for ENGINEERING HERITAGE RECOGNITION under Engineering Heritage Australia's Engineering Heritage Recognition Program |url=https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/HRP.Degilbo-Mundubbera%20Railway%20Bridges.Nomination.V10.Changes%20by%20AC.October%202016.pdf |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=[[Engineers Australia]] |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925171553/https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/HRP.Degilbo-Mundubbera%20Railway%20Bridges.Nomination.V10.Changes%20by%20AC.October%202016.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Events== |
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Mundubbera hosts a popular seven-a-side [[cricket]] tournament in February each year.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/stories/s1563638.htm ABC Wide Bay Website.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523230150/http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/stories/s1563638.htm |date=23 May 2006 }} Retrieved 1 October 2006.</ref> |
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[[File:MundubberaBigMandarin.JPG|thumb|The Big Mandarin]] |
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*Mundubbera hosts a popular seven-a-side [[cricket]] tournament in February each year.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/stories/s1563638.htm ABC Wide Bay Website.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523230150/http://www.abc.net.au/widebay/stories/s1563638.htm |date=23 May 2006 }} Retrieved 1 October 2006.</ref> |
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The Mundubbera Fish stocking association hosts a popular fishing competition.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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* The Ellendale Open, a pro-am golf tournament is held each year, on the Queens Birthday weekend, at the Mundubbera Golf Club<ref>[http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgascheduledisplay&eid=1836 PGA Australia website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907070030/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgascheduledisplay&eid=1836 |date=7 September 2006 }} Retrieved 2 October 2006</ref> |
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The Ellendale Open, a pro-am golf tournament is held each year, on the Queens Birthday weekend, at the Mundubbera Golf Club.<ref>[http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgascheduledisplay&eid=1836 PGA Australia website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907070030/http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgascheduledisplay&eid=1836 |date=7 September 2006 }} Retrieved 2 October 2006</ref> |
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*The towns annual agricultural show occurs on 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. |
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*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 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. |
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The towns annual agricultural show occurs on 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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*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 a large portion of the seven-a-side cricket tournament. |
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*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. |
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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 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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}<ref name="StateOfOranges">{{cite news |last1=North |first1=Gavin |title=Mander gets his first taste of State Of Oranges |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/bundaberg/sport/mander-gets-his-first-taste-of-state-of-oranges/news-story/798f758ba690d915b2f45a76fbf84906 |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Courier-Mail |date=5 June 2013}}</ref> |
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*Mundubbera celebrated their centenary on the weekend of the 24 and 25 March. |
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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 a large portion of the seven-a-side cricket tournament.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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Mundubbera celebrated their centenary on the weekend of the 24 and 25 March.{{When|date=August 2021}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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==Notable |
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*Kurt Brown, Queensland and Australian Lawn Bowls Champion, was raised in Mundubbera. Brown has 12 Queensland titles and 2 Australian Titles. He has represented Queensland on 126 occasions and also trialled for the Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Team.<ref name="lht">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/love-holds-tight-tense-final/1584019/|title=Love holds tight in tense final|author=Ben Turnbull|date=16 October 2012|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|access-date=4 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811063650/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/love-holds-tight-tense-final/1584019/|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*[[Courtney Beutel]], footballer with [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] team [[Brisbane Roar FC W-League|Brisbane Roar]] |
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*Kurt Brown, Queensland and Australian Lawn Bowls Champion, was raised in Mundubbera. Brown has amassed an impressive 12 Queensland titles and 1 Australian Title. He has represented Queensland on 126 occasions and also trialled for the Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Team.<ref name="lht">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/love-holds-tight-tense-final/1584019/|title=Love holds tight in tense final|author=Ben Turnbull|date=16 October 2012|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|accessdate=4 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811063650/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/love-holds-tight-tense-final/1584019/|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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*[[Wayne Goss]], former Queensland [[Premiers of Queensland|Premier]], was born in Mundubbera |
*[[Wayne Goss]], former Queensland [[Premiers of Queensland|Premier]], was born in Mundubbera |
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*[[Martin Love]], Australian [[test cricket]]er, was born and raised in Mundubbera |
*[[Martin Love]], Australian [[test cricket]]er, was born and raised in Mundubbera |
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*[[Kim McCosker]], author and cook, was raised in Mundubbera |
*[[Kim McCosker]], author and cook, was raised in Mundubbera |
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* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma99183592720602061 Dean Saffron Mundubbera photographs], [[State Library of Queensland]] |
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| Coordinates | 25°35′17″S 151°17′57″E / 25.5881°S 151.2991°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,120 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 4626 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 35.7 km2 (13.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Mundubbera (/mʌnˈdʌbərə/ mun-DUB-ər-ə)[2] is a rural town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people.[1]
Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of Gayndah.[5]
Geography
[edit]The town 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.[6]
Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River.
The Mundubbera district is bounded on 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 the western part of the district in a fault block. There is evidence of Tertiary or post-Triassic sediments in horizontal sandstone.[7] Near Riverleigh, fossil corals were found in limestone during the 1920s. These were studied by Dorothy Hill of the University of Queensland.[8]
History
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Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by 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.[9] 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 the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Mundubbera, Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, and Eidsvold.[10]
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.[3] It has also been suggested it may mean meeting place of the waters referring to the confluence of the Burnett, Auburn and Boyne rivers just upstream from Mundubbera.[11]
European settlement took place in the late 1840s. A town reserve was established on 26 November 1861.[3] 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).[12]
Mundubbera State School opened on 7 November 1913.[13] The school 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. In 2022, it was renamed Mundubbera State College.[14]
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line serviced the town from 1914.[15][16]
A library was established in Mundubbera in December 1933 in the School of Arts.[17]
The Mundubbera War Memorial commemorating those from 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.[18][19]
Henry Zipf planted the first citrus orchards in 1933 and established Mundubbera as a major producer of export citrus.[20] The recent (2006) drought and the aftereffects of the 2004 Citrus canker outbreak in Emerald[21] has had 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.[22]
On 11 November 1995, members of the RSL planted a Lone Pine war memorial tree from a seedling whose lineage links back to Gallipoli.[23]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2006 census, the town of Mundubbera had a population of 1,053 people.[24]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,261 people.[25]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 people.[1]
Heritage listings
[edit]Mundubbera has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mundubbera Butter Factory (also known as Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association Butter Factory), 26 Bowen Road[26]
- Mundubbera Cemetery, Kinchela Street[26]
- O'Regan Memorial Gates, Leichhardt Street[26]
- former Mundubbera Shire Hall and Bloxsome Memorial Building (also known as Mundubbera Library), Lyons Street[26]
- Mundubbera War Memorial, intersection of Lyons and Bouverie Streets[26]
- Jones Weir, Seligmann Avenue[26]
Economy
[edit]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 the Mundubbera area includes citrus, mangoes, avocadoes and stone fruit. In addition, Mundubbera is Queensland's largest producer of table grapes.[citation needed]
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 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.[citation needed]
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.[27]
With large areas of State forest in the shire, Mundubbera also has a large timber industry with a mill in Mundubbera town. Other industries include piggeries and dairying.[28] 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 the general public.[citation needed]
Transport
[edit]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 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.[29]
In 2012 the Queensland Government under the Premiership of Campbell Newman announced that the railway line would no longer be looked after.[30]
Education
[edit]Mundubbera State College 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).[31][32][33] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 242 students with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[34] It includes a special education program.[31] The school previously had a preschool but following the introduction of Prep, the preschool has been converted into a music room.[citation needed]
The nearest school offering secondary education to Year 12 is Burnett State College (formerly Gayndah State High School), 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the east in Gayndah. Distance education and boarding schools are other options.[35]
Other primary schools in the area include the small school cluster of the rural schools of Boynewood SS (opened 1915),[36] Binjour Plateau SS (1913),[36] Monogorilby SS (1936)[36] and Riverleigh SS (1914);[36] Riversleigh SS was closed at the end of 2009 due to lack of enrolment.[37]
Amenities
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The North Burnett Regional Council operates a public library at 30 Lyons Street and a public swimming pool at Bauer Street in Mundubbera.[38][39]
The Mundubbera branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 79 Lyons Street.[40]
Jehovah Tsidkenu Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 1 Diana Street (25°34′53″S 151°17′50″E / 25.5813°S 151.2973°E). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[41]
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 is stocked by the Mundubbera Anglers Fish Stocking Association Inc.[42] 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.[43][44]
Attractions
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While Mundubbera attracts seasonal workers from around the world, tourism remains relatively undeveloped.
Some attractions include:
- The nearby Auburn River National Park is a good location to find Queensland Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), known locally as Ceratodus, a rare living fossil found only in the Burnett and Mary Rivers. This park is popular with bush walkers and rock climbers. It features cascades, great swimming spots, caves, balancing rocks and superb scenery.[45]
- The town lookout on the entrance to town on the Burnett Highway is home to a Black stump, to symbolise Mundubbera's location on the edge of the Outback.[citation needed]
- The Big Mandarin, a larger-than-life fibreglass model of an Ellendale Mandarin doubles as a kiosk for a local caravan park. It is one of many "Big" tourist attractions that dot the Australian landscape.[46]
- The Meeting Place of the Waters 360-degree mural painted on the sewerage pumping station is a visual tribute to the Boyne Auburn and Burnett Rivers that provide Mundubbera with its prosperity.[47]
- The Riverside Walk, Bicentennial Park and Railway Precinct are beside the Heritage listed Jones Weir.[48]
- The Burnett River Bridges section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail was opened in 2022 at Mt Debateable Railway Siding, Gayndah.[49] Sixteen kilometres of it lies beside the Burnett River. The 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 the way to the other end at Mundubbera Railway Precinct.[50] The Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers listed the Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in 2016. A total of 12 bridges, including some on this section of Rail Trail, are recognised with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the “best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia”.[51][52]
Events
[edit]Mundubbera hosts a popular seven-a-side cricket tournament in February each year.[53]
The Mundubbera Fish stocking association hosts a popular fishing competition.[citation needed]
The Ellendale Open, a pro-am golf tournament is held each year, on the Queens Birthday weekend, at the Mundubbera Golf Club.[54]
The towns annual agricultural show occurs on 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.[citation needed]
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 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.[citation needed][55]
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 a large portion of the seven-a-side cricket tournament.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Mundubbera celebrated their centenary on the weekend of the 24 and 25 March.[when?][citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]Some notable people from Mundubbera include:
- Kurt Brown, Queensland and Australian Lawn Bowls Champion, was raised in Mundubbera. Brown has 12 Queensland titles and 2 Australian Titles. He has represented Queensland on 126 occasions and also trialled for the Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Team.[56]
- Wayne Goss, former Queensland Premier, was born in Mundubbera
- Martin Love, Australian test cricketer, was born and raised in Mundubbera
- Kim McCosker, author and cook, was raised in Mundubbera
- Stuart Tinney, Olympic level equestrian rider and gold medalist, was born in Mundubbera
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mundubbera (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ a b c "Mundubbera – town in North Burnett Region (entry 23448)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Mundubbera – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47371)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Google search for "Citrus Capital of Queensland". Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 14 October 2006.
- ^ "Mundubbera, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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