Mount Murchison, Queensland

Mount Murchison is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Mount Murchison
Queensland
Mount Murchison State School, 2013
Mount Murchison is located in Queensland
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Coordinates24.3358°S 150.5711°E / -24.3358; 150.5711 (Mount Murchison (centre of locality))
Population128 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4715[2]
Area76.0 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Murchison:
Callide Dumgree Dumgree
Dakenba Mount Murchison Dumgree
Dakenba Valentine Plains Valentine Plains

Geography

Callide Power Station is in the south-east of the locality at 1092 Biloela Callide Road (24.3463°S 150.6189°E / -24.3463; 150.6189 (Callide Power Station)).[4][5]

History
Premier Frank Nicklin opening Callide Power Station, 21 August 1965

Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935.[6][7] The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner.[8][9] The teacher was Reg Davidson.[10]

Callide Power Station commenced operation in 1965.[11] It was officially opened by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 21 August 1965.

The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[12]

In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.[13]

In the 2016 census Mount Murchison had a population of 149 people.[14]

On 25 May 2021, an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375,000 premises.[15][16][17][18]

Economy

Callide Power Station is an coal-powered electricity generator with eight steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1,720 megawatts (MW) of electricity. As of 2018, generation capacity was 1510 MW.[11]

Education

Mount Murchison State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lot 137 Dawson Highway (24.3338°S 150.5379°E / -24.3338; 150.5379 (Mount Murchison State School)).[19][20][21] In 2013, the school had 16 students in a single multi-age class with one teacher.[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[23]

There is no secondary school in Mount Murchison. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-west.[24]

Amenities

Banana Shire Council operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school.[25][26]

Biloela Dirt Riders operate the Stoneyridge Raceway on Cocups Road (24.3567°S 150.6219°E / -24.3567; 150.6219 (Stoneyridge Raceway)).[27][28][29]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Murchison (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Mount Murchison Postcode Australia Post
  3. "Mount Murchison – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49565)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. Google (27 December 2022). "Callide Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. "Callide Power Station". CS Energy. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. "Agency ID 5539, Mount Murchison State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. "MT. MURCHISON STATE SCHOOL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. "BILOELA". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. "MURGON". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  11. "Callide Power Station". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  15. Parkinson, Giles (3 June 2021). "Queensland coal generators tripped off like dominoes after Callide explosion". RenewEconomy. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021.
  16. "Queensland power outage leaves hundreds of thousands in dark". 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. CS Energy [@CSEnergyQld] (25 May 2021). "CS Energy has immediately acted following an incident at Callide Power Station near Biloela in Central Queensland today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. "Archived copy". Facebook. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. "Mount Murchison State School". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  21. Google (27 December 2022). "Mount Murchinson State School" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  22. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  23. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  24. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  25. "Library: Branches & Opening hours". Banana Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  26. "Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  27. "Biloela Dirt Riders MCC". Motorcycling Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  28. Google (27 December 2022). "Stoneyridge Raceway (aerial)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  29. Google (27 December 2022). "Stoneyridge Raceway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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