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Lakeland is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people.[1]

Lakeland
Queensland
Lakeland Downs
Lakeland
Coordinates15°51′33″S 144°51′24″E / 15.8591°S 144.8566°E / -15.8591; 144.8566 (Lakeland (town centre))
Population299 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.06311/km2 (0.16345/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area4,738.0 km2 (1,829.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt

Geography edit

 
Road signs, 2013

Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway (formerly the Cooktown Developmental Road).[4]

An area of basalt in the Lakeland region contains locally significant groundwater supplies which feed numerous springs, and also provides irrigation water and fertile soils for farming.[5]

Lakeland has the following mountains:

History edit

 
James Earl (24 October 1835 – 14 October 1905) of Butchers Hill, Lakeland.

Yalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Yalaja, Kuku Yelandji, and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland. The traditional lands of the Western Yalanji people commence just north of the township of Lakeland and continue southwards past the southern boundary of the locality of Lakeland.[30]

James Earl was granted a lease to occupy pastoral land in March 1877. He named his station Butchers Hill after Butcher Hill Farm in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England where he lived as a child. It was also known as Turalba Station. The locality was variously known as being in the Cooktown or Laura districts.[31][32] In September 1899 Earl's daughter Sarah Campbell Earl of Turalba Station married Samuel William Wellington Cook, a part owner of the adjacent Spring Vale Station.[33] These two stations comprise the majority of the current locality of Lakeland.

Mining had commenced on the West Normanby Goldfield by the end of 1874.[34] This goldfield should not be confused with the Normanby Goldfield near Bowen, which opened in 1871. Mining continued intermittently, depending on gold prices, until 1999.[35]

The Normanby Diggings Native Mounted Police camp was located on the West Normanby River just south-east of Butchers Hill and operated for 7 years between 1885 and 1892.[36]

The Normanby Reefs Post Office was renamed Earlton (Earltown) Post Office in 1890.[37] It was closed in December 1892.[38][39]

Clive J Foyster was an entrepreneur, mining company chief and farmer who bought Butchers Hill in 1968. In a private venture known as Lakeland Downs development began with the clearing of land intended for agriculture, and two irrigation dams were constructed. Dry land and irrigated cropping commenced with plantings of maize and sorghum and later of peanuts and coffee.[40][41][42] More intensive cattle grazing also commenced. Eventually 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) were cleared.[43] In the 1980s Lakeland Downs was sold, divided into freehold farms averaging about 990 acres (400 ha). [44][30]

Lakeland Downs is named for William (Billy) Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.[45][46] The township of Lakeland Downs came into being to service this development, and is now known as Lakeland.[41]

Butcher's Hill State School opened on 23 August 1969. The first teacher was Lorraine Woergoetter. Within two years it had been renamed Lakeland Downs State School.[47][48][40]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 227 people.[49]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people.[1]

Heritage listings edit

 
Stone pitching at Nuggety Gully, 2014 (mobile phone in lower left for scale)

Lakeland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy edit

 
Salvinia molesta is a floating fern. It becomes a thick mat which can smother native aquatic plants, alter stream flow and deplete oxygen levels for aquatic organisms. It is most likely to grow in freshwater creeks and in wetlands, and is usually spread by the movement of water plants, aquariums or watercraft. Biosecurity Queensland and Cook Shire Council are working on the complete eradication of salvinia as well as hymenachne (marsh grass), which is another aquatic weed. Report any suspected outbreaks to Cook Shire Council.[50]

At Lakeland, most of the irrigation water comes from farm dams. Licenses are required to extract surface or bore water for irrigation purposes. In 2012 there were 16 licenses to impound water in the Normanby catchment, with most occurring in the Lakeland area. Many of the dams are located on small creeks. Honey Dam is the largest and is located on Bullhead Creek, which flows into the Laura River. Dams are only permitted to store wet season run off.[51]

The main products are cattle and cropping, including bananas.[52]

Education edit

Lakeland State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Peninsula Developmental Road and the Mulligan Highway (15°51′25″S 144°51′24″E / 15.8569°S 144.8568°E / -15.8569; 144.8568 (Lakeland State School)).[53][54] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[55]

 
Cooktown orchid - Dendrobium bigibbum. Queensland 2008

There is no secondary school in Lakeland. The nearest government secondary school is Cooktown State School in Cooktown to the north-east. Given the distances involved, distance education and boarding school are other options.[4]

Environmental edit

The Lakeland Agricultural Area Water Quality Monitoring Program is a project to work with landowners to monitor water quality.[56]

 
Northern quoll - Dasyurus hallucatus. Queensland, 2009

In 2016 the Queensland Government purchased Springvale Station, a 56,295-hectare (139,110-acre) property situated in the east of the locality. Springvale Station was purchased to add to the State’s protected area network and complement activities being taken to reduce sediment run-off entering the Normanby River catchment that flows into Princess Charlotte Bay and the Great Barrier Reef. The Department of Environment and Science contracted Cape York Natural Resource Management (Cape York NRM) to work with Traditional Owners, Griffith University, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and erosion, water quality and vegetation scientists to develop the Springvale Erosion Management Plan.[57][58][59]

Springvale Station Nature Refuge provides important habitat for endangered or vulnerable flora and fauna including the Cooktown orchid, ghost bat, northern quoll, red goshawk, spectacled flying-fox, spotted-tailed quoll, Semon’s leaf nosed bat and large eared-horseshoe bat. There is no public access on the Nature Refuge.[57]

Amenities edit

 
Lakeland Coffee House and Store, 2014

Lakeland has a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a hardware store.[citation needed]

Attractions edit

James Earl Lookout is off the Mulligan Highway, 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) SSE of the town (15°58′30″S 144°49′44″E / 15.9751°S 144.8289°E / -15.9751; 144.8289 (James Earl Lookout)).[60]

Transport edit

Lakeland Airport (YLND) is located north of the township, beside the Mulligan Highway.[61]

References edit

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Further reading edit

  • Trezise, P.J. 1969. Quinkan Country: Adventures in Search of Aboriginal Cave Paintings in Cape York. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney.
  • Trezise, Percy. 1973. Last Days of a Wilderness. William Collins (Aust) Ltd., Brisbane. ISBN 0-00-211434-8.
  • Trezise, P.J. 1993. Dream Road: A Journey of Discovery. Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, Sydney.
  • Premier's Department (prepared by Connell Wagner). 1989. Cape York Peninsula Resource Analysis. Cairns. (1989). ISBN 0-7242-6200-8
  • Roth, W.E. 1897. The Queensland Aborigines. 3 Vols. Reprint: Facsimile Edition, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, W.A., 1984. ISBN 0-85905-054-8
  • Ryan, Michelle and Burwell, Colin, eds. 2000. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay. Queensland Museum, Brisbane. ISBN 0-85905-045-9 (set of 3 vols).
  • Scarth-Johnson, Vera. 2000. National Treasures: Flowering plants of Cooktown and Northern Australia. Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association, Cooktown. ISBN 0-646-39726-5 (pbk); ISBN 0-646-39725-7 Limited Edition - Leather Bound.
  • Sutton, Peter (ed). Languages of Cape York: Papers presented to a Symposium organised by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra. (1976). ISBN 0-85575-046-4
  • Wynter, Jo and Hill, John. 1991. Cape York Peninsula: Pathways to Community Economic Development. The Final Report of The Community Economic Development Projects Cook Shire. Cook Shire Council.

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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Lakeland is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook Queensland Australia 2 3 In the 2016 census the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people 1 Lakeland QueenslandLakeland DownsLakelandCoordinates15 51 33 S 144 51 24 E 15 8591 S 144 8566 E 15 8591 144 8566 Lakeland town centre Population299 2016 census 1 Density0 06311 km2 0 16345 sq mi Postcode s 4871Area4 738 0 km2 1 829 4 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location78 5 km 49 mi SW of Cooktown248 km 154 mi NNW of Cairns1 902 km 1 182 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Shire of CookState electorate s CookFederal division s LeichhardtLocalities around Lakeland Laura Cooktown RossvillePalmer Lakeland BloomfieldDedinGroganville HurricaneDesailly SpurgeonMount Carbine Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Heritage listings 4 Economy 5 Education 6 Environmental 7 Amenities 8 Attractions 9 Transport 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksGeography edit nbsp Road signs 2013 Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road which is paved all the way from Cairns to Lakeland and the Mulligan Highway formerly the Cooktown Developmental Road 4 An area of basalt in the Lakeland region contains locally significant groundwater supplies which feed numerous springs and also provides irrigation water and fertile soils for farming 5 Lakeland has the following mountains Belle View Peak 15 39 52 S 145 01 11 E 15 6644 S 145 0197 E 15 6644 145 0197 Belle View Peak 6 7 Hamilton Peak 16 02 17 S 144 50 31 E 16 0381 S 144 8420 E 16 0381 144 8420 Hamilton Peak 664 metres 2 178 ft 6 8 Macdonalds Hill 15 57 34 S 144 50 59 E 15 9594 S 144 8498 E 15 9594 144 8498 Macdonalds Hill 458 metres 1 503 ft 6 9 Mount Amy 15 59 37 S 144 59 36 E 15 9937 S 144 9932 E 15 9937 144 9932 Mount Amy 845 metres 2 772 ft 6 10 Mount Byerley 15 38 22 S 145 02 29 E 15 6394 S 145 0414 E 15 6394 145 0414 Mount Byerley 452 metres 1 483 ft 6 11 Mount Earl 15 53 00 S 144 54 51 E 15 8833 S 144 9143 E 15 8833 144 9143 Mount Earl 469 metres 1 539 ft 6 12 Mount Emily 15 40 04 S 145 04 03 E 15 6679 S 145 0675 E 15 6679 145 0675 Mount Emily 236 metres 774 ft 6 13 Mount Eykin 15 57 02 S 144 55 48 E 15 9505 S 144 9299 E 15 9505 144 9299 Mount Eykin 571 metres 1 873 ft 6 14 Mount Fahey 15 41 06 S 145 02 05 E 15 6849 S 145 0348 E 15 6849 145 0348 Mount Fahey 242 metres 794 ft 6 15 Mount Gibson 15 59 31 S 144 54 33 E 15 9919 S 144 9091 E 15 9919 144 9091 Mount Gibson 516 metres 1 693 ft 6 16 Mount Herman 16 03 59 S 144 47 31 E 16 0663 S 144 7920 E 16 0663 144 7920 Mount Herman 636 metres 2 087 ft 6 Mount Janet 15 53 45 S 144 42 44 E 15 8959 S 144 7121 E 15 8959 144 7121 Mount Janet 703 metres 2 306 ft 6 17 Mount Lukin 15 54 47 S 144 40 28 E 15 9131 S 144 6744 E 15 9131 144 6744 Mount Lukin 764 metres 2 507 ft 6 18 Mount Macdonald 15 41 53 S 145 00 54 E 15 6980 S 145 0151 E 15 6980 145 0151 Mount Macdonald 328 metres 1 076 ft 6 19 Mount Mccormack 15 35 09 S 144 58 38 E 15 5859 S 144 9771 E 15 5859 144 9771 Mount Mccormack 492 metres 1 614 ft 6 20 Mount Mclean 15 54 06 S 144 50 19 E 15 9016 S 144 8387 E 15 9016 144 8387 Mount Mclean 416 metres 1 365 ft 6 21 Mount Murray 15 57 19 S 144 46 38 E 15 9553 S 144 7772 E 15 9553 144 7772 Mount Murray 602 metres 1 975 ft 6 22 Mount Pike 16 01 33 S 144 57 22 E 16 0259 S 144 9560 E 16 0259 144 9560 Mount Pike 842 metres 2 762 ft 6 23 Mount Scatterbrain 15 52 07 S 144 54 18 E 15 8686 S 144 9051 E 15 8686 144 9051 Mount Scatterbrain 426 metres 1 398 ft 6 Mount Sellheim 15 45 09 S 144 57 29 E 15 7525 S 144 9581 E 15 7525 144 9581 Mount Sellheim 269 metres 883 ft 6 24 North Sampson Mountain 15 47 47 S 145 10 27 E 15 7963 S 145 1741 E 15 7963 145 1741 North Sampson Mountain 728 metres 2 388 ft 6 25 Racecourse Mountain 16 00 37 S 144 59 58 E 16 0104 S 144 9995 E 16 0104 144 9995 Racecourse Mountain 664 metres 2 178 ft 6 26 Shields Sugarloaf 15 43 11 S 144 58 30 E 15 7198 S 144 9750 E 15 7198 144 9750 Shields Sugarloaf 6 27 Tandewarrah 15 43 08 S 145 06 08 E 15 7190 S 145 1021 E 15 7190 145 1021 Tandewarrah 474 metres 1 555 ft 6 The Brothers 15 55 35 S 144 51 09 E 15 9263 S 144 8526 E 15 9263 144 8526 The Brothers 428 metres 1 404 ft 6 28 The Twins 15 54 27 S 144 54 58 E 15 9076 S 144 9162 E 15 9076 144 9162 The Twins 6 29 Three Peaks 16 04 18 S 144 49 20 E 16 0718 S 144 8221 E 16 0718 144 8221 Three Peaks 6 Zillman Peak 16 03 28 S 144 52 26 E 16 0578 S 144 8740 E 16 0578 144 8740 Zillman Peak 688 metres 2 257 ft 6 History edit nbsp James Earl 24 October 1835 14 October 1905 of Butchers Hill Lakeland Yalanji also known as Kuku Yalanji Kuku Yalaja Kuku Yelandji and Gugu Yalanji is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland The traditional lands of the Western Yalanji people commence just north of the township of Lakeland and continue southwards past the southern boundary of the locality of Lakeland 30 James Earl was granted a lease to occupy pastoral land in March 1877 He named his station Butchers Hill after Butcher Hill Farm in Littleport Cambridgeshire England where he lived as a child It was also known as Turalba Station The locality was variously known as being in the Cooktown or Laura districts 31 32 In September 1899 Earl s daughter Sarah Campbell Earl of Turalba Station married Samuel William Wellington Cook a part owner of the adjacent Spring Vale Station 33 These two stations comprise the majority of the current locality of Lakeland Mining had commenced on the West Normanby Goldfield by the end of 1874 34 This goldfield should not be confused with the Normanby Goldfield near Bowen which opened in 1871 Mining continued intermittently depending on gold prices until 1999 35 The Normanby Diggings Native Mounted Police camp was located on the West Normanby River just south east of Butchers Hill and operated for 7 years between 1885 and 1892 36 The Normanby Reefs Post Office was renamed Earlton Earltown Post Office in 1890 37 It was closed in December 1892 38 39 Clive J Foyster was an entrepreneur mining company chief and farmer who bought Butchers Hill in 1968 In a private venture known as Lakeland Downs development began with the clearing of land intended for agriculture and two irrigation dams were constructed Dry land and irrigated cropping commenced with plantings of maize and sorghum and later of peanuts and coffee 40 41 42 More intensive cattle grazing also commenced Eventually 70 000 acres 28 000 hectares were cleared 43 In the 1980s Lakeland Downs was sold divided into freehold farms averaging about 990 acres 400 ha 44 30 Lakeland Downs is named for William Billy Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula 45 46 The township of Lakeland Downs came into being to service this development and is now known as Lakeland 41 Butcher s Hill State School opened on 23 August 1969 The first teacher was Lorraine Woergoetter Within two years it had been renamed Lakeland Downs State School 47 48 40 In the 2011 census the locality of Lakeland had a population of 227 people 49 In the 2016 census the locality of Lakeland had a population of 299 people 1 Heritage listings edit nbsp Stone pitching at Nuggety Gully 2014 mobile phone in lower left for scale Lakeland has a number of heritage listed sites including Mareeba Mining District 15 58 39 S 144 55 58 E 15 9776 S 144 9328 E 15 9776 144 9328 Nuggety Gully heritage site Nuggety Gully Water Race and Chinese Camp 34 Economy edit nbsp Salvinia molesta is a floating fern It becomes a thick mat which can smother native aquatic plants alter stream flow and deplete oxygen levels for aquatic organisms It is most likely to grow in freshwater creeks and in wetlands and is usually spread by the movement of water plants aquariums or watercraft Biosecurity Queensland and Cook Shire Council are working on the complete eradication of salvinia as well as hymenachne marsh grass which is another aquatic weed Report any suspected outbreaks to Cook Shire Council 50 At Lakeland most of the irrigation water comes from farm dams Licenses are required to extract surface or bore water for irrigation purposes In 2012 there were 16 licenses to impound water in the Normanby catchment with most occurring in the Lakeland area Many of the dams are located on small creeks Honey Dam is the largest and is located on Bullhead Creek which flows into the Laura River Dams are only permitted to store wet season run off 51 The main products are cattle and cropping including bananas 52 Education editLakeland State School is a government primary Early Childhood 6 school for boys and girls on the corner of Peninsula Developmental Road and the Mulligan Highway 15 51 25 S 144 51 24 E 15 8569 S 144 8568 E 15 8569 144 8568 Lakeland State School 53 54 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 2 teachers and 4 non teaching staff 2 full time equivalent 55 nbsp Cooktown orchid Dendrobium bigibbum Queensland 2008 There is no secondary school in Lakeland The nearest government secondary school is Cooktown State School in Cooktown to the north east Given the distances involved distance education and boarding school are other options 4 Environmental editThe Lakeland Agricultural Area Water Quality Monitoring Program is a project to work with landowners to monitor water quality 56 nbsp Northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus Queensland 2009 In 2016 the Queensland Government purchased Springvale Station a 56 295 hectare 139 110 acre property situated in the east of the locality Springvale Station was purchased to add to the State s protected area network and complement activities being taken to reduce sediment run off entering the Normanby River catchment that flows into Princess Charlotte Bay and the Great Barrier Reef The Department of Environment and Science contracted Cape York Natural Resource Management Cape York NRM to work with Traditional Owners Griffith University the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and erosion water quality and vegetation scientists to develop the Springvale Erosion Management Plan 57 58 59 Springvale Station Nature Refuge provides important habitat for endangered or vulnerable flora and fauna including the Cooktown orchid ghost bat northern quoll red goshawk spectacled flying fox spotted tailed quoll Semon s leaf nosed bat and large eared horseshoe bat There is no public access on the Nature Refuge 57 Amenities edit nbsp Lakeland Coffee House and Store 2014 Lakeland has a hotel a cafe and roadhouse and a hardware store citation needed Attractions editJames Earl Lookout is off the Mulligan Highway 14 7 kilometres 9 1 mi SSE of the town 15 58 30 S 144 49 44 E 15 9751 S 144 8289 E 15 9751 144 8289 James Earl Lookout 60 Transport editLakeland Airport YLND is located north of the township beside the Mulligan Highway 61 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Lakeland SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Lakeland town in Shire of Cook entry 18830 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 19 July 2021 Lakeland locality in Shire of Cook entry 46131 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 19 July 2021 a b Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 22 December 2021 Story Map Series qgsp maps arcgis com Physical features Retrieved 1 March 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Mountain peaks and capes Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Belle View Peak mountain in Cook Shire entry 2177 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Hamilton Peak mountain in Cook Shire entry 15279 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Macdonalds Hill mountain in Cook Shire entry 20395 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Amy mountain in Cook Shire entry 554 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Byerley mountain in Cook Shire entry 5553 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Earl mountain in Cook Shire entry 11022 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Emily mountain in Cook Shire entry 11614 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Eykin mountain in Cook Shire entry 12096 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Fahey mountain in Cook Shire entry 12110 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Gibson mountain in Cook Shire entry 13690 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Janet mountain in Cook Shire entry 17064 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 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