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Woongoolba, Queensland

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Woongoolba is a coastal rural locality in the northern part of City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Woongoolba had a population of 280 people.[1]

Woongoolba
Gold Coast, Queensland
Cattle grazing, Woongoolba, 1956
Woongoolba
Coordinates27°43′40″S 153°18′53″E / 27.7277°S 153.3147°E / -27.7277; 153.3147 (Woongoolba (centre of locality))
Population280 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.62/km2 (22.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4207
Area32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)Coomera
Federal division(s)Fadden

Geography edit

The locality is bounded to the north by the Logan River (27°41′45″S 153°20′27″E / 27.6958°S 153.3408°E / -27.6958; 153.3408 (Logan River (mouth))) and to the north-east by Moreton Bay.[3]

Little Rocky Point is a headland jutting into Moreton Bay (27°42′44″S 153°21′22″E / 27.7122°S 153.3561°E / -27.7122; 153.3561 (Little Rocky Point)).[4]

The land is low-lying (less than 10 metres above sea level) with only three places higher than this in the locality:[3]

The land is predominantly used for growing sugarcane except for the north-east of the locality which is used for aquaculture, mostly prawns.[7] Parts of the north-east of the locality are marshland and undeveloped.[3]

History edit

 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church gathering, Pimpama Island (Carl Heinrich Heck is centre of the middle row)

In the late 1800s, the farming district located between the Pimpama River and the Logan River called Pimpama Island and encompasses the modern localities of Jacobs Well, Norwell, Steiglitz and Woongoolba. It was referred to as an island because there were a number of lagoons and swamps that isolated the area during the wet season; however, this disadvantage made it good land for growing sugar cane.[8]

The name Woongoolba is believed to be an Aboriginal word for the geebung tree.[2]

The district was predominantly settled by German immigrants who arrived in the period 1864–1900.[9]

The Pimpama Island Provisional School opened on 17 April 1876 under the direction of teacher Joseph Schindler with 13 pupils (of German parentage). It became Pimpama Island State School on 7 September 1898. It was renamed Woongoolba State School in 1930. Additional classrooms and a library were built in 1941, with further expansions in 1991, 1997 and 2010.[9][10][11]

 
Rocky Point Sugar Mill, Woongoolba and Steiglitz, 2014

The Rocky Point Sugar Mill was established by Carl Heinrich Heck in 1878 on Mill Road (and crosses the boundary between Woongoolba and Steiglitz). Despite being one of the oldest sugar mills in Australia, it is still privately owned by the Heck Group. There were once other sugar mills in the area, but they have now closed and Rocky Point has expanded to replace their lost capacity.[12]

The first Bethlehem Lutheran church was built in 1882. It was replaced by the current building in 1908, which was renovated in 1930.[13]

On Friday 13 July 1917, the Pimpama Island Public Hall was officially opened by James Stodart, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan.[14] In the 1970s or 1980s, the original Norwell State School building was relocated to the site and used to extend the hall.[15]

In the 2011 census, Woongoolba had a population of 460 people.[16]

In the 2016 census, Woongoolba had a population of 280 people.[1]

In December 2016, the prawn industry in Woongoolba was disrupted by an outbreak of white spot virus.[17] The disease was found in imported prawns in June 2016, and it is believed that recreational fishermen used these imported prawns as bait in the Logan River (from where the prawn industry draws its water), introducing the disease into the prawn farms. In 2021, one prawn farming company initiated legal action for damages of over $44 million against the prawn importing companies and the Australian Government for their role in this biosecurity failure.[18] In 2021, submissions were made to the Australian Government to require imported prawns to be cooked rather than raw (which would kill the white spot disease and hopefully minimise biosecurity risk of other diseases).[19]

in July 2019 the Heck family homestead "‘Friedensheim" (House of Peace), then at 129 Mill Road, opposite the Rocky Point Sugar Mill (27°44′04″S 153°19′35″E / 27.7345°S 153.3263°E / -27.7345; 153.3263 (Heck family homestead "‘Friedensheim" (former location))), was divided into three pieces and relocated to the Beenleigh Historical Village, an open-air museum. Following work to reconstruct and restore the building, it was officially reopened in November 2021 at the museum. The homestead was built in 1914 for the Heck family who operated the sugar mill but had not been used as a home since the 1970s.[20][21][22]

Education edit

 
Woongoolba state school, 2014

Woongoolba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1219 Jacobs Well Road (27°44′42″S 153°19′09″E / 27.7451°S 153.3193°E / -27.7451; 153.3193 (Woongoolba State School)).[23][24] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 224 students with 20 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[25]

There are no secondary schools in Woongoolba. The nearest government secondary schools are Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau to the south-west and Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh to the west.[3]

Amenities edit

 
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Woongoolba, 2014

The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Woongoolba State School on Jacobs Well Road.[26]

Bethlehem Lutheran Church is at 1281 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (27°44′45″S 153°19′33″E / 27.7459°S 153.3258°E / -27.7459; 153.3258 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church)).[27]

Woongoolba Public Hall (also known as Pimpama Island & Districts Community Centre) is at 1226 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road (27°44′45″S 153°19′12″E / 27.7457°S 153.3201°E / -27.7457; 153.3201 (Woongoolba Public Hall)).[28][29][30]

Accessed via a causeway through the mangroves, the Cecil Zipf Park at Little Rocky Point (27°43′00″S 153°21′13″E / 27.7166°S 153.3537°E / -27.7166; 153.3537 (Cecil Zipf Park)) offers views of Moreton Bay, off-leash dog area, BBQ and toilets. The beach below the park is a good place for fishing, especially for bream.[31][32][33]

 
Cecil Zipf Park, 2014

There are a number of other parks in the locality, including:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woongoolba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ a b "Woongoolba – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46102)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Little Rocky Point – point in City of Gold Coast (entry 19702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Marks Hill – mountain in Gold Coast City (entry 21014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Gold Coast Tiger Prawns". Gold Coast Tiger Prawns. from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Woongoolba History". City of Gold Coast Council. from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Agency ID 5847, Woongoolba State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. ^ "History of Woongoolba State School". Woongoolba State School. from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  12. ^ "A brief history – Carl Heinrich Heck". Heck Group. from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  13. ^ "History". Alberton Lutheran Parish. from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. ^ "NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY". Daily Mail. No. 4500. Queensland, Australia. 18 July 1917. p. 3. from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Woongoolba Hall - General Community Facilities - Gold Coast Community Directory". www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au. from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woongoolba". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 April 2014.  
  17. ^ Cluff, Renee (1 March 2017). "White spot disease forces Gold Coast prawn farmer to head north". ABC News. from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Prawn farm launches $40 million suit over white spot losses". InQueensland. 27 January 2021. from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  19. ^ Nichols, Jennifer (16 January 2021). "Deadly white spot virus killing prawns and crabs in the wild". ABC News. from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  20. ^ Holt, Simon (1 December 2021). "Homestead preserved for future generations". MyCity Logan. from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  21. ^ Kerr, Ruth (February 2022). "Queensland Report". The RHSQ Bulletin (870): 2–3.
  22. ^ Kerr, Judith (14 June 2019). "Facelift for century-old sugar cane homestead donated to Beenleigh Historical Society". Quest Newspapers. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  23. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Woongoolba State School". from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Mobile Library 2018 timetable" (PDF). Gold Coast City Council. (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Bethlehem Lutheran Church". Alberton Lutheran Parish. from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Pimpama Island & Districts Community Centre Ass.Inc - Organisation". Volunteering Queensland. from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Woongoolba Hall". www.facebook.com. from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Woongoolba Hall". newjitters. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Cecil Zipf Park, Woongoolba" (PDF). City of Gold Coast Council. (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  33. ^ Downie, Dave 'Nugget' (27 April 2012). "Fishing: Any bait will do for bream". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

Further reading edit

  • Grice, Dorothy Edna (1976), Woongoolba State School centenary, 1876-1976
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Woongoolba : Centenary 1882-1982, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Woongoolba

External links edit

 
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Woongoolba is a coastal rural locality in the northern part of City of Gold Coast Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Woongoolba had a population of 280 people 1 Woongoolba Gold Coast QueenslandCattle grazing Woongoolba 1956WoongoolbaCoordinates27 43 40 S 153 18 53 E 27 7277 S 153 3147 E 27 7277 153 3147 Woongoolba centre of locality Population280 2016 census 1 Density8 62 km2 22 3 sq mi Postcode s 4207Area32 5 km2 12 5 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location8 2 km 5 mi NE of Ormeau16 7 km 10 mi E of Beenleigh36 5 km 23 mi N of Southport39 5 km 25 mi N of Surfers Paradise49 4 km 31 mi SE of Brisbane CBDLGA s City of Gold CoastState electorate s CoomeraFederal division s FaddenSuburbs around Woongoolba Alberton Carbrook Redland BayGilberton Woongoolba SteiglitzNorwell Norwell Jacobs Well Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 Amenities 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksGeography editThe locality is bounded to the north by the Logan River 27 41 45 S 153 20 27 E 27 6958 S 153 3408 E 27 6958 153 3408 Logan River mouth and to the north east by Moreton Bay 3 Little Rocky Point is a headland jutting into Moreton Bay 27 42 44 S 153 21 22 E 27 7122 S 153 3561 E 27 7122 153 3561 Little Rocky Point 4 The land is low lying less than 10 metres above sea level with only three places higher than this in the locality 3 Marks Hill 27 42 36 S 153 19 54 E 27 7099 S 153 3318 E 27 7099 153 3318 Marks Hill rising to 20 metres 66 ft in the north east of the locality close to the mouth of the Logan River 5 6 immediately inland of Little Rocky Point 3 Cecil Zipf Park along the coast 3 The land is predominantly used for growing sugarcane except for the north east of the locality which is used for aquaculture mostly prawns 7 Parts of the north east of the locality are marshland and undeveloped 3 History edit nbsp Bethlehem Lutheran Church gathering Pimpama Island Carl Heinrich Heck is centre of the middle row In the late 1800s the farming district located between the Pimpama River and the Logan River called Pimpama Island and encompasses the modern localities of Jacobs Well Norwell Steiglitz and Woongoolba It was referred to as an island because there were a number of lagoons and swamps that isolated the area during the wet season however this disadvantage made it good land for growing sugar cane 8 The name Woongoolba is believed to be an Aboriginal word for the geebung tree 2 The district was predominantly settled by German immigrants who arrived in the period 1864 1900 9 The Pimpama Island Provisional School opened on 17 April 1876 under the direction of teacher Joseph Schindler with 13 pupils of German parentage It became Pimpama Island State School on 7 September 1898 It was renamed Woongoolba State School in 1930 Additional classrooms and a library were built in 1941 with further expansions in 1991 1997 and 2010 9 10 11 nbsp Rocky Point Sugar Mill Woongoolba and Steiglitz 2014The Rocky Point Sugar Mill was established by Carl Heinrich Heck in 1878 on Mill Road and crosses the boundary between Woongoolba and Steiglitz Despite being one of the oldest sugar mills in Australia it is still privately owned by the Heck Group There were once other sugar mills in the area but they have now closed and Rocky Point has expanded to replace their lost capacity 12 The first Bethlehem Lutheran church was built in 1882 It was replaced by the current building in 1908 which was renovated in 1930 13 On Friday 13 July 1917 the Pimpama Island Public Hall was officially opened by James Stodart the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan 14 In the 1970s or 1980s the original Norwell State School building was relocated to the site and used to extend the hall 15 In the 2011 census Woongoolba had a population of 460 people 16 In the 2016 census Woongoolba had a population of 280 people 1 In December 2016 the prawn industry in Woongoolba was disrupted by an outbreak of white spot virus 17 The disease was found in imported prawns in June 2016 and it is believed that recreational fishermen used these imported prawns as bait in the Logan River from where the prawn industry draws its water introducing the disease into the prawn farms In 2021 one prawn farming company initiated legal action for damages of over 44 million against the prawn importing companies and the Australian Government for their role in this biosecurity failure 18 In 2021 submissions were made to the Australian Government to require imported prawns to be cooked rather than raw which would kill the white spot disease and hopefully minimise biosecurity risk of other diseases 19 in July 2019 the Heck family homestead Friedensheim House of Peace then at 129 Mill Road opposite the Rocky Point Sugar Mill 27 44 04 S 153 19 35 E 27 7345 S 153 3263 E 27 7345 153 3263 Heck family homestead Friedensheim former location was divided into three pieces and relocated to the Beenleigh Historical Village an open air museum Following work to reconstruct and restore the building it was officially reopened in November 2021 at the museum The homestead was built in 1914 for the Heck family who operated the sugar mill but had not been used as a home since the 1970s 20 21 22 Education edit nbsp Woongoolba state school 2014Woongoolba State School is a government primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at 1219 Jacobs Well Road 27 44 42 S 153 19 09 E 27 7451 S 153 3193 E 27 7451 153 3193 Woongoolba State School 23 24 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 224 students with 20 teachers 13 full time equivalent and 11 non teaching staff 8 full time equivalent 25 There are no secondary schools in Woongoolba The nearest government secondary schools are Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau to the south west and Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh to the west 3 Amenities edit nbsp Bethlehem Lutheran Church Woongoolba 2014The Gold Coast City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Woongoolba State School on Jacobs Well Road 26 Bethlehem Lutheran Church is at 1281 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road 27 44 45 S 153 19 33 E 27 7459 S 153 3258 E 27 7459 153 3258 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 27 Woongoolba Public Hall also known as Pimpama Island amp Districts Community Centre is at 1226 Stapylton Jacobs Well Road 27 44 45 S 153 19 12 E 27 7457 S 153 3201 E 27 7457 153 3201 Woongoolba Public Hall 28 29 30 Accessed via a causeway through the mangroves the Cecil Zipf Park at Little Rocky Point 27 43 00 S 153 21 13 E 27 7166 S 153 3537 E 27 7166 153 3537 Cecil Zipf Park offers views of Moreton Bay off leash dog area BBQ and toilets The beach below the park is a good place for fishing especially for bream 31 32 33 nbsp Cecil Zipf Park 2014There are a number of other parks in the locality including Behm Creek Reserve 27 45 48 S 153 19 52 E 27 7633 S 153 3310 E 27 7633 153 3310 Behm Creek Reserve 31 Loves Road Weir 27 42 59 S 153 18 08 E 27 7164 S 153 3023 E 27 7164 153 3023 Loves Road Weir 31 New Norwell Rd Reserve 27 45 31 S 153 18 48 E 27 7585 S 153 3134 E 27 7585 153 3134 New Norwell Rd Reserve 31 Norwell Reserve 27 45 22 S 153 18 10 E 27 7560 S 153 3028 E 27 7560 153 3028 Norwell Reserve 31 Pimpama Island Recreational Reserve 27 44 18 S 153 18 18 E 27 7383 S 153 3050 E 27 7383 153 3050 Pimpama Island Recreational Reserve 31 Rocky Point Reserve 27 42 43 S 153 20 28 E 27 7120 S 153 3412 E 27 7120 153 3412 Rocky Point Reserve 31 Sandy Creek Park 27 42 51 S 153 18 03 E 27 7141 S 153 3008 E 27 7141 153 3008 Sandy Creek Park 31 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Woongoolba SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp a b Woongoolba locality in City of Gold Coast entry 46102 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 27 December 2020 a b c d e f Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 26 January 2022 Little Rocky Point point in City of Gold Coast entry 19702 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 27 December 2020 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 Marks Hill mountain in Gold Coast City entry 21014 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Gold Coast Tiger Prawns Gold Coast Tiger Prawns Archived from the original on 15 January 2022 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Woongoolba History City of Gold Coast Council Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2014 a b Agency ID 5847 Woongoolba State School Queensland State Archives Retrieved 5 April 2014 Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools Queensland Government Retrieved 4 April 2014 History of Woongoolba State School Woongoolba State School Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 4 April 2014 A brief history Carl Heinrich Heck Heck Group Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 4 April 2014 History Alberton Lutheran Parish Archived from the original on 2 March 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2021 NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY Daily Mail No 4500 Queensland Australia 18 July 1917 p 3 Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 via National Library of Australia Woongoolba Hall General Community Facilities Gold Coast Community Directory www mycommunitydirectory com au Archived from the original on 21 January 2022 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Woongoolba 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 4 April 2014 nbsp Cluff Renee 1 March 2017 White spot disease forces Gold Coast prawn farmer to head north ABC News Archived from the original on 20 September 2018 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Prawn farm launches 40 million suit over white spot losses InQueensland 27 January 2021 Archived from the original on 28 January 2021 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Nichols Jennifer 16 January 2021 Deadly white spot virus killing prawns and crabs in the wild ABC News Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Holt Simon 1 December 2021 Homestead preserved for future generations MyCity Logan Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Kerr Ruth February 2022 Queensland Report The RHSQ Bulletin 870 2 3 Kerr Judith 14 June 2019 Facelift for century old sugar cane homestead donated to Beenleigh Historical Society Quest Newspapers Retrieved 20 January 2022 State and non state school details Queensland Government 9 July 2018 Archived from the original on 21 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 Woongoolba State School Archived from the original on 21 March 2020 Retrieved 21 November 2018 ACARA School Profile 2018 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Mobile Library 2018 timetable PDF Gold Coast City Council Archived PDF from the original on 30 January 2018 Retrieved 30 January 2018 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Alberton Lutheran Parish Archived from the original on 2 March 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Pimpama Island amp Districts Community Centre Ass Inc Organisation Volunteering Queensland Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Woongoolba Hall www facebook com Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2022 Woongoolba Hall newjitters Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 Retrieved 20 January 2022 a b c d e f g h Land for public recreation Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 20 November 2020 Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Cecil Zipf Park Woongoolba PDF City of Gold Coast Council Archived PDF from the original on 15 April 2014 Retrieved 14 April 2014 Downie Dave Nugget 27 April 2012 Fishing Any bait will do for bream Courier Mail Retrieved 14 April 2014 Further reading editGrice Dorothy Edna 1976 Woongoolba State School centenary 1876 1976 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Woongoolba Centenary 1882 1982 Bethlehem Lutheran Church WoongoolbaExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woongoolba Queensland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woongoolba Queensland amp oldid 1218514317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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