Explore Grandchester
The district Grandchester of in Ipswich (Queensland) is located in Australia about 562 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 40% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Rosewood Railway Museum with PB15 738 pt 1 of 3
On Sunday December 30 2003 I visited the Rosewood Railway Museum to travel along the short length of track behind veteran steam locomotive PB15 738 and several wooden carriages from ...
Train Pictures Steam Engine Driver for a Day
Steam Engine Driver for a Day by David Crawford. This DVD captures the fantastic images and sounds experienced by those fortunate to share in what may be the fulfilment of a life long dream......
Branell Homestead Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
Branell Homestead Bed & Breakfast (B&B) is accommodation located near Laidley in the Lockyer Valley, in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. See http://www.Branell.com.au for more.
4127 Warrego Highway Plainland 4341 QLD by Aidan Wales
What a fabulous opportunity exists here with huge exposure to the Warrego Highway with over 30000 vehicles passing per day in this western corridor between Toowoomba & Brisbane with it's...
Lots 9 & 10, 4127-4139 Warrego Highway - Plainland (4341) Queensland by Aidan Wales
Invest and Make a Nest” on this fabulously located Warrgeo Highway frontage large parcel of 3132m2 on 2 deeds of 1566m2 with Development Approval for 56 Storage sheds which makes...
Bus Journey from Gatton to Rosewood
The missing section of my Journey from Gatton to Ipswich video, which would have made it too long for YouTube. This video show the University of Queensland Gatton Campus, Forest Hill, Laidley...
94 Henderson Road Lanefield 4340 QLD by Warren Ramsey
Only minutes from the electric rail at Rosewood lies this rural lifestyle opportunity that is not to missed. 80 acres of prime agricultural land with a seasonal creek passing through.Most of...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Thagoona railway station
Thagoona Station is a railway station on the Rosewood Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is in Zone 9 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. Thagoona has a short platform and can only fit 3 carriages, thus passengers on 6-car trains are generally advised to board the front three cars.
Rosewood railway station
Rosewood Station is a railway station on the Rosewood Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network. It is the terminus for the Rosewood Line. It is in Zone 9 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
Laidley, Queensland
Laidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township had a population of 2,858 in 2006 and lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital. The local industry has been dominated by agriculture since the end of the 19th century. Laidley has long regarded itself as "Queensland's Country Garden". Fruit and vegetable production features prominently, with the majority of beetroot grown in Australia coming from the Laidley district.
Marburg, Queensland
Marburg is a small township of 536 inhabitants located 60 km west of Brisbane, the capital of the State of Queensland, Australia. It is a township in the City of Ipswich. German settlers arrived in the region around the 1860s. The story goes that, when the station master of the nearby Walloon railway station asked the settlers where they lived, the settlers responded with 'ober dar'.
Prenzlau, Queensland
Prenzlau is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley at the southern end of the Somerset Region LGA in southeastern Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Prenzlau had a population of 1,120. The area was settled by German immigrants from the Uckermark near Prenzlau in Brandenburg, Germany. The Prenzlau State School was opened in 1894. There was a post office in the town from 1894 to 1968.
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood railway station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich. At the 2006 census, Rosewood had a population of 1,966. The origin of the suburb name is from the Rosewood tree. The New Oakleigh Mine is located close to the town.
Grandchester, Queensland
Grandchester is a town in the Lockyer Valley region in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located 76 km west of the Brisbane CBD and is situated on the border of the Ipswich and Laidley local government areas. The name comes from Grantchester, a village outside of Cambridge in England. At the 2006 census, Grandchester had a population of 735.
Thagoona, Queensland
Thagoona is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Haigslea, Queensland
Haigslea is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from General Douglas Haig. Originally in service within India in 1887, he was appointed as the regiment's adjutant in 1888 later being appointed as Commander-in-chief of the British Army in France during 1915-1918. The area was previously named Kirchheim, but was renamed Haigslea due to anti-German sentiment during the First World War.
Tallegalla, Queensland
Tallegalla is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from the Latin word Talegalla which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey.
Bill Gunn Dam
Bill Gunn Dam, 1.5 km west of the town of Laidley in South East Queensland, was developed to increase the capacity of the existing Lake Dyer, a natural lake adjacent to Laidley Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek. The dam was named after the Australian politician Bill Gunn and is managed by SunWater. The 1,170 m long earthfill structure has a maximum height of 12 m and an overflow spillway which diverts excess water into Laidley Creek.
Lake Clarendon
Lake Clarendon is a reservoir located 10 km North East of Gatton in South East Queensland, Australia. The reservoir is one of a number of small dams built in the Lockyer Valley to supply water for irrigation. Completed in 1992, by mid 2006 the dam was empty due to drought conditions in Australia. In January 2011, the dam was over 80% full according to the Queensland Water Commission website.
Ebenezer, Queensland
Ebenezer is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith.
Lark Hill, Queensland
Lark Hill is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
Coolana, Queensland
Coolana is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
Mount Marrow, Queensland
Mount Marrow is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Ashwell, Queensland
Ashwell is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the name Ashwell is from a town in the United Kingdom by the name of Ashwell. Walter Loveday and Henry Stevens provided an acre each of land for a school in this district to be named Ashwell after Walter Loveday's farm titled Ashwell which he named after Ashwell, United Kingdom.
The Bluff, Queensland
The Bluff is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Woolshed, Queensland
Woolshed is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
The Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme is Australia's largest recycled water project, located in South East Queensland. It is a key part of the SEQ Water Grid being constructed by the Queensland Government in response to population growth, climate change and severe drought.
Victoria Tunnel, Queensland
The Victoria Tunnel in Queensland is the oldest and longest railway tunnel in the state, built when the state was a separate colony. The tunnel is one of two built through the Little Liverpool Range on a section of narrow gauge railway from Grandchester to Gatton. The railway opened in June 1866. The tunnel has restricted clearances, which limits the size of rolling stock on the Queensland Railways network. It is 537 m long.
Faith Lutheran College, Redlands
Faith Lutheran College, Redlands (often abbreviated as FLCR), Queensland, Australia, is an independent co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school located on two campuses in Victoria Point (Junior School) and Thornlands (Middle and Senior School). The school currently educates students from years Prep to Year 12.
Forest Hill, Queensland
Forest Hill is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Lockyer Valley Region local government area, 83 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane and 53 kilometres east of the regional centre of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, Forest Hill had a population of 342. During the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, much of the population of Forest Hill was required to be evacuated by helicopter to nearby Gatton to avoid rapidly rising floodwaters.
Plainland
Plainland is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The town lies 75 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital, along the Warrego Highway. At the 2006 census, Plainland had a population of 1,637. Plainland was settled by a dozen German families in 1878. The families were mostly from west Prussia. The community constructed a Lutheran church in 1884 which was replaced in 1897.
Hatton Vale
Hatton Vale is a rural locality in south east Queensland, Australia. The locality is in the Lockyer Valley Region local government area and on the Warrego Highway, 72 kilometres west of the state capital Brisbane and 36 kilometres west of the regional centre of Ipswich. At the 2011 census, Hatton Vale and the surrounding area had a population of 1,138. The locality hosts the headquarters of the Apostolic Church of Queensland along with a 1,200 seat church.