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Queensland - Australia

Gatton, Queensland

Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley local government area situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a population of 5,295. The Gatton area was explored by Major Edmund Lockyer in 1825. A settlement known as Gatton was gazetted in 1855. The post office opened 1 January 1866, with Frederick Lloyd, a dairyman, as the first postmaster.

Located at -27.55, 152.283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lockyer Valley

The Lockyer Valley is an area of rich farmlands that lies to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and east of Toowoomba. The Lockyer Valley is rated among the top ten most fertile farming areas in the world as mentioned in page 13 of the Lockyer Valley Community Recovery Plan 2011. The intensively cultivated area grows the most diverse range of commercial fruit and vegetables of any area in Australia and is often referred to as "South East Queensland's Salad Bowl".

Located at -27.5588, 152.278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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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.

Located at -27.6333, 152.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Helidon, Queensland

Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane and 21 kilometres east of Toowoomba. The town had a population of 567 at the 2006 census.

Located at -27.55, 152.117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Shire of Gatton

The Shire of Gatton was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about 90 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,571.8 square kilometres, and existed from 1880 until its merger with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.

Located at -27.5588, 152.276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grantham, Queensland

Grantham is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located 100 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Grantham had a population of 370.

Located at -27.5833, 152.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lockyer Valley Region

The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Gatton and the Shire of Laidley. It has an estimated operating budget of A$35m.

Located at -27.5588, 152.278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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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.

Located at -27.6279, 152.377 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Reservoirs and dams in Australia, Lakes of Queensland, South East Queensland

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.

Located at -27.5151, 152.351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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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.

Located at -27.5833, 152.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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County of Cavendish

The County of Cavendish is a county in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county includes the northern part of the Toowoomba Region and the western part of the Somerset Region. The county was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.

Located at -27.4167, 152.167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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