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District of Glenore Grove
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 7 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland

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 7 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, South East Queensland

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'.

Located at -27.5667, 152.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland

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.

Located at -27.5333, 152.517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Somerset Region

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.

Located at -27.6667, 152.467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland

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.

Located at -27.5833, 152.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Ipswich, Queensland

Atkinson Dam

Atkinson Dam was a natural lagoon near Lowood in Queensland, prior to the construction of the dam wall in 1970. It has a surface area of 550 ha and holds some 30,500 ML of water for irrigation purposes. The reservoir is one of a number of small dams built in the Lockyer Valley. The primary inflow is Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek. The dam is connected to Seven Mile Lagoon via a 1.2 km channel. Facilities at the dam include two boat ramps, picnic tables and two caravan parks.

Located at -27.433, 152.457 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Reservoirs and dams in Australia, Lakes of Queensland, Dams completed in 1970, South East Queensland

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 7 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 3 miles away.
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Reservoirs and dams in Australia, Lakes of Queensland, South East Queensland

Tarampa, Queensland

Tarampa is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. During World War II a military airfield was located at nearby Mount Tarampa called Lowood. The United States Army Air Forces based its 80th Fighter Squadron there between 28 March – 10 May 1942), flying P-39 Airacobras. The airfield no longer exists but a small memorial marks its previous location. The Lowood circuit built at the former airfield site was the venue for the 1960 Australian Grand Prix.

Located at -27.4553, 152.482 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Australia, Suburbs of Somerset Region, Defunct airports in Queensland

Coolana, Queensland

Coolana is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -27.5333, 152.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Suburbs of Somerset Region

Rifle Range, Queensland

Rifle Range is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -27.45, 152.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Suburbs of Somerset Region

Clarendon, Queensland

Clarendon is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from a railway station which was named Clarendon after a nearby lake of the same name.

Located at -27.439, 152.516 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Suburbs of Somerset Region

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.

Located at -27.6285, 152.56 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Ipswich, Queensland

The Bluff, Queensland

The Bluff is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -27.6167, 152.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Ipswich, Queensland

Woolshed, Queensland

Woolshed is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -27.6, 152.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Ipswich, Queensland

Brisbane Valley railway line

The Brisbane Valley Railway Branch was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913 the railway provided a vital transport link between Ipswich and Yarraman and forged development and prosperity along its path. The line acquired its serpentine reputation because it did not take a straight course when faced with a hill or gully.

Located at -27.464, 152.581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Closed railway lines in Queensland, Railway lines opened in 1884, Somerset Region, Railway lines closed in 1993

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.

Located at -27.5483, 152.547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Queensland, Water management in Queensland

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.

Located at -27.6555, 152.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Rail transport in Queensland, Tunnels in Queensland, Railway tunnels in Australia, Tunnels completed in 1866

Lowood Airfield Circuit

The Lowood Airfield Circuit was a motor racing venue in Queensland, Australia which was used from 1946 to 1966. It was located at a former wartime airfield site at Mount Tarampa, near Lowood, 72 km west of the state capital Brisbane. The circuit utilised the airfield’s runway for its 1.9 km long 200 metre wide main straight and also used various taxiways and tarmac from the old hangar area. Lap distance was 4.54 km .

Located at -27.4611, 152.486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in Australia, Former V8 Supercar circuits, Sports venues in Queensland, Defunct motorsport venues, Defunct airports in Queensland, Australian Grand Prix

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.

Located at -27.5685, 152.416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Private schools in Queensland, High schools in Queensland, Educational institutions established in 1982, Schools in South East Queensland, Lutheran schools in Australia

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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Towns in Queensland

Coominya railway station

Coominya railway station is central to all activities in historic Coominya village, located in the Somerset Region of South East Queensland. Coominya village, a township of approximately 467 persons is located in South East Queensland approximately 83 kilometres (52 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city, in Australia.

Located at -27.3903, 152.502 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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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.

Located at -27.55, 152.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, South East Queensland

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.

Located at -27.5667, 152.483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, South East Queensland