Touring Banks Creek
The district Banks Creek of in Somerset (Queensland) is a subburb located in Australia about 584 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 94 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 29% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
33°C (92 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
36°C (96 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
38°C (100 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Bass Fishing From Kayaks
Fishing for Bass from kayaks in some out of the way sweetwater in southern Queensland with Dale & Pam. Kayaks used: Old Town Vapor 12XT and Ocean Kayak Venus11. See more at our channel ...
Harpeng Road Descent to River
Shows the descent dragging a kayak from the illegal fence down to the Brisbane River from Harpeng Road, Wivenhoe Pocket. See more at our channel ...
Shines Road decent
Video shows dragging an Old Town Pack Angler from the gate at the end of Shines Road to the Brisbane River shore line. http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au.
844-858 Upper Brookfield Road Upper Brookfield 4069 QLD by M...
Under instructions from the Mortgagee, this significant semi rural residential land release in Upper Brookfield comprising eight subdivided blocks are to be sold at Mortgagee Auction.These...
32 Seraya Court, Samford
"Bigger than Average" 6.4 Private Acres of Native trees and Horse paddocks. 5 year old lowset home with over 500 sq.metres under roof. Huge open plan kitchen, dining and living space with...
reel fishing episode 05. ( CATFISH at Wivenhoe )
Adam and Deane head to Wivenhoe Dam for a mates party, but go early to do some fishing and spend all day hooked up to some CATFISH .
Awesome Wivenhoe Dam - Blasting all five flood gates. January 9, 2011
Queensland's Lake Wivenhoe Dam is forced to release deadly floodwaters toward Brisbane. An awesome display of power! ( Australia's)
71 Theuerkaufs Road Fairney View 4306 QLD by Morrie Marsden
Rare opportunity to purchase this quality acreage in picturesque Fairney View - only 5 minutes from Fernvale and 10 minutes to the Warrego Highway. Boasting a modern sprawling brick home, ...
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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.
D'Aguilar National Park
D'Aguilar is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 31 km northwest of Brisbane. The southern part of the park was formerly known as Brisbane Forest Park, while the northern part of the park is at Mount Mee. The park contains expanses of eucalypt woodland, sheltered pockets of subtropical rainforest, remote gorges and spectacular views to Moreton Bay and the Glass House Mountains. The popular Walkabout Creek Visitor Centre is located at the edge of the park.
Borallon Correctional Centre
Borallon Correctional Centre was an Australian prison located on Ivan Lane, Borallon, Queensland, Australia, approximately 15 minutes from Ipswich. It was the first private correctional facility which operated in Australia. It had a capacity of 492 prisoners. The prison was accredited by the Correctional Education Association (CEA). It was the first facility outside the United States to achieve this distinction.
Division of Ryan
The Division of Ryan is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1949 and is named for T. J. Ryan, a former Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919. Ryan is located in south east Queensland, and is generally based on the south western suburbs of the City of Brisbane.
Mount Nebo (Queensland)
Mount Nebo is a mountain approximately 28 km north of the Brisbane suburb of The Gap in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the D'Aguilar Range which includes other mountains such as Mount Pleasant, Mount Glorious and Mount Mee. The town of Mount Nebo is named after the mountain on which it is located. The mountain is the source of Enoggera Creek.
Mount Glorious
Mount Glorious in Queensland is a mountain which is part of the D'Aguilar Range and is a suburb in Moreton Bay Region roughly 30 km north west of Brisbane. Five blocks on the mountain were made available early in the 20th century, with the first block being bought by James O'Hara in 1903. The forest that surrounds the mountain village is part of Brisbane Forest Park and the D'Aguilar National Park. Other mountains in the D'Aguilar Range include Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant and Mount Mee.
Lockyer Creek
Lockyer Creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland that flows into the Brisbane River a few kilometres north-north/east of Lowood, and downstream from the Wivenhoe Dam. The creek is named after Edmund Lockyer and is close to 100 kilometres (62 mi) in length.
Mount Crosby, Queensland
Mount Crosby is a mountain and outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 22 kilometres south-west of the Brisbane CBD.
Lake Manchester, Queensland
Lake Manchester is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 30 kilometres west of the CBD next to Brisbane Forest. The suburb Lake Manchester is named after the Lake Manchester Dam constructed between 1912–1916.
Kholo, Queensland
Kholo is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 22 km south-west of the Brisbane CBD. Kholo became part of the Brisbane City in 1999.
Enoggera Reservoir, Queensland
Enoggera Reservoir is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, which is located 8 kilometres north-west of the CBD and bordering the Moreton Bay Region and The Gap. It contains Peewee Bend. The Enoggera Reservoir suburb is named after the Enoggera Reservoir Dam. As of 12 February 2011, sufficient water inflows returned the reservoir to usable levels, and water is now used to supply neighbouring suburbs.
Fernvale, Queensland
Fernvale is a small town in South East Queensland, Australia. Approximately 60 kilometres west of Brisbane, it lies on the Brisbane River, at the southern end of the region of Somerset. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the 2011 Australian Census Fernvale had an estimated population of 2,367. It is a rapidly developing rural township located within the urban footprint of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031.
Mount Crosby Pumping Station
The Mount Crosby Pumping Station is located on the Brisbane River at Chuwar in the City of Ipswich. The facility supplies water to Brisbane and nearby cities and towns within the SEQ Water Grid. The pumping station is close to the Mount Crosby Weir and now occupies book banks of the river. Most of the water treated is sourced Lake Wivenhoe, though some is also from Lake Manchester. There are two intakes pipes, one on each bank.
Pine Mountain, Queensland
Pine Mountain is a semi rural locality of City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Pine Mountain is located in the Lockyer Valley. This area consists mostly of rural properties and acreages with historical farmhouses and buildings.
Ironbark, Queensland
Ironbark is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Fairney View, Queensland
Fairney View is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
Vernor, Queensland
Vernor is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
Splityard Creek Dam
Splityard Creek Dam, of earth and rock construction, forms the upper reservoir for a power station in the Somerset Region of South East Queensland, Australia. Owned and operated by CS Energy, Wivenhoe Power Station is located on the eastern side of Wivenhoe Dam, north west of Brisbane. The station, which began commercial operation in 1984, was Queensland’s first pumped storage hydro-electric plant. It is operated remotely from an operating centre used to manage the Queensland electricity grid.
Lake Manchester Dam
Lake Manchester is built on Cabbage Tree Creek in the suburb of the same name, not far above its confluence with the Brisbane River in South East Queensland, Australia. The dam wall is a concrete gravity-section type. Its original purpose was to supplement supplies when the flow of the Brisbane River was low. Today it is one of a number of dams connected to the South East Queensland Water Grid. The dam is owned by Seqwater.
Borallon, Queensland
Borallon is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. The Borallon Correctional Centre prison facility is located in Borallon.
Wanora, Queensland
Wanora is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
Banks Creek, Queensland
Banks Creek is a suburb of Somerset Region, Australia. Banks Creek was previously part of Brisbane City Council until council reforms occurred. It is now part of Somerset Region and lies adjacent to the Brisbane River to the west of Lake Manchester.
England Creek, Queensland
England Creek is a suburb of Somerset Region, Australia. England Creek was previously part of Brisbane City Council until council reforms occurred. It is now part of Somerset Region and lies a short distance south-east of Lake Wivenhoe.
SEQ Water Grid
The SEQ Water Grid is a region-wide, long term, water supply scheme that provides a sustainable water infrastructure network for the South East Queensland region of Australia. The project was the largest urban response to the Drought in Australia, which was severely affecting water supplies in Brisbane and surrounds, particularly between 2004 and 2007.
Mount Crosby Weir
The Mount Crosby Weir is weir on the Brisbane River at Mount Crosby in South East Queensland, Australia. The project was instigated by John Petrie at the end of the 19th century. The town of Brisbane was expanding and seeking more reliable sources of drinking water than Enoggera Dam and Gold Creek Dam could provide. The location was selected because it was just above the upstream tidal flow of seawater at Colleges Crossing. The concrete structure was completed in April 1892.
Wivenhoe Pocket, Queensland
Wivenhoe Pocket is a rural suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It was named after an early pastoral run managed by Edmund Blucher Uhr, who named it after the Essex village of Wivenhoe.