Foreshores, Queensland

Foreshores is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Foreshores had a population of 135 people.[1]

Foreshores
Queensland
Foreshores
Coordinates24.1083°S 151.5013°E / -24.1083; 151.5013
Population135 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.5701/km2 (1.477/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4678
Area236.8 km2 (91.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Foreshores:
Tannum Sands Coral Sea Eurimbula
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Iveragh Bororen Rodds Bay

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Coral Sea. It includes both a mainland component and Hummock Hill Island (9 square miles (23 km2)),[3][4] which are separated by the Colosseum Inlet.[5] There are wetlands on both sides of the inlet.[6] The crossing between the mainland and the island is sufficiently shallow that sheep can cross at low tide.[7]

The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line pass through the south-western part of the locality from Bororen to Iveragh.[6]

All parts of the sea within the locality are within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park. The south-western corner of the locality is within the Castle Tower National Park.[6]

The land along Intrepid Drive is used rural residential purposes. Otherwise the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small area of plantation timber. As at 2019, there is no land use on Hummock Island.[6]

History

The origin of the locality is not recorded but presumably relate to its coastal location. Hummock Hill Island is presumably named after Hummock Hill on the island, but the origins of the hill's name are not recorded.[8]

In March 1880 there was a sale of pastoral leases on Hummock Hill Island, which sold for £9 per square mile, £7 over the upset price.[4]

In 1916, Thomas Farmer was successfully raising sheep on the island.[9][10]

In 1921 John James Athelstane Murray (1859-1936), son of John Murray, purchased Hummock Hill Island and lived there until his death in 1936.[11]

Education

There are no schools in Foreshores. The nearest primary schools are in Bororen and Benaraby, while the nearest secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School.[6]

Proposed development

In 2019, the Queensland Government conditionally approved a residential and tourist development on Hummock Hill Island.[12] The development will consist of 2,500 residences with 770 of them intended for permanent housing, along with an airstrip, shops and a golf course and is expected to cost $1.2 billion. The Gladstone Regional Council has opposed the development.[13][14]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Foreshores (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Foreshores – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49132)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Hummock Hill Island – island in Gladstone Region (entry 16447)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "Gladstone". The Darling Downs Gazette And General Advertiser. XX (2969). Queensland, Australia. 19 March 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Colosseum Inlet – inlet in Gladstone Region (entry 7777)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. "Advertising". Morning Bulletin (16, 226). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1916. p. 12. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Hummock Hill – hill in Gladstone Region (entry 16446)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. "STOCK STATION & COMMERICAL [sic]". The Western Champion And General Advertiser For The Central-western Districts. XXXVII (1255). Queensland, Australia. 5 February 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Advertising". The Telegraph (14, 185). Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1918. p. 9. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "MR J. A. MURRAY". The Central Queensland Herald. 7 (336). Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1936. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Hummock Hill Island Development". State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  13. Terzon, Emilia (5 November 2018). "Island 'in the middle of nowhere' gets go-ahead for $1.2b development". ABC News. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  14. Terzon, Emilia (17 May 2018). "Multi-million-dollar island development knocked back near Gladstone". ABC News. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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