Bedourie, Queensland

Bedourie
Queensland
Bedourie
Coordinates 24°21′0″S 139°28′0″E / 24.35000°S 139.46667°E / -24.35000; 139.46667Coordinates: 24°21′0″S 139°28′0″E / 24.35000°S 139.46667°E / -24.35000; 139.46667
Population 122 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4829
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Diamantina
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Bedourie:
Northern Territory Sturt
Amaroo		 Wills
Northern Territory Bedourie Diamantina Lakes
Northern Territory Birdsville Farrars Creek

Bedourie is a small town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Geography

Bedourie is located in the Channel Country of Central West Queensland, Australia, lying on Eyre Creek. It is located 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Birdsville.

Bedourie is the administrative centre of the Diamantina Shire, which also comprises the towns of Birdsville and Betoota.[4]

When the Georgina River experiences severe floods the town can be cut off by road for months at a time.[5]

History

The area around Bedourie is on Karanja land.

Bedourie Post Office opened around July 1903 (receiving offices known as Bidouri, Bedouri and Bedourie had been open since 1887).[6]

In 1886 the Diamantina local government division was established.[7] The Diamantina Shire Council moved its headquarters from Birdsville to Bedourie in 1953.

At the 2006 census, Bedourie and the surrounding area had a population of 142.[8] Twenty years earlier the town had 60 residents.[5]

The Bedourie Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2009.[9]

Amenities

Bedourie has an aquatic centre, library, museum, outback golf course, visitor information centre and a hotel built from adobe bricks in the 1880s and a racetrack.[4] The Diamantina Shire Council operates the Bedourie Library on 13 Herbert Street.[10]

Attractions

The Bedourie Camel Races are held annually in July. The event is coordinated by the Bedourie Golf and Leisure Club and is a major tourist event for the region. As well as camel racing, the event hosts pig races, live music and entertainment and a camp oven cook off. [11][12]

Education

Bedourie State School opened on 16 May 1960.[13] The school is coeducational, caters from Prep - Year 6 and in 2016 had an enrollment of 13 students.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bedourie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Bedourie - town (entry 2032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bedourie - locality (entry 41498)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Bedourie". Diamantina Shire Council. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  5. 1 2 Julia Harris (19 March 2009). "A Morning in Bedourie". ABC Western Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Diamantina Shire". Queensland Places. 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bedourie (Diamantina Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  9. ↑ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bedourie Library". Public Libraries Connect. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Dudley, Nikki (27 July 2016). "Bedourie Camel Races explodes with bumper crowd". Outback Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bedourie Camel and Pig Races and Camp oven Cook-off". Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of schools in Queensland". Education Queensland. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bedourie State School Annual Report" (PDF). Education Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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