Lakes Creek, Queensland

Lakes Creek
Queensland
Lakes Creek
Coordinates 23°22′27″S 150°34′17″E / 23.3741°S 150.5713°E / -23.3741; 150.5713Coordinates: 23°22′27″S 150°34′17″E / 23.3741°S 150.5713°E / -23.3741; 150.5713
Postcode(s) 4701
Area 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Lakes Creek:
Frenchville Mount Archer Nerimbera
Koongal Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Port Curtis Port Curtis Nerimbera

Lakes Creek is a suburb split between Rockhampton Region and Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Geography

Lakes Creek is predominantly in Rockhampton Region with 11.4 km2 compared to Shire of Livingstone with 0.5 km2. The suburb is bordered to the south-west by the Fitzroy River. The developed land in the suburb is predominantly near the river approx 10-20 metres above sea level (and is entirely within the Rockhampton Region). The bulk of the land is mountainous and undeveloped rising to peaks such as Mount Birkbeck in the north of the locality (410 metres), Mount Berserker (350 metres) and Mount Dick just beyond the eastern boundary of the locality (510 metres). Much of this undeveloped mountainous land in the north-east of the locality is within the Mount Archer National Park.[3]

The developed land use is a mix of residential and industrial.[3] Teys Australia operate a large abbatoir and feedlot in Lakes Creek. In 2013 it was the largest employer in Rockhampton with a staff of over 1000 people.[4]

History

On 14 September 1871, residents of the area who were mostly employees of the Central Queensland Meat Preserving Company held a meeting to establish a school in the area at which it was estimated that 25 children would attend the school if established.[5] Although the building was completed in January 1872,[6] Lakes Creek Provisional School did not open until 1 October 1872 but closed in 1874, reopening on 21 May 1877.[7][8] In July 1894, the Queensland Government decided that the numbers of students in the area warranted a state school.[9][10] In January 1895 Lakes Creek State School opened on the present site.[11]

Education

Lakes Creek State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government at 445 Paterson Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 127 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lakes Creek - suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 48723)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lakes Creek - suburb in Livingstone Shire (entry 48722)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lakes Creek plant earns Qld multi-cultural award". Beef Central. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "LOCAL ITEMS". Rockhampton Bulletin And Central Queensland Advertiser (1430). Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1871. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "BRISBANE". Northern Argus (1278). Queensland, Australia. 8 January 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Lake's Creek Meat-Preserving Establishment". Rockhampton Bulletin. XIX, (2852). Queensland, Australia. 28 May 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "School for Lake's Creek". The Telegraph (6781). Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Official Notifications". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 4 August 1894. p. 231. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "History". Lakes Creek State School. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Lakes Creek State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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