Kandanga, Queensland
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Kandanga is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Mary Valley Highway, 160 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane and 28 kilometres south west of Gympie. Part of the Cooloola Shire Local government area, Kandanga is on the banks of the upper Mary River and has an approximate population of 400. The name "Kandanga" is derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a fork or sharp bend of the creek.[1]
Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley established to harvest timber from the nearby Amamoor State Forest. The Mary Valley Rattler, an historic railway offers tourists a steam train journey from Gympie to Imbil, via Kandanga. Kandanga was established in 1910 to service patrons travelling on the Mary Valley line which became operational as far as Kandanga in 1914.
In 2006, the Beattie state government announced plans to construct a new dam at Traveston Crossing on the upper Mary River. The proposed Traveston dam, designed to provide water to the growing Sunshine Coast, will flood fertile farmland, including Kandanga.[2]
[edit] External links
- Cooloola Shire Council - Official Site
- Mary Valley Tourist site
- Travelmate site
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Valley tourist site - Retrieved 31 October 2006
- ^ Queensland Government Ministerial Statement 5 July 2006 - Retrieved 31 October 2006
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