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 Gympie Regional Council 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 also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun

In 2006 the Beattie state government announced plans to construct a new dam at Traveston Crossing on the upper Mary River. The proposed dam, designed to provide water to the growing Sunshine Coast, will flood fertile farmland, including Kandanga.[2]

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For more information on Kandanga's history see "Kabi Country, The History of Kandanga" By Pat Towner

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mary Valley tourist site - Retrieved 31 October 2006
  2. ^ Queensland Government Ministerial Statement 5 July 2006 - Retrieved 31 October 2006


Coordinates: 26°23′S, 152°40′E

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