Yarwun, Queensland

Yarwun
Queensland

Former Yarwan railway station (now at Calliope River Historical Village), 2014
Yarwun
Coordinates 23°50′44″S 151°07′44″E / 23.84556°S 151.12889°ECoordinates: 23°50′44″S 151°07′44″E / 23.84556°S 151.12889°E
Population 239 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4694
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Gladstone
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Yarwun:
Targinnie Targinnie Curtis Island
Targinnie Yarwun Callemondah
Aldoga West Stowe Byellee

Yarwun is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Yarwun had a population of 239 people.[1]

History

Yarwun Provisional School opened on 5 June 1906. It became Yarwun State School on 1 January 1909.[4][5][6]

The Yarwun-Targinnie Co-operative Association was established in 1924 to market locally-grown fruit. The district was well known for its pawpaws. In 1963 the Co-op established a store at 60 Butler Street to provide goods needed for fruit production, such as timber cases. Later the store expanded to general goods for the community and postal services.[7]

In June 2003, the Yarwun railway station was relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village as its ticket office and kiosk.[8][9]

In March 2005, Rio Tinto Alcan opened an alumina refinery in Yarwun. Bauxite from Weipa is processed by the Bayer process into alumina. The refinery was expanded in 2012 including a 160 megawatt co-generation facility, which converts heat into electricity.[10]

Heritage listings

Yarwun has one heritage-listed site:

Economy

The alumina refinery is capable of producing 3.4 million tonnes of alumina each year and employs over 700 people.[10]

Orica operates an ammonium nitrate plant at Reid Road; it produces over 500,000 tonnes per year for use in the mining industry in Australia and overseas. It operates a raw material import facility at Fisherman's Landing, 5 km north of the Reid Road plant, from which the raw materials are delivered to the plant by underground pipeline.[11] Orica has 200 employees and 100 contractors working at Yarwun.[12]

Education

Yarwun State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 35 Butler Street. In 2013, the school had 52 students in 3 multi-age classes with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent).[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yarwun (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yarwun (entry 38560)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Yarwun (entry 47295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Agency ID5688, Yarwun State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "THE YARWUN PROVISIONAL SCHOOL.". The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 17 March 1906. p. 11. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Yarwun-Targinnie Co-op Store". Local Heritage Register. Gladstone Regional Council. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Visitor Guide booklet. Port Curtis Historical Society.
  9. ↑ "The Village Kiosk". Calliope River Historical Village. Port Curtis Historical Society. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Yarwun". Rio Tinto Alcan. Rio Tinto Alcan. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Yarwun: Operations". Orica. Orica. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Yarwun: Community". Orica. Orica. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Yarwun State School. Yarwun State School. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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