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The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie .
The electoral district of Gympie in the state legislature was created in 1873 and includes Tin Can Bay, Rainbow Beach, Cooran, Pomona, and parts of the Mary Valley. [99] In 1893, Andrew Fisher was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as Labor member for Gympie and went on to become the fifth Prime Minister of Australia . [ 99 ]
There are no schools in Cooloola Cove. The nearest government school is Tin Can Bay State School in neighbouring Tin Can Bay to the north; it provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west. [6]
Inskip is a peninsula that separates Wide Bay and Tin Can Inlet from the Coral Sea. Inskip Point is its northernmost point ( 25°48′46″S 153°04′13″E / 25.8127°S 153.0703°E / -25.8127; 153.0703 ( Inskip Point ) ) [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) south from the southern tip of Fraser Island , making it a ...
Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia.The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality), but the town itself is within Gympie Region.
There is a boat ramp into the Borumba Dam (It is accessed via Yabba Creek Road in neighbouring Imbil.It is managed by the South East Queensland Water Corporation. [11]At the lake, there are facilities for picnics and camping.
Tin Can Bay Road is a continuous 56.1 kilometres (34.9 mi) road route in the Gympie region of Queensland, Australia.Part of it is signed as State Route 15. It is a state-controlled road (number 143), part regional and part district, with the district section rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
The town is situated on the Wide Bay Highway, 229 kilometres (142 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane [4] and 50.4 kilometres (31.3 mi) west of Gympie. [5] One Mile Creek ( 26°04′55″S 152°14′41″E / 26.08202°S 152.24482°E / -26.08202; 152.24482 ( One Mile Creek ) ) meanders through the town, east of the Wide Bay