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In 1967, it was relocated to its present site in Zunker Street. In 1977, the Methodist Church entered into an amalgamation to create the Uniting Church in Australia; the church then became known as Burnett Heads Uniting Church. [21] Burnett Heads Post Office opened by 1919 (a receiving office had been open from 1888), closed in 1924 and ...
Burnett Heads Road is a state-controlled district road (number 1751), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). [2] [3] It runs from Bundaberg–Port Road in Burnett Heads to Zunker Street in Burnett Heads, a distance of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi). This road has no major intersections.
Point Danger Light, also known as the Captain Cook Memorial Light, is an active lighthouse located on Point Danger, a headland between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, marking the border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It lays claim to be the first lighthouse in the world to experiment with laser as a light source. [4]
The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River, about 20 km (12 mi) from its mouth at Burnett Heads, and flows into the Coral Sea. [3] The city is sited on a rich coastal plain , supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions.
The Old Burnett Heads Light stood on the south side of the Burnett River entrance between 1873 and 1971, when it was replaced with this tower. [2] The new lighthouse was the fourth of a group of seven concrete towers erected by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979, by order of construction, Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, itself, Fitzroy Island Light, Point ...
Port of Bundaberg is located at Burnett Heads, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city of Bundaberg, 5.6 nautical miles from the mouth of the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia. The port is a destination for ships from Australia and overseas.
The lighthouse operated until 1971 when it was replaced by the New Burnett Heads Light. It was then relocated about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) inland into Burnett River and restored. The concrete base and the steps of the lighthouse are still present next to the new tower. [7] The original fifth-order Fresnel lens is still mounted in the tower. [8]
Articles dealing with the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Australia, including Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Gympie and the North and South Burnett regions. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.